Chapter 88 War of Words
"Then, then you saw Goudan and asked me why this house became your home after I asked you to help look after the cowshed for a few days. Humph! Aren't you speaking for those two old men?"
"And what did you answer?"
Su Tong ignored his complacency and continued asking.
“I, I…”
Li Sanleng tried hard to recall that he seemed to have answered a lot of questions at that time, and he didn't know whether he said anything he shouldn't have said.
Before he could reply, Su Tong said:
"Can't remember it? Let me help you!"
"You said the village had already allocated you a house, and you also informed me that the work in the cowshed was now yours. You also said that even if there were more work points, I would have to be able to afford them! You also told me that Yunshan Village was not rated as an 'advanced village' this time, so my title of hero is no longer useful!"
With every word Su Tong spoke, Secretary Wu's face turned darker.
"Then you started to call me a plague god who doesn't even want his parents! And you threatened me that if I didn't accept your toast, I would have to drink a forfeit! Be careful not to die in a horrible way!'"
"Li Sanleng! I'm just asking you if you've ever said these words!"
Su Tong spoke one sentence after another, not giving Li Sanleng any time to react.
Li Sanleng's mind became even more confused. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what.
"Is it yes or no?!" Secretary Wu shouted from the side.
"have!"
Li Sanleng answered subconsciously.
"Okay! Secretary Wu! Everyone in the village knows that I took over the cowshed when the cows were sick. It was because of this that you increased the work points of the cowshed to the full score. No one in the village had any objection at the time, right?"
"I know that many people were waiting to see me make a fool of myself and go to the farm. If I hadn't been kicked out by my parents and had nowhere to go, I wouldn't have dared to go if I hadn't just left everything to fate!"
"But I managed to survive even with this! I don't take credit for how I cured the cows, but nothing happened to the cows during the time I was there. This time, I was told that Li Sanleng would take over my job as the keeper of the cowshed for a few days, but I rushed back overnight, and when I got back, he said that I had been replaced, and I got scolded for no reason!"
"Secretary Wu! I am indeed unloved by my parents! But even rabbits bite when they are cornered! If you want to change someone, just tell me directly! What's the point of doing it so quietly! Is it just because I was away for a few days?"
"Why should I be scolded and threatened by him when he took over my work? If I do something wrong, I have to 'be careful of dying a miserable death'! Because of the way he treated me, I only smashed the glass in his house, which was already a mercy!"
"If you guys hadn't come today, I would have gone to the village to complain. He's a grown man, but he bullied a lonely girl like me! He even had the nerve to complain first! My title as a hero is indeed nothing, but I have a few phone numbers on hand. If pushed to the limit, he wouldn't be the only one who would complain!"
“Pah—”
With a crisp sound, Secretary Wu slapped Li Sanleng in the face.
Li Sanleng was completely stunned after being beaten...
"Uncle, you..."
"Shut up--"
Secretary Wu yelled at Li Sanleng, then turned to look at Su Tong, and spoke after a while:
"Wu's daughter! I never realized you were so sharp-tongued before. I didn't think carefully about taking your job. I wanted to discuss it with you after you came back. The village also thought that it was hard for a girl like you to take care of these animals, so we wanted to arrange an easy job for you after the New Year. It was this little bastard who lost his temper and didn't speak clearly, so you suffered!"
"Don't worry, I'll take your anger away and won't pursue the matter of breaking the glass. But..."
Secretary Wu lowered his head and pondered. When he looked up again, his eyes were filled with gloom. "Class standpoint is a big deal. We can't be careless. Without mentioning anything else, just explain to me why you keep saying that you didn't defend these two 'stinking old ninths'. Why did they leave your yard so early in the morning?"
As soon as Secretary Wu said this, Lao Lin and Lao Qi were about to fall down hand in hand.
Su Tong thought: Old ginger is still spicy! Wu Dafu has not been the branch secretary for so many years in vain!
She lowered her head and smiled, then raised her head and said:
"Secretary Wu, I feel a little wronged when you ask me this!"
Without waiting for Secretary Wu to speak, Su Tong turned his head and looked at Li San in surprise:
"Li Sanleng! You occupied the house of these two old men, didn't you? You threw their luggage and bedding around, didn't you? You also criticized them, didn't you? You closed the door and ignored them, didn't you?"
Li Sanleng covered his face and thought, so what? I have been talking about this all along. Why am I repeating it over and over again?
But this time he didn't dare to nod, for fear of being beaten again.
Su Tong didn't need him to nod, and turned around and said:
"Everyone knows how cold it was last night. If these two old men had stayed out in the cold all night with their injuries, they would definitely not have survived until this morning."
"So, you were afraid that they would freeze to death, so you let them into the yard." Secretary Wu continued sinisterly.
Su Tong nodded.
The two old men were about to collapse, and at this moment they completely collapsed in the corner of the yard.
Secretary Wu snorted coldly and was about to speak, but Su Tong frowned and spoke before him.
"I didn't want to care about them at first, but then I suddenly thought... if these two old men froze to death, they would be the 'stinking ninths', and there would be a list and record of them. The village would definitely report it to the higher-ups, and when they report it, they would definitely ask about the cause of death. So what would they say? They would say that Secretary Wu's nephew occupied the house, threw their luggage in, and then froze to death after the criticism..."
"Hiss - that's not appropriate! Throwing luggage and occupying a house is not something that landlords do! They will be paraded around the village wearing a dunce cap... If we don't mention occupying the house, and just say he died during 'struggle struggle', then the other party will definitely ask what time and place it was, who participated in the struggle, what the content was, and whether the commune has a record...
If it is said that Secretary Wu’s nephew was the one who was criticized and denounced alone, and the commune had no idea about it without filing a record, then that would be “authoritarianism” and “taking on everything”, which is the behavior of the capitalist-roaders…”
"Hiss—this is inappropriate, that is inappropriate, so let's just not report it. Anyway, the two old men died without anyone noticing. When they ask about it later, I can just say that I died of illness and forgot to report it...
But then I thought, that’s not okay! Two lives were lost! There were so many people watching at the time. If someone accidentally mentions what happened last night, the nature of the matter will be different. I’m afraid the police will be alerted…”
"The most important thing is, no matter whether we report it or not or how we report it, the people above us don't know who Li Sanleng is, but they all know Secretary Wu! This is not only a matter of damaging Secretary Wu's reputation! If it's serious, I'm afraid it will not only ruin his future... but also..."
"Hey, oh, uncle! Why are you hitting me again? Ah..."
Secretary Wu not only slapped me once this time, but also kicked and stomped me, hitting me hard.
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