Chapter 208: Collapse

After Zhang Qiaoyan was taken away by the police from the police station, she was detained in a holding room there. Due to the personal interrogation from the commune secretary, the police officers at the station questioned Zhang Qiaoyan again.

As she was young and inexperienced, she honestly confessed once more. Seeing no major issues, they sent her back to the holding room. There, she was detained alongside two middle-aged women. One of them asked, “Girl, what did you do?”

Zhang Qiaoyan suddenly broke down in tears. The woman said, “Why are you crying? I didn’t bully you.”

Zhang Qiaoyan felt ashamed and couldn’t face anyone. Not only had she become a laughingstock in the village, but she was also now detained here. All she wanted now was to go home, but why hadn’t her father come to rescue her yet?

Her crying annoyed the other woman in the cell, who shouted, “Stop fvcking crying! You’re driving me crazy. What’s the use of crying? Cry one more time and I’ll beat you to death.”

This threat scared Zhang Qiaoyan into silence. Feeling wronged, she hugged her knees and silently shed tears.

Now she regrets her impulsiveness. She wondered why she had acted so rashly. She hadn’t hurt anyone, but now she had landed herself in trouble, even dragged herself down with it.

In Beijing, Yuan Weicheng was on his way to visit his elder brother. Today, he had originally planned to go home to see their old man. Before leaving, he received a call from Lu Yichen that almost made him want to go there in person.

But Lu Yichen assured him that he was watching over things there. Their father was getting older, and they couldn’t let him know about this matter. It could upset him greatly if he found out.

So in order to cover all bases, after hanging up with Lu Yichen, Yuan Weicheng informed his elder brother as well, fearing that Luo Qiao, a young girl, might be mistreated there.

After leaving the military district, instead of going straight home, he turned towards his elder brother’s place.

Seeing his younger brother arrive, Yuan Weizhou knew what he was there for and poured him a glass of water. “I’ve already made the call. Why are you here?” he asked.

Taking a sip of water, Yuan Weicheng replied, “What, I can’t come over if everything’s fine?”

Yuan Weizhou smiled and didn’t engage further, continuing with his work.

Seeing his elder brother busy, Yuan Weicheng didn’t want to disturb him for too long. He said, “Brother, keep an eye on Luo Qiao’s situation. After all, she calls you oldest uncle Yuan. Hahaha, Brother, hearing that makes you sound old.

You see, Luo Qiao calls me youngest uncle Yuan, and calls our second brother second uncle Yuan. Haha, just thinking about calling you oldest uncle Yuan makes me laugh.”

Yuan Weizhou looked at his younger brother as if he were an idiot and said, “If there’s nothing, go back. Dad has been asking about you for days.”

Yuan Weicheng turned to his elder brother and said, “Brother, don’t you find it funny? Why aren’t you laughing? You really have no sense of humor. You’re always wearing that serious face, aren’t you tired? You should smile more in the future, it’ll make your work go more smoothly.”

Yuan Weizhou replied, “If there’s nothing, hurry up and leave. I have a lot of work to do, don’t distract me here.”

Yuan Weicheng stood up, saying, “Brother, you’re really…”

Yuan Weizhou glanced at his brother and said while looking at the documents, “Luo Qiao is smarter than you, she definitely wouldn’t be as stupid as you.”

Yuan Weicheng was a bit indignant, “Brother, don’t attack me personally. You can’t take a joke at all. Do you have a misunderstanding about humor?”

Yuan Weizhou gave his brother a sidelong glance, “I always told you to read more books. It’s like you have a grudge against books. Do you have some misunderstanding about the word ‘humor’?”

While speaking, Yuan Weizhou carefully organized the documents in his hand and reviewed them again. Only then did he call his secretary to send the documents out.