Gu Weiliang suddenly interrupted at this moment and said, "No... I think it's more likely that Accountant Li did this for Li Fuyong!"
Accountant Li for... Li Fuyong?
The educated youth were a little overwhelmed when they heard this.
They knew that Accountant Li was Li Fuyong's uncle.
Now Li Fuyong has been taken to the public security bureau for attempting to poison the educated youth.
So Accountant Li really came to make things difficult for them because his nephew Li Fuyong was arrested?
"Are you saying that Accountant Li is taking revenge on us out of his anger towards Li Fuyong? That's why he's not letting us take the job exam?"
"Or maybe it's to fulfill Li Fuyong's wish! Doesn't Li Fuyong want us educated youth to take the job exam and compete with him for a job? And if Li Fuyong did something like drugging someone, who knows how many years he'll be sentenced to? So, whether Accountant Li wants revenge for Li Fuyong or to fulfill his last wish, stopping us from taking the exam is the best way!"
"Hiss, you mean Accountant Li is deliberately taking revenge on us!"
Another person said indignantly, "If that's what he's up to, I'm definitely going to report him to the higher authorities! Such a big criminal came from his family, and not only does he not distance himself from the matter, he's actually trying to avenge him! How can someone like that be qualified to be a village official?"
"That's right! This kind of person is not qualified to be a village cadre. If the commune doesn't do anything, I will go to the county and file a complaint. I will definitely bring him down!"
"That's right! We can't let them bully us like this! We must fight to the end!"
These people were talking excitedly, but the educated youth beside them poured cold water on them, saying, "They said they wanted us to stay in the village for three days for the safety of all of us educated youth. They said it was out of kindness, but you insisted on saying it was revenge. If you tell anyone about it, no one will believe it! Besides, we're only forbidden to leave for three days. The village will still allow us to leave after three days. No one will believe this and think it's revenge!"
"Ah! When you say that, which side do you take?"
Seeing that several people were about to quarrel because of their different opinions, Gu Weiliang expressed his own speculation: "I don't think Accountant Li is a short-sighted person. He wouldn't seek revenge just because his nephew was arrested! On the contrary, I think he came here to find a way to reduce his nephew's sentence!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Reduce sentence?
Are you kidding?
Is this an attempt to mitigate the crime?
Everyone thought Gu Weiliang's idea was ridiculous.
They just guessed that Accountant Li came here to avenge Li Fuyong!
At this time, Gu Weiliang said that Accountant Li might want to reduce Li Fuyong's sentence. How did he come up with these two diametrically opposed speculations?
Gu Weiliang continued, "Accountant Li is Li Fuyong's uncle. He must have asked someone to find out the whole story. So he must know that you are planning to go to the town to take the job recruitment exam tomorrow! So he knows that this matter is very important to you!"
"He's coming here and demanding we stay in the village for three days. You'll miss tomorrow's exam, and you're definitely not going to do that. And even if you sneak away to take the exam, he still has a backup plan: the village chief he's brought in! The village chief holds the village seal. Our documents, household registration, and even our grain and oil supply are all in his hands. So he has your lifeline in his direct control."
"This exam is very important to you, and he's using it as leverage to negotiate terms with us! For example, he'll allow you to take the job exam, but only if you write a letter of apology to Li Fuyong!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone woke up!
So that’s it!
Accountant Li came here just for Li Fuyong!
Everyone felt that Gu Weiliang's speculation was more reliable.
Compared to the statement that he wanted to avenge his nephew, the statement that he wanted to save his nephew is more likely!
Li Fuyong is Accountant Li’s nephew, so he will definitely not let it go.
And getting the educated youth to collectively write a letter of understanding is the most important step in saving his nephew!
"Well, you went through all this trouble, so this is the reason! Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Why? If he had said so a long time ago, would you have agreed?"
"Agree to that! Why should I agree? If I agree, and he's released, who knows when he'll go crazy and drug us again? This time he just wanted to give us a laxative. What about next time? What if he comes and gives us rat poison? You never know what he'll do. None of us can identify poison, right? If we're really poisoned, it's hard to guard against!"
Some people were a little shaken at first, after all, they really didn't suffer any harm, and Li Fuyong was arrested.
If we offend the family of Accountant Li in the village because of a person like Li Fuyong, it would be a loss!
The two accountant brothers, Li, have deep roots in the village and are more popular among the villagers than these educated youth from outside.
If there is any friction in the future, the villagers will definitely side with Accountant Li, a fellow villager!
Just look at this time, it was obvious that Accountant Li was trying to save his nephew who had committed a crime, but the village chief was still thinking about the face of the village, so he came to support Accountant Li!
Although the village chief didn't say a word from beginning to end this time, his presence was enough to show his attitude and position!
The village chief supports Accountant Li in his heart!
He also hopes that Li Fuyong will be given a light sentence!
These educated youths who were wavering in their hearts were indeed frightened by what Accountant Li said. Thinking that they would have a job exam tomorrow, they thought it was better to have less trouble than more and did not want to conflict with Accountant Li and others, which would cause unnecessary trouble, so they decided to compromise!
But when he heard some people speculate that if Li Fuyong was really released, there was a high possibility that he would continue to poison people, he hesitated again.
Who wouldn't be scared of someone who wants to poison people at any time?
As a result, the educated youth's positions were divided into three groups.
One group was determined not to release Li Fuyong, fearing that he would return and poison others, especially the educated youth who had caused Li Fuyong to be arrested and taken to the Public Security Bureau, fearing that they would be even more resentful!
The other group felt that since they hadn't been harmed, it wouldn't be a big deal to do Accountant Li a favor and write a letter of forgiveness to Li Fuyong. After all, it's better to forgive when you can! They all lived in the same village and would see each other every day. It would be a shame to offend him!
The last group of people are Gu Weiliang and others who will not take the recruitment exam!
Because the issue now touched upon the vital interests of the educated youth who were about to take the job recruitment exam, Gu Weiliang and the others no longer participated in their debate.
After all, whether Li Fuyong can come out or not is not something they can decide.
The only thing that can decide the outcome of this matter is Li Xueyu's words!
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