Early in the morning, Xie Zhou carried a bag and went to town for a ride to the county.
The SWAT officers who had sent Xie Zhou back had been bored out of their minds after spending the past few days in town.
Seeing that Xie Zhou had not created any trouble, they prepared to go back.
They bumped into Xie Zhou, who was in town.
They saw that the bag in his hand was heavy and still had blood dripping down.
All of their expressions changed drastically. Two of them stepped forward to grab Xie Zhou while another two snatched the bag from his hand.
When they saw what was inside, their expressions froze.
"Why did you bring these?"
The SWAT officer waved at his partner, then let go of Xie Zhou and handed the bag back to him.
"To exchange for money!"
This was the prey that Xie Zhou had hunted on the mountain. He was planning to sell it in the county town.
In the end, Xie Zhou hitchhiked to the county town.
After Xie Zhou left, the young SWAT officer asked, "Brother Wen, isn't it just a prey? Why do you look so pale?"
"That's no ordinary prey!"
Brother Wen thought about what he had seen in the bag. "There was an entire snow-white wolf inside. Even if the four of us were to attack together, we might not be able to catch it!"
Xie Zhou went to a high-end restaurant in the county town.
He entered from the remote back door.
A few minutes later, an employee of the restaurant sent Xie Zhou out. "If you have good stuff like this in the future, you can come again!"
Xie Zhou exchanged a bag of animals for four hundred dollars.
As he walked along the streets of the county town, the passersby would look at him.
The clothes he was wearing were still of the same style from ten years ago. The clothes that were most popular back then looked out of place now.
His sloppy-looking state made everyone even more curious about him.
Xie Zhou walked along the street with a numb expression. He saw his current state in a transparent glass.
He was like a slow-witted person. Only at this moment did he notice the change in himself.
He was like a ghost that had suddenly barged into this place, an anomaly.
The street was too noisy.
Xie Zhou buried his head in his hands and stumbled towards a remote area.
He fell and sat down in an empty alley.
He did not want to let himself walk into the noisy world.
He did not know why he was released! What else could he do after he was released?
He wanted to see his parents, but all he saw were two piles of dirt.
His newlywed wife had also left!
When he was in prison, he was young and unconvinced. He'd been beaten and deceived. He'd resisted. He'd fought back…
He did not see the point in living anymore!
"Wu~ Wu~"
Not far away, the sound of a baby crying came from the bin.
Xie Zhou took a glance and walked out.
This was not uncommon.
The village's economy was in decline. Since they could not afford to raise more children, they threw their daughters away.
After taking a few steps, Xie Zhou retraced his steps.
He came to the bin and looked down at the baby girl on the floor.
The little girl was wrapped in a small blanket. Her small face was exposed and there were still tears on her face.
Xie Zhou had never seen such a good-looking child!
A pair of big and pure black eyes stared at Xie Zhou.
She suddenly smiled at Xie Zhou.
Xie Zhou suddenly felt warmth in his heart.
He bent down and picked up the child.
Step by step, he walked out.
Xie Zhou brought the baby girl back to the old house at the end of the village.
Li Cuihua started to gossip again, "Xie Zhou won't give birth anymore. He picked up a daughter and even treats her like a treasure!"
Xie Zhou really took a liking to this little girl.
He went through the adoption process and even completed the household registration.
He had a brand new household registration booklet.
"Page one: Xie Zhou."
"Page two: Xie Chaochao."