Chapter 4 Conversation
  Fang Qing was found safely, which made the whole family completely relieved.

  After sending away the relatives and friends who came to help, Fang's mother sent her son away to buy vegetables and make lunch, and then pulled Fang Qing into the house with a serious face.

  "Tell me, what happened yesterday? Also, how did you get the injury on your face? Tell me the truth, I'm your mother, don't try to fool me with the discussion and study tricks."

  Just now, because of excitement, she just felt that her daughter's face seemed a little fat, but now she looked carefully and finally saw clearly that it was not fat, it was clearly swollen!

  Although Director Wen said it simply at the door, Qingqing forgot the time while discussing study with her daughter and fell asleep in their house. But she, Liu Chunxia, is not a fool. Doesn't she understand her own daughter?
  And Fang Qing has always been very well-behaved. It is impossible for her to stay out all night casually, so there must be something wrong here.

  Facing her mother's questioning eyes, although Fang Qing found it difficult to speak, she thought about what she was going to do next, and after struggling for a long time, she finally said it out loud: "Mom, I met a gangster yesterday."

  ...

  Inside the house, Fang's mother understood the whole story and made sure that her daughter was indeed fine, then she breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom was rude just now, but Mom was also worried about you, you... don't be angry with Mom..."

  "In the future, no matter what happens, you must tell Mom the first time, and don't bear it by yourself. I am your mother, I gave birth to you and raised you, I can protect you, no matter how big a mess you make, Mom will support you..."

  Fang Qing listened to her mother's words and nodded with red eyes.

  In her previous life, after her accident, her mother, overcome with shock and grief, had stood outside her door and spoken similar words. But by then, she had been too hopeless to hear anything. Then, with her parents' misfortunes, she never again had the chance to snuggle in her mother's arms and pour out her grievances like she did today...

  "I understand, Mom. From now on, I'll be the first to tell you anything. I'll never hide it from you again."

  Liu Chunxia smoothed the hair from her daughter's ear and wiped the tears from her cheek. Fang Qing took out her handkerchief and wiped her mother's eyes as well. Only then did she notice the wrinkles around her mother's eyes and the gray hair among her black hair.

  Fang Qing blamed herself more and more. She had wasted ten years in a daze, not even noticing her mother's gradual aging. She secretly resolved to completely put the past behind her, take good care of her family, and never let the tragedy of her previous life repeat itself!
  At this thought, Fang Qing suddenly remembered the thugs. After some deliberation, she revealed that they knew her name and that they had been waiting for her. She wondered who she had offended to deserve this kind of revenge.

  She realized that something like this might happen again, and she wouldn't always be so lucky. Rather than waiting for death, she decided to take action.
  Fang Qing gritted her teeth and made a decision.

  "Mom, I want to call the police."

  As soon as Fang Qing said this, Liu Chunxia sat up in shock. She pleaded with her daughter not to go to the police, saying that gossip was terrifying. Her daughter was still young and didn't understand the power of gossip, let alone the harm it could cause.

  But Fang Qing was determined.

  She believed her mother's words, of course, because she had experienced them firsthand in a past life. She would never forget the deep pain and despair she felt.

  But the thought that her own painful life might have been the result of someone's mistreatment ignited a rage that could not be suppressed.
  "Mom, I'm not afraid of any slander. Didn't you just say you'd take the fall for me even if I exposed the truth? I've thought this through clearly. I don't want to run away, nor do I want to endure it out of fear."

  Her mother gradually calmed down as she listened. Fang Qing held her mother's hand against her cheek. "I don't need you to take the blame for me. As long as you support me, those people can think whatever they want. I want to walk upright in the sunshine and live a good life..."

  Liu Chunxia, looking at her daughter lying on her lap, felt a mixture of relief and heartache for the first time. The little girl had grown into an adult, now capable of such words. But to protect her daughter, Liu Chunxia gritted her teeth and refused. She firmly disagreed with her daughter calling the police, and the two of them remained deadlocked, neither willing to give in.

  "Think it over carefully. Mom doesn't agree anyway. You're still young and don't understand the fear of gossip. Let's not talk about this anymore."

  Fang's mother had originally thought that if she could stop her daughter from calling the police, she would be fine. But she never expected that that afternoon, Director Wen would come to their house to persuade Fang Qing to identify the perpetrators and eliminate the evildoers.

  After much persuasion, Fang Qing, accompanied by her mother, went to the police station.

  ...

  As night slowly fell, and as thousands of households drifted into sleep, police officers quietly approached a house in a secluded neighborhood.

  Inside, Juanmao was drinking and playing cards with a few friends.

  "Pair of kings, anyone want it?"

  The others hesitated, looking at their cards. Seeing no takers, he triumphantly threw out another hand. "Three queens with two tens! Hehe, let's see who can beat me!"

  Looking at the scattered cards in their hands, the other three could only watch as Juanmao gathered all the money on the table.

  Curly's winnings tonight filled his pockets, and he was so happy that he couldn't even see his teeth. He drank a few beers at the persuasion of others, until his bladder felt uncomfortable. Then he waved his hand and walked out the back door, holding on to the wall.

  "These bastards, I just won a few pennies from them... Haha, they dared to force me to drink, don't you think I can handle it..."

  Curly groped around in the dark to find a toilet, but it was too dark. He had just walked into the wrong door and now walked directly to the chicken coop in the backyard. He flushed the chicken coop, but before he could pull up his pants, he heard something outside the wall, and then a cry of surprise came from inside the house.

  "Police! Don't move! Put your hands up!"

  "Don't run! Be quiet! Keep your head down!"

  Oh my god!
  Curly sobered up all of a sudden! In a panic, he was thrown into the haystack next to the chicken coop.

  After the police took all the suspects to the police car one by one, Chief Wen was a little confused, "No, didn't those people just confirm that there was a little Curly here? Why didn't we see him?"

  The young police officer carefully checked for a long time and indeed did not see Curly. He searched the yard for a few more times, but no one noticed the broken haystack. Finally, he had to pack up and leave.

  When the police car roared out of the block, a head popped out of the broken haystack.

  Curly spat out the grass leaves in his mouth, put his hands together and bowed to the sky, silently chanted "Thank God, thank the Buddha for blessing me", and left here overnight.

  (End of this chapter)