In the early morning, the sky in the east was just beginning to turn pale, and the entire Wangjia Village was shrouded in morning light.
The leaves were blown by the cool breeze and made a slight rustling sound. The lush green leaves and lush green grass emitted a faint fragrance. I took a deep breath and the smell made me feel refreshed and as if I wanted to fly.
On such a quiet and beautiful morning, Qian Shulan and Xiao Min were awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.
"Mom, mom, please get up quickly, something happened to my sixth brother."
Qian Shulan rubbed her sleepy eyes, her head was still confused. When she came to her senses, she immediately threw off the quilt and got out of bed.
Her quick movements woke up Xiao Min, who was already sleepy.
Xiao Min half-closed her eyes and observed Qian Shulan's actions, "Grandma, where are you going?"
Qian Shulan put on her clothes and quickly replied, "Your mother is outside, knocking on the door."
Xiao Min said "oh" and closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
When Qian Shulan opened the gate, she saw Sun Daqin preparing to use her hands as a loudspeaker and shout into the yard.
"What's wrong? What happened to Xiaoliu?"
Sun Daqin pulled Qian Shulan, "Mom, Xiaoliu raped Du Lanqiu."
Qian Shulan was completely confused and subconsciously retorted, "How is that possible? Doesn't Xiaoliu like..." Lu Chenglin
Sun Daqin stared at her mother-in-law, as if waiting for her to speak.
Qian Shulan stopped talking in time and asked anxiously, "Where is Xiaoliu?"
"He was locked up in the brigade warehouse by Wang Shouquan. There were so many people watching them. The two of them were lying in the bridge hole at the entrance of the village in dishevel. Maybe they had a tryst last night and slept too soundly."
Qian Shulan slapped her hand hard and said, "You have a pig brain. Xiaoliu lives alone, he wouldn't bring her home. Why is he running under the bridge? He must be stupid."
Sun Daqin was not angry even after being beaten. She stamped her feet fiercely and said, "Mom, what should we do? Xiaoliu has been arrested. There are so many people watching us."
Qian Shulan no longer cared about her. She asked her to take care of Xiao Min's clothes and ran to the brigade warehouse.
Sun Daqin didn't even have the chance to say no. She watched her mother-in-law run away and disappear in the blink of an eye.
"Oh my God. I watch the fun every day and one day I see it happening to my own head." As she said that, she rushed in and woke Xiao Min up.
Xiao Min was still grumpy at first and didn't want to get up.
Sun Daqin was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead. "If you don't get up, your milk will disappear again."
This threat was very effective. Xiao Min's sleepiness disappeared and she got dressed obediently.
Qian Shulan ran to the door of the production team's warehouse at the fastest speed in her life.
The place was already crowded with people, including many young people who usually did not get up before 8 o'clock, but got up early to watch the fun.
Qian Shulan pushed through the crowd and looked inside. Du Damei was actually sitting on the ground with her head lowered, but it was obvious from her exposed skin that she was not wearing any makeup.
It was not good when Qian Shulan glared at her. Could it be that Deng Xingming was so obsessed with Du Damei's original appearance that he really raped her
Qian Shulan felt dizzy. If this was true, he would be guilty of rape and labeled a bad element, and would be sent to a labor camp in a remote area for twenty years.
How dare he! Qian Shulan felt as if her limbs were on fire, and the fire was about to burn her.
"Third Aunt, you're here?"
Qian Shulan looked up and found it was Wang Shouquan. She clenched her fists and suppressed her anger.
Others also noticed Qian Shulan, and they looked at her with pity and sympathy.
Du Damei slowly raised her head when she heard the voice, and someone in the crowd let out a "hiss" of surprise.
"Oh my god! She's so beautiful!" A little boy pointed at Du Damei and shouted, "This sister is so pretty."
Many members thought so, but they dared not speak out.
Qian Shulan met Du Damei's gaze and had a complicated feeling.
She retracted her gaze and said to Wang Shouquan, "Can I see my son first?"
Wang Shouquan nodded, "Okay!"
But just as he finished speaking, he heard someone outside shouting, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
Everyone turned around to look and found that it was a group of militiamen with guns.
No one cared to watch the fun anymore and they all stepped back to make way for these people.
Director Ma walked over with his hands behind his back, "I received a report from the masses that a rape had occurred here."
Wang Shouquan came over immediately and said, "These two people were found at the bottom of the bridge tunnel. We don't know if it was rape or not."
Director Ma waved his hand and said, "Leave this matter to our Revolutionary Committee. Take the person away!"
Two militiamen came out from behind him, held Du Damei's arms and lifted her up.
Two more militiamen rushed into the warehouse, and Wang Shouquan quickly took the key to open the door.
Qian Shulan then saw Deng Xingming. He had his head lowered and his whole body looked as if all the muscles in his body had been pulled out.
Qian Shulan ran over and yelled at him, "Xingming, what's wrong with you? Look up and look at your mother."
Deng Xingming was completely unaware, but Director Ma strode over and said, "Comrade, your son has committed rape and is a bad guy. Do you want to be criticized along with him?"
Qian Shulan glanced at him sideways. Her bloodshot eyes frightened Director Ma. He subconsciously took a step back, but when he thought of his identity, he calmed himself down.
He straightened his chest and looked up at her, "Did I say something wrong?"
Qian Shulan looked at him steadily, her tone revealing an imperceptible determination, "How is the case? It hasn't been tried yet. How can you conclude that my son must have committed a crime? Maybe he was wrongly accused."
Director Ma was stunned for a moment, "That's right! Let's talk about it after I finish checking!" He waved his hand and said to the militia in front, "Take the person away!"
Deng Xingming raised his head at this moment, and his cracked lips moved twice. Qian Shulan couldn't hear it at all, but she saw that the right and wrong value on his forehead had not changed, still eight points.
So he was really wronged.
Qian Shulan breathed a sigh of relief.
She was delighted and smiled at him, "Don't worry, as long as you didn't do it, I will definitely rescue you."
Deng Xingming was stunned, closed his eyes, and didn't dare to look at her, "Mom, I did it."
Qian Shulan seemed to think she had misheard. He said he did it? But it was obviously not him. Why should he admit it
Qian Shulan watched him being dragged away by Director Ma, and she had no time to ask him why he admitted it.
All the members gathered around her and tried to comfort her, telling her not to be sad.
How could she not be sad? He was her reform target, and he admitted that he raped Du Damei.
There was no way he didn't know what the consequences of his testimony would be, but he still chose to lie.
Why did he do this? Is he defending someone
Qian Shulan pushed away the people who had been surrounding her and kept walking forward. She needed to think carefully.
She had to think carefully. She absolutely could not let Deng Xingming go to the labor camp.
At her current age, it was still unknown whether she could live to 20 years later. How could she dare to gamble
Her mind was in a mess, as if there was a ball of thread that she had to untie, and if she could only untie the thread, she could save the person.
Qian Shulan kept walking until a pair of blue cloth shoes with patches appeared in front of her.
Qian Shulan subconsciously turned sideways and walked to the side, but the pair of shoes moved in front of her again, blocking her way.
Qian Shulan was a little annoyed. This was a critical moment for her, why did someone come to disturb her
Qian Shulan looked up and found it was Lu Chenglin. Her forehead was covered in sweat and her hands were clenched tightly.
Qian Shulan didn't have time to deal with her, so she turned around and wanted to leave, "I have something else to do."
Lu Chenglin grabbed her arm, her eyes flashing red, and her expression was very excited, "Aunt, he won't do that to anyone else. I don't believe he will do that to anyone else."
Qian Shulan was very relieved. It was rare that she could trust him. "I know he didn't commit suicide."
Lu Chenglin bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes. "He told me last night that we would get married when I regain my identity."
Qian Shulan turned around immediately, too shocked to recover for a long time, "What did you say? He was with you last night?"
Lu Chenglin had a wooden face. "He stayed there until about one in the morning. He couldn't possibly rape anyone."
She didn't believe he was such a person. Even if others said that the girl was beautiful, she didn't believe it, because he was not the kind of person who only looked at appearance. He once said that his ex-wife was beautiful but had a vicious heart, and he was almost killed by her, so he was afraid.
Qian Shulan rubbed her temples. So, Deng Xingming was threatened by a real rapist
He had to take the blame for the other party, otherwise the other party would tell everyone about his secret meeting with Lu Chenglin.
Meeting with bad elements in private is also a serious crime, and Deng Xingming will still be brought down.
But if he becomes a rapist, at least Lu Chenglin will be fine, and she can still stay in Wangjia Village for labor reform.
She will no longer be dragged onto the criticism platform to be spit upon.
Qian Shulan finally understood the logic behind this.
Lu Chenglin shook her hand and said, "Aunt, what do you think I should do? I shouldn't have been with him. If I hadn't been with him, he wouldn't have been slandered."
Qian Shulan did not comfort her, but asked the most crucial question, "Have you ever seen a real rapist?"
Lu Chenglin shook his head. "It was around one o'clock when I separated from him. It was pitch black and I couldn't see anyone at all."
Qian Shulan nodded and said, "You go back first. He must have been threatened by someone. If you come out to explain the situation, it will only make things worse for him."
Of course Lu Chenglin also knew this, which was why she didn't dare to come out and clarify for him, "Aunt, then what do you think we should do?"
Qian Shulan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the commune to meet him first and ask about the situation first."
At least she had to figure out who the real rapist was before she could prescribe the right remedy.
Lu Chenglin nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, then go quickly."
Qian Shulan borrowed a bicycle from the team.
When she arrived at the commune, she found Director Ma happily showing her the testimonies of two people. "Have you seen them? These two testimonies have fully proved that your son is the prisoner who raped Comrade Du Lanqiu."
Qian Shulan took the confession he handed over and took a look at it.
Deng Xingming admitted it. Du Lanqiu was confused, she only remembered that she was knocked unconscious from behind, and when she woke up she found herself lying under a bridge.
Qian Shulan rubbed her brows and asked, "Can I meet Comrade Deng Xingming?"
Director Ma was stunned and was about to refuse, but President Zhou next to him pulled him back and whispered something in his ear.
Director Ma nodded immediately, "Okay, go and see him."
As he spoke, he shouted outside. Two militiamen came in. He pointed at Qian Shulan and said, "Take her to the conference room. Let her see Deng Xingming."
Qian Shulan followed the militiamen into the meeting room. About half an hour later, Deng Xingming was also brought in.
He looked the same as in the morning, listless and dejected.
The militia brought the people in, but did not let them out, and just stood guard at the door.
Qian Shulan touched his forehead and asked, "Are you okay?"
The warm touch stung his cold skin instantly. He raised his head, and his cold body seemed to be warmed by her. He looked at Qian Shulan with deep guilt in his eyes, "Mom, I'm sorry."
Qian Shulan rubbed her brows. "Since she came to see me, I knew you did nothing wrong. Can you tell me who the real criminal is?"
Deng Xingming's eyes turned red and he shook his head, "Mom, I don't know. I can't see the other person's face clearly."
Qian Shulan still refused to give up, "Where's the sound?"
Deng Xing understood but still shook his head.
That's right! It was pitch dark, how could he see the other person's face clearly? Even if he could remember a little bit of the voice, there were 1,300 people in the Wangjia Village production team. Deng Xingming was not very familiar with the members, so how could he remember? What's more, he might not be from Wangjia Village, but from another production team.
Qian Shulan felt a headache coming on. "Son, you can't admit a mistake you didn't make!"
Deng Xingming lowered his head, "But I..."
Qian Shulan looked at him earnestly, "Just don't admit it and let them find the real murderer."
Deng Xingming was stunned.
The two militiamen standing by the door were also stunned.
Qian Shulan walked out of the meeting room feeling somewhat depressed. She was unable to obtain any useful clues from Deng Xingming.
When Director Ma heard the two militiamen reporting the situation to him, he asked them to leave.
He walked over and smiled at Qian Shulan. "Comrade Qian, I know you can't accept that your son made such a big mistake for the time being, but many people saw that your son was indeed lying with Comrade Du Lanqiu, his clothes were in disarray. And Comrade Du Lanqiu was indeed violated. Whether he admits it or not, the evidence points to him."
Qian Shulan, who has lived here for eleven years, already understood that the laws in this era were incomplete and the investigation was not as rigorous as in later times. So Deng Xingming was their criminal.
The reason why she asked Deng Xingming to deny it was just to seek psychological balance.
Qian Shulan said expressionlessly, "Can I meet Comrade Du Lanqiu?"
Director Ma immediately shook his head, "No! How can you see her when you are not her relative?"
Qian Shulan was really anxious now. "She is my friend. I once saved her and brought her to Wangjia Village. In Wangjia Village, I am her closest person."
Du Damei might really think that Deng Xingming was the one who assaulted her, but that was not the case at all. She still wanted Du Damei to believe what she said.
Director Ma stared at Qian Shulan's eyes with a burning gaze, and explained with a smile, "That's why you can't see her. Who knows if you will repay her kindness?"
Returning a favor? Qian Shulan was stunned. It seemed that she really had no other choice except this method.
She couldn't find the real criminal, so she could only let Du Damei deny it herself. As long as she said that the criminal was not Deng Xingming, he could be saved.
But would Du Damei deny it? Qian Shulan was unsure. She opened her mouth and thought for a long time before saying, "Please help me convey a message!"
Director Ma glanced sideways at President Zhou standing by the window and nodded helplessly, "Okay, you go ahead!"
The author has something to say: Ah, can the heroine be selfish for once? ? ?