Chapter 33 Investigation Reasons

The village head didn’t want to ask any more questions, he would wait until Wang Xiangdong woke up. Seeing a bunch of people crowding around, the village head had another headache. “Alright, everyone disperse! Since we’ve found him, go back home.” The village head had spoken, so everyone stopped crowding around. “Kaiyuan, how is Wang Zhiqing?” Liu Kaiyuan had finished treating Wang Xiangdong’s wound and was bandaging him. “

Village head, Wang Zhiqing’s leg might be crippled.” The village head was stunned, how could a bleeding leg be crippled? Liu Kaiyuan explained, “I checked, his knee might be injured. We need to go to the hospital for a thorough examination.” The village head fell silent, he decided to wait until he woke up. “When will this guy wake up?” He had just finished asking when the man woke up. “Rats, so many rats, help!” The village head heard Wang Xiangdong speak and quickly went to the bed to take a look. “Wang Zhiqing, you’re awake! How are you feeling?” But Wang Xiangdong didn’t respond to the village head, he just stared blankly at the ceiling, constantly repeating that there were rats and asking for help. Even the village head, who didn’t understand medicine, could see something was wrong. “What’s wrong with this guy?” Liu Kaiyuan was also confused, suspecting that he had injured his brain. What was going on! One had just become an idiot, this one wouldn’t become an idiot too, would he? If it weren’t for the fact that feudal superstition was not allowed, he would have gone to pray. “Maybe, perhaps, he was stimulated by the rats he was talking about.”

 The village head had lived for most of his life, he hadn’t heard of anyone becoming crazy after seeing rats in the daytime. “Let’s observe him for a while. I’ll notify Wang Zhiqing’s parents. I’ll also write a report to see if we can get someone to return to the city.” After saying that, the village head lowered his head and walked out. As soon as he went out, he met Ye Nanyi and Li Yulan. For some reason, the village head always felt that this matter was related to Ye Nanyi. But Li Yulan had testified with certainty, so he couldn’t say anything more. This man was fine, but now he’s gone crazy, the commune would definitely send someone to investigate.  The village head still said, “Ye Zhiqing, Li Zhiqing, regarding Wang Zhiqing, the commune will definitely send someone to ask about it. Just tell the truth when they ask.” After saying that, the village head glanced at Ye Nanyi again, then left without looking back.

Ye Nanyi saw that the village head had looked at her several times, and she understood that he suspected her. But because of Li Yulan’s words, he had no evidence. There was another reason, if the infighting among the educated youths caused serious consequences, the commune would definitely make things difficult for the village head. “Ye Zhiqing, what are you thinking about? What will happen when the commune sends people?” Li Yulan was so excited that she reached out and pinched Ye Nanyi’s arm. “Li Zhiqing, why are you so nervous? I ask you, did you push Wang Zhiqing?” Li Yulan quickly shook her head and retorted, “I didn’t, he fell himself.” “Then that’s it, what are you afraid of? Just tell the truth.” Seeing that Ye Nanyi was so calm, Li Yulan wasn’t so nervous anymore.

Seeing that Li Yulan was no longer agitated, Ye Nanyi returned to the educated youth’s dormitory. After Qi Erwa returned from town, he heard the villagers gossiping that Wang Xiangdong had been driven crazy by the rats on the mountain. He originally thought the villagers were talking nonsense, so he went to Liu Kaiyuan’s clinic to take a look. After seeing Wang Xiangdong’s appearance with his own eyes, Qi Erwa finally gave up. He cursed in his heart, “Useless!” He was actually scared crazy by rats, he was truly useless. He was just a little disappointed that he didn’t earn the 500 yuan. Fortunately, he hadn’t placed his hopes on Wang Xiangdong in the first place. Thinking of the man’s promise, he couldn’t help but smile.

Liu Kaiyuan happened to see Qi Erwa’s strange smile, and he felt a little uneasy. Just look at people, why is he smiling? For a moment, Liu Kaiyuan started conspiracy theories, could it be that Qi Erwa had scared the man crazy?

After arriving at the village, the village head organized his words and made a phone call. After a while, the village head got in touch with Wang Xiangdong’s mother. “Hello, is this Wang Xiangdong’s mother? I’m the village head of Happiness Village. I have something to tell you.” Bai Yuting was a little surprised. Her son had just written a letter back, why was the village head calling? While confused, Bai Yuting still politely asked, “Is Xiangdong in a hurry?” “Don’t be too excited after you hear this! Wang Xiangdong fell down a slope, his leg might be crippled, and then he fainted. When he woke up, his mind wasn’t quite right.” The village head was being quite tactful, but Bai Yuting wasn’t someone who was clueless. She immediately shouted, “What did you say? I’ll leave immediately, please tell me everything in detail later.” Before the village head could answer, Bai Yuting hung up the phone. “Oh, what should I do!” The village head muttered to himself.

Bai Yuting quickly asked for leave from her unit and rushed home. After packing her things and leaving a note, she took her luggage and went to the train station. When Bai Yuting left home, she was seen by Qin Yue. She decided to keep an eye on things and find out what Bai Yuting was in such a hurry for.

After seeing the note his wife left, Wang Xiangdong’s father immediately called the Five Star Commune where Wang Xiangdong had been sent to the countryside. He demanded a thorough investigation into Wang Xiangdong’s fall down the slope.

The commune received orders from above and immediately went to Happiness Village. After learning about the general situation from Qi Shengguo, the investigator was somewhat incredulous. To do a good job, they specifically questioned Li Yulan and Ye Nanyi. After listening, the investigator felt that there was no difference from what the village head said, and decided to go to the scene of the accident to take a look. “Please take us to the scene of the accident.”

 Li Yulan and Ye Nanyi didn’t refuse. When they arrived at the place, the investigator asked Ye Nanyi to stand in the place where she was picking up firewood, and asked Li Yulan to guide someone to stand in Wang Xiangdong’s place. Li Yulan stood in the place where she saw Wang Xiangdong roll down the slope. After they stood in position, the investigator drew a picture of the scene. After drawing, they carefully inspected the place according to Li Yulan’s description. They found that there were several pits in this place, and if one was not careful, they would twist their ankle and roll down the slope. But the investigator searched for a long time and didn’t find any traces of rats. For a moment, they were confused, this place didn’t look like a place where rats would appear.

“Can we leave now?” The investigator heard Ye Nanyi’s words and thought of something. “Ye Zhiqing, I heard that you and Wang Zhiqing are from the same place, and you have a conflict. I want to know, why was he following you?” Ye Nanyi knew that she couldn’t escape, so she had prepared an explanation in advance. “It’s like this, Wang Zhiqing likes my stepsister Xu Yulan, and my sister went to the northwest to work in the countryside. He probably came to me to ask me about her. But I don’t have a good relationship with my stepsister, so…” The investigator nodded, indicating that he understood. He went down the mountain with the two of them, preparing to report what he had found. Whether they believed it or not was not their concern.