Chapter 139 There is no machine in the world that doesn't break down.
Meng Xiaolian turned pale with fright.
She hurriedly grabbed Cen Yan's hand, her whole body trembling.
"Master, Master, I... I didn't mean to... I don't know what happened. The tractor just broke down out of nowhere. What should we do now?"
Meng Xiaolian's family was very poor. Her father had fallen down from the mountain while hunting years ago and became lame. Her mother had tuberculosis and could not do the work of the production team, so they could only wait for relief. Her younger brother had a fever when he was born and his brain was damaged.
She was the only breadwinner in the family, and everyone relied on her own hands to make a living.
So Xiang Yiguo suggested that she learn to drive a tractor so that she could find a job in the commune and support her whole family. She agreed without hesitation and said she wanted to learn how to drive a tractor.
She never imagined that she would cause such a huge disaster so soon after arriving. If the commune investigates, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to compensate for it.
"Don't panic. The tractor has been working hard these past few days, so some wear and tear is normal. It's usually treated like a treasure. It's possible that some parts have broken because it hasn't been started for a long time. Just get someone to fix it."
Cen Yan comforted Meng Xiaolian, "If you call me 'Master,' even if the sky falls, I'll help you sort things out."
Besides, it wasn't Meng Xiaolian who broke the tractor.
It's normal for machines to break down if they're not used for too long.
But Zhang Wei was jumping around a bit too wildly, even saying that she was doomed to die?
"You flatten it? What are you going to use to flatten it? This is collective property! Cen Yan, if you hadn't insisted on teaching a bunch of money-losing idiots to drive tractors, would the production team's tractors have been damaged? Since you say you're going to take responsibility for Meng Xiaolian, fine, then I'll write a report right now and have Captain Xiang punish you severely!"
Zhang Wei finally got to hold his head high for once.
He's got his hands on Cen Yan's secrets. Today, this woman will be lucky to escape with her life!
Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Cen Yan slowly asked, "Zhang Zhiqing, won't your machine break down? What, if the production team's tractor breaks down and can't be repaired, are you going to drag Xiaolian and me out and shoot us? I just want to ask you, Zhang Zhiqing, is the tractor something that lives forever and never breaks down no matter how you use it?"
"How is that possible!" Zhang Zhiqing scoffed. "There's no machine in the world that doesn't break down!"
“That settles it then?” Cen Yan pointed to the tractor beside her. “Judging from its design, this thing is obviously old. It’s only used during the summer and autumn harvests, spring planting, and winter storage each year. Who knows how worn out the parts inside are? It’s normal for it to break down.”
"When Zhang, the educated youth, saw that something was broken, he jumped out to criticize and curse. Could it be that the damage to this tractor is related to you?"
Cen Yan squinted at Zhang Wei and questioned him, also beginning to suspect the man.
Given the old and new grudges between her and Zhang Wei, if the tractor was originally fine but suddenly broke down, it would either be due to the parts aging from being used for too long, or it would be due to human error.
Zhang Wei had a motive for committing the crime.
After listening to Cen Yan's analysis, everyone felt that it made sense. Zhang Wei was indeed the one who most wanted the tractor to break down in Cen Yan's hands. Otherwise, why would Zhang Wei jump out and blame Cen Yan as soon as Meng Xiaolian broke the tractor, blaming her for insisting on taking on an apprentice and pushing the responsibility for the broken tractor onto Cen Yan?
Zhang Wei panicked and hurriedly waved his hands, "No, I didn't do it! If I broke the tractor, why would I have answered your question and admitted that machines can break down?"
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