Lin Dongfang and the others exchanged glances. Was this a real scheme targeting the educated youth?
Let alone Tan Yajun, who was a friend they got along with, any educated youth treated like this would be an insult to them. Did they really think that educated youth were all soft-hearted pushovers who could be bullied at will?
Looking at the two frozen figures on the ground, what else did Liu Weimin not understand?
He gritted his teeth in resentment.
"Then what?"
Tan Yajun sniffed.
"I was scared, but I suddenly became alert, grabbed the fire poker, and hid inside the door."
Then there was a knock at the door. He took a knife and snapped the rope I used to hang the door. I got scared and threw the water off the stove. Then, while he was wiping his eyes, I chased him out.
As he spoke, he tightened his grip on the fire poker. Anyone could tell that this weapon was going to be used for a great purpose; he relied on it to chase people away.
To be honest, when Liu Weimin is angry, the atmosphere is quite tense and rather frightening.
"Stop howling, tell me yourself, or go to the police station?"
"I'm not going to the police station, Victory, Victory is..."
The old lady's eyes darted around, but Tan Yajun's casual remark put her back at her.
"What? You mean he's my girlfriend, and I asked him to come?"
The old lady's eyes lit up, and she opened her mouth...
"Then why jump over the wall? Why sneak around like that?"
"His own knife is still here."
As if she had just come to her senses, she timidly hid behind Wang Guihua.
"Uncle, I'm so sorry, I guessed wrong. He didn't mean to... he didn't want to insult women,"
Before the old lady could catch her breath, she heard the next sentence, which made her wish she could go back to before she came.
"Uncle, he's trying to kill someone! He came with a knife, Uncle!"
The expression on his face changed from anger to sudden realization, then to terror. His hand, gripping Wang Guifen's clothes, was still trembling slightly.
"Auntie, Uncle Village Chief, I, I,"
Wang Guihua was startled.
"Hey? Tan Zhiqing? Tan Zhiqing, what's wrong?"
Lin Dongfang and the others only saw Tan Yajun slump against Wang Guihua while they were talking. They exchanged glances, unsure if it was true or not, but they couldn't let anything happen to her.
He stepped out of the crowd in a few steps.
"Village chief, let's go check on Tan Zhiqing,"
Liu Weimin's mind was buzzing. Seeing that they weren't alone, and that his wife was also there, no one said anything.
"Go, go, hurry up!"
"Someone go and quickly call Old Chen over!"
If everything had been fine just now, the old lady might have dared to throw another tantrum. But after being startled by the accusation of murder, the young girl was so frightened that she fainted. To be honest, even someone as shameless as her was a little confused. What did this mean? She was scared out of her wits?
"Village chief, village chief, she's faking it, she's definitely faking it, she's just trying to scare me,"
Liu Weimin's face darkened. All he did was throw a tantrum and curse. Did he really think he was bullying the educated youth like honest villagers? The villagers wouldn't stoop to her level because she didn't understand them. Plus, Liu Jiefang was hardworking and honest, always ready to lend a hand to anyone in need. He was well-liked in the village, so even if they gave him face, they wouldn't hold his parents against him.
Liu Weimin and the other village cadres preferred to avoid trouble and didn't want to deal with their unreasonable behavior. Over time, she actually started to believe that this tactic was a magic bullet.
Judging from how unafraid of making a scene just now, and looking at the expressions on the faces of the other male educated youths, it was clear that this matter would not end well today.
These male educated youths were not afraid of trouble. That Lin educated youth had relatives, just like the garrison.
That frail Chen, the educated youth, was clearly not cut out for manual labor. He was obviously just there to go through the motions, or sent to the countryside to avoid trouble. With such connections, even a fool would know he couldn't be from an ordinary family.
And then there's Ling Weidong. He's been here for over a year. The three boys are just as hardworking as the villagers, and after work they go up the mountain. The three boys are busier than the girls. He also contributed a lot when the wild boars came down the mountain before the New Year. Putting everything else aside, do you think they're easy to fool with their courage and skills?
The fact that they dared to stand up at this time clearly means they wanted to back you up.
After settling Tan Yajun in, the boys didn't linger and immediately came out.
In the midst of the commotion, more and more people gathered, including many of the educated youth.
Jian Dan hadn't heard anything at first, but then several dogs came back and started barking incessantly. In the distance, she saw lights on in one part of the village, and the faint beams of flashlights appeared and disappeared, with shadowy figures moving around.
She yawned, saw that the dog wouldn't give up, and noticed that more and more people seemed to be moving around, especially the lights shining in the educated youth compound. After thinking for a moment, she decided to yawn as well and went out the door.
Several dogs followed her, but she wasn't afraid. Upon entering the village, the first thing she saw was the light shining from Mingzhu's doorstep.
"Hey? Sister Zhuzhu? What are you doing standing at the door in the middle of the night? Has something really happened in the village?"
Mingzhu was worried and had been pacing back and forth inside and outside the house ever since Lin Dongfang left. As soon as she saw Jian Dan, she panicked and grabbed his hand.
“I just heard a scream over there. Lin Dongfang went over there, and I saw that many people from the educated youth compound and the villagers also went over there. They haven’t come back for so long, so I’m worried that something might have happened to Ya Jun.”
Why did you come over? You heard the sound too?
"Um?"
Just moments ago, Jian Dan was listless, but now his expression turned serious.
"Half a day has passed?"
She thought she was overthinking it, but it turned out there really was something wrong.
I glanced in that direction, and couldn't stay any longer.
"I'm coming over now, you go inside, so the child won't wake up and start crying."
"Go quickly!"
With Jian Dan there, Mingzhu felt much more at ease.
Tan Yajun knew how to show weakness. At this moment, she was in the right. If she insisted on an explanation, it might not be impossible. However, she would definitely still live in the village in the future, and she also knew people's instinct to sympathize with the weak. The more assertive she was now, the worse the family would suffer later, and the faster the villagers' impression of her would reverse.
However, I'm really dizzy right now. It's from being nervous and getting angry. To put it bluntly, I just passed out from anger.
However, she had already woken up as soon as she entered the room, and was immediately pressed down on by the sharp-eyed Chen Jing.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, Lin Dongfang and the others can't just abandon their responsibilities. Several female educated youths also squeezed in one after another. No matter how much they usually interacted, when facing the villagers now, even if they had thoughts or grievances, they had to keep them to themselves and resolve internal conflicts internally. Now, they were a unified whole in the face of the outside world.
Immediately, some went inside to take care of Tan Yajun, while others stood with Lin Dong and the others. Soon, the group of educated youth grew larger and larger.
With so many people around, someone quickly noticed the movement in the darkness.
"Huh? What's that?"
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