Chapter 14: Dealing with Lin Jiaojiao

When Lu Jun said this, everyone present fell silent.

Most of the people in Yunwu Village are honest farmers. All matters, big or small, are usually handled by the village chief. The police are rarely called because they are all fellow villagers. If the news gets out, it will not be good for the reputation of the village.

"Okay, then call the police!" Lin Jiaojiao wiped away her tears and held back her tears. Her artificial appearance could only deceive ignorant men, and the army had seen countless such men in their travels over the years.

"Okay, then not only will you go to the police station, but the two kids behind you will also have to go, because they are witnesses after all! But this police station is not our Yunwu Village, where people will believe whatever you say. They value evidence. If they are found to have given false testimony against you, they will go to jail!"

Every word the army said hit the three of them like a club. Sanqiu and Siqiu were trembling with fear. After all, Lin Jiaojiao was just a rural girl who had never been out of the county. She had never seen such a scene before. Her throat seemed to be strangled and her face became paler and paler. "You... stop scaring people here!"

"He didn't scare anyone. In relatively minor cases of attempted murder, the offender may be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of less than three years; in serious cases, the offender may be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of more than ten years, life imprisonment or even the death penalty!"

No one believed Lu Sui's words, but Lu Sui was a college student, had been in Team B, and had won second-class and third-class merits. The village chief and the village party secretary had to respect him, not to mention the people in the village. In addition, the people in the village had not received much legal education, but they knew that killing someone would result in imprisonment.

Sanqiu and Siqiu started crying immediately, "It's none of our business, she gave us 50 yuan and asked us to say that, she was the one who pushed the idiot!" The two children were really scared and ran to their parents crying.

The father and mother were also frightened, and they beat them both hard, "You stupid kids! Have you ever seen money?" They picked up the children and beat them while walking away.

Yu Zeying stood in front of them and said, "Wait! You're just leaving like this, that's not very kind. Just now, these two of you were clearly helping Lin Jiaojiao to be false witnesses!"

The He couple were so frightened that they lost their souls. "They are still children and don't know anything. If it weren't for Lin Jiaojiao's temptation..."

"Yes, it's all Lin Jiaojiao's fault..."

Yu Zeying interrupted their simultaneous speech and said, "According to what you said, if I were still a child, I could kill people? Because I am a child, I don't know anything, so it's okay for me to kill people!"

"We...we, what does it have to do with you? The Army didn't say anything, what does it have to do with you?!" The couple pushed him away and ran away.

The army shouted at them, "The monk may escape, but the temple cannot. I have dealt with Lin Jiaojiao, and now I will deal with you two!"

Lin Jiaojiao was no longer arrogant, and was swaying like a kite with its string cut, ready to fall. How could such a thing happen in the village? The villagers gathered at the door were instantly shocked, and their eyes were full of disgust, disdain, and contempt when they looked at Lin Jiaojiao. Those who had spoken for her left in fear.

Zhou Laoer was so angry that he slapped Lin Jiaojiao in the face, "You bastard who brought disgrace to our family! You have brought shame to our Zhou family!" Lin Jiaojiao covered her face and hid in a chicken coop in the corner.

The incident became more and more serious, and the news reached the village head and the village party secretary. The village head arrived late, and before he could find out what was going on, Lu Jun fell to the ground and burst into tears.

"Village head, Party secretary, you are finally here. Someone has been murdered! This daughter-in-law of the Zhou family is not a human being! She wants to kill my nephew's wife!"

"You get up first!" The village party secretary tried to pull him up, but he looked half dead.

"You all know the situation in our family. My son is a widower and I have no future. I finally found him a wife, but Zhou Laoer's daughter-in-law almost killed him... Village head, Party secretary, you have to make a decision for me... Otherwise, I will die. I'm going to find my eldest brother now!"

The soldier stood up crying and staggered towards the wall. The village secretary was so scared that his face turned green and his glasses fell off before he could stop him.

"The village chief and I are here, we will help you decide!"

Lu Sui was stunned. In his impression, Lu Jun was good at nothing except eating, drinking, gambling and beating his wife. He was very stingy and loved to take advantage of others. When his father died, Lu Jun was still gambling outside and only came back when his father was about to be buried. This was why he always hated him.

But now...

The cold eyes slowly fell on Liang Jingxuan. He didn't know when he squatted down, staring at the bowl that Zhou Laoer placed on the millstone, "What's wrong?"

Lu Sui took a step forward and pulled him up. Liang Jingxuan poked his palm and then poked his bulging belly, "Hubby... I'm hungry..."

The heaviness on Lu Sui's body suddenly relaxed. "Wait a little longer, okay?"

Liang Jingxuan bit his finger and bumped his abdomen with his head, "Okay..."

Under the strong coordination of the village head and the village party secretary, the army agreed not to call the police, but wanted compensation of 50,000 yuan. Zhou Laoer almost vomited blood, "What?! You want 50,000 yuan? You are not asking for 50,000 yuan, you are simply asking for my life! Then call the police, we have no money!"

Fifty thousand yuan is equivalent to their family's annual harvest, and sometimes they may not even have enough in case of a natural disaster.

The village chief and the village party secretary looked at each other in bewilderment. "Um, the Army..."

“Okay, I’ll call the police then!” Lu Jun said as he was about to walk out. Frightened Lin Jiaojiao, dishevelled, knelt down in front of Lu Sui, “Brother Lu Sui, please save me. I know I was wrong. Please beg your second uncle to let me go!”

"ah……"

Liang Jingxuan was so scared that he lifted Lu Sui's clothes and went in. "Husband... I'm scared!" Lu Sui held him in his arms and looked at Lin Jiaojiao with cold eyes, as if he could see through people's hearts. "You don't know you're wrong at all. You only know you're wrong because you're forced to do so."

He has always been good at judging people, but this was the first time he had fallen into trouble. If he had known that she had improper thoughts about him, he would have stayed away from her and would not have let the little fool suffer this unnecessary disaster.

Lin Jiaojiao knelt down again and begged Lu Jun, "Second Uncle Lu, I was wrong, please don't call the police!" She kowtowed as she spoke.

The army didn't buy her trick. "It's no use begging me. Go beg your father. If he doesn't pay, you'll end up in jail. Oh, and the two children from the He family will go to jail with you!"

Lin Jiaojiao knelt down in front of Zhou Laoer again, kowtowed and bowed in a desperate struggle, "Dad, please, just look at the fact that I have been doing my best to serve you two for so many years since I got married, and save me this time, I really know I was wrong!"

Zhou Laoer ignored her, so she went to Zhou Erniang to beg, "Mom, I was possessed by a ghost at the time. I really know I was wrong. I have been a widow for Zhou Qiang for so many years. You can't just ignore me!"

Zhou Erniang was anxious and angry, but she had been the daughter-in-law of her family for four years, and as a woman, she could not make the decision. The village head and the village party secretary continued to do ideological work on Zhou Laoer.

Zhou Laoer was smoking a dry pipe, and Zhou Erniang kept persuading him. He tapped his pipe and finally agreed. Lu Jun stood up and patted the dust off his body. "Then give me the money now. While the village chief and the village party secretary are here, let's write a receipt and sign it! Otherwise you can deny it later!"

After receiving the 50,000 yuan, Lu Jun counted it six times, until his hands were sore, and then he signed and stamped. "Lu Jun, I've given you the money, so stop making a fuss..." the village chief said earnestly.

Lu Jun pretended to wipe his tears and said, "Village Chief, I know that family disgrace should not be made public..."

With his words, the village head and the village party secretary were relieved, but this matter was very serious and they could not let it go easily even if they did not call the police.

"Zhou Lao Er, you should take good care of your daughter-in-law. No one died this time, but if someone dies next time, it won't be something that money can solve! Put yourself in her shoes. You are the one who makes you happy. If your grandson fell into the river, would you go crazy?"

Zhou Laoer nodded, "I understand, Village Chief... I will discipline her well..."

As soon as the village chief and village party secretary left, Lu Jun stopped pretending, "Xuanbao, let's go home!" Liang Jingxuan emerged from Lu Sui's clothes and said softly, "Okay!"

"Do you want your uncle to carry you?" Lu Jun reached out his hand to him. Liang Jingxuan's head shook like a wave drum. "No, I want my husband to carry me..."

"Okay, then we have to walk faster. Your aunt might be waiting anxiously at home!" Lu Jun walked in front with his head held high and his hands behind his back, while Lu Sui walked behind with Liang Jingxuan on his back. "Why did you let her go? You could have called the police... Don't tell me you did it for the 50,000 yuan!"

The Army glared at him and asked, "When did I ever say I would let her go?"

"and you……"

"Don't ask, you'll know later!" The soldier whistled with his hands behind his back and walked home proudly, "Don't gamble with that money!"

"Sure..." Liang Jingxuan said in a low voice.

Lu Jun looked at him arrogantly, "Did you hear that? Xuan Bao said it's okay, it's none of your business!"

Lu Sui, "..."

"Anyway, you can't use it for gambling. If you let me know, I'll smash your van!"

The Lu Jun's expression suddenly changed, "How dare you! I am half your father after all..."

"You also said it was only half!" Lu Jun was choked and speechless, but he didn't want to lose his dignity in front of him, "But I married your wife for you!"

Lu Sui, "..."

"You can't gamble with it anyway!"

"Sure..." Liang Jingxuan said again in a low voice.

Lu Sui said fiercely, "Do you believe that I will beat your butt to pieces?!"

Liang Jingxuan pouted and stopped talking.

"This is Xuanbao's money, how can I bear to touch it? Not to mention you, no one in our family is qualified to touch this money! Damn it! I should have cheated him of 70,000! No! It should have been 80,000..." Lu Jun said it very seriously and solemnly, but Lu Sui felt it was very reasonable because he had said such words too many times.

"What are you looking at? You don't trust your father, right?!" The army soldier was very annoyed by his contemptuous look.

Lu Sui said faintly, "It's half..."

"Xuanbao, do you think it is one or half?" Lu Jun asked Liang Jingxuan.

Liang Jingxuan tilted her head and asked, "Husband?"

Army, "..."