New Year's Eve should have been lively and bustling, but this year's New Year's Eve was unusually quiet.
Song Lili listened intently, but didn't seem to hear anyone setting off firecrackers. She didn't know if it was because it wasn't time yet or if everyone was afraid to set them off.
Regardless of what others think, Song Lili never intended to have a high-profile New Year this year. A quiet and fulfilling New Year is just as good.
So, after carefully sensing the situation, she stopped worrying about whether anyone was watching the situation and taking risks. She and Song Fang decided to keep watch that night.
Aside from quiet chatting, there are no other entertainment activities here at night. It really takes willpower to stay up until the early hours of the morning.
However, reality proved too much for them, and the two sisters eventually fell asleep, not even making it to dawn.
Song Lili originally thought that the annual meeting would pass peacefully, but she didn't expect that something would happen on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Luo Juan led a group of people to Hongqi Village, claiming that someone was promoting feudal superstition and therefore they needed to search every household.
This made many people look very unhappy, but they didn't dare to confront these people. They could only glare at them and endure it.
Thanks to Qin Hongxia's loud and boisterous spread of the news, Song Lili finally learned about it, but she only raised an eyebrow.
I knew it! Luo Juan couldn't possibly stay put like that. That's why she's causing trouble, and on such a special day no less.
This time, I'm afraid everyone in Hongqi Village will hate Luo Juan.
Everyone was supposed to be having a happy New Year, but their joy was ruined early this morning. It felt like being forced to eat a pile of shit, it was disgusting.
However, Luo Juan is currently in power, and no one can rival her brilliance, so everyone can only avoid her for now and endure it with resentment.
Luo Juan led her Red Guards, splitting into two groups: one group started the investigation from the First Brigade, and the other group started the investigation from the Fifth Brigade.
The Red Guards coming to the Fifth Brigade seemed to have a pre-existing target in mind, heading straight for Song Lili's and Qin Hongxia's homes.
Song Lili gave a sarcastic smirk. Luo Juan really wouldn't let her off the hook, always trying to cause her trouble.
But last time, she was so well-prepared, and she still failed. This time, with this surprise attack, does she really think she can find anything?
Song Lili opened the door and welcomed the Red Guards in openly, then watched them search.
Apart from two or three people with ulterior motives, everyone else just made a token effort and then stopped, as everyone remembered what happened last time.
Last time, they promised Song Lili that they would not doubt her in the future, but they didn't expect to be proven wrong so quickly.
So some people were awkward and wouldn't look Song Lili in the eye. Many people looked down and glanced around, but just wouldn't look at Song Lili's eyes.
There were only two or three people who searched the Song family's house thoroughly, as if they wouldn't give up until they found something.
Song Lili just watched coldly, did she really think she was stupid? Would she be so foolish as to leave those incriminating clues at home?
She's been preparing to avoid this storm ever since she arrived in this era. If others can find a loophole, she might as well give up.
The person my friend described as meticulous and thoughtful is probably not herself.
Therefore, no matter what those people did, they definitely wouldn't be able to find it, so Song Lili was very relieved and let them search.
Go ahead and search, let's see what you can find.
Those few people searched for a long time but couldn't find them, which made the others impatient. Many Red Guards looked at them impatiently.
"Chen Hongjun, are you ever going to stop? You've searched those places multiple times. If you don't find anything, you don't find anything. Are you blind? Do you really need to check again and again?"
"Exactly, I think you're just looking for trouble. You're determined to find something in Song Lili's house, aren't you? What exactly are you planning to do?"
"Hey Chen Hongjun, you don't really have some ulterior motive, do you? Otherwise, why would you investigate this place so many times?"
"That's right. Last time we investigated Song Lili's house and found nothing. We even wronged her. Do you want to wrong her again this time?"
"I think he has ulterior motives. I'm leaving now, going to the next place. Let him search here by himself." Some of the more straightforward people turned and walked away.
The boy they were talking about, named Chen Hongjun, was the same boy who followed Luo Juan last time. They couldn't find him, but he came again this time.
He felt a little guilty when he heard everyone starting to blame him and doubt his motives, because he really did have his own purpose.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard others say that his motives were impure, he panicked and looked at everyone with evasive eyes.
When someone said it was time to leave, Chen Hongjun panicked and hurriedly came out.
"Don't leave, everyone! I haven't finished checking yet. Didn't the team leader tell us to check carefully? I'm just following the team leader's instructions and checking carefully."
"I think you're not taking this seriously, you just want to get by and get it over with." Chen Hongjun used anger to cover up his panic.
Song Lili looked at him sarcastically, "So, may I ask this comrade who conducted the more thorough search, what did you find? What did you discover?"
"If you don't find anything this time, but keep lingering in my house, then don't blame me for being impolite."
"I let you off the hook last time and promised not to report you in town, but you still went too far. So don't say I broke my promise."
"Just wait for my report." Song Lili glanced coldly at Chen Hongjun, her eyes icy and devoid of any warmth.
Song Lili's words, her expression, and her tone frightened many people, especially Chen Hongjun, who was trembling with fear.
But he still held on, unwilling to bow his head or lower himself.
So he insisted, "I...I did nothing wrong. I was just being responsible for my work. I didn't do anything wrong."
"If you want to report it, then go ahead, I... I'm not afraid." As she spoke, she deliberately puffed out her chest, as if that would give her confidence.
Unlike Chen Hongjun, the others were already quite agitated when they heard that Song Lili was going to report them to the town.
"How can that be? Absolutely not! We can't go to town. You promised us, and we will keep our promise."
"Yes, Chen Hongjun's actions have nothing to do with us. If you want to report someone, then report Chen Hongjun. It has nothing to do with us."
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