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how can that be possible?

Didn't it mean that my brother was resold?

Why did he appear in the family photo of Yuan Sihua's family again?

The right hand holding the photo frame trembled slightly, and I tried my best to control my emotions so as not to show any strange expressions.

"Brother Zheng, let's go out for a while, I have something to tell you."

I typed a line on the memo on my phone and sent it to Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng didn't say anything, he stood up cooperatively, and I half pushed him out of the room impatiently.

When the woman in the yard saw us coming out, she stomped her feet, "Oh, comrade reporters, why are you coming out? It's so cold outside."

"It's a little stuffy inside, let's go out for a walk first, and come back later."

After saying this, I didn't care what the woman was going to say, I just dragged Chen Zheng to the path where he came and went.

I walked faster and faster on my own, and my breathing became short of breath.

"Yuan Yuan! Stop!"

Chen Zheng stretched out his hands and pressed my shoulders tightly, turned me around, and said in a solemn tone, "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

"No, I'm not uncomfortable." I looked back at the red lantern shrunk into a ball in the distance, and couldn't tell what I felt.

Is it anger?Not all, and disgusting...

"Brother Zheng, I saw my brother in the family portrait on the TV cabinet of Yuanjia, he was him when he was a child." I exhaled heavily, "I won't admit it wrong, that's him, he was hugged by the woman collecting money at the door on."

"Yuanyuan, you relax first." Chen Zheng rubbed my cold face and said seriously, "Are you really sure?"

"I'm sure! If Ma was here, she'd say the same thing."

Chen Zheng found a piece of news from his favorite webpage, "Look, Yuan Yuan, Yuan Sihua was arrested 15 years ago, and your brother was kidnapped 23 years ago. There was an interval of eight years. If you Brother is staying in Yuanjia Village, so the villagers here must know something, let's ask someone first."

"Okay." I replied dumbly, my confused brain finally regained the ability to think, "This is good news, isn't it?"

We originally hoped to get some clues from the half-mad Yuan Sihua's mouth, but now we can at least talk to normal people.

"Yes, maybe we don't have to work so hard." Chen Zheng patted my back, "Let's go."

Yuanjia Village is a well-known retirement village in Guling County. We quickly found an older sister who looked older.

She was sitting on a pony pony set up in the yard, half-closed her eyes, basking in the thin sun leisurely.

"Hello, sister."

The elder sister opened her eyelids calmly when she saw us, "Hey, are you here to ask Yuan Sihua?"

"Yes, yes, yes." I pretended to be puzzled, "Sister, why is there a woman at the gate of Yuan Sihua's house who is charging a fee? What is the relationship between her and Yuan Sihua?"

"That's not Yuan Sihua's house, that's his eldest brother Yuan Dahua's house. The one at the door is Yuan Sihua's sister-in-law." The eldest sister stretched her legs and grabbed a handful of dates from the pile of dates drying on the ground, "Come and eat something, look You are quite handsome, so I will give you food for nothing."

I took it flattered and fed one to Chen Zheng.

"Young man, I advise you two not to do any interviews. You can't ask anything. Yuan Sihua is stupid, crazy, and even his elder brother doesn't recognize him. Hey, his elder brother's family brought Yuan Sihua to his home just to make money , how could he be so kind?"

"It doesn't matter what we say, we have to complete the task assigned by the superior." I wondered, "Sister, I don't think there are many young people in the village. Where have they gone? Are there any children in Yuan Dahua's family? We went there just now." Once, I don’t seem to have seen it.”

"They all left. Those who go to school go to school, and those who work part-time. Yuan Dahua has a son who is very promising. They all graduated from graduate school. The couple in his family, alas, praise every day, that their son is promising."

Son... my heart tightened, and I hurriedly asked: "Then where is his son now? How old is it?"

Chen Zheng quietly squeezed my hand, and added: "It's such a big sister, the interview we want to do needs to have a general understanding of Yuan Sihua's family situation, including his nephew, of course."

I realized that I was too eager just now, which frightened my eldest sister.

"Young people, don't be so anxious, just speak slowly." The elder sister patted her chest and laughed, "His son is in city A, and he will only be 24 or [-] years old after the Chinese New Year. Oh, by the way, his son didn't come back for the Chinese New Year this year. "

The ages roughly match, and, City A!He is actually in the same city as me, and mom!

Chen Zheng then asked: "Eldest sister, did his son live in the village since he was a child?"

Eldest sister: "Yes, he has been here since he was a child, but after he entered junior high school, he went to live on campus."

Been here since childhood?How can it be?What the elder sister said was different from what we thought when she was young?

"Sister, think about it carefully, has he been in Yuanjia Village since he was born?"

The eldest sister stared, "You young man, why don't you believe me? He was indeed in the village since he was born."

I let go of my strength in disappointment, and my tense shoulders collapsed limply.

Obviously, they are almost exactly the same, why not?

"Hey, no, no, it doesn't seem to be the case. Yuan Dahua and his wife went out to work when they were young. They brought the child back to the village from outside. They said that the child had run into something evil, so they went back to their hometown to suppress it." The elder sister slapped her thigh suddenly, "I remembered. At that time, the child cried a lot at night, disturbing the neighbors around him to sleep well. Yuan Dahua was also criticized by the village chief in a meeting, scolding him for spreading feudal superstition."

I instantly rekindled hope that I could be right!The child was brought back from the outside by Yuan Dahua and his wife. After bringing him back, he always cried and found reasons to say that he was an evil...

"That kid, what's his name?"

If you know his name, even if you find nothing in Yuan Dahua's house, you can find someone by name when you return to City A.

"His name is Xiaojie, and his first name is Yuanjie. He is the pride of our village. He was admitted to A University of Political Science and Law, and the banner hung at the entrance of the village for two months."

Yuan Jie? !Is it the Yuan Jie I know?

I almost jumped up in shock, subconsciously looked at Chen Zheng, Chen Zheng's eyes were also full of surprise, we looked at each other in blank dismay.

Chen Zheng asked cautiously: "Which one is it? Is it... an outstanding person?"

"Yeah, that's Jay!"

……

Chen Zheng and I walked side by side on the way back to Yuan Dahua's house.

I counted on my fingers one by one, "A graduate student from the University of Political Science and Law, he is 24 years old, and his name is Yuan Jie. Brother Zheng, is it really him?"

After speaking, I became annoyed again, "Why didn't I take a photo with Yuan Jie before, or I could show it to my elder sister just now."

Chen Zheng stopped suddenly, "Yuan Yuan, I can ask Old Wu for Yuan Jie's resume."

That's right, there must be Yuan Jie's ID photo on his resume!I was about to turn around almost immediately, but after thinking about it, does this seem too strange?

Originally we asked a lot of questions that had nothing to do with Yuan Sihua, but now we used Yuan Jie's photo to ask, if the elder sister told Yuan Dahua and his wife, would they startle the snake?

Before the dust is settled, I have to rule out all possible changes.

"Brother Zheng, I have an idea..."

The "little eDonkey duo" in front of us came down the stairs, dejected.

I heard them whispering.

——"I can't ask anything at all."

——"Yes, I was almost beaten by him. Today is really unlucky."

Yuan Dahua's wife led us up, and there were only three rooms on both sides of the narrow corridor on the second floor.

I pointed to one at random and asked, "Is that the room? Yuan Sihua lives there?"

"No, that's my son's room." The woman pushed open another door and greeted the person inside, "Dahua, you're a reporter from City A."

The man he called Da Hua graciously stood up from his chair to greet us, "Comrade reporter, come in quickly."

On the small bed next to Yuan Dahua, a sloppy man with his hands and feet tied up, stared straight at the ceiling, as if he didn't care about other people's movements at all.

That is Yuan Sihua, the chief culprit who destroyed dozens of happy families.

"Comrade reporters, I must be present when you are conducting interviews. My younger brother is already out of his mind and will hurt others. Do you understand?" Yuan Dahua rubbed his hands, showing a simple and honest smile.

"Understood, let's start." Chen Zheng took out a notebook and a recording pen from his backpack, "Mr. Yuan Dahua, the one we want to interview...is you."

The author says:

Regarding the interview, Chen Zheng and the others did not have a press card, so they would not show it voluntarily.