Chapter 1455: The Obstinate Woman

After settling Liu Chuxue, Fu Yan Cheng glared coldly at that woman: "Who are you?"

The person pointed to the child on the ground who had not yet awakened: "I am his mother."

Fu Yan Cheng's face grew even colder: "Is this how you act as a mother? Your son's life or death is unknown, yet you come up looking for trouble. What are your intentions?"

Soldiers all have keen hearing; he naturally heard the murmurs in the crowd.

Perhaps Fu Yan Cheng's aura was too overwhelming; that woman, looking guilty, said: "I heard the news and ran over immediately. He ran to the riverside to play by himself; how could I control him?"

Just as the woman finished speaking, the emergency personnel stopped their actions: "The child has no breath."

Upon hearing these words, the woman let out a "Aaaah!" cry: "How is that possible?"

She pointed at those who had been revived: "They are fine; why did my family alone suffer this disaster? I'm telling you, if my child truly meets with disaster, you must compensate."

Someone who could no longer bear it spoke up: "I say, Zhang Lao Da's wife, they saved people and you claim they made a mistake? So many people are watching; stop acting shamelessly here. This is not a trivial matter between village neighbors; try acting shamelessly if you dare."

"Then my son, who is so big, is just gone like this?"

"Enough. Stop thinking about acting shamelessly. Hurry and notify your family to come over and see how to handle it."

The woman was now frightened; she squatted down and personally placed her hand under the child's nose: "Oh my heavens, he truly has no breath. How can I explain this to my family?"

Someone began to cry: "This child's fate is bitter. First, he had a stepmother, then a stepfather. Afterwards, he went hungry every day. He probably couldn't stand the hunger, wanted to catch fish to eat, and fell into the river."

The wife of Vice-Camp Commander Qi, who was holding her son, trembled all over like a sieve in fear at this moment.

Tao Saozi saw her state and went up to take the child from her arms, but Vice-Camp Commander Qi's wife refused to let go no matter what.

Seeing her like this, Tao Saozi said: "The child is still wet. Let's go home first and give him a hot bath; don't let the child catch a cold."

Vice-Camp Commander Qi, who had received the news, happened to run over at this moment. Seeing his wife's state, he comforted her for a while before finally taking his son from her arms: "Whatever the matter, we'll talk later. I'll take them back first."

The small child whose parents had not yet arrived, now draped in a neighbor's clothes, was tightly embraced by his rushing mother: "Son, thank heavens you are unharmed. If not, your mother wouldn't live either."

Liu Chuxue glanced at the child on the ground who could not be saved; her heart felt strange.

Fu Yan Cheng, fearing she would feel bad, said: "Wife, you are still carrying a child. I'll send you back first."

Just unexpectedly, the child's stepmother, seeing everyone gradually preparing to leave, said: "All of you stop right there. My son is gone, and you just leave like this? You must explain clearly how this child fell in."

At this time, Regiment Commander Ye Mingli, who had arrived a step behind Fu Yan Cheng and the others, spoke up: "Let them take the child back to change clothes first. We will investigate this matter."

That woman, however, would not listen: "No. If you investigate, do it now, right here. Otherwise, if you collude later, my child's life will be lost in vain."

At this, someone angrily said: "Your words are interesting. What do you mean by 'we collude'? It sounds as if we harmed your child."

That woman stuck out her neck: "I don't care. All the children who fell in at the same time are fine; only mine is gone. You must give an explanation."