Chapter 248 Ye Ke and Zhang Pandi are sentenced to labor reform
Seeing that things were going badly, Ye quietly shrank back, trying to slip away in the chaos.
Zhang Pandi, with her sharp eyes, suddenly broke free from the guard's grasp like a madwoman and lunged forward to grab Ye Ke's hair:
"You want to run away? Ye Ke! You're the one who made me buy the kerosene! You're the one who came up with the idea! You said you wanted to ruin her wedding and make her husband despise her! Now you want me to take the fall all by myself? Dream on!"
The two women wrestled and screamed, getting covered in mud and snow.
Ye Ke's stomach was hit by Zhang Pandi's knee, and she screamed in pain as dark red blood seeped out from under her.
"Blood...my child..."
Ye Ke clutched her stomach, curling up in pain.
The scene was chaotic.
Several women rushed forward to pull him away, but the city leader, his face ashen, sternly addressed his entourage:
"What are you still standing there for? Call the police! Arrest these two lawless thugs!"
The police arrived very quickly.
Zhang Pandi and Ye Ke, one with conclusive evidence of attempted arson and the other with false accusation and instigation, were both handcuffed and taken away.
Ye Kexian was sent to the county hospital, but the baby could not be saved.
The verdict was later handed down: Zhang Pandi was convicted of counter-revolutionary arson, and Ye Ke was convicted of false accusation and framing; both were sentenced to labor reform.
By the time the news reached the village, Gu Baobao's wedding had already concluded successfully.
The bride was poised and graceful when toasting, and her eyes were gentle as she served food to Lu Zhanming. The couple's affection was evident to all the villagers.
The brand-new tractor and the newly started clinic made Gu Baobao's name synonymous with benevolence and competence in the surrounding villages.
Only Gu Baobao knew that the gains from this trip back home were far more than just these.
Three days after the wedding, she asked Old Man Chen to take her up the back mountain under the pretext of inspecting local medicinal herbs.
In a secluded, shady mountain ravine, she unexpectedly discovered several clusters of rare herbs growing exceptionally well. These herbs were precisely the raw materials needed for certain highly effective prescriptions in her spatial storage, and were rarely seen in the outside world.
"Master, look at this."
She pointed to the plants with thick leaves and pale purple flowers, her tone perfectly tinged with surprise.
"I've read about this in medical books in the capital. It's called Ziyuncao (紫云草), and it has remarkable effects on reducing inflammation and relieving pain. But it has demanding growing conditions and is very hard to find. I never expected to find it on our back mountain!"
Old Chen leaned closer to examine it, marveling at it.
"Really... I never noticed before. Baby, your eyesight is amazing."
Gu Baobao carefully collected a few samples, but she knew in her heart:
In the future, if she takes out some advanced drugs or achievements from her space, she can logically claim that they are special mutated varieties discovered in the back mountains of Qinghetun and refined by her.
Her hometown became her best cover.
At this moment, she still had a jealous man sticking to her side.
Coming down from the back mountain, passing the threshing ground, several young men from the village were taking a break. When they saw Gu Baobao, their eyes widened.
The new bride, dressed in military uniform, had a slender waist and a face that glowed white under the clear sky after the snow, looking like someone who had stepped out of a New Year's painting.
Lu Zhanming's face darkened, and he naturally wrapped his arm around Gu Baobao's waist, pulling her closer to him.
The gesture was small, but it was full of possessive intent.
The young men sheepishly looked away and went back to work.
Once they were a distance away, Gu Baobao smiled and gently nudged him with her elbow:
"Director Lu, please be mindful of the consequences."
What impact?
Lu Zhanming raised an eyebrow, but instead of letting go, he bent down and quickly kissed her cheek.
"I will closely protect and safeguard the tasks assigned to me by the organization."
He emphasized the word "intimate" slowly and deliberately, his breath hot against her ear.
Gu Baobao blushed and glared at him.
After getting married, this person became even more irresponsible.
[Tsk tsk tsk]
Defu shook his head in his mind.
[This vinegar is so strong, all the sauerkraut jars in the surrounding villages combined can't compare to Director Lu's sourness. Host, this close protection of yours will probably continue until you're seventy or eighty!]
Gu Baobao was too lazy to pay attention to it.
At night, the kang (a heated brick bed) was scalding hot.
The military uniform had long been taken off and was neatly folded on the lid of the chest at the head of the kang (a heated brick bed).
Under the red satin quilt, the two embraced tightly.
Lu Zhanming's kiss carried the restlessness and possessiveness accumulated during the day, leaving its mark inch by inch from his forehead to his lips, then to his neck and collarbone.
Gu Baobao was trapped beneath him, her fingers running through his thick black hair as she breathed softly.
"Baby……"
He called her name in a hoarse voice, his fingers tracing her slightly swollen lips, his eyes burning with a dark fire.
"Let them see. Let them all know that you are mine."
Gu Baobao felt weak all over from his hot breath, but she still stubbornly refused to admit it:
"...Who, who is yours..."
"Stubborn to the end."
Lu Zhanming chuckled softly... but his words were completely cut short.
Defu had wisely shielded itself long ago, leaving only a string of garbled electronic noise before completely shutting down, much like the sound of a human covering their face and running away.
Outside the window, the night in Qinghetun was quiet and deep. The occasional bark of a dog in the distance only made this small place feel warm and enchanting.
Gu Baobao clung tightly to the man on top of her amidst a wave of dizziness.
She thought, this is her root, her armor, her home.
No matter how much wind and rain lies ahead, how many venomous snakes like Lavoisier lurk in the shadows, or how many torrents of history may sweep in.
As long as he is there, as long as her family is there, as long as this land beneath her feet still exists, she has boundless courage to face, to fight, and to protect.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean...
In Lavoisier's laboratory, the report about the anomalies in the fourth round of testing of the new element was finally rediscovered by a cautious senior researcher.
He stared at the 4% figure for "unintended structural decay," his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.
He picked up the phone, hesitated for a moment, and then put it down.
The investors were pushing too hard, and Mr. Lavoisier was basking in the impending great success. Reporting a minor, non-recurring anomaly at this time would be like pouring cold water on his enthusiasm.
Perhaps... it really was just a random error?
The researcher eventually tucked the report back into the bottom of the filing cabinet.
But the unease in his heart, like a pebble thrown into a still lake, will eventually spread its ripples.
But at this moment, no one knows.
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