Chapter 50
After yesterday, everyone had a rough idea of what the facts were. However, after hearing Chen Sanzhu's answer, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
The captain stood up and asked him in disbelief: "Is everything you said true?!"
The director of the women's department did not say anything. She felt that there was no need to ask this question. They had just talked about Zhou Xiaohe and Zhang Fengjuan, and did not say what the specific matter was. But when Chen Sanzhu heard it, he said that it was Zhou Xiaohe who pushed Zhang Fengjuan. He must have been very impressed, for Chen Sanzhu blurted it out so quickly.
Zhou Xiaohe was only exposed yesterday afternoon. Chen Sanzhu has never returned to the village. When he was brought back this morning, he was struggling desperately. It can be seen that he was telling the truth and there is no possibility of him lying.
The women's director sneered in her heart and prepared to change the village blackboard newspaper tomorrow so that everyone in the village would know about Zhou Xiaohe's "glorious deeds."
No one untied Chen Sanzhu. He twisted his red and swollen wrists. Although he was a little unhappy, he still answered patiently: "Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, go ask Zhou Xiaohe herself. Oh, by the way, she definitely doesn't tell the truth, hahahaha."
Captain: “…”
I really don't understand how he could still laugh at this moment. Does he know what these words mean? His confession directly determines Zhou Xiaohe's life or death, but isn't he Zhou Xiaohe's lover? How could he betray her so thoroughly?
The captain felt strange and didn't say anything for a while. Chen Jiefang on the other side couldn't help it. He wanted to know more details.
Chen Jiefang: "Did you see her push Zhang Fengjuan off the mountain?"
Chen Sanzhu: "No, I told you, I don't know Zhang Fengjuan at all. It was during those first few days when Zhang Fengjuan disappeared that our Captain Zhao went out looking for her every day. He hadn't been home for nearly ten days. Zhou Xiaohe was lonely, so she called me over. I knew they had a grudge, so I asked if she had done it, and then Zhou Xiaohe admitted it."
Actually, no. When Zhang Fengjuan first disappeared, the villagers didn't take it seriously. After all, communications were not well developed back then, and it was common for someone to disappear for two or three days, never to be found, only to be found a few days later. On the first day, no one cared. On the second day, some people started to worry. On the third day, some people finally got scared. It was on that third day that Chen Sanzhu met Zhou Xiaohe.
Zhou Xiaohe had to play the role of a good woman and a good wife day and night. She needed some breathing space, but in front of Chen Sanzhu, she didn't need any disguise. She showed all her truest side to Chen Sanzhu. Of course, she didn't expect at that time that Chen Sanzhu would become the person who betrayed her the most in the future.
When Chen Sanzhu arrived at Zhou Xiaohe's house, he saw that Zhou Xiaohe was in a particularly good mood. Thinking of Zhang Fengjuan who had just been in trouble, Chen Sanzhu became suspicious and asked, "Did you do it?" Zhou Xiaohe was in a good mood, but when he interrupted her, she rolled her eyes at him and told him not to ask any questions.
Chen Sanzhu took this "less asking" as an admission, and he mentioned it once or twice in his later interactions with Zhou Xiaohe. For example, a few days ago on the mountain, he directly used the word "push", but Zhou Xiaohe never denied it for some reason, which made Chen Sanzhu even more convinced that she was the one who did it.
Yes, she had never admitted it herself, but did she need to admit it? Her attitude was enough to explain everything.
Chen Sanzhu's answer was nonchalant, but Chen Jiefang was quite shocked. Guessing for yourself and having someone else confirm the facts were two very different feelings. Chen Jiefang was stunned for a second and continued to ask him, "How did you know Zhou Xiaohe and Zhang Fengjuan had a grudge?"
Chen Sanzhu raised his eyebrows. "Isn't it obvious? Captain Zhao was engaged to Zhang Fengjuan before. Others don't know, but Zhou Xiaohe knows it very well. Our Captain Zhao is a lovesick man. Even after Zhang Fengjuan ran away from the marriage, he still couldn't forget her. The person Zhou Xiaohe hates the most is Zhang Fengjuan. Originally, everything would be fine if she didn't come back, but unexpectedly, she came back. Captain Zhao didn't say it, but his actions showed his deep concern for the mother and child. I don't find it strange that Zhou Xiaohe pushed Zhang Fengjuan. What I find strange is that she didn't push that child named Chu Shao down with her. Zhou Xiaohe was also annoyed with him. You know, she couldn't give birth herself, so when she saw Zhang Fengjuan's son, she hated him so much."
very good.
This is consistent with Zhou Xiaohe's change of Chu Shao's work points.
The scorer also worked part-time as a clerk today. He had to write down everything Chen Sanzhu said on paper so that he could send it to the town later and let the comrades in the town keep it as evidence.
Zhang Qingfa couldn't tolerate any sand in his eyes. He was furious when he saw Chen Sanzhu's nonchalant look. He slammed the table, his face dark, as if possessed by Lord Bao: "Since you knew it all along, why didn't you say it?! She's a murderer, how could you let her get away with it!"
Chen Sanzhu: "You also know that she is a murderer. I was scared when I saw her and reported her. What if she is fine and she kills me again? You don't know, this woman is really cruel, she is definitely capable of doing such a thing!"
Speaking of this, Chen Sanzhu suddenly became more talkative.
"Her outward appearance and her private personality are completely different. On the surface, she smiles at everyone, but behind the scenes, she's very vicious. You think I can gain anything by being with her? In fact, I'm being forced! She threatened me that if I didn't get along with her, she wouldn't let me go and would even cut my... Well, do you think I dare to report her? I'm scared to death!"
Chen Sanzhu sighed as he spoke, pretending to be sad. Not only the director of the women's department, but even Zhang Qingfa didn't believe him. They all looked at Chen Sanzhu with confusion, not knowing what he was up to.
Chen Sanzhu continued, "Not only me, but even my second brother is threatened by her. Let me tell you, my second brother used to have a good brain, but ever since I met Zhou Xiaohe, whenever she's unhappy, she takes it out on him, beating him up until he's become stupid! She didn't hit me because I'm still useful to her. I'm handsome, and she likes me. Otherwise, she would have beaten me to death sooner or later."
He sighed deeply again, raised his head, and looked at the people in front of him. "But things are different now. During the few days I've been in town, I've figured it out. I can't let her bully me all the time. I have to seek justice for myself. Captain, I'm reporting her now and severing ties with her. Does that count as a merit?"
Finally getting to the point, the captain spat at him, "You're the only one who wants credit? I'm lucky I didn't lock you up with me. Tell me the truth and stop talking nonsense!"
Chen Sanzhu curled his lips, but he wasn't too disappointed. "If I have no merit, then so be it. Who made me get involved with such a person? However, when I said I had severed ties with her, it was true. You must bear witness for me in the future. I realized my mistakes and confessed them voluntarily. I am a good comrade who can be reformed and will not go along with evil forces."
Women's Director: "..."
Isn't this called collusion? You're practically in cahoots with evil forces!
Chen Sanzhu felt extremely embarrassed in front of the women's director. She even felt uncomfortable talking to him. She turned her head away and stopped looking at Chen Sanzhu's disgusting face. Chen Jiefang continued to ask questions.
"What else do you know about Zhou Xiaohe pushing Zhang Fengjuan?"
Chen Sanzhu: "That's all I know. If you ask anything else, I can tell you more."
Chen Jiefang looked at him suspiciously, "What else do you know?"
Chen Sanzhu: "There are too many. For example, when Li Erguaizi's daughter got married, Zhou Xiaohe threw a box of book nails at his door the day before the wedding. Brides here wear silk shoes to get married, and the soles of the shoes are soft. She pricked her foot and it bled. It wasn't a good omen. I heard that she is still disliked by her in-laws."
Chen Jiefang: “…”
How outrageous!
"What else?"
Chen Sanzhu: "Also, the eldest and second sons of the Song family quarreled over the separation of the family. Actually, it was Zhou Xiaohe who instigated it, because the eldest and second sons of the Song family didn't help her move the grain."
"What else?!"
Chen Sanzhu: "And Dr. Huang, didn't he have a girlfriend a few years ago, but then he broke up for no apparent reason. It was actually because Zhou Xiaohe went to Dr. Huang to ask why she couldn't have children. Dr. Huang said something she didn't want to hear, so she went to his boyfriend and hinted that there was something wrong with Mrs. Huang, which was why she hadn't gotten married for so many years."
“…And more!!”
Chen Sanzhu is worthy of being Zhou Xiaohe's lover. Maybe Zhou Xiaohe herself doesn't know that Chen Sanzhu knows so many of her secrets. It's also her fault that she is too careless and wants to show off after doing bad things. Since she can't show off to others, she can only tell Chen Sanzhu.
Chen Sanzhu was a shrewd man. He only talked about Zhou Xiaohe's own actions, ignoring anything that involved him. Everyone listened to these trivial yet deeply unethical stories, and the more they listened, the angrier they became. Just how many people had been harmed by Zhou Xiaohe? And her reasons for harming people were so careless! Was there any need to be angry just because someone didn't help, or said a few harmless truths?
Pervert, Zhou Xiaohe is definitely a pervert!
The scorekeeper had filled several pages with notes. The women's director listened for a long time but didn't hear anything about Chen Sanzhu. She couldn't help but turn her head back and ask, "It was you who let Chen Erzhu take advantage of Chen Dahong's house, wasn't it you?"
Chen Sanzhu spoke more and more fluently. At first, it was all true, but later he began to exaggerate and let himself go. When he heard the question from the women's director, he answered without thinking, "It's me."
After he said it, he reacted and almost broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly tried to make amends, "But that was Zhou Xiaohe threatening me. She made me do this for her because Chen Dahong caused her to lose her job helping to keep score and also embarrassed her in the village. It's different from what happened before. She wanted Chen Dahong to be extremely miserable. She wanted me to go at first, but how could I do such a wicked thing? Later, I really had no choice. I was afraid of her, so I could only agree to ask her and ask my second brother. Who knew that my second brother was so stupid that he actually agreed. I originally wanted to pretend to agree and then drag it out privately, but my second brother was also afraid of Zhou Xiaohe, so he went straight over and I couldn't stop him even if I wanted to."
After saying this, Chen Sanzhu wanted to applaud himself. What a great thing to say. The responsibility was all Zhou Xiaohe's, and had nothing to do with him, Chen Sanzhu!
I would rather die than have a friend die, Zhou Xiaohe. For the sake of our past friendship, don't worry, if you really die, I will burn paper for you every year.
Almost everything that needed to be explained had been explained. Chen Sanzhu was not aware of the change in work points. However, compared with the things he explained, the change in work points was really nothing and could even be ignored.
Even after all the questions were answered, the people in the room still couldn't feel at ease. A devilish person had been living under their noses for more than ten years, and none of them had noticed anything.
The whole village was fooled...
No matter how I think about it, I feel angry.
The captain shook his head and stood up. He wanted Zhang Qingfa to take Chen Sanzhu out, but at this moment, Zhao Qianjin, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
There was a question he felt he should ask clearly.
"Chen Sanzhu, when did you and Zhou Xiaohe become friends?"
Others may not have noticed that the earliest thing Chen Sanzhu talked about was Doctor Huang's girlfriend. However, this happened five years ago. Zhao Qianjin remembered it very clearly because Doctor Huang's girlfriend was from the same village as him. His mother also told him to match the two of them so that he would have someone to take care of him in Qingzhu Village in the future.
If Chen Sanzhu knew about the evil deeds Zhou Xiaohe had done five years ago, then it was impossible that he and Zhou Xiaohe had only been together three years ago.
Chen Sanzhu was a little confused as to why he suddenly asked this, and his face looked so solemn, but since he had already explained so much, one last sentence wouldn't make a difference. Besides, his relationship with Zhou Xiaohe was no longer a secret, so it wouldn't hurt for him to tell the truth.
Chen Sanzhu grinned nonchalantly, "If you hadn't asked me, I would have almost forgotten. Let me think about it, it must have been at least five or six years ago. It was the year your mother was sick, and you went back to take care of her. Zhou Xiaohe said she wasn't feeling well and stayed home for a month. Hehe, let me tell you, she felt especially comfortable when she was with me."
Chen Jiefang kicked over the stool with a bang, rolled up his sleeves and came over to beat Chen Sanzhu. Zhao Qianjin could endure it, but he couldn't. This kid really thought of himself as a hero. He had helped the evil for so many years, and now he thought that all the past was wiped out after telling a few truths!
Chen Jiefang and Zhao Qianjin had a good relationship. He was so angry that he wanted to vent his anger on Zhao Qianjin's behalf, but as soon as he stretched out his fist, he was stopped. What was even more shocking was that it was Zhao Qianjin who stopped him.
Zhao Qianjin grabbed Chen Jiefang's arm and looked at Chen Sanzhu. After two seconds, he let go of his hand and walked out dully.
Four days ago, he felt that being cuckolded was a shame and hatred that he would never forget in his life. However, now, four days later, he didn't care about anything.
Whether it was cuckolding or Chen Sanzhu, he didn't care.
Walking out of the room and back into the sunlight, he saw a large crowd of people already gathered outside, led by two children who were looking at him nervously.
Chu Shao held Chu Jiujiu's hand. Chu Jiujiu's face was tense. She looked at him as if she was looking at an executioner who was about to execute someone. He couldn't bring them good news, but he could use a knife to stop them from suffering.
Zhao Qianjin stared at the two children intently. He looked particularly scary at this moment. The villagers behind him wanted to run away. Chen Dahong was also scared, but she hugged Chu Jiujiu with one hand and Chu Shao with the other. She believed that Zhao Qianjin would not do anything to hurt the children.
Having said that, she was actually no more reassured than anyone else. After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Qianjin finally took a step forward. After just two steps, he fell to his knees with a bang.
Chu Jiujiu couldn't help but open her eyes wide, and then she saw Zhao Qianjin slowly bend down, and knock his forehead slowly and heavily on the ground. He was facing Chu Shao, Chu Jiujiu, and all the villagers.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."
His voice was hoarse, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and then because of his posture, flowed back to his temples, and finally fell into his temples. Chu Jiujiu was shocked, but didn't know what to say. She turned her head to look at Chu Shao, and found that Chu Shao's face had no expression, calm and almost indifferent.
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, then looked away. She bit her lower lip, then lowered her head and stood there silently.
The fact that the two of them didn't react doesn't mean that all the villagers didn't react. Someone had already run up and helped Zhao Qianjin up. No one thought it was his fault. Over the years, everyone had witnessed how good he had been to everyone and how serious he was about his work. All they could say was that he was so unlucky to have married such a vicious and vicious wife. It was really a misfortune for his family.
Not long after, the captain and others inside came out. Seeing the messy scene, they were a little confused. Later, when they heard Zhao Qianjin kneeling down in front of everyone, even the captain felt sad.
The tears of a tough guy are more touching than the tears of a beautiful woman. The captain sighed, raised his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then asked the scorer to summarize all the things that had been recorded and tell everyone.
It's amazing to say that Zhou Xiaohe has lived in Qingzhu Village for thirteen years, but she has offended half of the people in the village. One reason is that most of the villagers are related to her, and the other is that she is petty and would fuss over trivial matters.
For a moment, everyone was excited and wanted to go home, pick up a hoe, chop Zhou Xiaohe into pieces today, and bury it in the ground as fertilizer. This was what the team leader was afraid of, so he quickly maintained order and sent everyone back home.
It's an era now, and they are not bandits. No matter how bad a person is, it is not their turn to deal with him. Otherwise, no one in their village will have a good ending.
Everyone else was driven away, but Chu Shao and Chu Jiujiu stayed here. At first, the team leader didn't see them. It was not until the villagers left one after another and even Chen Sanzhu was taken out by Zhang Qingfa, and the yard became quiet again, that he saw the two children still standing there.
The children were all looking at him. They didn't say anything, but their looks made the captain's heart break.
Damn it, Zhou Xiaohe, you deserve to die!
Walking up to the two children, the captain tried hard to make the most gentle voice he could in his life: "Jiujiu, Chu Shao, we now have evidence. The person who harmed your mother will pay the price."
Chu Jiujiu said nothing because she actually had no right to speak in this matter. The plan had been completed and it was time for her to retire. From then on, no matter what she said or did, it would depend on Chu Shao's opinion.
Chu Shao didn't leave, so she stayed here. Otherwise, she should have left just now.
The captain was still waiting for their answer. Chu Shao glanced at Zhao Qianjin, who was not far away, then raised his eyes and asked the captain, "Uncle Chen, can I go see her?"
The captain was stunned. She? Who is she?
...It can’t be Zhou Xiaohe!
The captain's eyes widened in shock. "Why are you looking at her? Chu Shao, don't be impulsive. She's been arrested now. Don't worry, she'll definitely be shot for what she did! Good boy, there's no need for you to do anything!"
The captain was heartbroken. These days, he'd been saying the most: "Don't be impulsive." He'd been saying it so many times that his lips were almost worn out. He couldn't understand why there were so many "reckless" people around him.
Chu Shao: "Uncle Chen, you're worrying too much. I didn't mean to do anything to her. I just wanted to go over and see her again. After today, I won't be able to see her again."
Captain: “…”
This sounds so strange. Zhou Xiaohe is his enemy, not his family.
The captain looked at Chu Shao suspiciously. To be honest, he was still worried. He always felt that Chu Shao was going to cause trouble. However, after Zhao Qianjin on the other side heard what they were saying, he walked over and stood in front of Chu Shao.
The man who had been as majestic as a green mountain before was now so devastated that he had lost all his energy and spirit. His face was extremely haggard, but he still managed to hold on and said to Chu Shao, "Come with me, I'll take you there."
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