novelhk Chapter 3: Bringing the Police Back to the Village to Arrest People
Chapter 3: Bringing the Police Back to the Village to Arrest People
Shen Wancheng helped the limping Shen Yao into the People's Armed Forces Department office. She only mentioned that they were orphans of martyrs, and they immediately received attention.
Vice Minister Liu Congyi is a middle-aged man in his forties. Coincidentally, I had heard about the deeds of Shen Wancheng's father, Shen Datian, before.
Now that he knows that Shen Datian's orphan has been bullied for so many years, how could he, as a fellow soldier, not be filled with righteous indignation?
"This is outrageous! They're a family that's eaten coal. They're heartless."
Liu Congyi stood up and called in a female cadre to help Shen Yao, who was injured. Two more cadres accompanied her.
“I’m about the same age as your father, so I’ll call you my nieces. Come on, let’s take you to get your injuries checked first, then we’ll go to the police station together and get some police officers. We’ll go back to the village with you.”
"I want to see just how shameless this family can be."
Shen Wancheng had known all along that Shen Yao hadn't broken any bones, only suffered superficial injuries, which was why she dared to delay until now.
The group of six went to the hospital first. After Shen Yao applied the medicine, they went to the police station together to report the situation to the police officers. The police station then sent three more officers to go to Xixia Village with Shen Wancheng and the others.
In the 1980s, police cars were a rare resource, and the Public Security Bureau couldn't send two cars to take the nine of them back to their village.
So Shen Wancheng and her group chose to take the shuttle bus back.
The bus arrived in town at 5 p.m.
Some comrades from the People's Armed Forces Department suggested notifying the township People's Armed Forces Department to go together.
Shen Wancheng told them that one of her cousins was a temporary worker in the People's Armed Forces Department, and if they notified the township People's Armed Forces Department, she was afraid that he would secretly inform her uncle's family.
Liu Congyi gave Shen Wancheng an approving look.
I admire her for her cautious thinking despite her young age.
Finally, they booked three rooms at the town's guesthouse: one for the three police officers, one for Liu Congyi and two officers from the People's Armed Forces Department, and one for the female officers from the People's Armed Forces Department and the Shen Wancheng sisters.
They weren't planning to stay overnight before going to Xixia Village; they were driving back to stay overnight.
Not to mention that Shen Wancheng and her sister were eager to deal with their uncle's family, Liu Congyi and the others also wished they could lock the culprit up immediately.
They walked back faster than when they left in the morning, and arrived at Xixia Village in less than an hour.
It's summer now, and in the south it gets dark late; it's almost seven o'clock and it's still light out.
People can be seen returning home from farm work every now and then at the village entrance.
Some villagers saw Shen Wancheng and her sister and wanted to go up and say something, but when they saw that there were many people following behind them, they didn't dare to go up and quickly walked back into the village.
Some people also saw Shen Wancheng and her sister come to the village with a group of people and followed them from a distance.
As soon as Shen Wancheng and her companions saw their house, a woman came out of the door and walked towards them.
"Wancheng, Xiaoyao, where have you been all day? You've made your family worry for nothing."
Shen Wancheng ignored the woman's words and only said to Liu Congyi, "This is my aunt, Liu Xianglan."
Shen Wancheng's grandfather, Shen Dapeng, had three sons.
The eldest son, Shen Daxing, married Zhou Fengxia, and they have two sons. The second son works as a temporary worker at the town's armed forces department. The eldest son also bought a job in town.
The youngest son, Shen Dabiao, married a woman named Liu Xianglan. They had a son and a daughter. The daughter's name is Shen Mei, and the son is still in junior high school.
Shen Wancheng's father, Shen Datian, is the second child in the family, and she was never loved by her parents from a young age.
Shen Datian and Xu Lan only had two daughters, Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, which made them even less favored by the patriarchal Shen Dapeng and his wife.
When Liu Xianglan said that Shen Dapeng and his wife were worried about Shen Wancheng, she was simply lying through her teeth.
Shen Wancheng did not respond to Liu Xianglan's question. Liu Xianglan glanced awkwardly at the person next to Shen Wancheng, walked to Shen Wancheng's side, grabbed Shen Wancheng's arm, and asked in a low voice.
"Wan Cheng, who are these people you brought? Your aunt was beaten up and is lying in bed screaming, claiming that you sisters beat her up."
Shen Wancheng glanced at Liu Xianglan sideways, "Really? Then how are Grandpa and Grandma planning to deal with us?"
"With your skinny arms and legs, of course we don't believe it was you sisters who did it. Don't be afraid."
Don't be afraid?
Could a fake good person like Liu Xianglan really speak up for her sisters?
Shen Wancheng chuckled inwardly.
In the book, it is Shen Lao Da's family who openly bully the female protagonist's family, while Shen Lao San's family seems to be invisible. However, Shen Lao Da's family has gained a lot from the female protagonist's family. Shen Lao San also benefits a lot because his wife favors his youngest son.
After the female protagonist Shen Yao in the book gained a foothold and adapted to life in this era, she dealt with the eldest Shen family, but did not take action against the third Shen family.
The eldest daughter of the general's family doesn't understand the intricacies of life in poor families. The author successfully established her straightforward character, which infuriated the readers.
Now that Shen Wancheng has arrived, she's going to take care of the Shen family's affairs, and she won't let the Shen family's affairs go unpunished either.
"Shen Wancheng, Shen Yao, you two good-for-nothings, where have you been today?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man came out of the Shen family's house. When he saw Shen Wancheng and her sister, he shouted loudly.
Shen Wancheng seemed startled by the sudden sound, her body trembled involuntarily, and she took a step back.
Liu Congyi keenly noticed Shen Wancheng's reaction and reached out to press down on Shen Wancheng's shoulder.
"Don't be afraid, niece. No one will dare to bully you anymore."
Shen Wancheng glanced at Liu Congyi gratefully.
The middle-aged man who stepped out was Shen Daxing, who had already strode up to Shen Wancheng.
He glared at Shen Wancheng and questioned her.
"Shen Wancheng, where did you find these people to bring to our house? I didn't believe your aunt before that you and your sister beat her, but with these people here, it must have been you who did it!"
"You ungrateful bastards, who raised you after your parents died?"
"You worthless good-for-nothing, get inside and kneel down to your grandparents to apologize!"
Shen Wancheng listened with her head down and eyes lowered as Shen Daxing's insults grew increasingly vile, silently counting in her mind: one, two, three...
Liu Congyi's face was ashen. The young officer from the People's Armed Forces Department and three police officers came out at the same time.
One of the police officers stepped forward and showed his identification.
“We are police officers from the county public security bureau. Shen Dapeng and his family are suspected of the crime of violently interfering with other people’s freedom of marriage, as well as the crimes of abusing the orphans of martyrs and embezzling the property of martyrs. Shen Dapeng and his family need to cooperate with our investigation.”
Upon seeing the police officer's identification and hearing his cold, stern words, Shen Daxing staggered, nearly falling to the ground in fright.
"Officer, this...you've misunderstood...we don't have any..."
Liu Xianglan, who was standing next to Shen Wancheng, was also terrified.
"Officer, you've misunderstood. Wancheng is our own niece. How could we possibly mistreat her?"
"Hmph, whether there was abuse or not is not for you to decide; the facts will tell!"
Liu Congyi patted Shen Wancheng on the shoulder, encouraging her not to be afraid.
He then led everyone into the Shen family's residence.