Chapter 272 Arson
When Aqiang was about to light the fire, suddenly, a strong hand clamped his wrist like an iron clamp.
A Qiang widened his eyes in horror and struggled desperately, but found that he could not break free from the hand's restraint at all.
When he turned around, he saw that it was Chi Wenyan! His face was distorted with panic and fear.
Chi Wenyan's face was stern, his eyes filled with a cold warning. As Aqiang struggled, the lighter fell from his hand. Chi Wenyan was quick to move sideways and catch the lighter steadily in his hand.
Chi Wenyan held the lighter and said coldly, "I warned you."
"I, I saw the oil was spilled and wanted to go clean it up."
Chi Wenyan was too lazy to listen to his explanation full of lies.
He flashed and made a quick move, accurately grabbing Aqiang's arm and twisting it violently. With a scream, Aqiang's arm was dislocated instantly.
Chi Wenyan's face was cold, and he dragged him out of the kitchen mercilessly as if he was dragging a weightless object.
Zhao Ronger was in the living room and was startled by the noise. She rushed over and screamed in fear when she saw the scene.
"Brother Yan, what's going on!"
Chi Wenyan didn't even look at her, his eyes were cold, "He wants to set fire, I'm taking him to the police station now." Seeing this, Rong'er quickly reached out to stop Chi Wenyan, and said anxiously: "Brother Yan, there's no need to go to the police station, just find my dad. You know my dad is the village chief, he can handle this kind of thing."
Chi Wenyan frowned, "It's hard for an honest judge to judge family disputes. He's about to kill someone. This is not something the village chief can resolve."
His implication was very clear. He was afraid that the village chief would cover up for the crime and be partial to the villagers. Even if the village chief was fair, it would be difficult for him to deal with the case since they were all from the village. It would be better to hand it over directly to the authorities.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ronger seemed to not understand and insisted on stopping Chi Wenyan.
The commotion here attracted a lot of people, and everyone was curious about what happened.
Soon a group of people surrounded Chi Wenyan's residence.
When A Qiang saw so many people coming around, he not only did not calm down, but became even more arrogant. He stiffened his neck, glared at Chi Wenyan fiercely, and cursed.
"How dare you, an outsider, slander me? I think you're just looking for trouble with me and deliberately fabricating this lie to frame me. Do you think anyone will believe you, an outsider?"
When the people around heard what Aqiang said, they began to whisper.
Some people showed doubtful expressions, not knowing who to believe, while others frowned, seeming somewhat dissatisfied with Aqiang's behavior, but not knowing how to say anything directly.
Someone in the crowd had already hurried over to inform the village chief.
"Wang Qiang, just stop talking!" Zhao Ronger's face turned red with anger, and she wished she could sew Aqiang's mouth shut.
"Why can't I speak anymore? I think this pretty boy is just a hypocrite. Rong'er and I were kind enough to help him cook, but he just went ahead and slandered us."
Chi Wenyan sneered, "I don't know. Being forced to follow me home and having to cook for me is a good thing? Well, who would cook and smear oil all over the kitchen? I walked in and saw you holding a lighter to light it."
When the people around heard this, their faces changed. Isn't this obviously arson?
Suddenly, people around surrounded Wang Qiang and pointed at him.
As soon as the village chief heard the news, he put down what he was doing and hurried to Chi Wenyan's residence.
After a while, the village chief arrived breathlessly. He first looked at Chi Wenyan, then at Aqiang, and then said to Chi Wenyan, "What's going on? I heard you guys arguing here from far away."
Chi Wenyan told the village chief everything that had happened.
After hearing what Chi Wenyan said, the village chief's expression became very serious. He turned to look at Aqiang and asked, "Aqiang, is what he said true?"
A Qiang's eyes were a little evasive, but he still said stubbornly, "Village Chief, don't listen to his nonsense. I spilled some oil while cooking and wanted to clean it up. I happened to have a craving for a cigarette and wanted to light one, so he falsely accused me of arson."
The village chief frowned. He had been in the village for many years and knew Aqiang's character. He was usually idle and did not work properly, but he did not expect that he would do such a thing.
Besides, this reason is too far-fetched, no one would believe it. They are all from the same village, so it is really difficult for him to deal with it.
"Dad, there must be some misunderstanding."
Zhao Ronger looked at her father. After all, Aqiang was from the same village and was her supporter. If she needed help in the future, she would have to use him, so she had to protect him no matter what.
Seeing his daughter acting so foolishly, the village chief was almost worried to death.
"Village chief, I think this matter is of great importance. Let's send it to the county police station. He wants to set fire today, so he might kill people and burn things in the future." Chi Wenyan said coldly.
"Outsider, stop spitting bloody words at me here!"
"You can go to my kitchen and take a look. You can tell if it's arson intention at a glance."
Who wouldn't want to see something exciting? When everyone went into the kitchen, they knew it was arson as soon as they saw the scene.
After coming out, they all glared at Aqiang.
"It's okay for you to steal things normally, but now you're trying to kill people for money, right?"
"You have ruined the reputation of our village!"
"That's right."
The village chief looked embarrassed and walked over and said, "Xiao Chi, his father is working in town and will be off work soon. How about waiting for his father to come back and see if you can have a private chat. Whether it's compensation or something else, we have to talk about it anyway."
"Can."
The village chief turned to Aqiang and said, "Okay, then follow me. We must resolve this matter today."
Although Aqiang was somewhat reluctant, he did not dare to resist under the authority of the village chief and could only nod.
Chi Wenyan let go of his hand. Aqiang couldn't lift his arm. Just as he was about to argue with Chi Wenyan to pay for the medical expenses, Chi Wenyan appeared in front of him the next second.
He reached out and grabbed his arm, then put it back in place after a few seconds. Now Aqiang didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Ronger saw Chi Wenyan about to leave, her eyes turned, and she wanted to get closer to Chi Wenyan.
As soon as she took a step, the village chief glared at her fiercely and scolded, "You girl, you are the cause of everything that happened today. Why do you still want to join in the fun? Just stay away." Zhao Ronger's face turned red after being scolded by the village chief. She stopped in her tracks, her eyes full of grievance, but she didn't dare to say anything else.
Several people followed the village chief to his home. The house was a typical rural courtyard with some vegetables planted in the yard. A large yellow dog was lying in the corner basking in the sun. After entering the house, the village chief asked everyone to sit down, then went to the kitchen to pour a few glasses of water and brought them over.
Everyone just sat there, and for a moment the atmosphere was a bit dull. Ah Qiang would look up at Chi Wenyan from time to time, his eyes filled with resentment and fear, while Chi Wenyan had a calm expression, as if he was thinking about something.
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