Chapter 51
Zhou Xiaohe was now imprisoned in a corner room of the militia company, together with Chen Erzhu. Chen Erzhu had been here for a long time and had become somewhat accustomed to this kind of life, but Zhou Xiaohe was not. Since she was imprisoned here yesterday, she had been making a fuss all the time, making the militia guards so annoyed that they really wanted to raise their guns and shoot her.
Zhou Xiaohe was brought here by the militia. Zhao Qianjin hasn't seen her since he left yesterday, and he doesn't want to see her until now.
Chu Jiujiu didn't know what Chu Shao was trying to do, so she just held his hand tightly and followed him. Finally, they arrived at the militia company. Chu Jiujiu glanced at the row of small houses behind them, and then looked at the tiny house they were walking towards.
This corner room is probably only twice the size of the storage room in Chu Jiujiu's house. In other words, it can only accommodate two donkeys at most.
It was cramped and dark, with no windows, just one door with newspapers pasted on it, so a little light could get in during the day. Seeing Zhao Qianjin coming, the militia on guard called out "Company Commander". Zhao Qianjin nodded and opened the door of the corner room.
Zhou Xiaohe had been making a fuss all night and had just calmed down for a while when she heard the name of the company commander and she immediately became hysterical again.
Before Chu Jiujiu stepped over the threshold, she heard a woman crying unpleasantly from inside.
"Qian Jin! Qian Jin, listen to me, I really didn't kill her. I just wanted to throw her on the mountain and let her get lost! How could I know that something would happen to her? I hated her, so I wanted her to suffer, but I didn't want her to die! Qian Jin, believe me, I really didn't, I really didn't!"
The corner room was full of dust. There were two big iron chains on the wall, one tied to Chen Erzhu and the other to Zhou Xiaohe. The floor was extremely dirty and there was some rat excrement. But after just one night, Zhou Xiaohe looked as if she had been locked up for seventy or eighty years, crazy and smelly. It was not known whether the room had infected her or she had infected the room.
Chu Jiujiu was startled and quickly leaned against Chu Shao. Chu Shao hugged her, pursed his lips, and then walked in.
Zhao Qianjin felt nauseous and wanted to vomit whenever he saw her face.
He walked up to Zhou Xiaohe, not caring that the two children were watching him. He raised his hand and slapped Zhou Xiaohe hard with all his strength.
Zhou Xiaohe was tied with an iron chain and was originally a little distance away from the wall, but Zhao Qianjin slapped her and she was directly hit against the wall. Her head hit the wall hard and Chu Jiujiu was afraid that she would be killed.
Blood was flowing from the corners of her mouth and forehead. Zhou Xiaohe slowly slid down to the ground. Suddenly, she started crying and laughing at the same time, "You don't believe me, hahahaha, you just don't believe me..."
Oh my god.
Chu Jiujiu stared at her in amazement. Was this really Zhou Xiaohe? How could she become like this in just one night? Had the militia tortured her?
That's not true. The militiamen had originally had this idea, but Zhou Xiaohe was in such a state when he was first sent over, so they didn't dare to take action, fearing that they would really beat him to death and then have to bear the responsibility themselves.
Zhou Xiaohe became like this purely because of the stimulation. First, all the immoral things she had done were exposed, and she was afraid that she would be sentenced to death. Second, Zhao Qianjin pointed a gun at her yesterday, and she clearly knew Zhao Qianjin's attitude, which shocked her greatly.
In the past, she knew that Zhang Fengjuan would always be the first in Zhao Qianjin's heart, but she also thought that she would always be the second. Zhao Qianjin cared about her, very much, so he would listen to her in all matters big and small at home, and that was why he would rush back to see her as soon as he heard that she was sick.
In fact, what she thought was correct, but the gap between her second place and Zhang Fengjuan's first place was too big.
Zhao Qianjin can break all principles for Zhang Fengjuan, but he cannot show any mercy to her.
Chu Shao glanced at the frantic Zhou Xiaohe, then said to Zhao Qianjin, "Captain Zhao, can I have a few words with her alone?"
Zhao Qianjin turned his head and looked at him in surprise.
It's no wonder he and the captain reacted this way. Even Chu Jiujiu thought this request was too strange, but Zhao Qianjin felt guilty about him. No matter what he wanted, Zhao Qianjin would help him. After a short silence, Zhao Qianjin warned him, "Don't get too close. I'll be guarding outside. You can come out in five minutes."
Chu Jiujiu was a little unsure whether Chu Shao wanted her to stay as well. She looked up at Chu Shao, but didn't hear Chu Shao ask her to leave. So, she stood there with peace of mind, watching Zhao Qianjin go out and close the door of the corner room. Because he was afraid that Chu Shao would feel uncomfortable, he deliberately walked a little further away.
Chen Erzhu was also unable to sleep yesterday. As soon as Zhou Xiaohe was quiet for a while, he started snoring. Even though the noise was so loud just now, it didn't wake him up. Chu Shao let go of Chu Jiujiu's hand, he took a step forward, and then squatted down.
His position was exactly at the limit of the chain's length, so even if Zhou Xiaohe rushed over, he could do nothing.
After listening to what Zhou Xiaohe was saying for a while, which was the same old cliché, "You don't believe me," Chu Shao propped up one leg. Suddenly, he curled his lips and said, "I believe you."
Chu Jiujiu was stunned, and Zhou Xiaohe's repetitive voice also stopped abruptly.
Chu Jiujiu saw that Zhou Xiaohe slowly turned his head and looked at Chu Shao with his scarlet eyes without blinking.
Chu Shao looked at her, the smile on his lips never disappearing. "You have done so many bad things, but the worst thing you have done was just to ruin Chen Dahong's reputation. You hate my mother and you hate Chen Dahong. If you really killed my mother, then when dealing with Chen Dahong, you wouldn't use such a stupid method as Chen Erzhu."
Lowering his eyes, Chu Shao analyzed slowly, "So I think what you said must be true. You just wanted to create some trouble for my mother, let her get lost in an unfamiliar place and suffer for a few days, but you didn't expect her to fall into the river. You also didn't expect the river water to be so cold and so fast. If she fell in, she would never be able to climb out again."
Chu Jiujiu felt depressed when she heard this. She pursed her lips and lowered her head.
At this time, Zhou Xiaohe became excited. She desperately wanted to run towards Chu Shao, but the iron chain restrained her. She could only stretch the chain straight and looked at him with eyes like a life-saving straw: "Since you know, go and tell Qianjin! I'm not a murderer, I didn't kill anyone! I don't want to die, go and tell him, go!"
"Why?"
Zhou Xiaohe was stunned.
Chu Shao slowly stood up and looked Zhou Xiaohe in the eye. "You're not a murderer, but you're not much better than one. If it weren't for you, my mother wouldn't have gone up the mountain at that time, and the accident that followed wouldn't have happened."
"When you heard about my mother's accident, you were very happy, right? Did you also think about taking her up the mountain earlier? Or even pushing her down directly, which would have been even better? You were also very unhappy that Chen Dahong's plan didn't succeed. If you hadn't been arrested, you would probably be planning how to harm her next time. And is this plan as simple as destroying her innocence?"
Zhou Xiaohe's eyes flickered, and after a second, she began to shake her head frantically: "No, no, no, I won't do that, I won't-"
Chu Shao took a long breath and laughed again. He interrupted her, "Don't worry, these are just my guesses. I won't slander you. When your verdict comes out and they bring your body back, I will tell everyone that maybe we were wrong at the time and you're not that brave."
Zhou Xiaohe looked at Chu Shao in disbelief. If her hands hadn't been tied, she would have come over and strangled him to death.
"Chu Shao!!!"
She screamed, and blood came out of her throat when she shouted these two words. Chu Jiujiu looked at her like this, and she felt so happy. She also laughed and walked to Chu Shao, "Don't be impatient, we haven't finished yet."
"Don't you hate Zhang Fengjuan? She's dead, and you're going to die soon too. Zhang Fengjuan will live forever in Zhao Qianjin's heart, remembering how wonderful she was. Every day from now on, Zhao Qianjin will paint her in a better light in his memories. And you, your existence, is just to highlight how wonderful Zhang Fengjuan was. You couldn't compare to her when she was alive, and you still can't compare to her when she's dead. It's really pitiful."
Chu Jiujiu acted as if she was deeply sympathetic. "Because of Zhang Fengjuan, Zhao Qianjin will be especially kind to Chu Shao and me in the future. He'll treat Chu Shao as his own son and me as his own daughter. He'll transfer all the care he had for Zhang Fengjuan to the two of us. Your home will be ours from now on. Zhao Qianjin will return double the money you've worked so hard to save and the food you've withheld. But, auntie, do you know what?"
Chu Jiujiu chuckled. "I'm actually not Zhang Fengjuan's daughter at all! I'm just a stranger. I have nothing to do with Zhang Fengjuan, nor with you. But I'm better at pretending than you are. The whole village likes me. When you die, I'll still mention you to the villagers from time to time, so that they remember how bad you are. By then, your family will hate you to death, and those you know will make fun of you for the rest of their lives."
"As for Zhao Qianjin, I will introduce him to an exceptionally good wife. For example, Chen Dahong is a good choice. The shadow you left on him will be gradually erased by the new wife. That way, he won't remember your good deeds, and he'll forget all your bad deeds. After experiencing a possessive pervert like you, do you think Zhao Qianjin's attitude will change? He should be more tolerant of the new wife. This time, he should be willing to have children with her, right?"
Zhou Xiaohe's eyes were bloodshot. She desperately pulled forward, but she couldn't break the chain behind her. Her body was strangled and she couldn't breathe. Her eyeballs bulged out and blood vessels burst out. Zhou Xiaohe now looked like a demon. A loud noise came from her throat. If you listened carefully, you could hear the hoarse repetition of "I will kill you, I will kill you..."
Chu Shao held Chu Jiujiu's hand again: "Alright, don't let her die now."
When Chu Jiujiu heard this, she quickly took two steps back and said, "Well, then shall we go out now?"
Chu Shao said nothing, and simply led her out. Aside from Zhou Xiaohe's excited shout of "Chu Shao," Chu Shao and Chu Jiujiu subconsciously lowered their voices when speaking, ensuring that only Zhou Xiaohe could hear. After coming out, Chu Shao told Zhao Qianjin that Zhou Xiaohe looked particularly agitated, as if she wanted to kill them. Zhao Qianjin frowned deeply, but didn't go back in, instead sending his militiamen in to handle the situation.
When the militia saw Zhou Xiaohe's behavior, they simply knocked her out.
After the team leader finishes writing the report and the comrades from the commune come over, they will send Zhou Xiaohe away. She is so crazy now that no one believes anything she says. Chu Shao is not afraid that she will spread those words. Anyway, everyone knows that she hates Zhang Fengjuan, so it is normal for her to make up a few words about her children.
On the way back, Chu Jiujiu was a little excited and jumped all the way. It was not until she reached the door of her home that she remembered something.
"Grandpa, should we tell Great Grandpa about this?"
He wrote a letter every two weeks, and it was time to write the next one. Chu Shao thought about it and replied, "Let's talk about it later."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
She really hates these three words.
No matter how much she hated it, there was nothing she could do. She couldn't bend her arms against her thighs, so she walked into the house with Chu Shao. A huge stone fell from Chu Jiujiu's heart, and she prepared to go to sleep first.
Chu Shao let her sleep, and he took the backpack and went out to collect firewood. The two children here were calming down their ups and downs in their own way, while on the other side, Chu Liqiang had just received the package sent by Chu Jiujiu.
Looking at the green little man, Nie Bai laughed out loud.
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