When the group arrived at the commune, Lu Xiaofang and the Huang brothers were in a very disheveled state, looking no different from ancient prisoners with unkempt hair and dirty faces.
All three had their arms dislocated, and the Huang brothers' legs were still sore. Adding to the difficulty was the darkness and poor visibility, causing them to stumble and fall countless times along the way.
The excruciating pain left the three of them drenched in cold sweat, and after falling, they were covered in dust from the ground, looking as dirty as refugees.
Old Mrs. Huang had actually woken up long ago, but she dared not open her eyes, much less utter a sound.
She was worried that if they found out she was awake, they would make her follow behind the oxcart, which would be a real disaster.
Lu Yuan first drove the oxcart to the health center, leaving Lu Guoqing and Lu Xiaoqin there for Lu Yuanchao to watch over, before he and Lu Guoan took the three of them to the police station.
Song Minghao was on duty today and was quite surprised to see Lu Yuan.
"Comrade Lu, what brings you here again?"
Lu Yuan's lips twitched.
Listen to what he's saying! What does he mean by "Why is he here again?"
It sounds like he's a habitual offender.
Who wants to keep going to the police station? It's only because something bad has happened.
"Officer Song, I want to report a case."
“These people colluded with each other to poison my family, steal valuables from our home, and even tried to sell my wife. Luckily, I noticed something was wrong and caught them red-handed.”
Song Minghao was stunned.
They were involved in poisoning, burglary, and human trafficking.
Good heavens, what kind of heinous criminals are these?
Old Mrs. Huang stopped pretending to be dizzy and started throwing a tantrum.
"Oh my God, this is such a terrible injustice."
“Officer, don’t listen to this kid’s nonsense. We haven’t done any of these things.”
"We're just visiting relatives, going to see my granddaughter."
“My granddaughter has had a hard life. Her father died when she was young, and her mother remarried and left with her. Some time ago, her mother committed a crime and was arrested. We thought that she was an outsider in the Lu family, so we took her back. Who knew that the Lu family would not let her go, saying that it was not easy for them to raise her, and that they would have to give us 200 yuan to let her go.”
“Today, when we went to the Lu family to pick up my granddaughter, they beat us up without saying a word when they saw that we didn’t have any money with us.”
“Officer, look what he did to us. My two sons and granddaughter’s hands were broken.”
The eldest and third brothers of the Huang family wailed in unison.
"Ouch, that hurts so much! It's killing me!"
"See that, officer? Arrest him quickly! This guy is a scoundrel; he should be arrested and shot."
Old Mrs. Huang pointed at Lu Yuan and began to accuse him for a long time.
But seeing that the police hadn't taken any action after she finished speaking, and that Lu Yuan was still looking at her with amusement, she felt a little uneasy. The police didn't seem to believe her.
With a quick glance and a resolute decision, he made a move.
He plopped down on the ground and started acting like he was going to die.
"Oh dear, I can't live like this anymore! Officers, you have no idea, this scoundrel even tried to take advantage of me. I'm already so old, and he still wouldn't let me go. How can I ever face anyone again? Officers, you must help this old woman, or I really can't live like this!"
Song Minghao and Lu Guoan were both dumbfounded, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
Lu Yuan was being a scoundrel to this old woman?
It would be more convincing to say that the village's big yellow dog disemboweled a wild sow on the mountain.
Lu Guoan was both angry and amused.
His eldest nephew was handsome, and although he was the laziest in the village, he was also the best-looking.
He just married a beautiful wife from the city, how could he possibly act like a hooligan towards this old, bark-like woman?
This lie is outrageous.
People might believe that I was being a pervert to him.
Ugh, I'm not blind, I would never do anything indecent to her.
I'm so angry with this old woman that I've lost my mind.
Song Minghao looked at Lu Yuan with a strange expression, trying his best to suppress his laughter.
He knew the old woman was talking nonsense, but he had to follow procedure and ask her a routine question.
"Comrade Lu, is what she said true?"
Lu Yuan remained relatively calm.
He never expected that this old woman would turn the tables on him and be so good at making up stories.
If he weren't involved, he probably would have believed her nonsense.
"It's fake. Can I sue her for defamation?"
Song Minghao nodded in agreement.
Old Mrs. Huang panicked, "Officer, what I said is true, he really did harass me. He saw that I have big breasts and touched them."
"Pfft, cough cough cough cough—"
Even though Song Minghao had handled many cases and met all sorts of people, he still had a lot of experience.
This is the first time I've ever seen something like this.
An old woman in her fifties or sixties, now past her prime, said that a young, handsome man had groped her breasts because of her large bosom.
cough!
I was supposed to be serious, but I just couldn't help it.
That's hilarious.
Lu Yuan's face twitched violently; this old woman was truly shameless.
“Officer Song, I don’t touch dirty things with these hands. This old woman tried to attack me when she realized I’d been caught. I kicked her in self-defense. Because of the height difference, the kick landed squarely on her chest. That’s all.”
Song Minghao straightened his expression and nodded.
"Okay, I understand. You can go back after giving your statement. We'll let you know once we've completed our investigation."
"Okay, Officer Song, thank you very much."
Lu Yuan gave a statement and then left the police station with Lu Guoan. At this time, Old Mrs. Huang was still cursing and swearing, and her two sons were crying out in pain.
Only Lu Xiaofang kept her head down, enduring the pain without uttering a sound.
Lu Yuan and Lu Guoan arrived at the health center, where Lu Guoqing and his sister Lu Xiaoqin were still asleep.
The doctor said it was nothing serious; he had taken sleeping pills and would wake up naturally once the effects wore off.
Although I had guessed it long ago, I was completely relieved after the doctor confirmed it.
They then loaded the three sleeping people onto the oxcart, preparing to take them back.
Before leaving, Lu Yuan inexplicably asked the on-duty doctor, Gao Weishan, when he would be back.
Only after asking did she realize that she actually cared about this old man.
I felt a sense of joy upon hearing that I would be back in the next couple of days.
So dramatic!
He raised the corners of his mouth, cursed himself inwardly, and walked away wielding his bullwhip.
Back in the village, they first took the three people who were sleeping like dead pigs to the Lu family's house, then took Lu Guoan and his son back home, before going to the cowshed to return the oxcart.
Lu Guoan originally told him that they were going to return the oxcart and that he should go back directly.
Lu Yuan did not agree.
He had just swindled some things from Lu Guoqing, and even if he didn't return the oxcart, he would have to make another trip.
The old man in the cowshed looked at the things on the oxcart, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Take the canned food and glutinous rice strips back with me, but I shamelessly left the rice behind."
Lu Yuan stuffed all the things into his hands.
"Stop dawdling, just take these things."
Anyway, he's just using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha.
He waved and left.
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