A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1275 Evil Will Be Punished! (Please Subscribe!)

Looking at the unconscious Su Mingyu, Hua Shier felt like killing someone. After checking on her, he was relieved to find that she had only been given sleeping pills and there was nothing seriously wrong.

He turned around, stomped on Sun the Cripple's foot as he tried to get up, and demanded:
"You cripple Sun, how dare you touch my daughter? Do you want to die?!"

Sun the Cripple was still dizzy from the slap he'd just received. He hadn't expected Su Daqiang, who usually seemed so honest and henpecked, to have such strength. Afraid of being killed, he quickly shouted:

"Su Daqiang, this isn't my fault. It was the Zhao family who came to our house to discuss a marriage exchange, and your wife, Zhao Meilan, agreed!"

"A marriage exchange?"

Hua Shier had initially thought the Zhao family had sold Su Mingyu, but it turned out to be a marriage exchange. But this still wouldn't do.

He stomped down hard, making Sun the Cripple howl in pain, before asking:

"What do you mean by 'marriage exchange'? Explain yourself clearly!"

"You do not know?"

After asking the question, Sun the Cripple realized he had made a foolish mistake. He wondered if the other person would have chased after him and gotten angry if they had known. He quickly explained:

"Your brother-in-law's wife ran away, didn't she? He's taken a fancy to my little sister and wants to arrange a marriage exchange, so your daughter will be my wife and my little sister will be Old Zhao's daughter-in-law!"

"Zhao Dali's wife ran away?"

Hua Twelve was slightly taken aback, then his anger flared up again:
"Damn it, his wife ran away, and he used his niece to exchange for her in a marriage. Is he even human?!"

In the past, marriage exchange was common in rural areas, but it has become rare in the last two years.

Those families were all poor, or the boys had defects and had difficulty finding wives. The parents arranged to use their daughters as bargaining chips to exchange for marriages. It was roughly like family A marrying their daughter to family B's son, and family B at the same time marrying their daughter to family A's son. So it was also called "aunt exchanging for sister-in-law".

But Zhao Dali actually used his niece to replace his wife, which is simply unheard of.

Sun the Cripple quickly chimed in, "Exactly, exactly! I also think he's inhuman. Everyone else trades their sisters, but he trades his niece."

Hua Shier kicked this guy again:
"You think you're right to use a girl to exchange for someone else? You think you're something to be proud of? This is an arranged marriage, don't you understand? It's illegal! And it goes against the woman's will, that's adding insult to injury! I'm calling the police right now, you can just wait to die!"

He reached down to his lower back, actually taking out his mobile phone from his storage space, but after five minutes he still couldn't get a signal.

Okay, this is a self-defense weapon. Communication is just a side benefit; self-defense is the real purpose of this mobile phone.

He put the old mobile phone back in and took out a Nokia 3210.

"Hello, 110? I need to report a crime. Someone has violated a woman's will."

After making the call, he carried his daughter on his back. He didn't choose to wake Su Mingyu; he wanted to keep the evidence to bring that Zhao family to justice.

Of course, going through legal procedures is only the first step. That is just to ensure that the Zhao family is severely punished by law and to remove Hua Shier from this matter. If anything happens to the Zhao family at that time, it will have nothing to do with him.

Twenty minutes later, officers from the nearby town's police station arrived. As soon as Uncle Hat came down, he recognized Sun the Cripple. One of them said:
"Isn't that Sun the Cripple? What's going on? Who called the police? Who beat him up?"

Sun the Cripple had made a mistake, and when he saw Uncle Hat, he didn't dare to speak and remained silent.

Hua Twelve greeted him:

"Comrade, I'm the one who called the police, and I'm the one who hit the man. This cripple Sun drugged my daughter, put her in a sack, and is driving her away in a car. I don't know where he's going to take her. I'm going to sue him for trafficking women and having malicious intent!"

The men in hats tensed up and rushed forward to check on her. Sure enough, they found Su Mingyu unconscious. One of the deputy directors, who was in charge, immediately gave the order:

"Send the person to the hospital first, then handcuff this cripple Sun and take him back!"

Sun the Cripple was completely bewildered. Hadn't we already made it clear it was a marriage exchange? How did it become human trafficking? He quickly cried out his innocence:
"I'm innocent, comrade! I didn't traffic women. This is a marriage exchange. Zhao Dali's family approached me. I'm marrying his niece, and then I'll marry my little sister to him!"

Uncle Hat also knew about the marriage exchange. Although it was a bad custom, the principle was that if the people didn't report it, the officials wouldn't investigate. If both families were willing, they wouldn't be the bad guys.

The man in the hat who had called out Sun the Cripple's name earlier asked in surprise:
"Isn't your little sister studying at Fudan University? She hasn't graduated yet, so how come she agreed to a marriage exchange!"

This sounds unbelievable. A student from a prestigious university must have aspirations; it's impossible for him to arrange a marriage before graduation and tie himself to a rural area.

Sun the Cripple immediately looked embarrassed and stammered.

Hua Twelve immediately spoke up:

“Comrade, I do not agree to this marriage exchange. I am divorced from my wife and have custody of my child. No one has discussed this with me. Even if they had, I would not have agreed. They took my daughter away by drugging her. This is against the will of women!”

"Furthermore, judging from Sun the Cripple's expression, it's clear that my daughter isn't the only victim. I suspect his little sister was also forced into it and is a victim as well!"

The man in the hat leading the group was a middle-aged deputy director, a mature and prudent man. He immediately made a decision:

"We'll split into two groups. I'll drive the child to the town hospital first. Li and Wang, you two go to the Zhao family and detain Zhao Dali. When I get back, we'll go to the Sun family together to see what's going on."

After he finished speaking, he called to Daohua Twelve: "Quickly take the child to the car."

Hua Shier carried Su Mingyu into the back seat of the police car, the deputy director handcuffed Sun the Cripple to the passenger seat, and then drove straight to the town's public security hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, blood tests were conducted on Su Mingyu, confirming that the cause was the ingestion of sleeping pills. Based on the concentration of the drug in her blood, the dosage was not large, but to be on the safe side, Su Mingyu underwent gastric lavage.

As expected, the doctor's diagnosis was correct. After the stomach pumping, Su Mingyu regained consciousness and, still groggy, saw Hua Twelve and couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"Dad, what brings you here?"

Before she could finish speaking, she realized she was in a hospital, with police officers standing by the hospital beds, and she was immediately startled.
"Where am I?!"

Su Mingyu was tricked into drinking sleeping pills, so she was unaware that she was being used as a bargaining chip in a marriage exchange.

When the deputy director saw that Su Mingyu had woken up, he greeted Hua Shier and told him to go to the town police station to give a statement after the child was alright.

Although Su Mingyu was still a little dizzy, she realized something was wrong:

"Dad, has something happened?"

Hua Shier ruffled Su Mingyu's hair: "Do you remember what happened before you fell into a coma?"

"My uncle gave me a drink," Su Mingyu said, her eyes glazed over as if she were trying to recall something. Suddenly, an expression of disbelief crossed her face.
"Could there be something wrong with that drink?"

Hua Shier nodded, and then recounted the story to Su Mingyu.

Su Mingyu's face was visibly pale, and her eyes were misty, but no tears fell.

She had a very strained relationship with her mother before, and after her parents divorced, she took the initiative to live with her father. But who can be without feelings for their mother? She was like that, still harboring a sliver of hope for Zhao Meilan's maternal love.

In her mind, her mother, Zhao Meilan, was only sexist and not completely unloving towards her; perhaps her motherly love was just less than that of her two older brothers.

Aside from not giving her good food or pocket money, and making her do her brother's laundry, Zhao Meilan was usually cold and sarcastic towards her. But in terms of mother-daughter relationship, there should be, maybe, some.

So this year, when Zhao Meilan asked Su Mingcheng to tell her that he wanted to take her back to the countryside to see her maternal grandparents, she was very happy. This proved that she was right and that her mother, Zhao Meilan, still cared about her as her daughter.

But now, hearing what my dad said, and remembering how my mother coldly watched when my uncle made me drink a beverage laced with sleeping pills.

At this moment, Su Mingyu completely gave up on Zhao Meilan.

Hua Shier patted Su Mingyu's head:
"Mingyu, don't overthink it. Dad will definitely get justice for you. Just be more careful in the future, and watch your step. Sigh, your mother..."

When he told Su Mingyu to be careful, Hua Shier couldn't continue. Being schemed against by his own mother and uncle—who could have imagined that?

Su Mingyu suddenly spoke, her voice choked with sobs:

"Dad, I don't have a mother. Zhao Meilan isn't my mother."

Hua Shier held Su Mingyu's hand and gently massaged the acupoints on her hand to gradually relax her emotions and prevent her from becoming too grief-stricken.

In the afternoon, after Su Mingyu had recovered somewhat, Hua Shier took her to have a meal in town before heading to the police station.

As soon as I entered, I saw the deputy director from before, comforting a young woman in her twenties who looked like a student in the waiting area for reporting a case.

When the deputy director saw Hua Shier bringing Su Mingyu over, he stood up and asked with concern:

"Is your daughter alright?"

Hua Shier thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your concern. I was a little upset when I first learned the truth, but I'm fine now!"

The deputy director nodded: "That's good!"

He pointed to the crying girl:
"This is Sun Xiaolan, the youngest daughter of the Sun family, and your sister's intended bride. She also disagreed with the marriage exchange and was locked in a room by her family. We rescued her, and she's still having trouble accepting it!"

Hua Shier thought to himself, no wonder Zhao Dali was beaming when he entered the Zhao family. This girl is at least an 80 out of 100 in looks, and she's a college student. How could that guy not be happy to have such a wife? It's really like a toad dreaming of a frog, an ugly woman with a flirtatious heart.

He asked the deputy director, "Have the Zhao family members been caught?"

The deputy director nodded:

"Your ex-wife Zhao Meilan and your former brother-in-law have both been apprehended and are currently being interrogated. I'll have someone take your statements first!"

After saying that, he called over a police officer on duty to take statements from Hua Shier and Su Mingyu.

Hua Shier said that he found out yesterday that his daughter had been called away by his ex-wife. At first, he didn't think much of it, but when she still hadn't returned this morning, he felt something was wrong.

Because his ex-wife favored sons over daughters and had a particularly bad relationship with their daughter, he was worried and rushed over to check on her. As soon as he entered the house, he heard Zhao Dali talking about a marriage exchange, which immediately made him anxious. He hit Zhao Dali before he could find out what was going on.

The deputy director, who was observing the proceedings, coughed lightly and said:
“I’m a father too, and I completely understand how you feel. But next time something happens, you can call the police immediately. Don’t resort to violence again. I saw the bloodstains on your ex-wife and ex-mother-in-law’s faces. They were beaten pretty badly. You’re trying to kill someone, aren’t you going to get yourself killed too?”

Some people would certainly disagree with this, but Hua Shier didn't say much, because he had said similar things when he was a policeman in another world, and what he said was the truth.

Of course, Hua Shier understood, but he certainly wouldn't listen. Anyone who dared to touch his daughter would have to pay the price!
After Hua Shier and Su Mingyu finished giving their statements, the deputy director called the father and daughter, along with another victim, Sun Xiaolan, to the mediation room to talk to them.

"Your case is rather special. Such marriage swaps are less common now, but they still exist. Under normal circumstances, the authorities won't investigate unless the people report it!"

Deputy Director Xiang Hua 12:
"But you said before that this marriage exchange was against the women's will, and we agree!"

"The Zhao family drugged your daughter, and the Sun family detained Sun Xiaolan; both of these actions meet the criteria of Article 257 of the Criminal Law, 'interference with freedom of marriage by violent means.' If proven, they could face up to two years in prison or detention!" The deputy director finally got to the point:

"I just want to confirm with you again, are you sure you want to sue? Before you answer me, you need to think it through, because you are all facing your own family members. If you insist on suing, you will definitely suffer pressure from your family!"

Hua Shier and Su Mingyu said in unison, "We want to sue!"

But Sun Xiaolan hesitated, and even more tears fell.

Hua Twelve turned his head and asked:
"Young lady, do you have some concerns? You should think this through carefully. If you don't sue this time, aren't you afraid they'll still try to take advantage of you in the future?"

Sun Xiaolan trembled, clearly afraid that this would happen. She weakly spoke:

"But, but I still want to go to school. Half of my college tuition was paid for by my part-time jobs, and the other half was paid for by my two older sisters. I'm afraid... I'm afraid that if I tell my eldest brother, my family won't let me go to school!"

The deputy director also sighed. He had long anticipated that cases involving family members would encounter various problems.

Hua Shier simply exclaimed "Hi!"
"I thought it was something serious, but it's just tuition. Don't worry, your family won't take care of you. I'll lend you the tuition, and you can pay me back when you start working and earning money!"

Sun Xiaolan looked at Hua Shier in disbelief, and Su Mingyu spoke up at this moment;

"Don't worry, sister. My dad is a great writer. He doesn't need this money. You should be strong. Think about it. You went to university to change your destiny. If you give up now, wouldn't all your university education have been for nothing? You have to learn to take control of your own destiny!"

Su Mingyu's words made even the deputy director look at her with surprise.

Hua Shier felt sorry for Su Mingyu. She was so young to have such insights, which showed what kind of life she had in the Su family before.

In the original storyline, Su Mingyu broke free from her family of origin and took control of her own destiny through her own efforts.

Looking at Su Mingyu, who was even younger than herself but stronger, Sun Xiaolan finally made up her mind and nodded:

“I’m also suing. My parents and older brother have brought up the marriage arrangement more than once or twice. I’ve never agreed before. I never expected that when I came home for the Chinese New Year this time, they would lock me up. They almost succeeded!”

She looked at Hua Shier. Although she felt he was too young, his daughter looked only a few years younger than her, so she still addressed him as "uncle."

"Uncle, thank you for lending me the money so I can continue my studies. I work part-time and can earn most of my tuition myself. I can give you an IOU for the rest. Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back after I start working!"

Hua Shier waved his hand:

"Just focus on your studies, why are you working? Earn your own tuition. If you're not careful with your food and clothes, you'll ruin your health. I can cover your tuition and living expenses. You can pay me back when you earn money, no interest required!"

The deputy director nodded:

"Alright, since you all agree, then we'll officially open a case!"

After completing the formalities, the deputy director told them that they could leave their contact information and go home, and that they would be notified by phone of any progress in the case.

At this moment, Sun Xiaolan looked at Hua Shier and said with some difficulty:
"Uncle, can I borrow some money from you? I don't want to go home. I want to borrow some money for my trip back to school!"

Hua Shier slapped his forehead: "I completely forgot about that!"

The little girl wanted to sue her own brother; she certainly didn't want to go home and face her heartless parents. He immediately said:

“Schools are closed for the Spring Festival, and it’s not safe for you to go back to school. Why don’t you come stay at my house? You’ll keep my daughter company!”

After learning the truth, Su Mingyu felt a little scared, and being betrayed by her mother was also a blow to her mental health. However, she was strong-willed and kept holding on. Now that she had a sister who shared the same plight to live with her temporarily, that was the best thing. So she immediately pulled Zhao Xiaolan to stay at her house.

Zhao Xiaolan was willing, and after thanking him, she agreed.

After leaving the police station, the three hailed a taxi in town and went straight back to Suzhou.

Su Mingyu asked Hua Shier, "Dad, why aren't you waiting for my eldest brother and Su Mingcheng?"

Hua Shier gets angry just thinking about those two:

"You can't even protect your own sister, don't mention those two good-for-nothings to me!"

Su Mingyu wanted to say something, but she couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth. She liked the feeling of being pampered by her father. She thought about pleading for her older brother later, and that Su Mingcheng was out of the question.

Back in Tongde Lane, they saw Xu Tailang squatting at the door drawing circles. Upon seeing Hua Twelve and the others return, he quickly stood up.

"Old Su, where have you been?"

He spotted Sun Xiaolan immediately: "And this is..."

"Let's talk after we get in!"

Hua Shier opened the door, and the group entered the house. Su Mingyu pulled Sun Xiaolan to visit her room.

Xu Tailang watched the girl's retreating figure until it disappeared, then turned around and whispered, "Grandpa."

Hua Twelve rolled his eyes, knowing this grandson definitely wanted something from him, and immediately said:

"Just say what you want!"

Xu Tailang smirked and asked, "What's up with this girl? Does she have a boyfriend?"

Hua Shier took out two cigarettes, tossed one to the guy, and then started talking about what had happened that day. After finishing, he reminded him:
"This girl was just hurt by her family, don't you dare make a move on her!"

Upon hearing that she was a college student and had such a pure and innocent appearance, Xu Tailang was immediately tempted:

"What do you mean by 'having designs'? I'm serious about love!"

Hua Shier retorted irritably, "You, a seasoned pro who's been selling goods in hair salons since you were a teenager, dare to talk about love? Hetui!"

Xu Tailang: I'm speechless!

Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng returned to Tongdeli by car the next day. They also learned about Su Mingyu's situation, and both of them looked embarrassed.

Hua Shier gave them a severe beating with a feather duster, and no one could stop him. He told them that since they had taken their sister out, they should have brought her back safely. This beating was meant to teach the two brothers a lesson!
In the morning, the police station called and said that Zhao Meilan had taken the blame for everything, claiming that it was her idea and that she was the one who drugged Su Mingyu. Zhao Dali was completely unaware when he gave Su Mingyu the drink.

Zhao Dali has now been released due to insufficient evidence.

Hua Shier didn't know what Zhao Meilan, this kind of Voldemort, was thinking. Not only was she willing to give up her own daughter to arrange a marriage for her brother, but she was also willing to take the blame for him. Fine, your Zhao family is doomed!

Hua Shier originally thought that once Zhao Meilan was arrested, the Zhao family would at least come to make a scene, trying to get Mingyu to change his story and drop the case.

Unexpectedly, the Zhao family made no move at all, as if they had already accepted the outcome of Zhao Meilan going to jail.

On the contrary, Sun Xiaolan's family somehow found out about Tongdeli and came to cause trouble, but Hua Shier beat them all away with a big beating each.

When Miss Wang came to say goodbye, saying she was going back to Beijing to record a song, she happened to see this scene. After understanding the situation, she was furious and insisted on taking Su Mingyu and Sun Xiaolan to Beijing to relax.

Hua Shier initially disagreed, but couldn't resist Su Mingyu's insistence on going. He figured the Sun family probably wouldn't be happy about it, so he nodded in agreement.

After Miss Wang left with Su Mingyu and Sun Xiaolan, Hua Shier discovered that Xu Tailang was also missing and could not be reached by phone. When he asked Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma said that Xu Tailang had volunteered to go to Beijing to develop the market for the 'Legend of Mir's' IPO.

Hua Shier knew that this guy had taken a liking to Sun Xiaolan, and guessed that he was probably traveling with Miss Wang and the others, and was busy trying to win her over on the way.

In Suzhou, the procuratorate filed a public prosecution against the "marriage swap case," and Zhao Meilan and Sun the Cripple pleaded guilty in court.

With the facts clear, the evidence sufficient, and the defendant pleading guilty, the court chose to pronounce the verdict in court.

Zhao Meilan took the blame for Zhao Dali, becoming the mastermind behind the marriage swap and drugging incident, and was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for bearing the main responsibility for the case.

Sun the Cripple bore secondary responsibility for the case and was sentenced to six months in prison.

Tragically, on the day of the trial, Hua Shier was present to observe the proceedings, but not a single member of the Zhao family showed up.

Zhao Meilan wore a world-weary expression the whole time, but her eyes only flickered when she saw Hua Shier, filled with naked hatred!
Hua Shier sneered inwardly, thinking that the sentence was the end of it all; this was just the beginning.

On the very night Sun the Cripple was imprisoned, his cellmate used a mop to open the back door, supposedly because a powerful figure had ordered that he not be allowed to have an easy time inside.

Zhao Meilan was sleeping when someone grabbed her body and mouth, then beat her severely.
They will enjoy this kind of life for a long time to come.

Meanwhile, Zhao Dali, who was sleeping at home, mysteriously disappeared.

Zhao Dali was awakened by excruciating pain in his groin. When he woke up, he found himself strapped to an operating table with glaring operating lights.

Upon closer inspection, he saw Hua Shier holding a scalpel, standing beside the operating table, surrounded by many nurses and doctors in surgical gowns, as if they were performing surgery on him.

"Hey, Su Daqiang, what are you trying to do? Where am I? Am I having a nightmare?"

Zhao Dali's eyes were filled with terror. He couldn't tell if this was a dream or reality, but the pain coming from his lower body was so clear.

"Please call me Dr. Su!" Hua Shier nodded with a smile: "Just think of it as a nightmare!"

After he finished speaking, he complained:
"Damn it, you have no guts at all! It's just a eunuch surgery, and you woke up the moment I shoved the knife in. Can't you even handle a little pain?!"

After Hua Shier finished speaking, he comforted Zhao Dali:
"Former brother-in-law, just bear with it. The outcome was already decided when you set your sights on Mingyu. Either way, this is going to happen, so just bear with it and it will pass!"

Zhao Dali was terrified and shouted to the nurses and doctors around him:
"Help! He's trying to kill me! Call the police!"

But the nurses acted as if they didn't understand and continued doing their work.

Hua Shier continued his knife work, swiftly castrating Zhao Dali.

One can imagine how painful it would be to undergo castration without anesthesia. Zhao Dali fainted several times from the pain, feeling as if he had walked through hell.

Normally, a person would be defecating and urinating at this point, but he had already been dealt with while he was unconscious, so he couldn't even disgust Hua Shier.

Hua Shier put down the scalpel and instructed the surgical assistant in English, "Sew up his wound, don't let him die!"

Then he pointed to the disgusting lump that had been cut off and looked at the nurse:
"You should feed this to the dogs!"

After Hua Shier left the operating room, he instructed Lao De, who was waiting outside:
"Once he recovers, let's help him donate a kidney to accumulate merit, and then send him to Siberia to log in with the reporter!"

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