Chapter 42: Escalating Situation
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Jiang Chun anxiously explained what had happened. Because she had to go to the village committee’s warehouse to collect farm equipment and go to the field, she would leave home earlier than Yu Bing every day. When she arrived, she heard Yu Bing say that the car had been tampered with, so she emphasized this when she reported to the police.
The tractor was an important piece of public property and an important symbol of the countryside’s modernization. It had just been received, but it had been tampered with and almost crashed into innocent bystanders. If this matter wasn’t handled well, the commune president would be criticized when he arrived in the county.
Director Qian immediately called his two subordinates, and President Song also called Manager Wang, who was in charge of the cars, to go with him. ...
The situation was urgent, so the few of them prepared to drive into the village. Before they left, President Song asked Jiang Chun to get in the bus with them.
Jiang Chun immediately found an excuse to avoid it. The resolution of the problem depended on these leaders. It didn’t matter if she returned later. Moreover, the bicycle couldn’t be exposed. She still had to secretly ride to the place where Xiao Sheng had asked her to wait. Xiao Lin was waiting for her to return the bicycle.
At this moment, the situation in the village had already reached a climax.
Yu Bing naturally insisted on calling the police, while Sun Wang was the opposition. Director Liu of the Public Security Bureau and his two village officers maintained a neutral front, but they actually hoped that things would blow up.
After all, the worse of a village chief Sun Wang was, the easier it was for him to be toppled. Only then would he have a chance to rise up.
The other villagers were just watching the commotion.
When Sun Wang saw the stalemate, his expression became even uglier. He resented Yu Bing for being so troublesome!
Sun Wang stared at Yu Bing fiercely. “Yu Bing, you’re the one looking after this car! If something happens to it in your hands, why do you want to involve the police? I think you want to divert the attention of the people and shirk responsibility!”
Yu Bing wasn’t to be outdone. She sneered. “Mr. Sun, if this accident isn’t man-made and I’m really at fault, then even if the police come, they won’t be able to change the truth. You have been trying so hard to stop me from calling the police. What are you afraid of?”
When Sun Wang saw Yu Bing’s unrelenting look, he felt resentful. He looked at the surrounding crowd and decided to evacuate the people first before thinking of a way to force Yu Bing to admit her fault.
“You guys don’t have to work anymore? All of you, go work in the fields! This is a big deal. Yu Bing has ruined public property. The village is going to interrogate her now! All of you, disperse. We’ll inform everyone when we get the results.”
Yu Bing widened her eyes and clenched her fists tightly.
She definitely couldn’t be interrogated alone. Although Sun Wang wasn’t omnipotent in the village, if he really went all out against her, it would be very difficult for her to prove her innocence. After all, the other cadres in the village weren’t as powerful as Sun Wang. If they were unwilling to stand up for her, there would be no chance of turning the tables.
Seeing this, Yu Bing immediately shouted, “Mr. Sun, tractors are the property of the government, but they are also collectively owned. They serve the country and the people. The people present have the right to know who really jeopardized their interests. I didn’t cause any damage. I’m not afraid of everyone participating in the investigation. Whoever is afraid has a guilty conscience!”
With that, Yu Bing glared at Sun Yu.
Sun Yu revealed a disdainful smile. With the village chief, his second uncle, he wasn’t afraid!
The villagers wanted to know the follow-up to begin with. When they heard Yu Bing’s words, they felt that they had found an legitimate reason to watch the drama. Moreover, there wasn’t much work in the field recently. They didn’t have much to do today, so none of them wanted to leave.
“Village Chief, we’ll be done in an hour today, so it won’t delay things.”
“That’s right. The fact that the tractor is damaged is more important! We want to see who tried to go against the people. After we find out who he is, we’ll condemn him!”
“That’s right. There’s only one car in the village. If it gets destroyed, how would we do the farm work?!”
After listening for so long, everyone felt that the possibility of Yu Bing being framed was higher. Hence, everyone was excited to find the culprit. After all, if the car broke down, it would indeed harm the interests of all the villagers. Without the machine, many heavy jobs had to be done manually.
Director Liu was thinking about how to make this matter blow up, so when he heard this, he echoed, “I think Yu Bing makes sense. Yu Bing was specifically trained, so it’s definitely possible that the car was sabotaged. As the village staff, we can’t punish innocent people and let the real culprit get off scot-free!”
“That’s right. We can’t harm the innocent, let alone let bad people escape punishment!”
A vigorous voice interrupted the chattering.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a few people in tunic suits and police uniforms standing in front of a small car. They knew that they must be big shots. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have a car!