Tian Jing sent Director Qi away and then went to the village committee to find the Xiao family.
Knowing that she had been verbally attacked by her husband, Tian Jing gave him a thumbs-up.
"Call Du Hongjuan and tell her to keep raising the price. If no one challenges, seize the opportunity to accelerate the acquisition."
"If someone challenges, then raise the price further. I want to see how much liquid capital the Xiao family can come up with?"
Tied up in real estate, it would then become illiquid.
Li Zhengguo understood and picked up the phone to dial again.
The two police officers exchanged a knowing glance and sat down on the office sofa.
In the evening, the two police officers followed Tian Jing and her husband back to the Li family and were warmly received by Li Min.
Li Min not only made the police officers feel at a loss but also inquired about the charges against her sister-in-law.
Li Zhengguo pushed his sister outside, "Go back to your Chen family."
Li Min grabbed the bolt on the door, "No, it's not safe for you two against two. I'll stay."
"Besides, with the police following you every step of the way, what about my sister-in-law's reputation? I'll stay with my sister-in-law."
"Get lost, go call Ouyang Meihua."
"Yes."
Li Min scurried off to call someone.
As a result, six people were called, including herself.
"Heh heh, little brother, older brother, older sister-in-law, and the others are here. We have to be here too. Little sister-in-law is facing such a big thing for the first time, we have to stand behind her and support her."
Li Zhengguo pointed, "Alright, you stand behind your sister-in-law."
"Little brother, that was a metaphor, do you understand metaphors?"
"No."
Li Zhengguo shook his head. "I only heard you say you want to stand behind your sister-in-law and support her. When we eat later, you'll stand behind your sister-in-law and serve her."
"Do you think I'm a servant?"
"Then you can get lost."
Li Min turned and rolled into the kitchen, "I'll cook with Da Mai and Xiao Mai."
Ouyang Meihua sat next to Tian Jing, her eyes glancing at the two police officers, and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
Li Liguo also pricked up his ears.
Tian Jing frankly explained the reason, and Ouyang Meihua almost jumped up.
"Didn't your second uncle take your things and then continue up the mountain? He had a gun and still went missing. He was probably eaten by wild beasts."
Gun?
The two police officers' eyes immediately became sharp, "Miss, please explain clearly."
Ouyang Meihua looked at Tian Jing, "You didn't say?"
"No."
Tian Jing shook her head. "I haven't been formally interrogated yet, so why should I say more? These two police officers are just waiting for the provincial public security bureau to take over, so there's no need to mention it."
The two police officers subsided. It was a shame that such a big case had slipped through their hands.
Ouyang Meihua stuck out her tongue, "I'll testify for you when the provincial public security bureau arrives."
"No need."
Tian Jing refused. "Say what you have to say, don't cover for me or say anything protective. The innocent will remain innocent."
"I know, I know."
Ouyang Meihua nodded. "I'll tell the truth. Speaking of which, it's been four or five years, right? Why are you reporting it now?"
When Tian Jing explained the matter of the Chen family's private treasury, Ouyang Meihua slapped her thigh. "Oh my, Chen Youliang's private treasury? How much wealth would that be? No wonder he wasn't in a hurry even when his son went missing."
"I just don't understand, is wealth more important than descendants? Oh, no, weren't there two children with him at the time?"
"Chen Guangfu, would he only care about his son and not his grandchildren?"
"Heh heh." Tian Jing curled her lips slightly. "You don't understand. In men's eyes, as long as they possess wealth, even if they are old, they can find a woman to have children with. Therefore, wealth is more important than descendants."
"Holy crap!"
Ouyang Meihua swore. "How did heaven create humans?"
"Women should be created so they can still give birth when they're old, and men should enter menopause at forty or fifty."
Li Liguo, forty-five years old, "..."
Li Zhengguo, forty-two years old, "..."
The two police officers, forty years old, "..."
Li Min, who was openly eavesdropping outside the main hall door, clapped her hands.
"Sister-in-law is so right. How can heaven be so unfair? Creating men and women so unequally."
"Clearly, women work very hard. Giving birth, raising children, doing housework, none of these are mentioned. It only talks about the damage to their bodies after giving birth, which men can never experience."
"It would be great if men could give birth."
The men, "..."
Li Zhengguo quickly steered the conversation away, which was becoming more and more out of hand.
"Li Min, weren't you going to cook?"
Li Min waved her hand and walked into the hall. "Da Mai and Xiao Mai don't need my help. They say I'm more of a hindrance."
Being a hindrance and saying it so righteously was indeed rare.
...
The next afternoon, three people from the provincial public security department arrived at Kufishan. As soon as they arrived, they wanted to control Tian Jing.
Not only did Li Zhengguo disagree, but the entire Kufishan disagreed.
She was only a suspect, not a criminal. Why should she be controlled?
Were they trying to bully them for not understanding the law?
The police, who were being pushed back by a group of villagers using the law, "..."
What kind of villagers were these?
Educated, knowledgeable about the law, and aggressively questioning them.
In the end, Tian Jing was still in a semi-free state, just like yesterday.
The two police officers who had been with Tian Jing and her husband kindly reminded the provincial public security when they handed over the case.
"These villagers have very strong cohesion. Don't underestimate them, even though they seem like roughnecks. They've all attended five years of literacy classes and legal knowledge classes."
"The one who taught them cultural knowledge is said to be a great scholar from the Republic of China era."
"The one who taught them legal knowledge is Comrade Tian Jing, whom you are now investigating."
"Be careful with your words and actions. Don't get counter-sued. It will be embarrassing for us if we have to come and get you then."
The police, "..."
Were they being threatened?
They all said that cross-regional cases were difficult, but they didn't believe it.
Who knew they would receive a show of strength as soon as they arrived.
The police officers, "..."
Heh heh, I wonder who was showing whom the strength.
Li Zhengguo had already taken the opportunity to make a phone call.
Only after Li Zhengguo left the office did the police officers finish their conversation with the provincial public security.
Li Zhengguo knew that these two police officers were helping him, and he remembered it.
...
Although Tian Jing was semi-free.
All construction in Kufishan was forcibly halted by the provincial public security.
The reason given was that the back mountain had been designated a forbidden area by the province, and no one was allowed to go up the mountain privately.
The villagers were unhappy.
Not being allowed up the back mountain had nothing to do with bringing electricity to the village.
The transformer was at the foot of the back mountain. Electricity was being brought to each household in the village. Why were they not allowed?
Also, why was the village's seedling cultivation being stopped?
Did they need it for their investigation?
If your investigation concludes that Comrade Tian Jing is not guilty, will you compensate each household for over 30,000 yuan in income?
If not?
If not, then what are you doing with a chicken feather as a commanding arrow?
You are using the interests of us common people to achieve your goal of occupying the so-called wealth of the back mountain.
We want to appeal, we want human rights, we want personal freedom.
Furthermore, the back mountain belongs to our county, belongs to our Kufishan. What are you doing occupying it?
Didn't they say that all mountains, forests, and land belong to the state? We are submitting it to the state.
The three police officers exchanged glances and quickly appeased the villagers.
"We didn't explain ourselves clearly. As long as you don't go up the back mountain, other matters can continue as before."
"Hmph! Do we need you to tell us? We know what we should do. Behave yourselves and don't use your authority to bully us. As long as we don't break the law, you have no reason to deprive us of any of our rights."
The police, "..."
For the first time, they felt the difficulty of law enforcement after popularizing legal knowledge.
Not only could they no longer use psychological tactics for a quick victory as before.
They also had to engage in a battle of wits and courage with ordinary villagers. They had it too hard.