Zhou Qiang swallowed his steamed bun, leaned forward, and asked with curiosity, "What case is Comrade Song talking about? Jiang Rou has been at our youth camp for over a month now, and she works more diligently than anyone else."
His words were meant to defend her, but they also masked a genuine curiosity—after all, when Jiang Rou first arrived in Kaoshantun, she had been thin, frail, and fragile. The transformation in her was even more striking than in those of them who had been "educated youths" for over a year.
Guo Yuanqiao, being quick-tongued, blurted it out, "Little Jiang’s family was hit by thieves back then. They were cleaned out completely; even the rats would have wept leaving the place. After she got home, Little Jiang was ambushed by the thieves and suffered quite a few injuries."
Chapter 24