Chapter 154: Chapter 155: The Wu Family Sentenced to Death
“Wu Zhengyi once tried to molest me, and Shengshun stepped in to rescue me. Later, we got married, and Wu Zhengyi went as far as to write me threatening letters,” Zhang Ru’s face was streaked with tears as she covered it and wept.
When she produced the letter, her hands trembled, as if she had never thought she could find evidence to avenge her husband.
Secretary Zhang hurried over and took the letter from Zhang Ru’s hands.
“Secretary, this is the threatening letter Wu Zhengyi wrote to us.”
“Secretary Zhang, the Xu Family are good folks in our village, and everything they say is true.”
“Secretary Zhang, after my cousin was thrown to the ground that day, I was also knocked unconscious. This incident must have been a deliberate act of malice, and we request justice from you.”
By the time Vice Factory Director Wu arrived, the situation was beyond his control. He looked at his son with a furious face, “Did you really write those threatening letters to those people?”
Wu Zhengyi shrank his neck, terrified. At the time, he had just been trying to act tough, but he never imagined a day would come.
Seeing his son not respond and the panic on his face already betraying him, Vice Factory Director Wu felt a chill in his heart.
“Get home quickly and tell your mother to move everything away,” Vice Factory Director Wu shouted urgently.
He now regretted everything deeply. If he had known that a mere girl could cause such trouble, he would have dealt with her long ago, either by killing her or selling her off to some remote mountain area.
As he looked at Xu Ying, Vice Factory Director Wu’s eyes were filled with venom, staring at her like a deadly serpent.
Upon hearing his father’s words, Wu Zhengyi’s face changed dramatically, and he turned to rush home.
But he was overweight and slow, and by the time he got home, the area around his house was already surrounded by people, including those wearing police uniforms.
Mrs. Wu was at home now too, hurrying back as soon as she heard there was trouble.
She stood in the yard, frantic with worry, but when she saw the hiding places emptied of their contents, she felt a glimmer of surprise, thinking her man had learned of the impending trouble and hidden everything away in advance.
But before she could feel relieved for more than a few seconds, the searchers quickly found several large boxes of stolen goods in other places.
As Mrs. Wu watched these items being carried into the yard, her face turned deathly pale.
Her body trembled, and she was no longer able to stand steadily.
Wu Zhengyi, with a grimace on his face: “What are you doing? These are all our family’s belongings, let go of them now!”
If he lost so much money, he would not be able to live a good life in the future.
Wu Zhengyi was desperate, not yet realizing the seriousness of the situation.
The police quickly took the stolen goods to the police station. Seeing box after box, Secretary Zhang understood immediately what was going on.
“Secretary Zhang, I am Wu Zhengyi’s wife, and I want to report Deputy Factory Director Wu for deceiving and seducing me,” a woman stepped forward from the crowd. Slim in stature, she braced against the chill of the wind to keep herself from collapsing.
With anger in her eyes, after uttering these words, she could no longer hold back her sobs, “I was once an employee at the meat processing plant’s propaganda department.
Deputy Factory Director Wu had told me that he and his wife had long since lost any feeling for each other and had promised to marry me. After that promise, he committed acts against me that no one should ever suffer.
But after the incident, he didn’t keep his promise. When I confronted him, he defamed me, accusing me of seducing him.
As a girl without any power or influence, I had no way to fight back against him; I had no choice but to marry into the Wu Family through Wu Zhengyi.
I have evidence of the Wu Family’s corruption and of the father and son’s defilement of others. I implore Secretary Zhang to punish them severely.”
The woman held several account books in her hand, evidence she had exchanged for her dignity over many years under these two men, all so that one day she could exact her revenge on this father and son duo.
She had thought it would take much longer, but she hadn’t expected it to end so quickly.
Looking at Xu Ying in the crowd, the woman’s face was full of admiration. If he had her intelligence and bravery, he wouldn’t have just watched the father and son pair harm so many more people.
As soon as she said this, many were shocked, both by Mrs. Wu’s endurance and her cleverness.
Xu Ying was also somewhat surprised by how formidable this woman was.
Secretary Zhang’s face was ashen, not even needing an interrogation, as each and every case pointed to the Wu family: embezzlement, enticement, rape, and murder.
Vice Factory Director Wu’s face was deathly pale, looking at the woman with an expression of disbelief.
The entire Wu family was sentenced to death, and even the meat processing factory director was investigated.
Every person in Xiang County related to Vice Factory Director Wu was thoroughly scrutinized.
Those who deserved punishment got it, those who needed to be dismissed were dismissed.
This incident caused quite a stir not just in the county but also in the surrounding ones.
Cheng Yinglan’s family still wanted to ask Xu Ying to let their daughter and son-in-law off, but having witnessed the whole affair, they were too frightened to say another word.
The Wu Family compensated Xu Shengshun for his many years of medical expenses and lost wages.
But all this money could not make up for the helplessness and heartache Uncle Xu and Second Aunt Xu felt as they watched their son turn into a fool before their eyes.
Xu Ying and Eldest Sister-in-law Xu were driven back by Director Hong.
On the way home, Director Hong still kept cursing, “These Wus are just no good, doing all these outrageous, heaven-offending things, they really deserved to die.”
Xu Ying was in a great mood, seeing the Wu Family face their punishment, and curiously asked, “Director, do we have any orders for our duck products from other counties?”
Director Hong beamed with pride and joy at the question, “Xiao Xu, why didn’t you suggest this idea sooner? You wouldn’t believe how after I sent those duck products out, those people have all been calling to discuss partnerships. We’ve sold more orders these past few days than we have in the past half a year.”
“As long as you keep up the good work, Xiao Xu, you’ll definitely get a good salary. The higher-ups have said that starting next month, you’ll get a bonus. With the commission, salary, and the bonus, you’ll be earning a hefty sum this month!” Director Hong exclaimed, almost envious that the young girl would earn more than him.
Hearing this, Xu Ying smiled cheerfully, corners of her mouth turning up, “Thank you, Director, for speaking so highly of me to the leadership, or I wouldn’t be getting a bonus. I’ll treat you to a meal once I get my paycheck, and I’ll cook it myself.”
Director Hong was delighted at the offer, “Alright, alright, I look forward to tasting your excellent cooking.”
He had often heard from his subordinates about a chef who had joined the State-owned Restaurant, apparently even better than Chef Ge.
At first, he was skeptical but having tasted the duck products, he became curious about Xu Ying’s culinary skills.
Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu were anxiously waiting at home, and would have followed if not for their declining health.
Xu Ying and Eldest Sister-in-law Xu were the first to arrive back home.
As soon as they learned the two had returned, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu hurried home, “Yingying, what about your parents? What has been said about your Brother Shengshun?”
“Grandpa and Grandma, it’s settled. The bad people have been caught and sentenced to death,” said Xu Ying, taking a deep breath as she let out days of pent-up anger.