Just as everyone was wondering what happened to Zhao Lin, they saw Auntie Zhao stumbling in.
Without glancing at the people in the front yard, she rushed directly to the middle courtyard.
"Auntie Zhao, what’s wrong with you?" soone asked, visibly shaken by her appearance.
Auntie Zhao continued running forward, "Old Master Zhao, go and see!"
People began to wonder if the child in Zhao Juan’s belly was lost; otherwise, the old lady wouldn’t be so devastated.
Upon hearing "Old Master Zhao," Auntie Zhao imdiately halted and changed her course, rushing up to Zhao Gui.
She grabbed Zhao Gui’s arm tightly, "Old Zhao, Old Zhao, Juanzi, Juanzi was taken away by soone."
Taken away? This piece of information was truly overwhelming.
"Who took her away? Was it the Liu Family?" soone cautiously asked.
After all, Zhao Fu’s family was just taken away; Zhao Juan shouldn’t be taken together, right?
"It wasn’t the Liu Family, it was people in police uniforms saying they had questions for her. If it’s for an investigation, why take her away?"
Don’t be misled by Auntie Zhao’s lack of education; with a daughter working at the police station, she knew a thing or two.
Taken away by people in police uniforms? Everyone’s first reaction was, "Could it be the sa as Zhao Fu’s situation?"
Zhang Yu could now confirm that sothing must have happened to Zhao Juan and her spouse; he just didn’t know if Zhao Lin betrayed them or if the investigating party had already gathered evidence.
No matter what, Zhang Yu kept his distance, which was the normal attitude a person should have, "I’m heading ho."
"It’s rather late; go ho and rest."
"Rest early, rest early, and then the stomach won’t feel hungry."
Everyone began to chuckle and disperse; the previously crowded front yard was suddenly left with just Zhao Gui and his spouse.
Zhao Gui was aware that Zhao Juan was implicated, and being taken away was just a matter of ti. He just didn’t expect events to unfold so quickly.
"You tell , what can I do?"
"I don’t know either." Zhao Gui was unwilling to go out and inquire, as he might now be considered a suspect too.
"Besides, that ungrateful daughter previously sched against , sched against Zhang Yu, and left with no dignity."
"Now that she’s in trouble, I still have to get involved." No matter how Auntie Zhao cried and lanted about the pitiful child in Zhao Juan’s belly, Zhao Gui refused to budge.
"She works at the police station herself; if she doesn’t know what to do, how do you expect to know?"
Zhao Gui directly went ho, "If you want to find out, go find out yourself."
The whole family avoiding inquiry would make people suspicious. Since his own wife was so concerned, let her go find out.
Auntie Zhao hurried back, truly anxious and panicked, thinking that with her daughter facing such trouble, Zhao Gui couldn’t possibly ignore it.
Who would have imagined that Zhao Gui could truly remain indifferent, doing nothing?
"Zhao Gui, how can you be so heartless?" Auntie Zhao cried and fussed, trying to make Zhao Gui relent.
Zhao Gui simply ignored her, "If you’re so worried, then you go find out."
"I won’t go find out." Zhao Gui directly pushed Auntie Zhao outside, "I’ve been hard countless tis by that ungrateful girl; anyway, I absolutely won’t get involved this ti."
Auntie Zhao couldn’t believe Zhao Gui was so heartless, pushing her away just like that.
"Old Zhao, I don’t know anyone, where can I go to inquire?" Auntie Zhao kept banging on the door.
"You don’t know anyone, do I know anyone?"
"I don’t even know where they’re locked up, much less what they’ve done."
"I’m telling you, live peacefully; everyone will be fine. If you want to stir up trouble, then get lost." Zhao Gui was increasingly displeased with Auntie Zhao.
What else could Auntie Zhao do? She had no choice but to agree bleakly, spending her days in sorrow.
Whenever she saw soone, she’d express worry about Zhao Juan’s situation, uncertain about her health now or if the child was safe.
Initially, so would echo her concerns; given Zhao Juan’s situation, she definitely seed in danger.
As ti passed, details began to erge about why Zhao Lin was locked up.
"Did you hear? Zhao Lin was involved in the biggest black market there, dealing with grains and food."
"It’s said that within a year, he handled more than hundreds of tons of grain, flour, and at."
Soone disagreed, "What? Hundreds of tons? The news I heard said it’s over a thousand tons."
"Doing black market business?" A few people really couldn’t bear it, so had to resort to the black market, understanding its constantly changing prices.
Finding out Zhao Lin was involved, everyone was furious, "Soone like Zhao Lin must pay the price."
"Right, he should pay the price."
"And Zhao Juan, being a police officer, involved in this as well, must be punished severely."
Everyone glanced at the dumbfounded Auntie Zhao standing nearby, "Auntie Zhao, didn’t you keep saying how poor Zhao Juan was, couldn’t get enough to eat, when she was in the black market doing this business."
Though they knew Auntie Zhao might not be aware of Zhao Juan’s involvent, she had been tirelessly lanting Zhao Juan’s plight, and now they felt angry thinking about it.
"I, I didn’t know." Initially, when people talked about it, Auntie Zhao tirelessly defended her daughter, saying she would never do such a thing.
Though it’s yet to be thoroughly confird, Auntie Zhao knew Zhao Juan was involved, just following behind Zhao Lin.
"I didn’t know, I truly didn’t know this happened; clearly, their relationship wasn’t good."
"How could it happen, how could it happen that way?" Auntie Zhao truly couldn’t grasp it.
If Zhang Yu were present, he would surely assert directly that regardless of their relationship being bad, unless it’s a mortal enemy, money takes precedence.
Black market dealings amounted to a significant case; with Zhao Lin’s arrogance, fighting for promotion and share, conflicts were rampant.
Moreover, unexpectedly, he also removed a most formidable and troubleso competitor entirely.
Cleaning up the ss was Zhao Juan and her spouse, rendering them incapable of enjoying any good outco.
The only defernt for Zhao Juan was her pregnancy; for the child in her belly, she avoided the imdiate penalty but would be sent to the Great Northwest after the child was born for re-education.
Regarding the child in her belly, Zhang Yu anticipated the likelihood of it becoming an orphan was exceptionally high.
Mother Liu wasn’t fully aware of her son and daughter-in-law’s actions but had so idea; upon their arrest, the old lady was scared into serious illness, hospitalized.
Before the case concluded, she passed away, leaving Zhao Gui and his wife as the only possible caregivers.
Auntie Zhao might be reluctant to part with her grandchild, but Zhao Gui absolutely wouldn’t agree to adopt the child.
Despite the investigation clearing Zhao Gui from involvent, the fact that his daughter, son-in-law, and younger brother’s family were entirely involved left a significant impact on him.
Continuing work at Capital City Machinery Factory seems unlikely, unless Zhao Gui is shalessly persistent.
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