"I'll treat you to hot pot tonight," Li Xiyue said, before leading Chu Xun and Xiaobai back to the clinic.
The educated youth at the settlement also hurried back to their rooms to wash up and prepare breakfast.
The village is bustling with activity, smoke curling from every chimney, and a new day has begun.
Zhang Weihua was woken up by the cold. When he opened his eyes, he realized that he had fallen asleep at some point, and all the boxes in the room were gone.
He was so startled that he scrambled to his feet and searched around, but found not a single hair.
So many boxes, all gone.
Sun Yufang's body was still in the courtyard, but it was buried in snow.
He realized that he hadn't fallen asleep, but had been knocked unconscious, and that the thief had stolen his property.
Who was it? Did his brother come back and take the things away?
Thinking of this, he hurried back to his elder brother's house and found his wife sitting in the room with a worried look on her face. "Guiqing, has your elder brother come back?"
"No, Weihua, why are you only just getting back? Do you know that something was stolen from the house?" Liu Guiqing said anxiously.
Zhang Weihua was shocked. "What did you say? Things from home were stolen too?"
"Yes, last night I went out to find a car to pick up some things, but when I came back, the house was empty. I went to look for you, but I didn't know where you went. I was so worried."
Zhang Weihua slumped onto the sofa, his face ashen.
"Weihua, didn't you go with your sister-in-law to look for your brother's other assets?"
Zhang Weihua scratched his head. "My property over there was also stolen, and I was knocked unconscious."
"What about your sister-in-law?" Liu Guiqing asked. "Could it have been your sister-in-law who did it?"
Zhang Weihua shook his head, "I killed my sister-in-law."
"What?!" Liu Guiqing's face turned pale. "You killed someone, and now my brother's family's property is gone. What are we going to do?"
Thinking the police might arrive soon, Zhang Weihua stood up. "Let's go home, pack our things, and get out of here quickly!"
After breakfast, Chu Xun went to town to buy some ingredients for the dinner party that evening. Since there were patients at the clinic, Li Xiyue had to stay and see them.
After visiting the patient, she rode her bicycle to the Hongqi Production Team to find out when Grandpa Chen would be buried.
Having confirmed that the burial date would be the day after tomorrow, Li Xiyue didn't linger and returned to Xujia Village.
By the time they returned to the clinic, it was almost noon. Chu Xun had already come back, bringing Chen Yu and the outcome of the matter.
"Director Zheng personally interrogated him and uncovered many crimes. He embezzled a lot of money and had two lives on his hands. He was definitely going to be sentenced to death. However, when we searched his house, we found that his wife had been killed by his younger brother. His brother and his wife had taken all of his family's property and disappeared without a trace."
Did that couple run away?
Li Xiyue was not surprised. The couple were not good people. They originally planned to run away with his elder brother's property. Now that the property was in her pocket, he had lost everything and even had a life on his hands. He definitely had to go into hiding.
“However, his house is still there. He sold it and got some money. Apart from the compensation he gave to you, sister-in-law, and the compensation to the villagers he injured, the rest was confiscated.” Chen Yu took out a wad of cash and handed it to Li Xiyue. “Those two policemen also found out a lot of things and have been dismissed.”
Li Xiyue counted the money; there was one hundred yuan. Satisfied, she accepted it. "Did you find out who reported me?"
She had a rough idea of who it was, but she needed to confirm it.
“It’s an anonymous letter.” Chen Yu took out the letter.
Li Xiyue took the book and opened it. After just one glance, she confirmed her guess: "It really is that beast Zhao Guohua!" She stood up. "I'm going to find him!"
"Yueyue, let's leave this to the police," Chu Xun said.
Li Xiyue thought for a moment, "Then I'll go to the Party Secretary's house first."
She took the letter and went to Xu Yongshun's house, where she told him what had happened.
Xu Yongshun's hands trembled with anger. "That beast! He's the one who reported you! Dr. Li, I agree! I agree to hand him over to the police!"
After this incident, he realized that he should report any wrongdoing to the police and could no longer tolerate evil.
In any case, most of the members of the brigade were hardworking and down-to-earth, with only a small number being rather lazy. After a year of hard work, everyone was able to barely make ends meet.
He will no longer be fixated on being an advanced brigade.
"Dad!" At this moment, Xu Hongmei came out with the help of Su Fengying.
Xu Yongshun thought his daughter was still attached to that beast and didn't want to report it to the police. He sighed and sat back down, dejectedly saying, "Hongmei, he killed your child and abandoned you. He's an absolute beast. Why are you still attached to him?"
"No, Dad, I'm going to sue her for indecent assault and intentional homicide!" Xu Hongmei said resolutely.
Xu Yongshun suddenly looked up at his daughter, "Hongmei, have you thought it through?"
"Dad, I've thought it through. If he's unjust, then don't blame me for being unjust too." Xu Hongmei said through gritted teeth, looking at Li Xiyue with self-reproach. "Dr. Li was almost implicated because of me. I can't let that beast get away with this anymore. I'm reporting him to the police. I want him to receive the punishment he deserves!"
Xu Yongshun stood up. "Alright, let's call the police to arrest him!"
Li Xiyue said, "Teacher Xu, once you hand him over to the police, your affair will be exposed..."
Regardless of the era, girls have always been treated harshly, so many girls who have been bullied dare not let others know and silently endure their grievances.
“Now that I’ve done it, I’m not afraid of what others will say. This is the consequence I should bear, and I won’t back down anymore.” Xu Hongmei held Li Xiyue’s hand. “Dr. Li, I want to be as brave as you. I can’t let my parents and family pay for my mistakes anymore. I have to take responsibility for my actions, no matter what the outcome is!”
"Little sister, your sister-in-law and I both support you," Xu Daqiang said as he helped Su Xiaoyun out.
Su Fengying firmly said, "Mom supports you too."
"Let's go, we'll send that beast to the police station right now!" Xu Yongshun said with a strong voice.
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