Reborn in a small mountain village in 1991

Chapter 84 The Confrontation Begins

Finally, Party Secretary Li sternly warned You San'er:

"Your statement today will be on file."

"From now on, if you recant your testimony or commit perjury, the brigade will report you directly to the police and deal with you severely. There will be no leniency!"

You San'er was instantly terrified and panicked:

"No, I would never say such a thing."

With You San'er's confession confirmed, the possibility of the Qian family bribing You San'er to recant his testimony was completely eliminated.

Unless You San really wants to go to jail.

After the group left You San'er's house, Secretary Li told the village chief and the others to leave first.

"You guys go to the Qian family first, Comrade Xu Chunsheng and I will find out more about the situation."

After everyone had left, Secretary Li looked at Xu Chunsheng again:

"Boss Xu, I roughly understand this matter now. We have You San's testimony, evidence of his sudden spending spree, and clues that someone saw the two of them meeting frequently. The matter is basically confirmed."

"Furthermore, since it's been officially recorded today, it can no longer be treated as a regular neighborhood dispute."

Xu Chunsheng was waiting for these words, and immediately picked up the conversation:

"The brigade held a clarification meeting before and helped restore the pig farm's reputation. I don't necessarily want to hold onto this matter, but unfortunately no one has come forward to admit their mistake."

"Now that we finally have a lead, and the other party's behavior is quite egregious, it's not just a matter of them sabotaging our pig farm; they're deliberately trying to tarnish the reputation of our brigade."

"If they don't learn a lesson from this, won't anyone just impulsively call in people to sabotage other people's production?"

"If everyone ends up paying compensation privately and just letting it go, then the rules of the brigade will be in chaos."

Party Secretary Li nodded in agreement; he had long been somewhat displeased with this kind of atmosphere in the brigade.

"You're right, this is no longer just a personal feud between you. These vile acts cannot be allowed to continue."

Having received an affirmative answer from Party Secretary Li, and with the signatures and fingerprints of the village chief and several elders, Xu Chunsheng felt reassured.

The Qian family's most reliable method—finding villagers to mediate and smooth things over—was also completely blocked.

The most direct way is to pay Xu Chunsheng money in private. No matter how much money the Qian family spends, they can't break through this path!

After their conversation ended, Party Secretary Li rode his motorcycle, picked up Xu Chunsheng, and the two headed towards the Qian family's house.

When the two arrived, the village chief and his group were already almost at the Qian family's house.

Party Secretary Li parked his motorcycle directly in the courtyard. Xu Chunsheng got off and stood in the courtyard, shouting:

"Qian Junwei, Qian Junwei, he's not home!"

A high-pitched voice came from the second floor:

"Which one? He's taking a nap."

When Qian's mother peeked out from the second-floor balcony and saw so many people standing in her yard, she was somewhat surprised.

"What are you doing?"

Qian's mother sounded somewhat impatient.

The Qian family's house was one of the few single-story houses in the village, and it was built more luxuriously than anyone else's. Because of their wealth, they treated the villagers with indifference.

Of course, Qian's mother recognized Secretary Li and his group. While she didn't completely ignore them, she didn't give them a smile either.

Since the weather got hot, Qian Junwei has stopped going out and spends his days sleeping indoors with the fan on.

She was a little confused; why were they looking for her son? So she simply asked:

"What do you want with Junwei?"

Cadre Zhang squinted at the gleaming tiles, and looked up as he said:

"Wake up Qian Junwei, we have something to ask him."

The woman upstairs frowned and asked irritably:

"What's wrong? Tell me first, and I'll tell him when he wakes up."

Looking at the woman upstairs, Officer Zhang emphasized:

"We're on official business right now! Wake him up immediately, or we'll come up and yell at him!"

Seeing the serious expressions on the faces of the people downstairs, Qianmo realized that something serious must have happened.

Only then did she turn around and go inside to call Qian Junwei. After calling him, she went downstairs, opened the door, and invited the group into the main room.

She brought them another pot of tea, poured a cup of water for Secretary Li, and asked with a smile:

"Secretary Li, I've woken Junwei up. He got dressed and came downstairs. I wonder what's wrong?"

Qian's mother was used to the village chief and villagers looking for Qian Junwei, but this was the first time that Secretary Li had come to see him as well.

Party Secretary Li took the tea and replied in a rather bland tone:

You'll find out soon enough.

Mrs. Qian was taken aback, but she didn't ask any further questions. She found two cups for the remaining people and placed them aside, indicating that they should pour themselves some water.

"Okay, you guys go get some water first, I'll go upstairs and see if she's up yet."

After saying that, she swayed her hips and went upstairs.

Upstairs, Qian's mother asked anxiously:

"Son, what have you been up to lately? Why are that blockhead Secretary Li and the village chief here?"

Qian Junwei was still lying on the bed, unwilling to get up, muttering:

"What are you doing? Don't you know I haven't been out lately?"

"Who knows what they're here for!"

After Qian Junwei finished speaking, he got up and went downstairs with Qianmo.

Seeing Qian Junwei yawning repeatedly, Party Secretary Li asked directly:

"Qian Junwei! The few of us have come here today for one thing."

"A while ago, someone threw dead rats into Xu Chunsheng's pig farm and spread rumors that there were sick pigs. What do you have to say about that?"

Qian Junwei glanced at You San'er standing beside him, pulled over a stool, sat down, crossed one leg, shook it a couple of times, and said:

"What did you say? Just say he's unlucky."

"snort!"

Xu Chunsheng snorted coldly and pointed at You San'er beside him, saying:

"Didn't you instigate him to do it?"

Qian Junwei felt a tightness in his chest, but his face remained completely innocent:

"Chunsheng, even though you don't like hanging out with me anymore, we used to be brothers. How can you say something like that?"

"I've been sleeping in every day lately, I haven't even left the house, how could I possibly go and ask him to throw away the dead rat?"

Qian Junwei was certain that You San'er wouldn't dare to betray him; if he did, he would definitely suffer the consequences later.

"If you don't believe me, ask him if I've ever done these things."

Hearing their conversation, Qian's mother couldn't help but interrupt, her voice rising higher and higher:

"Our family is so rich, why would we need to do such despicable things? I think it's just that You San'er is jealous of your pig farm and wants to trip you up."

"They've probably been caught red-handed, and since they don't have the money to pay, they're deliberately trying to frame our Junwei!"

Everyone present couldn't help but frown. Qian's mother's voice was high-pitched and rapid, making people want to dig out their ears.

Xu Chunsheng did indeed do that. He picked his ear, looked at Qian Junwei's nonchalant expression, and spoke directly:

"You San'er, shall you speak, or shall I speak for you?"