novelden Chapter 118 Magic Upgrade
Chapter 118 Magic Upgrade
Song Lingling was initially forced to stop, but as she listened to Wang Xiaolian's sobs, she was stunned and wondered what was going on. She hadn't been…
Aunt Song held Lingling's hand and waited until Wang Xiaolian finished speaking before pushing her away and pulling Lingling home. A life was at stake; forgiveness wasn't so easy.
Song Lingling was puzzled, but she knew now was not the time to ask. She cooperated by shaking off Wang Xiaolian's hand that was holding her foot and walked home. Her parents wouldn't hurt her.
After Lingling's family left, many villagers gathered together and started discussing, "Really? Song Lingling wasn't... you know? Didn't Sister-in-law Zhang say that her nephew's wife's cousin works at the Public Security Bureau...?"
"You've misunderstood. The cousin of Zhang Dajie's nephew's wife is the distant niece of Lingling's aunt's younger sister. He was arrested for human trafficking and prostitution. I didn't mention Lingling."
“Yes, yes, it didn’t mention Lingling.”
Some women surrounded Wang Xiaolian, who was still kneeling. "Wang Xiaolian, is what you're saying true? Lingling ran away on her own and even called the police? Is that true?"
"My God! She's so brave, she saved so many women! She truly deserves to be called a girl from our Songjia Village."
"Yes, Wang Xiaolian, you're really not a good sister-in-law. You cursed your sister-in-law so much that you drove her to commit suicide."
"Slap! Slap!" A woman slapped herself twice. "I'm really not human either. I talked to her like that. We almost drove her to her death."
"Yes, we're all women. We watched Ling grow up, but we almost drove her to her death..."
Most villagers looked ashamed, but some stubbornly refused to believe it, saying, "How could that be? He's been missing for over a year..."
As they were talking, a police officer walked up from the village entrance. "Excuse me, ma'am! Could you tell me where Song Lingling lives? I'm here to deliver a banner to her."
The elderly woman who was being spoken to nervously said, "Officer... Officer... Song Lingling... hello... Song Lingling, I know, I know, I'll take you there."
Well, as soon as Officer Zhang appeared, a group of villagers followed him toward Song Lingling's house, and Wang Xiaolian was so frightened that she hurriedly ran home as well.
When they got home, Aunt Song quickly told Lingling not to worry about anything and that she would explain everything to her later.
"Excuse me, is Song Lingling home?" Officer Zhang's loud voice rang out.
Song Lingling, who had just sat down, immediately followed her parents into the courtyard. Upon seeing Officer Zhang, tears welled up in her eyes. This officer had escorted her back; she was the only one who had been scammed. "Officer Zhang..."
"Song Lingling, are you feeling any better? You've suffered so much these past year. To help us catch that gang of human traffickers who spanned several provinces, you ran around everywhere, helping to identify people and provide evidence. You've really worked hard!" Zhang Jianguo gave a solemn military salute.
"Officer Zhang...I..." Song Lingling stammered.
"Song Lingling, this major case has finally been closed. I'm here today on behalf of the victims and our police to present you with this banner!" Zhang Jianguo said as he unfurled the banner.
"Wow, a heroic act! My God, it's true, it's true..." The people around exclaimed in amazement.
Song Runze hurriedly pushed Lingling to accept the banner, and on behalf of his stunned sister, said, "Thank you, Officer Zhang, thank you for coming all this way. Please sit down! Have some tea." He then handed the banner to his mother, saying, "Mom, please put the banner in the inner room so it doesn't get dirty."
"Okay, okay, Officer Zhang, please have a seat. Have a simple lunch at my house," Aunt Song hurriedly invited.
Zhang Jianguo was very straightforward and agreed without hesitation. Anyway, it was the weekend and he was off, so he decided to stay a little longer and put the villagers of Songjia Village at ease.
The mastermind behind it all, Ting Nan, had not shown herself. That evening, after hearing her mother's detailed explanation, Song Lingling was filled with gratitude and admiration for Ting Nan. She felt that Ting Nan had arranged everything perfectly, and if she didn't pull herself together, she would be letting her mother down after all that hard work.
The support and understanding from her parents, her brother's strong stance, and her sister-in-law's humble apology greatly comforted Song Lingling's anxious heart. And Tingnan's occasional visits made her feel like she was back in the past; she even started braiding Tingnan's hair again.
She just didn't want to go out. Although no one outside was saying bad things about her anymore, she felt unworthy of the praise.