Detective: I, Cao Jianjun, started by arresting my brother-in-law.

Because it was during the Chinese New Year, the group had a great time, and the table was covered with hundred-yuan bills.

at this time.

upstairs.

In one of the rooms, the lamp was dim.

It was already 4 a.m., and Cai Xiaoling, who was eight months pregnant, was still not sleepy, holding a photo of her wedding with Lin Shengwu in her hand.

As I thought about it, tears streamed down my face again.

Since Lin Shengwu left, Cai Xiaoling has cried countless times.

"Shengwu, I really miss you..."

Cai Xiaoling murmured, gently touching her round belly with one hand: "Baby, when you come out, let's go find Daddy together, okay?"

buzz-

As she was talking to herself, her phone rang from under her pillow. Cai Xiaoling struggled to turn over and took the phone out.

It's a text message.

The moment it was opened, Cai Xiaoling's pupils widened and her breathing became rapid.

Gradually, she became increasingly nervous and agitated, and this excitement directly affected the fetus in her womb.

"Ah... ah ah..."

Cai Xiaoling felt a sudden abdominal pain, screamed, and leaned back, supporting herself on the bed with one hand and touching her stomach with the other. Her eyes unconsciously glanced at her phone again.

That was a photo of Lin Shengwu.

Lin Shengwu, his body mangled and bloodied, lay on the cement floor with his eyes wide open; he was clearly a corpse.

Cai Xiaoling's vision went completely black, and she fainted.

Just as he fell, a hand grabbed the rope holding the money by the bedside, and a bell rang.

Almost simultaneously, bright red blood flowed from between her legs, which were clad in maternity pajamas.

Followed by.

A series of hurried footsteps came from downstairs. The group of young men from Tazhai who had been playing cards downstairs pushed open the door and panicked when they saw Cai Xiaoling bleeding heavily.

These teenagers had never seen anything like this before.

What I know most about women is that they have menstrual cycles; I know nothing else.

One of the young men, who was in the lead, took out his phone, ran away, and started making a call.

"Uncle Dong, Cai Xiaoling is bleeding heavily, what...what should we do?"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yaodong remained silent.

Clearly, he felt something was wrong.

I just arranged for Lin Can to lock Cai Xiaoling up, and only an hour or so later, Cai Xiaoling started bleeding heavily. Clearly, someone is up to no good.

"Uncle Dong..."

The young man who made the call didn't hear a reply and became somewhat panicked: "What...what should we do?"

"You don't need to do anything, just wait."

Lin Yaodong was very calm and composed. After speaking, he hung up the phone.

The young men in Cai Xiaoling's family were dumbfounded. What did the woman's massive bleeding mean? They looked it up on their phones and understood.

But now Uncle Dong said they weren't allowed to interfere, so they could only close the door and hurry downstairs.

If you just hold on, tomorrow morning, all you'll find upstairs is the corpse of a pregnant woman.

"Get out of the way! Where's Cai Xiaoling? Where's Cai Xiaoling?"

At this time.

A large group of people from the third branch of the family appeared, chattering and shouting all at once.

With his hands behind his back, Lin Zonghui remained silent, his face dark and menacing as he approached Cai Xiaoling's courtyard gate.

"Uncle Zonghui".

Upon seeing Lin Zonghui, the group of young men guarding Cai Xiaoling were astonished and rushed forward to greet him, saying, "Uncle Dong said we're not allowed to interfere."

"Is the person experiencing severe bleeding?"

Lin Zonghui's pupils constricted as he showed the young man a text message on his phone: "Get out of the way!"

After saying that, Lin Zonghui pushed the young man aside and shouted, "Erbao, take some men up there."

Compared to Lin Yaodong, the third wife's family didn't have as much authority, but in the eyes of the young men guarding Cai Xiaoling, they were someone they dared not mess with.

then.

And so, Cai Xiaoling was carried downstairs by the third family members, stuffed into a van, and turned to leave.

"Who gave her permission to leave?"

As the van started up, Lin Yaodong's figure appeared under the headlights.

He was wearing a loose cotton-linen top, gold-rimmed glasses, and flat cloth shoes.

He was still twirling the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, and slowly and deliberately led a dozen or so people, including Lin Yaohua and Lin Can, to block the road in front of them.

“Zong Hui…”

As they approached, Lin Yaodong blocked the van, staring coldly at Lin Zonghui: "What are you doing?"

"Xiaoling is bleeding heavily."

Lin Zonghui did not confront him directly, but instead showed the urgency of an old father: "I can't watch my child die here in vain."

"Even if you die, I'll take responsibility. What's your hurry?"

Lin Yaodong squinted and said, "Lin Shengwu is making a fool of me. I want his wife and children dead. What's the problem, Zong Hui?"

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Lin Zonghui was furious; his face grew increasingly dark, and his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

Normally, as the third wife, he always yielded to Lin Yaodong and never truly confronted him.

But now, Lin Zonghui is reluctant to back down.

She slowly walked up to Lin Yaodong, and their eyes met.

"Let's get Xiaoling to the hospital first and save the baby in her womb."

“If Shengwu really doesn’t come back, Xiaoling and her son will still be like grasshoppers in your hands.”

"Wanting them dead, for you..."

"is it hard?"

Lin Yaodong smiled.

Although he knew that killing Cai Xiaoling and her son would not be a demonstration of authority for either Tazhai or for himself.

On the contrary, it may very well affect one's authority.

But Lin Yaodong couldn't swallow the anger of being tricked by Lin Shengwu.

"Zong Hui, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Lin Yaodong was enraged, his face contorted with murderous intent as he said, "Do you know what Lin Shengwu's matter means to Tazhai?"

"It means he will destroy Tazhai, and all the things we've done over the past few decades, in one fell swoop. Do you understand, Zonghui?"

“You can’t just think about the third branch of the family; you have to consider the interests of the entire Tazhai family.”

"If I don't make Lin Shengwu's family pay the price today, how am I supposed to discipline others in the future?"

"Now... if you release Cai Xiaoling, will you take responsibility for the consequences?"

By the end, Lin Yaodong was practically screaming.

Lin Zonghui felt as if his blood was rushing to his head; his chiseled face trembled, and he gave a light, airy reply.

"I'll take responsibility."

"Alright! I'll see how you, Zonghui, take responsibility. The ancestral precepts are hanging in the ancestral hall."

Lin Yaodong was satisfied with exchanging Lin Shengwu and his wife for Lin Zonghui's life.

"Big brother..."

Lin Yaohua was clever; he knew that his boss needed a way out at this moment, so he pulled Lin Yaodong away slowly and gestured to Lin Can.

Cai Xiaoling has survived this ordeal.

The crowd blocking the road began to disperse, and the van slowly started moving, quickly disappearing into the village alleys and heading out of the village.

Lin Yaodong and his group left, as did the group of young men who were guarding Cai Xiaoling's courtyard.

at this time.

As dawn approached, in the dim light, Lin Zonghui stood in Lin Shengwu's courtyard, hands behind his back, staring blankly outside.