Chapter 21 - 19 [Rage Comes from the Heart]
Chapter Nineteen: Fury Born of the Heart
It was an old residential complex, the kind lacking modern property management. A large iron gate marked the entrance to the compound, which had a small reception office. As was typical for communities of that era, the area beneath the apartment buildings was crammed with bicycles parked haphazardly.
Their destination was the top, sixth floor of the six-story building. There was no elevator, so they had to climb the stairs.
Upon reaching the door, they saw brand new Spring Festival couplets pasted on it, with an upside-down "Fu" character for good luck in the center.
Knocking on the door released a strong smell of cigarette smoke from within.
A middle-aged woman opened it. Upon seeing Officer Liu, she immediately plastered on a smile. "Officer Liu, you’re here! Come in, come in!"
After she stepped aside, Chen Nuo followed Officer Liu into the apartment.
It looked like an ordinary home, probably belonging to a middle-class family. The floor was wooden, and there was even air conditioning in the living room.
A middle-aged couple and an elderly woman lived there. A young boy, around seven or eight years old, was watching television in the living room.
"This is Uncle Gu and Auntie Fang," Officer Liu introduced them. "Uncle Gu is... well, he’s the child’s paternal uncle."
Chen Nuo nodded. He had already familiarized himself with the situation beforehand.
The child was in the care of her father’s younger brother. This was the family of the younger brother of the man Ou Ruohua had remarried. The elderly lady in the home was the child’s paternal grandmother—Ou Ruohua’s mother-in-law from her remarriage, and thus the biological mother of Ou Ruohua’s second husband.