Chapter 49
Zhou Xiaohe was startled by Chu Jiujiu's question. Chu Jiujiu had no grudge against her, yet she had set so many traps for her, looking as if she couldn't wait to kill her. Chu Jiujiu wasn't so young, so naturally, she wasn't filled with a sense of justice, determined to eliminate this evil. She had heard Chen Sanzhu's words and believed herself to be the culprit behind Zhang Fengjuan's death.
Although changing work points and bribing lazy men to break into a widow's house were bad things, they were not the worst. Even if Chen Dahong made a fuss, the final consequence would be that she would be locked up in a labor camp. If she was lucky, she would only be released after three or four years. If she was unlucky, it might take twenty or thirty years.
But no matter which one it is, she can still be alive. Even if her life is worse than death, she is still alive.
But Zhang Fengjuan's case is different. If she is really labeled a murderer, she won't even be able to see this winter.
Zhou Xiaohe immediately denied it: "What nonsense are you talking about? I have never been to the mountains with Zhang Fengjuan."
The onlookers hadn't reacted yet, but the captain, after hearing Chu Jiujiu's words, suddenly had an extremely terrifying guess in his mind. He was stunned for a second, then hurriedly squatted down. He grabbed Chu Jiujiu's shoulders and looked at her very seriously, "Jiujiu, there are some things you can't say nonsense."
Chu Jiujiu opened her eyes wide innocently: "I'm not talking nonsense."
After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but turned her head and looked at Chu Shao for help, but only Chu Shao could see that her eyes were not asking for help, but reminding him that it was her turn.
Chu Shao: “…”
"She's not talking nonsense," Chu Shao said, lowering his eyes and not looking at anyone. "On the day my mother had the accident, she went out with Captain Zhao's wife in the morning. It was so cold back then, and we had very little firewood for the winter, so I went out to collect firewood. I thought she would be back in the afternoon at the latest, but who knew? I never saw her come back again."
Chu Jiujiu might not be trustworthy, but Chu Shao was recognized as a good boy in the whole village. He was responsible and steady. Even he said so. The captain couldn't help but look at Zhou Xiaohe. The latter became very unfamiliar in his eyes. In just one night, the captain's impression of Zhou Xiaohe was completely overturned.
She is simply a demon.
Zhou Xiaohe read the captain's words and suddenly struggled frantically. "You're talking nonsense! You're all talking nonsense! I've never done that before. Why would I take her up the mountain? Everyone in the village knows I'm in poor health. It's so cold, and I'm not familiar with the mountains. How could I possibly take her up the mountain alone?"
Chu Jiujiu tilted her head and looked at her, "Who said we were alone?"
Zhou Xiaohe's body stiffened, and Chu Shao also raised his eyelids. "Everyone in the village knows that you are not in good health. Everyone in the village also knows that you are a good wife who cares about your family. You secretly met with Chen Sanzhu in the shabby house on the mountain. It doesn't look like you are unfamiliar with the mountain."
Zhou Xiaohe was so anxious that she spoke without thinking. Only then did she realize how many loopholes there were in her words. She knelt stiffly on the ground, unsure of what to do. Then Han Shengyi stood in the crowd and said in a normal voice, loud enough for everyone around them to hear, "Nothing else matters. I just find it strange. If you really did go up the mountain with Zhang Fengjuan, why did you keep it a secret?"
The villagers were shocked again.
"Could it be you who pushed Juanzi down the mountain?"
"Oh my god, Zhou Xiaohe, are you still a human being? You really are a complete poison. Did Juanzi provoke you? Why are you so cruel?"
"What else can I say? Did Dahong provoke her? She was almost killed and her innocence was almost gone. People like her deserve to be strangled to death!"
"No, no, wait a moment, everyone. Did Zhou Xiaohe really do this? I don't think it's right. No matter how cruel she is, she can't really do such a thing."
Someone who was careful noticed something was amiss, so he asked Chu Shao, "Chu Shao, when did you find out about this? Why didn't you tell us? We've been helping to look for your mother for such a long time, and we've never heard you mention anything about this matter."
When everyone heard this, they also became confused.
Long before they arrived, Chu Shao and the other two had already thought of all the possible scenarios and had prepared answers in advance. So, Chu Shao started to tell the story he had prepared long ago, "I didn't know at first. Right after the incident, Mrs. Zhang kicked me out of my own home. I moved in with her and had no idea what was going on at home. It was only later, when Jiujiu and I were getting our belongings back from Mrs. Zhang, that I discovered that when Mrs. Zhang and the others were packing up my mom's belongings, they had also packed up a note for me."
The person next to him quickly asked, "What note?"
Chu Shao replied, "It was a note telling me that she was going up the mountain with Captain Zhao's wife and would not be back for lunch."
After Chu Shao finished speaking, because he was not very good at lying, especially not good at lying in front of so many people, he couldn't help but clench his fist. Chu Jiujiu saw it and quickly moved closer to him to cover his unconsciously clenched left hand.
This day was so exciting, with explosive news one after another, which made people's minds confused.
Because they were so shocked, the onlookers couldn't help but shout: "Such a big thing, why didn't you tell us earlier!"
Before Chu Shao could say anything, Chu Jiujiu started yelling in grievance, "Why are you still talking about this? Our mother is gone. Besides, when Chu Shao and I first saw this note, we didn't think much about it. How could we have known that there were other problems involved?"
The logic here is actually not smooth. As Zhang Fengjuan's children, they should have gone to Zhou Xiaohe to find out the truth as soon as they received this new information. However, they did not go, which is totally unreasonable.
But in this case, it doesn't matter whether the logic is smooth or not. The so-called "note" is just an introduction. It is enough as long as everyone knows that Zhou Xiaohe concealed this matter. They don't even need to take out this note or put more effort into it.
After all, what everyone cares about is not whether Zhou Xiaohe went up the mountain with Zhang Fengjuan, but what happened between Zhou Xiaohe and Zhang Fengjuan on the mountain.
The note that Han Shengyi had painstakingly imitated now lay quietly on the Chu family's Eight Immortals Table. Its existence was just in case, and if things went well enough, they would not have to go back to get the note.
The amount of information was too much and the villagers needed to take a break. At this moment, Zhou Xiaohe suddenly became hysterical.
"Chu Jiujiu! You want to kill me, don't you? I didn't go up the mountain with Zhang Fengjuan. I didn't! Don't listen to her. There's no way there could be a note. She's lying, she's lying!!!"
Zhou Xiaohe firmly believed that there was no note. That was because she had gone to see Zhang Fengjuan on a whim. When Zhang Fengjuan walked out of the house and heard the purpose of her visit, she followed her directly. She didn't even have time to go back and put on a cotton jacket, so how could she have left a note for Chu Shao?
Zhou Xiaohe's hands were tied, and she frantically tried to stand up, constantly moving toward Chu Jiujiu. Everyone saw this and couldn't help but rush forward to separate her from Chu Jiujiu. Ever since Zhang Fengjuan's mention, Chen Dahong seemed to have no place here. She was clutching a scorebook from the previous two years. Frowning for a moment, she extended her thick palm and slammed it down on Chu Shao's shoulder.
"Do you still have the note?"
Chu Shao was suddenly slapped in the face. He was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "This is the last sentence my mother said to me. I saved it."
Most of Chu Shao's lines were taught by Han Shengyi. If Chu Shao had spoken them himself, there would certainly not have been so much rich emotion.
Chen Dahong felt heartbroken after hearing this. She grabbed his shoulders and walked out. "Let's go back to your house and get the note back. Now that we have evidence, I wonder what else she can say. Zhou Xiaohe, just wait. By the time we get the note, your death will have come!"
Chu Shao was dragged away by Chen Dahong. After Zhou Xiaohe made a fuss for a while, she seemed to have no strength left and fell to the side. There were people all around her, but when they saw that she was about to fall, they all hid away in an instant, and showed disgusted expressions, as if they had to jump over the fire basin to get rid of bad luck if they were touched by her.
Zhou Xiaohe fell to the ground, her hair completely messed up, and she kept repeating the same sentence over and over again: "I didn't do it, I didn't do it, it wasn't me..."
When she said this, she didn't look at anyone. She didn't know how long it had been, but she suddenly raised her head and looked in one direction. Chu Jiujiu was standing next to Han Shengyi. She also looked in that direction and saw Zhao Qianjin standing there.
Since coming here, Zhao Qianjin has been silent except for the first word he said. Now, everyone is waiting for Chu Shao's note, and he stands on the ground blankly, looking at the scorebooks that have been turned to pieces by people, as if there are something very important in the scorebooks.
Chu Jiujiu raised her chin slightly, half closed her eyelids, and like everyone else, waited patiently for Chu Shao's arrival.
Chu Shao didn't let everyone wait too long as he ran back. He kept holding the note. His palms sweated while running, so the note became wrinkled. But this was a good thing, making the note look older and more real.
As soon as Chu Shao came back, everyone rushed over. The captain quickly shouted them away, then walked forward anxiously, took it and took a look.
He didn't recognize Zhang Fengjuan's handwriting, but looking at the words on it, it was beautiful and delicate, and it was obvious that it was written by a cultured person or a cultured woman.
Korean cultural woman Sheng Yi lowered her eyes silently, hiding her achievements and fame.
…
The captain opened his mouth wide, and after a second, he slowly closed it. He looked as if it was just as he expected, and when he looked at Zhou Xiaohe, his eyes became very cold.
Even Chen Erzhu could tell which was more important, the friendship of more than ten years as fellow villagers or the friendship of more than twenty years as fellow villagers born and raised there.
Not to mention, one of them is a murderer and the other is a victim.
Zhou Xiaohe was completely stunned. Was there really a note? How could it be possible?
In an instant, she figured it out. She shouted, "Impossible! This note must have been written by them. They want to use it to frame me. Zhang Fengjuan would never write such a thing!"
The captain wanted to slap her in the face. He walked up to Zhou Xiaohe and asked her, shaking the note: "Write one for me. They are both children. Who can write like that?"
Zhou Xiaohe: "They were even capable of framing me. How hard is it for them to write a note? This is definitely not Zhang Fengjuan's handwriting. You've all made a mistake!"
The captain wanted to argue with her again, but suddenly, his hands were empty. Zhao Qianjin came over without him knowing when and snatched the note away. Unlike the captain, he took the note and read it very seriously, which made Chu Jiujiu nervous.
Seeing Zhao Qianjin coming over, Zhou Xiaohe felt like she had found a lifeline. She crawled on her knees desperately and begged Zhao Qianjin, "Qianjin, please believe me, I really wouldn't do such a thing. I admit that sometimes I am petty and like to cause trouble for everyone, but no matter how bad I am, I can't be this bad. It was Chu Jiujiu who framed me, and it was Chen Erzhu who framed me. I didn't do it. I really—"
Before he could utter the next word, Zhao Qianjin suddenly clenched the note in his hand, reached behind his back with his right hand, pulled out a gun, put his thumb on the trigger, and then pointed the gun at Zhou Xiaohe's forehead.
Zhou Xiaohe's voice stopped abruptly. She stared blankly at Zhao Qianjin, who was breathing heavily. The blue veins on his temples seemed to be about to burst. His whole body was tense, and the hand holding the gun was particularly strong, as if he would press the trigger in the next second and end Zhou Xiaohe's life here.
Seeing Zhao Qianjin suddenly pull out a gun, Chen Erzhu reacted the most. He screamed and hid under the table. The villagers were a little slow to react, and the timid ones couldn't help but scream as well. Second Aunt's legs trembled for a long time, and she even felt the urge to urinate.
…
Chu Jiujiu had seen actors pull out guns countless times on TV, but this was the first time she'd seen it in real life. When Chu Jiujiu was scared, she didn't scream; she just froze, not daring to move. Han Shengyi noticed something was wrong with her and stepped forward, blocking her view with his shoulder. After she couldn't see the tense scene over there, she gradually felt better.
Who wouldn't be afraid? We were all good, law-abiding citizens, with smooth sailing lives. Even if we sometimes didn't have enough to eat, our lives were still stable. Villages deep in the mountains were prone to terrible incidents: bandits, robbers, and human trafficking. But in Qingzhu Village, the wealthiest village in Qingshi Town and the closest to the town, Zhao Qianjin had served in the militia for over a decade, and the only time he had to draw his gun was when villagers reported wolves in the mountains.
He was also a hot-blooded man, so he naturally thought about what he should do to protect everyone if he encountered a vicious criminal one day, and where he should hit the criminal so that he could kill him without hurting himself.
But he never expected that when he finally raised the gun, the vicious criminal was Zhou Xiaohe, with whom he had lived for thirteen years.
At this moment, Zhao Qianjin really wanted to kill her.
The captain was almost scared out of his wits. He quickly ran to Zhao Qianjin and wanted to take his gun, but he was afraid that Zhao Qianjin would kill himself in excitement.
"Go ahead! You must not be impulsive. Zhou Xiaohe is your wife. If you kill her, you will be held responsible! Put down your gun quickly. Let's settle everything one by one. Zhou Xiaohe deserves to die, but you can't do it yourself. You are the company commander of our village militia, you can't make mistakes!"
As the captain spoke, he approached Zhao Qianjin. Finally, he got a chance and hit Zhao Qianjin's wrist hard. Zhao Qianjin's palm went numb and the gun fell to the ground. The captain caught it quickly and handed it to Chen Jiefang, telling him to throw it as far away as he could.
Chen Jiefang took the gun and touched it curiously. The captain glared at him, and he shrank his shoulders and quickly walked away.
The development of the matter was so unexpected that no one could understand why Zhao Qianjin suddenly wanted to shoot Zhou Xiaohe. At this time, Zhou Xiaohe, who had just experienced life and death, finally reacted.
Still kneeling on the ground, she stared at Zhao Qianjin blankly, "You want to kill me?"
Zhao Qianjin's eyes were red. "This is Juanzi's handwriting. I will never make a mistake! What else do you have to say? You kept it a secret for so long. What did you do to Juanzi in the mountains?"
Juanzi.
Juanzi.
It’s Juanzi again!
Zhou Xiaohe collapsed and screamed, "Ahhh! Juanzi, Juanzi, you only care about Juanzi! Zhao Qianjin, I am your wife, why is she the only one in your heart? You pointed a gun at me for her, I hate you! I hate you so much!"
"I was the one who brought her up the mountain! But I didn't do anything. I just brought her up the mountain and then left. Do you really think I could kill someone? I'm not you. I'm not that cruel!"
Chen Dahong pushed the person in front of her away. "You didn't do anything? If you didn't do anything, then why don't you say it? And just now, didn't you keep saying that you didn't go up the mountain with Zhang Fengjuan? Zhou Xiaohe, do you have a single word of truth in your mouth? Stop quibbling and stop crying. We won't believe anything you say!"
Soon, someone began to agree with her, "Yes, you are so sure that you didn't take Zhang Fengjuan to the mountain. Why didn't you tell the truth just now? Now that the evidence is here, you say you just abandoned her on the mountain. We can't believe this."
"Do I even need to ask? Zhou Xiaohe is afraid of death! She's done enough bad things already, and on top of that, she deliberately pushed Zhang Fengjuan down the mountain. She knows she'll have to pay for her murder and won't live long, so she doesn't dare to tell the truth!"
"I'm so sickened. She just said she hated Captain Zhao. Oh my god, Captain Zhao and Zhang Fengjuan have been together for ages, and she's been holding a grudge from the beginning. Zhang Fengjuan is so miserable, and so are her son and daughter."
Faced with thousands of people pointing fingers at her, Zhou Xiaohe couldn't explain herself even if she had ten mouths. She could only pin her hopes on the last person.
"Qian Jin, believe me, I really didn't kill her. She fell down accidentally. It has nothing to do with me. No! No! No, no, no!!"
Zhou Xiaohe's throat was hoarse and she looked very ugly when she cried, but she didn't care about that anymore. She didn't want to die for something she didn't do, and she didn't want to pay for Zhang Fengjuan's life!
Chu Jiujiu looked at her coldly as she defended herself. The room was packed with people, and there were more and more people outside. Everyone was blaming Zhou Xiaohe and calling her a good-for-nothing. But after they had finished cursing and vented their emotions, they looked at Zhou Xiaohe's almost crazy and pitiful appearance, and they couldn't help but become suspicious again.
What if what she said was true? What if they wrongly accused Zhou Xiaohe? What then?
Zhao Qianjin didn't want to hear another word from Zhou Xiaohe. He squeezed through the crowd and walked out silently. The note written by Han Shengyi was still in his hand. He probably didn't even remember that it belonged to Chu Shao.
Inside the room, the team leader discussed with Chen Jiefang and the women's director what to do with Zhou Xiaohe.
The change in work points was a foregone conclusion, and Chen Erzhu was bribed. However, as for the matter of Zhang Fengjuan, there was no definite evidence, and no one could prove it, so it was difficult to draw a conclusion.
Of these three things, this one is the most serious and it directly affects Zhou Xiaohe's future.
Chen Jiefang: "What are you waiting for, Captain? I'll go back and write a report. We'll send her to the town tonight. With something so serious happening, we don't even need to send her to the commune. Xie Hongying, go tell the commune and ask them to send two people over. We'll go together."
The women's director frowned. "We can't be so hasty. Let's send her to the town. What are we going to say? Should we just say we've discovered she was involved in Zhang Fengjuan's accident? A note can't prove she was responsible for Zhang Fengjuan's death. Besides, Zhang Fengjuan hasn't been found yet, and her household registration hasn't been cancelled. If the town comrades ask about this, what are you going to say?"
Chen Jiefang: "I won't answer! It's so obvious, what evidence do you need? Just shoot him!"
Captain: “…”
Women's Director: "..."
Chen Jiefang was so extreme that the team leader couldn't help but miss Zhang Qingfa's kindness. This nostalgia made him realize that Zhang Qingfa hadn't returned in such a long time. Speaking of which, Zhang Qingfa parked his bicycle in the yard, ran in, and said to the team leader, "I've searched the entire village, but I can't find any trace of Chen Sanzhu. I don't know where he went. Captain, are we still looking for him? If so, I'll take a leave and go to the town to check."
Zhang Qingfa was so serious about every task he was given, even if he was sometimes too serious. Chen Jiefang rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you still looking for him? We're almost done here."
Chu Jiujiu was still nearby. When she heard this, she quickly took two steps forward. However, before she could speak, the director of the women's department figured out the connection first.
"No, we have to find it."
She raised her head and looked at the captain: "Didn't Chen Erzhu say that if he didn't listen to Zhou Xiaohe, Chen Sanzhu would beat him? That means Chen Sanzhu also knows about it. He and Zhou Xiaohe have that kind of relationship in private. Who knows, he might know something else. There's no harm in asking him, don't you think?"
When Chen Jiefang heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "That makes sense. Lao Zhang, are you sure you've searched the entire village?"
Zhang Qingfa nodded seriously, "Sure, I even checked the manure pit."
Chen Jiefang: "...That's for sure. Chen Sanzhu used to like hanging out in town. He's been losing face in the village these past few days, so naturally he doesn't want to come back. Hey, it's getting late today. Tomorrow morning, let's all go to town and look for Chen Sanzhu separately. I don't believe we can't catch this guy."
After the team leader agreed, the villagers quickly responded. Zhou Xiaohe's shoulders trembled. She listened to the voices around her and always felt that what they said were not human words, but death warrants coming towards her.
Zhou Xiaohe was taken away by the militia in a daze. Chu Jiujiu and Chu Shao were still standing there. After the team leader finished arranging the tasks, he thought of Chen Dahong and the two children. He couldn't help but turn his head and said to them, "Don't worry, the village will definitely give you justice."
This wasn't the first time the captain had said this, but every time she heard it, Chen Dahong felt at ease. To be honest, when she had just dragged Zhou Xiaohe over, she was filled with anger. If the captain hadn't given her justice, she might have really perished along with Zhou Xiaohe. However, now, her anger had gradually faded, replaced by sympathy for the two children of the Chu family.
Compared with what happened to Chu Shao and Chu Jiujiu, I am nothing.
She just almost fell into Zhou Xiaohe's trap, but Chu Shao and Chu Jiujiu really lost their mother.
Sighing, Chen Dahong looked at the captain: "I'll let it go, Captain, you must bring Zhou Xiaohe to justice, otherwise, these two children will have trouble living in peace for the rest of their lives."
The captain nodded heavily. Chu Jiujiu raised her little face and looked at Chen Dahong. She gave her an apologetic smile.
Sorry for taking advantage of you.
I hope this is the first and last time she takes advantage of a kind person like this.
The noise in the team headquarters gradually faded away, and Chu Jiujiu and Chu Shao returned home together. Neither of them had an appetite for dinner. A cool breeze blew at night, and Chu Jiujiu lay on the bed with her legs tightened. The quilt was too thin and did not keep her warm. Chu Shao walked in and saw that she was almost curled up into a shrimp position. He paused, then sat beside her and tucked the corner of the quilt for her.
He usually lay on the edge of the bed, but today, he lay in the middle of the bed, with only a thin sheet between him and Chu Jiujiu.
Chu Shao had a high body temperature, and the heat continuously flowed from him to Chu Jiujiu. After enduring the initial period of feeling cold, Chu Jiujiu's hands and feet gradually began to warm up. She tore off a piece of the sheet and gave it to Chu Shao.
Chu Shao didn't take it. He rested his head on his arm and shook his head, "I'm not cold."
Chu Jiujiu was silent for a moment and retracted her hand.
Chu Shao didn't sleep for a single second that night. Chu Jiujiu was about the same as him. She only fell asleep for a while when it was almost dawn, and then she woke up again not long after.
The two of them hurriedly finished their breakfast and went to the team headquarters. The people in the team headquarters really took this matter to heart and asked everyone to go to the town early in the morning. Even the leaders of the commune got out their idle tractors after hearing about it and took them into the city to look for people.
At this time, Chen Sanzhu was sleeping in a shabby little hotel in the town. He didn't know that the whole village had been mobilized to capture him and bring him back to the village.
That day, the villagers caught him and Zhou Xiaohe's affair. Chen Sanzhu was very nervous. It was not because he lost face, but because he was about to go to work in town, and he was afraid that this incident would affect the job he had worked so hard to get.
Not daring to stay in the village any longer, he rode his bike to the town in the middle of the night and wandered by the river for several hours. Finally, when it was daybreak, he hurried to the dam and reported. Soon, he joined the transport team. Just when he was secretly rejoicing and even began to plan to settle down in the town and never return to the village, he was expelled from the transport team.
Chen Sanzhu was confused. He went to find the person in charge, who told him seriously that there was something wrong with his lifestyle and that the transport team could not allow such a comrade to join. Chen Sanzhu cursed inwardly and hurried to find Chen Dazhu. Unexpectedly, Chen Dazhu scolded him directly.
"I was wondering why you're always picking on Zhao Qianjin. Turns out you're hooking up with his wife! Chen Sanzhu, how dare you fall for that kind of girl?! The whole town knows about you and her. Even the guy named Yang was talking about it during the meeting. Where's my dignity going to go? Where's my dignity going to go?!"
"Forget about your job! Get out of here right now and don't come here again. I can't afford to lose face!"
Chen Sanzhu couldn't help but beg his brother: "Please don't, big brother, I'm in this state, if you don't help me, then I really have no way to survive, we are brothers, you have to save me!"
Chen Dazhu blew his beard and glared: "How can I save you? It's too late for me to save myself!"
That's what he said, but seeing Chen Sanzhu's embarrassed look, he couldn't really ignore it. He paced back and forth irritably. After thinking for a moment, he pointed at Chen Sanzhu's nose and said, "Break up with that woman right now! Don't see her or talk to her again! And there are other women too, don't think I don't know, break up with them all too! I don't care who you find, just get married quickly! Only when you get married and let others know that you won't do it again, will you have a chance to come back to town. Otherwise, you'll just die of old age in that countryside!"
Chen Sanzhu didn't dare to disobey Chen Dazhu, but it was easier said than done. Who could he marry? His reputation was so bad that girls from good families didn't want him, and he looked down on girls from bad families.
In the past few days, Chen Sanzhu spent a few cents every day to live in this small house like a coffin. He thought about this matter when he woke up, and still thought about it when he fell asleep. Today, he just woke up and was about to go out to buy some food. On his way out, he was still thinking about this matter, so much so that he didn't notice that several people were walking towards him aggressively.
Suddenly, someone held his shoulders. Chen Sanzhu was stunned and looked up, only to find that these were people from Qingzhu Village.
“What?!”
Zhang Qingfa, the leader, said, "Let's take you back to the village! You've made it so hard for me to find you. You guys, tie him up quickly and don't let him get away again!"
Chen Sanzhu was shocked. In the past few years when things were serious, adultery would result in people being sent to labor camps, but things have been peaceful in recent years and such things have basically not been seen. Why would someone come to arrest him?
Chen Sanzhu didn't want to go to a labor camp. He was a man who loved to enjoy life. If he was really sent there, it would be better to kill him directly. He struggled violently, and several big men couldn't hold him down. He struggled and screamed, attracting the attention of passers-by. Feng Ruyi happened to be walking on her way to work. Seeing Chen Sanzhu being pinned to the ground, she couldn't help but frown.
Although these men were not wearing military uniforms, they did not look like robbers. Besides, how could robbers be so blatant? She stood there for a while, and when she heard one of the men calling another man "deputy captain", she finally understood.
It's to catch a fugitive.
Feng Ruyi withdrew his gaze and no longer cared about what was happening here. Chen Sanzhu was also tied up and taken back to the village.
When he returned to the village, Chen Sanzhu's heart jumped into his throat when he saw the team leader preparing to hold a three-court trial.
The captain said, "Chen Sanzhu, tell me the truth. What immoral things did you and Zhou Xiaohe do?"
Chen Sanzhu opened his mouth to cry out for injustice, but a second before he made a sound, he suddenly realized, what a bad thing?
Wasn't he arrested because he was an adulterer?
Chen Sanzhu slowly closed his mouth. He rolled his eyes and looked at everyone present. He found that their expressions were all serious, but they did not have the extreme anger that he would show towards a prisoner.
In other words, the criminals in their eyes are not themselves.
As for who the real criminal is, it goes without saying.
Thinking of this, Chen Sanzhu immediately stopped being nervous. Not only that, he even laughed. "The only wicked thing Zhou Xiaohe and I have ever done is one. We teamed up to cheat on Zhao Qianjin."
Zhao Qianjin was standing nearby. He said this without hesitation, but the captain was afraid that he would provoke Zhao Qianjin's anger, so he slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Stop laughing and keep talking. Is there anything else?"
Chen Sanzhu was trying to figure out what they meant, shaking his head. "Captain, I don't understand what you mean. Zhou Xiaohe and I are together. What can a man and a woman do? It's just that kind of thing. What exactly do you want to ask? Please explain clearly."
The captain and the women's director looked at each other. They were not professionals and did not know how to interrogate prisoners. As for the militia, they did not know how to do that either. They could only beat and kick. That was not called interrogation, it was called forcing a confession under torture.
Feeling that asking more questions would be a waste of time, the captain simply said, "Do you know anything about Zhou Xiaohe and Zhang Fengjuan?"
Chen Sanzhu's eyes flashed. The director of women's affairs was the most attentive. When she saw the change in his eyes, she almost couldn't control her expression. She looked at him nervously. Finally, Chen Sanzhu spoke.
"Yes, I know. You mean the incident where she pushed Zhang Fengjuan off the mountain? It seems like you guys know about that too."
Chen Sanzhu laughed nonchalantly: "You should have told me earlier, if you told me that you tied me up for this, I wouldn't have struggled. Alright, alright, quickly untie me. If you have any more questions, keep asking. But I have to tell you in advance that this has nothing to do with me. I don't even know what Zhang Fengjuan looks like."
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