sinovels Chapter 85 The Qian Family is Afraid
Chapter 85 The Qian Family is Afraid
Qian's mother has always been arrogant in the village because of her family's wealth. At this moment, she was full of disdain and did not take Secretary Li and the others seriously.
In her opinion, You San'er was a notorious scoundrel in the village, and the credibility of what he said was at least 20% off.
Moreover, his own son usually looks down on You San'er and would definitely not associate with him.
Seeing Qian's mother's overbearing attitude, Xu Chunsheng glanced at everyone, whose expressions were not pleasant, and directly interrupted her before she could say anything:
"The truth of the matter will be revealed after the investigation is completed. It's not something you can just dismiss as nothing."
"You San'er, tell me what happened. Do you really want me to speak for you?"
You San glanced at Qian Junwei and his mother with evasive eyes, then looked at Secretary Li and the others sitting next to him out of the corner of his eye.
He knew that offending Qian Junwei would at most result in a beating, but if he recanted his confession, he would really go to jail.
However, You San'er didn't dare to ask for help himself, so he could only look to the village chief for assistance.
The village chief snorted, looking at You San'er's spineless appearance.
"Don't you know what you've done? Do you expect someone else to speak for you?"
You San'er was startled by the village chief and stammered as he recounted the story again.
Qian Junwei tried to object midway, but was stopped by Cadre Zhang:
"Let's discuss any issues after You San'er has finished explaining!"
Seeing the serious expressions on these people's faces, Qian's mother was intimidated and dared not speak arrogantly anymore.
You San stammered as he spoke, occasionally glancing at Qian Junwei's face. Seeing Qian Junwei's face grow increasingly pale, You San hardened his heart and confessed everything:
"...You gave me twenty yuan to throw dead rats and chickens into the pigsty, but I'm a coward, so I threw them outside the pigsty."
After saying that, he pulled up his trouser leg and pointed to the two large bruises on his calf:
"You even kicked me twice because of this, and the marks still haven't faded."
You San'er had thought it through. No matter what the outcome, he was going to suffer no good result anyway, so he might as well tell everyone what had happened. In the end, the brigade would definitely not just stand by and watch him get beaten up.
"Qian Junwei, what do you have to say?"
Xu Chunsheng asked him with a stern face.
Although Qian Junwei's expression grew increasingly grim because of You San's words, he still stubbornly refused to admit it:
"It has nothing to do with me. He just talks big and talks a lot of nonsense. You'd be better off believing me as the mayor than believing him."
Upon hearing this, Secretary Li was so angry he laughed. He gestured for Officer Zhang to bring out the record, which clearly showed the course of events, the signature and fingerprints, and the signatures of those present.
Officer Zhang opened the transcript, held it to his chest, and faced Qian Junwei:
"You San has already confessed: when and where you met, you gave him live chickens and ducks, and he poisoned them and dumped them in the pig farm. Afterwards, he spread rumors that there were sick pigs in the pig farm."
"Every moment, every word of conversation, is recorded, including those of the village chief and several others..."
Qian Junwei interrupted loudly:
"How do I know if what you're saying is true or false? You're all in cahoots, just write something up and say I did it, right?"
Zhang ignored him, flipped to the end of the record, pointed to the signatures and fingerprints, and said:
"The entire process was witnessed by Party Secretary Li, the village head, and village representatives. It was all You San'er's voluntary confession, and he signed and pressed his fingerprints as proof."
Xu Chunsheng listened calmly as Officer Zhang clearly recited the contents of the statement, word by word.
He took a piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Secretary Li:
"This is what I collected a few days ago: Has anyone seen You San and Qian Junwei meet? Has anyone seen You San buy wine and meat...?"
It turns out that Xu Chunsheng had written down all these things when he inquired about You San in the village, just in case.
He had kept this backup plan in case Qian Junwei wouldn't confess based solely on You San's testimony.
After handing over the paper, Xu Chunsheng looked at Qian Junwei and said:
"You used to disdain having any contact with You San, but recently, someone saw You San carrying chickens and ducks out of your house."
Having said that, Xu Chunsheng, too lazy to listen to Qian Junwei's excuses, turned to You San'er and asked:
"Tell me, where did the chickens and ducks go? Why are you two meeting so often?"
You San, who was already on the verge of collapse, completely broke down after hearing Xu Chunsheng's interrogation, and no longer held any hope.
He abruptly raised his head, ignoring Qian Junwei's cursing mother and Xu Chunsheng's interrogation, and stared intently at him:
"Stop pretending! You're the one who told me to do it!"
"You can't stand Xu Chunsheng's current success, so you want me to cause trouble, sabotage his pig farm, and make it go out of business!"
"Don't even think about pinning this on me; you're the main culprit!"
Qian Junwei's feigned composure was gradually shattered, first by You San's statement, and then by Xu Chunsheng's investigation results.
Qian Junwei could no longer pretend to be indifferent.
Qian's mother still wanted to throw a tantrum, and she started cursing as soon as she opened her mouth:
"Xu Chunsheng, you scoundrel, you used to follow Junwei around like a shadow every day, and now you're doing this to him, you'll get what's coming to you!"
After scolding Xu Chunsheng, Qian's mother turned to scold the village chief and several elders who had come with her:
"You people! I used to deliver things to you all, and you've all been feeding the dogs!"
Qian's mother wanted to continue her tirade, but was stopped by Party Secretary Li:
"Shut up! If you keep swearing, I'll report you too! And I'll charge your son with condoning his mother's obstruction of official business!"
These words startled Qian's mother. She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, hiccuping uncontrollably, but dared not say anything more.
Party Secretary Li, with a stern expression, spoke sternly to Qian Junwei:
"The witnesses have identified the individuals, and there is a written record. I cannot deny that you maliciously damaged other people's property. The matter has now been fully investigated."
"You, Qian Junwei, instigated You San'er to throw dead rats into Xu Chunsheng's pig farm, maliciously spreading rumors about sick pigs, causing panic, and deliberately sabotaging the farm. The evidence is conclusive!"
After Secretary Li finished speaking, all of Qian Junwei and You San'er's evil deeds and crimes were completely confirmed.
Although there was some panic in Qian Junwei's eyes, he stared at the group with resentment, clenching his fists and panting heavily.
Qian's mother slumped into a bamboo chair, her previous arrogance completely gone. Her face flushed red and then turned pale, and she could no longer utter a word of defense.
Only Zhang, the cadre, remained in the room, making rustling sounds as he wrote. The storm of rumors and slander against the pig farm, which involved others maliciously dumping dead animals into the pig farm, was gradually coming to an end as the truth was being revealed.
Xu Chunsheng looked at the three people in front of him and felt a sense of satisfaction.