Mrs. Feng sent someone with quick legs to call Cheng Rushan, and also sent someone to call Yan Runzhi. Some old women who were cooking at home heard the noise and came over to see what was going on.
Cheng Yunzhi and Yan Runzhi came over after hearing the news. Yan Runzhi wanted to carry Jiang Lin home with a maid. But the frightened man was almost drunk, and he couldn't control his body. It was particularly heavy and difficult to lift. Cheng Yunzhi couldn't help because of his weak legs, so he hurried to borrow a wheelbarrow from the brigade.
"Whose big dog is that? I've never seen it before." asked an old woman.
Yan Runzhi sat on the ground holding Jiang Lin, crying with heartache, "Who can afford such a powerful dog? Our team only has two local dogs to guard the gate." No ordinary dog would chase and bite people.
Feng Po's grandson Xiao Qizi shouted, "Six-fingered one." Six-fingered was the nickname of Cheng Fuwan's eldest grandson Cheng Xinda, because he had two thumbs on his left hand.
Dabao: "His dog?"
Xiao Qizi: "He brought it here the day before yesterday."
Xiao Bao kept kissing Jiang Lin's cold face, whimpering, "Bite me, bite me, don't bite mommy."
Dabao went to the side and dragged the big stick, his eyes red: "I'm going to beat that bad dog to death!"
At this time, Cheng Rushan ran back quickly. He was wearing a vest and shorts and holding his coat. Sweat was running down his cheeks.
He knelt on one knee, wrapped Jiang Lin in his coat and held her tightly in his arms, feeling her cold skin. He held her chin and stared into her eyes, calling her gently but firmly, "Linlin, don't be afraid."
Her eyes were empty and she didn't respond, but her teeth were clenched tightly and her body was shaking.
He was not only distressed, but also a little flustered, but he resolutely refused to have any wild thoughts and forced himself to focus only on the present.
"Dongsheng, quickly take Baoer's mother back. We have already gone to find a barefoot doctor." Although they knew the barefoot doctor was useless, they still couldn't help but call him.
Cheng Rushan did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he placed his hot palms on her back, gently massaging and rubbing them, then repeatedly kneading several acupoints on her back until her cold back felt slightly warm.
Mrs. Feng briefly recounted what had happened.
Cheng Rushan kissed Jiang Lin's cool cheek and whispered in her ear, "Jiang Lin, I'll take you home."
He knelt up and tried to pick up Jiang Lin. At this time, Wensheng came running over quickly, followed by Jiang Xinglei, Shang Zonghui and others.
"Mother..." Wensheng saw Jiang Lin lying in Cheng Rushan's arms, her arms drooping, her cheeks pale, and her body trembling slightly. His mind suddenly buzzed, his eyes immediately turned red, and he roared and punched Cheng Rushan, "Dare to hit my mother, I'll beat you to death!"
Jiang Xinglei hurriedly stopped him, "You hit the wrong person!"
Wensheng was stronger than him and pushed him to the ground in one move, then punched Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan raised his hand and grabbed Wensheng's fierce fist. He used his strength to bend him down to relieve the force. He stared into Wensheng's eyes, "Wensheng?"
Wensheng looked down at Jiang Lin and called her anxiously, "Mom, mom, please don't die——"
Cheng Rushan breathed a sigh of relief and took Jiang Lin into his arms, "Take your mother home."
Wensheng immediately hugged Jiang Lin tightly, and Cheng Rushan held his shoulders, "Your mother was frightened by a dog. Now I'm going to beat the dog, and you take your mother home."
Vincent looked at him for a moment and nodded, "We must beat him to death."
Jiang Xinglei rushed over to look at Jiang Lin anxiously, "Sister, sister, wake up quickly."
Wensheng was annoyed by Jiang Lin's jumping around, so he pushed him away and said, "Stop making noise!" He carried Jiang Lin away. Cheng Rushan asked Yan Runzhi to take Dabao and Xiaobao home to wait first.
He comforted Dabao and Xiaobao: "Don't worry, Mommy will be fine with Daddy here. Mommy will be fine after a good sleep."
Dabao's eyes were blazing with fire: "Dad, I'll go with you!"
Xiaobao: "I will go home to be with my mother, you must avenge her!"
Cheng Rushan: "Of course, you go home and wait with your mother."
He stood up, took the coat from Shang Zonghui and put it on, and said to Jiang Xinglei and Shang Zonghui: "Go find that beast."
"Rushan, Xiao Qizi said it belongs to Cheng Fuwan's family. Most people can't afford to raise this big dog. It looks like a wolf." Mrs. Feng told Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan: "Thank you, Auntie."
Mrs. Feng waved her hands and said, "Why thank me? My son and his wife are both working in the brick kiln factory to make money."
Cheng Rushan walked towards Cheng Fuwan's house.
Based on the descriptions of Mrs. Feng and the children, Cheng Rushan concluded that it was not an ordinary dog. Ordinary members of the commune could neither afford nor get such a breed. Such dogs were either kept by the army or the public security bureau, or by capable families. According to his understanding, Cheng Fugui and Cheng Fuwan's families had never kept such a powerful wolf dog before.
This kind of dog recognizes its owner, and most people will not raise an adult dog halfway, after all, if it is too fierce, it may cause accidents.
So Cheng Rushan immediately concluded that things were not that simple.
Originally, Cheng Rushan thought that he would have to spend some effort to find the dog, as the family would definitely hide it away if it caused trouble. Unexpectedly, the dog was gnawing on pig's trotters right under the gatehouse of Cheng Fuwan's house.
Cheng Rushan took a look at it and found that it was indeed a vicious dog. It looked hideous and ferocious when it was tearing meat.
The vicious dog was gnawing on a bone when it suddenly sensed danger approaching. It jumped up, growling softly, and bared its teeth at Cheng Rushan, looking ferocious and terrifying.
It stared at Cheng Rushan, ready to attack at any time. With its size, it could knock an adult man to the ground and have his throat bitten.
Jiang Xinglei and Shang Zonghui took sticks from the back, and Jiang Xinglei raised the stick to hit the dog.
Cheng Rushan grabbed his shoulders and pushed him out, "You guys go wait outside." Instead of retreating, he walked forward and strode towards the vicious dog.
"Roar——" Seeing that he dared to provoke it, the vicious dog kicked the ground with all four legs, suddenly exerted force, and arched its body to bite Cheng Rushan's calf.
Wild beasts will assess the strength of their enemies. If the enemy in front of them is too tall and large, it is not suitable to jump up and attack the throat, so they choose to lie on the ground and attack the lower body.
No one's flesh and skin can withstand the sharp teeth of a wolfdog. One bite can make him bleed profusely and tear off a large piece of flesh and skin!
Who knew that the man in front of him suddenly jumped into the air, placed his hands on the brick wall above the door frame, and jumped lightly to avoid its attack.
The vicious dog growled and roared below, but it couldn't bite Cheng Rushan.
"Black Panther, what are you doing?" Cheng Xinda ran out of the house.
The vicious dog heard his voice and started barking wildly to inform its owner of the danger.
When Cheng Rushan heard someone coming out, he jumped down and kicked it.
Cheng Xinda roared: "Stop, don't hit my Black Panther!"
The vicious dog roared, lowered its front paws, and fiercely bit Cheng Rushan's foot that was about to land.
Cheng Rushan's kick was not intended to hit it, but to pass over half of its body and avoid its sharp teeth. At the same time, he quickly swung his hand and a tile hit the vicious dog behind its ear.
With a cry of "Ouch", the vicious dog rolled on the ground in pain.
Cheng Xinda: "Black Panther——" He roared and rushed towards Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan pushed him away and kicked the vicious dog hard in the heart. With a bang, the vicious dog flew up and fell on the screen wall. It let out a shrill cry and began to twitch continuously.
Cheng Xinda screamed in fear, "Ah - murder, murder!" He rushed over and covered his dog with his body, "You bully, just kill me!"
This dog was raised by his grandfather. He was very close to him since it was a child. He often stayed at his grandfather's house for the dog. He would leave the meat he had for the dog. And the dog listened to him the most!
The old women and children in the house all rushed out, "What's going on? What's going on?"
Cheng Rushan's face was cold, without any emotion, and the way he looked at them was the same as the way a dog looks at a person, cold and heartless.
He stared at Cheng Xinda: "Is this your dog?"
Cheng Xinda shouted the dog's name heartbreakingly. Seeing its miserable look, he glared at Cheng Rushan fiercely: "It's mine, it's mine. You killed it, I hate you so much!"
Cheng Rushan asked coldly: "Did you let it out to bite people?"
Cheng Fuwan's mother came over tremblingly and pointed at Cheng Rushan, "You, you bastard, what are you doing?"
Cheng Xinda angrily complained: "The black panther accidentally broke free from the rope and ran away. It didn't bite anyone at all. Why did you kill it? How could you be so cruel!"
Cheng Rushan: "How did you make it chase and bite my wife?"
Cheng Fuwan's mother scolded him, "What are you talking about, you bastard? Who would let their own dog bite people? This is our in-laws' dog, and it doesn't know your wife, so why would it bite her? Did your children tease the cat and the dog..."
"Shut up!" Cheng Rushan glared at her.
Cheng Fuwan's mother was so angry that she trembled, "You, you, you are like a bully." She asked the children why they didn't go find Cheng Fuwan and Ma Kaihua to wait for the adults to come back.
The child said he had gone to shout.
Jiang Xinglei, Shang Zonghui and others also came over and said that the old woman and children who were with Jiang Lin also said that the dog chased Jiang Lin and Dabao and Xiaobao and bit them.
Xiao Qizi said, "He bit like crazy, almost biting me."
Cheng Fuwan's mother suddenly became agitated, "Didn't he bite anyone? Why did he come to my house to fight so fiercely if he didn't bite anyone? How could he be so mean?" She felt that she was justified. The dog didn't bite anyone but was beaten to death. She cried and wiped her tears, "Oh my God, what kind of world is this? He came to my house to kill people in broad daylight!"
Mrs. Feng couldn't help but retort, "Why didn't you say anything when your son went to someone else's place to smash, loot, and kill people?"
Cheng Fuwan's mother refused to agree: "The dogs in the village roam around all day long, but they don't really bite people. They are just playing with the children. Even if they bite people, they don't do it on purpose. A bite won't do any harm. I can just burn some dog hair and apply it on myself. Why do they have to kill my dog? How can I explain this to my in-laws?"
She kept shouting at the top of her voice, believing that her dog had broken free from the chain and ran away. Jiang Lin and the children were afraid of the big dog and ran away. If you run, the dog will chase you, right? Why are you running? If you don't run, it won't chase you! It's not really going to bite you, it's just teasing you!
Seeing that Cheng Fuwan had not returned yet and only his mother and children were crying here, Cheng Rushan snorted coldly and reached out to grab the vicious dog's tail.
Cheng Xinda cried so hard that he couldn't stand it. He stared at Cheng Rushan with vicious eyes: "Just try to touch it!"
Cheng Rushan ignored him, grabbed the dog's tail and dragged it into the yard, then strode into the main room and grabbed two knives from the knife rack at the foot of the wall.
Cheng Fuwan's mother and the children in the family were so scared that they cried for their parents. They all thought that Cheng Rushan was going to kill someone. Some went to call for help, while others ran away. The place was in chaos.
Cheng Xinda's eyes turned bloodshot. He grabbed a sickle and swung it at Cheng Rushan, "I'm going to kill you!"
Cheng Rushan snatched Cheng Xinda's sickle with the sharp knife in his hand, and hit Cheng Xinda's chest with the handle of the sickle, pushing him back two steps and falling to the ground.
Cheng Xinda didn't expect Cheng Rushan to be so powerful. His chest felt as if someone had punched a hole in it. Then he watched the devil start to harm his black panther.
"Ah——" he screamed and his eyes widened.
…
Today, Cheng Decai and his brother were not at home. They were discussing what kind of factory to open. There were many conflicts between the brothers. They couldn't decide what to open, whether to open it on their own or in partnership, whether to make bricks and tiles or cement. They wanted to go to the commune to find the uncle Cheng Fugui, but Cheng Fugui was too annoyed to deal with them recently, so they found one of Cheng Fugui's sons and went to their uncle's house to learn from him.
Cheng Fuwan went to the commune today to check on the emergence of wheat seedlings, as well as to find someone to collect some of the remaining work from the production team.
Ma Kaihua took her two daughters-in-law to the Miaozi village behind to spin and weave. She thought she could learn some and then start one in Shuihuai Village. She was always jealous of others doing side jobs. Since the brick kiln factory team would not allow her to open a second one, she could start a spinning and weaving business.
When Cheng Fuwan got the news and returned home, he saw Shang Zonghui, Jiang Xinglei and two other young men using bricks to support a stove at the front door of their house. There was a blazing fire underneath and something was cooking in a large iron pot above.
He rushed over, howling, "What are you doing? What are you doing!"
Shang Zonghui's family and Cheng Fugui's family have been at odds for many years. He is not afraid of Cheng Fuwan at all. "Guess."
Just as Cheng Fuwan was about to get angry, he saw a pool of blood. He was so scared that he rushed into the yard and found that the blood extended from the door to the house. The scene was just like when they rushed into Cheng Yi's house and smashed it until blood was everywhere.
"Oh my mother--" Cheng Fuwan didn't see his mother and grandchildren, so he rushed out in fright. Then he smelled the fragrance wafting from the big pot at the door. He was so scared that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Jiang Xinglei and Shang Zonghui received instructions from Cheng Rushan to watch the pot until the dog meat was cooked.
Jiang Xinglei glanced at Cheng Fuwan who had fallen to the ground, "Who did he think he was cooking?"
Someone pinched Cheng Fuwan awake and told him, "Go to the brigade headquarters quickly. The brigade is interrogating your Xinda."
Cheng Fuwan asked anxiously, "What happened to my Xinda?"
"They say they train dogs to bite people."
Cheng Fuwan shouted that someone was being wrongly accused and ran towards the brigade headquarters.
Jiang Xinglei also wanted to go and see, but his brother-in-law ordered him to stay here and watch the pot, and he couldn't disobey. He really wanted to beat Cheng Xinda so hard that his parents wouldn't recognize him, for daring to do such a vicious thing to his sister!
Cheng Fuwan crawled to the brigade. The brigade secretary, brigade leader, public security director, accountant, and women's director were all there. Cheng Fuwan was relieved to find that his mother and grandchildren were also there. Ma Kaihua and her two daughters-in-law got the news and ran back and rushed in. She shouted, "What are you doing? This is the behavior of a landlord bully!"
Cheng Yulian glared at her and said, "Come on, tell me how to train a vicious dog to bite people."
Ma Kaihua was furious: "Bullshit, who trained a dog to bite people? The dog was raised by our in-laws, and it never bites anyone. It is tied up at home to guard the door."
"Then why did it chase and bite people today?" Cheng Yulian was convinced that they did it on purpose.
Ma Kaihua: "Cheng Yulian, stop slandering people. The dog broke free from the chain and ran away. This could happen to anyone's family. Why should ours die?" She clapped her hands and started crying and cursing, just to emphasize the point with her mother-in-law.
What about "You can't tease a dog when you see one, but a cat won't bite a dog if you tease it?" "If you're not teasing it, why are you running? If you run, won't the dog bite you?" "It's not really biting you, it's just teasing you!"
If a cute little dog does this, no one would doubt it. But if a dog that looks like a wolf does this, and you say it doesn't bite people just for fun, do you think the person is a fool?
What's more, there are old women like Mrs. Feng and the children to testify.
Goji berries: "That dog just went to bite Dabao, Xiaobao and his mother, chasing and biting them."
Mrs. Feng: "We were scared to death. It didn't bite us, but only targeted Director Jiang."
"You are all flatterers who take advantage of others and then you become more grateful for the favors you receive. You are just trying to curry favor with them! You are not seeking truth from facts!" Chang Jihong was hysterical. Cheng Xinda was her beloved son, how could she let others slander him like this.
Cheng Rushan brought an enamel basin over and placed it in front of them, "Take a good look."
Cheng Fuwan, Ma Kaihua, and Chang Jihong took a look and saw... a pile of things inside. They were immediately disgusted and asked, "What what?"
Cheng Rushan said coldly: "How did my wife's clothes end up in your dog's stomach?"
At that time, he was just wondering why there were rags in the stomach of the vicious dog. Jiang Xinglei was sharp-eyed and used a stick to dig it out and thought it was the one his sister had lost. Although it was just some tiny fibers, it was clear that it was fine cotton cloth and embroidery thread, red, pink, and green. He picked a piece and asked Shang Zonghui to rinse it with water, so that he could see it more clearly.
"No wonder my sister's vest went missing. I looked everywhere for it and couldn't find it. It turned out your dog ate it!"
Cheng Rushan thought more about it. He immediately picked up a basin and dragged Cheng Xinda to the brigade, and asked someone to find the brigade cadres to try the case.
Ten out of ten cases in the countryside are handled by the brigade.
Cheng Rushan told the brigade cadres that "Cheng Fuwan's family got a trained vicious dog, stole Jiang Lin's clothes, and trained it to chase and bite. This is murderous intent and must be severely punished."
Cheng Xinda collapsed on the ground, holding his head and screaming. He was overwhelmed by anger, hatred and fear and had no strength to stand up.
No matter how Cheng Fujun, Cheng Fulian and others asked, he just didn't say anything and just growled in a low voice.
At this moment, Chang Jihong and Ma Kaihua ran over. One loved his son and the other loved his eldest grandson. They cursed those who forced him viciously.
Ma Kaihua: "How do you prove that those are your clothes?"
Cheng Rushan: "My wife is the only one in the village who has clothes made of this kind of fabric and thread."
Jiang Lin was not used to wearing coarse cotton inner garments, so she bought the best fine cotton cloth, which was soft and sweat-absorbent, and what was more, there were embroidery patterns on it.
Moreover, he didn't want to reason with Ma Kaihua and the others. He just needed evidence that they did it. As for how to prove that the clothes belonged to Jiang Lin? No need! He didn't even need to know how they stole it or how they took it away. He just needed someone to admit that they trained the dog to bite Jiang Lin!
He is not a police officer, he is not responsible for solving the case, he is only responsible for finding the person who wants to harm his wife and paying him back tenfold or a hundredfold!
Chang Jihong cried out: "Even if it was your wife's clothes, we didn't steal them. Who knows if it was blown away by the wind or the dog chewed it out of play? You can't say that we trained the dog to bite people."
Cheng Yulian: "Oh, your dog ate clothes for no reason? There is no dog in the world that eats clothes? Even if it was chewing for fun, it wouldn't chew such a big lump in its stomach, right?"
The director of public security also said: "This kind of big dog was used as a hunting dog, police dog, and in the army in the past. Ordinary people can't afford to raise such a precious dog. Our brigade only raises two local dogs for guarding the gate. Who has meat for them to eat?"
Cheng Rushan squatted down, getting closer to Cheng Xinda on the ground. He said in a leisurely tone, "I think you must know some stories. Someone wrapped raw meat with the enemy's clothes and gave it to a hound to bite. After a long time of training, as long as the owner gave a signal, the hound would pounce on the enemy and bite it until the enemy was dead. If trained by someone who knows how to do it, it will definitely be fatal in the end. But this dog is not good, stupid, and can only be fierce. It doesn't understand human nature, and it's not well raised. The person who raises the dog is stupid and vicious, but doesn't have enough brains..."
"You are stupid and vicious! My Black Panther is not stupid at all, it is smart and humane!" Cheng Xinda was in the second year of middle school and couldn't stand people denying himself and his beloved dog. He jumped up and attacked Cheng Rushan: "Black Panther is the smartest! It hasn't been trained well yet. If you let it slip away accidentally, it will bite you to death if it is trained well!"
His eyes were red and his head was buzzing. He didn't care at all and was unable to think. His mind was full of hatred for Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Fuwan, Ma Kaihua and others were at a loss, "This child is so confused and angry, he just said it in anger, don't take it seriously!"
They hurried to pull Cheng Xinda.
Cheng Rushan didn't give them a chance. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Cheng Xinda's neck, throwing him to the ground. There was no warmth in his deep and cold black eyes.
He spoke each word with emphasis: "Aren't you stupid? Very stupid? The dog takes after its master, and is just as stupid as you!"
"You're stupid!" Cheng Xinda was almost speechless because of him, "Black Panther has only been trained for two days and can track her scent!"
Of course he stole the clothes, he just wanted to steal any one, whoever's. His biggest target was Cheng Rushan, he could start with others, so he would steal no matter if it was Jiang Lin's or Dabao's or Xiaobao's. Whoever's he stole would be his.
He had heard many stories, all of which said that the Japanese devils used to train police dogs by wrapping raw meat and bones in the clothes of the revolutionaries and letting the dogs bite them. This would soon make the dogs remember the feeling and smell and they would never forget it for the rest of their lives. They would definitely bite the enemy to death. He had heard this and it was deeply imprinted in his mind. He always wanted to train the hound at his grandfather's house. His grandfather loved him, and he had a good relationship with the hound. He was the one who gave it the name Black Panther.
Now that Black Panther has been killed by Cheng Rushan, he must avenge Black Panther!
Cheng Fuwan and the others were still shouting at the children and their words were not to be believed.
Cheng Rushan turned his head and looked at the children of Cheng Fuwan's family, and said coldly: "There must be a man in your family who will go to jail or be shot for this!"
"No, it's not me!" The boy from Cheng Fuwan's second son's family screamed in fear, "It's not my father either, it's him, it's him!" He pointed at Cheng Xinda, "It's his grandmother's dog, he raised it!"
Although he was young, he knew what it meant to go to jail or be shot, and he was scared to death.
Seeing this, Chang Jihong wanted to slap him in the face, but was stopped by Cheng Yulian.
Cheng Yulian spat, "Shameless, vicious things, living together as a family, who would do something bad and not know about it? Child, you should explain it to everyone. If you explain it clearly, your family will be innocent. If you don't explain it clearly, your family will be implicated as well."
Now it wasn't just him, other kids also started saying this.
Children pay attention to other children. Sometimes children know things that adults don’t notice inadvertently.
By piecing together the pieces, we were able to reconstruct Cheng Xinda's dog training process. A few days ago, he got a piece of clothing, and then tried every way to get meat, or steal chickens, kill them, wrap them in the clothing and train the dog, letting it bite the flesh. He has been hiding in a riverbed outside the village for the past two days to train.
The director of public security immediately took people to the riverbed to look for it, and sure enough, they found some broken bones, torn clothing fibers, etc.
Although his clothes were badly torn, Cheng Rushan still recognized him at a glance.
He laughed in anger, "It seems like it's a life-and-death battle."
Cheng Fuwan immediately said that he knew nothing and that it was not his fault. "This is just a child's prank. He is only thirteen and still a child. He doesn't know anything!"
"Ignorant?" Cheng Rushan tilted his head and looked at him with cold eyes, as if he was looking at an inanimate object.
Cheng Fujun was afraid that Cheng Rushan would act rashly: "Let's report this to the Public Security Bureau. Let's see how to deal with it." He looked at Cheng Xinda angrily, "How can you be so vicious?"
Cheng Xinda glared at Cheng Rushan fiercely: "I'm better than you!"
Cheng Fuwan's heart skipped a beat. This naughty child always heard his grandfather say that Cheng Rushan was promising, capable, and talented, but when he looked at his own family, none of the children in his family had any promising children. They were all useless. Other children just listened to this and didn't take it to heart. They just did what they had to do.
But Cheng Xinda was not convinced. He inquired about Cheng Rushan and learned that Cheng Rushan was famous in the village when he was a child. He wanted to be more famous. He knew that his great-grandfather hated and feared Cheng Rushan, so he thought that if he defeated or killed Cheng Rushan, he would be the most powerful!
He thought about it for a long time and came up with a good idea.
He wanted to train the dog, try it out first, and then let it attack Cheng Rushan when it became strong enough.
He didn't let the dog out on purpose today. He was really careless and didn't tie it up securely when he came back. He didn't have any meat, so he went to the commune to get some. As a result, when he came back, the dog had already gone out for a stroll and almost bit someone.
Although he was a little scared, he didn't take it seriously. Anyway, they didn't bite him, so there was nothing to be afraid of even if they came to settle the score with him.
Cheng Rushan kicked him to the ground, not wanting to pay any more attention to him. He said to Cheng Fuwan, "Don't pretend you know nothing. We live in the same house, how can you not know what he does? I'm afraid your eldest brother knows everything too."
Cheng Xinda: "Everyone is responsible for his own actions! No one ordered me to do this! Your eldest brother killed my great grandfather and it was fine. What's wrong with me training a dog to bite him?"
Soon, Captain Wang from the commune came over and wanted to take Cheng Xinda away, but Cheng Rushan refused.
"I'm going to send him to the county public security bureau." Cheng Rushan: "I don't trust the commune. Captain Wang knows why."
Wang Fakui was a little embarrassed, "This is the decision of the commune..."
"I'm sorry, the commune secretary and Cheng Xinda are relatives."
Cheng Yulian and the others said, "This matter must be severely punished. How can such a vicious person stay in the village? If he doesn't like someone, he will find a way to kill them? Who dares to live in the same village with him?"
"Yes, there are only thieves who steal for a thousand days, but how can you be on guard against thieves the day before? If you are not on guard, who knows how to offend him? Who knows when he will kill you?"
"If he is not executed, he must be put in jail. He cannot be kept at home!"
"No, no, why are you forcing my child like this!" Cheng Fuwan's mother's feet were trembling, and she waved her hands to stop others from taking her great-grandson away.
Cheng Fuwan was not afraid. Even if the child made a mistake, there was nothing he could do. At most, he would just give him a beating and apologize. Moreover, the dog did not bite Jiang Lin, and Cheng Rushan killed the dog to vent his anger, so the matter should be forgiven.
Finally, they decided to lock Cheng Xinda up in the brigade house for one night and send him to the county public security bureau the next day. Wang Fakui followed Cheng Fugui's order but failed to take him away. He was afraid of being scolded if he went back, so he stayed behind to prevent Cheng Rushan and others from beating him secretly.
It was useless for Cheng Fuwan to run to the commune to find Cheng Fugui, and he only earned a lot of complaints: Xinda is a child with a lot on his mind, and the outsiders must have been instigated by adults. Even if they cannot be sentenced, can they still be well in the village?
…
Cheng Rushan left the team and went home first.
Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi also tried their own ways, boiling longan soup, herbal soup, and ginger soup, but they still couldn't feed Jiang Lin. They also heard the old women in the village say that they would burn paper and incense for the soul, so they went to the ancestral grave to burn paper and incense regardless of whether they made a mistake or not, but when they came back, Jiang Lin was still not well.
Seeing Cheng Rushan coming back, Yan Runzhi hurriedly said, "Dongsheng, please take a look and see how Baoer's mother can be treated. If it doesn't work, send her to the county hospital."
The barefoot doctor also came to see her, but he had no idea what to do. He said that if she was manic, he would give her a sedative, but she was so quiet that she looked lifeless, so he had no idea what to do.
He said that the county hospital couldn't do anything about it.
Yan Runzhi was so anxious that she prayed to heaven and earth, prayed to her ancestors, and worshipped the Kitchen God and the God of Land. She got what she wanted from everyone.
None of them work.
Cheng Rushan rolled up the dog skin in his hand and went into the house. Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao were crowded on the kang to watch over Jiang Lin. She leaned on the quilt, Dabao gave Jiang Lin a massage, Xiaobao combed her hair, and Wensheng looked at her intently.
Cheng Rushan placed the dog skin in front of Jiang Lin and said softly, "Linlin, feel it." He held her hand and tentatively placed it on the dog skin, letting her feel it. "The vicious dog has been killed. Once the skin is cooked, I'll make you a leather mattress."
Dabao thought about it, and then began to imitate the dog's barking, "Roar, roar..." He imitated it so well that Jiang Lin shivered.
"Mom, wake up." Xiaobao kissed her hand.
"Xiaobao——" Jiang Lin called out.
Xiaobao immediately hugged her arms and cried loudly, "Mom, I'm here, that bad dog was beaten to death by my dad!"
Vincent grabbed the dog skin, which still had a pungent fishy smell, and laughed, "He's dead, dead, mother, he's dead!"
Jiang Lin slowly came back to her senses, blinked, and met Cheng Rushan's deep and bottomless gaze, which was full of concern for her.
Seeing her looking at him, Cheng Rushan knew she was fine, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He put his forehead against hers and sighed, "Even if it's not good, you will scare my soul away."
Jiang Lin took a deep breath and wanted to raise her hands to hug him, but she was too weak, so she raised her chin and wanted to give him a comforting kiss.
Cheng Rushan held her face and kissed her, then held her tightly in his arms and rubbed the acupuncture points on her body to help her recover as soon as possible.
Dabao followed his example and massaged Jiang Lin's legs and arms.
Jiang Lin turned to look at Dabao and Xiaobao: "Are you okay?"
Xiaobao hugged her and cried, "Mom, Mom..."
Jiang Lin regained some strength, turned her head and kissed his forehead, "It's okay, boys need to be strong."
Seeing that she woke up, Yan Runzhi quickly brought the prepared brown sugar eggs and placed them on the suitcase, "Come on, Dongsheng, feed Baoer's mother something hot." She also asked Cheng Yunzhi to bring the rest to Dabao and Xiaobao to help them calm down. Jiang Lin was not good, so they couldn't eat a single bite.
Jiang Lin ate three eggs in one go and drank the brown sugar water. Her body immediately felt warm. The blood that had almost coagulated due to the dog's fright was now flowing warmly. She wiped her mouth and said briskly, "I'm fine."
Resurrection with full blood!
She knew that she was overly frightened due to the trauma of her childhood, and she was not completely insensitive this afternoon. When Cheng Rushan pressed the acupuncture points on her back, she was the most scared and helpless, feeling like she was falling into a bottomless abyss, and then being pulled back by him.
Wensheng took her home. Dabao and Xiaobao kept talking in her ears and kissing her. Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi were discussing a solution. She seemed to have some feelings, but she felt that they were as far away as the mountains and the sea. She was so flustered, but she couldn't muster the strength and energy. She felt like she was floating away.
When she touched the slightly prickly fur, her mind suddenly emerged with a pair of cruel and ruthless eyes, sharp teeth, heavy breathing, and a terrible fear that made her tremble all over - a fear that paralyzed her to the point of losing her senses.
She touched it, but didn't feel the expected severe pain. Was it because she didn't feel it or it didn't bite her? Or was it just that after it bit her, it wasn't that scary? What people fear most is that bad things are about to happen, not that they have already happened?
Then she heard the voices of Dabao and Xiaobao, Wensheng's voice, and saw Cheng Rushan's deep and warm eyes, and she came back to her senses completely.
This family and these people give her enough sense of security, letting her know that no matter what time, there is a family that will always protect and support her and she will never be abandoned again.
She was cured.
She turned her head to look at Wensheng and patted his arm, "Wensheng, Mom is fine, don't worry."
Wensheng looked down at her, his eyes seemed thoughtful, yet he seemed to be thinking of nothing. He did not hug her and cry like a child as before, but said solemnly: "Mom, I will protect you in the future and never let bad guys bully you again!"
He looked at Jiang Lin lying on the ground, his eyes were empty and his body had no reaction. He felt that he had seen the scene before. Could it be that the bad guy was killed by him and sent the bad dog again? Now that the bad dog was killed by his father, what bad thing would he send?
He has to protect his mother well!
As Jiang Lin said this, the look in her eyes when she looked at him seemed a little older than before.
She smiled and said, "Vincent, you are so nice. Mother is so happy."
Vincent did not act like a child and act coquettishly in front of her like he did in the past. Instead, he nodded with a serious expression.
Jiang Lin then said to Dabao and Xiaobao, "You see, girls are not strong enough. I'm sorry for scaring you."
Dabao and Xiaobao hugged her arms, "Let's protect mom."
Cheng Rushan went to get some hot water and wrung out a towel to wipe Jiang Lin's body to prevent her from catching a cold due to the cold sweat.
It's completely dark outside.
Jiang Xinglei ran back, "Sister, are you awake?"
Jiang Lin: "Okay."
Jiang Xinglei ran in, very excited, and kept winking at Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan touched the back of Jiang Lin's neck and felt it was already warm. He said softly, "Rest for a while. I'll go take a look."
He wanted to take Jiang Xinglei out, and Wensheng immediately jumped down to the ground. Cheng Rushan was afraid of irritating him, so he asked him to wait at home.
Vincent: "I have grown up. I am no longer a child."
Dabao looked up at him. What did this mean?
Cheng Rushan looked at Wensheng and saw that his eyes were clear, bright and full of determination, not the simple and innocent eyes of a child as before.
He nodded: "Come on."
It was already dark, and the members who wanted to watch the fun lit up the lanterns that they were reluctant to light up on weekdays and carried them out to watch the fun. Now, except for those who were working the night shift at the brick kiln factory and couldn't leave, almost everyone in the village came here. Just like the New Year, the road was dotted with lights, illuminating the surroundings.
When they saw Cheng Rushan coming, they all subconsciously stepped back. They couldn't tell what they were afraid of, but they always felt that there was a sense of intimidation from him that made them afraid to get close to him.
Those who were not in the know spread the rumor that Cheng Rushan beat the big wolf dog to death with one punch, then reached into its stomach with his bare hands to pull out its heart. When Cheng Fuwan's mother, grandchildren and others tried to stop him, he killed them all.
Even though Cheng Fuwan's mother was shaking with fear on the kang, and his grandchildren had wet their pants and were crying on the kang, and the aroma of dog meat in the pot spread from ten miles away, it did not stop them from talking with relish.
"See? This is an opportunity for revenge!"
"Kill the dog first, then the person!"
"This is called a gentleman's revenge. It's never too late even after thirty years!"
"Stop talking nonsense, Cheng Rushan is not even thirty yet."
The pot of dog meat was still at the door of Cheng Fuwan's house. Although Cheng Fuwan and his two sons had returned, none of them dared to overturn the pot. They just watched it become more and more fragrant.
Shang Zonghui saw Cheng Rushan coming over and immediately said, "Brother, it's done."
Cheng Rushan nodded.
He broke off a few finger-thick branches from the willow tree, stripped off the leaves and tore off the bark.
I don’t know why, but seeing him pulling the skin of the willow branches so skillfully, the scalps of the people around him also felt a chill.
Cheng Rushan lifted the lid of the pot, and immediately a scent of meat rose to the sky. Everyone around him grumbled and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. It smelled so good!
What a big pot of meat.
Cheng Rushan used a willow branch to fork the meat, tore off four legs, handed one to Shang Zonghui, and smiled: "Aren't you afraid?"
Shang Zonghui's eyes were illuminated by the firelight and he smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I've seen cows being slaughtered before."
Cheng Rushan: "Let's go home and have dinner."
Shang Zonghui happily walked away holding the dog's leg.
Cheng Rushan gave the other three lackeys to Feng Pozi and Zhang Pozi, who were helping Jiang Lin and Dabao at the time. The three old ladies happily accepted them. After all, they had already offended Cheng Fuwan's family by going to the brick kiln factory, so they were not afraid of offending more.
Jiang Xinglei was so anxious that he kept swallowing his saliva and kept reminding Cheng Rushan, "What about our family?"
Cheng Rushan: "Whoever wants to eat dog meat and drink soup, go home and get a bowl."
"I want it, I want it!" The onlookers were anxious.
Those who were nearby were quick and brought the dishes and chopsticks quickly, while those who were far away were extremely anxious. Some went to borrow some, while others went home to get them.
Cheng Rushan stood at the door of Cheng Fuwan's house and divided up the meat and soup.
Jiang Xinglei was so greedy that he kept chewing his fingers, but he didn't eat a single bite. He pulled Wensheng and said, "Wensheng, are you craving for dog meat? It smells so good."
Vincent: "A good dog is a friend and cannot be eaten. A bad dog is a bad guy and I don't want to eat him!"
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