I saw bruises and bruises on his arms, not only on his arms, but also on his legs as Lu Yu rolled up his trouser legs.
This is still a child, and there are so many injuries on his arms and legs. Where are the areas covered by clothes?
Seeing this situation, some people couldn't help but started to curse: "Who is this damned person? He did this to a child."
"Is this still a human being?"
"You beast, you are not human at all if you do such an unscrupulous thing to a child!"
Lu Yu gently said to Liu Ziqiao: "Ziqiao, can you let everyone take a look at your body?"
Liu Ziqiao was a little embarrassed at first, but facing Lu Yu's gentle eyes, he bit his lip gently and nodded.
Lu Yu helped him take off his shirt.
The onlookers let out bursts of exclamations, filled with disbelief.
There are more injuries on this child's body than on his arms and legs. Looking at those scars, one can't imagine what a seven-year-old child has gone through to leave so many marks on his body.
Liu Santong's eyes narrowed, and then he almost jumped up. He pointed at Qi Ning and Lu Yu and scolded: "Okay, your Jining Hall said it was to help orphans and orphans, but this is how you treat orphans? How can you treat such a young child?
Can I do it? Are you still human?"
Everyone looked at Jining Hall with unkind eyes. If Jining Hall is really such a place, then where is the charity hall that does good deeds? It is clearly a man-eating demon cave.
"I just said, how can there be so many kind-hearted people in this world? It turns out that they are doing things worse than animals under the guise of good intentions!"
"This is too vicious. I dare not feel sorry for someone who is not my own child!"
There were even strong men approaching, trying to snatch the child away.
Qi Ning said in a deep voice: "Look carefully, when did this injury occur?"
Some of them are calmer. If you look closely, you will see that those are bruised and purple, and even have scars, layer upon layer.
One person said: "This injury looks like it has been there for several days."
"Not only that, the old injury looks like it is more than a month old, or even longer. There are still scars, so it will be even longer."
After they looked at it carefully, they thought about what Liu Santong said just now, saying that they had not seen the child for three days, which meant that the child had only been in Jining Hall for three days at most.
But it can be seen that these injuries are more than three days old, and there are still scars. Therefore, this child did not suffer injuries in Jining Hall, but had these injuries on his body long ago.
It’s self-evident who hit him.
Liu Santong's eyes rolled again and again, and finally he calmed down and said: "The child is naughty, what's the point of a few spanks? If he wants to be obedient, can I spank him?"
Everyone looked at the little child who was hiding behind Lu Yu. His timid eyes did not look like he was naughty and disobedient at all.
On the contrary, it was Liu Santong, whose eyes were bloodshot and his face looked fierce.
"How many blows was this? I almost killed you, right?"
"Yes, is this your biological child? Who would do this?"
Liu Santong's face was ashen and he gritted his teeth at Liu Ziqiao: "Go back with me!"
Liu Ziqiao cried: "Brother Lu, if I don't go back with him, he will beat me to death. He went to gamble, and when he came back, he beat me and didn't give me anything to eat..."
"You little brat, who taught you to say this?"
Liu Santong rushed over to hit him, but this time he didn't need anyone from Jining Hall to do anything, and the onlookers stopped him.
Liu Santong said angrily: "So what if I beat him? I am his father. It is natural for me to beat my son. It is difficult for an upright official to take care of my family affairs. How qualified are you to take care of my family affairs? You are trying to teach me something."
Your son is unfilial?"
Father and son are human relations, and filial piety is paramount. When Liu Santong shouted this, those people stopped talking.
Qi Ning said: "You didn't dare to say what you did just now, but you had the nerve to say that this child is your child! Then why don't you tell me why your child disappeared?"
"How do I know why I disappeared?" Liu Santong said firmly: "I was abducted by you!"
Qi Ning winked at Lu Yu. Lu Yu understood and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. He unfolded the paper and read loudly:
"Mortgage
I, Liu Santong, owe Jixiang Dufang five taels of gambling money and I am unable to repay it. I am selling my son Liu Ziqiao to Jixiang Gambling House to pay for the gambling money. The money has been paid, and this is evidence!"
As he said that, he also faced the paper to everyone.
Liu Santong's expression changed greatly, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, but Lu Yu didn't give him a good look at this time, and kicked him out directly, knocking him to the ground.
The faces of those onlookers were also embarrassed. This Liu Santong said that father and son depended on each other, that four generations were passed down alone. It turned out that he was a promiscuous gambler, and he used his son to pay off his gambling debts when he had no money.
No wonder these eyes are all red. Did you just get off the gambling table?
How can a person like this have the nerve to say that father and son are deeply attached to each other, and that a filial son emerges from under a stick? He said that he stayed awake for several days to find his son?
This is rubbing their IQs on the ground!
Lu Yu gently stroked Liu Ziqiao's back, comforted him, and said gently: "Ziqiao, tell me, how did you come to our Jining Hall?"
Liu Ziqiao's face was filled with tears, as if he remembered something that frightened him, but he still raised his head hard and said with sobs: "That day, he brought a few people with him and said he wanted to sell me. I was frightened and ran away quickly.
, he beat me so hard that my whole body hurt and I couldn’t run anymore. He put me in a sack and gave me to those people..."
"I was sent to a place and locked in a room. I vaguely heard that they seemed to say that I was injured too badly and lost money..."
"They were going to throw me out, saying that if they wanted to treat me again, it would be even worse. Brother Lu Yu happened to pass by, so he bought me for five taels of silver. Uncle Zheng treated my injuries, and Sister Qiao taught me
When I was studying, Brother Lu and Brother Qi were very kind to me. Can I not leave Jining Hall?"
Lu Yu gently touched Liu Ziqiao's head and comforted him gently: "Ziqiao is now a member of our Jining Hall, and we will not send you away!"
Qi Ning took the property deed, held it up, glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "Do you still think that Ziqiao should be taken away by Liu Santong?"
Liu Santong saw that it was useless under the guise of father-son affection. He rolled his eyes and said: "I, can't I pay for the redemption? You spent five taels, and I paid five taels to redeem him."
!"
When Liu Ziqiao heard this, his face suddenly turned pale. He hugged Lu Yu's legs tightly and cried in fear: "Brother Lu Yu, brother Qi Hall Master, if I go back with him, he will beat him to death. I don't want to go back."
,I don’t want..."
"Little bastard, have you rebelled against me? Doesn't it matter if you say no? I am your father. Even if you sue the official, I will still have the upper hand!"
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This chapter has been completed!