Chapter 75: In Prison, a Family Should Be Neat and Tidy p1
That stack of documents hit Zhou Siyan and then fell onto the plain metal floor.
Zhou Siyan’s eyes were unwavering. He maintained his usual composure, bent down to pick up the documents, and found that they were the relevant documents from when he and Xue Yu had gone to the South Continent to have a baby.
The black-market medical industry in the South Continent was quite developed, and all kinds of surgical records were complete.
For those black-market doctors, as long as you paid, they could perform any surgery. Similarly, as long as you paid enough and the person asking had enough power, the black-market doctors would also reveal all of the patient’s information.
Zhou Siyan lowered his eyes and flipped through the documents in his hand. The information on them was very complete.
The location of the surgery, the date of the surgery, the type of surgery, and the attending physician were all listed in detail.
He looked at the specific information of the surgery. It was clearly recorded:
[A living creature was removed from the patient’s abdomen. The living creature weighed 5.12kg and was 62cm long. It was identified as a human female infant.]
“So?” Zhou Siyan looked up.
Yan Wantang’s black leather shoes stepped forward. “Director Zhou, do you admit that you had a child in the South Continent?”
Zhou Siyan did not reply.
Yan Wantang raised an eyebrow at Xue Yu. “You good-for-nothing king, what are you doing here? Are you saying that you’re the one who had the child?”
Xue Yu waved her hand. “Of course not. I don’t know anything about this. It has nothing to do with me. I’m married now. I have a husband. I don’t know what Director Zhou has done.”
Yan Wantang: “If it has nothing to do with you, what are you standing there for? Come over here. Director Zhou is now a key suspect. If you don’t want to get into trouble, stay away from him.”
Xue Yu lowered her head and walked behind Yan Wantang.
Yan Wantang stretched out her hand, and a soldier behind her handed her a tablet.
She flipped through it, found a video, and played it for Zhou Siyan to see.
This video was a real-name report video. The reporter was the deputy director of the Security Division.
The deputy director’s thin figure was on the screen. At first glance, he looked like a thin telephone pole.
“I am the Deputy Director of the Security Division, Huo Li. I am here to report my superior, Zhou Siyan, for violating the regulations and giving birth to a baby girl, and for raising the baby girl in the White Tower for a long time…”
At the same time, he produced a large pile of printed evidence, including a child’s wet wipe he had found in the trash can, 0.23g of formula he had collected, a corn cob that had been chewed by a child… and finally, he posted the footage of Xue Xiaohai that had been captured by surveillance when she had escaped before.
The deputy director spoke plausibly in the video, presenting the chewed corn cob:
“This cooked corn cob was found in the trash can outside Zhou Siyan’s apartment after I had been squatting there for three months. After a careful comparison with a precision instrument, the tooth marks on the corn cob do not belong to an adult. I have checked a large amount of information and can confirm that these are marks that can only be made by a child.”
He continued to present the white powder in a transparent bag:
“This is the powder I collected from the corner of Zhou Siyan’s office desk, a total of 0.23g. After professional identification, it is infant formula, produced by the No. 82 Food Factory on Wutong Road in the South Continent Safe Zone.”
He presented a large pile of evidence in an orderly manner and finally gave a conclusion:
“From this, it can be proved that the child who appeared in the White Tower before was born to Zhou Siyan. The C-section was performed at the K67 Hospital under Zhuque Road in the South Continent.”
This real-name report video had already spread like wildfire on the social network of the White Tower, and the conflict between the open-minded and the conservatives was constantly intensifying.
“The conservatives are a mess. They’ve even had a child. How can they have the face to manage our open-minded faction?”
“The director of the Security Division has even had a child. If this matter is not dealt with, I will not be convinced!”
“He’s even had a child. What a mess his private life must be!”
“What kind of monster did he mess with to make a man have a child?”
The investigation department also issued a notice, claiming that they would definitely give everyone an explanation.
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Xue Yu watched the entire twelve-minute report video on the side.
She thought to herself, Deputy Director, with this kind of perseverance, you will succeed in whatever you do.
But Xue Yu was a little strange.
The deputy director had been squatting for so long. He must have seen her frequently going in and out of Zhou Siyan’s office and apartment.
But in all the report materials, the deputy director had not mentioned her at all, nor had he delved into who the child’s mother was.
Just as she was wondering, Zhou Siyan spoke up. “General Yan, what are you planning to do now?”
Yan Wantang took out a pair of handcuffs from her waist, leaned slightly closer, and whispered, “Cooperate with me. Don’t go against me. Otherwise, if this case falls into someone else’s hands, they might just shoot your child.”
Zhou Siyan chose to believe Yan Wantang and did not resist.
Yan Wantang said, “And your child. Should we search for her, or will you hand her over yourself?”
Zhou Siyan went to open the door to the lounge. As soon as the door opened, Xue Xiaohai’s head popped out. “Daddy, I want to go out and play.”
Zhou Siyan picked her up. “Xiaohai, don’t be afraid. Daddy will take you out to play.”
He brought the child to Yan Wantang. “You won’t hurt the child, will you?”
Yan Wantang handcuffed him. “Not to that extent. The worst case scenario is being kicked out of the White Tower.”
After handcuffing Zhou Siyan, Yan Wantang took out another pair of handcuffs and squatted in front of Xue Xiaohai. “Little one, hold out your hands.”
Xue Xiaohai mimicked her father and held out both hands.
Yan Wantang handcuffed her. The child’s hands were too small. The ratchet device was adjusted to the smallest size, but it still couldn’t hold the child’s hands. “Forget it. Just hold it yourself.”
Xue Xiaohai held the handcuffs and looked up at Zhou Siyan. “Daddy, what’s this?”
Zhou Siyan: “It’s a new toy.”
Xue Xiaohai was overjoyed. She shook the handcuffs, making a clanging sound, and said loudly to Yan Wantang, “Thank you for the toy you gave me! Thank you!”
Yan Wantang smiled but said nothing.
As her husband and child were being taken to prison, Xue Yu also followed behind.
It was still the underground prison of the Manster Building. The cells were of all sizes, and it was a dense maze. The last time Xue Yu had had a spiritual affair, she had also been locked up here.
When she entered the prison, Yan Wantang found that Xue Yu had also followed her in. She turned her head and looked at Xue Yu. “What are you doing in here? I’m not arresting you.”
Xue Yu put one hand in her pocket. “I’m here to serve my sentence. I still have a thirty-nine-month archived sentence. I happen to have some time today, so I came to serve some time.”
Yan Wantang pouted. “Your life is almost as rich as mine. Good luck.”
“I will.”
Xue Yu followed behind the escort team all the way, just wanting to know where Zhou Siyan and Xue Xiaohai would be held.
She had to get a clear picture of the situation. If it really came to an irreversible point, she needed to be prepared to break them out of prison.
There were rows of wall-embedded prison cells. The doors of the cells were directly made of iron bars, so you could see the prisoners inside clearly.
Almost every cell was crowded with people, all kinds of people: high-ranking military officers, soldiers, technical workers, and ordinary workers.
Some people were in here for breaking the rules, some were involved in inciting riots, and some were because they had participated in the war. The reasons for their crimes were all related to this riot.
Zhou Siyan was a special criminal and was held in a separate cell.
An electronic tag was attached to his chest, showing his crime: illegal childbirth, violation of the conservative rules.
Xue Xiaohai was also attached with an electronic tag, her crime being: illegal birth.
Zhou Siyan was in a separate cell, while Xue Xiaohai was locked up in a large prison cell in another row.
Zhou Siyan asked Yan Wantang, “Can’t my child be in the same cell as me?”
Yan Wantang was sitting at the desk in front, busy recording the criminals’ information. She said, “Wait a minute. We need to interrogate her first. Only after the interrogation can we decide if the child can be with you.”
Seeing Xue Xiaohai being locked up in the large prison by the investigation soldiers, Xue Yu followed behind and squatted in front of the gate. She said, “Xiaohai, don’t be afraid. We’re just out to play a game. After we’re done playing, we’ll go home.”
“Okay! I want to play games all the time.”
Xue Xiaohai held onto the iron bars with her two small hands and squeezed out.
A guard on the side reminded her, “Prisoner AF2011, please do not escape. Escaping will increase your sentence.”
AF2011 was the number on Xue Xiaohai’s criminal electronic tag.
Xue Yu pushed the child in. “Xiaohai, you play in here first. Be good. Mommy will go and get you something to eat.”
“Oh,” Xue Xiaohai shrank back into the prison cell.
Yan Wantang said on the side, “Don’t worry. This prison is under my command now. Nothing will happen to the child.”
Xue Yu went over and asked Yan Wantang, “Director, if I’m going to serve my sentence now, can I be arranged in the same cell as the child?”
Yan Wantang was busy at the computer screen. “Not now. There are not enough cells. You should go out first. You can come back and serve your sentence in a few days.”
Xue Xiaohai walked around the prison cell. The other prisoners were all sitting on the ground, looking at her. There were both men and women.
She picked up her little seahorse and looked around. Someone asked, “What are you holding in your arms? You have a spirit body at such a young age?”
Xue Xiaohai didn’t understand what a spirit body was and just said, “This is my good friend.”
She squeezed out from the gap between the iron bars of the prison cell, her eyes darting around to look at the guard on the side. “I’m out.”
The guard frowned at her.
She squeezed back into the prison cell. “I’m in.”
The guard stood up straight. She squeezed out again. “I’m out.”
The guard looked at her. She squeezed back in again. “I’m in!”
The third time, she squeezed out and ran in the corridor, directly to the cell where Zhou Siyan was being held. She squeezed through the iron bars. “Daddy, I’m here to see you!”
Zhou Siyan held her tightly and kissed her on the forehead. “Xiaohai, don’t be afraid. Daddy is here.”
The guard just glanced at her and reminded, “Prisoner AF2011, please return to your cell quickly. Escaping will increase your sentence.”
Xue Xiaohai sat on Zhou Siyan’s lap and bit her finger, looking at the fierce-looking guard. “Daddy, is she talking about me?”
Zhou Siyan whispered in her ear, “Tell her, ‘Sister, I’ll be right back’.”
Xue Xiaohai shouted at the guard, “Sister, I’ll be right back!”
The guard didn’t say any more.
Yan Wantang was also urging Xue Yu to leave quickly. “You should go. I have to follow the procedures. You can’t stay here anymore.”
Xue Yu went to the door of Zhou Siyan’s cell and said in a low voice, “I’ll go out first and then find a way to bring in Xiaohai’s diapers and formula.”
Zhou Siyan nodded. “Don’t worry too much. It’s so chaotic outside. It’s safer for me to be here with the child.”
Xue Yu reached in and touched Xue Xiaohai’s head. “Xiaohai, be good and listen to Daddy. Play here for a few days, and then Mommy will take you out.”
Xue Xiaohai squeezed out from the iron bars again and held Xue Yu’s hand. “Mommy, I’ve eaten a lot and grown so tall. I can protect myself.”
“Yes. You wait here. Mommy will go and get your bottle.”
“Okay.”