??Chapter 234: Chapter 234: The Wrongdoer Complains First
Chapter 234: Chapter 234: The Wrongdoer Complains First
Secretary Yao rushed over with several militia mbers in a hurry.
Aunt Juan, after talking to Chiang Xiao, beca increasingly worried and, fearing even Chiang Xiao might have been attacked, went to find Secretary Yao with fervent concern.
As soon as Secretary Yao heard that a bunch of lazybones had gotten together to beat soone, and that it was Ge Liutao they were hitting, his heart skipped a beat. He imdiately called Yao Cong and others and hurried over.
He knew that Ge Liutao had a weak heart!
If a life had indeed been lost, he, as the secretary, would be to bla as well!
Moreover, if Ge Liutao really died, Chiang Songhai’s situation would probably be precarious too. What would Chiang Xiao do then? He had high hopes for Chiang Xiao, believing she could definitely beco the village’s first college student.
Yao Jubin now felt a mix of valuing Chiang Xiao’s talents as well as pity for her circumstances; he absolutely did not want to see any more trouble in her family.
When he arrived, Ge Liutao was suppressing her tears, Chiang Songhai was sitting on the ground with his clothes pulled into disarray, weeping profusely.
Chiang Xiao was supporting Ge Liutao, her expression solemn and her eyes dark, making it impossible to read what was going through her mind.
He let out a slight sigh of relief, thankful that no life had been lost!
But the sight of the Chiang family of three in such a miserable state was heartbreaking.
Just as Yao Jubin was about to shout angrily, he saw several n lying soaked on the bank of the creek and was montarily stunned.
What had happened here?
The n, upon seeing Yao Jubin and his group arrive, imdiately began to wail.
“Secretary, you have to stand up for us! Look at what that damned girl Chiang Xiao has done to us–um, I an, to Sun Laoliu and the others! She even kicked them into Naless Creek. How cruel she must be!”
“Exactly! Secretary Yao, everyone in our village knows that Naless Creek is haunted by the Water Ghost. What if Sun Laoliu and the others get dragged down by the Water Ghost? What if they beco possessed by the Water Ghost?”
“Secretary, that damned girl Chiang Xiao is truly vicious. I reckon if we hadn’t been in numbers, she would have killed us all!”
“Shut your mouths!” Secretary Yao, with a throbbing headache, imdiately roared, “You’re saying you were right to hit soone first? You’re saying it’s justifiable for you to co and steal from the Chiang Family?”
“No, Secretary Yao, what are you talking about? Whose side are you on anyway? Are you still our village official? Look at those two n, do you recognize them? They are from the town! They ca to our village to steal! Instead of asking the militia to arrest them, why are you scolding us?” a man with a mole on his lip challenged Secretary Yao loudly.
The other loafers also began to chi in.
Now that Secretary Yao and the militia were present, they felt even bolder. At worst, they might not get much of the wild boar and vegetables today, but at least they could seize a portion, taking whatever little they could get.
In their eyes, since they were all villagers, as the village secretary, Yao Jubin should surely side with his own villagers, right?
Where were they wrong?
“They…” Secretary Yao indeed didn’t recognize Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang.
He turned his gaze to Chiang Xiao.
Chiang Xiao had completely cald down by now, but that didn’t an she was about to let today’s events slide. She wanted to hold every one of them accountable.
eting Secretary Yao’s inquiring gaze, she said, “Secretary Uncle, this is my grandma’s younger brother, Ge Dejun, and my cousin-in-law, Xu Linjiang. They are indeed from the town, but they are also our family’s closest kin. At least to , they are closer relatives than Ho Laidi and Song Xiyun and the like.”
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