Others in the crowd echoed this sentiment, saying that the two people mentioned earlier had also returned.
"Huh? What happened?"
"Did something happen to Xiao Jian's family?"
"Didn't she just get back? What could possibly have happened to her?"
"Let's go take a look,"
This is really a coincidence. Cheng An originally thought that with witnesses, he wouldn't be afraid of being questioned during an investigation. Who knew that the timing, location, and people all came together so coincidentally? The educated youth can't be trusted, but can the villagers be trusted?
Old Han felt his face burning with embarrassment as he followed the footprints under Cheng An's gaze.
Cheng An returned to Jian Dan's side, making no attempt to hide his admiration.
"Sister, Uncle Han is amazing. He found such light footprints. He will definitely help us find the bad guy."
Old Han's face grew even hotter.
Simple gave him a thumbs up in her heart; this kid was a real wingman.
At that time, the tracking methods were not very rigorous. Before long, following the intermittent footprints in the backyard, Old Han found a room in the educated youth compound, and his expression turned sour.
Liu Weimin's face also darkened. He didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the educated youth, but since the people involved were simple, he hesitated.
Moreover, he was the one who made the statement just now. These educated youth are now considered villagers, so it wouldn't make sense to just abandon them.
Cheng An stood beside Jian Dan, looking bewildered. Seeing Liu Weimin's predicament, he kindly advised Jian Dan.
"Sister, how come it's a youth educated youth compound? Could it be... a place for educated youth?"
This is also a concern for the villagers.
"Hey, I knew there weren't any heartless people like that in our village. Turns out you're a sent-down youth."
Most of them had this kind of self-righteous tone. It was simple that they didn't want to burden the educated youth with this blame, but they had also experienced Chen Ruonan's ruthlessness. If they couldn't strike decisively, then even if her family in the capital lost power, as long as she was still around, there would be no shortage of such precautions and scheming.
The fact that she could throw Bai Xiaoqin, whom she had known for many years, to robbers and stuff deadly things into her house shows that she has no heart at all; other people's lives are worth less than weeds in her eyes.
A person like that is bound to explode sooner or later. It's better to nip it in the bud before it explodes, so we don't have to worry about who she might harm or trap.
She still wants to live here peacefully for a few more years.
"Sister, they, they're bullying us too much. I'm going to go find my older brother right now."
They're just taking advantage of the fact that we're all kids in the family.
I went to find my elder brother. Our family, the proud relatives of a martyr, is being bullied like this. Doesn't the military care? Doesn't the government care?
"We're still here. If it were just my sister by herself, she'd be bullied to death!"
Cheng An was still watching when Cheng Rui angrily stepped forward, getting angrier and angrier as he spoke, until he even cried.
The villagers took one look and exclaimed, "Isn't that right?"
Liu Weimin sighed. He couldn't let this go on. He also hated the person who caused the trouble. Why did you have to mess with her?
A group of people arrived at the educated youth compound. Old Han and his men had already blocked both the front and back gates. The educated youth were all standing in the courtyard. It was cold, and they all had their hands tucked into their sleeves, shivering from the cold.
Some people are confused, while others are avoiding eye contact.
"Simple?"
Tanya Jun spotted Jian Dan's red eyes at a glance and came over in a few steps.
What happened to you? Who bullied you?
This was the first time she'd seen Jian Dan look so aggrieved in all the time she'd been here. They'd only been apart for a short while; she hadn't even finished gathering the firewood yet.
Simple and silent, Cheng An bit her lip and looked at the educated youth. She pursed her lips and whispered,
“We just got home and found that someone had broken in. Not only is the money and tickets my older brother brought missing, but also…”
Cheng An glanced at Jian Dan, seemingly troubled.
"Also, my sister's father's martyr's certificate is also missing."
Regardless of the sighs from others, Chen Ruonan's heart skipped a beat. What did this mean? Something was lost?
She just put a few things in, but didn't touch anything else.
Could someone else have gone? When did they go? Could they have seen me? Are they friend or foe? Could this whole thing have been caused by that person?
Chen Ruonan is not stupid; on the contrary, she is quite intelligent. However, she is impulsive and has a sharp tongue. Having already done something wrong, she is prone to overthinking when she feels guilty, and once she starts overthinking, she becomes insecure.
For a moment, Chen Ruonan found herself in a dilemma.
Seeing them always gave her a feeling of dread, fearing that the fire would spread to her, but right now, there was really nothing she could do.
She sent the whistleblower letter early this morning, and she was already starting to regret it, worried that something might go wrong.
Old Han and his men were still searching the yard following the footprints. Liu Weimin looked at the people in the yard with a gloomy expression, feeling extremely angry. Why did they have to cause trouble all the time instead of living a peaceful life? They've finally met their match! I wonder if they even have a brain. Is a martyr's certificate something that can be touched so easily?
Simple doesn't even need to look at anyone else; just by staring at Chen Ruonan, one knows that this step was the right one.
Look at those eyes, constantly darting around. They probably never imagined there would be a day when she couldn't explain herself no matter what.
The rural roads are all dirt roads, and now they're frozen over. It hasn't rained or snowed, so the footprints shouldn't be so easy to find.
However, after Lao Han and his team investigated, they pointed directly to Chen Ruonan.
“Village chief, the footprints indicate that she entered her room. Just look at her shoes to know.”
Chen Ruonan was dumbfounded. What did this have to do with her? She hadn't brought back a single needle!
She couldn't possibly admit to such a huge accusation.
"Village chief, it wasn't me. My family just wired me money. Why would I do such a thing?"
To prove her innocence, she even opened the door to the room, which was the room Tang Cui had previously lived in. After they arrived, there weren't enough rooms, so she moved in.
"You can search my room. I haven't done it. I'm not afraid of anyone searching."
Still looking righteous and awe-inspiring, Tang Cui silently went in first, pointing to the end of the kang (heated brick bed) and saying,
"This is mine, everything else belongs to her."
She didn't bring much when she came, but as her parents' family prospered, she received more and more money and coupons. Since she finished harvesting the mountain, she has acquired a lot of things. She has also made many trips to the supply and marketing cooperative. She even has a cabinet specifically for storing snacks, such as peach shortbread, biscuits, and canned goods. She has a lot of all the snacks that can be found at the supply and marketing cooperative.
When the cabinet was opened, not only the villagers, but even the educated youth living in the same courtyard were stunned. They had often seen her coming back with small packages recently, but they never expected there to be so many.
For a moment, everyone had their own thoughts. Not only the male educated youth and the young men in the village, but even the female educated youth looked at Chen Ruonan with some hesitation. Was her family really that well-off?
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