The next morning at 10 a.m., Zhangzhuang was unusually quiet.
The fact that Zhang Tieying was taken away by the police was like a pebble thrown into a pond, creating ripples.
Aunt Zhang went to the river to wash clothes in the morning and muttered to herself, "This matter has blown up. Wang Peng is a big boss in the provincial capital. We can't afford to offend him."
Aunt Li said, "I heard from the Party Secretary that Wang Peng is the owner of Brothers Supermarket? Is he the brother who has the best business?"
Aunt Zhang nodded: "That's right, they're rich and powerful, and Tie Ying has kicked a hornet's nest."
At this moment, Wang Peng had already arrived at Duzhuang and followed Hu Mingyue to the door of Du Dandan's house.
No one was home from the Du family, so they waited in the car. Wang Peng looked at yesterday's receipt with a calm expression.
Hu Mingyue sat next to him and whispered, "Brother, wouldn't it be too harsh if Zhang Tieying were sentenced?"
"Hmph, you're too soft-hearted," Wang Peng said calmly. "She's too greedy; her actions are illegal and criminal."
Hu Qing came to the car window, and Hu Mingyue hurriedly opened the window.
“The county public security bureau just called and said that the situation has been verified and Zhang Tie is willing to return 2,000 yuan and bear all the losses.”
Wang Peng nodded and asked, "What did the Public Security Bureau say?"
Hu Qing replied, "They want you to go to the bureau to coordinate."
Wang Peng turned to Li Keyong and asked, "Uncle, what do you think?"
Li Keyong said, "If it were me, I would accept the mediation, and Zhang Tieying would definitely have to apologize to us."
His philosophy was to be forgiving when possible.
"Let's deal with Du Dandan's matter first, and then we'll talk about it later." Wang Peng handed the receipt to Hu Qing.
Hu Qing nodded, took the receipt, and went to the car behind.
Just then, the sound of a motorcycle approached from afar, raising a cloud of dust from the other end of the village road.
The motorcycle was parked in front of the Du family's house, with a middle-aged man and a girl around twenty years old sitting on it.
The man, wearing faded work clothes, turned his head to look at the two cars parked in front of his house.
"Dandan." Hu Mingyue hurriedly got off the car and walked to the motorcycle. "Dandan, it's me, Mingyue."
Du Dandan looked at Hu Mingyue with no expression on her face and softly hummed in agreement.
Hu Mingyue quickly said, "Uncle, I am Dandan's college classmate."
Du Dayang's eyes were wary as he asked, "What do you want?"
Hu Mingyue replied, "I came here on business and took the opportunity to visit Dandan."
As she spoke, she turned back and winked at Wang Peng.
Wang Peng opened the trunk and took out the gifts he had prepared: sesame oil, rice, instant noodles...
There were six boxes of gifts of various sizes, totaling at least two hundred yuan.
Du Dayang was reluctant to part with the gift. Turning back to see Du Dandan without saying a word, he said, "Come in and have a cup of tea."
"Thank you, Uncle." Hu Mingyue immediately took Du Dandan's hand and helped her out of the car.
Du Dayang opened the door, helped Wang Peng take the gifts, and together they went into the dilapidated main room.
Everyone else was in the car. Hu Mingyue followed Du Dandan to her bedroom, while Wang Peng and Du Dayang chatted in the living room.
Du Dayang is Du Dandan's uncle. Du Lisan gives him several hundred yuan a month to take care of Du Dandan.
"Comrade, are you Hu's boyfriend?" Du Dayang asked with a smile.
“Yes, Mingyue and Dandan are good friends from university,” Wang Peng said casually.
“I know Hu Mingyue. Several of Dandan’s greeting cards were given to her by Hu.” Du Dayang then relaxed his guard.
The two started chatting, and Du Dayang began to talk about Du Dandan's illness.
She has mild depression and is unwilling to communicate with family and friends. She always stays alone in her room and doesn't speak all day.
Wang Peng said in a low voice, "Boss Du is a big boss in the provincial capital, why doesn't he bring Dandan to the provincial capital?"
Du Dayang shook his head: "He's too busy. He's never home. I'm afraid something might happen to Dandan."
Wang Peng added, "To be frank, is he comfortable leaving his sister with you?"
“Of course I’m worried,” Du Dayang said. “He comes every week, and he always brings lots of gifts.”
“Whenever Li San comes back, that’s when Dan Dan is happiest.” Du Dayang sighed softly, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes.
Wang Peng frowned slightly. If Du Dayang wasn't lying, it meant that the siblings had a very good relationship.
His and Du Lei's previous guesses were all wrong; Du Dandan's depression was not caused by Du Lisan.
"Uncle, I heard from Mingyue that Dandan's illness is because of her ex-boyfriend Wang Cheng..."
"Don't mention him!" Du Dayang gritted his teeth. "That bastard, I wish I could skin him alive."
Wang Peng was taken aback and quickly lit him a cigarette: "Uncle, don't get agitated, talk it out slowly."
Du Dayang blushed, took two deep drags on his cigarette, and his chest heaved.
"Uncle, I'm friends with Boss Du, and my girlfriend is Dandan's friend, so I just asked a couple more questions. Please don't be angry."
Du Dayang waved his hand and said resentfully, "Back then, Dandan was infatuated with Wang Cheng. Li San tried to persuade her many times, but she just wouldn't listen... Sigh!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Peng realized he had guessed wrong.
"Uncle, Boss Du is rich and powerful. Dealing with a nobody like Wang Cheng shouldn't be too difficult for him, right?" Wang Peng asked, frowning.
"Hmph, you think Li San doesn't want to deal with Wang Cheng?" Du Dayang sneered. "It's Dan Dan who doesn't want to!"
At this point, Du Dayang became red with anger again.
Wang Peng was a little stunned, thinking, "Wow, is this true love? Du Dandan really loves Wang Cheng?"
The more he thought about it, the more his head ached. He couldn't help but scratch his head. It seemed that Du Dandan was really infatuated with Wang Cheng.
“You are Wang Peng, the owner of Brothers Supermarket, and Hu Mingyue is your stepmother’s daughter, not your girlfriend.”
Du Dayang took out a letter from the drawer and said with a smile, "Li San knew you would come."
Wang Peng paused for a few seconds, then gave an awkward laugh, took the envelope from his hand, and pulled out a letter from inside.
The letter read: “Brother Wang Peng, you are a smart man. I knew you would come here, and I also knew you would doubt my motives.”
"I'm too lazy to explain to you. I'll give you 500,000 yuan for the chance to cut off Wang Cheng's arm. You can choose not to take it."
That's all the content of the letter.
Wang Peng read it three times from beginning to end, completely confused by Du Lisan.
"What exactly is this guy trying to do? Is he teaming up with Wang Cheng to frame me? Or is he teaming up with me to frame Wang Cheng? Is he going to frame both me and Wang Cheng?"
Wang Peng felt that he was a double agent.
After thinking it over carefully, he realized there was really no need to refuse the 500,000 investment.
The insurance company's one million yuan compensation will arrive in my account immediately. Add to that Du Lisan's more than 500,000 yuan, what difference will it make if I lose it all?
“Boss Wang, I don’t know what happened between you and Li San, but I swear on my life that Li San would never harm Dan Dan.”
Du Dayang stared at Wang Peng with unusually sharp eyes.
Wang Peng smiled slightly: "He wants me to take a big gamble, but I don't dare to place a bet for now. Uncle, can I talk to Dandan for a bit?"
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