"Xiao Zhiqiu, you're back, but you didn't find He Dingjun. I was discussing with your father about reporting the case tomorrow. Because tomorrow we have a horse-drawn carriage and an ox-drawn cart to go into the city to collect manure."
"Son, why did you cut so much? I'm afraid it must weigh 70 or 80 kilograms!"
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand and said, "I was thinking about reporting the case. I didn't know how long it would take, so I kept looking for rabbit grass to cut. I thought I'd get more and feed it over two days.
"Old Village Chief, I'll listen to you. It doesn't matter if it's a day earlier or later. The police will catch He Dingjun and bring him to justice anyway!"
After chatting for a few more words, the old village chief left. At this time, Ye Tianya went to spread half of the rabbit grass, and it was put back in the corner of the living room in the basket.
Rabbits get their moisture from grass, so the grass they feed them cannot be left outside. The sun is so strong now that it will turn into hay in half a day.
Ye Zhiqiu washed his hands, wiped the sweat off with a towel, and then said to Wang Xiaolan, who was cleaning the kitchen, "Mom, make some soup with the hen that Lao Li sent! The second son has suffered so much, we need to replenish his nutrition."
"Alas, listen to your son. Your brother is really suffering this time. Why didn't God send down thunder to kill that damned He Dingjun?"
Ye Zhiqiu was secretly happy when he heard this, thinking that it would be better if God didn't strike him down. He had already planted them in the ground. If he did, wouldn't he turn into a zombie?
I had just washed and hung up the towels when someone came outside the gate.
A group of villagers came in, surrounded by two police officers. Ye Zhiqiu frowned, but quickly recovered.
He smiled and quickly went over to them, looking surprised and saying, "Oh, Public Security Comrades, you've arrived just in time! We were just about to report this to you!"
The two police officers smiled, and one of them explained, "We were patrolling the village and heard from the villagers that someone had committed a crime and was on the run. We were just about to find you, the person involved, to clarify the situation."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and welcomed the two into the living room, and poured them two bowls of boiled water. After the two finished drinking the water and took out paper and pen, Ye Zhiqiu began to speak.
"Two years ago, He Dingjun and Li Laifu invited me to go swimming in the river. They then suggested a competition to see who could reach the destination faster.
They had hollowed out a piece of dead wood beforehand, tied a rope around it, and when I reached the spot, they pulled the rope and hit me. I passed out and lost my memory because of it."
The police officer who was recording the incident raised his hand to interrupt and ask, "Do you know why they want to harm you?"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said, "Yesterday my brother saw He Dingjun, who intended to deceive the girls in the village and even rape them. But because of the appearance of my brother and a few other children, he failed.
In a rage, he punched and kicked my thirteen-year-old brother. My brother had always respected me, so he said he wanted to fight me back. Then He Dingjun went crazy and wanted to beat my brother to death.
He even asked me why I should be alive two years ago when he had clearly killed me. It was because of this that I started to suspect He Dingjun and Li Laifu.
The result was that I tricked Li Laifu, and he ran away with a guilty conscience. After being caught by the villagers, he confessed what had happened. According to him, He Dingjun had approached him and agreed to teach me a lesson together.
Li Laifu thought he could just knock me unconscious and give me a beating. Instead, He Dingjun took advantage of my unconsciousness and pushed me directly into the water, attempting to choke me. Fortunately, I was saved by a passing Taoist priest, but I also lost my memory.
Then, it wasn't until yesterday that this matter was exposed. This was because Li Laifu's father knelt down and begged my father to let his son go, and he was just deceived and didn't really want to harm me.
After compensating me for my medical expenses, they let him go. His father felt ashamed to continue living in the village, so he and his family of three left last night.
One of the police officers asked, "So, was there anyone present when the criminals were beating your brother and even trying to kill him?"
"I was there!"
"I carried Xiao Wubing back on my back."
The police carefully inquired about their situation again, and then asked about what Li Laifu confessed after he was caught, and whether there were any discrepancies with what Ye Zhiqiu said, after getting unanimous confirmation.
The two of them went in again to check on Ye Wubing's condition, and then went to He Dingjun's house.
Upon inquiry, it was learned that only He Dingjun's mother, brother, and sister were left at home. As for He Dingjun's father, his whereabouts were unknown.
The two police officers looked at each other and thought that He Dashan was a little suspicious. They went to ask the villagers and learned from an old man that he had seen He Dashan leaving the house with a bag on his back.
At this point, the police determined that He Dingjun and He Dashan might have fled for fear of punishment! He Dashan's wife and children also began to panic.
The two police officers began to have people sign and seal their testimonies, which would constitute the filing of a case.
"Comrade Ye Zhiqiu, please be careful recently. Without proof, the fugitives won't be able to get far. I'm worried they might become desperate and come back to harm your family. However, we have opened a case and will apprehend the two criminals as soon as possible."
Ye Zhiqiu shook hands with the two police officers enthusiastically and said, "Thank you, police comrades. I hope they can be brought to justice as soon as possible and give me justice. One more thing: my father and I will start working at the brewery at the end of the month, and our whole family will move into the city."
If there are any developments in the case after this month, you'll have to go to the brewery to find us. Let me be clear with you first. I'm worried that if you come to Kaoshantun to look for us next month, you'll find us empty-handed."
"Okay, next month, right? We'll keep a record of this. If we find anything, we'll go to the brewery and let you know."
"Sigh, please excuse me, police officers. This is really hard work for you."
"Serving the people is not about hard work or not."
The Ye family and villagers escorted the two police officers to the village entrance and watched them leave on their bicycles.
The villagers started to talk about it again, saying that He Dashan was really stupid! He had a son and a daughter at home, but instead ran off with a criminal son.
Because no one saw He Dashan go up the mountain, not even his wife and children knew about it. He was worried that the news would leak out, so he didn't tell his family.
Now, no one knows that he is dead. Instead, everyone thinks that he fled for fear of punishment and wandered around the world with his eldest son!
Now that the case has been filed, there is no need to go to the commune tomorrow.
After the meal was served, Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Dad, what do you think we should do with the vegetables in this private plot? After we left, some of them haven't grown yet. It would be a pity to pull them out. Should we give them away when the time comes?"
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