Chapter 224 Sacrificing Family for the Righteous

Little did she expect that her own brother would harbor such malicious intentions.

How much hatred must one have for their elder brother and sister-in-law to commit such a beastly act?

The child was lost in the care of their older brother and sister-in-law; their friends must be furious.

That's terrible, absolutely terrible!

Looking at the evidence laid out before him, Old Master Tan's expression returned to normal after its initial gloom.

He closed his eyes, waved his hand, and only said one sentence from beginning to end: "Call the police."

After saying that, without caring about the astonishment of those around her or how much Lin Chunxia cried and screamed, she walked away with Tan Qian's help, leaning on her cane.

Old Master Tan was utterly disheartened.

Over the years, Old Master Tan knew that his second son and daughter-in-law had some grievances against his eldest son and daughter-in-law.

But back then, he didn't participate in the choice between the two brothers; it was their own decision.

He also knew that Tan Hongming had injured his foot in an accident, so the spot had fallen to his eldest son, Tan Hongwei.

But who can be blamed for all this?

At most, one can only say it's fate playing tricks on us.

Later, when the second and third wives were struggling financially, he always tried his best to subsidize them with his allowance.

Because of this, he felt somewhat guilty towards the first wife, so he didn't bother her for most of the year and instead lived in a sanatorium, only leaving the hospital to reunite with his family during holidays.

I believe I have done my best.

But he never expected that it wasn't an accident at all. It was because Tan Hongming didn't want to go and had his eye on another way of making a living, which led to his injury. In the end, he blamed his eldest son.

She even harbored resentment towards the eldest son's wife for wanting to capture Qiao Qiao and sell her.

Such thoughts are truly malicious.

He is now grateful that Tan Hongming did not join the army back then, otherwise sending such a bad scum to the military would have been dragging the country down!

If they encountered even the slightest danger while on a mission, wouldn't they be ready to betray their country in a heartbeat?

Upon hearing these words from Grandpa Tan, Tan Hongming suddenly realized what was happening. He stared in disbelief at Grandpa Tan's departing figure.

Lin Chunxia screamed frantically, "Dad! Dad! Hongming is your own son!!!"

She wanted to turn around and question Grandpa Tan, but her hands and feet started to move on their own. Something wrapped around her legs and led her to the chair, where she plopped down.

The restraints on her body finally disappeared.

She was both shocked and terrified; this time, she was truly afraid.

They didn't even bother to talk about the old man saying he was going to call the police to arrest her husband.

Looking at the people around him, he screamed in panic.

"A ghost! A ghost! A ghost is controlling me!"

【You're the devil! You wicked woman!】

After tying Lin Chunxia to a chair and making sure she wouldn't threaten anyone with her belly, Xiao Yuan heard this and angrily raised her thin, small branch, slapping her across the mouth.

Then, it hopped back to the top of Qiao Qiao's head, burrowed inside, leaving only two tiny buds sticking out, and continued to watch the excitement.

"Ahhh, help! A ghost slapped my mouth! It really did!" Lin Chunxia screamed, covering her mouth where she had been slapped.

But it is obvious.

No one around her believed her.

Some people even mocked her: "Lin Chunxia, ​​are you crazy? In broad daylight, where did this ghost come from? But you are the one who's collecting debts. The Tan family is really unlucky to have two debt collectors like you and Tan Hongming!"

"Haha, is she going to say next that these weren't things they wanted to do, but that they were blinded by evil spirits and forced to do them?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, the villagers burst into laughter.

Lin Chunxia choked, her face turning bright red.

An hour later.

Tan Hongming was taken away by the police station before he could even eat a bite of lunch.

Lin Chunxia couldn't take her with her because she was pregnant, but the police station notified the family planning officials, and it's estimated that she'll be fined a lot for this pregnancy.

As for the tumor at the village entrance, when he heard that something was wrong, although he believed that this matter had nothing to do with him, he couldn't help feeling guilty, and on top of that, he had indeed been stealing things recently.

He had just pulled off a big heist last night, and when Tan Hongming came knocking on his door, he didn't want any further trouble, so he gave him the drug to get rid of him as soon as possible. Otherwise, he usually wouldn't have given it to him.

Now, when he sees the police station coming to his door, he thinks that what he did with someone last night has been exposed. He lies under the bed, pries up a few red bricks, stuffs a palm-sized, heavy bag inside, carefully covers it up, and then runs out.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky; halfway there, he ran into Tan Hongwei, who was returning after making a phone call.

The phone numbers on the missing person poster were indeed difficult to reach, so Tan Hongwei could only send a pager message to Shen Qingyan, and quickly received a response.

The two got through on the phone. Shen Qingyan was already on her way and, based on the route, should arrive before dawn.

This is the earliest I can get there, even after traveling non-stop along the way.

Depending on road conditions and weather, it's possible that it could be completed before dawn tomorrow.

No one expected that Old Master Tan would act so decisively. Even Dou Yufeng, who was originally very angry, was at a loss for words when she saw Tan Hongming being taken away by the police station.

Not to mention Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao really didn't think that much about it; she just wanted Dou Yufeng to know what those two were up to.

I never imagined that Mr. Tan would be so righteous as to turn his own family away from him.

She looked at the unusually silent Tan family and felt somewhat at a loss.

Although those two deserved it, she still felt like she had repaid kindness with enmity.

She was afraid that her family would blame her for this.

She looked at Tan Qian, who was leading her back to the room, and asked her softly and anxiously, "Sister Qian, did I do something wrong?"

"How could that be? You did a great job. We can't tolerate bad people!" Tan Qian was the happiest person in the entire Tan family.

She was taken to Kyoto when she was just a few years old, and she has returned only a handful of times since.

She didn't have much affection for Tan Hongming and Lin Chunxia.

I've long been fed up with my parents' indulgence of these vampire relatives.

But being a nobody, I had no power and no influence, and there was nothing I could do but get angry.

Now that their true colors have finally been exposed, she is overjoyed!

She only hoped that this time her parents could see the two men clearly and stop giving them money without any limits.

Hearing Tan Qian's words, Qiao Qiao felt much relieved.

Especially when it was time to eat, twenty minutes later, Dou Yufeng carried her to the highest chair in the Tan family home, and there were two pillows on the chair for her to use as a bottom cushion.

As soon as she was put down, she saw Grandpa Tan sit down beside her, following closely behind.

Then he grinned at her.

There wasn't a trace of sadness or sorrow in her small eyes; they were filled with the gleam of gossip.