pjbooks Chapter 87 Investigation
Chapter 87 Investigation
Chapter 87 Investigation
After the Shi family left, Shan Yaowen looked at Lao Lang and said, "Why don't you come to my house for a while? My nephew was born, and those were my sister-in-law's family."
"No need to sit down, let's get down to business first. Let's go to your village office."
Old Wolf has visited Xinma Ranch Village twice.
Once, when he was still a special envoy, he was chasing a group of criminals and was rescued by Shan Yaowen when he crossed the mountain.
Another time was after he was promoted to director, when he came to thank Shan Yaowen for saving his life.
However, he hadn't been to the village much on either occasion, so he didn't know the location of the village office. In order to get things done as quickly as possible, he simply asked Shan Yaowen to lead the way.
On the way to the village office, Old Wolf had already heard a lot about the whistleblower.
Shan Yaowen is now a celebrity in the village. Everyone they meet on the road will stop and talk to him: "Awen is back. The Party Secretary is looking for you."
Shan Yaowen blinked. "What's going on? What do you want?"
"you do not know?"
Seeing that Shan Yaowen was unaware, the man, as if discovering a new continent, grabbed him and began to recount the gossip he had heard: "The Chu family was splashed with excrement in the middle of the night last night."
Upon hearing this, the two men abruptly stopped in their tracks, leading their horses forward.
"Splashing excrement? How come I didn't know that?"
"Oh dear, it only came out this morning. How would you know if you went to town?"
"Who did it?"
"I don't know. It seems the Party Secretary called you in to investigate this matter. But the entire Chu family has been cursing at their door since this morning, without stopping for a moment. Their neighbors are really in trouble because of this; they're all dissatisfied with the Chu family."
Shan Yaowen never expected that the Chu family had offended so many people.
Throwing excrement in front of one's house in the middle of the night is truly disgusting.
"Also, the Chu couple are arguing."
"Oh? Internal strife? What's going on?"
Shan Yaowen really didn't expect that the bizarre couple could fight amongst themselves.
The person who was talking to Shan Yaowen got even more excited when he saw that Shan Yaowen knew nothing.
"Let's go, let's talk as we walk, the Party Secretary is waiting for you."
"Have a smoke," Shan Yaowen said, offering a cigarette to the enthusiastic, gossipy uncle.
Upon seeing that there was a cigarette, the uncle kindly lit one and then told Shan Yaowen the whole story.
Of course, most of what he heard was correct; he was fine with the general direction, but he only listened to the details.
"Didn't Chu Er get beaten up for stealing sheep with his cousin? The Zhang family has come knocking on our door."
Shan Yaowen nodded. "Zhang Jiayan, the Chu family's in-laws, right? But how did they end up fighting?"
"It's all because that kid surnamed Zhang got beaten up. The next day, the village committee notified Zhang's family to come and pick him up. And Zhang's family is from another village. He still wants to cause trouble for us? Besides, it was Chu Er who led people to steal sheep and got caught. So Zhang's family took their anger out on Chu's family."
"It really is true that birds of a feather flock together," Shan Yaowen chuckled upon hearing this.
He really didn't expect his in-laws to fight.
"Yes, I heard the beating was really fierce. Chu Er was even beaten up by his uncle in bed, who said that it was all because his uncle had corrupted his son."
"They're all bad people, just birds of a feather flock together, and who knows who might corrupt the other."
Shan Yaowen remembered that the Zhang family's kid was the one who reported his brother-in-law. He was beaten up by his brother-in-law's brothers and couldn't stay in the village anymore, so he ran to the Chu family for refuge.
The uncle chattered on and on, telling everyone about the village, whether it was interesting or not.
When he arrived at the Party Secretary's house, he was still somewhat reluctant to leave.
It's rare to meet someone who listens attentively without arguing back.
After the uncle left, Old Wolf gave his retreating figure a strange look. "Is the Chu family really that despicable?"
"Although what the uncle said may be a bit of an exaggeration, the Chu family did indeed do it."
After saying that, Shan Yaowen knocked on the Party Secretary's door.
"Uncle, it's me."
"You little rascal, you've finally arrived! Hurry up, you have no idea about the Chu family—"
Li Baoguo hurriedly opened the door, muttering to himself, but when he saw the old wolf behind Shan Yaowen, he instinctively froze: "Director Su!"
He never expected that Su Lang would appear here.
"Secretary Li".
Seeing Su Lang's outstretched hand, Li Baoguo quickly pushed the door open and reached out to shake it.
"What brings Director Su here?"
"I'm here to investigate something."
Su Lang smiled and nodded.
"Please come in, please come in."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Su Lang went straight to asking about Chu Ma.
Li Baoguo hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and glanced at Shan Yaowen.
Shan Yaowen nodded. "It's alright. Chu Er reported me to the town, and the police chief came down to investigate. Just tell the truth."
Li Baoguo nodded in sudden realization: "I see. But that guy has made it a habit to report others. Which member of our village committee hasn't been reported? He even reports the village committee when he's just lazing around and starving—"
Although Li Baoguo initially intended to speak fairly and impartially to Lao Lang, his words gradually became somewhat subjective as he began to discuss Chu Eryu's affairs.
After understanding the general situation, Old Wolf set off for Chu Er's house.
Because his report involved the village committee and Shan Yaowen, Lao Lang didn't let them follow.
"By the way, Uncle, is there something you wanted to see me about?" After Lao Lang left, Shan Yaowen asked the village secretary what he wanted to see him about.
When I arrived, the uncle had mentioned that the Party Secretary was looking for me.
"Regarding Chu Er's report on you, I see that you just became a special envoy, and Chu Er went to report you. I was worried that you would get into trouble, so I thought I would let you know first."
"I didn't expect the town already knew. It seems you have a good relationship with Director Su; they didn't hide this from you."
Shan Yaowen waved his hand, "The main reason is that Chu Er has a lot of criminal records. The township government even reminded Uncle Lang. Otherwise, no matter how good the relationship is, people will avoid it when it involves the parties involved. The township government might not even tell Uncle Lang and just send people to investigate on their own."
"Too."
Li Baoguo nodded. If Chu Er didn't cause trouble himself and kept reporting him every now and then, Shan Yaowen might actually be investigated the first time he reported him.
"Well, I'll head back now. I'll leave Uncle Wolf to your care."
"Okay, go ahead and do your thing."
After saying goodbye to the Party Secretary, Shan Yaowen led his horse home.
I went to town for a family gathering early this morning and only just got back now. There's still a ton of stuff to do at home.
After taking his things to the sheep pen, Shan Yaowen saw Lin Nian there.
"Why aren't you resting at home? I can take care of the sheep pen."
Lin Nian wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve. "It doesn't matter who does it. Besides, what if you come back at night? It's not heavy work. Brother Xue helped with the shoveling. I'll just tidy up the sheep pen and feed them some straw."
"My wife is the best." Shan Yaowen reached out and took the axe from her hand, then walked up to start chiseling ice.
There's nothing we can do; it's just too cold this year. When a blizzard hits, all the water freezes.
Sheep also need to drink water, so the water can only be extracted manually.
The place he chose is alright; it has a water source.
This year, other ranches will only be able to avoid freezing water sources if they find a river.
"By the way, Wen, another ranch is saying they want to sell sheep. They came today."
"I won't buy anything before the new year. I'll wait and see. And if I do buy anything, it will mainly be for ranches."
"If we buy them in the spring, won't the sheep be very likely to die?"
For the pastures here, heavy snow in winter is not a problem, as the cattle, horses, and sheep have gained weight in autumn and can withstand the winter. However, once spring arrives, many animals that have survived the winter cannot hold on.
"It's alright, I have plans. Besides, if we buy too many sheep, the pasture won't be big enough to support them all."
7
The two of them worked together while discussing their future plans.
When the two of them finished their work and returned, they were surprised to see Old Wolf walking back angrily.
"Uncle Wolf, what's wrong?"
"You didn't kill that Chu horse, you're really good-natured."
Looking at the fuming Old Wolf, Shan Yaowen couldn't understand why he was so angry after only a few hours apart.