Chapter 266 Pilot Policy on Dismantling Communes and Building Townships
"Brother Ma San was called over?"
Li Hongjun nodded slightly: "Not only him, but also the neighbors on both sides of Ma Youcai's house were invited..."
Zhou Yong nodded, thinking about other things: "Did you see Director Geng this morning?"
"Director Geng is in the interrogation room. I never had a chance to talk to him..."
Zhou Yong glanced at Li Hongjun and said, "Brother, you continue to guard here. I'm going to the commune."
Li Hongjun didn't ask any more questions, and Zhou Yong went to Xu Jianmin.
Zhou Yong had no intention of interfering with the law enforcement actions of public security personnel. He only hoped that Ma San would be treated fairly during the investigation.
Xu Jianmin called Director Geng, and after he hung up, Zhou Yong lit a cigarette.
"From what Director Geng said, Ma San shouldn't be a big problem."
Zhou Yong took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Brother, I know Ma San is innocent! But you have to know that he is engaged in education and is now involved in a murder case. I am afraid that it will affect his career..."
The longer Ma San stays in the police station, the more disadvantageous it becomes for him.
Xu Jianmin nodded slowly: "Since Director Geng has said so, I guess we won't be able to detain Ma San for much longer..."
Zhou Yong hoped so. Otherwise, when the impact of the incident expanded, Ma San would definitely be called in for a talk by the Education Bureau.
"Brother, you are busy. I will go to the police station to take a look."
Xu Jianmin looked at Zhou Yong who was about to get up and said, "It's almost noon, let's go after we have lunch!"
Zhou Yong checked the time and said, "Brother, I won't stay for dinner. Li Hongjun is at the police station! I can't let him go hungry."
Xu Jianmin smiled and said, "Why don't you just call him over? That way you don't have to go out to eat..."
Zhou Yong thought for a while and said, "That's fine. I'll go find him."
Xu Jianmin responded, and Zhou Yong rode his bicycle to the police station.
"Brother Zhou, I was getting anxious waiting at home, so I came to check on the situation..."
Seeing Zhou Yong coming, Liu Juan hurried to greet him.
"Did you have meal?"
Liu Juan shook her head gently: "Brother Zhou, I'm not hungry. When can Ma San go home?"
Liu Juan has not eaten since last night, and several blisters appeared at the corners of her mouth overnight.
Zhou Yong looked at Liu Juan's haggard face and comforted her, "It will be soon, you are anxious..."
Liu Juan responded, and Li Hongjun came to their side.
Zhou Yong arranged to take them to the commune canteen for dinner. At this time, Chief Geng came out of the police station after get off work.
"You two wait, I'll go and ask about the situation."
Liu Juan and Li Hongjun responded respectively. Zhou Yong adjusted his mood and walked towards Director Geng with a smile.
Zhou Yong didn't even need to say anything, Director Geng said that Ma Sanhui would be released in the afternoon.
Because there was evidence that Ma San was not present during the time period when Ma Youcai was murdered, this alone was enough to eliminate him as a suspect.
Zhou Yong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Director Geng had returned home, and he walked towards Liu Juan and Li Hongjun.
"Since Ma San is innocent, why do we have to wait until the afternoon to release him?"
Zhou Yong smiled and said: "The police station comrades need to collect evidence..."
It is impossible that whatever Ma San said is the truth. The comrades at the police station need to verify Ma San’s confession.
Liu Juan nodded, and her heart was half relieved.
Zhou Yong took Li Hongjun and Liu Juan to the commune canteen. After eating, the three of them returned to the police station.
Ma San was released at around 2:00 p.m. He looked in good spirits.
Zhou Yong went up and hugged Ma San. He said nothing and patted his back with both hands.
Ma San smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, I'm sorry to trouble you again."
Zhou Yong let him go: "What are you talking about?"
Ma San smiled, his eyes full of gratitude.
Liu Juan burst into tears of joy: "Let's go home!!"
Ma San nodded, and everyone walked home chatting and laughing.
“…”
Within a few days, the truth behind Ma Youcai's case came to light.
On the day of the incident, Ma Laoer left home, wandered around, and then returned home.
The father and son had an argument due to a disagreement in words. In anger, Ma Laoer suffocated Ma Youcai to death with a pillow.
In order to cover up his crime, he faked a suicide scene, but he was eventually caught by the law.
The case should have ended here, but what no one expected was that Luo Yuying stood up and wanted to take the blame for her second son.
In Luo Yuying's words, she is a person buried in the earth up to her neck, and when she dies, she's dead.
But her second son was still young and had a wife and children to support, so she felt compassion for him.
Everyone understood Luo Yuying's intentions, but Ma Laoer himself admitted to the crime, so it was impossible to overturn the case.
Considering Luo Yuying's age and the fact that she was illiterate about the law, Director Geng did not hold her accountable, but he did criticize and educate her severely.
When Ma San learned about this, he couldn't calm down. He got himself drunk, cried and laughed, and said a lot of things that were buried in his heart.
A year ago, the Ma family's affairs became the gossip of the villagers, causing Luo Yuying to fall ill.
At the end of January 1981, Luo Yuying died of illness, and on the day of her funeral, heavy snow fell.
In late March, Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang became regular staff members, and through his connections, Cao Biao transferred them to the Criminal Police Brigade.
The nursing home was approved in early April, and a chicken farm was established in Huaixi Village in mid-May.
In August, the household contract responsibility system was implemented for land. Once the announcement was made, the village was instantly in an uproar.
Whether the villagers are willing or not, land reform is inevitable and no one can stop it.
After the autumn harvest in October, the land division stage officially began.
Each family will be allocated its own food ration land and responsibility land.
Food-ration land is the basic livelihood guarantee for villagers and is allocated every year based on population and land conditions.
The responsibility field is the land that each family is responsible for cultivating. The allocated area and location will vary depending on the labor force of each family.
As the land distribution was completed, many villagers became anxious.
Accustomed to collective life, all the villagers were not used to the sudden distribution of land to each household.
Amid the villagers' panic, the year came to 1982.
This year, the villagers experienced spring sowing and autumn harvest, and their hard work finally paid off with a bountiful harvest.
The bumper grain harvest made the villagers realize the benefits of dividing the land among households, so many villagers began to take the initiative to contract the land for cultivation.
As land reform deepened, many positions such as production team leader, timekeeper, cashier, hygienist, animal husbandry technician, grain distributor, and land number clerk were abolished.
In December 1982, the government launched a pilot policy of abolishing communes and establishing townships, and Hongqi Commune was renamed Hongqi Township.
The former commune secretary's title was changed to township head, and the director's title was changed to deputy township head...
In April 1983, Accountant Sun and Li Baotian applied for internal retirement at the same time. After their retirement, their positions were taken over by Zhou Yong and Sun Qing.
In May, the Huaixi Village Security Brigade was disbanded and a Security Guard Office was established. The staff was reduced from more than 30 people to four, including the Security Director and Security Captain, and two team members.
The sky in June is as bright as a blue gem. The sun poured down, covering the earth with a layer of golden glow.
Li Baotian was walking home carrying a hoe and wearing a straw hat. Before he entered the village, he met Zhou Yong who came to take him home.
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