548 Need Quiet Rest
“I thought we had a deal! You gave this child to me voluntarily, and it’s not a child you stole from another family. How can so many things happen now!” Sister Jiang said.
Back then, Chu Xin had hyped everything up and even used her own life as a guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
There were also many rich families around her who went to buy other people’s children. They were all safe and sound and nothing happened to them. This girl was just a village girl from the countryside. How could the entire armed forces be mobilized to search the entire county city for her?
Yesterday, she heard a junior soldier saying the family had offered a large reward in order to find the other boy, and he was wondering why the family had gone to the extent of selling the children if they were able to fork out so much money.
Zhang Qian was about to say something when the soldiers quickly interrupted them and shouted, “Shut up! Who says you can talk! Stay here quietly and don’t talk!”
Chen Hu returned to the office and gave Qiao Mei a call.
“Mei Mei, we’ve already captured the Zhang family members. Now that we have a lead on Zhang Chao, we should be able to bring the child back tonight. How’s Zhang Miao?” Chen Hu asked.
Qiao Mei looked at Zhang Miao, who was lying on the bed. She was not awake yet. The doctor said that it would likely take another week to see some improvements. It would not be easy for Zhang Miao to recover from her current condition.
Qiao Mei sighed deeply and said, “The doctor said that there’s nothing serious now. The only thing we can do now is to let her recuperate quietly. Uncle Hu, I’ll go over to your place now. There are some things I have to make clear to Zhang Qian.”
“Alright, Xiaobei will come and pick you up,” Chen Hu said.
After Qiao Mei thanked Chen Hu, she packed her things and prepared to set off. This time, she must get Li Gui to cut off ties with the Zhang family, so that they would have nothing to do with each other anymore.
Xia Zhe stayed behind to take care of Zhang Miao while Li Gui followed behind Qiao Mei nervously. She had already decided to divorce Zhang Qian, but because Zhang Qian had hit and insulted her over a long period of time, she would feel fear from the bottom of her heart whenever she saw him.
They arrived at the armed forces department very quickly. Xiaobei enthusiastically brought them to look for Chen Hu.
Everyone in the troops knew that Chen Hu had a beautiful niece. When Qiao Mei first visited, they were all not around. They would hear Chen Hu’s assistant, Xiao Liu, praising Qiao Mei every day, so much so that they felt that they had calluses in their ears!
All of them put down what they were doing and ran out to take a look for themselves.
“She’s really a fairy! Looks like Brother Liu didn’t lie to us!”
“She’s so beautiful, but she’s already married. What a pity!”
“Hahahaha, don’t let your wife hear this! Otherwise, you won’t be able to come here standing upright tomorrow!”
Everyone roared with laughter, causing Qiao Mei to glance sideways and smile at them. They finally understood what it meant for a woman to be described as mesmerizing and alluring and as pretty as a fairy.
“Mei Mei, you’re here! We haven’t seen each other for a long time. You’re even prettier than before!” Chen Hu said with a smile.
“Uncle Hu, you’re such a joker. I’m already a few months pregnant and gained so much weight. Stop teasing me.” Qiao Mei put down the bag of fruits she was holding. She had bought them on the way here.
She asked Xiaobei to distribute the fruits among the soldiers. After all, everyone had worked hard and she had nothing else with which to thank them for.
Chen Hu kept chatting with Qiao Mei and ignored Li Gui, who was behind her.
Even though they had not seen each other for more than 10 years, he could still recognize Li Gui. He could indeed tell that Li Gui had suffered a lot over the years, but if not for her, Qiao Mei would not have been raised as an orphan from a young age.
Qiao Mei silently held Li Gui’s hand and said, “Uncle Hu, I’m actually here to discuss something important with you.”
“Tell me what it is and I promise to do it for you,” Chen Hu said.
“I want Zhang Qian and my mother to get a divorce before you deal with this case. Let me know if it is alright,” Qiao Mei asked.
If Zhang Qian was brought to justice now, these children would not be able to work in the government and military services in the future. The fact that their father was a criminal who had abducted children would be an issue that would affect them for the rest of their lives.
It would be different if the couple got a divorce now. Then, these children would have nothing to do with him. They were all victims and they would not be affected in the future.
Chen Hu glanced at Li Gui and said earnestly to Qiao Mei, “Is this your idea or hers?”
Li Gui hurriedly said, “It’s me! It’s my idea!”