Fan Yuliang was taken aback, his expression changed slightly, but before he could speak, Wu Yuanwang spoke first.
“This matter is particularly serious. Mingjing advocated for road repairs in the village and took the lead in fundraising. He is a model youth. We absolutely cannot allow anyone to maliciously sabotage this.”
Wu Yuanwang's words dealt a heavy blow to Fan Yuliang, and his expression turned even worse.
He forced a smile. "Mingjing, I will handle this. It's not appropriate to talk about this today. I will definitely help you find the murderer after the meeting."
"Hey, Deputy Village Chief Fan, you're not going to keep the oath you just made?"
"Mingjing, what nonsense are you talking about? I told you I'd get it for you later. Finding the murderer isn't something that happens overnight. Do you have any evidence?"
Mingjing held up a camera and grinned mischievously at Fan Yuliang, "I found it for you. It's in this camera. I kept this to protect the ship."
I never thought it would actually come in handy. Now that we've captured the cone shape, let's take a look.
"Mingjing, give this back to me. I'll study it carefully after the meeting."
Fan Yuliang's tone was stiff as he reached out to grab the camera.
“Vice Village Chief Fan, since you have been elected to this position, it means that everyone recognizes you. Solve the problems when the masses have difficulties. It’s a good opportunity for everyone to see this, and it will be easier for you to carry out your work in the future.”
"no!"
Fan Yuliang shouted at them.
"Yu Liang!" Zhang Ping stood aside and pulled Fan Yu Liang back a little.
He looked at the thing in Mingjing's hand and thought it didn't seem to have much power, so he assumed it was just a bluff and didn't pay it any mind.
"I...I mean, we don't have any equipment right now, it's so small, how are we supposed to see it?"
Mingjing smiled faintly, revealing two dimples. "This is simple."
Holding a projector, she went to a white wall and aimed the projector at the sunlight to find the right angle.
A group of people stared curiously at Mingjing in the courtyard. Fan Yuliang's face turned ashen, turning green as an eggplant, while Zhang Ping remained calm.
"Everyone, look carefully."
Two enlarged figures suddenly appeared on the white wall, and Mingjing shouted loudly while holding a projector.
"Take a look at this picture and see who it is."
The sound in the video was broadcast by Mingjing through a loudspeaker, and the whole village could hear it.
Although it was night, everyone could immediately tell from the expressions and voices of the two people in the video that they were Fan Yuliang's younger brothers, one fat and one thin, one tall and one short.
They frequented the village, often harassing young girls and stealing seafood. Many people talked about them because of this.
"Aren't these a fat person and a thin person?"
"It's them. I'd recognize them even if they were ashes. It's not surprising that these two cowards would do something like this."
People in the courtyard started talking about it.
Mingjing put away the things and glanced lightly at Fan Yuliang. "Vice Village Chief Fan, so you're one of your people. I didn't really see through you before, but now I know."
"Or we could send them both to the police station for questioning. My boat is worth a lot of money; someone has to pay for it, right?"
In an attempt to impress, Zhang Ping immediately reprimanded Fan Yuliang, "Can't you manage your people properly? They've made a serious mistake, and this absolutely cannot be let off so easily."
"Hurry up and bring them over so we can discuss compensation. If this gets to the police station, it won't be as simple as just paying money."
Zhang Ping tried to smooth things over and brush the matter aside.
"I...I don't know what those two brats did, but I'll definitely teach them a lesson."
Fan Yuliang stammered.
"Don't know? Deputy Village Chief Fan, they clearly stated that the boss ordered them to do it. Could it be that they have other masters?"
Mingjing persisted, but she didn't want to offend Zhang Ping any further.
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered; she can't push Zhang Ping too hard.
"Actually, I didn't want to make a big deal out of this. We're all from the same village. If it really escalates, not only will I have to pay compensation, but I'll also have to go to jail. It's not worth it."
Fan Yuliang quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry, Mingjing. I'll pay you back however much you want. I'll teach them a lesson when we get back."
"But I really didn't know about this, and if you insist that the people in this picture are fat and thin, I'm a little unconvinced, since it's very blurry."
Seeing this, Zhang Ping quickly smiled and said, "Actually, Yu Liang is right. Mingjing, give me the things first, and I'll take good care of them for you."
Mingjing nodded, her smile obedient. "Village Chief Zhang, my boat is still under repair. I'll bring you the parts that were replaced."
"As you all know, my boat costs at least ten thousand yuan to go out, not to mention repair costs, engine, fuel tank, timber..."
Mingjing counted on her fingers, which frightened Zhang Ping so much that his legs went weak.
Elsewhere, Fan Yuliang was furious, feeling a surge of anger that he couldn't swallow.
Who would have thought that this brat would actually record a video?
Even if they try to argue that the two men aren't his people, as the deputy director of the village, he still has to take on the case and get to the bottom of it. What can he do?
"Mingjing, are you trying to extort money from me? The person in that shot might not even be one of my people. It only shows half a face. What makes you so sure?"
“You can’t bully me just because my family is rich. What if this is all a trick you staged yourself, and I have to take the blame? That’s not fair.”
Mingjing glanced calmly at Fan Yuliang, seemingly agreeing with their statement, "That's true, then I'll send him to the police station. Anyway, he's not one of yours, and I'm not afraid of hurting our relationship."
"I just happened to find a few drops of blood on the boat. I guess it was from a scratch while doing something bad. I'll have the fat and thin guys go to the police station to compare them and clear their names."
Fan Yuliang refused without hesitation, "Impossible, they weren't injured at all that day."
After saying that, Wu Yuanwang looked at Fan Yuliang in disbelief, then slammed his hand on the table. "Fan Yuliang! You still say it wasn't you!"
Fan Yuliang's face turned as green as a cucumber. After a few seconds of silence, he admitted, "That's right, it was me. You've forgotten how you looked down on people when you were beachcombing last time and picked up a lot of big catches?"
Wu Yuanwang looked at Fan Yuliang incredulously, "Just because of this?"
Mingjing lowered her head, feeling wronged, and explained, "Boss, during the last typhoon, we were beachcombing and we did come across a lot of big catches. This guy tried to steal our seafood, and of course I wouldn't let him."
"There are plenty of fish on the beach, why did they have to come and rob us? What's the difference between that and robbery?"
"I thought this matter was over and done with, but I never expected the deputy village chief to remember it for so long?"
After finishing speaking, Mingjing looked at everyone helplessly and said, "I have indeed made some money at sea recently, and I wanted to help everyone make money and get rich together, but I don't dare to now."
"Being plotted against before anything has even happened, who would dare to stand out? If something goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately pointed the finger at Fan Yuliang, accusing him of being petty and causing them to lose money.
Fan Yuliang, naturally unwilling to take the blame, continued to retort, "Mingjing, stop pretending to be a good person."
"And last time, that big boss from Hong Kong, he clearly came to see me, but how did you manage to lure him away and even give him a lot of benefits after recognizing him as a godfather?"
"Isn't this cutting off my livelihood? Relying on your looks, you seduce the old and then the young, ugh! Shameless!"
After Fan Yuliang finished speaking, Ming Dahai couldn't help but rush up to punch him.
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