The police officer's face darkened, and he looked at the parent with displeasure.
The parent realized their behavior was inappropriate, awkwardly withdrew their foot, and stammered, "I was just so angry, I couldn't help myself..."
The beaten child was both ashamed and angry, especially since he had been humiliated in front of the police officer he admired. His eyes were red with anger, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "What did I tell you! What good would it do to tell you?"
"Do you want me to beat you up again?"
“Every time I get into a fight, you always think it’s my fault, and no matter what I did wrong, you just beat me up!”
Have you ever cared about me even once?
"That's why I refused to tell you no matter what! Are you satisfied now?" After shouting, the child turned and ran away, his figure quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
The parent felt humiliated after being yelled at by his son.
How can a father be yelled at by his son in public?
He was furious and grabbed a wooden stick from the side, ready to chase after the child.
The police officer reacted swiftly, grabbing him tightly and staring at the man with a grim expression. He said coldly, "Comrade, are you trying to obstruct us from performing our duties?"
Upon hearing this, the man turned deathly pale, his hand slipped, and the wooden stick fell to the ground with a thud.
He hurriedly waved his hand and stammered, "No, no, no, I just wanted to teach this brat a lesson. I really didn't mean to interfere with your work at all!"
He lowered his eyes to conceal his deep gloom, his anger surging within him.
That brat made me lose face in front of so many people! I'll give him a good beating!
If you've got the guts, never come back!
The police officer's expression remained cold and stern as he said without any mercy, "We were having a good talk when you suddenly interrupted it."
"I have reason to suspect that you are secretly covering for Wang Luzi?"
This time, the man was really scared. He waved his hands frantically and incoherently assured the police that he had absolutely no connection with Wang Luzi. After much pleading, the police finally let him go.
Wang Luzi has truly incurred the wrath of the masses this time.
At first, everyone thought that Xie Yan calling the police was a bit excessive. After all, they were all from the same village and would see each other all the time. Why couldn't they resolve things behind closed doors instead of involving the police?
But when they learned of their child's injury, the villagers' attitudes instantly changed completely, and they all cheered that Wang Luzi had been caught.
Wang Luzi was completely bewildered. She couldn't understand how hitting the child a few times could be such a big deal.
In rural areas, which child hasn't been beaten?
Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?
It's not like hitting him will break a piece of flesh; it's just that those brats bullied her precious grandson.
Even as he was being led away in handcuffs, Wang Luzi stubbornly insisted that he had done nothing wrong, and kept cursing Xie Yan.
Finally, having no other choice, the law enforcement officers had to gag her and forcibly take her away.
Not to mention they were forced to pay Xie Yan and his family 200 yuan in compensation, which made Wang Luzi's family absolutely hate Xie Yan.
Xie Yan watched Wang Luzi being led away, completely ignoring her vile insults.
He showed no fear whatsoever when the family's eyes were filled with resentment.
The thought of Chaochao, who was still at home in so much pain that she couldn't even eat and had lost a lot of weight, made Xie Yan's eyes flash with an undisguised murderous intent.
Qian Hong felt sorry for her granddaughter and would exaggerate Chaochao's injuries to everyone she met. Now everyone in the village knew that Chaochao had been seriously injured and almost lost her life, and could only stay at home to recuperate.
Humans are naturally inclined to sympathize with the weak, especially since Chaochao is still a tiny little thing, not even as tall as an adult's knee.
Even the most ruthless person would find it hard to harm such a young child.
Moreover, in the village, which family with children hasn't been bothered by the fat woman, and whose children haven't been beaten?
Therefore, when the fat woman was arrested, no one in the nearby villages sympathized with her.
Many people felt a sense of lingering fear! Thankfully, there were no such people in their village.
Unlike Xie Yan's family, they didn't have any wealth. If their own child were beaten like Chao Chao, they would probably just have to watch helplessly as they died.
The incident of Chaochao's injury served as a wake-up call, jolting everyone awake.
Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, the fat woman's family tried to use public opinion to pressure Xie Yan's family, especially Yu Shan.
They thought that Yu Shan, as the captain, valued his reputation the most and would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure of public opinion.
Unexpectedly, the villagers were not stupid. They would avoid the family from a distance and completely ignore them.
When their first plan failed, the family went to a more distant village, especially the village near the fat woman's mother's home, to smear Yu Shan's image. They spread rumors that Yu Shan, relying on his position as the brigade leader, abused his power to bully their family and even used his connections to send perfectly good people to labor camps.
Some uninformed people actually believed their lies. One naive young man even reported Yu Shan, accusing him of "having bureaucratic capitalist behavior."
When the Revolutionary Committee heard this, they were very excited. Without even asking about the specifics, the leader, a young man of eighteen or nineteen, acted all high and mighty and led a group of people to Xiliu Village to arrest people.
Upon hearing the news, Xie Yan rushed over immediately.
Upon entering the room, one sees a large crowd of people.
He rushed forward, reaching out to stop their hands from grabbing Yu Shan, and calmly said, "Comrade, have you got the wrong person?"
The young man in the lead glanced at Xie Yan with disdain and said arrogantly, "That's right, it's Yu Shan, the brigade leader of Xiliu Village!"
Xie Yan's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface. "Then I want to know, why were you arrested, and what are the specific charges?"
The young man, Wang San, proudly waved the letter of complaint in his hand and said loudly, "See that! Bureaucratic capitalist practices have been reported to our Revolutionary Committee!"
Xie Yan took the letter and quickly glanced at it. After reading it, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at the group of people in front of him and said, "Comrades, just because someone reports you doesn't mean that person is guilty. You say my father-in-law has bureaucratic capitalist tendencies, but have you conducted any in-depth investigation?"
"Is there any solid evidence?"
When no one in front of him spoke, Xie Yan softened his tone slightly and continued, "Comrades, what this letter says is actually what I reported to the police, and the police have a record of it."
"It was Wang Luzi who beat my child, who was not even two years old, so badly that he almost died. Now the child is still lying at home recovering."
"Moreover, she is a repeat offender; she has beaten almost all the children in the village."
“In the past, everyone tolerated it because of our shared village ties.”
"But our tolerance only emboldened her, making her even more reckless."
“If you don’t believe me, you can come home with me to see the children, and then I’ll arrange for these comrades to go to the village to investigate and see if what I’m saying is true.”
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