The Judo Coach's family lived in the far outskirts, in a large house with pleasant surroundings but few people nearby.
At first, the whole family doted on Jiang Miaomiao. But as Jiang Miaomiao gradually grew older, the wife began to notice something was wrong. Jiang Miaomiao always had small, inconspicuous injuries, and she grew increasingly withdrawn, like a frightened kitten, nervous and afraid whenever she heard a loud noise.
The Judo Coach's wife grew suspicious. She pretended to go grocery shopping and left the children at home, but actually stayed in the yard near a first-floor window.
The two children pulled Miaomiao along to play a game. She was very reluctant, but they dragged her away anyway. They seemed to treat her not as a member of the family, but as a household pet they could bully however they pleased.
Seeing this, the wife became furious. She immediately came out to stop the two children, gave them a fierce scolding, and told her husband what had happened.
Her enraged husband beat the two children brutally, but this only intensified the conflict. They bullied Miaomiao whenever they had the chance.
The wife had no other solution. Since the children had reached school age, she temporarily rented a place in the Old City District and took them there to attend school, while her husband and Miaomiao remained in the far outskirts.
Day after day passed. Then, while sorting through the children's belongings, the wife happened to see her son's diary. Only then did she discover that much of what her two sons had done to Miaomiao had been learned from her husband. Sometimes, when she was away, her husband, who was always rough and violent, would do even worse things to Miaomiao!
Thinking back carefully, she realized that her husband, who used