164: The Chen family members were arrested.

Squad Leader Li and the other comrades were arranged to escort the hostages to the hospital.

"Who are you?"

On the way, two people woke up. Seeing others in the car, they trembled in fear, their voices filled with terror.

"We are Soldiers. We just rescued you."

Hearing that they were Soldiers who had rescued them, the two were stunned at first, then looked at the Soldier comrades with some disbelief.

"Wah..."

After their shock, the two burst into tears.

"Wuwuwu..."

They hadn't expected to be rescued one day. During the days they were captured, they went from initial fear and attempts to escape, followed by beatings. After that, they didn't dare to move. They only then realized that the cave was more than ten meters above the ground, and they couldn't get down without a hanging basket.

Moreover, directly below the cave entrance were only rocks, while other parts of the mountain side allowed them to jump into the sea, but jumping down could mean falling to their death.

The sea was tens of meters deep, and if they couldn't swim, they wouldn't survive.

Not only that, but this beach area was impossible to leave unless there was a boat, otherwise they would have to swim one or two kilometers. But how could people like them swim one or two kilometers?

Hearing their cries, the others also woke up.

"Wah..."

Several children also burst into tears.

"Don't cry, you're all safe now." The comrades-in-arms quickly comforted the children.

"Wah."

The comrades-in-arms comforted these people.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing returned to the village.

In the village, it wasn't just Captain Chen and his family who had problems; there were other people too.

The two families previously investigated had now been arrested by the Public Security comrades.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing arrived at Captain Chen's house.

Outside the courtyard, Xiao Niannian saw that the lights were still on at Captain Chen's house, and many voices could be heard from inside.

"Dad, should we go to sleep?"

"Eldest, Second, you two go out and check the situation."

Hearing his father's words, the Chen Family Eldest Son and Second Son immediately agreed. But they were still a little scared in their hearts.

After all, there were so many gunshots just now, it might have been those people fighting with the Public Security personnel.

But if those people were caught, they themselves would probably be implicated.

"Old woman, you all pack your things. I already prepared the letters of introduction. If anything happens, you take your daughters-in-law and sons to Yangcheng early in the morning, and live in the house we bought there. Yangcheng is so big, they definitely won't find us... I also made fake household registrations for you..."

Hearing her husband's words, Auntie Chen felt even more panicked.

Over the years, although they had encountered dangerous situations, her husband had never been as flustered as he was now.

As soon as the two Chen family sons opened the courtyard door, they were knocked unconscious by people ambushing in the dark.

Everyone quietly entered the courtyard.

"Don't move."

Captain Chen and Auntie Chen both panicked when they heard this.

"comrades, why are you here so late at night? We just heard some strange noises..."

Captain Chen suppressed the panic in his heart and forced a smile as he spoke.

"Chen Fu, you are suspected of committing crimes... You are now under arrest. Any words you have can be said at the Public Security Bureau..."

"comrades, you've misunderstood. We are ordinary citizens. For so many years, we've always been honest..." He quickly cried out that he was wronged.

Meanwhile, Auntie Chen and the two Chen family daughters-in-law were also restrained.

The children, hearing the commotion, also started crying loudly.

"Wah."

"Don't arrest my grandpa."

"Don't arrest my mom."

The loud crying attracted some neighbors to open their courtyard doors and look towards Captain Chen's house.

"What happened?"

"It seems to be at the Captain's house."

"Could something have happened?"

"Let's go take a look."

"Take the people away. Find other people from the Production Brigade to look after these children..." The Public Security Bureau comrade instructed his subordinates.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing were cooperating with the Public Security comrades in making arrests this time, so after they arrested the people, they didn't say anything further.

They had just arrested the people and hadn't even gotten into the car when Secretary Chen arrived with cadres from the commune.

"comrade, what's going on?"

"We heard gunshots and reported it to the County Government's Public Security. We're here to check the situation..."

Secretary Chen of the commune asked the Public Security comrade with an anxious expression.

"Captain Chen of Shijia Village and others are suspected of colluding with the enemy and other crimes. We are taking them back for interrogation now..."

"What?"

The surrounding masses also erupted in an uproar when they heard this.

"That's impossible, Captain Chen and his family are good people in the village."

"Is there a mistake?"

"How could Captain Chen and his family collude with the enemy and commit crimes?"

Secretary Chen looked at Captain Chen and the others who had been arrested and said.

"Chen Fu, what exactly have you done? Confess honestly and strive for leniency..."

Xiao Niannian listened to these words, her gaze fixed on Secretary Chen.

She felt that some of what Secretary Chen said was a bit strange, as if he was threatening Captain Chen.

And Captain Chen's hand trembled slightly when he heard his words.

"We've been wronged! I just took care of the family, usually looking after my Grandson and Granddaughter. How could we possibly collude with the enemy or commit crimes...?" Auntie Chen wailed.

She was already extremely scared.

All her sons and daughters-in-law had been arrested, and she didn't know what the situation was. What about her Grandson and Granddaughter?

No matter what, she would insist that she knew nothing.

Their family couldn't get into trouble, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stay in the village or the commune.

Those who commit crimes are either sentenced or reformed; the work they do is hard and tiring, and they also have to be taken to write self-criticisms... The three Chen family daughters-in-law also cried loudly.

"Captain Lu, that Chen family grand-niece has many old injuries, and her condition is somewhat serious. She must be sent to the hospital now."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jing immediately arranged for someone to send the little girl to the hospital.

After they got into the car, Xiao Niannian said to Lu Jing.

"Don't you think this Secretary Chen has a problem?"

"Mhm."

What does "Mhm" mean?

"What he said just now was a warning and threat to Chen Fu and the others..."

"Have the Public Security comrades found any problems with him?"

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, Lu Jing replied.

"We've found some issues, but he's very cunning, and there isn't enough evidence yet."

Their military side was investigating other individuals, while the Public Security comrades were investigating these communes.

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian frowned.

If they couldn't catch all these people in one swoop, they would eventually resurface. Moreover, this Captain Chen was a commune secretary, and who knew what kind of backers and accomplices they had behind them.