Seeing that the time was right, Luo Juan withdrew her gaze from Song Lili and looked at Qin Hongxia to the side, "Let's begin."
When Qin Hongxia appeared on the stage, Song Lili realized that Qin Hongxia had also participated.
That makes sense, though. She's already come here to protest, so how could she possibly be absent from a public denunciation?
So... is Song Jianguo here too?
Song Lili looked around, searching for Song Jianguo's figure in the crowd, and easily spotted him not far from Luo Juan.
She couldn't help but sigh again. It was truly unlucky to have such a troublesome family member. It seemed she needed to find Song Jianguo as soon as possible before things escalated.
Next up is Luo Juan's turn.
She had a large card with the old man's name written on it and a big X drawn on it.
Luo Juan hung the sign around the old man's neck, looked at the people below the stage, and said loudly, "Fellow villagers, this person is promoting feudal superstition and spreading talk of ghosts and gods. He needs to reflect on his actions."
"It is very necessary to overthrow all monsters and demons, eliminate all feudal superstitions, and conduct ideological education on them."
After saying these two sentences, Luo Juan raised her arms and shouted, "Down with all demons and monsters!"
Then, Song Lili heard several voices shouting, "Down with all demons and monsters!"
This sentence, like dry tinder meeting a spark, ignited fiercely, and more and more people joined in shouting it.
"Down with all demons and monsters!"
"Down with all demons and monsters..."
The noise grew louder and louder, and many children aged seventeen or eighteen, or even younger, joined in, and even some adults shouted along.
Song Lili watched coldly as this group of frenzied people went crazy, and she couldn't understand why a single sentence could have such a powerful instigating effect.
Are those people brainless?
No matter how much Song Lili didn't understand, things still happened, and they became increasingly intense.
Some excited children even picked up stones from the ground and threw them at the elderly. At first, they threw small stones, and the larger ones didn't hurt.
However, people tend to go too far in the process of testing each other, so the stones get bigger and bigger, and some people even throw stones the size of their fists.
The old man was hit many times, some even on the head, and blood flowed freely, flowing into his eyes like tears of blood.
Song Lili felt terrible seeing that, but she could only endure it. In the end, she could only keep her head down and refuse to look.
She couldn't fight against so many people; she alone couldn't make any difference.
After about an hour of this commotion, Luo Juan finally called it to stop, saying in a grand manner, "That's enough for today's ideological education."
"Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is ideological education. We'll continue another day," he said, leading his people away.
Behind Luo Juan, in addition to Qin Hongxia and Song Jianguo, there were several more young and inexperienced figures.
Once they disappeared from sight, no one moved; everyone stood still, and the atmosphere slowly cooled down.
The scene of public excitement that had just unfolded was gone.
After watching the elderly woman's family help her downstairs, Song Lili said to Zhang Qinghua, "Let's go to your house."
She needed to discuss something with Li Weiguo first; this kind of thing couldn't happen again, otherwise it would get out of control.
If things get out of control, it will be a disaster for someone like her who wants a peaceful life.
She also has her own responsibilities and cannot allow such a thing to happen.
Zhang Qinghua nodded silently. To be honest, today's events had shaken him so much that he was still somewhat dazed.
He never understood why Song Lili was so impatient, or why she would occasionally show a somber expression.
But after what happened today, he finally understood why. Putting himself in Song Lili's shoes, he realized that he probably wouldn't have done as well as her, at least he wouldn't have been so calm.
So when Song Lili said she wanted to go to his house, he knew that she wanted to find a solution.
Song Lili asked Song Yongren to take care of the elderly people and take them home. They were also frightened by what happened today, and Zhao Qian was even trembling.
At least when that teacher Ma was being criticized, although everyone watched, it was only for a short while, and no one felt scared.
But after watching it from beginning to end today, no one was not afraid, and many people left with pale faces.
The elderly villagers, having experienced the events firsthand, felt the impact more deeply than the residents of Hongqi Village, and therefore reacted more strongly.
If Song Yongren doesn't help, they probably won't be able to go back on their own.
Upon arriving at Zhang Qinghua's house, everyone fell silent, and no one spoke. Zhang Shengtian immediately kicked Zhang Qingguo and Zhang Aiai out.
When Li Weiguo arrived at Zhang Qinghua's house, they remained silent, as if everyone was still processing what had happened that day.
After looking at the three people for a while, Song Lili finally spoke first, "Uncles, the reason I came here today is that we need to think of a solution, otherwise the village may fall into chaos."
“Sigh…yes, if this continues, everyone will feel insecure, and who will have the mind to do anything else?” Zhang Shengtian chimed in.
"But what should we do?" Li Weiguo said with a heavy expression.
Zhang Qinghua kept his head down the whole time, and no one knew what he was thinking; he didn't say a word.
"We need to find a solution while things are still under control, otherwise we won't be able to do anything once they get out of control." Song Lili felt heavy-hearted.
She lacked confidence that she could truly control the situation in Hongqi Village; she... she really couldn't be sure.
"You mean... there will be more things like this in the future?" Li Weiguo asked, somewhat alarmed.
Song Lili smiled sarcastically. "Uncle, don't think that letting this go will make it disappear. If this matter isn't resolved now, it will only get bigger and bigger, and in the end, everyone will suffer. Otherwise, it won't end."
Song Lili is not exaggerating; this is a true story, recorded in history textbooks. How could it be fake?
Zhang Shengtian was also shocked, staring at Song Lili in disbelief, seemingly unable to comprehend such a scene.
At this moment, Zhang Qinghua raised his head, his eyes full of determination: "I think Lili is right."
"Given Luo Juan's personality, she certainly won't let this go easily, and because of what happened with Luo Weijia before, she harbors resentment towards many people."
"Luo Juan won't stop until she's dragged those people down with her."
"If Luo Juan can do this, then why can't others? Everyone has one or two people they can't stand or don't like."
"At this rate, when will it end? Nobody knows."
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