funbook-pk Chapter 1228 Things are getting bigger and bigger.
Chapter 1228 Things are getting bigger and bigger.
The director poured several glasses of water and placed them in front of them before continuing.
“When classifying people by social class, according to the standards at the time, Wang Laoshuan was definitely a rich peasant, and there was no such thing as a middle peasant. However, there was a problem: after the tofu shop and the land were taken over by the state, he became destitute just like the other villagers.”
So, should he still be criticized and denounced during this movement? If his family property is still intact, then it is justified to criticize and denounce him. But for the past ten years, he has been farming the village land and earning work points to make a living. So why drag his whole family out of this?
As far as we know, Xiaochenzhuang belongs to the Second Production Brigade of Mengjia Commune. Its brigade leader is named Meng Fa. He has a disabled son who contracted polio as a child and cannot walk on one leg.
The disabled man fell in love with Wang Laoshuan's daughter, Wang Xiaocui. He repeatedly sent matchmakers to Wang Laoshuan's house to propose marriage, but Wang Laoshuan was a stubborn man. He did not want to marry his daughter to a disabled man, so he kicked the matchmakers out.
Now, not only is the disabled man harboring resentment, but the brigade leader Meng Fa is probably also feeling uneasy.
So when this movement came, the only family in the entire village to be criticized and struggled against was Wang Laoshuan's family.
As for Wang Xiaocui being gang-raped by several villagers, since Wang Xiaocui's body was sunk into the pond, we sent people to retrieve it repeatedly, but they were all driven away. Without the deceased, there was no evidence, and we could not file a case.
Wang Laoshuan's son, Wang Xiaobo, had his leg broken by villagers, but because there were no other victims, we were unable to file a case.
Wang Laoshuan and his family couldn't take it anymore, so they hanged themselves from the roof beam. This time, all his relatives came forward, saying that they had driven someone to their death and demanding 500 yuan in compensation.
As far as we know, this disabled man led the villagers in committing all the bad things, including this extortion incident, which was probably also his doing. Of course, Meng Fa didn't play a good role behind the scenes either; in fact, he may have fueled the fire.
We learned all of this indirectly. We tried to send people to Xiaochenzhuang to investigate, but the villagers drove us out. We also wanted to arrest people based on the clues we had, but the county and city governments gave us orders not to escalate the conflict and to prioritize stability and unity.
So, sir, there's nothing we can do. We don't know the full situation, and we can't arrest the person. This matter will just have to remain unresolved.”
As Shi Yun listened and looked at the materials, she fell into deep thought and asked a question after a while.
"Is clan consciousness so strong in Bianliang? Are the villagers so united?"
The bureau chief hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
"What clan? They're not from the same family or surname; they're all refugees who came here. They don't even know where their ancestors are. The main thing is, this Meng family is very powerful in that area."
Meng Fa had eleven brothers and twenty or thirty cousins. Whenever a conflict arose, the whole family would intervene. Therefore, no one in the entire second production team dared to mess with the Meng family. The villagers were probably all afraid of them, which is why they had no choice but to obey their orders.
Shi Yun quickly asked.
"So now we can't get into this village?"
The bureau chief shook his head, his brows furrowed.
“Even if we get in, no one dares to tell us the truth. We’ve tried all of that.”
Suddenly there was a knock on the office door, and the director called out, "Come in."
It turned out to be the criminal investigation team member who had just interrogated the human trafficker. He handed the interrogation transcript to the bureau chief and said with some difficulty.
"These three people are also from the Second Production Brigade. Scarface and the other one are brothers, surnamed Meng, named Meng Qinglu. The other one is named Meng Qingguang. The old lady is their aunt, named Qi Xuemei."
They mainly targeted lone women and children at bus and train stations. Qi Xuemei would pretend to approach them, partly to lull the victims into a false sense of security, and partly to mislead bystanders into believing it was a domestic dispute.
Then Meng Qinglu and Meng Qingguang went up, drugged the victim, and put her on a donkey cart driven by Qi Xuemei's husband. According to their confession, they had already committed more than twenty such crimes.
Shi Yun slammed his fist on the table and stood up in anger. Kuang Yun followed suit. The bureau chief and political commissar began to feel uneasy. This was definitely a mistake on their part. If these two female comrades from the central investigation team were to hold them accountable, they would probably lose their jobs.
Shi Yun suppressed his anger, knowing that pursuing the matter now would be futile; the most important thing was to find the trafficked women and children.
"Whom did they sell the women and children to?"
The criminal investigation team shook their heads.
Kuang Yun asked anxiously.
What do you mean by shaking your head?
"The criminal investigation team sighed and said."
"They handed over the women and children they had abducted to Meng Qinglu's mother. It is said that his mother knew many people and had a wide social circle, so she was the one who did all the selling. After they got the money, they would split it equally when they came back."
Shi Yun sneered.
"This is still a family business. It seems these people have had enough of living."
The officers from the Criminal Investigation Department seemed to remember something and quickly said something.
"Commander, Bureau Chief, Political Commissar, Meng Qingguang said that there were two trafficked women in Xiaochenzhuang, because he had seen these two women in Xiaochenzhuang."
Shi Yun pondered for a moment. He knew that Xiao Chenzhuang was complicated, but he didn't expect it to be this complicated.
"Chief, we were so focused on arresting Meng Qinglu and his two companions that we forgot there was someone waiting outside the bus station. Now that Meng Qinglu and his gang are gone, Qi Xuemei's husband must have run back to Xiaochenzhuang."
We must act immediately, advance into the villages to ascertain the situation, locate the abducted women, and apprehend all the perpetrators.
The director immediately said,
"Okay, I'll gather everyone in the bureau and get ready to head to Xiaochenzhuang."
Shi Yun shook his head.
"You can't act rashly. Xiao Kuang and I will go in first to scout out the situation. If we don't return by tonight, you must immediately notify my team leader to come to Xiao Chenzhuang to rescue us."
"Comrade Shi, your accent is clearly from the South, and this young comrade sounds like he's from Beijing. How are you two going to gather information if you go like this? No one will tell you anything."
Shi Yun smiled gently.
"Can't I just have someone lead us in?"
"Take you in? Do you know anyone here?"
Shi Yun turned to the comrades in the Criminal Investigation Department and said.
"Please bring Meng Qingguang in."
The officer from the Criminal Investigation Department agreed and turned to leave.
The bureau chief was surprised.
"You want Meng Qingguang to take you in?"
Shi Yun nodded.
“I reckon Qi Xuemei’s husband has no idea what happened inside the bus station. He only ran away after he heard someone firing a gun. I’ll have Meng Qingguang take us back and tell them we’re two women who were just abducted. They’ll definitely believe us.”