novellhall Chapter 137 Someone is questioning you
Chapter 137 Someone is questioning you
Children's ideas are simple, but adults cannot follow them.
Zhuang Qingxiang knew it was wrong of her to get angry at her immature child, so she comforted herself and transformed back into the gentle mother she always was.
"Yueyue, you don't understand adult matters. Don't talk about this anymore, okay? And don't mention it to your Uncle Lu, understand?"
Zhuang Qingxiang gently but seriously gave her several instructions. Even though Xiao Qianyue was young, she knew what was right and wrong and dared not say anything about letting Uncle Lu be her father again.
After Xiao Qianyue stopped talking nonsense, Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but think a lot.
For example, when exactly did Lu Congyue tell her?
These past few days? Or before I left? Or did I leave without even saying goodbye?
That evening, Lu Congyue did not return. Someone from the security department came over to tell her that Director Lu and Section Chief Niu had gone out and that she did not need to wait for them that night.
Zhuang Qingxiang closed the door to go to sleep, but she just couldn't fall asleep, so she simply got up and embroidered a phoenix.
Although embroidering with the lights on at night is bad for the eyes, it's still better than tossing and turning on the kang (heated brick bed).
I embroidered all night, and the next day my eyes were red and a little teary.
After Xiao Qianyue started school, Zhuang Qingxiang wanted to cuddle with her two children and sleep for a while. She was afraid that if she didn't sleep, her health would collapse and affect the children.
I felt like I had only been asleep for a short while when I was woken up by knocking and shouting.
It was someone from the security department; someone was looking for them at the main gate.
So suddenly, and with no one to watch the child, Zhuang Qingxiang had no choice but to carry the child to the front gate.
"Village Chief Qian?"
Seeing the old village chief Zhuang Qingxiang, she was surprised, "Why did you come here? Is there something you need?"
Village Chief Qian sighed, "A bit... Qingxiang, come back to the village with me, someone is looking for you."
"Looking for me? Who?"
Village Chief Qian looked at her with concern: "They're from the capital, here to question you. They're waiting for you in the village."
Zhuang Qingxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively tried to find an excuse to avoid the situation: "Village Chief, I... I have two children with me and can't find the time..."
"Do you want them to come to the village and question you? How are you going to explain that to Director Lu then?" Village Chief Qian shook his head.
Zhuang Qingxiang pursed her lips and said dejectedly, "Fine, I'll go back with you."
Zhuang Qingxiang told the security personnel that if anyone asked her, she should say that she had gone back to the village, and said nothing else.
Village Chief Qian brought Zhuang Qingxiang back to the village. In the simple office, there were indeed two people whose clothes and demeanor were completely out of place in the village.
He wore a Zhongshan suit, a fountain pen tucked into his breast pocket, and his face was full of arrogance and seriousness.
Zhuang Qingxiang felt uneasy, thinking about what Village Chief Qian had said on the way.
"Those two people clearly have ill intentions. I don't know what they want from you, so you'd better watch your words."
"Comrades, Zhuang Qingxiang is here." As soon as Village Chief Qian entered the house, he immediately introduced, "Zhuang Qingxiang, and these two are Comrade Li and Comrade Wang from Beijing."
Both of their eyes turned to Zhuang Qingxiang.
Seeing her carrying one child on her back and another in her arms, he frowned and said, "Village chief, have her family take the children away. Our conversation with her cannot be disturbed."
"Well..." Village Chief Qian smiled wryly, "She doesn't have any family left."
Zhuang Qingxiang steadied herself and said, "I'm taking care of these two children by myself. One of them belongs to someone else, and I'm helping out. I can't find anyone else to take care of the children. Please tell me what you need. These two children are very well-behaved and won't bother you."
Li Zhi recalled the information they had found about Zhuang Qingxiang, knowing that one of the two children she was with was Lu Congyue's child. He frowned and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that for now. If the child cries, have someone take him away immediately."
Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Soon, Zhuang Qingxiang was asked to sit down, right across from the two people. Everyone else was kicked out, as if she were being interrogated like a criminal.
Seeing that Zhuang Qingxiang's attitude was relatively honest, Li Zhi asked, "Zhuang Qingxiang, what is your relationship with Zhuang Luping?!"
Upon hearing the name "Zhuang Luping" after many years, Zhuang Qingxiang's expression froze for a moment.
Li Zhi slammed his hand on the table: "Zhuang Qingxiang, I'm asking you a question, answer me!"
Zhuang Qingxiang shuddered in fright, instinctively hugging the child tightly and lifting him up, then soothing him a couple of times to prevent him from crying out of fright.
Wang Shengli immediately said, "Li Zhi, don't startle him like that. You'll scare the child and then have to comfort him, which is a waste of time."
Li Zhi snorted coldly and stared at Zhuang Qingxiang, saying, "Don't waste time!"
Zhuang Qingxiang was in a state of panic. She was sweating profusely under the watchful eyes of Li Zhi and Wang Shengli. She bit her lip and whispered, "He is my biological father."
"Heh, that's honest enough!" Li Zhi sneered. "Explain your relationship and interactions with Zhuang Luping clearly!"
"He...he is my biological father, but we have no other relationship or contact whatsoever," Zhuang Qingxiang quickly said. "I know nothing about his affairs, and he probably doesn't know anything about mine either. Comrade, what happened to him? Let me make it clear, his accident has nothing to do with me. My mother divorced him a long time ago and remarried with me."
"I grew up with my stepfather and stepmother in this village. I really don't know anything about the people and things in the village."
Zhuang Qingxiang spoke sincerely, even bringing up her stepfather, Qian Dayou.
In the past, she wouldn't even mention his name.
Unfortunately, the other party completely ignored her words, as if they couldn't understand her, and continued to press: "Zhuang Qingxiang, tell me honestly, was it Zhuang Luping who assigned you the task of going to Lu Congyue's house at the military factory? What information were you trying to get from Lu Congyue?"
"I didn't! I went to Factory Director Lu's house to work as a nanny and take care of the children. The children he adopted are too young and need someone to take care of them," Zhuang Qingxiang explained.
No one listened to her explanations or defenses. In this very room, Zhuang Qingxiang was interrogated by them for a full three hours.
Zhuang Qingxiang tried to explain until her throat was dry, but they were convinced that she had ulterior motives for approaching Lu Congyue.
When the interrogation ended, Zhuang Qingxiang came out of the house feeling dizzy and almost fell.
Wang Shengli spoke relatively politely: "Comrade Zhuang Qingxiang, please don't mention what we're looking for you to anyone, especially Comrade Lu Congyue! As for what you said, we will verify it further. During our investigation, you cannot leave this area, understand?"
Zhuang Qingxiang felt she could barely hold her child anymore. With her last bit of strength, she hugged the child tightly and nodded with difficulty: "Understood."
"Alright, you can go back now. We'll come looking for you again," Wang Shengli said politely.
Li Zhi sneered from the side, "Brother Wang, why be polite to her? If you ask me, she'll tell you everything if you lock her up for three days."
Zhuang Qingxiang trembled with fright and dared not linger any longer, fearing that the two people would change their minds and lock her up. She quickly picked up the child and walked out, her steps hurried.
Even so, Wang Shengli's reply was still heard.