"I'm not going back!"
Zhou Xiaoye gritted her teeth and said, "Husband, I believe you didn't kill anyone. You can't go with them!"
Zhao Xiulian and Li Xiaoli rushed over and surrounded him, saying, "Xiao Ye is right. You were clearly wronged. Why should you go with them?"
Several police officers were angered.
Seeing that things were not going well, Li Weidong quickly said, "Mom, Xiaoye, even if I am wronged, I have to cooperate with the police and go to the police station for investigation when they come."
"You can't stop me from leaving just because you're blocking me. If you keep acting like this, people will think I'm guilty and afraid to go to the police station!"
Then he said to the police officers, "Comrades, I'm sorry, my mother and the others are a bit agitated. Let me try to calm them down."
His good attitude earned him some respect from the police, who said in a deep voice, "Hurry up!"
"Um."
Li Weidong nodded and continued to persuade, "Xiao Ye, don't worry, this is definitely a mistake. Even if I go to the police station with them, I'll be able to go home soon."
Zhou Xiaoye refused to budge: "If you want to go, I'll go with you! Wherever you are, I'll be there!"
Li Xiaoli nodded in agreement: "I'll go too!"
"Why are you all making things worse!"
Li Weidong was both amused and exasperated: "I told you I was just going to cooperate with the police to give a statement. I didn't do it, and no one can frame me. What's the point of you following me?"
"Xiao Ye, listen to me, go home, and then call Boss Ji and Sister Xiao Yan."
Even though he didn't kill anyone, once he's in the police station, he might have to stay for a few days for investigation.
If Ji Dahai or Shen Xiaoyan were to step in, they could be released that day.
Zhou Xiaoye's eyes were red: "Are you really alright?"
"Of course it's true."
Li Weidong nodded: "When have I ever lied to you?"
Then she looked at Zhao Xiulian and said, "Mom, you can take them back. Don't worry."
Zhao Xiulian finally calmed down and pulled Li Xiaoli and Zhou Xiaoye aside, saying, "Okay, let's go home."
She knew in her heart that her son couldn't possibly have killed someone.
As long as the person is innocent, even if they are taken away by the police, they will be released quickly.
It's illegal for your own family to block the way.
"Alright, let's go!"
The police urged Li Weidong to get into the car.
Tiger looked smugly at the group of farmers: "What did I tell you? You didn't believe me, now you have nothing to say!"
The farmers watched as Li Weidong was escorted into a police car by the police, and they immediately erupted in uproar.
"What Tiger said was actually true!"
"I never expected him to be this kind of person. You can know a person's face but not their heart."
"Our Taohuayu village has been a place of honest people for generations. We never expected that a murderer would emerge from here. What a tragedy!"
"Thank goodness the police arrested him, otherwise what if he had killed people in our village?"
"If you ask me, people like that deserve to be shot!"
Everyone started criticizing Li Weidong.
Some of the more extreme individuals even blocked the police's path, pointing at Li Weidong and hurling insults.
The insults were nothing more than that he was utterly heartless, inhuman, and had disgraced Taohuayu.
Li Weidong sat in the car, coldly observing these people, finding it all rather amusing.
Not long ago, these people were secretly coming to his door one by one to inquire if they could grow mushrooms with him. Now that the police have arrived, before the truth of the matter has been determined, they can't wait to label him a murderer.
Foolish, ridiculous!
"Shut up, all of you!"
Zhou Xiaoye was both angry and anxious: "Brother Weidong is not a murderer! He didn't kill anyone! This is a wrong arrest!"
"If he didn't kill anyone, why are they only arresting him and not the others?"
"Exactly, the police are here, how could they be wrong?"
"The wife of a murderer is also a murderer. Everyone should avoid his house!"
The way everyone looked at Zhou Xiaoye, Zhao Xiulian, and Li Xiaoli was fiercer than the last.
Some even went so far as to say, "Li Weidong is a murderer, and his family isn't any better. Kick them all out of Peach Blossom Valley!"
"Yes, kick them out!"
"Thank goodness we didn't grow mushrooms with him, otherwise we would have been in big trouble!"
The more they talked, the more excited they became.
Li Xiaoli turned pale with fear and clung tightly to Zhao Xiulian, too afraid to speak.
Zhao Xiulian was also afraid, but she still forced herself to stand in front of her and Zhou Xiaoye, and said coldly, "I said, Wei Dong didn't kill anyone!"
During the argument, Li Baotian rushed over.
What are you all doing?!
He was so angry he was trembling all over: "You've blocked the police cars and people, get out of my way!"
When Li Weidong saw him arrive, he finally spoke up: "Village chief, I didn't kill anyone. I'm innocent. I'm just going there to cooperate with the investigation. I'll be home in two days at most."
"Please take good care of my mother and the others."
Most people in the countryside are ignorant, and with Tiger's family stirring things up behind the scenes, my mother and the others might suffer if I leave.
Li Weidong dared not gamble, so he could only ask Li Baotian to keep an eye on things.
Li Baotian's expression was complicated. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Don't worry, no matter what, your mother and the others are innocent. I will definitely protect them."
Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Xiulian: "Mom, wait for me to come back."
The police had already evacuated the villagers and drove off in their car.
After he left, the remaining people started making a ruckus again.
They all clamored for Li Baotian to drive Zhao Xiulian and the others out of the village.
The farmers who had followed Li Weidong in growing mushrooms also came upon hearing the news, and they all stood in front of Zhao Xiulian's family to protect them.
Tiger sneered: "Li Weidong, that murderer, has already been arrested, and you're still protecting him?"
"Brother Weidong didn't kill anyone!"
Zhou Xiaoye glared at him fiercely.
Tiger laughed even more wildly: "Whether someone was killed or not is not for you to decide. The police have already taken the person away, so what else is there to say?"
"As for you..."
He looked at the group of farmers who had followed Li Weidong and said with a smile, "Now that Li Weidong is gone, no one will buy the mushrooms you grow. I, Hu Zi, am the most generous."
“I’m willing to buy your mushrooms for three cents a pound as a safety net. Otherwise, you won’t be able to find buyers on your own.”
"Without Li Weidong, if you don't sell the mushrooms to me, you'll just have to watch them rot in the greenhouse!"
Upon hearing this, the farmers behind him immediately began to praise him.
"Tiger is just being kind. They refused to grow mushrooms with you before, but now you're helping them even though you didn't like it!"
"Luckily I was smart to follow Tiger and grow mushrooms, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do now!"
"I always thought Tiger was capable, and I was right!"
"Tiger, I'll work for you from now on!"
For a time, praises were endless.
Tiger felt elated and looked at the farmers over Zhao Xiulian's side again: "I'll ask you one more time, Li Weidong is gone, do you want to sell your mushrooms to me?"
"This is a one-time opportunity. If you miss it, the price won't be the same next time you come back!"
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