After leaving Yang Family Village, Arrest Officer Guan hurried nonstop to Wang Family Village to apprehend Wang Ergou with all his might.
The villagers usually loved a spectacle; they had observed without fail when that burly man entered the village last time, but this time was different, the arrivals were government officials. Even if they loved spectacles, they all tightly closed their doors and windows, afraid to leave their homes.
Seeing that no one came out, Arrest Officer Guan had no choice but to knock on doors to inquire.
The residents who were knocked on bravely opened their doors, cautiously asking, "Officer Brother, what’s the matter?"
"Which way to Wang Ergou’s home? Please lead the way."
"Officer Brother, could you possibly..."
Before the villager could finish, "Hurry up, don’t delay the officer’s business!"
Seeing this, the villager had to keep quiet and quickly lead the officials to Wang Ergou’s home, scared and preferring not to meddle.
Upon reaching the entrance of Wang Ergou’s home, the villager who pointed out the way immediately dashed back to his own house, as it’s better to mind one’s own business.
Before they even entered the courtyard, Arrest Officer Guan and his team faintly heard a woman’s cries and screams. What was going on?
With a gesture from Arrest Officer Guan, the officials entered the small courtyard, where they saw a man gripping a woman’s hair, punching her over and over, while the other family members just watched from the side as if it was an everyday occurrence, not one person stepping forward to intervene.
"Separate them!" shouted Arrest Officer Guan upon seeing this, which finally startled the people in the house.
The officials stepped forward to stop the violence, and the woman was finally rescued.
"Who among you is Wang Ergou!"
Hearing the official’s question, the family all gave shifty looks, not daring to answer.
"He is!" The woman who had just been beaten stood up the moment she was rescued and pointed at someone in the crowd who had been watching, using all her strength.
Arrest Officer Guan followed the woman’s pointing and saw a man with a slovenly appearance.
He then gave the order, "Take him away!"
Upon hearing that the officials were going to take him away, Wang Ergou shouted madly, "What right do you have to arrest me! Let me go, let me go!"
But it was no use; the officials still subdued and took Wang Ergou away decisively.
"Officer Brother, are you here because of that rat poison incident!" The woman who had been beaten spoke up at this moment, seeking her revenge.
When Arrest Officer Guan heard this, he sensed that the woman knew much more, "Continue!"
"I want to report, the poisoning was done by the four masters of this household! Xiao and I are close sisters, and I wanted to go tell her, which landed me this beating!"
"You ruinous woman, I’ll beat you to death!" The man who had been beating her earlier, upon hearing this, immediately approached the woman, vowing to beat her to death.
Seeing the man was about to start hitting again, Arrest Officer Guan immediately intervened, swiftly subduing the man, "Nobody move, take them all away!"
Upon orders, the officials subdued and took all four people away, saving the woman from further abuse.
As the officials left Wang Family Village, the villagers who had been hiding at home came out, and the place exploded into chatter, all of them happy.
"Those four layabouts have finally been caught."
"Karmic retribution!"
"Never let them out again!"
After making the arrests, Arrest Officer Guan locked the four people in the big prison and dispatched a government officer to Yang Family Village the next day to report the news.
Yang Ming and his family were very happy when they heard the news; they had finally found the poisoner. The heavens were just, the wicked had met with karmic retribution at last.
Xiaoxiao was surprised when she received the message, the efficiency of the government office was incredibly fast, having wrapped up the whole situation! Indeed, a new officer had made a clean sweep, but how did the other party not flee? Could it be they lacked the funds?