Unexpectedly slapped by his sister, Yun Zhenguo was about to lose his temper—but then saw his sister giving him a warning look.
Hearing her words, he finally realized what had happened. Thinking of what he’d just said, he quickly plopped down onto the ground.
Looking up at his mother, Zhou Miaomiao, with an innocent expression, he said:
“Mom, you have to stand up for me! My sister hit me—you have to help me hit back.”
Fearing that the Revolutionary Committee wouldn’t believe him, Yun Zhenguo began rolling and flailing on the ground, shouting:
“My sister went too far! I didn’t do anything wrong—why did she hit me? I won’t do it, I refuse~~”
Zhou Miaomiao understood that if others remembered what he said, their family might be in serious trouble.
Quickly, she pretended to defend her son and coldly glared at Yun Youran.
“Youran, you know your brother isn’t normal. How could you actually hit him?”
“You need to care for him! He’s your big brother!”
Yan Zhijun, experienced and worldly-wise, didn’t even bother looking at this clumsy little performance.
Raising his voice, he said:
“Enough, stop the act.”
“Our Revolutionary Committee doesn’t search members without reason.”
“We received a report that your Yun family has been misappropriating public property from the factory. Don’t think transferring assets will help.”
After saying this, Yan Zhijun stood still, waiting for his subordinates to return.
Yun Zhenguo, who had been sitting on the ground, stopped pretending and stood up.
He approached his mother Zhou Miaomiao, lowering his voice:
“Mom, what should we do now?”
Zhou Miaomiao only shook her head in confusion.
Soon, the twelve Revolutionary Committee members returned empty-handed.
Jiang Yunlong was the first to speak, approaching Deputy Director Yan Zhijun:
“Report, Deputy Director. Even the bedroom has been cleared—nothing is left.”
Standing nearby, Zhou Yuncheng also reported:
“Director, the bedroom I searched also had nothing.”
Mu Yi’an whispered into Yan Zhijun’s ear:
“Director, I didn’t find anything either. What should we do now?”
Yan Zhijun wasn’t surprised. Since the transfer was this thorough, the other rooms were certainly emptied as well.
Thinking of the instructions given by Director Li Zhiqiang before departure, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Miaomiao, then turned to Yun Aiguo slumped at the gate.
After glancing away, he looked at Jiang Yunlong and Zhou Yuncheng:
“Arrest Yun Aiguo and Zhou Miaomiao and take them back to the Revolutionary Committee.”
“When they decide to reveal where the assets went, we’ll discuss further matters.”
Hearing the deputy director’s order, the twelve members quickly split into two teams, taking Yun Aiguo and Zhou Miaomiao under control.
In unison, they said:
“Deputy Director, the couple has been arrested. Should we return to the Committee now?”
Yun Aiguo began shouting:
“You’re the deputy director, right? You have no evidence! You can’t arrest me and my wife!”
“I don’t accept this—you can’t ignore the law!”
Zhou Miaomiao also shouted:
“Yes! You have no evidence! You can’t just arrest us like this!”
Yan Zhijun stepped out of the main hall, coldly staring at them:
“Do you want evidence? That’s simple.”
“We can take you to the food factory. If Yun Aiguo stole from the factory, someone must have seen it.”
“Do you want to go? I’ll take you there now.”
Hearing this, Yun Aiguo faltered—because someone had indeed seen him in action.
If they were taken to the factory by the Committee, no one would cover for him.
Seeing her husband silent, Zhou Miaomiao stopped speaking as well.
With the couple out of words, Yan Zhijun waved his hand and raised his voice:
“Take the couple—we’re returning to the Revolutionary Committee.”
In the main hall, Yun Zhenguo and Yun Youran were both stunned.
After a long moment, Yun Zhenguo recovered and said:
“Sister, Dad and Mom will probably be sent to a farm or even a cattle shed.”
“It’s still early— we need to sever ties with them and quickly sign up for rural work.”
“Otherwise, we’ll always be considered children of criminals, and we won’t even be able to hold our heads high in the future.”
Hearing her brother, Yun Youran looked up and without hesitation said:
“Big brother, let’s go! I have the household registration book. We’ll go to the newspaper and announce the broken engagement.”
Hearing this, Yun Zhenguo glanced around the empty house, his expression hardening.
Lowering his voice:
“Good, let’s go. While our parents’ charges aren’t finalized yet, we’ll sell this house.”
“If we wait too long, we won’t be able to sell it. Houses in the capital city are still easy to sell.”
He paused, looking at his sister.
“The money from selling the house—we split it fifty-fifty, plus the rural work subsidy.”
“Even going to the countryside, we’ll live comfortably—no need to farm like those peasants.”
Hearing her brother’s plan, Yun Youran agreed—it made sense since they had nothing left.
Suddenly, she thought of her fiancé Liang Yuanchao, considering bringing him along to the countryside.
She looked at her brother Yun Zhenguo and raised her voice:
“Big brother, let’s go quickly!”
Without waiting, the siblings ran outside. Yun Youran, at the back, locked the gate behind them as they dashed straight toward the newspaper office.
Meanwhile, Director Li Zhiqiang of the Revolutionary Committee arrived at the Liang family home with twenty subordinates.
He signaled Leng Jiazh, who immediately understood and ran to the gate, beginning to knock.
“Bang, bang, bang~~~”
The Liang family, having just returned home, exchanged glances.
Gu Hehua looked at her husband Liang Weijun and asked:
“Husband, who’s here?”
Hearing the knocking grow louder, Liang Weijun frowned and raised his voice:
“Who is it?”
Leng Jiazh, outside the gate, didn’t answer but knocked harder.
“Bang, bang, bang~~~”
Seeing this, Liang Yuanjun stood, glanced at his parents, and said in a low voice:
“Mom, Dad, I’ll go see who it is.”
“Though I guess they’re probably here for Dad.”
With that, he headed to the gate.
Watching her son leave, Gu Hehua eyed her husband suspiciously and couldn’t help asking:
“Husband, could it really be her coming for you?”
“Do you really think I don’t know? This is going too far—now they’ve come to our door.”
“Don’t make me angry, or I’ll make you eat peanuts.”