Chapter 445 Setting a Trap for Wu Jing
After the village chief finished treating Chuanzi's wounds, he immediately picked up two sticks and used them to clamp Wu Jing's fingers, pressing down forcefully.
Wu Jing woke up due to the pain in her fingers. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the village chief's magnified face. Before she could even gather her thoughts, she heard the village chief's angry accusation.
"Wu Jing, not only did you try to frame me, but you also dared to threaten and injure someone. You are simply audacious. Our Chunyang Brigade can't control you anymore; I'll let the police handle you."
"What are you talking about? When did I frame anyone? When did I injure anyone? Are you losing your mind?"
"Hmph, there's evidence, both witness and physical. Look at the state you've put that person in."
Without giving Wu Jing a chance to retort, the brigade office was already filled with angry villagers.
"She injured someone in such a short time. It's outrageous!"
"Exactly! Chuanzi is usually the most honest person in the village and never picks fights."
"I heard she threatened Chuanzi to report the village chief. She's truly heartless, preying on the weak."
"..."
Luo Xueli and her group of educated youths also arrived. Upon seeing the blood-covered Chuanzi, they all flinched back a few steps in fright.
"Is Wu Jing crazy?"
"Whether she's crazy or not, I'm definitely not letting her stay in the educated youth dormitory again."
"Xueli, you mustn't be soft-hearted and accept her; otherwise, you'll have to leave the dormitory with her."
Luo Xueli was already overwhelmed. She slowly walked up to Wu Jing and reached out to help her up. However, she handed the dazibao (big-character poster) that had fallen to the side to Wu Jing.
"Look at this. Is what's written on it true?"
Wu Jing was consumed by anger. She took the dazibao and quickly scanned it, but her face grew paler and paler. Why were her good deeds now turning into framing and accusation? Those people were clearly bad people; she hadn't done anything wrong.
"Did you write this?"
Luo Xueli was truly disheartened. She pulled at the corner of her mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile.
"I don't know many of the things you've done. What could I possibly write? It seems the content above is all true. Wu Jing, so you've always been this kind of person. You are cold-blooded and brutal, and you've even taken the lives of dozens of people. A person like you disgusts and frightens me."
Wu Jing's face darkened completely. She looked at Luo Xueli with a mocking gaze.
"Who do you think you are? If I hadn't been protecting you, your family would have suffered the same fate as these people long ago. How dare you say such things to me now? I must have misjudged you."
Luo Xueli was forcing herself to calm down. She reached out and snatched the dazibao from Wu Jing's hand, handing it to the village chief next to her, and then retreated a few steps.
"Fine, from now on, we are no longer friends."
Wu Jing had intended to destroy the evidence slandering her, but now that Luo Xueli had snatched it away, she immediately reached out as if to hit Luo Xueli.
"What are you doing? Are you still trying to hit someone at this point?"
The village chief reprimanded loudly. This girl was truly wicked to the extreme.
"Who do you think you are? It's easy for me to deal with you."
This remark had truly stirred up a hornet's nest. Although the villagers were timid, they all understood that they had to protect the village chief together, otherwise, they might be next.
"I'll beat you to death! Let's see how arrogant you can be."
The village chief's wife directly grabbed Wu Jing's hair. But Wu Jing had skills; she kicked the woman to the ground with one leg.
However, before Wu Jing could become even more arrogant, in the next second, she was submerged by the crowd. There were men and women, old and young, all attacking her. Even if Wu Jing was very capable, she couldn't withstand so many hands and feet hitting her.
When the head of the Chunyang Brigade arrived at the police station, Feng Zhanhe already knew about Wu Jing. He had deliberately come to the county beforehand to investigate information. Upon hearing the brigade chief's words, he immediately waved his hand, appearing very angry, which was indeed genuine anger.
Regardless of whether it was because she had offended Young Master Zi's family or the person she had framed, he, Feng Zhanhe, had to eliminate this scourge for the people.
"Let's go, I'll go and see who is so audacious."
The brigade chief rarely interacted with the police. In the past, he would tremble with fear upon seeing them, but now he felt a sense of closeness and a little confidence. His cycling speed on the way back increased even further.
"They're here! The police are here!"
At this point, Wu Jing had already been beaten black and blue, lying on the ground, only able to gasp for air, without any movement.
Feng Zhanhe walked through the path cleared by the villagers. He had intended to reprimand the offender first, but upon seeing the unrecognizable figure on the ground, his forehead twitched.
"This is..."
"Captain Feng, she is Wu Jing..."
The village chief, with a look of grief, explained the entire incident in detail. He also presented the dazibao as evidence and Chuanzi to Feng Zhanhe.
"My, she's not lightly injured. Falsely accusing a village cadre, threatening and coercing others, and then injuring them when they refused. This is a serious crime with multiple counts."
"I didn't! They set a trap to harm me, and can't you see how badly they beat me?"
Feng Zhanhe let out a cold laugh and squatted down in front of Wu Jing.
"Weren't you able to speak and shout just now? When we get back to the station, it'll just be skin-deep wounds. But the person you injured is seriously injured for real. Come, take her away, so she doesn't hurt anyone else."
"You dare! I'm going to make a phone call, and I'll make sure all of you are punished!"
Wu Jing roared with all her might, but such words still frightened many villagers. They were ordinary people; how could they possibly fight against powerful and influential people?
"You won't have the chance."
Feng Zhanhe grabbed Wu Jing's arm and pulled her up. He then whispered in her ear.
"You, a mere person from a small county police station, let's see what you can do to me. Within three days, you'll respectfully escort me out yourself."
Although Wu Jing was covered in injuries, at this moment, she still raised her head proudly, her words even more arrogant.
"I'll be waiting. Please, Comrade Wu Jing."
Wu Jing walked ahead in a huff, making those who didn't know better think she was a leader at the police station.
As she passed Luo Xueli, Wu Jing stopped.
"Luo Xueli, if you have even a shred of conscience, go call my family and tell them to come rescue me quickly. Otherwise, the first person I'll deal with after I get out will be your family."
Luo Xueli was truly scared. If it were just herself, she would fight back. But if her family were harmed by Wu Jing because of her, she wouldn't be able to atone for her guilt even with her life.
Feng Zhanhe also deliberately leaned closer to Luo Xueli and whispered something in her ear again.
Luo Xueli immediately looked as if she had found salvation and bowed gratefully to Feng Zhanhe. Wu Jing watched in confusion from the side.
"Luo Xueli, what did he tell you?"
"What business is it of yours? Hurry up and go to the police station to confess your guilt properly."
"You, fine, Luo Xueli. I hope you can still be so tough when I get out."
"Let's go, what are you dawdling for?"
At this moment, the village chief supported Chuanzi and walked up to Feng Zhanhe, his face full of worry.
"Captain Feng, look, Chuanzi is the most innocent victim. His injuries need to be treated properly, but his family is truly poor, and he has a sick mother."
"Don't worry, Village Chief. All of Chuanzi's medical expenses will be paid by Wu Jing. As for future compensation, I will also try my best to get more for him. We can't let the victim suffer innocently, can we?"
"Yes, yes, that's exactly the principle. Everything is in your hands, Captain Feng."
The village chief was finally relieved, but thinking of Wu Jing's arrogant demeanor at the end, he worried about her seeking revenge.
"Also, will Wu Jing be released soon? What if she seeks revenge on me and Chuanzi?"
Chuanzi, standing beside him, still had a calm expression. In his heart, as long as he could get the money to save his mother this time, he would be willing to die.
Feng Zhanhe smiled and patted the village chief's shoulder to reassure him.
"Don't worry, you must believe in the government."
"We believe, we will definitely believe in the government."
The village chief watched everyone leave and sighed heavily. They had finally passed this hurdle.
"Everyone, go to work. There's no more excitement to watch."
When only the brigade chief and the Party secretary remained, the village chief could no longer hold on and sat down on the ground.
"This time, we really took a risk."
"We had to take the risk. Otherwise, leaving someone like Wu Jing would only be a disaster."
Luo Xueli did not go to work. Instead, she returned to the educated youth dormitory and lay on the bed, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
She was very fortunate to have met Bai Chu Fan and thus seen through the terrifying person that Wu Jing was. At this moment, she desperately wanted to see Bai Chu Fan, to thank him, and even more to get his comfort.
Luo Xueli was also a person of action. As soon as she thought of it, she acted. She opened her cabinet and rummaged through it, packing all the canned goods and malted milk essence her family had sent her. She quickly left the educated youth dormitory with the bundle in a cloth bag.
At the same time, Ye Mu En and Bai Chu Fan were also in the county. Due to their prior preparations, Wu Jing's family could not get any news about her. By the time everything was settled, it would be too late for the Wu family to do anything.
Furthermore, Zi Yi Sheng had also taken action simultaneously. Within a few days, he had investigated the people who had been harmed by Wu Jing and her family over the years. All those with grievances had their evidence gathered and submitted together.
(The detailed trajectory of Wu Jing and her family cannot be written; I fear being blocked. Everyone can only imagine it in a general direction.)
Luo Xueli felt she had never walked as much in her life as in these past few days. It took over forty minutes to walk from Chunyang Brigade to Bai Rong Brigade, and she had made several round trips recently.
However, the thought of seeing Bai Chu Fan gave her boundless strength. When she arrived at the Bai family's gate, she became timid.
"Girl, who are you looking for?"
Grandma Bai had just returned from her granddaughter's house and saw a girl standing at her doorstep, just standing there without knocking.
Luo Xueli quickly turned around. Upon seeing an old lady dressed very ordinarily but with great气质 (qìzhì - temperament/demeanor), she immediately smiled.
"Grandma, I'm here to find Bai Chu Fan. He helped me before, so I wanted to come and thank him."
Luo Xueli didn't really know how to introduce her relationship with Bai Chu Fan, so she could only focus on thanking him.
"What a coincidence, Chu Fan is in the county on business. Would you like to come inside and wait for him? He shouldn't be back too late."
"Is that okay? I'd like to wait for him."
Luo Xueli was truly incapable of pretense. She was a person who only expressed her true thoughts and emotions.
Grandma Bai was quite surprised, but seeing Luo Xueli's honest and naive look, she took a liking to her.
"Please come in quickly. I'll make you some tea. You can tell me how you met Chu Fan."
"No need to trouble yourself, Grandma. My name is Luo Xueli, and I don't know who you are to Bai Chu Fan yet?"
"I'm Chu Fan's grandmother. Little girl, please sit down quickly."
Grandma Bai led her into the main hall and then lit the charcoal fire in the small tea stove. She washed her hands, boiled water, washed cups, prepared tea leaves, and brewed the tea.
This series of fluid movements mesmerized Luo Xueli. She had never seen such a meticulous tea ceremony before. Her father also liked to drink tea, but he would just put some tea leaves in a mug and pour hot water to brew it.
"Grandma Bai, you're amazing. Even your movements are pleasing to the eye."
"Hahaha, little girl, your mouth is very sweet. Try it quickly."
Luo Xueli took a big gulp. Although it was hot, she was truly thirsty. Not only did she not taste anything, but she also scalded her mouth quite badly. Looking up, she saw Grandma Bai watching her and felt instantly awkward.
"Hehe, I couldn't taste anything. Can I have another cup?"
"Of course, why not?"
Grandma Bai poured another cup for Luo Xueli.
"Girl, if it's convenient, can you tell me how you met Chu Fan?"
"Of course, I can. I'm just afraid you'll be angry when you hear it."
Grandma Bai smiled, unconcerned. What significant trouble could a young girl cause? However, as Luo Xueli recounted everything without reservation, Grandma Bai's expression slowly changed.
"Malicious! How can there be such a wicked girl? Too terrifying."
Grandma Bai looked at Luo Xueli with some complexity, but upon careful consideration, she realized Luo Xueli hadn't done anything wrong. She had simply bravely expressed her affection for the man she liked. What crime was that?
"It seems Chu Fan and Mu En went to handle this matter. You were also harmed by your friend. Fortunately, you remained clear-headed. If you had been misled, you would have regretted it for a lifetime."
Luo Xueli held back her tears, as her mother had told her not to cry in someone else's house, as it would bring bad luck to others.
"Grandma Bai, I really didn't expect a beautiful encounter to turn into this. I liked Bai Chu Fan very much back then, and I felt that everyone in your family was particularly beautiful. Although I came for the second time to confess my feelings, I didn't even get a chance to speak before trouble erupted. I am also very innocent."
Grandma Bai didn't know what to say anymore, but she was certain that having offended her eldest daughter-in-law, this girl would likely have no fate with Chu Fan. Her eldest daughter-in-law was very stubborn.
"You've seen my daughter, haven't you? She's our only daughter, isn't she particularly beautiful!"
Luo Xueli was so taken aback by Grandma Bai's sudden change of topic that she almost couldn't respond. However, thinking of Ye Shengge, she agreed with Grandma Bai's statement.
"Beautiful, no, she should be called exquisite."
"Hahahaha, you have good taste."
"By the way, has Miss Ye returned? She mentioned that day she would be playing in Chuncheng for a few days."
Luo Xueli was also a sensible person. Since the topic had been changed, it meant that they didn't want to talk about it further, so she followed along.
"Hahaha, she's back, she's back. She's about to become a mother, how could she not come back!"