"It's normal. Sister Yuzhu's strength didn't just happen last night. Everyone in the village knows it, and we educated youth know it too." Zhao Xiaoman and her sisters all stood up.
She snorted coldly, "But it's you, Lu Juanjuan. Your father died and you're not sad at all, and you even have the energy to find fault with others. Isn't that a bit too abnormal?"
"Oh, I remember. I had a classmate whose father passed away. She was so sad that she couldn't get out of bed."
"Yes, Lu Juanjuan's behavior is very abnormal."
The female educated youth accused Lu Juanjuan one after another, her face turning red and white like a palette: "You...you..."
Zhao Xiaoman looked at her anxiously, "My dear aunts, Sister Yuzhu is pregnant. Just now, Lu Juanjuan wanted to hit her in the stomach. I'm sure you all have an idea of what kind of person she is, right? And Sister Yuzhu, you saved everyone last night despite the danger. Even with your baby, you still kicked the door open with all your strength."
Between the two of them, who is the one who truly cares about the villagers, and who is the mean and vicious person? You can all see clearly without me saying anything, right? "
"Yes, Juanjuan, you really go too far." The third aunt finally couldn't stand it anymore.
Even the educated youth stood on Tian Yuzhu's side, and everyone really had to thank Tian Yuzhu for what happened last night.
At this moment, naturally, everyone showed disgust towards Lu Juanjuan.
Tian Yuzhu simply disdained these disputes. She was anxious to do other things, so she appeared a bit tired. "Thank you all for your support, but when Lu Juanjuan rushed towards me just now, I was really scared. I need to go home and get some rest."
"Sister Yuzhu, please go back quickly. We are here!" Zhao Xiaoman said quickly.
In addition, the villagers also asked her to go back and lie down for a while, and told Shi Zhentang: "Take good care of your wife."
The young couple turned around and walked away. Behind them, they heard the voices of villagers accusing Lu Juanjuan...
"Yuzhu, what happened?" Although Shi Zhentang hurriedly left with Tian Yuzhu, he didn't know what she meant.
"I'm going to the old house to hypnotize Shi Xiaoli. He Chong and the others are here right now. If Shi Xiaoli can provide favorable evidence, it will be a good opportunity to put Lu Juanjuan to death."
"...Okay, I'll cooperate with you."
At this moment, the daughter-in-law in front of him no longer looked as delicate as before.
There was a glint of sharpness in her clear eyes, and her whole body glowed with confidence.
Shi Zhentang held her little hand, and his daughter-in-law's determination made him admire and happy from the bottom of his heart.
After returning to Lao Shi's house, the two went directly to the old courtyard.
As soon as Shi Zhentang entered the courtyard, he said, "Dad, you need to go to the commune to make a statement now. Third brother, you need to accompany me."
Because of what happened last night, all the villagers are now idle and have nothing to do. They are either taking statements or staying at home.
Shi Weiqiang had finished taking notes early and was now basking in the sun in the yard. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Dad didn't go out last night. Does he have to do it too?"
Shi De said in a muffled voice: "I'm not going."
Ever since the old lady scolded him because of the black dog incident and announced that everyone would cut off ties with him, Shi De now feels a little ashamed when he sees Shi Zhentang and Tian Yuzhu.
His eyes were wandering, and he couldn't look them in the eye at all.
Tian Yuzhu understood what that look meant. The incident with the black dog made him feel guilty.
Shi Zhentang said, "It's precisely because you were the only one who didn't go to the commune last night that it's easy to arouse suspicion. So you'd better go and do it. It's not a big deal. You just need to tell us where you were last night."
After he finished speaking, he gave Shi Weiqiang a wink.
Shi Weiqiang initially felt that there was no need to go, but now after listening to his second brother's words, he suddenly felt that he had to do one.
So he stepped forward and said, "Dad, let's go. My second brother is right. Only if you take the initiative to record the statement will people not suspect you. You know, someone died last night. If you become a suspect, it will be troublesome."
Shi De suddenly glared anxiously: "Why am I a suspect when I didn't do anything?"
Despite being asked, his face was full of reluctance, but he finally compromised and followed Shi Weiqiang to the commune.
Shi Zhentang assured: "Don't worry, we will take good care of Xiaoli."
After watching them walk out of the courtyard, he turned back to look at Tian Yuzhu: "How was my cooperation? Was it good?"
"Very good." Tian Yuzhu agreed to him while picking up the hair that had fallen from her forehead and tucked it into her hairband. "Now you continue to guard the gate. I'll go in and find Shi Xiaoli."
"No, I have to stay with you, in case Xiaoli goes crazy..."
"It's okay." Tian Yuzhu pursed her lips and smiled: "After taking those Chinese medicines, Shi Xiaoli hasn't screamed like crazy for two days. This means that her current condition is very stable. Don't worry!"
Shi Zhentang also knew how important it was to guard the gate tightly and prevent anyone from entering at a time like this, so he could only compromise helplessly: "Then be careful."
"Hmm."
After entering the house, he endured the stench and found Shi Xiaoli squatting in the corner.
Tian Yuzhu tried calling out twice, but there was no response. She was seen holding a few straws in her hands, pulling and pulling them, playing with them.
"Xiao Li, come with me."
Tian Yuzhu grabbed her wrist, took her to a place with light near the window, and then took out the Bihe from her collar.
He shook it gently, attracting Shi Xiaoli's attention and drawing her attention up little by little: "Xiaoli, look here, don't blink, look here..."
Unexpectedly, the effect was very good. Shi Xiaoli obeyed her orders reluctantly after hearing them.
After seeing Shi Xiaoli's reaction, Tian Yuzhu began her hypnotic questioning: "Let's go back two months to February 1st. What were you doing?"
"Lu Juanjuan told me that she wanted to take me away from this damn place, Quanshui Village."
"When are you planning to leave?"
"February 10th?"
“…”
Tian Yuzhu used great patience and asked questions bit by bit as time went by.
Shi Xiaoli also behaved very steadily. She described in detail what happened after they ran away. Finally, in a rented house in the provincial capital, she talked about a terrible thing that Lu Juanjuan had done.
"In order to please Ah Dong, Lu Juanjuan pinched the neck of the crying child..."
At this point, Shi Xiaoli trembled all over, her eyes filled with horror: "She killed him, she killed him..."
"Shi Xiaoli, don't be afraid. You are safe now. Many people are protecting you. Your three brothers are here, as are the police. Everyone is protecting you. Now listen to me..."
Tian Yuzhu leaned over and whispered a few words into Shi Xiaoli's ear.
"Remember?"
"I remember."
"Okay, I'll let you go now."
Tian Yuzhu walked to the door and gently opened it...
The bright morning sunlight streamed down the ground, a few rays covering Shi Xiaoli's face. She was so frightened that she quickly raised her hands to shield her eyes...
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