Chapter 49 The Truth Comes to Light
Jiang Jianbei admitted that the clothes were his, but of course he did not admit the slander of the mother and daughter.
On the way here just now, he had heard his younger sister telling the aunt that her clothes were lost. He didn't think his younger sister would "lose" clothes for no reason, and combined with what Wen Zhu had said about the prophetic dream, he had some guesses.
Feeling Jiang Jianbei's gaze on him, Wen Zhu looked ahead with a firm look, not looking at his second brother.
Wen Zhu felt that she had to have a determined look in her eyes like a member of the Communist Party in order to make her second brother believe that what was happening before his eyes was accidental and had nothing to do with her!
However, that look still made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Everyone was whispering.
When Wu Qiuju heard Jiang Jianbei admit it, she quickly said to the village chief, "Uncle Youde, I didn't wrong him, did I? It was this officer who saved my daughter, and then he didn't want to take responsibility and gave the clothes to Wang Mazi. You have to take charge of our Shuihua!"
As he said this, he slapped his thigh and burst into tears, wiping his tears as he cried.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Just when everyone thought that the facts were just as Wu Qiuju said, an unexpected person stood up to refute it.
The aunt who had followed Wen Zhu and the others to join in the fun listened for a long time from behind. After she understood what was going on, she immediately spoke up with full energy to prove their point.
When everyone saw Aunt Jinhua, a local villager, speak, they immediately understood.
Aunt Jinhua pointed at Wu Qiuju and cursed, "You shameless bastard, you think you can take advantage of me just because I'm an officer, right? I can prove it. I just came here with my brothers and sisters, and I arrived behind the main group."
Besides, the little girl lost her old military uniform and just asked me if I had seen it. How could this guy deliberately give the uniform to Wang Mazi? Is it just your empty words?
Have you ever seen someone go out with nothing to do, wearing a suit and carrying a suit? The clothes belong to the girl, not to this young officer!
As soon as Aunt Jinhua said this, everyone immediately understood that what Wu Qiuju had said before was just a trick to mislead everyone and to take advantage of her status as an officer's wife.
So he pointed at the mother and daughter.
"You're talking nonsense! You're just taking advantage of my husband not being home and trying to shirk your responsibility..."
Despite being criticized by everyone, Wu Qiuju still looked arrogant and kept repeating those words over and over again.
Wen Zhu walked forward calmly and said, "You said my brother doesn't want to be responsible for your daughter, so I want to ask a few questions.
First, why are my second brother's clothes neatly arranged, while Wang Mazi's are disheveled, with some clothes scattered on the ground, and his hair and pants are wet?
Wu Qiuju stammered, unable to articulate her reason, and was about to throw a tantrum, but the village chief stopped her with a look.
Wen Zhu continued to speak slowly.
"Secondly, I brought the uniform. I heard my brother's comrade was injured and discharged, so I thought I'd bring it here as a souvenir. I accidentally lost it along the way. So, according to you, anyone with a uniform is a suspect and responsible for your daughter? I saw the older brother standing next to her, and he's also wearing an old uniform. Could he be a suspect too?"
The man immediately shook his head in panic and explained to the woman next to him, "Wife, I've always been working in the fields with you. This has nothing to do with me! You brought this dress from your cousin's house for me to wear. I absolutely can't be!"
The woman nodded. "Wu Qiuju is just talking nonsense. Our family isn't the only one with old military uniforms. She's just making it up!"
Only by becoming the center of public opinion will the villagers speak up for these "outsiders".
Wen Zhu continued to ask, "Third, before we even got close, we heard you shouting that your daughter was taken advantage of and that the officer was held responsible. But..."
Wen Zhu deliberately paused for a moment, then stretched out his words, "But didn't you say your daughter wanted to commit suicide after an argument with you? Do you have super vision or super hearing? Do you happen to know where your daughter committed suicide? Do you happen to know from such a distance that the person who saved your daughter was an officer? Do you also happen to know that the officer saved her and then ran away?"
"So I have every reason to suspect that you deliberately framed my second brother!"
Wen Zhu asked three questions in a row, leaving Wu Qiuju speechless.
After hearing this, everyone instantly understood that Wu Qiuju was just talking nonsense and falsely accusing the soldiers!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Qiuju could only cry out and pretend to lie on the ground with her hands covering her heart.
"Oh my God, my heart aches so much! Am I going to die?"
"I know acupuncture. Any disease can be cured with just one needle!" He then took out a silver needle that was longer than his finger.
Wu Qiuju jumped up from the ground.
Just then, two half-grown children ran over.
"Mother, mother."
When Wu Qiuju saw her son coming, she became even more panicked.
Zhang Erjun, who reported the news, had been spoiled since childhood. He didn't know how to read the expressions at all, nor did he consider the current situation. He just threw a tantrum as soon as he arrived.
"Mom, I don't care. You still have to give me another ten cents. Why can the army get thirty cents for being a lookout? I ran so far to tell you the news, and you only give me twenty cents? Mom, you are biased!"
Wu Qiuju wanted to cover her youngest son's mouth immediately, but he had already said everything he needed to say, so covering it up would be of no use.
Zhang Dajun also quickly spoke up, "I squatted at the village entrance every day, guarding it. As soon as someone arrived, I went to tell my mother. I was the first to do the work, so what's wrong with me getting an extra cent? You have a problem with that?"
Zhang Dajun and Zhang Erjun started fighting after a disagreement. When Wu Qiuju heard this, she knew it was over, everything was over.
Zhang Shuihua had been at a loss since Wen Zhu questioned her.
She was now in a state of panic, and heard people cursing at her everywhere. She wandered among the crowd, hoping someone could save her.
His gaze fell on Wang Liang, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"Brother Liangzi, I was wrong. I recognized the wrong person. What I said to you just now was just a spur of the moment. We grew up together for so many years. Can you help me speak up for justice, okay?"
Wang Liang's heart, which had already been broken into pieces, felt like it was being stepped on repeatedly and crushed again and again.
Wang Liang seemed to have lost all his energy, his voice cold, "How can I speak for you? How do you want me to speak for you?
"I thought you came to talk to me because you couldn't let go of our long-standing friendship, but I didn't expect you were here to get information? You asked so specifically and accurately, just to create a 'coincidence', right?"
After Wang Liang finished speaking, his eyes were red and he almost choked.
He couldn't quite understand the girl he had grown up with. Could people really change?
Zhang Shuihua could no longer think of any words to refute, and just kept repeating, "I didn't, I didn't, Brother Liangzi, please save me, I don't want to marry Wang Mazi, I will marry you, okay, okay..."
"Shuihua, do you know that a former good friend of mine has been promoted to an officer and will come to see me? I have only told you this." After saying this, he no longer looked at Zhang Shuihua.
After hearing this, Zhang Shuihua collapsed to the ground.
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