Chapter 331 Erniu...

Just as the villagers were lining up happily to receive their money, a car drove up to the village entrance, with the words "Supervision" gleaming on its side.

A police car followed behind the surveillance vehicle.

"Oh, the car's here..."

The children rushed up, laughing and playing, and surrounded the car.

The villagers all turned to look, as if watching a spectacle, and were all smiles.

The doors of the two cars opened at roughly the same time, and two groups of uniformed public officials got out.

Fang Xiaodi was organizing the queue when he looked up and saw those people. He paused for a moment, then turned and called out to his older brother.

Brother Fang had his back to him and was speaking softly to an old man. When he heard the call, he turned around and looked back, still wearing the smile of a village party secretary sitting firmly on his back.

"how……"

The next second, his gaze fell on the inspectors in the car and the uniforms of the two groups of people, and the smile on his face instantly froze!

"The police are investigating a case, please cooperate."

"The police are investigating a case. Please stay where you are and cooperate with us."

Five or six police officers, holding up their badges, quickly separated the villagers from Brother Fang.

The inspection team stepped forward and asked an elderly man at the end of the line with a smile, "Sir, what are you doing?"

"The village secretary is giving us money, everyone's lining up..." the old man said with a smile, revealing his toothless mouth.

The inspector glanced at Brother Fang out of the corner of his eye, chuckled, and asked, "Why are you giving everyone money?"

Brother Fang's heart jumped into his throat in an instant.

He tried to open his mouth, but the lead policeman blocked his view and gave him a warning look.

He looked at Fang Xiaodi eagerly.

Fang Xiaodi knew things were going badly. He had just managed to utter a sound under pressure when a policeman covered his mouth. He groaned, then fell silent when he saw the handcuffs in the policeman's pocket.

The old man chuckled and explained the whole story, with villagers and children adding their own explanations.

In order to ensure that the evidence collection was fair and transparent, the inspection team interviewed several villagers.

The answers obtained were largely the same.

Where is the village chief?

The village chief hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "I am the village chief."

Is what the villagers said true?

"That's right. Everyone thinks Fang Jianhua's abilities are mediocre and wants to vote to replace him. He initially tricked the villagers into voting for him by promising to help them make money through cooperation. After being exposed, he bribed the villagers to let them vote for him to continue as the village party secretary..."

The village chief's concise words put Brother Fang in the eye of the storm.

The members of the inspection team exchanged glances, then looked at one of them. That person glanced at Brother Fang, walked over, and called out to Fang Jianhua, "Do you admit to these things?"

Brother Fang gritted his teeth, his face turned pale, his mind went blank, and he opened his mouth several times before managing to utter a single sentence with difficulty.

"...I...I had no choice, I was genuinely trying to serve the people."

The inspection team lowered their gaze and asked him, "Is the money in your hand intended for distribution to the villagers?"

"……yes."

“Comrade Fang Jianhua, you are now involved in bribery, and someone has reported you for accepting bribes from villagers. You are a Party member and should know that officials must not take even a needle or thread from the people…”

Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang exchanged a glance, unable to suppress the smiles on their faces.

The head of the inspection team beckoned, and two police officers came over. Just as they were about to handcuff Fang, he made two whimpering sounds, then suddenly pushed the officers away forcefully and shouted, "We have connections in the municipal government..."

The inspectors' expressions changed.

Brother Fang saw this and a glimmer of hope rose in his eyes.

At this point, a villager spoke up, "Fang Jianhua said that he is related to that lady from the municipal government!"

The inspection team members were looking at Brother Fang.

Brother Fang thought there was hope and nodded repeatedly.

The man frowned and hummed in agreement. “We will investigate. If someone is behind you, you will be prosecuted for the same crime.”

After saying that, he raised his hand again.

"Fang Jianhua, as a Party member, knowingly violated the law and was involved in bribery and accepting bribes. We have both witnesses and physical evidence, so we will take him back."

"yes!"

Several police officers immediately responded, their loud voices silencing the villagers.

Watching the village party secretary, who had been so spirited just moments before, being handcuffed and pushed into a police car.

Upon hearing the news, Grandpa Fang staggered a couple of times before being supported by Grandma Fang.

The two men exchanged a glance and said in unison, "It's the boss."

Grandpa Fang was heartbroken.

"He's too ruthless. What have I said all these years of open and covert struggles between them and Jianhua? Jianhua suffered losses a few times, and I always advised him not to hold grudges against his elders. They... they should have chased the eldest son's family far away!"

What's the point of saying all this now?

Grandma Fang's face turned pale. "Where's the mistress? Didn't they say Jianhua knew people in the municipal government..."

He paused, then realized what he had said.

The person from the municipal government he was referring to was Su Laosan's sister-in-law's maternal family.

Grandma Fang opened her mouth and stared at Grandpa Fang for a long time.

Grandpa Fang slammed his pipe on the table and cursed, "Marrying a wife who is not virtuous will ruin three generations! That stupid woman from the second son's family! Not only did she ruin our eldest grandson whom we raised with so much effort over the years, but she also ruined the marriage between the mistress and Erniu. We can't keep her in the Fang family anymore. Make the second son divorce her, divorce her..."

His angry features were somewhat ferocious.

Grandma Fang was silent for a moment, then wearily pressed down on Grandpa Fang's arm. "Forget it, our second son is already this old. Even if he remarries, we won't have the energy to raise the children. Let him live with his wife, the two of us..."

The old lady looked reluctantly in the direction of Uncle Fang's house.

Fang Erniu heard that when they ran out, they had already left on their bicycles. She asked the villagers and found out that Fang Xiaodi had also been taken away by them, accused of being an accomplice.

The villagers cheerfully told Fang Erniu, "Don't you have a relative who works in the municipal government? Nothing will happen..."

Fang Erniu didn't even have time to cry. She ran back to ask her father for money, took a bus to the city, and went straight to the health center.

The health center has been renovated. There is a two-story building in the backyard and a storefront in the front. Consultations and prescriptions are all done in the storefront.

The small building behind is a place for guests to rest, filled with elegant things to pass the time. Fang Erniu came a few times during the renovation, and Su Laosan excitedly told her that her home was too far from the hotel, so she could touch up her makeup and change clothes at the health center before going to the hotel to have a beautiful wedding.

"Sister Erniu, you're here?"

The familiar service staff were hired by Li Banxia more than half a month ago. They all knew that Fang Erniu was their boss's future third daughter-in-law, and they all greeted her with smiles when they saw her.

Fang Erniu explained her purpose, and the staff wondered why she didn't go find it herself, but still led her to the lobby on the first floor. "Wait here for a moment, I'll go find the boss."

Fang Erniu held her tea, looking at the elegant and unique decor. She had never thought anything of it before, but now she inexplicably felt out of place. The thought that she and Su Laosan might not have a future together made her feel so sad that she could hardly breathe.

"Erniu?"

Li Banxia came downstairs and saw her red-rimmed eyes, and sighed softly.

Fang Erniu looked up in a daze and saw Li Banxia. She put down her teacup and rushed over, grabbing Li Banxia's arm and saying in a trembling voice, "Auntie, please, please go tell Sister-in-law Yao that my older brother was arrested while distributing money to the whole village in order to become the village secretary..."

Li Banxia's expression changed.

Thinking of Fang Erniu's past life and her behavior of bringing people to block the door the night before last, I thought she was going to ask Yao's eldest sister-in-law to plead for Fang Jianhua's life.

Unexpectedly, Fang Erniu burst into tears and said, "My younger brother said they have connections in the municipal government. The people who came to arrest them said they would be punished as equals, and they would implicate Sister-in-law Yao. Auntie, you must tell her not to admit it, or she will be arrested too."

Li Banxia's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at the girl in front of her with a complicated expression.

This pitiful face was finally completely separated from the greedy face of her past life. She held the girl's shoulders and sighed softly, "Erniu..."