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Outside the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Shen Roujiao and Hu Zi stood under the shade of a roadside tree. A gust of wind blew, the leaves rustled, and the corners of their clothes swayed gently in the wind.
The sky was still misty in the morning, but at this moment, it was bright blue, just like the haze in Shen Roujiao's heart was swept away, she felt refreshed and happy.
Hu Zi glanced at her, shook his head and smiled wickedly, "You acted so well just now, I almost believed it. A man's knees are gold, but you kneel down when I say so, and you want to die when you say so."
"I'm your daughter. Besides, it's all acting. It's just acting. You have to follow the script. You have to kneel when you should and die when you should. Just do it as long as you can. Don't worry about the details. Oh, right..." Shen Roujiao proudly threw her braid behind her, and her little face raised in a beautiful arc.
"What's that letter about?"
"It was Heizi from your village who gave it to your father when he took his fingerprints." Hu Zi recalled the scene at that time.
He went back to the village with Shen's father and Shen Shanhe, and took the petition with him and went door to door with them to press red fingerprints. When he arrived at Heizi's house, he not only took out ten yuan, but also took out a few wrinkled pages of paper and handed them to Shen's father.
The ten yuan was to pay back the Shen family. Zhou Huaiyue's dog killed his rooster, so he should have paid five yuan, but he cheated Shen Roujiao out of ten yuan. He did the best job digging medicinal herbs a few days ago, digging out seventy kilograms of Rehmannia in two days, and made a net profit of seventeen and a half yuan.
If he wants to continue to follow the Shen family and Zhou Huaiyue, he must return the money he cheated.
And the letter also thanks Kuroko's son.
One day, the naughty Heizi was playing the general role-playing game with a few other kids. They were running around the village holding the feather given to them by Shen Roujiao and accidentally bumped into Wang Jianxin.
Wang Jianxin got angry when he saw the pheasant tail. The Shen family was really amazing. They made money by eating chicken or meat. It was really hateful.
He took out his jealousy and anger on the child. He snatched the feathers from Heizi's hand and plucked the beautiful feathers on the pheasant's tail cleanly. Heizi couldn't stand this and picked up a small stone and threw it at Wang Jianxin, "You bad old man, you're getting your retribution!"
After smashing the thing, he ran away. Wang Jianxin, who was behind him, covered his head and took out something from his trouser pocket to fight back while chasing him.
What was thrown at him included a bunch of keys, some coins, and a pile of waste paper.
When Wang Jianxin was running and panting, resting with his hands on his hips, the naughty Heizi picked up the coins and paper balls and ran home. The paper balls were casually placed on his father's clothes, and only then were they seen by Heizi.
Fortunately, before throwing the paper ball away, Heizi unfolded it and took a look. As a result, he was shocked.
Seeing Shen's father who reported the news, he rejected the ten yuan handed over by Heizi, said thank you repeatedly, turned around and walked towards Wang Jianxin's house. He wanted to find Wang Jianxin and fight him to the death. He had endured it for more than ten years and could no longer bear it.
As a father, he cannot just sit back and watch as it concerns his daughter's reputation.
Hu Zi and Shen Shanhe forcibly stopped the furious Shen's father, "Uncle, don't be impulsive, this is a good thing, this is a good thing."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can it be a good thing to destroy my daughter's innocence?" Father Shen threw Hu Zi aside rudely.
"Uncle, Jiaojiao needs this report to bring down Wang Jianxin. Think about it, this is direct evidence of his malicious frame-up, also called key evidence." Hu Zi was quick-witted and got to the point.
After being awakened, Shen's father recovered from his shock and stuffed the letter into Hu Zi's hand, tears in his eyes: "Hurry up and give it to Jiao Jiao, and tell her that I, an old fool, support her in suing Wang Jianxin. I was wrong in the past, and people like me don't deserve to be forgiven."
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"Brother Huzi, thank you so much. We are so grateful to you this time. With that letter, we can completely overthrow Wang Jianxin." Shen Roujiao raised her hands to Huzi, which was the standard gesture for greeting a hero.
"Okay, put away your iron fist. Also, your master's two dogs were taken home by your eldest brother yesterday. Don't worry, they won't starve to death."
"Great!" Shen Roujiao patted Hu Zi's shoulder heavily, and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, by the way. Brother Hu Zi, does that old policeman know you?"
Because when Hu Zi appeared, the police did not ask about his identity, and when they were about to pinch his philtrum, they directly called him Hu Zi!
"Hehe, you really guessed it right. He is my uncle's neighbor. My aunt has a very good relationship with his wife." When Hu Zi was talking, he saw Shen Roujiao's second brother coming out of the police station, followed by a few people. He raised his hand and pointed over, "Your brother is coming out!"
Shen Roujiao raised her eyes, waved at them fiercely, and shouted, "Second brother, third brother, eldest brother!"
Hearing his younger sister's voice, Shen Tiancheng rushed forward in two steps, "The village chief said you are here, and you also submitted a complaint against Wang Jianxin. How is it, will it succeed?"
"It will work this time!" Shen Roujiao almost jumped up with joy, and saw the village chief coming out, "Great, you are finally okay!"
Shen Tiannan and Shen Rushan looked at their little sister's face full of joy, but they didn't dare to say anything. They just pulled her forward and said, "Yes, everything is fine. Let's go and eat first. We are starving."
"Don't be anxious. Wait for my master. Zhou Huaiyue hasn't come out yet." Shen Roujiao turned around and looked back. The village chief was already in front of her. Why was Master Zhou taking so long?
"Let's go eat first, your master has something to do!" Shen Rushan looked at the village chief and said to Jiaojiao.
The village chief understood the meaning and said, "Yes, he has something else to do."
"What can happen to him? Otherwise, Brother Huzi will take you to dinner first, and I will wait for him." Shen Roujiao saw the clue from Shen Rushan's eyes, which were not good at lying. He didn't dare to look people in the eye when he lied. So, why did they team up to lie to her?
"Little sister, come with me first. Some things are hard to say in front of the Public Security Bureau." Shen Tiannan still stubbornly wanted to pull her away.
When he was interrogated last night, he guessed that Shen Roujiao and Zhou Huaiyue had an unusual relationship. Now seeing his younger sister's anxious look, it is not certain that they are really in love.
"What? Was my master captured by a monster? There's nothing to be ashamed of." Shen Roujiao was stubborn and she insisted: we all came together, so we must go together, no one can be left behind.
"Your master has really been captured!" Shen Rushan was the first to collapse. Since his younger sister had guessed it, there was no need to hide it any longer. He didn't realize that it was a joke from Shen Roujiao.
As a result, as soon as the words fell, Shen Tiancheng kicked him on the butt, "You are the only one who talks too much."
This move basically ensured that Zhou Huaiyue was really arrested.
"What do you mean?" Seeing that they were all silent, Shen Roujiao's mind was buzzing. What was going on? She just felt that she couldn't abandon Zhou Huaiyue like this. She couldn't let her master encounter an accident because of her. He was originally a comfortable outsider, but he was dragged in and now he was arrested again. If she turned around and left now, she would be a heartless, unrighteous, immoral and despicable villain.
"You guys won't tell me anything, right? Then I'll go ask them myself." After Shen Roujiao finished speaking, she walked towards the police station but was stopped by the village chief.
"Girl, you can't go! Zhou Huaiyue was taken away by people from the city government. You will only cause trouble for yourself if you go. Let's go back first and think of a solution." The village chief's heartfelt words worked very well on Jiaojiao.
At this moment, Shen Roujiao heard the seriousness of the situation from the three words "city government". She was not an impulsive person and would think twice before doing anything.
"How about this." Hu Zi spoke from behind, "Rou Jiao sister, you take your brother and the village chief to have dinner first, and I'll go in and ask around later. After all, we're acquaintances, so it'll be easier to get things done."
"Thank you, Brother Huzi." Throughout the day, Shen Roujiao seemed to have been saying thank you to Huzi over and over again.
To her, he was like a chivalrous hero who would stand up for justice, shout out when he saw injustice, and take action when necessary, without asking for anything in return or considering any personal gain, just for the sake of justice.
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During the meal, the village chief asked about the letter of denunciation. The brothers of the Shen family then learned that their little sister had caused a life-and-death drama in the Public Security Bureau. They dropped their chopsticks in fright just by hearing about it. They took turns to comfort their little sister, but they dared not think or do that.
Shen Roujiao told the truth, it was all acting on purpose, she didn't want to die.
Realizing that he was deceived again, the village chief was so angry that his face turned pale and blue. He pointed at Shen Roujiao's nose and scolded, "You, the youngest in the Shen family. I think you are the most courageous person in our village. You dare to act in the Public Security Bureau. Aren't you afraid of messing up and really getting yourself into trouble? You are a little girl, what else can you not dare to do! And you..."
The village chief turned his attention to Shen Rushan, which confused the eldest boy who was eating noodles. He retorted, "What does it have to do with me?"
"You, you stand up," the village chief grabbed Shen Rushan's ear and pulled him up from the bench, "Didn't you lie to me that you only made 500 from selling herbs? Why is it 5,000 on the bill?"
It turned out that Shen Rushan was not innocent because of this. He covered his ears and complained in a painful voice, "They say that keeping quiet will bring great wealth. I just don't want to say it!"
"Village chief, I told them not to say anything. Don't blame Brother Da Wa. Since you want to know, regarding the income from medicinal materials, I'll give you a rough idea. Last month, excluding the portion from Rushan and the master, the income was probably 5,000 yuan!" After Shen Roujiao finished speaking, she looked at her third brother Shen Tiannan, who was in charge of the accounts. He nodded slightly, indicating that her estimate was similar to the actual situation.
"A monthly income of 5,000! Your family is the richest in the village." The village chief was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
You have to know that at that time, the average monthly income of the whole family in the village was only a dozen yuan. Many families had no workers and only relied on the work points from the brigade, which was only a few yuan a month, and their lives were difficult. However, the Shen family earned 5,000 yuan a month by digging medicinal herbs. The difference was so big that it was almost like heaven and earth.
"Village chief. Are we still going to set up the medicinal materials purchasing station?" Shen Roujiao was obviously not as confident as before when she spoke. Zhou Huaiyue suddenly encountered unknown risks. She was worried that she, her second brother, and her eldest brother would not be able to do it.
“We must do it! Your family must become rich first, and you must also help everyone. This time, all the villagers have contributed to digging medicinal herbs and pressing fingerprints. We must not be ungrateful.” The village chief’s change from indecision to firm belief was entirely the result of market economy.
It is human nature to yearn for a better life. Moreover, the village chief has the whole village in his heart and has always had a dream.
"The rich first will help the poor later, right?" This is really a great proposition. An old man once drew a circle on the map of China. Six years later, he said, let some people get rich first.
“Yes, that’s what you meant.” This is also the village chief’s dream: to make the whole village rich.
"But Master..." Shen Roujiao began to back out. She had lost her backbone and felt very uneasy.
"And me!"