"But your body..." Director Bai's face showed some worry.
Jiang Mingxin lowered his eyes, his deep gaze blending into the night.
"I'm fine. Those tomb robbers are extremely vicious and well-informed. They might be watching us from the dark right now. Let's act quickly before the night drags on."
Director Bai was a little surprised, "Are they so arrogant?"
"Do you know Hougou Village in Mangshan? From seventy-year-olds to eight-year-old children, everyone can identify grave soil. A few years ago, the people's communes were abolished, and the villagers there don't care about farming anymore, yet many have become millionaires. Can you guess why?"
When these words were spoken, not only Chief Bai and the police officers, but even the appraisers were dumbfounded.
They originally thought that the monthly salary of more than 20 yuan from the Cultural Relics Bureau was quite a lot, but compared with the millionaires, it was like a lame donkey chasing a rabbit, which could not be caught even if it jumped.
They have to work diligently for forty years to earn so much money, but tomb robbers become rich overnight?
Who can tolerate this!
"Could it be that everyone in the village is a tomb robber?" Director Bai couldn't believe it.
How come he hadn't heard anything about such a big thing?
However, in that era, information was blocked and he had no acquaintances in Mangshan, so it was normal that he didn't know.
"I don't know about that, but that tomb robber was indeed from Hougou Village. He boasted to my dad about it. Moreover, after meeting him, my dad became addicted to gambling and did whatever he said."
Jiang Mingxin's tone was calm, but under the light, there seemed to be a little flame shining in her pupils.
It burned quietly, without a sound.
Director Bai's eyes turned cold. "Everyone! Bring your weapons and follow me into Jiangjiatun to search for unearthed cultural relics! If you encounter tomb robbers along the way, try to capture them alive. If they are armed with controlled weapons, kill them on the spot, depending on the severity of the threat!"
"yes!"
In this way, a group of people rushed to the Jiang family.
As we were about to arrive, we suddenly heard a few dogs barking and the sounds of villagers arguing in the darkness.
Director Bai's face darkened instantly.
"Mingxin, come behind me!"
Jiang Mingxin followed closely behind him, his voice low and hoarse, "I'll protect myself. You should rush in with your men. If we catch this tomb robber, we can implicate the entire tomb-robbing gang behind him."
Everyone gritted their teeth in excitement.
Director Bai waved his hand, "Divide into two teams, front and back, outflanking! Go!"
Except Jiang Mingxin, everyone rushed over.
The appraisers had no weapons, so they stole a few shovels from the farmers' doors and followed the team angrily.
Jiang Mingxin paced slowly, with a faint light in his black pupils.
Looking around, I found that with the Jiang family as the center, more than a dozen nearby households lit up kerosene lamps one after another, and voices of talking could be heard.
"What happened?"
"Fuck your ancestors! Are you going to let me sleep?"
"Hey, isn't this the girl from the Jiang family?"
Seeing that they all followed him curiously, Jiang Mingxin took a step forward and walked into the Jiang family's courtyard.
Apart from the dilapidated kitchen, there were only two rammed earth houses. Everything that could be sold had been sold, leaving only the willow wood furniture made for Jiang Dawei and Bai Shuang's wedding.
In the main room, Jiang Dawei was wielding a long steel fork, showing off his might.
"I don't understand the law, so don't talk to me about it! Mingxin is my girl, I can do whatever I want, what's your business?"
The veins on Director Bai's neck bulged. "You shielded tomb robbers and abused children, yet you still dare to be so arrogant?! Come on, cuff him and take him back to the police station!"
The police officers made a move to rush forward, but the seven or eight farmers around him raised their hoes with ferocious looks.
Jiang Dawei put his hands on his hips and shouted, "Why are you arresting me? That traitorous bitch Mingxin actually dared to report me to the police station. I'm her father! She wanted to be a prostitute on her own, but she stabbed my brother Yan Laoer. I haven't settled the score with her yet! You little bitch, in order to cover up the truth, actually dared to slander Yan Laoer as a tomb robber. I'll kill her!"
The farmers also followed suit and echoed.
"Yes, it was Jiang Mingxin who wanted to engage in prostitution herself. We can all testify to this."
"That's right, why don't you go catch her?"
This absurd accusation made Jiang Mingxin smile in self-deprecating laughter.
Unexpectedly, she changed the fact that she was humiliated, and the slanderous plot in the original text still happened.
Moreover, the number of people who slandered her expanded from just Jiang Dawei to a group.
His cold gaze swept across their faces one by one. Jiang Mingxin stepped forward and calmly questioned, "You accuse me of prostitution. Where's the evidence?"
Several farmers were confused.
Evidence? You still need evidence?
In the countryside, whenever they yell like this, every woman would turn pale and cry out in fear.
Why isn't Jiang Mingxin afraid?
"Jiang Dawei, are you still a human being? Mingxin turned herself in on your behalf in order to help you get a reduced sentence. You actually pushed such a righteous girl into the fire pit!" Director Bai was so angry that his head hurt.
"And you guys, you keep saying she's a prostitute. Where's the evidence? She turned herself in with evidence: a pair of genuine Ming Dynasty Doucai disc-patterned cups. That's why I brought a team here to investigate. If you can't produce any evidence, you're defaming a woman!"
Jiang Dawei's heart suddenly skipped a beat. If Yan Lao Er knew that the treasure was missing, wouldn't he tear him to pieces?!
No, I would rather let Yan Laoer die here than let them take Yan Laoer away!
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