"Second Brother, I didn't," Uncle Huang said, lacking confidence in front of Old Man Huang. "These officials arrested Shicheng's family without even asking what happened. It's too much of a bully. If we don't get an explanation, everyone will think that Huangjiakou is easy to bully."
"Have you asked about the specific details? What happened?"
"It's all the women's fault," Uncle Huang sighed before speaking. "For the girls in our village to be noticed by the officials is a stroke of luck. They can marry or take as concubines, but they absolutely cannot be left in this ambiguous situation."
“Huang Shicheng,” Old Man Huang looked at the clan chief scrutinizingly, “what do you have to say about this?”
"What Fifth Uncle said is exactly what happened," the clan chief Huang said, suppressing his panic and continuing to cry miserably. "Second Uncle, although I am not rich or noble, I am still well-off. If it weren't for these officials, my family would not have suffered such humiliation."
“You’re talking nonsense,” Huang Lao Er said angrily. “It was clearly you who had bad intentions, instructing those two to collude with Lai Zi Ge’s colleagues. After being exposed, you tried to smear him, which is why they were all arrested.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan looked at the bound Huang clan chief with surprise, her gaze briefly sweeping over Huang Qini before she seemed to be deep in thought.
Uncle Huang Wu did not change his mind because of what Huang Lao Er said, not because he had not thought of this possibility, but because he subconsciously rejected it.
He believed that even if Chief Huang had some selfish motives, he could not possibly be so heartless and insane; such a thing was simply unheard of.
Old Man Huang was deeply shocked after hearing this.
He didn't think his usually honest grandson would lie, but it was hard to accept, and even though he was already 80% convinced, he didn't dare to jump to conclusions so easily.
After a moment of silence, Old Man Huang spoke up, "Shicheng, you say the police officer bullied Qini and the other girl, do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, I have it," Chief Huang said excitedly. "Look at the two of them, their clothes have been torn off. Isn't that proof enough?"
"Qini," Old Man Huang turned his head and looked at Huang Qini, "Is what your father said true?"
“Yes, it’s true,” Huang Qini said, her face pale and her figure swaying. She bit her lip before saying, “I don’t care what happens to my worthless life, but my father and the others are innocent and shouldn’t be implicated because of me.”
“If that’s the case,” Jiang Nuan said, “could you explain why you’re here?”
Huang Qini, a young woman of marriageable age, who usually stays at home doing needlework and housework and never leaves the house, suddenly appeared here. It seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it.
Moreover, although the clan chief's family was in a sorry state, their attire was very respectable. It was simply illogical for them to behave this way during a festival.
“That’s right,” Uncle Huang Wu also realized, “Why is a young woman like you coming here instead of staying at home?”
"Furthermore," Jiang Nuan continued, "Clan leader, you speak with such certainty, but did you witness the events firsthand? Why didn't you stop them?"
Jiang Nuan's three questions aroused everyone's curiosity, and even Huang Wushu, who had always trusted the Huang clan chief, began to waver.
He wasn't stupid; he hadn't thought that much about it before, but after hearing these questions, he found them all very strange.
“The family has been hiding under the locust tree at the entrance of the village,” Huang Xiaosan said, pointing ahead. “If you don’t believe me, you can go and take a look; there will definitely still be traces.”
Huang Xiaosan truly loathed Huang Clan Chief and his gang; he had never seen anyone so insidious.
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