“It’s hard to explain now. Just stop them first.”
At this moment, Bao Shanyan felt nothing but murderous rage toward Wen Zhuqing. Her head throbbed with pain, and waves of violent fury surged in her heart.
“You just wait.”
By the time the search party arrived at the Bao family home, Bao Shanyan stood in their way, refusing to let them in.
Seeing her daughter take this stance, Bao Yingzi also stood firmly by her side without question, blocking the intruders.
“We even searched the Gu family, yet you dare to stop us? What, are you afraid we’ll find something?” Their frustration had already been simmering after coming up empty-handed at the Gu residence.
After all, their operations had always been met with success in the past.
Now, the Bao family had the audacity to stand in their way, instantly igniting their anger.
“Move aside now, or we’ll arrest you for obstructing official duties!”
But Bao Shanyan refused to budge. When the men tried to push forward, she physically blocked them.
Though Bao Yingzi and Bao Shanyan were just two women, their strength was their greatest weapon.
Despite being outnumbered, the search party was no match for the mother-daughter duo.
With them guarding the front, no one could get past.
The villagers were stunned. The Bao women had always been domineering, but now they were even standing up to these officials. Secretly, they couldn’t help but admire them—though whether that admiration was genuine or sarcastic remained unclear.
Meanwhile, Wen Zhuqing saw that everyone’s attention was focused on the confrontation and tried to slip around to the back of the Bao house.
He needed to get inside first and check whether anything had actually been hidden there.
“Comrade Wen, where are you going?”
“Yeah, Comrade Wen, this matter involves you. It’s best if you stay here and watch.”
Just as Wen Zhuqing tried to leave, Gu Yunnan and Gu Yunzhou, the two Gu brothers, cornered him from both sides, making it clear they wouldn’t let him go.
Gritting his teeth in frustration, Wen Zhuqing had no choice but to stay put.
“It was you, wasn’t it?” Wen Zhuqing muttered through clenched teeth.
Gu Yunzhou wore an expression of pure innocence. “Comrade Wen, what are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
Wen Zhuqing let out a cold snort.
His gaze fell on Bao Yingzi and her daughter ahead. At this point, the only hope was that Bao Shanyan and her mother could hold off the search party and force them to leave.
Just then, a loud gunshot suddenly rang out. In an instant, all the surrounding noise died down.
Bao Shanyan froze in place, her face pale, her entire body trembling.
Bao Yingzi, who stood shielding her, was also shaking uncontrollably.
They had never imagined these people would actually be armed!
Now, the dark muzzle of the still-smoking gun was pointed straight at them.
“Well? Still planning to resist?”
“Believe me, the next bullet won’t be fired into the sky—it’ll be aimed at you.”
Bao Yingzi and her daughter trembled in silence.
The villagers nearby were also terrified, their earlier murmurs completely silenced.
“Hmph, go in and search!”
This time, there was no resistance. The intruders swarmed into the Bao family home, ransacking the place.
As Wen Zhuqing watched them enter, only one thought flashed through his mind: *It’s over.*
His brain raced desperately for a solution, but there was nothing he could do.
Until someone shouted—**”Found it!”**
Wen Zhuqing nearly fainted on the spot…
“Tch, no wonder they fought so hard to stop us. They really were hiding something.”
“Take all three of them away!”
No one dared to protest as Bao Yingzi, her daughter, and Wen Zhuqing were hauled off.
However, one more incident occurred along the way.
Just as the three were about to be taken out of Huaihua Village, two rabid dogs suddenly charged out of nowhere.
The dogs lunged straight for Wen Zhuqing, knocking him down and savagely biting him.
……
“If those men hadn’t shot and killed the dogs in time, Wen Zhuqing might have been mauled to death.” Over the phone, Gu Yunzhou recounted the previous day’s events to Gu Jianing.
Just listening to it made Gu Jianing’s heart pound.
But her expression remained grim.
Her brothers had told her—that packet of drugs was meant for their sister-in-law.
Fortunately, they had switched out the powder inside.
The day before, Wen Zhuqing had deliberately bumped into Yang Manman and sprinkled the “drug powder” on her.
Later, the eldest brother, Gu Yunting, took advantage of the chaos to strike Wen Zhuqing and secretly returned the real drug powder onto him.
In the end, the evil Wen Zhuqing had intended for others was now inflicted upon himself.
“…I heard that although Wen Zhuqing was sent to the hospital and his life was saved, his face was badly mauled by the rabid dogs—basically disfigured.” Gu Yunzhou felt that Wen Zhuqing had gotten off too lightly.
If they hadn’t prepared in advance, those two rabid dogs would have targeted their sister-in-law. Just imagining what could have happened to her, especially while pregnant, was horrifying.
Wen Zhuqing had been aiming to take the lives of both their sister-in-law and her unborn child.
“They’ve been arrested and locked up now, but the final outcome is still uncertain. Though one thing’s for sure—they’ll be publicly paraded,” Gu Yunzhou said.
“Alright, let me know once the verdict is out, Third Brother.”
“Will do.”
After hanging up the phone, Gu Jianing finally let out a deep sigh of relief. The matter of Wen Zhuqing scheming against her family had finally come to an end.
As for what would happen to Wen Zhuqing, Gu Jianing suspected it wouldn’t be good.
She figured Liu Yuan’s parents would definitely intervene.
They surely hadn’t forgotten how Wen Zhuqing had nearly deceived their only daughter. They were probably just waiting for an opportunity to pin him down.
Even if there had been no concrete evidence before, they would have found a way to make trouble for him.
And now, Wen Zhuqing had handed them a massive scandal on a silver platter.
Possessing banned books—this charge could be severe or lenient depending on how it was handled.
But given Liu Yuan’s parents’ loathing for Wen Zhuqing, Gu Jianing guessed he wouldn’t escape prison time this time.
As for Bao Shanyan…
Though Gu Jianing knew Bao Shanyan was pregnant, she felt little sympathy for her.
Bao Shanyan was no saint—far from it.
Had she been, that poor young educated youth in the知青院 wouldn’t have been beaten to death by her in their past life.
If this incident led to Bao Shanyan leaving Huaihua Village or facing punishment, it would be for the best.
And indeed, that was exactly what happened.
The moment Liu Ruzhi and Du Juan heard about Wen Zhuqing’s arrest, they exchanged a glance and immediately sprang into action.
Just as Gu Jianing hung up the phone and prepared to see a patient, Jiang Baihe came rushing in, her heavily pregnant belly swaying with each hurried step.
The moment she saw Gu Jianing, she gasped out, “Jianing, something terrible has happened!”
“Sister-in-law, slow down—be careful with the baby! What’s wrong?” Gu Jianing was alarmed at the sight of her running in such a state.
Jiang Baihe immediately cradled her belly, then grabbed Gu Jianing’s hand urgently.
“Jianing, how can you still be so calm? A huge disaster has struck!”
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