Chapter 97: Chapter 97: How to Solve?
It wasn’t long before Village Chief Zhang arrived with his eldest son in tow.
“Wang Jinshun? What are you doing here so late?”
The light from the flashlight swept across Wang Jinshun’s face as Village Chief Zhang felt a surge of irritation.
Why couldn’t this man keep to himself and had to go looking for trouble with the Yue Family?
How did Yue Dashan ever end up saving such an ingrate.
The light dazzled Wang Jinshun so much he closed his eyes, defending himself, “I… I couldn’t sleep and just came out for a walk to clear my head.”
“Your home is on the east side, and for a walk, you come all the way to someone else’s fish pond?”
Village Chief Zhang wasn’t a fool and obviously wouldn’t be fooled by his few words.
“Caught red-handed and still not telling the truth? What exactly are you here for!”
Yue Jianxi handed over a bottle he had picked up from the ground to the village chief.
“Village Chief Zhang, look at this.”
Village Chief Zhang took it, shone the flashlight on it, and his son exclaimed.
“Dad, isn’t this pesticide?”
Everyone in the village was familiar with this white plastic bottle.
Village Chief Zhang’s face turned darker than the night sky, “Wang Jinshun, were you planning to poison the Yue family’s fish pond?”
Wang Jinshun, desperate, began to bluster, “I didn’t, it’s them who brought the bottle to frame me.”
Village Chief Zhang was almost amused by his anger, “Your legs are attached to your body; could someone have dragged you to the fish pond? What framing are you talking about, I think you won’t cry until you see the coffin.”
He flipped his wrist, pointing to the mark written on the bottom of the pesticide bottle that spelled “Wang,” “Still saying it’s not yours?”
Although the villagers were simple folk, they were meticulous in many ways, marking their farming tools and even their pesticide bottles to indicate ownership.
Wang Jinshun never imagined he’d be caught by the Yue family at the fish pond in the dead of night, and he hadn’t bothered to cover up the fact that the pesticide bottle he brought was one his family had used.
Now that his lies were exposed, Wang Jinshun found himself stammering, unable to say anything further, feeling utterly unlucky.
The Yue family must be sick to guard the fish pond so late at night, and to come in a group no less.
If Yue Jiannan had come by himself, he could have thought of a way to run away, and even if they found him later, he could have denied it.
But now, caught in the act and with the village chief alerted, Wang Jinshun had no room left to be brazen.
Village Chief Zhang asked Lin Chunju, “Sister-in-law of the Yue family, what do you plan to do about this?”
Wang Jinshun surely envied the Yue family’s earnings, which is why he did this in the middle of the night.
But he was caught by the Yue family before he could actually carry out the act.
This matter could be taken lightly or seriously, as no serious consequences had occurred yet.
There had been cases in the village before.
Eventually, the village chief would step in, and the guilty person’s crimes would be declared in front of all the villagers, subjecting him to their scorn.
Of course, some would plead on their knees in private, or offer money as compensation for a settlement.
Village Chief Zhang wanted to hear how the Yue family planned to handle it.
Lin Chunju looked at Wang Jinshun, who also glared back at her unflinchingly.
In his eyes, there was the uneasiness of being caught, animosity towards the Yue family, but not a trace of regret.
“Call the police,” she said.
Lin Chunju was thoroughly annoyed with Wang Jinshun; the man was like a mangy dog to her.
He had acquired this debt many years ago, and if the Yue family were living a poor life, Wang Jinshun might feel a twinge of remorse in his midnight reveries.
But as soon as the Yue family started to do well, Wang Jinshun would involuntarily fear their retribution, dread Lin Chunju settling the score with him even more.
This man was inherently crooked, and Lin Chunju had no intention of being a Bodhisattva that saves all beings.
Village Chief Zhang was taken aback upon hearing her resolution, not expecting Lin Chunju to decide so decisively.
Normally, among villagers, unless blood was shed or a fatality occurred leading to legal action, it was rare to resort to the police for settling disputes, after all, you couldn’t avoid seeing each other eventually.
But then, thinking about Wang Jinshun’s past with the Yue family, he could understand Lin Chunju’s mindset.
Wang Jinshun’s deeds were simply unforgivable.
He nodded his head, “Alright, then we’ll call the police!”