"So, classmate, how about this..."

"Classmate, why don’t you go file a petition and have the state abolish the law, how about that?" Xia Chuyi said. "Because the law actually requires that things be thoroughly investigated—absolutely shouldn’t be allowed, right?"

"You... I..." Even if this stupid kid wasn’t that smart, he could still hear the problem in Xia Chuyi’s words. He said, "I didn’t mean that! Of course the law is useful!"

The stupid kid looked all puffed up with righteousness.

"Since that’s the case..." Xia Chuyi said, "then why are you trying to obstruct the comrades from Public Security from acting in accordance with the ’law’?"

Xia Chuyi deliberately emphasized the word "law."

"I—I’m not!" the stupid kid said hurriedly.

"Oh, really?" Xia Chuyi said calmly. "So you agree to the police interrogating people, then?"

"I..." With things pushed to this point by Xia Chuyi, the stupid kid really couldn’t say anything more, but it was obvious he was still full of resentment.

Seeing this, Xia Chuyi immediately nodded slightly toward the public security officer and said, "Since this classmate has his doubts, could you let me ask a couple of questions?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll ask in front of everyone." After speaking to the police, Xia Chuyi glanced at the stupid kid, then continued.

Hearing this, the stupid kid opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

So the officer just nodded directly at Xia Chuyi and said, "Go ahead."

"Mm." Xia Chuyi inclined her head, then turned to Mother Xia and said, "Where is Xia Lianlian?"

Xia Chuyi didn’t waste a single extra word and went straight to the point.

Hearing Xia Lianlian’s name, Mother Xia, her eyes red, lifted her head and glanced at Xia Chuyi, whispering, "I...I don’t...don’t know what you’re talking about."

At Mother Xia’s hesitant evasion, Xia Chuyi stayed very calm and said, "You really don’t know?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"From Ling County to the Capital City, you and your daughter—weren’t you together the whole time?" Xia Chuyi said. "Including just now, before she fell into the water, you were also together, weren’t you?"

"I..." Mother Xia’s body trembled slightly. "I don’t understand what you’re saying..."

Xia Chu said, "You won’t admit it? That’s fine. Let me help you sort a few things out."

"People say even a vicious tiger won’t eat its cubs, but Xia Lianlian abandoned her own child to bring you up here to the Capital City," Xia Chuyi said. "Clearly, in Xia Lianlian’s heart, you’re more important than her own child..."

Hearing this, Mother Xia again lifted her eyes to look at Xia Chuyi, her body still trembling a bit, unable to grasp what Xia Chuyi meant.

The stupid kid also didn’t really get it.

At this point, Xia Chuyi went on: "But have you ever thought about this? You, as someone who hasn’t raised her own biological daughter for twenty years—on what basis do you make Xia Lianlian feel that you’re more important than her child?"

Xia Chuyi’s words did indeed hit the core.

Mother Xia looked hesitantly at Xia Chuyi, her eyes full of confusion.

Then they heard Xia Chuyi continue: "For Xia Lianlian to feel you’re more important than her child... it’s obvious that your value for her use is greater than that of her child."

As soon as Xia Chuyi said this, Mother Xia completely froze.

Va–value for use?

Seeing this, Xia Chuyi didn’t give Mother Xia much time to recover, but continued speaking to her: "And as a rural woman, where exactly does your value for use come from?"