While Wang Hao's words can serve as evidence, they lack sufficient proof, as not all the necessary people have been identified. If this matter were reported to the town, the village would lose all face.
Left with no other choice, the captain turned his attention to Wei Mo. Wei Mo, who originally did not want to participate, saw the captain looking at him.
It seems that being a bystander isn't so pleasant after all. He tried to drag his grandparents away, but the brigade leader followed them. Wei Mo sighed inwardly.
There's no other way; I'll probably have to step in myself again. This matter must involve someone from the village, which is why Zhao Haixia is so adamant about not admitting it. Actually, everyone knows this, but they just don't know which man it is.
Wei Mo held the old man's large hand and kept urging him on.
"Grandpa, hurry! Grandpa, Grandpa, hurry! Uncle Dazhuang is catching up!"
Wei Mo didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters; he preferred to just watch the show. But Li Dazhuang wouldn't let it go and chased after him at a jog.
"Uncle Yu, Xiao Weimo, wait for me."
Wei Mo sighed, and the old man also shook his head helplessly.
After being stopped by Li Dazhuang and seeing that no one was around, Li Dazhuang asked him a question.
"Xiao Weimo, Uncle Yu, do you two have any ideas? We can't get a conviction like this. If we really send them to the police station, our village will lose all face."
The old man, who had initially felt sympathy for Zhao Haixia, shook his head. "Before, when you were a widow, no one wanted to talk about you, but now that you have a man, you still act like this. The old man regrets it now."
"We should have kicked her out back then," the old man sighed.
"Dazhuang, you decide what to do. If it doesn't work, just kick her out. You shouldn't plead for this kind of person."
The captain hesitated there, then looked at Wei Mo, seemingly wanting Wei Mo to give him some advice.
After sighing, Wei Mo spoke to the captain.
"Let's report it to the police. There must be other things involved in this. She's living a good life, but she must have some ulterior motive. It's better to let the police investigate directly."
"Since it has already happened, don't be afraid of losing face."
Although Wei Mo had a solution, he really didn't want to get involved in such a problem. Li Dazhuang, however, scratched his head and said to the old man,
"Uncle Yu, Pingxian from our village is about to come down from the village, and this happens at this time..."
The old man was also frowning. In this era, everyone's sense of collective honor is particularly strong.
After frowning and pondering for a moment, the old man asked Wei Mo.
"Is there any way to resolve this without going through the police? You know, our village has always been recognized as an advanced village, and if we don't get the award this time..."
"Your grandpa is losing face everywhere."
Hearing his grandfather say this, Wei Mo could only express his own thoughts.
"Uncle Dazhuang, do you think the other person must be from our village? Otherwise, she wouldn't be so adamant about not saying anything. And even if she did, what could you do to her?"
"At most, she'll just get a lecture, and that won't do anything else. Unless she's from the village, in which case the other party will definitely not let her off the hook, since there has already been a precedent."
Li Dazhuang, who was listening nearby, nodded in agreement. Indeed, what Wei Mo said was very likely true. Then he asked a question.
"So, Xiao Wei Mo, how do you think we should investigate this matter?"
Wei Mo thought for a moment, then said to Li Dazhuang,
"Uncle Dazhuang, if anyone in the village is missing who came home late last night, don't ask the adults, ask the children!"
"You can just gather all the children together and ask them all. That will help you find out exactly who it is and at least eliminate a large number of people."
Hearing Wei Mo's words, Li Dazhuang nodded.
"Yes, the family might help cover it up, but how can you tell the child something like this? The child will never lie."
"Wei Mo is a good young man," Li Dazhuang thought, and nodded. Then he spoke to Wei Mo again.
"Little Wei Mo, you have the most prestige among the children, go and call them!"
Wei Mo shook his head and refused.
"Uncle Dazhuang, please don't. I'm just here to watch the show. Please don't drag my family into this. There are only two men in my family now, my grandfather and me, plus my mother and a bunch of women. We're completely defenseless. Please don't let my family offend anyone."
The old man also scolded Li Dazhuang from the side.
"Can you do it? If you can't, then let Wei Mo be the team leader. You rely on Wei Mo for everything, and you even drag our family's mountain into it."
"Look at me, I'm just an old man. If someone really has bad intentions, how am I supposed to protect them?"
The captain, speechless after being told off by Wei Mo and the old man, nodded. Then, somewhat awkwardly, he said...
"Then I'll think of a way myself."
Thinking this, the brigade leader ran towards his home to check on things and asked his son, Li Fu, to gather the children together, including the two from Shan Chao'er's family, and, oh yes, the one from Lao Tian's family.
I remember Wei Mo was in one of these four teams. Once these people are gathered, we can get a pretty good idea of what's going on.
With this thought in mind, Li Dazhuang hurriedly ran home, while Wei Mo decided not to watch the show anymore, lest it involve his family, and followed the old man towards home.
This matter could not be kept secret in the end. Sure enough, Li Dazhuang got a clue from questioning the child.
They immediately led the militia to arrest the man, and to everyone's surprise, he turned out to be the father of Tian Boguang, Tian Xue, and the others. He had returned home injured the night before.
He was injured by Wang Hao when he tried to escape, and he has been recuperating at home all day, not daring to go out.
As for the final outcome, Wei Mo didn't want to get involved anymore. He was still just a child, and he should just live a peaceful and happy life.
However, I heard that Zhao Haixia was driven out of the village. As for Wang Hao, he was criticized and sent back home.
Tian Boguang's father, Tian Zhigang, was not only disciplined by the brigade, but is now not even allowed to return home.
He could only go to his father's house, where the family had already separated, because his wife wouldn't let him go home, so he had no other choice.
He deserves it. Who told him to be unable to control himself? Doesn't he know what kind of person Zhao Haixia is?
The family was stunned as they listened to the old man recount the recent events that had occurred in the village.
However, Zhao Haixia was eventually driven out of the village, and things will be quiet for a while now.
As time went by, 1961 was approaching, and the New Year was drawing ever closer.
The Wei family was overjoyed, and even stopped their knitting work.
Wei Mo bought some firecrackers at the mall and gave them to his two older sisters. The three of them set off firecrackers in the yard, making quite a scene.
The village children also came to play with Wei Mo, calling him "Brother Wei Mo" all day long.
Wei Mo wasn't stingy; he distributed the cannons to the children who came to play with him and gave these little devils some instructions.
"Be careful when you put them down, don't get hurt, okay?"
The children nodded frantically, expressing their gratitude to Wei Mo.
"Thank you, Brother Wei Mo. I understand, I understand, Brother Wei Mo."
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