I insist

Chapter 17: Dismissing the Officials

Tian Yumei was somewhat flattered, but she still mustered up her courage and agreed.

"Then... thank you, Mother!"

Song Miqiu was genuinely happy. This daughter-in-law must have accepted him, right?

Although she didn't know why the original owner of this body had become like this, or who had placed her here and given her this identity, all she wanted now was to be this famous old woman.

They called over two children, and Song Miqiu and the others magically produced clothes for them.

Qiu Xiaobai was surprised to find that her grandmother hadn't lied to them after all!

"Thank you, Grandma!"

"Grandma is so amazing! I love her, Xiaoshuang loves Grandma!"

Seeing the two little ones surrounding her, Song Miqiu couldn't stop smiling.

Tian Yumei quietly wiped away her tears.

She used to only see such scenes in her dreams.

Just as the atmosphere in the room was getting right, it was broken by a discordant sound.

"Grandma! Grandma! Come out quickly! Your son Qiu Tianlei has been arrested by the authorities!"

Suddenly! The people inside the house, no longer able to celebrate, all rushed out.

When Song Miqiu arrived at the village entrance, almost the entire village had already arrived.

"Make way! Make way! The old lady from the Qiu family is here!"

At first, everyone only felt disgust and fear towards Song Miqiu, but now, they all have a bit more scrutiny towards him.

That wicked old woman seems to have changed a bit lately.

I wonder what kind of way he's come up with to torment his poor wife.

However, most people don't have the time or inclination to stand up for the wronged; they just treat it as a joke and move on.

For example, right now.

Qiu Tianlei was being held down by a group of officials, while the people around him were just watching the spectacle.

"Let me go! What right do you have to arrest me!"

Normally, they wouldn't dare to challenge the officials, but Qiu Tianlei felt he was being wronged!

On what grounds are they arresting him?!

As soon as Song Miqiu arrived, he heard Qiu Tianlei's shouts and breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems these officials haven't had time to do anything yet.

"Sirs, please show mercy!"

"And who are you?"

Upon seeing the old man who had suddenly appeared, the expressions on the faces of the officers relaxed somewhat.

Song Miqiu had a plan in mind; these officials might not be so difficult to reason with.

“I am Qiu Tianlei’s mother. I came here specifically to inquire about what happened after hearing that my child had been arrested by the officials. As you know, our village is very remote. We really don’t know what serious crime he committed that warrants the officials coming to arrest him personally.”

As the saying goes, the common people cannot fight against the officials.

Song Miqiu could rely on the old woman's reputation to fight violence in the village, and even use his words to make people feel ashamed.

But she also understood that in this era, if an ordinary citizen followed the officials in that way, the end result would probably be that you wouldn't even know how you died.

Everyone was puzzled as to why Old Lady Song was so gentle today, but they couldn't possibly have imagined all that.

"You're this thief's family member? In that case, you've come at the right time. This thief is harboring a wanted criminal, and we're about to bring him to justice and make him reveal the whereabouts of the wanted criminal!"

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu's heart skipped a beat, and Qiu Tianlei immediately thought of the man he had bought.

He turned his head and glanced at his mother, only to see her gently shaking her head at him.

Qiu Tianlei thought to himself that perhaps his own mother really cared about that man, which was why she had been hiding his whereabouts.

Since that's the case, he certainly wouldn't want to upset his mother.

The officers didn't notice the interaction between the mother and son, but their attitude was clear: Qiu Tianlei was definitely going to be arrested!