"Quickly," Captain Ou waved his hand, "have the security team and land monitoring team go to the village entrance and end respectively to intercept. No one is allowed to leave the village to report."
Such a major event involved too many people; absolutely no one could be allowed to leave, especially the Wu family and their relatives. Not a single one could escape.
Immediately, people ran towards the village entrance and end.
Captain Ou continued to assign tasks, "All commune members are not allowed to leave. Surround the Li Erzuo family. Yang Jianshe, take people to Li Erzuo's house and summon the rest of the family. Yang Jianxin, have your wife and two sisters-in-law bring Li Weiguo's family."
"Yes."
"Yes."
Yang Jianshe and Yang Jianxin left to summon the family members.
The commune members stepped back a few paces, forming a tight circle around Li Erzuo's family.
Captain Ou looked at the much-aged Accountant Li, "Li Guangping, you and Li Aiguo are also witnesses."
Accountant Li nodded, "I know, my son and I are waiting for the police."
His cousin was actually murdered? Were they accomplices?
"All the adults of the Zhang family must also testify. Zhang Fangcao is suspected of murder, and she is not allowed to leave either."
Captain Ou ignored the expressions on the faces of the Zhang family and Zhang Fangcao, and turned to Lin Silai.
"Lin Silai, the divorce will have to wait. Your family will take care of the four children for now. Once the children's father is confirmed, then return the children to their fathers."
Lin Silai agreed, "Yes, I'll listen to the captain."
The remaining members of Li Erzuo's family were brought into the commune members' encirclement.
"Wail wail…"
Amidst the silent wait, the sound of police sirens reached everyone's ears.
Before long, Ouyang Guoliang and Ouyang Lei, accompanied by several police officers, appeared.
Li Erzuo and his two sons finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.
The police stepped forward to handcuff them. Captain Ou quickly stepped forward and pointed out all the suspects and witnesses.
The police were taken aback, so many people?
Ouyang Lei stepped forward, "I have a large truck."
The police waved their hands, "All suspects and witnesses, including the plaintiffs, are to be taken away."
Ouyang Lei tugged at his uncle.
Ouyang Guoliang whispered a few words to the police, who nodded, "The plaintiffs will ride in Ouyang Lei's car, and everyone else will ride in the large truck."
Ouyang Lei walked up to Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing, "Who is going?"
Li Zhengguo reached out to support his mother, "My mother and I will go together, and my eldest brother too. Brother, let's go and avenge our father together."
"Eldest brother? Who?"
"Your eldest sister's husband."
"Ah?" Ouyang Lei was stunned.
Ouyang Meihua pulled her husband over and pushed him towards Li Zhengguo, "Go quickly, go and prove your identity. Hahaha, so Tian Jing and I are sisters-in-law? That's great."
The plaintiffs, witnesses, and suspects were all taken away. The commune members continued to follow, chattering amongst themselves.
The Lin family took the four children back home.
Ouyang Meihua pulled Tian Jing, "Quickly, let's go home. Tell me what's going on? How did Rongguo become the eldest son of Third Aunt?"
Li Min pulled her son and nephews along, "Yes, let's go home and talk. I want to know too."
…
That night, no one returned.
Ouyang Meihua and her son stayed in Tian Jing's room. Li Min and her son stayed in her mother's room.
Chen Suozhu and Yang Lei guarded the two hills.
…
The next morning, Li Zhengguo, Li Rongguo, and Li's mother were finally sent back by Ouyang Lei.
Ouyang Lei plopped down by the table, "Dama, cook a bowl of noodles for your uncle. I'm starving."
"Coming right up."
Dama took her sister to the kitchen. Her uncle hadn't eaten, and her father, uncle, and third aunt certainly hadn't eaten.
Li Weihao held his younger brother close to their grandmother's lap, "Grandma, my brother and I missed you."
Li's mother embraced her two grandsons, "Grandma missed you too."
Li Rongguo took his son Li Weiyan to Li's mother's side, "Yanyan, this is your grandma too, not Third Aunt."
"Grandma."
"Yes." Li's mother's eyes reddened. Her eldest son couldn't call her mother, so having Yanyan recognize her was the same. She pulled this grandson into her embrace as well.
"Be good, Yanyan. Grandma has always treated you and Hao'er and Xiaobo the same, because Grandma has known for a long time that your father is my eldest son."
"Grandma, Hao'er brother, Xiaobo little brother, we are all family."
"Yes, you are three brothers."
"And Xiaofu little brother, he's a cousin, also family."
"Yes, you four brothers must be united and loving."
"Mhm, mhm."
Ouyang Meihua was not as 'reserved' as her husband. She had already learned the details from Tian Jing, and now her husband had indirectly admitted it, so she wouldn't be polite anymore, "Mother."
"Yes, yes."
Li's mother's tears could no longer be stopped.
Ouyang Meihua rushed to Tian Jing's side, "Tian Jing, we are really sisters-in-law."
Li's mother: "…"
"Hahaha." Li Min burst into laughter, "Mother, Big Sister-in-law has been hoping you would prove your identities clearly and definitively. But how should I change? I'm used to calling Tian Jing Big Sister-in-law."
Li's mother wiped away her tears and glared at her daughter, "You silly girl, you call Tiantian Little Sister-in-law, and Zhengguo Little Brother."
"Hehe, luckily Eldest Brother changed my Big Sister-in-law, otherwise this family would be a mess?"
"You speak without thinking." Li Zhengguo pushed his sister towards her husband, "Suozhu, take your wife to go plant watermelon seedlings. Go to the east wing room to move the seedlings. We'll go after we eat."
"Okay."
Ouyang Meihua linked arms with Tian Jing, "Before, I was worried that Uncle Li would regret it and come to recognize our family. Hehe, now I'm not afraid."
Tian Jing pulled her arm away, "I've noticed that your husband spoils you rotten. You're almost forty, yet you're still not mature."
"You're talking nonsense, I'm only thirty-seven, still far from forty."
"Big Sister-in-law." Li Zhengguo was displeased, "My Tiantian wouldn't talk nonsense."
Ouyang Meihua turned to find someone to complain to, "Rongguo, your brother is bullying me."
Li Rongguo quickly stood by his wife's side, "Wife, bully me back."
Ouyang Meihua raised her hand and pinched him, "You're protecting your brother?"
"No, I'm not protecting anyone, nor can I. If you have any anger or grievances, vent them on me."
"Mother, your eldest son is bullying me."
Li's mother smiled and wiped her tears, "I'll beat him up after I finish eating."
Ouyang Lei looked at his changed elder sister in shock, "You, are you still my Big Sister?"
Ouyang Meihua gritted her teeth, her eyes glinting menacingly, "What do you think?"
Ouyang Lei patted his chest, "Yes, yes, unchanged. You scared me to death."
In fact, he was happy in his heart. His Big Sister had looked like a blissful young woman just now, indicating that her husband treated her very, very well.
The four of them ate their meal. Li Zhengguo and Li Rongguo went to plant watermelon seedlings. Li's mother was not allowed to go, as she hadn't slept all night and should get some rest.
Ouyang Lei then told his Big Sister and Da Xia about the trial of Li Erbo's case.
…
The police interrogated each suspect separately.
All members of the Wu family denied using their daughters to extort other families' property.
Li Erbo also denied murdering his own brother.
Then, the police summoned the husbands of the Wu family women from the past few generations to the police station.
After one by one confrontation, the Wu family could no longer quibble. They claimed that all their property had been stolen and wanted to report it to the police, but the police refused to accept the report as the time limit had passed.
The Wu family admitted their guilt. Li Erbo, knowing he couldn't escape, immediately accused his wife, Wu Huidi, of personally smothering his elder brother's eldest son, Li Rongguo.
Betrayed by her husband, Wu Huidi was unwilling to accept this. She knew that murder was punishable by execution, so she immediately accused Li Erbo of being the mastermind.
As the couple accused each other, the clue that Li Sanzuo was murdered emerged.
Then Li Weiguo and Zhang Fangcao were also accomplices.
And Li Aiguo was also implicated.
Then, they were all transferred to the court.