Chapter 195 Nothing at all
Hu Hongsheng frowned slightly, as if still suspicious. He turned to the village chief and said, "Village chief, I think this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. After all, if it's true as Wei Tianwen said, then Tu Subo's behavior is indeed terrible. But without solid evidence, we can't easily draw conclusions."
The village chief nodded, agreeing with Hu Hongsheng's opinion. He turned to look at Wei Tianwen, his eyes stern. "Wei Tianwen, are you sure you want us to investigate this? If the results of the investigation are inconsistent with what you said, can you take responsibility for it?"
Wei Tianwen's eyes widened and his face turned even paler, but he still said firmly, "Village Chief, I believe the results of the investigation will prove my innocence. I am willing to take full responsibility."
The village chief sighed and shook his head. "Well, since you said so, let's start the investigation. But before that, you have to answer a few questions for me. You said Tu Subo broke your arm, so why did he do that? What's the grudge between you two?"
A trace of pain flashed in Wei Tianwen's eyes. He said, "Actually, Tu Subo and I don't have any deep hatred. It's just that a few days ago, when I was drinking in the tavern at the entrance of the village, I accidentally mentioned his family's land. Maybe he thought I was targeting him on purpose, so he treated me like this."
The village chief and Hu Hongsheng exchanged a glance, each seeing the confusion in the other's eyes. Hu Hongsheng said, "Wei Tianwen, these are just your guesses. There's no solid evidence. We need to find witnesses to prove Tu Subo's harmful behavior."
Wei Tianwen was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "By the way, although no one saw the whole thing, my old yellow dog should have been nearby. It might have seen everything."
The village chief and Hu Hongsheng were both stunned. Then the village chief said, "Okay, then let's go check on the old yellow dog first. I hope it can provide us with some clues."
The village chief, Hu Hongsheng, and Wei Tianwen all went to Wei Tianwen's home. The old yellow dog, a loyal guardian of his home, became extremely nervous when he saw his master injured. Wei Tianwen called out to it, and the dog immediately ran over, its eyes flashing with vigilance.
The village chief walked up to the old yellow dog and whispered, "Old Yellow, did you see anything at that time? Tell us, who hurt your master?"
The old yellow dog growled softly, its eyes revealing anger and hatred. It raised its head and pointed in the direction of the village, as if to tell them that the murderer was there.
The village chief and Hu Hongsheng exchanged a glance, each seeing the determination in the other's eyes. They decided to follow the old yellow dog's guidance and find the truth.
Bullshit!
Hu Hongsheng pointed at Wei Tianwen, who looked determined, and said angrily with a simmering anger in his tone, "At three o'clock in the morning before dawn, Tu Subo and I had already reached the foot of the mountain hand in hand. At sunrise, Gou Sheng and I followed closely into the deep forest.
It was not until nearly noon that the three of us walked down the mountain path together. Tu Subo immediately headed straight for the fields at the foot of the hill. How could he have the leisure to set foot in your house?
"Yes, I'll keep this in mind!"
Gou Sheng excitedly waved his arms and loudly confirmed, "He was with us the entire time Wei Tianwen mentioned. How could he possibly have found the time to do something like that?"
Mrs. Hu, who was standing beside Hu Hongsheng, also chimed in, "That's right. When Tu Subo and Gou Sheng came to my house to wake Hongsheng up, it was still before dawn."
"Besides, if a living person like you really suffered a serious injury in your home, how could your two aggressive women at home not notice it? If you were really beaten in your backyard, would they wait until dawn to seek medical treatment for you?"
Wei Tianwen's confident assertion was as fragile as a bubble, vulnerable to a blow. His body trembled even more violently, as if the pain intensified, and he screamed in despair: "It's the hour of the rabbit!"
"I heard the rooster crow, there's no mistake about it!"
"I'm afraid you heard it wrong."
Tu Subo shook his head helplessly: "Just as the cocks crowed, Big Brother Hu, Big Brother Gousheng and I were already at the foot of the mountain."
"That's impossible!"
Wei Tianwen struggled angrily, and seemed to have gained some strength in an instant. He wanted to stand up and argue with Tu Subo, but when he touched his broken arm, he let out a heart-wrenching scream in pain and rolled out of control from the door panel to the ground.
Gu Yuexuan's shoulders tensed involuntarily when she heard the screams coming from behind her. Tu Subo patted her shoulders to comfort her, and his eyes fell on Wei Tianwen, as if he was looking at a naughty child: "Are you sure it was me who hurt you?"
"Besides the time and place, do you have any other evidence to accuse me?"
Wei Tianwen's screams were in stark contrast to Tu Subo's calmness. Sister Wei was enraged and roared with tears in her eyes: "What other evidence do you need?!"
"It's obviously you who did the bad thing, you..."
"Alas, that is pure nonsense."
The uncle who had been observing silently from the crowd smacked his lips and said earnestly, "I think you're drunk and unconscious. Are you trying to use this opportunity to frame the Tu Su family so you can get some money for the wine?"
Amidst his complaints, the man spat a mouthful of thick phlegm and taunted, "Stop spouting this nonsense about the Yin and Mao hours, and even pretending to hear the rooster crow. By that time, you were probably drunk at home! A drunk's consciousness is hazy, how much can you remember?"
The old man snorted with contempt and said plausibly, "I went out for a walk at dawn. When the sky was just beginning to turn pale, I saw you stumbling back. What does this have to do with Tu Subo?"
"Hey, Pengzi, you saw it too, right?"
The young man called Pengzi hesitated for a moment, a conflicted expression on his face as he stammered, "I vaguely saw someone who looked like him, but it was too far away to see clearly. However..."
"However, Tu Subo was clearly with Hong Sheng and the others at that time, so there shouldn't be any mistake, right?"
Before he finished speaking, everyone understood. There was no need for Tu Subo to waste any more words. The faces of the onlookers showed a unanimous look of disgust.
The villagers were well aware of Wei Tianwen's character. When drunk, he acted recklessly, often getting into arguments. Bruise and sprains were commonplace. Even if his injury today was particularly severe, it was his own fault.
Wei Tianwen was in great pain and lost consciousness, unable to speak. The Wei family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other anxiously: "How is this possible!"
"My son came home after dark last night. He has been at home the whole time and has never gone out. How could it be possible..."
"So he was beaten in the backyard, and you really didn't notice?"
The village chief was enraged by their unreasonable behavior and roared, "So many people saw it with their own eyes! This has nothing to do with Tu Subo!"
"How long will you continue to act unreasonably and frame others?!"
If it was just one person's statement, that would be fine, as isolated evidence is not credible, but are so many people blind?
Are they all helping Tu Subo lie?
The village chief was so angry that he was spinning around in circles. Finally, he squatted down and stared sharply at Wei Tianwen, who was pale and sweating, and shouted angrily: "Did you really see clearly that it was Tu Subo?!"
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