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"She sent the child away, so what should we do? Are we forced to suffer along with her bad luck?"
"Yeah, I was wondering why my business has been so bad lately, turns out it's all because of you guys."
"Why should her actions affect the whole neighborhood? This selfish woman should die in place of that child!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many people echoed in agreement, spewing venomous words from their mouths:
"If she doesn't want everyone to have a good time, then she shouldn't expect to have a good time either!"
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, but my sister charged into the crowd and unleashed a furious tirade.
"This is my child, I have the right to decide whether he stays or goes, you heartless people!"
No matter what my sister said, they insisted on taking her away.
My mom, seeing the situation, quickly made a call to the police.
When my sister was dragged to the end of the hallway, several police officers happened to appear. They stopped the farce and, after understanding the ins and outs of the matter, they just gave a verbal warning. Before leaving, I saw two of the police officers smiling and saying hello to Mrs. Qi.
The heartwarming scene makes people feel nauseous.
"It's really nauseating,"
The sudden voice startled me.
I turned around and saw Liu Pengqiang leaning against the door, looking straight ahead.
"The police near Creek River Community are like this, prioritizing family ties over justice, they don't care about the truth at all."
"Do you think they would rather speak up for the long-time locals or for you outsiders?"
Liu Pengqiang has made his intentions very clear.
My mom reporting to the police is just going through the motions on the surface, and in reality, it won't be of any use.
I'm looking at Liu Pengqiang acting nonchalant, and suddenly I'm curious about this person.
"Do you live here alone? What about your wife and children?"
Liu Pengqiang put away his smile and looked at me deeply, saying:
"My wife died in childbirth, and my daughter also died. The cause of death is unknown. There's only me left at home."
So it turns out he's also a pitiful person. I won't ask any more. I'm sure he's not feeling good either.
Before leaving, Liu Pengqiang said to me:
"The people in this neighborhood are all unreasonable. I've been having a run of bad luck lately, they will definitely pester your family and not let go. Tell your sister to be careful."
Facing the concern of my upstairs neighbor, I also felt warm in my heart. I grinned at him and said, "Okay, Uncle Liu, thank you for your concern."
I used to be an atheist, not believing in ghosts and gods.
Until someone jumped off a building and shattered into pieces in front of my eyes, I started to believe in the superstitious rumors spoken by the elderly.
The incident happened so suddenly. I was just walking in the community garden when I heard a scream from upstairs.
Immediately, my pants were soaked with splattered blood. The fragmented human tissue appeared vividly in front of me. The deceased was a young pregnant woman. According to her family, she had been in poor mental health recently, always dreaming of a monster wearing a human skin mask approaching her.
A normally sane person inexplicably went insane and uncontrollably jumped off a building. This incident has left people in a state of panic. The retribution this time will be stronger than in the past few years.
In order to vent his anger, Zhang Feng found several strong men to forcibly take away my sister.
They took my sister to the basement of the residential area and locked her up.
My mom is outside, too scared to speak, tears flowing uncontrollably.
My sister, with a heart as lifeless as ashes, said to me, "Everything is retribution, I have resigned myself to it." It was as if she anticipated her own death, her eyes dimmed with despair.
"Sister, it's not wrong for you to want to save your child. It's not all your fault. I will definitely get you out of here."
I was pushed out by Zhang Feng and those people. They spat and said,
"Your sister is definitely going to die. I didn't expect her to be so bold, daring to release the cursed deformed child. She must face the consequences."
I looked at the disdain in their eyes and felt a chill in my heart.
When I got home, my mom was sitting on the sofa, her tears already dried.
She murmured to herself:
"I should have been the one to watch you kill that freak."
"Rules are dead, people are alive. Why do they define an innocent child as a disaster and casually erase them?"
"My sister did nothing wrong. Even if she really faces retribution, I am willing to accompany her through it."
My mom seemed to be provoked by my words. She suddenly rushed over and grabbed my neck, saying, "Look at what everyone has suffered because of this child. He's a disaster, he should die!" My mom was a bit emotional, and it wasn't until I turned purple from being choked that she calmed down and let go of her hand.
I cough violently, but my heart is filled with mixed emotions. At midnight, I toss and turn and can't fall asleep. My sister is so frail, she must be freezing to death in the cold basement.
Thinking this way, I got up and took a thick cotton coat, then quietly opened the door and ran outside.
I didn't dare to take the elevator, but chose to take the safe passage.
After all, being discovered would be very troublesome.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but as I was going downstairs, I seemed to hear another kind of footsteps. Very light, and also very hurried. I thought I might be just too nervous, perhaps it was just my own footsteps, and didn't pay much attention.
Arriving at the entrance to the basement, I was about to crawl in when I heard a quiet voice coming from behind. It sounded extremely cautious, as if afraid of being overheard. I leaned over to where the sound was coming from and saw Zhang Feng talking to a man.
Right after that, Zhang Feng took out a thick stack of money and handed it to the man, saying in a low voice, "It must be a clean kill." Clean kill?
Who to kill... my sister?
The thought shocked me, giving me goosebumps and breaking out in a cold sweat.
I quickly left, clutching my coat, wanting to find someone to help.
I bumped into someone on the road. I rubbed my nose in pain and, under the faint moonlight, I could see the person in front of me clearly. "Uncle Liu, it's you!"
Liu Pengqiang made a "shushing" gesture at me, indicating that I should not make any noise.
Seeing him was like seeing a savior.
I hurriedly described what I had just seen.
"They really want to kill my sister!" Liu Pengqiang said with a heavy expression. After a long silence, he spoke again: "We need to find a way to rescue your sister tonight, or who knows what Zhang Feng might do."
I nodded and brought Liu Pengqiang to the entrance of the basement. It was locked, and without a key, there was no way to get in. Fortunately, Liu Pengqiang had previously been an apprentice locksmith and knew a little about these things.
I saw him take the snap clips from my head, twist it into thin iron wire, and insert it into the lock. After ten minutes of unlocking, the door to the basement was finally opened. I quietly ran to my sister's side, only to see her weakly leaning against the iron door, looking exhausted.
I covered her with a cotton-padded jacket, rubbed my hands, and helped warm her hands.
"Go quickly."
Liu Pengqiang's timely urging was like a warning bell.
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