The villagers all came out to see what was going on.
This was the first time the police had come to arrest someone. It was a criminal investigation team sent by the Min'an District Public Security Bureau. Mo Hong followed behind in his car alone.
Xu Songyuan reported the case and gave them the silver bracelet. Cao Dashan was a witness and also provided a belt as evidence. Just in case, they also took Master Chen with them.
Master Chen recognized the belt as Xu Zhongtang's as soon as he saw it. When Xu Zhongtang was young, his shirts and pants were very eye-catching. Everyone else wore cloth ropes, but Xu Zhongtang wore a leather belt.
Master Chen is a craftsman; he's observant and recognized it at a glance.
Xu Zhongtang was a criminal suspect and was immediately arrested and taken back to the station for further interrogation.
Hearing the noise, Sun Xiumin didn't know who they were going to arrest, so she stuck her head out and looked down the hillside. She was surprised to see that several policemen were heading towards her house!
Sun Xiumin immediately turned pale and ran back into the house to call Xu Chenggang and Xu Zhongtang.
Upon hearing that the police had arrived, both of them changed their expressions drastically.
Xu Chenggang's face darkened. "Run! Run right now!"
Xu Zhongtang didn't have time to bring anything and went straight up the mountain.
Song Anmin was waiting behind him. "Hey, who's this?"
Xu Zhongtang's eyes were bloodshot: "You little brat, get out of here!"
Xu Guiying grabbed a stick and started hitting Xu Zhongtang, shouting, "He's behind us, come and catch him!"
Song Anmin pounced on Xu Zhongtang and pinned him down, sitting on his stomach. Xu Guiying tied Xu Zhongtang's legs with a rope.
Xu Chenggang ran back when he heard the sound, and felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Xu Guiying.
"It's you?!?"
Xu Guiying's face looked exactly like her mother's when she was in her thirties, and Xu Chenggang recognized her at a glance.
The police rushed up and ran this way.
Xu Guiying sneered, her hands continuing to tie up the pig without stopping.
"You wouldn't believe it, Uncle, I'm still alive."
Xu Chenggang finally realized that Sun Xiumin and Xu Zhongtang were talking about Xu Guiying!
When did these two little bastards recognize each other?!
Xu Chenggang instantly understood Xu Songyuan's recent unusual behavior. He had said that Xu Songyuan was just trying out a drug and the doctor had assured him there would be no danger. How could Xu Songyuan be so weak?!
Even the separation from Xu Xue must have been premeditated!
Oh, right, robbery...
Xu Chenggang glared at Xu Guiying, "You had Xu Songyuan's money stolen?!"
Xu Guiying smiled, her lips curving upwards.
Song Anmin cursed, "Bullshit! I arrested the person myself, and it's the money you hired to steal that you have the nerve to blame on my mother! You old beast, can't you think before you speak!"
Xu Chenggang was so angry that smoke was billowing from his head.
In just a short while, the police arrived.
"You're Xu Zhongtang?"
"Officer, I am... there must be some misunderstanding. These two hit me, arrest them immediately!"
The two police officers completely ignored Xu Zhongtang's words and said directly, "Xu Zhongtang, we now reasonably suspect that you are directly related to Chen Zhi's death fourteen years ago, and we need to take you back to the station for investigation."
Xu Chenggang: "There must be a misunderstanding. Chen Zhi's death has nothing to do with my son. She drowned!"
Xu Zhongtang lay face down on the ground, covered in dirt, shouting, "I don't know anything! I don't know anything! You can't arrest me!"
The shackles clicked—
Xu Guiying breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned against the tree and watched as Xu Zhongtang was taken away, his face pale.
Xu Chenggang glared at her, his eyes filled with murderous rage.
Xu Guiying clapped her hands, her tone light, "Xu Chenggang, you want to take advantage of us siblings, but you should think twice before you try. The net of justice is wide and its meshes are fine, but nothing escapes it. It's only a matter of time before Xu Zhongtang is arrested."
Xu Chenggang pointed at Xu Guiying and said, "You just wait!"
Mo Hong and Xu Songyuan arrived at this time.
A loud argument came from ahead.
Many villagers came and were stunned to see Xu Zhongtang arrested. Sun Xiumin cried uncontrollably beside her.
Xu Chenggang was dragged down the hillside, shouting at Xu Songyuan as he did so.
"Xu Songyuan framed me! I didn't do anything!"
"Xu Songyuan, you'll die a horrible death! What does your wife drowning have to do with me?!"
Xu Songyuan had long wanted to break off all pretense, and he roared back, "For over ten years, you've been pretending for more than ten years! You murderer, how dare you still live in this world! Still putting on an act in front of me, and you even want me to support Xu Xue! Your whole family are bloodsuckers!"
Song Anmin looked at his mother, and sure enough, she stood in front of Xu Songyuan and started cursing.
"Xu Zhongtang, you heartless bastard! Chen Zhi is your own sister-in-law! You even pushed her into the water! You depraved creature! You didn't want to raise Xu Xue because you thought she was a money-loser, so you gave your daughter to my brother. He's raised her for over ten years. Xu Xue has your family's filthy blood flowing in her veins. You even wanted my brother to try drugs to raise money for her dowry!"
"Not only did you participate in the drug trials, but you even went so far as to rob people to pay for them, determined to drain Xu Songyuan dry! You whole family of beasts, even being boiled in oil and skinned alive would be a blessing from God!"
"Listen to this, everyone! Xu Songyuan and Xu Zhongtang are cousins, but that's no different from enemies! You're bloodsuckers, skinners, and suckers of marrow! Your whole family are like the landlords of the old era! My brother considered you family. You, Xu Chenggang, even tried to sell me for money back then. You never thought I'd still be alive, did you? You never thought the bad things you did would be exposed one day!"
"And you, stop crying! Don't you know what Xu Zhongtang did?! Pretending your father is innocent?! And Xu Chenggang, if you glare at me again, I'll gouge your eyes out! Damn it, officers, Xu Chenggang and his family have done such disgusting things, and they still don't know how to repent! Where's the village chief? Where's the village committee secretary? Come out and say something! People like these living in the village are nothing but pests!"
"They dare to rob their own brothers? If you saw someone build a new house, wouldn't you grab a knife and rob them?"
Xu Guiying cursed incessantly, and the village chief and village committee secretary who were named looked extremely displeased.
No one expected Xu Zhongtang and his family to do something like this.
Everyone was talking about it, wondering what would happen if Xu Chenggang continued to live there, given his murderous expression.
Once they reached the bottom of the hillside, Xu Zhongtang was put into a police car.
Xu Songyuan, completely exhausted, squatted on the ground.
Several neighbors came to ask about the details, and all they knew was that it was related to Chen Zhi's death.
Xu Songyuan was concerned about Chen Zhi's reputation and didn't want to say more; he just needed to know that Xu Zhongtang was the murderer.
Xu Guiying was worried. "Brother, come stay at our house tonight, don't stay here."
It's certain that Xu Zhongtang will be imprisoned, and Xu Cheng Steel will definitely retaliate.
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