Chapter 768: Just to Force Them Into Panic

After he finished speaking, that public security officer suddenly laughed: "It seems you want to go back to the station with us."

Xiao Xiao Laoyezi Liu's heart pounded like a drum, yet he still gritted his teeth to force himself calm: "I spoke only the truth; if you don't believe me, ask my wife."

Saying this, he dragged Ge Ge Pozi Liu, who had been hiding behind him, out into the open.

Ge Ge Pozi Liu trembled all over: "My old man speaks the truth. Back then, the light in that room at the old house was poor, and somehow a mistake occurred. I was as frantic as could be; I and my husband chased after them to the station, but we circled around several times and still couldn't find the person my father-in-law mentioned."

That year, they had indeed intended to chase after someone to see where they were taking the child.

Yet once they reached the town, they went no further, for they did not know whether to head to the county or the city; besides, whether going to the county or the city, they would have to spend money on transport, and they could not bring themselves to do it. After wandering about outside for a while, they returned to the village.

The public security officer stared at them and continued asking: "Who can prove this for you?"

Xiao Xiao Laoyezi Liu said: "No one can prove it, because that female comrade said this child was best left undiscovered; the reward offered was not low, so naturally no one was told. Moreover, when the child was taken, it was already November, and dusk came early. That person arrived in the evening, and there was hardly anyone outside."

At this, the villagers outside erupted: "Oh my, so he wasn't their biological child. No wonder Shanliang was injured so badly, the family wouldn't pay for his treatment, and they even split the household and cast them out."

"Exactly. Before the household was split, all the dirty and exhausting work was done by Shanliang and his wife. Now it turns out he wasn't their biological child; isn't this bullying people?"

"How could such a coincidence happen? I think they deliberately had the child swapped, wanting their son to live a good life."

"It must be so; otherwise, after the incident, why didn't they let the villagers go chase after them?"

With things having reached this point, no matter what was said, the fact that they knew the child had been swapped was undeniable.

After exchanging glances, the three public security officers said: "Since you refuse to confess honestly, then you can only come back to the station with us."

Saying this, they drew out handcuffs.

Ge Ge Pozi Liu was terrified out of her wits: "We didn't mean to do it, and now the second son's life is far better than the lives of my two biological sons. You cannot arrest us."

The public security officer paid no heed to what she said and stepped forward to make the arrest.

Ge Ge Pozi Liu screamed: "Secretary, Third Uncle, save us!"

The Secretary, having been called by name, had no choice but to step forward: "Comrade from Public Security, they..."

The tall man said: "We received a report that they deliberately swapped the children, and they previously admitted it themselves. We gave them a chance; since they did not cherish it, we can only take them back and proceed according to procedure."

Hearing these words, the elderly couple of the Liu family, recalling that night when they were taken up the mountain, collapsed in terror onto the ground. So those people truly were...

"A guilty conscience" describes exactly them.

In truth, that night's events were revealed to Xiao Laoyezi Xiao by Liu Chuxue. When Xiao Laoyezi Xiao filed the report, he sought out an acquaintance, naturally mentioning this matter as well; the aim was to force the elderly couple of the Liu family into panic.

Xiao Xiao Laoyezi Liu weighed the situation repeatedly in his heart, knowing that if they were truly taken away and then confessed, they would likely suffer greatly; how often does torture extract false confessions? Not to mention they had indeed done it. He was truly terrified: "I'll speak, I'll speak."

At this moment, Ge Ge Pozi Liu, by contrast, calmed down. Hearing her old man's words, she whispered: "Old man, they might be bluffing us; don't let them fool you."