Jiang Pei picked up the phone and dialed Chen Yan, intending to give her a good scolding over the phone.
But after waiting for a long time, no one answered.
"Feeling guilty now? Stop showing off to yourself? You're just a piece of trash."
She slammed the receiver down onto the landline.
His comrades shook their heads when they saw it.
“Jiang Pei, you can be angry, but why are you taking it out on the troupe’s phone? Don’t you understand the importance of protecting public property?”
"Hurry up and go to the rehearsal room. Your comrades are waiting for you. We need to go home after rehearsal."
Jiang Pei rolled her eyes at her comrade, grumbled, and walked away unhappily.
**
After Zhang Baozhu was taken away, the area in front of the shop became much quieter.
"Minghui, find an employee to thoroughly wash the area where those two were sitting with clean water; it looks unlucky."
"Alright, Boss Xia!"
"Oh, right, find another red paper for recruiting apprentices and put it up. They've been causing a lot of trouble for us these past few days."
"Okay, Mr. Xia. I'll rewrite it right away!"
Xia Enruo left the store and took a taxi to the company.
These past few days, because there have been many people outside, and because Gu Shaoxuan was worried that something might happen to her if she went out, he hasn't gone to the company to check on her for a long time.
Today, Gu Shaoxuan returned to the regimental headquarters to explain the follow-up situation to Regiment Commander Lu, and the crowd dispersed. She couldn't let it go, so she decided to take a taxi to go and return as soon as possible.
When I arrived at the company, the courtyard, which was usually filled with clothes drying in the sun, was now occupied by distributors who came to discuss business.
Now it's deserted and quiet, devoid of any of its former vitality.
She pushed open the office building door and saw Ge Qiuqin leading her employees in explaining the technique of patch embroidery.
"Oh, Xia, what brings you here? How's the shop? You have no idea how worried we were after seeing the newspaper."
“Especially when I received Minghui’s call saying that the shop was closed, I was completely distracted these past two days.”
Ge Qiuqin excitedly ran over, grabbed Xia Enruo's arm, and kept asking her questions with concern.
“Mr. Xia, we are all very worried about you. We know you are not the kind of person described in the newspapers.”
"That's right, that's right. These past few days, Sister Qiuqin has lost her appetite and can't even sleep soundly. She's been sighing all the time. A couple of days ago, she was so engrossed in thinking about things that she burned Lao Si's hand while coaxing the child."
"That's right, we were all so worried that we had no energy to work."
The employees gathered around and spoke loudly.
"Sister-in-law, is Fourth Brother alright?"
"It's nothing, just a blister from the burn. It'll go away on its own. Xia's wife is so weak; she worries about everything that happens to her."
“This time it’s different from before. Now that you’re pregnant, I’m afraid you’ll get angry and anxious, and hurt your health.”
After reading the article in the newspaper, Ge Qiuqin hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days, and her dark circles had become noticeably worse.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, Shaoxuan has already resolved it. I came to the company to let everyone know that we are ready to resume normal operations at any time."
"I'm sorry to have worried everyone these past few days. Let's take a good rest today. When things get busy again, there will be times when everyone works late into the night."
Upon hearing this, the employees all smiled and clapped their hands in approval.
"Did Xia really solve it?"
"Don't worry, we've dealt with your sister-in-law. Once the provincial newspapers publish the story, our shop's reputation will be restored."
"That's good, that's good. After hardship comes happiness. Better days are ahead!"
**
Inside the police station, Zhang Baozhu cried out that he was innocent.
“You, you are simply oppressing the people. Once I get out, I will go to the government to sue you. You detained us old folks without even asking what happened, and left that heartless beast Xia Enruo alone. You will get your comeuppance sooner or later.”
Wang Yue'e sat on the floor of the detention cell, crying and making a scene.
“My goodness, we can’t afford to live anymore. There’s no way to survive in this world. Even the police have started to bully ordinary people.”
"I have lived most of my life and this is the first time I have been insulted like this. Heaven, the just and upright official, all the gods, you must avenge this old woman."
"Kill all these little brats. I can't afford to let them come out and cause more harm. I can't live like this."
Zhang Baozhu sat to the side, making no attempt to help her up.
Let her make a scene. What are the police anyway? Once they see we're not easy to bully, they'll have to obediently release the two of them.
The police officers on duty in the detention room were getting a real headache. This crazy woman had been shouting for so long; didn't she get tired of it?
He walked in, ready to grab Wang Yue'e.
"Alright, stop yelling. This is the police station, not some field!"
Wang Yue'e grabbed his arm and shouted:
"Why are you touching me? What, are you trying to rape me? Are you trying to rape this old woman?"
"Look, husband! The police are about to rape someone!"
Zhang Baozhu stood up, clenched his fist, and punched the police officer.
The policeman was stunned. What kind of family was this? How could they spout such nonsense?
"Stop! This is assaulting a police officer. If you continue, I won't be so polite."
Zhang Baozhu showed no sign of stopping and joined Wang Yue'e in scuffing with the police.
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, two police officers rushed in and subdued the two men, then put their handcuffs back on them.
"You two better behave yourselves. If you keep causing trouble, we'll transfer you to the judicial authorities and sentence you."
Zhang Baozhu was terrified upon hearing this and sat motionless in his chair.
He had witnessed the severity of court judgments firsthand; his son, Guohong, was still imprisoned!
The next morning, the distribution of the provincial newspaper completely shattered the tranquility of Yongning City.
The complete reversal of events, along with the petition jointly written by the villagers, completely refuted the previous claims.
The Yongning Daily was utterly disgraced, and Jiao Zhenguo, after a failed suicide attempt by cutting his wrists, was sent to the hospital.
The newsstand was packed with people, and they couldn't even sell enough newspapers.
"This... is this even human? I never imagined the victim would be the owner of Ke Lai Xiang restaurant. Her uncle and aunt are utterly inhuman, vampires!"
"Exactly, I was blind. I even gave them both fifty cents that day."
"Pah! He still has the nerve to advertise for money in the newspaper. It would be better if his father died; even death wouldn't be enough to quell his anger. He's done so many bad things; being hospitalized is just retribution."
"Absolutely! Such relatives are devils. They misled us and wronged innocent people. These past few days, Kelaixiang hasn't been able to do any business. Think of all the losses they've suffered."
"You know what, I haven't eaten at their restaurant for a few days and I'm really craving their food. We really owe them a meal."
Several members of the public who had previously pelted the storefront with rotten vegetable leaves and eggs blushed with shame and remained silent, slinking away with their newspapers.
In the police station's interrogation room, the police officers placed the newspapers they were holding in front of Zhang Baozhu and Wang Yue'e.
"Open your eyes and take a good look at what's inside. And you still claim you're innocent?"
When Zhang Baozhu saw the headline in the newspaper, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected that this matter would escalate to the provincial level.
This is terrible! The whole province knows what the two did, and it's probably already common knowledge in the village.
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