Ai Cao followed Fu Jiu back to town in a panic.
She went straight to the place where Gu Dong was being held, but she was still blocked from entering.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry.
Your stomach is more important! "Fu Jiu looked at Ai Cao agitatedly.
He was afraid that something would happen to the child.
He tried his best to comfort her.
"It's okay.
I'm fine. "Ai Cao told Fu Jiu not to worry about her. She secretly touched her stomach.
She thought that the child could be as obedient.
Your father is in trouble now. Ai Cao calmed down and turned to ask Fu Jiu, "Where's Ai Ershun? Where's Ai Ershun? "
"He should be working in the office at this time." Fu Jiu frowned.
He didn't understand why Ai Cao asked Ai Ershun. He had already told her on the way here.
Ai Ershun was a thief.
He didn't have the heart to help them.
"Let's go to his office." Ai Cao's tired face was full of determination. No matter what, she had to see Gu Dong.
The two of them arrived in front of Ai Ershun's office.
They were stopped by a person standing at the door. He asked them what they were here for and asked them to wait for a while.
He went to talk to Ai Ershun himself.
They didn't know when, but in the blink of an eye.
Ai Ershun had a clerical title above his head.
That person went in.
Ai Cao and Fu Jiu stood in the courtyard and waited anxiously.
After a while, someone came out and told them, "Ai Ershun is writing a report now.
You guys wait for a while. "After saying that, the person went to stand guard again.
He ignored Ai Cao and the others.
"He's doing this on purpose!" Fu Jiu said indignantly, "Don't expect him to help. This person is heartless! What a heartless and unscrupulous person. He knew that we were coming over, yet he did this on purpose. Let's go back! "
Fu Jiu felt that Ai Ershun would not help. In the past, the relationship between the Gu and Ai Ershun in the village was not good. In addition, with Ai Ershun's personality, he would be acting like an official at this time. They would be thankful if he did not add insult to injury.
"Let's wait, let's wait a little longer." The Ai Cao was surprisingly calm at this moment.
The two of them stood in the courtyard and waited for more than half an hour before Ai Ershun walked out of his office with a smile on his face and hurried footsteps as if he had just realized that they were here.
"Hey, why are you two here? Xiaocao's pregnant belly is already so big ah. It looks even bigger than your second sister-in-law's belly. "Ai Ershun stared at Ai Cao's bulging belly and said to them with a smile.
Back then, Ai Ershun did not speak much. His gloomy personality scared the Ai Cao. Now, he spoke kindly and had a smile on his face. This made the Ai Cao feel even more uncomfortable.
Ai Ershun had really changed.
"What? Xiaocao, why are you staring at me? It hasn't been long since we last met and you already don't recognize me? "Ai Ershun saw that Ai Cao was staring at him and straightened his body. He asked somewhat uncomfortably.
"No, Second Brother." Ai Cao's eyes turned red as soon as he spoke. With tears in his eyes, he looked at Ai Ershun and shouted, "Second Brother, Gu Dong, how is Gu Dong now? Can you take me to see him? "
Ai Ershun was originally quite happy when he heard Ai Cao call him 'Second Brother'. However, when he heard Gu Dong's name, the expression on his face changed for a second. After he recovered, he frowned and said with a troubled expression, "I know, I know that something happened to Gu Dong. Ai Cao, listen to me. I also want to help you guys, but his situation is quite serious. It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I can't help you. "
"How can that be! You … "Fu Jiu was so agitated that he wanted to refute Ai Ershun, but Ai Cao beat him to it.
"Second Brother, I know this is difficult for you, but there's no one else in our family. You're the only one in our family who's in the mayor and the government. Please help us, Second Brother. No one else has the ability to do what you do. I just want to see him. I'm begging you, Second Brother. "
Ai Cao pulled on Ai Ershun's arm with tears in her eyes. She flattered Ai Ershun while crying and trying to get closer to him.
For some reason, Ai Ershun felt comfortable when he saw Ai Cao crying like a pear blossom in the rain.
What was Gu Dong like now? He was like a piece of meat on the chopping board. He didn't mind Ai Cao seeing how miserable he was now.
Hmph, he had messed with Ai Cao time and time again in the village, and now he was in his current situation. Ai Ershun had a strange feeling. After being put in a difficult position, he put on a righteous face and said that he had decided to help Mugwort. Even if someone asked, he was not afraid to take responsibility. After all, Mugwort called him Second Brother.
Mugwort saw Gu Dong in a small room. There were no windows in the room. It was a dark, damp, and messy room. Inside, there was only the scattered straw on the floor. There was nothing else. Gu Dong was lying on the straw filthy, covered in blood, and his clothes were tattered beyond recognition.
"Gu Dong!" Ai Cao clenched her fists and rushed over. As soon as she touched Gu Dong, she realized that something was wrong with Gu Dong. Gu Dong was burning up again.
To be exact, Gu Dong was burning up and confused. No matter how Ai Cao called him, he didn't wake up. He just curled up and closed his eyes, trembling non-stop.
"Gu Dong, wake up, wake up! I am Ai Cao, Gu Dong! "No matter how Ai Cao shook Gu Dong, he didn't wake up.
Ai Cao looked at Gu Dong's bruised face and the blood on his eyebrows and mouth. Ai Cao sat on the dirty and damp ground and hugged Gu Dong's head, crying loudly.
How could this be? How could he become like this?
"Save him! Second Brother, save him. He needs to see a doctor and take medicine! "Ai Cao looked up at Ai Ershun, who was at the door.
"Ai Cao, Second Brother also wants to help, but there is no other way. He has evidence. Director He has already instructed us to interrogate him properly and report it to the higher-ups. I can't make the decision, and Second Brother can't help you. The ground is wet. You should get up first. It's not good for your health. "
Ai Ershun pretended to be kind and wanted to bend down to help Ai Cao up.
Fu Jiu strode past Ai Ershun and saw Gu Dong's condition. He was very upset and held back his tears. He originally wanted to help Gu Dong, who was pregnant, up. But when he saw the blood on Gu Dong's waist, he immediately went over and pulled Gu Dong's clothes. The big man's tears immediately fell.
"F * ck your mother! Ai Ershun! "Fu Jiu turned around and gave Ai Ershun a punch. The two of them rushed up and wrestled.
Ai Cao, who was holding Gu Dong's head in her arms, looked at Fu Jiu's clothes that were pulled up. Her whole body was in pain as if someone was gouging out her heart. Her face was full of tears and she couldn't stop crying.
Gu Dong's waist and abdomen were covered in bruises and blood. These bruises even spread to other parts of his body that were covered by his clothes.
Ai Cao didn't need to look at Gu Dong's wounds and the bloodstains on his clothes to know that Gu Dong had been whipped. His chest, back, and even his legs were the same.
Gu Dong, Gu Dong!
Ai Cao touched Gu Dong's bloodless and pale face. Her heart was throbbing with pain. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach without any warning.
Child! What happened to the child? Nothing must happen to him!
Ai Cao's rationality instantly returned. She took Gu Dong's hand and gently touched her stomach. Then, she slowly moved Gu Dong's head out of her arms. She looked at Gu Dong and silently said, "You have to hold on! You have to go home! "
Ai Cao struggled to get up from the ground and walked out. Fu Jiu and Ai Ershun's fight had already moved to the courtyard. From the two of them fighting each other, Ai Ershun watched as a group of people held guns and beat Fu Jiu up.
Although Fu Jiu was beaten to the ground, he was still fiercely cursing the 18 generations of Ai family's ancestors.
Ai Cao silently walked to Ai Ershun's side and wiped the tears from her face. She did not look at the beaten up Fu Jiu clearly and said to Ai Ershun, "Second Brother, it's Fu Jiu's fault. I've taught him a lesson. Let him go. I'll bring him home."
She could not save Gu Dong, but she could not let anything happen to Fu Jiu.
Ai Ershun, who had already vented his anger, did not have the friendly and amiable expression from before. He said to the people fighting with a dark expression, "Alright, you guys can leave." Then, he turned his head and said to Ai Cao, "This is the town hall, not the village. It's not a place where anyone can behave atrociously. I'll teach him a lesson. I'll be nice and not be calculative. If he's so reckless, he won't be so lucky the next time he meets someone else.
Fu Jiu got up from the ground. He was still cursing and wanted to attack Ai Ershun, but he was stopped by Ai Cao. "Let's go home! Let's go back! "
It was early summer in May. The sun had already begun to emit its power. After leaving the town hall, Ai Cao felt a chill in her heart even though the sun was scorching above her head.
It was not only in ancient times where power was the norm, but it was also the norm no matter where one went.
Gu Dong's incident might have been reported by someone, but it was more likely that Ai Ershun was taking revenge, or that someone was deliberately using Gu Dong to gain merit. Ai Cao could not guess what was going on, but on the way back, her mind was filled with thoughts of how to save Gu Dong.
Ever since she came to this world, she and Gu Dong had always lived in a small village. There were only so many places they could move around and only so many people they knew.
In this town, it was very possible that the Revolutionary Committee would do whatever they wanted. Even if someone died in there, they could give a so-called reasonable explanation.
Who could she find? Ai Cao's mind was filled with thoughts of people who could help her.
When the two of them returned, the sky was still clear, but as soon as they reached home, the wind started to blow. Judging from the weather, it should be raining again.
Fu Jiu sent the mugwort home and ran over to Tian Yuanyuan to tell her to take care of the mugwort after class. Then, she went back to her own home.
She had not been home for only half a month, but her home had become so unfamiliar and quiet. She sat on a stool in front of the living room and looked at everything that had not changed. In the end, it was not the things that had changed, but the people and Gu Dong.
Ai Cao thought that she should go to the county tomorrow to look for Ren Wanwan and see if she could help. At the same time, because Gu Dong's situation was more dangerous, she had to look for the brigade leader first and ask for his help. At the very least, he had to watch over him. She could not let him die in there before saving him.
Thinking of this, Ai Cao got up and went to her bedroom. Then, she went to Zhuangzi and took out a stack of money. Most of it was scattered banknotes. She wanted to go to the brigade leader's house.
The brigade leader had been a brigade leader for so many years. He was a shrewd person. He knew clearly what he could stick to and what he could not. Therefore, after Gu Dong's accident, he told Fu Qiang not to let his son get involved. He was afraid that he would be implicated.
However, Ai Cao had to persuade him to help. At least, before she found Ren Wanwan and confirmed that she could help, she could not let anything happen to Gu Dong in the town government.
"Brigade leader, please help. You watched Gu Dong grow up in the village. It's not like you don't know what kind of person he is. Besides, how could he be a capitalist and colluding with the enemy? Our village has always obeyed your teachings. Every time we have a class or listen to a lecture, Gu Dong will never lack him. He is usually an honest and well-behaved person in the village …"
Ai Cao said a lot. The brigade leader saw that a pregnant woman was crying pitifully. However, although he sympathized with her, he did not agree to help her.
"The things that were found in your house will be used as evidence. With Gu Dong's background, no matter where these things came from, those people will be able to accuse him of a crime with these things." The brigade leader took a long drag of his pipe and looked bitterly at Ai Cao. "This is not easy to handle."
"Brigade leader, please help. Some of those things were given to Gu Dong when he was injured and hospitalized last year. Some of them were from him selling mountain goods at the supply and demand cooperative. The money and tickets for the bicycle were all borrowed from others."
At this point, Ai Cao had an idea. She looked bitterly at the brigade leader and said, "It's also my fault. I always complained about how difficult it is to be pregnant at school. Gu Dong can't go back and forth by taxi, so we can only see each other a few times a month. When my deskmate heard this, he felt that this was not a good idea, so he went home to get money and tickets for us to buy a bicycle so that Gu Dong can go back and forth more easily. "
"Ai, even if you can prove that you borrowed from others, who would believe you? Those people from the reform committee have the final say. It's not easy to deal with them." The brigade leader frowned.
"Dad, let's go take a look tomorrow. We can't just watch Gu Dong get into trouble in the town government. He's also from our village!"
Fu Qiang actually sympathized with Gu Dong. He felt that this was an undeserved disaster and that this disaster could cost him his life. Although they were not as close as Fu Jiu, they still grew up together. If he did not help Gu Dong, he would feel bad if something happened to him in the future.
The brigade leader glanced at his son, put away his pipe, and let out a long sigh. He pondered for a moment and said to Ai Cao, "I'll go to town tomorrow to look for someone and see the situation. But you know that I'm just a brigade leader in a village. I can't do much in town. I'll try my best to help."
Although he knew that it was best to stay away from this matter, it was still a human life. The brigade leader agreed to help Ai Cao check the situation.
"Brigade leader, we'll have to trouble you. Whether or not you can save him, we'll remember this favor. We just hope that Gu Dong can suffer less in there. The deskmate I mentioned just now has a father who is the head of our county. I'll go to her house in the county tomorrow. Before we come back, please help me find someone to take care of him."
After speaking, Ai Cao gently placed a stack of seventy to eighty notes on the table in front of the brigade leader.
"Hey, girl, what are you doing? Gu Dong is from our village. It's my duty to help him. I can't accept this money. Hurry up and take it back. "The brigade leader used his pipe to transfer the money to Ai Cao's side. His heart was thumping.
He did not expect Ai Cao to know the head of the county. If what she said was true, then Gu Dong's case might really have a chance to turn things around.
"This money is for your activities. Sorry to trouble you. You must accept this money. I'm the one who caused you trouble."
"If you really know someone from the county, you can go and look for them tomorrow. We'll help you look after the town tomorrow. You don't have to be too polite. Keep this money for the county."
Before Ai Cao left, she left the money on the brigade leader's table. There was an old saying that money makes the world go round. This saying made sense. With this money and the relationship she revealed, the brigade leader would definitely do his best.
The pitter-patter of rain became heavier. Tian Yuanyuan came over to watch Ai Cao cook for her. By the time the two of them finished their dinner without much appetite, the rain had already turned into a downpour.
"Why is it raining so heavily?" Tian Yuanyuan looked at the water droplets splashing in the courtyard and frowned. "It's already rained several times this summer."
"Let's wait. It should stop soon." Ai Cao looked at the rain and thought of the previous situations. She said to Tian Yuanyuan.
The downpour of summer came quickly and left quickly.
However, this time seemed to be different from the past. By the time they went to bed, the rain showed no signs of stopping. Moreover, it was accompanied by lightning and thunder. The rain became heavier.
When Ai Cao woke up the next day, it was still raining.
"What should we do? Looking at the weather, it won't stop. Do you still want to go to the county? "Tian Yuanyuan looked at Ai Cao's bulging belly and asked her.
"Yes, I have to go." Gu Dong couldn't wait that long. Gu Dong was sick now. Ai Cao didn't know what would happen if she waited too long.
"Then wait for a while. I'll go find Fu Jiu and ask him to go with you!" After saying that, Tian Yuanyuan picked up the umbrella by the door and rushed into the rain.
It had been raining for the whole night. Looking at the gloomy sky, Ai Cao felt depressed. She felt that the rain wouldn't stop anytime soon.
When Fu Jiu heard that Ai Cao was going to the county to find someone to save Gu Dong, of course, he was willing to go with Ai Cao. Ai Cao wore a raincoat and Fu Jiu held an umbrella for her. The two of them walked in the rain to the county to get a car.
When they finally arrived at the county, Ai Cao almost jumped out when she saw Ren Wanwan. However, she finally saw hope.
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