Chapter 74 Please release my son!
The captain's face immediately turned ashen. Yu Jiangli's use of Director Sun's name at this point made it clear that this matter was not going to end well.
He took a deep breath and his gaze swept heavily over the disheveled mother and son on the ground.
Since things have come to this, why not do Yu Jiangli a favor? The thought flashed through his mind, but he took another breath and said in a deep voice, "Er Gouzi, ride your bike to town and report this to the police! This matter involves criminal matters, and I, as the captain, can't handle it!"
"I'll go right now!" Er Gouzi replied and turned around.
Seeing that Er Gouzi was about to leave, Li Chunhua panicked and scolded, "Er Gouzi, you can't go!"
"Not going?" Er Gouzi suddenly stopped, turned around and questioned sharply, "Are you just going to let yourselves bully that female educated youth?! It was clearly Er Laizi who pushed her into the water first, then tried to take advantage of her, and after it was all over, your whole family still tried to smear her! If we don't give her an explanation today, how can the village get along with the educated youth in the future? Do we still have any face left?!" After he finished shouting, ignoring Li Chunhua's heart-wrenching cries behind him, he strode out of the courtyard gate.
As soon as he stepped out of the yard, a cold, triumphant look spread across Er Gouzi's face. "You scoundrel, you've finally met your match!"
But simply reporting it to the police isn't enough, especially since Yu Jiangli and Director Sun from the town are relatives...
His cold smile deepened. Why not "incidentally" embellish the story of how Yu Jiangli nearly drowned and was then tricked by that beast, adding fuel to the fire?
He may not have the ability to avenge his sister himself, but he can do it through someone else...!
Thinking of his younger sister, his only family, who had been pushed into an ice hole by that beast Er Laizi and frozen to death, Er Gouzi felt a surge of hatred welling up inside him. He wanted nothing more than to tear that bastard to pieces! But then he remembered he still had to take care of his grandfather… He could only suppress this bone-deep hatred deep in his heart. Like a wolf lurking in the dark, he stared intently at Er Laizi, waiting for the opportunity to deliver the fatal blow…
Finally! He'd finally gotten what he'd been waiting for!
Inside the courtyard, Li Chunhua's desperate screams pierced the air: "Don't go! We'll pay! We'll pay, okay? Brigade leader, are you just going to watch them ruin our village's reputation for personal grudges? Do you even want to be the advanced brigade this year?!"
Yu Jiangli glared at Li Chunhua, who was crying and snotting in front of her, and spat angrily, "Who cares about your dirty money? You can just wait to collect your son's corpse!" After saying that, she ignored the wailing woman and walked straight to Lin Baozhu.
Her bloodshot eyes, as if washed with water, stared intently at Lin Baozhu. "Baozhu, thank you so much for saving me today. I'll treat you to dinner at the state-run restaurant!"
Alone in the countryside, she needed to find someone to rely on. Lin Baozhu—who had participated in the agricultural machinery factory's research and was also a special appointee of the public security bureau—was the most suitable candidate. If she could establish a relationship with her, her safety would be greatly enhanced.
Lin Baozhu smiled and handed over a military water bottle: "This is freshly boiled brown sugar water. Drink some while it's hot to ward off the cold, so you don't catch a chill."
She paused, her voice not loud but clear enough to reach the ears of those around her: "From now on, it's best if everyone avoids going out alone. Places like the edge of cornfields, groves, the foot of mountains, and dilapidated temples, especially if an aunt or older woman you don't know in the village invites you to visit, try to avoid going unless it's something important. There are more than just Er Laizi among the village's scoundrels; who knows who might be up to something?"
Her sharp gaze swept over the crowd, lingering for a moment on the faces of the women in front—those families all had idle young men who often glared at the female educated youth with lecherous eyes.
"Whether you're a woman or a man, the most important thing when you're out and about is to protect yourself. If you encounter a thug, don't just cry and beg for mercy; shout and call for help! If you're still not safe, attack his groin area. If you cripple or damage him, that's still self-defense. Once you're safe, find the captain or the police! They will uphold justice for you and punish the wicked!"
Most of the female educated youth understood that their estrangement from the villagers was because some people with "impure intentions" wanted to scheme against them.
The brigade leader looked at Lin Baozhu, a thought flickering in his mind—was she trying to use this opportunity to break the existing deadlock with the educated youth at the settlement? He had tried his best to help the educated youth integrate into the group, but Lin Baozhu…could she do it?
"Thank you, Baozhu..." Yu Jiangli took the water bottle, her voice choked with emotion. "If it weren't for you today, I'm afraid I would have... I went to the river to wash clothes, and for no reason, I was pushed down from behind. Then I heard Erlaizi's voice! I didn't want him to save me, so I could only drift downstream. I wanted to find a big rock to climb up and call for help... but the current was too fast and it swept me away... I thought I was going to die... but I didn't expect your third brother to save me..." She looked at Lin Baozhu with gratitude, her eyes even redder.
Lin Baozhu coughed lightly. She really hadn't expected Sanlang to jump down so quickly... "Don't be polite, it's my pleasure. Drink it quickly, the brown sugar water won't be effective if it gets cold."
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The police arrived quickly. After listening to Yu Jiangli's statement and the testimonies of Lin Baozhu and her brother, they didn't say a word and handcuffed Er Laizi with a "click".
Li Chunhua suddenly went mad. With a scream, she fell to the ground and clung tightly to the leg of a policeman, crying, "This is outrageous! Help! The police are arresting people indiscriminately!" She had been a tyrant in the village for many years, and she was used to using the methods of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide to gain advantages. She thought this trick would work on the police as well.
result--
"Let go immediately! If you obstruct official business again, you'll be detained too!" The police officer's voice was icy.
"No! You can't arrest my son! Who saw him push someone? He was trying to save someone! This little bitch is turning around and accusing us!!" Li Chunhua threw a tantrum, screaming herself hoarse.
The captain's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He shouted sternly, "Li Chunhua! If you continue to cause trouble and obstruct the work, get out of Da Geba Village!" This ultimatum was delivered with thunderous fury.
Li Chunhua trembled at the anger in his eyes, instinctively loosened her grip, and then knelt down in front of the captain with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly: "Captain! Please, have mercy! Yaozu is our family's only son! We'll pay! We'll pay! Any amount of money! Please, please put in a good word for us with the police..."
“If your son is truly innocent, the police will investigate and release him! If you keep making trouble and the police arrest him, no one can protect you!” The captain said this bluntly and then ignored him.
In despair, Li Chunhua turned around and kowtowed to Yu Jiangli, her forehead hitting the ground with a series of dull thuds: "Yu Zhiqing! Yu Zhiqing! The child was ignorant, please be magnanimous! One hundred yuan! I'll give you one hundred yuan, okay? Let my son go! He, he really wanted to save you..." Tears and snot mixed with dirt smeared her face, making her look dirty and disheveled.
Lin Baozhu coldly looked at this shrew who could bend and stretch, a mocking smile curving her lips. She was willing to bet that if Yu Jiangli softened her heart and agreed to settle the matter privately, letting the police leave, this Li Chunhua would turn around and renege on the debt, making a thousand excuses to delay paying.
What if Yu Jiangli tries to report it to the police again? Er Laizi will be long gone! By then, the old woman will be crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, and the police won't be able to do anything about her.
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