kingnovel Chapter 1230 The lion opens its mouth
Chapter 1230 The lion opens its mouth
When no one answered him, the old man said quietly.
"It's good that he's dead, it's good that he's dead. The sooner he dies, the sooner he'll be reborn, so he won't be living a life that's neither human nor ghost."
Shi Yun looked back at the elderly people and felt as if a huge rock was blocking his chest, making it hard to breathe.
Qi Fengmei took a piece of paper out of her sleeve and handed it to Shi Yun. Shi Yun opened it and saw that it was full of addresses and names.
Qi Fengmei still had that expressionless look on her face.
"Officer, I advise you not to look anymore. Those women have all lost their virginity. Even if you find them and bring them back, will their original families still want them? They will lose all hope and live a life worse than death."
Besides, the families I sold to are all quite well-off; at the very least, they won't starve. If you rescue them and they end up starving to death, you'll have committed a terrible sin.
Shi Yun's expression was serious as he spoke in a stern voice.
"Stop trying to mislead people. I believe that no matter how these people are doing now, they all want to go back to their loved ones. You don't need to use life and death as a pretext. There are many poor people in this world, but those who commit crimes are a minority."
You're such a selfish person, always thinking others have wronged you, always thinking society has let you down. But I want to ask you, who have you helped? What contributions have you made to society?
Qi Fengmei was speechless. Although she had worked in brothels during the old society, those were places where people preyed on each other, and everyone was selfish; you couldn't survive without being selfish.
Shi Yun never expected that he could capture Qi Fengmei so easily in Dawangzhuang, and that no villagers would come to stop him or prevent the arrest. But when Shi Yun saw the old man and the child sitting against the wall, he understood.
We can't even make a living, how can we have the time to care about other people's business?
Shi Yun handed Qi Fengmei over to the police who were lying in ambush. The police went to the village to arrest Qu Xuemei's husband. Shi Yun seemed to be deep in thought. Kuang Yun couldn't help but ask.
"Sister Shi, I noticed you seemed to be deep in thought. What were you thinking about? Could you tell me?"
Shi Yun forced a smile and nodded.
“I’ve been thinking, Dawangzhuang and Xiaochenzhuang are only two or three miles apart, so the situation should be similar. But why was the Four Cleanups Movement held in Xiaochenzhuang? Everyone was starving, so where did they get the strength to criticize and struggle against each other?”
How exactly did Wang Laoshuan's family die? Why are the villagers, despite being starving, preventing us from going in to investigate?
Upon hearing this, Kuang Yun couldn't help but speak up.
"Could it be true, as the materials say, that there's only one rich peasant in each of these villages..."
Shi Yun gave a wry smile.
"Girl, what class status does a rich peasant have? No matter how rich he is, he's still a peasant. Have you ever seen a political movement where peasants were arrested and denounced? Besides, there are several villages around here. Do you think there's only one rich peasant? I don't believe it even if you beat me to death."
Kuang Yun had never lived in the countryside, so she had no idea what it was like there. Seeing her dazed look, Shi Yun couldn't help but pat the dirt off her shoulder and say something.
“There’s definitely something fishy about this. Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn’t have sent us here. One Wang Laoshuan’s family isn’t enough to warrant two working groups from the central government to investigate. This Xiaochenzhuang seems to have a lot of problems…”
Shi Yun beckoned Meng Qingguang over, and Meng Qingguang perked up and ran over quickly.
"Comrade Shi, did you call me?"
"Meng Qingguang, you have one last task: bring us into Xiaochenzhuang. You need to come up with a reason for us, saying what our relationship is to you. Just make sure it doesn't arouse suspicion from the Meng family."
Meng Qingguang thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands.
"By the way, I told you you are my third aunt, Qi Yumei, and that you've brought your niece to find a good family for her. What do you think?"
Shi Yun nodded.
Dawangzhuang is only two or three miles away from Xiaochenzhuang, which is only a ten-minute walk. The two villages are very similar, with dilapidated houses and no smoke rising from the chimneys.
Shi Yun approached Xiao Chenzhuang. Like Da Wangzhuang, the corners of the houses were filled with old people and children basking in the sun. The houses were dark because they had no windows; it was much brighter outside.
No one chats; chatting is too much of a waste of breath. The silence of the entire village is chilling. Walking into this place is like walking into the road to the underworld; you can't even hear a single animal squeal.
Meng Qingguang swung his arms and led Shi Yun and Kuang Yun to the brigade headquarters on the threshing ground, where it was quite lively with shouts and cheers.
As soon as the door was opened, a wave of heat hit them. Meng Qingguang lifted the curtain and led Shi Yun and Kuang Yun into the brigade headquarters.
As soon as Shi Yun and his group entered, they sensed the difference from the outside. Inside the spacious brigade headquarters, several tables were set up with about twenty young men eating meat and drinking alcohol.
Shi Yun, being from the south, didn't immediately recognize what kind of meat was in the bowl on the table, but Kuang Yun, being from the north, recognized at a glance that it was dog meat.
This must be someone's dog that they caught, killed, and cooked.
There were several jars of wine on the table, but the smell of the wine was not like that of grain liquor, but rather like that of sweet potato liquor. However, in this era, it was already quite remarkable for a small village like Nanhe Province to be able to drink such wine.
A young man sitting at the head of the table at the back of the room looked at Meng Qingguang with a sidelong glance.
"Hey, Guangzi, what brings you here? Trying to mooch a piece of meat?"
Meng Qingguang quickly replied with a broad smile.
"Brother Sen, this is my third aunt, Qi Yumei, and this is my... hahaha, my third aunt's cousin. Isn't she trying to find a good family to marry into here?"
The young man stood up, walked around the table, and limped over. Shi Yun knew at a glance that this must be Meng Fa's son, Meng Qingsen, the instigator of this incident.
Meng Qingsen came to Kuang Yun's side, looked him up and down, and then grinned.
"This batch is really good, the skin is smooth and the meat is tender. Did you get it from the city? Okay, I'll buy it. How much?"
Shi Yun glanced at Meng Qingsen, then stretched out her hand and held up two fingers.
Meng Qingsen laughed heartily.
"Twenty? That's a bit expensive, but I'll buy it."
Shi Yun sneered and turned to the side, blocking Meng Qingsen's view of Kuang Yun.
"Are you crazy? Such a good girl, and you're only offering twenty as a bride price? Who are you trying to fool? I said two hundred."
"Fuck me!"
Meng Qingsen was stunned.
"What the hell? Two hundred? Are you out of your mind? Two hundred? The whole village combined doesn't even have two hundred yuan. These days, a bride price of five yuan is the absolute maximum. I'll give you twenty, and you still don't want it?"
You think you can make two or three years' worth of money just by kidnapping a woman and exchanging a few words? Your business is way too easy.