Chapter 131 Don’t you know?
Old man Chen was originally reluctant to go to the county town, even though there was a generous reward for reporting murderers and robbers.
But Chen Zhanshan is his son after all. As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs.
If the villagers knew that he didn't even spare his own son, how would he live with dignity in the future?
Moreover, he didn't believe that Chen Zhanshan dared to do evil.
Even though the man was lying in his house, he was still breathing, so it was not evidence at all.
The government needs witnesses and physical evidence to investigate a case. A case cannot be established based on just a half-dead person.
If they cannot prove that the man was beaten like that by the eldest son's family, they will not win even if they sue the authorities.
Just now, when the old woman, Chen Ruolan, yelled at him in the house, he was so anxious that he lost his ability to think. Now he thinks that he can't go to the county government office easily.
What if the complaint fails and you get bitten back? Wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly shook off Old Lady Chen's arm, paused and deliberately said, "It's the security guard. Your aunt and I are planning to go to the county town."
Seeing that Old Man Chen told the truth, Old Lady Chen was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe. What a damn old man who is good at making trouble instead of doing anything good. He didn't even think before speaking and just told others everything.
He raised his eyes and gave Old Man Chen a cold look, his eyes full of warning.
As the village head, Wu Baoan was more alert than others.
The Chen family had no relatives in the county town. If they went to the county town at this hour, it would be dark by the time they got there.
Besides, the two of them were acting sneakily and their eyes were evasive, so there must be something hidden between them.
He smiled faintly, "Uncle, what a coincidence, I also happen to be going to Yangcheng County to do some business. You wait a moment, I will go home and drive the ox cart to pick you up."
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned, her eyes widened. "You want to go to the county town too?"
Wu Baoan nodded. "Didn't you sell the land next to the cowshed to Zhanshan a few days ago? I just happened to be going to the county to get them a land deed and household registration. Since we're in time, why don't we go together? We'll have company on the road."
Wu Baoan lied. In fact, he came to the Chen family to deliver the land deed and household documents to Chen Qingqing. He said this just to prove his guess that the old couple was hiding something from him.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen’s face turned pale.
She couldn't go together. If Wu Baoan knew the truth and he took away the credit, the reward would have nothing to do with her.
No, we have to send him away quickly.
Old Mrs. Chen shook her head vigorously. "I remember now. I have something to do at home, so I won't go to the county town. You go first and don't have to wait for us."
Hearing this, Old Man Chen was afraid that Wu Baoan would be fooled by her, so he deliberately said loudly, "Old woman, how can we not go to the county government office? What if they destroy the evidence and secretly bury the body? We will be falsely accused and will go to jail."
Old Lady Chen's face darkened. This old man was really too talkative. She raised her hand and hit him angrily, "Shut your stinky mouth. No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak."
"I, I said something wrong," Old Man Chen stiffened his neck, "That's how it is."
Wu Baoan's heart tightened. County government office, evidence, false accusation. It seemed that he had guessed right. Something was indeed wrong with the old couple.
He frowned and asked sullenly, "Uncle, aunt, what's going on? Please don't hide it from me.
Our village has always been peaceful. If there is anything illegal or disorderly, as the village head, I have the right to resolve general disputes.
Even if we can't solve it, there's still the town's headman. You can't just go to the government office over trivial matters. Everything has its rules, and you can't just act recklessly!"
Old Mrs. Chen panicked and stammered, "Nothing, really nothing, we just had a quarrel and wanted to go to the county town to relax."
"Auntie, please don't fool me. What Uncle Chen said just now was not as simple as just a quarrel.
If you don't explain clearly, and something goes wrong, don't blame me for not warning you."
Seeing that he was not giving up, Mrs. Chen was so angry. He was like a sticky plaster that she couldn't get rid of.
It seems that if I don’t explain the reason today, Wu Baoan will not let it go.
Forget it, just explain things to him clearly, at worst I can give him a few taels of silver.
After all, this is his livelihood, and he will see her every day. If she makes things difficult for him at the critical moment, it will be more trouble than it is worth.
Having made up her mind, she looked around and said in a low voice,
"Nephew, I'm telling you the truth. Don't tell anyone else that something big has happened to Chen Zhanshan's family."
Wu Baoan's eyes flashed, and he asked hurriedly, "Something happened to the Zhanshan family. What happened to them?"
"It would scare you to death if I told you."
Old Mrs. Chen looked mysterious.
"Let me tell you, that damned girl from Chen Zhanshan's family, although she looks listless, is actually not a good person.
She has a very dark heart. She is willing to kill and rob people just to fill her stomach."
"Qing girl is trying to kill for money?"
Wu Baoan was startled at first, then shook his head and denied it.
"Auntie, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. Everything requires evidence. If you fabricate facts and throw dirty water on Qing girl, and the government finds out, you will be guilty of false accusation and frame-up, and you will be imprisoned."
"Don't worry, security guard. I never do anything I'm not sure of. Since I dared to report it to the county government, I must have sufficient evidence."
"This kind of serious matter involving human life is not a joke, so please don't talk nonsense."
"There's no doubt about it. The dead man in his family is the evidence. As long as the police come, they will be caught red-handed." Old Mrs. Chen said with a confident look.
Old man Chen coughed lightly and took over the conversation.
"Security, we all know how dangerous Wild Wolf Valley is. That girl said she dug up ginseng. Whether you believe it or not, I don't believe it at all.
The living dead lying in his house is really strange, so your aunt and I plan to report to the county government and ask them to investigate.
Although we don't believe Qing Yatou would kill anyone, we can't just sit there and watch her do bad things. Don't you think so?"
Wu Baoan almost laughed himself to death as if he had heard a huge joke.
"You're saying that the man in his family who hasn't woken up yet is the evidence that Qing Ya committed murder and robbery?"
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned. "What? Do you know about this?"
"Auntie, everyone in our village knows that Qing Yatou rescued someone in Wild Wolf Valley. Don't you know?"
"This, this, this is impossible!" Old Mrs. Chen widened her eyes, somewhat incredulous, "How could that damned girl be so kind?"
Wu Baoan's face darkened and he snorted coldly, "Qing Yatou had already informed me about this matter. You're lucky you met me, otherwise you would have made a big mess."
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