Chapter 75: A Thrilling Rescue

“Wait a minute.”

Jiang An’an stepped forward, holding the iron rod, “The first rule of being a cadre is to make the villagers feel the warmth of spring.”

Wu Lao Wu breathed a sigh of relief. The little girl was young, she was obviously kind-hearted and easy to manipulate.

But the next moment, it was as if a devil was whispering:

“Just lock her in the cage. What’s wrong with a father sacrificing himself for his unfilial daughter? It’s for the glory of our old Wu family!”

Wu Lao Wu: “…”

The others: “…”

Who the hell is “our” with you!

Do your ancestors know you changed your surname?

Wu Lao Wu struggled violently, “No! Clan leader, save me! I’m a man, how can I be locked in a cage like a woman?”

But no matter how much he shouted, Xiang Hongbin remained expressionless. Finally, he kicked him coldly, kicking him straight into the cage.

Wu Lao Wu was kicked in the stomach and didn’t dare to cry out. He just lay in the cage and shivered.

Clang! It was the sound of the iron door closing.

It slammed heavily on Wu Lingyu’s heart. Her beautiful eyes widened, her fear of the feudal shackles collapsed at that moment.

Her once high-and-mighty father was now curled up in the cage like a dog…

It turned out that the cage could not only lock up unchaste women, but also trap men!

“Unbelievable!”

“This is outrageous!”

Wu, the clan leader, roared twice, commanding the villagers, “What are you standing there for? Do you also want to be ridden by women? Grab them, beat them to death!”

This was something that all the men absolutely couldn’t tolerate. Their faces were gloomy, and they rushed forward with their weapons again.

Unfortunately, there was a gap between their ideals and reality.

Xiang Hongbin stood against ten, knocking down one, then two. He had just knocked down a string of villagers at the front, about seven or eight of them were face down in the snow.

He moved his neck, his eyes were fierce as he stared at the men behind him. It seemed that this round was just a warm-up, he was going to start fighting seriously.

Who would dare to go up?

The villagers behind them pushed and shoved each other, even though Wu, the clan leader, was cursing behind them, no one dared to rush forward to die.

Being afraid of the strong and bullying the weak is human instinct. In the face of absolute strength, everything is a paper tiger!

“Let’s go!”

Jiang An’an took off a padded jacket and covered Wu Lingyu. She was too weak, she needed to be treated immediately.

But when her gaze inadvertently swept over Wu Lingyu’s small feet, her anger reached its peak.

What a Xinghua Brigade!

What a pair of three-inch golden lotuses!!

The Qing Dynasty had been overthrown for decades, but they were still abusing women!!!

Zhou Yinghuai squatted down, his cold gaze sweeping over the villagers, “I’ll carry her. I’m a policeman, helping women is my duty, no one dares to say anything.”

Jiang An’an: ?

The villagers were shocked.

Was this person an official and a policeman? Were they really sent by Wu Lingyu’s lover?

Was the clan leader deceiving them?

The villagers could only watch helplessly as the three of them walked away, until their figures turned into black dots, before they started to question the clan leader.

“We can’t fight officials, will they come back to cause trouble?”

“Clan leader, say something. What if the officials punish us, treat us as bandits and wipe us out?”

“I knew we shouldn’t have scared Wu Lingyu, murder is illegal.”

…

Wu, the clan leader, snorted disdainfully, “Jiang An’an is just a small Women’s Federation cadre, what kind of official is she? The Women’s Federation is the most marginal department in the county, they sit on the bench all year round, they have no power at all.”

“Old Ten, go report it to the police, say that three thieves took advantage of the heavy snow to rob Xinghua Brigade with the help of an inside man.”

“As for Old Five, go home and discipline your wife. Who told Jiang An’an to come and save Wu Lingyu, causing trouble for the whole village, this matter must be explained to everyone.”

–

Health Center.

The doctor learned what had happened, his face was filled with anger, “Hypothermia can be fatal, luckily you sent her to the hospital in time, otherwise, she wouldn’t have survived.”

Jiang An’an hadn’t breathed a sigh of relief yet, when the doctor continued, “But her right leg was broken by a heavy object, and it has been reset. She was frozen in the snow for so long, she will suffer in cold and damp weather in the future.” The clan had broken Wu Lingyu’s leg to prevent her from escaping, for the sake of so-called chastity, countless women had been persecuted in the past.

“Zhou Zhiqing, please go to the police station and report it. Intentional homicide is illegal, Xinghua Brigade must be severely punished.” Jiang An’an, as a woman, empathized with her, she hated the oppression of the feudal system.

Reform!

No matter how difficult it was, whether it was next year or the year after, the wind of the Women’s Federation must blow to every corner of Xinghua Brigade.

Zhou Yinghuai pursed his lips and turned into the wind and snow.

He arrived at the police station.

He happened to meet Wu Lao Ten.

Wu Lao Ten was very uneasy, under the pressure of the clan leader, he still nervously explained the situation to the police officer who received him.

The policeman was indeed quite angry after hearing this, “Comrade, can you describe the characteristics of those robbers?”

Wu Lao Ten was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He suddenly pointed at Zhou Yinghuai by the door and lowered his voice, “It’s him.”

The policeman: “…”

Zhou Yinghuai remained calm and looked straight ahead, “I want to report Xinghua Brigade for engaging in feudal activities and deliberately harming women. This person next to me, coincidentally, is one of the murderers!”

“No, I’m not, I didn’t.” Wu Lao Ten’s legs went weak, he argued loudly, “Wu Lingyu was having an affair, she was engaging in immoral relationships, we were criticizing her.”

Zhou Yinghuai sneered, “I remember that it’s also illegal for communes to criticize villagers privately.”

Wu Lao Ten: !!!

“…What?”

Wu Lao Ten was sweating profusely, his back was soaked through, finally, he racked his brains and found an argument, “We have clan rules, yes, rules that have been passed down for hundreds of years.”

Zhou Yinghuai suddenly realized, “So clan rules are greater than national law? Or is Xinghua Village harboring ulterior motives, are they planning to rebel?”

Thump!

This high hat was put on, and Wu Lao Ten collapsed on the ground.

His lips moved up and down, but no sound came out of his throat, he wished he could just die.

The police station took this matter very seriously.

But the case was complex, involving the issue of local clans adapting to the new society.

There was a lot of friction between the unique cultural system of the local area and the new ideas. To make them completely integrate into the new society, the cadres in the county had made a lot of efforts, often going to the countryside to persuade them.

In Yunzhou County, there were seven or eight clans like Xinghua Brigade, with nearly 300 people each, some were even more closed off and refused to cooperate.

The county focused on supporting the tea produced by the Xinghua Brigade clan, and arranged for educated youths to go to the countryside to infiltrate them. They also wanted to use Xinghua Brigade as an example to pry open other clans.

Unexpectedly, there was a problem at this critical juncture!

Wouldn’t it mean that all the county’s efforts over the past year would be in vain?

That evening.

Dong Feng, the director of the Ministry of Culture, rushed over in the wind and snow, smiling, “Old Director, do you think there’s a misunderstanding about Xinghua Brigade harming women?”