A Chaotic Family (Part 5)

Gu Fadian spread his arms, confronting Xiao Long. "If you dare touch Ban Xia, I'll beat up your mother too."

Xiao Long was the kind of spoiled child who feared nothing under heaven or on earth, and his voice was piercingly shrill. "I still have my dad! Dad, beat Ban Xia! Poke her eyes out, pull her tongue out, pull her hair, beat her to death!"

He plopped his butt onto the ground, kicking and throwing a tantrum. "I don't care! If you don't beat Ban Xia to death, I won't get up!"

The child's screams were ear-piercing, each one shriller than the last. Shen Sibao reached out to drag his son back, but suddenly Qin Xiu rushed out from behind him, clawing at Gu Fadian's neck. "You little street urchin, you piece of trash! You've tricked me time and time again. Let's see if I don't beat you to death!"

This afternoon, he was the one who caused her to fall into the thorny bushes, and just now, he was the one who brought the little wooden horse, nearly tripping her to death. This brat was not stupid like everyone said; he was incredibly cunning and black-hearted.

"I'm still better than you! You're a murderer. Other people's stepmothers are better than a biological mother like you. That's why I have reason to suspect that Ban Xia was stolen or kidnapped by you two!" Gu Fadian dodged her claws, pulled his collar back, and shouted.

Qin Xiu was about to curse back when Shen Sibao suddenly raised his hand and slapped her. "You stupid fool, can't you just shut your mouth?"

"I... What did I do?" Qin Xiu cringed in fear and burst into tears.

Why had it suddenly become so chaotic?

Zhao He took a long stride, pinned Shen Sibao against the wall with a reverse grip, and pressed him down firmly. "Deputy Secretary Shen, I see you really enjoy hitting people. You had a hand in domestic abusing your daughter too, didn't you?"

Shen Sibao reacted extremely quickly, raising both hands. "Officer Zhao, I have never laid a hand on Qin Xiu or the children."

Qin Xiu was also terrified. "Officer, my husband Shen has never beaten anyone. Really, he has never raised a hand against anyone in his life. Please let him go."

Shen Sibao then called out to Xiao Long, "Xiao Long, if you ever dare to bully your sister again, I will teach you a lesson!"

Unfortunately, Xiao Long was too young to understand. He raised his voice and said, "You wouldn't dare! You only got to where you are today because of my mom. You have to treat both of us well!"

Adults always thought children didn't understand anything, but children knew everything. When arguing, Qin Xiu loved to take credit, saying that Shen Sibao relied entirely on her to get promoted, and Xiao Long had committed this to memory.

Reasonably, Shen Sibao should have felt ashamed at this moment, but he didn't. Instead, he said, "Officer Zhao, please look after Ban Xia for now. We will go home to reflect and properly discipline Xiao Long. After we have reflected on our actions, we will come back to pick up Ban Xia. Is that alright with you?"