Chapter 73 The Truth Comes to Light

Now that no one was around, Little Peach Blossom looked at Li Zhen with a puzzled expression: "Brother?"

"It's nothing. We were just catching bad guys. There are bad guys behind that wall."

"Wow, how did you know he was a bad guy? That's amazing!"

"Of course! You must stay away from alleys like these in the future. There are a lot of bad people in these alleys, you know?"

"Yes, Little Peach Blossom understands. She won't go into the alley alone anymore."

Li Zhen continued to patiently persuade him: "And if you encounter bad guys, you must report them to the police immediately, just like you did just now, because we can't beat bad guys if we fight alone. With the police around, bad guys won't be able to escape."

"But Master said that Little Peach Blossom has silver needles and is not afraid of bad people."

"With so many bad guys around, what if there's not enough time to prick up the little peach blossoms? It's best to stay away."

"Is that so?" Little Peach Blossom tilted her head.

“That’s right!” Li Zhen nodded affirmatively.

Seeing her brother's seriousness, Little Peach Blossom nodded emphatically, "I'll listen to you, brother."

"Yes, Little Peach Blossom is such a good girl. Okay, let's go home for lunch. Grandpa must have cooked it all. We'll have braised pork for lunch today!"

"Wow!" Little Peach Blossom drooled, having completely forgotten about what had just happened.

She only knew one thing: bad people get their just desserts, and she would never be a bad person again.

Li Zhen told his grandfather about it when he got back. Tieguai Li sighed after hearing it. Many murders in this world stem from the human heart. However, he didn't dwell on it for long before Xiao Taohua's exclamations of surprise pulled him back to reality. Was the braised pork not delicious enough, or was Xiao Taohua not cute enough? Why think so much?

It's realistic, but understandable. As long as it doesn't happen to you, all you can do is sigh and say "what a pity" at most. Life goes on as usual; you eat and drink as usual. You can't let other people's misfortunes ruin your own life.

In contrast to the tranquility on the Li family's side, the Xiaolin Village production team was in turmoil.

"What happened? So Wang Chengshan wasn't the murderer after all?"

"The police officers have all said that Wang Dashan is the murderer."

"What crime did Wang Chengshan plead guilty to?"

"Stupid."

"What do you mean 'silly'? That's just filial piety. I heard that Wang Dashan promised to take good care of Wang Chengshan's family, which is why Wang Chengshan agreed to take the place."

"He doesn't take care of his own family and expects others to do the same?"

"Wang Chengshan isn't entirely innocent either; he was there at the time. Li Xiu is the most pitiful; she was taken away by a trusted friend, and ended up like that. As for Xiao Juying, I never realized she was such a gentle girl; she's so vicious."

"That's right. Anyway, I'm afraid of those female educated youth from now on, especially the gentle ones. Who knows what they're like under their skin?"

"I was wondering why Xiao Juying was so dazed back then. I thought she was just scared, but I never expected this..." The person said, shaking their head.

"So what exactly happened? Can someone explain the whole story clearly?"

"You don't understand?"

"I knew they had arrested Wang Chengshan, and now they've arrested Wang Dashan and Xiao Juying too."

"Fine, I'll tell you, just once."

"you say."

"Here's what happened. I heard—and I only heard it from others—that Xiao Juying and Comrade Li Xiu were close friends and always together. But while Xiao Juying appeared to be on good terms with Li Xiu, she secretly felt that Li Xiu was more popular than her. That's probably just a girl's jealousy. So she went to Wang Dashan, wanting him to bully Li Xiu."

“Wang Dashan agreed, and he took Wang Chengshan with him at the time. Xiao Juying took Li Xiu out, and Wang Dashan made his move. He probably didn’t expect Li Xiu to struggle so much, and he accidentally killed Li Xiu.”

“Wang Chengshan is also a fool. He’s not smart and has a rough personality, but he’s filial. Wang Dashan promised to take care of Wang Chengshan’s family, so Wang Chengshan willingly took the blame. As for Xiao Juying, she’s too busy trying to distance herself to tell the truth.”

"This is incredible! The truth is actually like this!"

"That's right!"

This incident truly shocked Xiaolin Village. No one expected that such a simple case would have such hidden details. In fact, the case was completely nonsensical, and none of the culprits were convicted.

Now it's all good; Heaven has eyes, and bad people will get their just desserts.

The people of Xiaolin Village were enlightened by this experience and realized that they should stay away from the educated youth.

Previously, Lin Guangyi had said not to have conflicts with the educated youth, but now the people of Xiaolin Village are no longer having conflicts with the educated youth, but rather wishing they could stay as far away as possible. After all, they still value their lives, and who knows when they might be targeted and die without knowing why.

If it weren't for that coincidence, who would have known the truth behind Li Xiu's case?

However, some people secretly muttered, "It must be because of Xiao Tao Hua that God opened his eyes. Otherwise, no one else would have encountered it, but Xiao Tao Hua did, and the truth came out to everyone!"

Believe it or not, quite a few people actually believe in this, and they've secretly started burning incense again.

Cough cough, I burned a fever without anyone knowing.

Educated Youth Settlement

Of the five educated youth, only three male educated youth remain.

Yang Jianbing scratched his head in frustration: "How could this be the truth!"

Just a few days ago, he comforted Xiao Juying, telling her not to overthink it, and even took special care of her and helped her with chores. But this is the result. Yang Jianbing is on the verge of a breakdown. He is on edge, but doesn't know how to vent his frustration.

It's just so annoying!

Super annoying!

Shi Ke remained as rational as ever: "Fortunately, we didn't let the bad guys get away." Just thinking about them sharing a roof with Xiao Juying made him feel a chill.

Qian Sun nodded in agreement, "This is the best outcome." Otherwise, Li Xiu would probably die with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

“We’ve been together for so long, and Comrade Xiao Juying is so gentle, how could she…” Yang Jianbing still couldn’t believe it.

“The police have already said that the case is very clear, and Comrade Xiao Juying has also admitted to it,” Shi Ke said.

"She and Li Xiu had such a good relationship, how did it turn out like this?" Yang Jianbing closed his eyes.

Qian Sun patted Yang Jianbing on the shoulder: "Only they themselves know the truth about this kind of thing."

"Women are terrifying," Yang Jianbing murmured.

Qian Sun and Shi Ke looked at him helplessly, wondering how he could have come to such a conclusion. However, they exchanged a glance and felt that life in Xiaolin Village was likely to get even worse in the future.

There was nothing we could do; we were all sent-down youth, and in some matters, we were in cahoots. So, we were implicated.

They do want to go back, but clearly, they can't for the time being; they can only hope for an opportunity in the future.

This case was already famous, involving murder, educated youth, and rape. Now, a case within a case has emerged. Very well, it has become famous again.

This led to many production teams holding meetings overnight, and the next day they would immediately broadcast messages to the production team members through loudspeakers, basically telling them not to scheme or cause conflict, that everyone is one family, to be harmonious and loving, and to work together to build the countryside. They would repeat a bunch of grand principles over and over again!

(End of this chapter)