Director Ma wondered if he could get help from County Magistrate Jiang if he talked to him himself.
The sad part was that he was just a subordinate of County Magistrate Jiang, not his superior. The other party did not attach much importance to the Revolutionary Committee. Naturally, they did not think highly of him. Especially since he was just one of the subordinates among dozens of communes.
He has only been in office for over a month and has not accomplished anything significant, yet he wants his superiors to help him. He doesn't have the face to do so, nor can he open his mouth.
President Zhou saw that his expression was becoming more and more serious. After careful consideration, he understood what he was thinking and he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
President Zhou smiled and said, "The old lady is old and has a broad mind. She probably won't bear a grudge. Anyway, you did help her last time. As long as you say a few more nice words, she will probably help you."
The green-clad militiaman came over and said, "Brother-in-law, let's ask her for help. This will be good for her after all. Her son's reputation has not been cleared yet. Outsiders think she is seeking repayment for a favor, but doesn't she know what's going on?"
When Director Ma heard the phrase 'repaying a favor', his eyes lit up instantly. He looked up and smiled at the green-clad militiaman, "You make sense. I'll go find her."
President Zhou patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's right. Each of the three of us in the commune has different responsibilities, but we also need to help each other to manage the production teams below, don't you think?"
Director Ma looked at the hand he extended to her, and a smile gradually appeared on her face. "You are right. I will try my best."
When President Zhou saw that he did not answer the question, he looked at him deeply, laughed, nodded at him, and walked out of the room.
After he left, the green-clad militiaman came over and whispered, "Brother-in-law, what are you two talking about?"
Director Ma raised the corner of his mouth to reveal a mocking smile, and then glanced at him, "He just wants me to cooperate with his work. He wants me to be his deputy, that's wishful thinking."
The green militiaman scratched his head, "Is that what you mean?"
Director Ma snorted coldly, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, "What else could it mean?"
In other communes, the director of the Revolutionary Committee is the boss, but this head Zhou wants him to just take care of his own little piece of land, how can he agree to that? But he has a shallow foundation here, so he can only take it slowly.
Director Ma stood up from his chair and kicked the green-clad militiaman who was still standing there stupidly. "Guo Sansheng, go gather the militiamen and get ready to go."
Guo Sansheng staggered after being kicked by him, but luckily he caught his foot on the table in time to prevent himself from falling. When he came to his senses, he saw his brother-in-law glaring at him, and immediately ran out in a panic, "Yes, yes, brother-in-law, I'll go right away."
Director Ma shook his head behind him, "What a stupid boy!"
Qian Shulan was discharged from the hospital yesterday. She had been here for eleven years, and this was the only time she had a minor illness.
I took a packet of cold medicine and drank some cough and phlegm medicine last night. After a night's rest, I feel a little better.
But she felt so sore all over that she didn't want to move at all. Especially when she thought about how Du Damei ended her life so easily, she felt upset.
"Grandma, are you feeling better?" Xiao Min's warm little hand touched Qian Shulan's forehead, and then she was overjoyed, "Grandma, you're feeling better."
Silly child, she doesn't have a fever, what's the point of touching her forehead? But when she saw Xiao Min's happy look, she didn't say anything, just let Xiao Min be happy.
Qian Shulan touched her hand and said, "Grandma, you're fine. Go to school soon."
Sun Daqin walked in cautiously from outside, holding a bowl, "Xiao Min, get out of the way."
Xiao Min immediately gave up her seat.
Sun Daqin put the bowl on the bedside table, stirred the spoon, and blew it again, but it was still too hot, so Xiaomin came over to help blow it, and she didn't stop until her cheeks were sore.
Xiao Min kept her eyes fixed on the bowl of porridge. When she saw her mother bring the bowl to her grandmother, she immediately encouraged her with a bright smile, "Grandma, drink it quickly. You will be completely cured after drinking it."
Qian Shulan took the bowl from Sun Daqin and smiled at Xiao Min, "Okay, I'll finish the milk."
Xiao Min's eyes narrowed immediately, and Qian Shulan felt warm in her heart looking at her smiling face.
After finishing a bowl of porridge quickly, Qian Shulan wiped her mouth and smiled at Sun Daqin, "Your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Sun Daqin smiled from ear to ear and took the bowl, "As long as mom eats well."
She stood up and was about to take the bowl out when she heard someone shouting outside the door.
Sun Daqin looked out the window, and then whispered to Qian Shulan, "Mom, it's Director Ma." She stamped her feet, a little indignant, "Is he trying to arrest you? Du Lanqiu is a bad guy, what does it have to do with you? We don't know."
Qian Shulan smiled faintly and said nothing.
Sun Daqin snorted and rushed out angrily, "I'll go and chase them away."
Qian Shulan hurriedly stopped the man and said, "Let him in. Let's hear what he has to say first."
When Sun Daqin heard her mother-in-law say this, she hesitated.
Just then there was a quarrel outside. Sun Daqin hurriedly put the bowl on the bedside table and walked out.
The gate was open, and Director Ma and his men were standing at the gate. After all, they were begging for help, so they couldn't force their way in. He just kept calling, but no one answered.
Deng Xingming came over and asked, "What are you doing here again?"
Director Ma felt a little embarrassed when he saw him. He had previously said with certainty that the other party was the murderer, but who would have thought that it turned out not to be the case.
He suppressed his embarrassment and said, "I came to see Aunt Qian for something!"
Aunt Qian? Deng Xingming stared at his face with suspicion and scrutiny, looking at him as if he were a psychopath. "Are you planning something bad again?"
He had no respect for his mother before, but now he calls her Aunt Qian? And his tone has also become much softer, not as harsh as before. It's not normal no matter how you look at it.
Director Ma's mouth twitched. If it wasn't for the need to investigate the case as soon as possible, he wouldn't have put up with this. He continued to smile and lick his face, "I don't have any bad intentions. I just came to ask Aunt Qian for a favor."
Guo Sansheng admired his brother-in-law very much as he saw how flexible he was in order to solve the case.
Deng Xingming was about to refuse when Sun Daqin came out from the main room and asked, "What do you want to talk to my mother about?"
Director Ma tried to soften his voice and said, "It's about Du Damei's fiancé."
Sun Daqin and Deng Xingming were both stunned, "She has a fiancé?"
Director Ma was upset when he saw the surprised expressions of the two people. It seemed that this family really didn't know that Du Damei was a bad person. He tightened his grip on the letter of proof.
Sun Daqin brought Director Ma in, and Deng Xingming followed behind out of concern.
Guo Sansheng originally wanted to follow, but Director Ma kept winking at him, so he could only stay outside the gate and wait quietly.
In the room, Qian Shulan was lying on the bed with her eyes half closed. Xiao Min was sitting obediently beside the bed, holding her chin and looking at her.
Sun Daqin gently patted Qian Shulan's hand and said, "Mom, Director Ma is here."
Qian Shulan slowly came back to her senses, opened her eyes, and found that it was Director Ma. She tried to prop herself up and sit up, but found that she had no strength left in her body and fell back again.
Sun Daqin was so distressed, "Mom, if you can't get up, don't get up. Zhengjun said you are still weak."
Deng Xingming also hurriedly said, "Mom, don't get up. Director Ma came here to ask for your help."
Qian Shulan waved her hand and lay back down. "Okay, okay, you all sit down. I feel tired just looking at all the tall and strong people sitting here."
The two of them quickly found a stool and sat down. Director Ma also sat down.
Director Ma looked at her sallow complexion and asked, "Aunt Qian, are you okay?"
Qian Shulan was stunned. Apparently, like Deng Xingming, she couldn't accept his new name.
Director Ma was a little embarrassed by her silly look. He coughed and handed over the certificate and photo in his hand, "Aunt Qian, this is Du Damei's photo and certificate. Take a look."
Qian Shulan stretched out her hands, which were as rough as pine bark. Her hands were shaking badly, so Director Ma pushed forward a few more points.
Qian Shulan took it and read it carefully, but then she started coughing violently, as if she was going to cough out her lungs.
Deng Xingming hurried over to help her calm down, and the thing in Qian Shulan's hand floated down and landed on the bed.
Sun Daqin took it and her eyes widened instantly, she was extremely surprised, "Damn, Du Lanqiu is really a bad guy."
Qian Shulan waved at Deng Xingming who had been massaging her back.
Deng Xingming also came over to take a look. He looked up at Director Ma and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone, "You are holding these two things. Are you going to arrest my mother? She doesn't know that Du Lanqiu is a bad guy."
Director Ma waved his hands and said, "To be honest, I came here to ask Aunt Qian for help. As long as Aunt Qian can introduce me to someone in the military and let me check someone, I will tear up these two things. I will never bring this up again in the future."
Deng Xingming hesitated and turned to look at his mother. He couldn't make the decision on this matter, so it was his mother who had to decide.
Qian Shulan did not answer, but lowered her head in thought.
Sun Daqin was very excited, "Really?"
Director Ma curled his lips and nodded affirmatively, "Really!" As if afraid that she would disagree, he hurriedly added, "In fact, the person I went to investigate may be related to Du Lanqiu's rape."
Deng Xingming and Sun Daqin looked at each other, with some joy in their eyes.
Qian Shulan raised her head abruptly and looked directly into Director Ma's eyes. "Do you suspect that soldier was the one who raped Du Lanqiu?"
Director Ma was stunned, and couldn't help but admire the old lady's sharpness. He took out a diary from his bag and pointed to the first and last pages, "Look, these two pages are enough to prove that the two people are related."
Deng Xingming took it and read out the first and last pages that Director Ma pointed out. His face was filled with surprise and joy. "Mom, this can prove that I am not a criminal."
Sun Daqin was also very happy, "Yes, mother, my seventh brother was really wronged."
In the past two days, rumors have spread in the production team. Many members said that her mother-in-law asked Du Lanqiu to lie in order to clear her son's name, and that Du Lanqiu was forced to leave by her mother-in-law.
Even if she used the story of her seventh brother's sleepwalking, she couldn't stop these people from talking. She was really anxious and angry. It was the first time she realized that some gossip could cost someone's life.
My mother-in-law's illness was probably caused by these rumors. Now, my seventh brother can wash away the stain on his body, and their family will finally not be pointed at by others.
Qian Shulan looked up at Director Ma and said righteously, "Director Ma, this can't be done this way. When I saved Du Lanqiu, I didn't know she was a bad guy. I have to admit it. I'm just an old country woman with little knowledge. She said she was a widow and made herself so ugly, so I believed her. I was indeed wrong. I shouldn't have saved her without knowing the truth. I was wrong, and I have to admit it."
The more Director Ma listened, the more he felt bad. Could this old lady be so stupid? She actually refused the best of both worlds.
He was about to speak when Qian Shulan changed the subject, "But my son is indeed innocent. Since you have this evidence, can you clear my son's name first? He is obviously innocent, but people in our production team and even the entire commune think he is a rapist, and even say that I am a harbouring criminal."
Director Ma immediately promised, "Once the first trial is over, I will immediately convene a meeting of the entire commune to prove Comrade Deng Xingming's innocence."
Qian Shulan glanced at Deng Xingming, her eyes full of pity, "I want to hold a hearing now. Obviously, the evidence is enough to prove my son's innocence."
Why must it be held now? Because the criminal is already dead, and Director Ma will probably not be interested in holding a meeting until the case is cleared. Then her son's reputation will still be unclear. Word of mouth is not as trustworthy as Director Ma holding a meeting.
Director Ma hesitated, "But the soldier's identity has not been confirmed. What if it's fake?"
Qian Shulan lowered her head and dropped a bomb, "If it's false, even if you say in a meeting that I used a favor to force Du Lanqiu to give false testimony, I will have no complaints."
Director Ma was shocked beyond words.
Deng Xingming was equally incredulous, "Mom?" If this was Director Ma's conspiracy, then he and his mother would become the other party's meal.
Sun Daqin was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead. Was her mother-in-law sick and confused? Although the rumors outside were not pleasant to hear, they were not confirmed. If Director Ma really held such a meeting, the reputation of her mother-in-law and her seventh brother would be ruined.
Qian Shulan glanced at Deng Xingming and Sun Daqin, and when she looked at Director Ma, her eyes were full of trust, "Mother believes in Director Ma, he is a good man."
Director Ma, who was given the good guy card, was extremely entangled. He had wronged Deng Xingming so much before, and even yelled at her, but she actually said that she was a good person? Director Ma was so moved that his eyes were red. He tore a letter of certification in Sun Daqin's hand into pieces in an instant, patted his chest and promised, "Aunt Qian, don't worry, I will never use this matter to threaten you in the future."
Qian Shulan lowered her head to hide the emotion in her eyes and said softly, "I don't mind it myself, but I just can't stand my son being treated as a rapist again, even for a day."
Director Ma immediately stood up and said, "Okay, okay, I will call a meeting now to give your son proof."
Deng Xingming felt a little bitter as he looked at the other person's back as he quickly left.
Qian Shulan patted his hands and said, "Son, trust me. I won't hurt you."
Her cloudy eyes were full of kindness. Deng Xingming felt comforted when he saw such a look even though he was very anxious.
He closed his eyes, put his mother's hand on his face, and whispered, "Mom, I know, you won't hurt me."
Sun Daqin pursed her lips, still with some worry in her eyes.
Director Ma said he wanted to hold a meeting and we took action immediately.
He first convened the meeting in the Wangjia Village Production Team, so all people over the age of three were gathered at the threshing ground.
Director Ma stood on the stage and shouted at everyone, "After verification, Comrade Deng Xingming is indeed not the prisoner who raped Comrade Du Lanqiu. The real prisoner is someone else. Our Revolutionary Committee will continue to work hard. Please don't spread rumors and slander our good comrades."
The members below were all talking about it, obviously not expecting Director Ma to come out in person to clarify.
"That's what I said. How could such an honest guy like Deng Xingming rape Du Lanqiu?"
"I've said it before, Aunt Qian is not the kind of person who would repay a favor. I guess Du Lanqiu must have known that Deng Xingming was not a rapist, so she let him go."
"that is!"
. . .
The topic suddenly changed direction.
Even Director Ma, who was at odds with Aunt Qian, came out to explain that it was definitely not Deng Xingming who did it.
But the topic changed again, "Maybe the woman is hooking up with a man outside."
"It's possible. She always pretended to be ugly before. But she dressed herself up so beautifully when she went out. There are people everywhere on the road. Some of them have bad intentions. Maybe they will follow her back."
"Yes, she came back very late at night. I don't know what she did."
Seeing that the topic was becoming increasingly off-topic, Director Ma simply adjourned the meeting.
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