Chapter 71: Chapter 71: I Knew You Had No Good Intentions Chapter 71: Chapter 71: I Knew You Had No Good Intentions Aunt Lin rushed out of her house as soon as she heard the news and first went to ask Liu Yushu next door.
Lu Zhenguo was working in the fields. Previously, when Lu Family’s elders were around, Liu Yushu had to go too.
Now that Lu Family’s elders were not watching, Lu Zhenguo had Liu Yushu focus on housework at home, so she no longer needed to double her workload in the fields.
Alone at home, Liu Yushu exhaled deeply. The house without Lu Family’s elders felt like even the air was fresher, and her spirits were lifted.
Aunt Lin asked Liu Yushu whether the news about Lu Zhenjia being taken away was true. Liu shook her head, clueless about the situation.
She couldn’t be bothered to enquire about Lu Zhenjia’s situation.
Aunt Lin thought about it and decided to ask Ge Guifen instead.
Before entering, she tried hard to mask her schadenfreude.
However, when she did inquire Ge Guifen at the door, her expression still gave her away a bit.
Ge Guifen realized that Aunt Lin was there just to gawk and immediately got infuriated, “Pah! Who cursed that vicious curse!”
“Exactly!” Old Madam Lu, also angered, spat in Aunt Lin’s direction.
Fortunately, Aunt Lin was quick to retreat after seeing Old Madam Lu’s expression change, managing to dodge it.
“Oh my, you old lady are really bad luck.” Aunt Lin disdainfully brushed off her clothes. Even though the spit didn’t hit her, she still felt the air was tainted, “Could I possibly make this up? It’s all over the next village. Even Foolish Hu’s Hejia Village saw it, Lu Zhenjia was taken away by the police.”
Initially, Ge Guifen didn’t believe it, but her face changed when Aunt Lin mentioned Foolish Hu.
Previously, Lu Zhenjia had indeed mentioned going to find Foolish Hu, saying he was gullible and easy to deceive, intending him to target Lu Youxi.
“No… it can’t be…” Ge Guifen started to panic, “My man is out working in the fields.”
“Really? But I just passed by your field, and I didn’t see Lu Zhenjia there,” Aunt Lin was well-prepared, “Oh dear, maybe you should check it out yourself.”
Having said that, Aunt Lin left.
It seemed that Ge Guifen truly didn’t know about Lu Zhenjia being taken away. She still needed to inquire elsewhere.
“Pah!” Old Madam Lu spat behind Ge Guifen, “What a despicable woman, harboring ill intentions, cursing my son!”
Hearing that, Aunt Lin sneered coldly and walked away.
But Ge Guifen’s face turned pale, and she immediately went back inside to call Lu Zhenjia.
Just as she entered, the home phone rang.
Ge Guifen hurried to answer it, “Hello, this is Lu Zhenjia’s residence. I am from the Hetai Town police station. Lu Zhenjia is suspected of inciting someone to commit a crime and is now detained by us.”
While the police continued speaking, Ge Guifen’s legs buckled, and she sat down on the floor.
“How… how should I handle this…” Ge Guifen was utterly lost and mumbled to herself, not knowing what to do.
She was so panicked that she even asked the police, “How much money will it take to bail him out?”
This response actually made the officer chuckle, “Bail? He committed a crime. Bail is not allowed. I am calling today just to inform you. Of course, you have the right to hire a lawyer.”
Even hiring a lawyer seemed futile as Lu Zhenjia’s criminal charges were severe.
After hanging up, Old Madam Lu came in and saw Ge Guifen sitting on the ground crying.
“What happened?” Old Madam Lu asked with a frown.
Ge Guifen got up and grabbed Old Madam Lu’s hand, saying, “Mom! What do we do, Zhenjia has been arrested!”
“Arrested?” Old Madam Lu was shocked, “Who arrested him?”
“Who else could have arrested him? He was really taken by the police,” Ge Guifen sobbed, “What do we do? How do we get Zhenjia out?”
“Why would the police arrest him?” Old Madam Lu was frightened and flustered, “Zhenjia has always been honest and obedient. Why would the police arrest him!”
“The police… the police said he…” Ge Guifen struggled to speak.
Old Madam Lu, anxious, slapped Ge Guifen on the head, not sure whether she was genuinely desperate or just seizing the opportunity to hit Ge Guifen, “Say what? Speak clearly! You’re mumbling. You’re driving me crazy! Do you not want to save Zhenjia?”
“That’s right, I knew you were up to no good!” Old Madam Lu slapped Ge Guifen again. “At this crucial time, you deliberately mince words, hoping to delay, don’t you? Do you wish to be rid of him?”
“What are you talking about!” Ge Guifen was infuriated by the slap.
Initially, she didn’t react to the first slap, but Old Madam Lu hitting her a second time was clearly driven by personal grudge.
But now, Ge Guifen gathered some strength, stood up suddenly, and blurted out the harsh truths from the police, “The police said he instigated Foolish Hu to sleep with Lu Youxi and got caught.”
“What?” Old Madam Lu staggered back two steps, almost falling over but managed to steady herself by grabbing the door frame, “Impossible!”
“What’s impossible? The police told me themselves!” Ge Guifen said shrilly.
As for the details, the police obviously couldn’t discuss that with her.
“Old Master!” Old Madam Lu called for Old Master Lu.
Old Master Lu had actually already come over and heard Ge Guifen’s words.
“What are we going to do!” Old Madam Lu lamented to Old Master Lu.
“Maybe it’s a scam call?” Lu Youzhen was skeptical, “Didn’t they ask for money?”
“No, I mentioned paying to get your dad out, and they weren’t even pleased, saying this is a criminal offense!” Ge Guifen said, crying.
“Lets first go to the town police station to find out,” Old Master Lu decisively said, “Best if it’s a scam. If it’s real…”
“Then let’s seek out Daya. This whole ordeal started because of her. As the victim, as long as she doesn’t press charges, it’s just an internal family matter. If the victim doesn’t pursue it, what would the police arrest him for?” Old Master Lu naively stated.
Lu Youzhen felt that something was off with Old Master Lu’s reasoning but couldn’t quite pinpoint what.
Thus, the family hurried to the town.
But they didn’t expect that it was actually true!
When they requested to see Lu Zhenjia, they were also denied.
Only a lawyer could see Lu Zhenjia, and any messages would have to be conveyed through the lawyer.
But in their town, where would they find a lawyer?
“Call Youbang!” Old Master Lu decisively said, “Our Youbang is the most educated in our family; he definitely knows what to do!”
“Right, right.” Ge Guifen was still frantic, and now reminded by Old Master Lu, she hurriedly found a phone booth to call Lu Youbang.
In their family, only Lu Youbang and Lu Zhenjia had cell phones.
Lu Zhenjia often went out for work, so having a cell phone was convenient for contact.