"You...don't scare me!"
Zhou Dazhu's forehead was covered with cold sweat and his voice began to tremble.
"I...I really am here to inspect! If you dare touch me, just try! My father is the production team leader!"
"Yeah?"
Chen Changyuan sneered.
"Then I'll wake up the whole village and let everyone judge. You came here in the middle of the night with kerosene for an 'inspection'. Who would believe that?"
Zhou Dazhu gritted his teeth, rolled his eyes, and suddenly shouted, "Help! Chen Changyuan is going to kill someone! Help!"
Chen Changyuan was prepared and covered Zhou Dazhu's mouth with his hand. "Go on, scream! Scream again! I want to see how you explain this barrel of kerosene in your hand when the villagers come!"
At the same time, the Zhou family.
Lin Xiaoya turned over in a daze and subconsciously reached out to touch the place beside her, but found nothing.
She suddenly opened her eyes and found that Zhou Dazhu was not in bed.
"Big Pillar?"
She called softly, but no one answered.
It was pitch black outside.
Lin Xiaoya suddenly felt uneasy and quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed.
"Where could he go at this late hour?"
Lin Xiaoya muttered to herself as she quickly walked to the main room.
The main room was empty, without even a single person in sight.
Suddenly, she remembered that Zhou Dazhu was publicly humiliated by Chen Changyuan at the villagers' meeting that day.
At that time, Zhou Dazhui's face turned green with anger. He was gloomy all day and didn't even eat much.
"not good!"
Lin Xiaoya was startled and hurried to the door of her parents-in-law's room.
"Dad! Mom!"
She banged on the door, "Wake up! Dazhu is missing!"
There was a rustling sound in the room, followed by Zhou Changhe's impatient voice: "It's the middle of the night, why are you making so much noise!"
"Dad, Dazhu is not at home!"
Lin Xiaoya stamped her feet anxiously, "I'm afraid of him... I'm afraid he'll cause trouble for Chen Changyuan!"
"What?"
The door was suddenly opened, and Zhou Changhe and Wang Cuifen were standing at the door, both wearing clothes.
Wang Cuifen grabbed Lin Xiaoya's arm and asked, "Tell me clearly, what's going on?"
Lin Xiaoya briefly recounted what happened during the day and added, "You all know Dazhu. He holds grudges very well. I'm afraid of him... afraid he'll do something stupid!"
Zhou Changhe's expression suddenly turned ugly: "This bastard!"
He cursed as he walked out quickly, "Cui Fen, go call the old Li family next door, I'll go check on Chen Changyuan first!"
When Zhou Changhe hurried to the door of Chen Changyuan's house, he saw a scene that made him shudder at first sight - his son Zhou Dazhu was pinned to the ground by Chen Changyuan.
Not far away, a black kerosene barrel was lying quietly, emitting a strange light in the moonlight.
"Changyuan, let go of Dazhu first!"
Zhou Changhe shouted, his voice a little panicked.
"Zhou Changhe, you're here just in time."
Chen Changyuan sneered, "Your son came to my house in the middle of the night with kerosene. What do you think he wanted to do?"
Zhou Changhe's expression changed, and he turned to stare at Zhou Dazhu: "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Dazhu was pressed to the ground, his face flushed red, and he stammered and couldn't speak.
At this time, there was a noisy sound of footsteps and voices coming from the distance, and the village chief Wang Fugui hurried over with several villagers.
"What's going on?"
Wang Fugui asked with a frown.
A serious expression rarely appeared on his smiling face.
Chen Changyuan let go of Zhou Dazhu and pointed at the kerosene barrel on the ground. "Village chief, look at what this is. Zhou Dazhu brought this thing to my house in the middle of the night, saying he wanted to check if I had hidden anything from the commune."
"fart!"
A villager shouted angrily, "You're bringing kerosene for a midnight inspection? Isn't this clearly a plan to set a fire?"
Zhou Dazhu's face turned pale and he finally couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground.
"I...I just wanted to scare him..."
Zhou Dazhu's voice trembled, "At the village meeting this morning, he made me lose face..."
"You bastard!"
Zhou Changhe slapped Zhou Dazhu in the face. "Do you know that arson can lead to jail time? If it really burns, the whole village will suffer!"
Wang Fugui looked at Zhou Dazhu with a gloomy expression: "We can't just let this go. We have to give an explanation to the whole village."
Zhou Changhe quickly bowed to Chen Changyuan and apologized: "Changyuan, it's all my fault for not disciplining him properly. Dazhu is in the wrong. You can beat or scold him as much as you want, I won't say no."
Chen Changyuan looked at Zhou Dazhu who was kneeling on the ground, then looked at Zhou Changhe who looked ashamed, and said lightly: "I still have to give you face. But..."
He turned to Zhou Dazhu, his eyes icy, "Zhou Dazhu, this is the last time. If you dare to trouble me again, I will make you pay for it!"
Zhou Dazhu was frightened by this look and nodded quickly: "I dare not, I dare not..."
Wang Fugui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the matter was over. "Alright, let's just leave it at that. Dazhu, you have to review your actions in front of the whole village tomorrow!"
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard in the distance.
Lin Xiaoya and Wang Cuifen rushed to the scene panting.
When Wang Cuifen saw this scene, her face suddenly changed.
She saw her son Zhou Dazhu kneeling on the ground, his face full of shame and fear, and she was immediately furious.
She glared at Chen Changyuan and screamed, "Chen Changyuan! You ungrateful bastard, how dare you treat Dazhu like this? Our Zhou family raised you up, and this is how you repay us?"
Chen Changyuan sneered and was about to speak when Zhou Changhe beat him to the punch and shouted, "Shut up! Do you know what Dazhu did?"
Wang Cuifen was stunned for a moment, then turned to Zhou Changhe: "What can he do? Isn't he being bullied by this little bastard?"
Zhou Changhe's face turned pale as he pointed at the kerosene barrel on the ground. "Open your eyes and look carefully. What is this? Dazhu brought this thing to Changyuan's house in the middle of the night. What do you think he was going to do?"
Only then did Wang Cuifen notice the kerosene barrel and her face turned pale.
She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Lin Xiaoya stood aside, her eyes shifting back and forth between Chen Changyuan and Zhou Dazhu.
A strange feeling arose in her heart.
Her impression of Chen Changyuan was still that of a dull, honest and silly boy.
Chen Changyuan seemed to feel Lin Xiaoya's gaze and turned to look at her.
At that moment, Lin Xiaoya felt her heart skip a beat.
She lowered her head in a hurry, not daring to look at Chen Changyuan.
Wang Fugui coughed lightly upon seeing this, breaking the awkward atmosphere. "We can't just let this go. Dazhu, you have to give an explanation to the entire village. Tomorrow morning, you have to publicly self-criticize at the entrance of the village committee!"
Zhou Dazhu nodded dejectedly, not daring to look up at anyone.
Wang Cuifen came to her senses at this time and pulled Zhou Dazhu up: "Dazhu, tell me, did Chen Changyuan bully you? That's why you..."
“That’s enough!”
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