Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 427 The Village Woman Who Raises Others' Children 3

The police arrived quickly.

Where did this child come from?

"Picked it up?"

"Where did you pick it up?"

I found it on the path.

"It's working hours, why aren't you working? What are you doing on the sidewalk?!"

"I...I...I have something to do in the county."

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As soon as the police arrived, they questioned Qin Yu. Their questions made Qin Yu break out in a cold sweat, and he stammered as he answered.

Seeing his behavior, the police became even more suspicious.

Qin Yu was extremely nervous, his eyes darting around, and he didn't dare to meet the police officer's gaze.

Because the child drowned, it couldn't be determined whether it was intentional, so the police questioned the villagers about the situation.

They took the child and Qin Yu away together.

This caused quite a stir; it immediately caused an uproar.

In this day and age, villagers don't care what you did wrong; if you're taken away by the police, you're considered to have a problem.

"Oh dear, Qin, the educated youth, has been arrested by the police!"

"I knew it! He's lazy and good-for-nothing, and Jiaojiao does everything for him. He's definitely not a good person."

"He said he picked up the child? Who would believe that! He probably did..."

"Tsk tsk tsk! These educated youth, not one of them is good, they're just causing trouble for our village."

"Shh! Don't talk nonsense. The police are here, it must be something serious!"

Rumors spread like wildfire, and everyone in the educated youth compound became the subject of gossip and pointing fingers among the villagers.

In particular, some of the better-looking educated youths knew how to seduce the young men and women in the village, which made them feel utterly ashamed.

Meanwhile, at the police station, Qin Yu was being interrogated alone.

"Qin Yu, tell me honestly, where did this child come from?" The police officer's eyes were sharp and his tone stern.

Qin Yu's forehead was covered in sweat, his fingers gripped the hem of his clothes tightly, and his voice trembled: "I... I really found it on the path..."

"You found her? Then why didn't you report her death to the police, but instead went to cause trouble for Meng Jiaojiao?" The police pressed on.

"I...I...she is my fiancée."

"Fiancée?" The police officer sneered. "You're accusing someone without their consent, just because she's your fiancée?"

Qin Yu was speechless, his eyes flickering even more intensely.

Upon seeing this, the police officer slammed his hand on the table: "Qin Yu! The cause of the child's death is still unknown. If you don't confess honestly, you will face the consequences!"

Qin Yu shuddered, finally unable to bear it any longer, and collapsed, covering his face in despair: "I don't know... I don't know anything..."

Regardless, he refused to admit that this was his child with Jiang Zhizhi.

In the 1970s, they had children out of wedlock; that's considered having an affair.

Not only would they be arrested and paraded through the streets, labeled as backward elements, but in more serious cases, they might even be arrested and sent to the far northwest for "re-education."

His future would be ruined, and he could never go back to the city.

Along with his beloved Zhizhi, he will never be able to hold his head high again.

Qin Yu's psychological defenses gradually crumbled under the repeated questioning by the police, but he still clung to his last line of defense—he absolutely could not admit that the child was his.

He lowered his head, repeating in a hoarse voice, "I really just found it on the path... I don't know anything..."

The police officers exchanged a glance, and one of them stood up and said coldly, "Qin Yu, since you refuse to cooperate, we will have no choice but to conduct a thorough investigation."

"The forensic doctor will give a conclusion on the cause of the child's death, but you are highly suspicious. We will notify your brigade and the educated youth office. You cannot leave the police station for the time being."

Qin Yu suddenly raised his head, his face deathly pale: "No, no! I have to go back to work! I... I really didn't do anything wrong!"

Whether or not you have done something wrong is not for you to decide.

The police officer closed his notebook, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "We will investigate thoroughly."

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At the same time, the news that Qin Yu had been taken away by the police spread like wildfire throughout the entire production team.

Jiang Zhizhi stayed at home and dared not go out.

She knew in her heart that if Qin Yu couldn't withstand the pressure and betrayed her, she would be finished.

Jiang Zhizhi's father is the village party secretary.

He didn't know about Jiang Zhizhi and Qin Yu's relationship at first, since Qin Yu and Meng Jiaojiao were already engaged.

It wasn't until Jiang Zhizhi and her partner had sexual relations and someone died that they told their families about it.

The village secretary's family situation was different from that of the brigade leader. In addition to his daughter, he also had two sons, both of whom were married.

If the news that Jiang Zhizhi is pregnant gets out, what will happen?

Not only is it embarrassing, but he might also lose his position as village secretary.

He gave Qin Yu two choices: either break off the engagement and marry Jiang Zhizhi, or abort the child.

But Qin Yu wanted both; he couldn't bear to part with Meng Jiaojiao, this free laborer, nor could he bear to part with the child in Jiang Zhizhi's belly.

He liked Jiang Zhizhi from beginning to end, but he chose Meng Jiaojiao because he knew that Meng Jiaojiao was good to him.

Meng Jiaojiao's father is the brigade leader, which not only gives her a lot of convenience, but also because Meng Jiaojiao is stupid.

She felt sorry for Qin Yu, a young intellectual from the city, who was delicate and frail, so she helped him with his work and credited the work points to him.

Whenever there was meat or eggs at home, Meng Jiaojiao would bring them to him immediately; he was the only one she cared about.

These are things that Jiang Zhizhi cannot do.

Jiang Zhizhi wouldn't help him with chores; she would only sweetly call out to Qin Yu, "Go for it!" She wasn't an only child, so it was impossible for her to subsidize Qin Yu.

That's why he chose Meng Jiaojiao.

He didn't know how long he would have to stay in the countryside. If he broke off the engagement because of Jiang Zhizhi, he would offend the Meng family, and the brigade leader would definitely make things difficult for him.

These aren't the main issues; the main issue is that no one is doing his work anymore.

He never intended to marry Meng Jiaojiao.

All he wanted to do was return to the city. The engagement was just to appease the Meng family; he would return to the city whenever he had the chance.

If he had married Jiang Zhizhi so early, he would not have gained any benefits and would have been stuck in the countryside.

He had no hope of returning to the city.

Qin Yu understood the ins and outs of this situation better than anyone else.

He does like Jiang Zhizhi, that's true, but that doesn't mean he'd give up his future and stay in the countryside.

He did not express his opinion on the choice given by the village party secretary; his silence was the best statement he could make.

The village secretary told Jiang Zhizhi to have an abortion, but these days, you need proof to have surgery at the hospital, and it would be terrible if people found out.

If surgery is not an option, the only recourse is to use folk remedies, such as taking medications that can easily cause miscarriage.

But Jiang Zhizhi was scared. If things went wrong, she could have a massive hemorrhage and die. In that case, she would have to be taken to the hospital.

Finally, Qin Yu came up with a bad idea.

The child was born and Meng Jiaojiao was to raise it. Anyway, Meng Jiaojiao listened to him, and as long as they didn't say anything, no one would know who the child's father was.

Then, Jiang Zhizhi was sent to her maternal grandmother's house to rest during her pregnancy. The official explanation was that she was going to help out at a relative's house.

Jiang Zhizhi didn't return until two months after giving birth, which led to the scene at the beginning.