Chapter 77: Those evil thoughts are written all over his face
Like now, they openly watched the fun and threw all the words of the village chief behind their backs. To be honest, this was not the first time that the villagers had done this.
The village chief is always very busy. He usually stays at home and rarely goes out.
By the time the village chief learned the news, they had already watched the fun. In other words, the daylily was already cold.
It's too late to criticize them. After all, there is no evidence and we don't know who was at the scene.
The village chief wanted to correct them, but he had no choice but to give up.
Sometimes, even if they were gathering to watch the fun, the village chief would just turn a blind eye.
He couldn't see it at all because the person was not there.
This time it was different. Jiang Xian’s matter had caused such a big stir, and it also involved the Liu family’s father and daughter. The arrival of the village chief obviously made everyone nervous.
It feels like being caught in public.
It's quite embarrassing.
They are unwilling to leave the educated youth center now. After all, this is such a big thing and they finally have the chance to witness it in person. Who can miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
This village is such a small place. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide. This little thing happened in the educated youth's point. In less than half an hour, everyone in the village knew about it.
News spreads so fast.
People these days don't have much entertainment, except playing poker and chatting about family matters.
Such gossip is enough to call the police. Who wouldn't be curious?
After all, what they saw on the spot was more real than what they heard verbally, so even if they were afraid of the village chief, they did not want to leave.
After all, when you listen to other people's retelling and by the end you and I interject, you have no idea what version it is.
The authenticity needs to be verified.
The father and daughter of the Liu family usually do a lot of evil in the village. They are always the type who bully the weak and fear the strong. This time, seeing that the father and daughter are in trouble, who can miss this good opportunity to watch the fun?
Although these villagers were afraid in their hearts, they endured it and did not want to leave.
After all, the village chief is an old hand. He has been in charge of village affairs for so many years. Doesn’t he know the villagers’ little tricks?
The village chief did not expose it, after all, nowadays, dealing with the Liu family father and daughter and Jiang Xian's matter is the first priority.
Before he came, he had not imagined that things would become so serious.
Almost everyone in the village knew about Jiang Xian falling into the water yesterday. The village chief was naturally aware of it as well. Moreover, he was also at the scene at that time. Moreover, the marriage certificate of Lu Bin and Jiang Xian was issued by the village chief himself. He sincerely wished the young couple all the best.
I hope Jiang Xian and Lu Bin can live a good life, but as a result, on the first day after getting their marriage certificate, something like this happened again. How can I not feel upset?
The village chief had always been concerned about Lu Bin. After all, the child had a very hard life. Not only did he have to shoulder the burden of the family alone, but he also vaguely heard what the villagers said about Lu Bin's hidden illness.
If that were true, it would be really difficult.
Now that Lu Bin has finally found a wife, the village chief will naturally give his blessing. Moreover, he thinks that Lu Bin is a little overbearing in his daily work.
But in the final analysis, he just doesn't want himself and his family to be bullied.
Everything Lu Bin did was within reason, and he didn't do anything bad.
Everything he did was to protect himself, so over time, the village chief understood.
As for Jiang Xian's matter, the village chief was originally busy in the village, handling the affairs at hand. After receiving the notification from the villagers, his expression instantly turned cold.
Almost without hesitation, he asked someone to call the police.
The police are probably on their way by now. After all, it is a matter of life and death.
Fortunately, Jiang Xian didn't get into trouble yesterday. If she had, what should he do? He should report to his superiors. After all, Jiang Xian's identity was an educated youth sent to the countryside. Even if she married Lu Bin, it couldn't change the fact that she was an educated youth.
Handing the matter over to the police can give everyone innocence and justice.
The most important thing a village chief should do is to be fair. Therefore, after arriving at the youth cadre site, he saw the Liu father and daughter, as well as Jiang Xian standing there, and the village chief was impartial.
He just asked everyone in a very fair manner:
"What on earth is going on?"
"Is there any hidden reason behind Jiang Xian falling into the water yesterday?"
"Before I came here, I had someone call the police. I believe the police will be here soon. No matter what, this matter today should have a result. It can't continue and it can't be explained in detail."
If the rumors in the village were to spread, it would not be good for the Liu father and daughter, as well as Jiang Xian and the others.
As the village chief, he did not want the murderer to escape justice, nor did he want to see Liu Yingying being wrongly accused if it were not for what Liu Yingying had done.
The most important thing is to find out the truth of the matter.
As for the villagers who were standing at the gate of the educated youth center and watching the fun, the village chief simply turned a blind eye and pretended not to see anything.
These villagers have always liked to join in the fun, and they are the type who can talk without any hesitation. Since the incident did not happen to them, they would naturally watch it with ease.
If it were a normal day, when he was dealing with things, he found so many villagers gathered here to watch the fun, which was not appropriate. The village chief would definitely drive them away. However, the matter at hand was obviously more difficult, so the village chief did not have the energy to do so. He simply let these villagers watch and did not pay much attention to it.
After all, no matter what the outcome of this matter is, the villagers will definitely know about it.
The village chief had seen the abilities of these gossipy women in the village. If one person spreads the news to ten people, and ten people tell a hundred people, they can even make the dead appear alive.
This only proves one thing, that the village does not strictly manage these matters.
If a strict order could be issued not allowing such false rumors to occur in the village, many such incidents could be avoided.
There doesn't seem to be any good way to solve it.
These are just some trivial family matters, and the village chief cannot stop the women from chatting after dinner.
If this matter were to get out, we wouldn't even be able to find the source, and it would be very difficult to find someone to settle the score with. So, the best solution for the Liu family father and daughter, as well as Jiang Xian's matter, is to make things clear as soon as possible, and then let them spread it as they please.
As long as it is not a rumor, it is better than anything else. Moreover, it concerns the reputation of the two girls.
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, the surroundings were silent for a moment, and almost no one made a sound again.
To be honest, these villagers are just standing here to watch the fun.
They were not clear about the specific details of what happened, so even if the village chief asked them, they did not know the exact situation.
Everything has to wait for Liu Yingying, Liu's father, and Jiang Xian, the person involved said.
No one knows the true situation better than them.
The difficulty now lies in whether the father and daughter of the Liu family will choose to lie. After all, what Liu Yingying did was not a trivial matter.
If she admitted it, then basically, the rest of her life would be completely ruined.
Not only will she be sent to the police station and jail, but even if she is released from prison, it will be difficult for her to remarry and have children. No family will choose such a vicious daughter-in-law.
People are so cruel, who knows, one day they might attack her in-laws. Who wouldn't be scared?
If they were in their shoes, they would not choose to let their son marry Liu Yingying, such a disaster.
As for Jiang Xian, she insisted on what happened yesterday, saying that it was Liu Yingying who pushed her into the river. Now the two of them each had their own story and neither of them admitted who was lying.
This is a difficult situation.
If I didn't call the police, I'm afraid these two people would just stand here arguing and neither of them would be able to do anything to the other.
After a moment of silence, the village chief frowned. He came here to see the situation and to solve the problem, but now the people around him didn't say a word. He didn't even know what happened. He just listened to the person who reported the situation and gave a general idea. If no one answered his question, he couldn't intervene at all.
But after all, he had been the village chief for so many years, so he still had some authority. Seeing that these people were silent, the village chief pointed at the person involved and asked:
"What on earth is going on?"
"Before the police arrive, you should explain the matter clearly as soon as possible. There may still be a chance."
The village chief's words were directed at Liu Yingying. Although he was impartial in his heart, after all, how the Liu father and daughter behaved in the village on a daily basis was something that he couldn't possibly not know.
Liu Yingying had just bullied her neighbor's daughter a few days ago and pushed her so hard that she fell and broke her bones.
Just because during a chat, the girl from his neighbor's house complained that Liu Yingying was not as pretty as Jiang Xian, and as a result, he was retaliated by Liu Yingying.
Just a few words brought such a great suffering. Even though the village chief was so old, he had to comment that the Liu family really did not educate their daughter well and actually raised a daughter with such a tricky personality.
Today, the village chief heard from the villagers that Liu Yingying pushed Jiang Xian into the river. In fact, the village chief was not surprised at all.
He felt that this was indeed something Liu Yingying could do.
But now that there is no evidence, he cannot directly convict Liu Yingying. Although he is the village chief, he cannot make a conclusion without any evidence.
The village chief asked Liu Yingying those questions.
Instead of asking the elder Liu's father, the first point is that he is not involved in the matter and is not clear about what happened at the time. The other point is that Liu's father is Liu Yingying's father, so when faced with this matter, Liu's father will naturally favor Liu Yingying.
It would be better for him to directly interrogate Liu Yingying, which would be more direct.
The village chief was too lazy to beat around the bush with Liu's father.
After hearing the village chief's question, Liu Yingying was really stunned.
She originally looked like she was staying out of it, after all, her father was there to support her, so even if the village chief asked questions, he would not ask her.
But who would have thought that this village chief was the type who did not play by the rules.
Many things are preconceived. Since the village chief asked her, she had to be careful and seize this opportunity to throw some dirty water on Jiang Xian.
Liu Yingying shifted the dull expression on her face and replaced it with a shrewd look, which looked very unpleasant.
After all, she is young, and the change in her emotions is too obvious. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is calculating at this moment.
The kind that can't be covered at all.
It's so revealing.
When the village chief saw Liu Yingying's expression, he fell silent for a moment. He didn't expect Liu Yingying to tell the truth. After all, the beads on her abacus were too obvious.
Suddenly, the village chief regretted why he asked Liu Yingying about the incident first.
Isn't it just a waste of time here?
Originally, he thought that Liu Yingying was young and timid, so if he asked her a few questions like this, she would probably be frightened and tell the truth.
Now it turns out that he was overthinking.
With Liu's father being such a smart father, how could Liu Yingying, as a daughter, be so stupid?
The village chief was almost invisible and sighed. After all, there were so many people there, and he couldn't ask Liu Yingying to shut up now. He could only listen and see what Liu Yingying had to say.
Liu Yingying rolled her eyes, and when she looked at Jiang Xian and Lu Bin, her face was full of sarcasm. Without hesitation, she spoke directly to the village chief:
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