This year's New Year was a bit of a disaster.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, they went through the trouble of filing a police report and investigating the suspect.
Before the Lantern Festival, one person was executed.
There was a sense of unease throughout Lijiapo.
The festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year was also swept away.
In particular, Liu Yubin, who was once listed as a key suspect, was found to have committed no crime after an investigation by the public security authorities.
But Li Kang still led his men to ask him why he appeared in the grove that night with his clothes disheveled.
Liu Yubin was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. Unable to hold back his questioning any longer, he finally gritted his teeth and said something.
"My wife scratched my face all over and kicked me out... I was so cold that my stomach hurt and I needed to poop, so I went to the woods."
Seeing Li Kang's stern face, Liu Yubin's wife dared not throw a tantrum anymore and quickly testified for her husband.
"Director, what my husband said is true! That day we were fighting, I scratched him a couple of times and pushed him outside the door."
Li Kang then asked them why they were fighting.
Liu Yubin's wife glared at him fiercely, then smiled bitterly at Li Kang and said:
"Don't even mention it! Why did we fight? It's all because he doesn't know how to manage a household!"
That bastard stole all the money I hid in the box!
Upon further questioning, it turned out that Liu Yubin had become addicted to gambling with others!
They play Pai Gow, Texas Hold'em, guessing games, all sorts of games, with bets starting at ten or more yuan.
When his luck was at its worst, Liu Yubin could lose several hundred yuan in one night!
It didn't matter that he lost all his secretly hidden savings; when his gambling addiction kicked in, he set his sights on the money stored in his wife's dressing case.
Li Kang never expected to catch a rabbit while cutting grass.
In the past, there were always people who set up schemes to lure rich young men into gambling. After one or two gambles, they would not only lose their entire fortune, but also...
Even worse, some people would sell their sons, daughters, and wives without a second thought.
Every household in Lijiapo is wealthy; in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, they are like fat rabbits waiting to be slaughtered in winter.
He had long heard rumors that someone had set a trap to lure people from Lijiapo to gamble.
It is said that the man lost several thousand yuan in just one month.
However, when Li Kang went to ask, the man refused to admit that he had gambled.
Without solid evidence, Li Kang couldn't catch the gambling den.
Now that Liu Yubin has confessed, we have solid evidence and must teach these gamblers a lesson!
This was a matter of great importance, so Li Kang hurriedly went back and reported it in detail to Li Jin.
Following Liu Yubin's lead, they uncovered five hideouts located in other villages!
It was later discovered that it was all a setup by someone else to lure the people of Lijiapo to gamble.
Seeing the disheveled faces of his fellow villagers, Li Jin convened a general meeting of all villagers to criticize them and fined everyone 100 yuan.
Some people complained bitterly, saying they didn't have enough money to pay the fines.
Li Jin didn't even raise an eyebrow. "No money to pay the fine, but money to give to someone's wife?"
Upon hearing this, the man blushed deeply with embarrassment and walked away stammeringly.
Gambling, prostitution, and drugs—that's why people put these three words together; where there's gambling, there's prostitution.
These gamblers are so flattered that they treat ten yuan like dirt, casually stuffing it into someone's clothes while also taking the opportunity to grope them.
The fines collected by Li Jin were earmarked for rewarding those who reported gambling.
This move can be considered both killing someone and destroying their spirit.
After several more days of chaos and war, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month arrived.
Li Jin personally spent 300 yuan of his own money to buy fireworks and firecrackers, which he set off all day long in the brigade square.
He wanted to use fireworks and firecrackers to drive away the smog and make a good start to the year.
After the Lantern Festival, with the consent of Zhao's parents, Li Xiangdong and Li Xiangjie sent Zhao Xiaopei to the Second Mental Hospital of Yanjing City for treatment.
Before leaving, Li Tang said to Li Xiangjie with a stern face, "You caused this mess, so you'd better figure out how to make amends! Anyway, no one in our family ever does anything against their conscience."
In fact, Li Tang had discussed it privately with Hao Yulan. If Zhao Xiaopei's illness was incurable, their family would have to support Zhao Xiaopei for the rest of their lives and treat this poor girl well.
After this incident, Li Xiangjie seemed like a completely different person.
He nodded solemnly, "Dad, don't worry, I know what to do."
Li Tang waved his hand, "Go!"
This incident, which stemmed from Li Xiangjie's constant changing of partners, has put all parents with school-age children in Lijiapo on high alert, prompting them to begin strictly controlling their children's behavior.
As for my sons, I've repeatedly told them not to date recklessly.
What about free love?
It's all just a bunch of nonsense!
As for their daughter, her parents kept an even stricter eye on her. She had to be home by 6 p.m. every day and was absolutely forbidden from stepping out of the door at night.
Many couples in the throes of new love are suffering, just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, cruelly separated by the Queen Mother of the West.
Zhao Xiaojun and Guo Yuxi usually hang out with Li Xiangjie, so their parents questioned them carefully, fearing that they might be having entanglements with other girls behind their parents' backs.
Zhao Suixin and Wang Xiaochun simply got their son engaged.
The girl was from Wang Xiaochun's hometown village and was a year younger than Zhao Xiaojun.
The girl is beautiful and honest.
When Zhao Xiaojun was a child, he lived at his maternal grandmother's house and often played with her.
Therefore, Zhao Xiaojun agreed after only one meeting.
From then on, Zhao Xiaojun was officially taken.
Guo Jinfang and his wife also wanted to follow Zhao Suixin's example and arrange a marriage for Guo Yuxi.
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