Chapter Five: Lin Baozhu Killed Someone

"Give it back to me! This is mine! Lin Baozhu, you bitch, why don't you just die?"

Zhao Xiaoyu rushed forward in terror to snatch it. How could she contact the Huo family without this jade pendant?

Lin Baozhu slapped her across the face, then roughly pulled the rope off, saying, "When did my things become yours?"

"What makes you think this is yours? This is clearly a keepsake left to me by my mother. I beg you, give it back to me. This is the only memento my mother left me. I promise to stay away from Comrade Bi from now on, okay?"

Those educated youths who had originally been watching the spectacle but didn't want to get involved said with dissatisfaction, "Lin Baozhu, you've already hit and scolded her, but you can't just take away her mother's belongings too, can you?"

"That's right, they even tried to steal someone's mother's belongings. If you ask me, we have to go to the brigade leader to handle this."

Some angry male educated youths have already gone to call the brigade leader.

Seeing this, Lin Baozhu did not stop it.

She was just worried about who would call the brigade leader over, and this saved her the trouble.

"Lin Baozhu, you'd better return their things right away, otherwise when the brigade leader comes, even if you're a villager from Da Geba, he won't protect you."

"Why are you taking your anger out on Comrade Zhao when you can't even control your fiancé? You can't possibly think that beating up Comrade Zhao will make Bi Yuntao change his mind, can you?"

Guo Xiaoyan glanced at Zhao Xiaoyu, scoffed, and said with a disdainful tone, "Zhao Xiaoyu and I were on the same train and even went to the bathhouse together. I've never seen her have this jade pendant. We can't just conclude whose it is based on her words alone."

From the very beginning, she felt that Zhao Xiaoyu was pretentious and hypocritical, yet those idiots treated her like a treasure, trying to get something out of her.

If she really had that ability, she wouldn't have tried to rely on Bi Yuntao after being sent to the countryside.

If she were only ambiguous with Bi Yuntao, she wouldn't say anything, but she shouldn't have flirted and acted seductively towards her boyfriend.

How many times have they argued because of this woman?

The culprit, however, had to stand by and pretend to be innocent, advising them not to argue anymore because of her!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. If she weren't afraid of upsetting her boyfriend, she would have gone up and helped Lin Baozhu punch him a couple of times to vent her anger.

Lin Baozhu stood next to Zhao Xiaoyu, her foot firmly planted on Zhao Xiaoyu's head, and no matter how hard Zhao Xiaoyu struggled, she couldn't break free.

Lin Baozhu took out a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and ate them as she said, "What this educated youth sister said is so true. I didn't expect there to be such a discerning person like you in the educated youth compound. Come, come, have some melon seeds."

*

At this moment, the male educated youth who had run off to report the incident arrived in the field, panting, and said, "Captain, you should come to our educated youth compound quickly! Someone has been beaten to death! Lin Baozhu beat Zhao, an educated youth, to death!"

Upon hearing this, the brigade leader immediately dropped the hoe in his hand and hit his foot. He cried out in pain and, ignoring the pain, limped towards the educated youth settlement.

As he ran, he said, "What are you all standing there for? Come with me to the educated youth compound and see if we can save him. Also, send someone over there to call the Lin family."

The death of an educated youth is something that has never happened in other villages before. This year, not only will he not receive the award for advanced brigade, but he will probably also lose his position as brigade leader.

When the brigade leader was almost at the educated youth compound, the Lin family also caught up in a large group. Lin's mother was pale and staggered as she walked. Her daughter had killed someone, and if the police were notified, she would definitely be shot. How could she save her daughter's life?

She didn't know if the secret she held in her hand could save her daughter's life, but she was willing to accept a few years in prison.

Lin Erlang's previously smiling face was now devoid of any smile as he considered his connections and pondered how to break the deadlock.

As for Lin Sanlang, his eyes widened, and after clenching his fists and doing some mental preparation for a few minutes, he said, "Mother, I killed the person. It has nothing to do with my little sister. If anyone should be executed, it should be me!"

The captain, his face pale, said, "Things haven't gotten to that point yet. Maybe the person can still be saved. Let's go in and take a look."

As they were talking, they had already entered the educated youth compound.

What they found was Zhao Xiaoyu lying motionless in the yard, and Lin Baozhu covered in blood.

Guo Cuicui's heart skipped a beat. She quickly stepped forward and hugged Lin Baozhu, murmuring softly, "My darling, you were frightened. It's all my fault. Here's the key to my bedside table. Find a chance to go home later and pack all the grain to take with you. I'll have your third brother accompany you up the mountain. There's a cave deep inside; you can hide there for now. As for Zhao Xiaoyu's death, I'll find a way..."

"Who said Zhao Xiaoyu is dead? She was just knocked unconscious by me!"

After saying that, he quickly walked to the wall, picked up the bucket of swill, and poured it over the head of the unconscious Zhao Xiaoyu...

"ah……"

Zhao Xiaoyu, who had been lying dead on the ground, suddenly sat up. After seeing who had splashed the water, she cursed in a shrill voice, "Lin Baozhu, you bitch, you'll die a horrible death!"

Lin's mother's initial fear and worry turned into anger the moment she saw Zhao Xiaoyu sit up. She strode forward and slapped the soaking wet, sour-smelling person twice.

"Who are you calling a bitch? Why are you pretending to be dead? You almost scared my precious baby!"

Her heart is still pounding wildly.

The captain looked at Zhao Xiaoyu, who had come back to life, and breathed a sigh of relief. He said with a stern face, "Baozhu, look what you've done to her. You can't do this again next time."

"Captain, I want to accuse Zhao Xiaoyu of theft!"

"Lin Baozhu, you're lying! You clearly stole my things. That jade pendant was a keepsake left to me by my mother. How can you have the nerve to say it's yours?"

Upon hearing this, the captain glanced at Lin Baozhu and said, "Baozhu, tell me what happened?"

Lin Baozhu took out a jade pendant from her pocket. "You said this is your mother's keepsake? Then tell me, what was your mother's surname?"

"What's wrong with having the surname Zhang?"

Lin Baozhu nodded upon hearing this and said, "Your surname is Zhao, and your mother's surname is Zhang, but why is my name, Lin Baozhu, engraved on this jade pendant?"