"Chen Daguang, why do you..."
Lin Yue deliberately pretended to be surprised.
Chen Daguang shook his head: "Don't mention it."
Chen Jintu scolded from behind: "You still have the nerve to feel sad. You can't elope no matter what, right?"
Chen Daguang is his son. If something like this happens, the father will naturally need to educate him. As for whether he is sincere or not, only he himself knows.
"Okay, stop talking, it's important to find Luo Yuzhu."
Chen Jintu dropped these words and dragged Chen Daguang into the yard.
Lin Yue also followed Chen Jinzhu into the mayor's house.
Big red words of "Happy" are pasted on the pillars, on the door of the side room, the door of the main room, and even on the south side of the large water tank. Four lanterns that have not had time to be hung are piled on the ground. Several large lanterns are placed on the benches under the eaves. The basin contained wedding candies, melon seeds, peanuts, etc., as well as the TV set that Chen Jinshui thought was too noisy and planned to ask people to move it to the old house.
"Why are you here?"
Chen Jinshui did not expect that the villagers would visit late at night.
Chen Jintu said: "Brother Jinshui, I heard that Luo Yuzhu has come?"
"Who said that? Why didn't I know?" Chen Jinshui definitely couldn't admit it. Chen Jianghe was right in front of him. Just now he said that Luo Yuzhu had disappeared long ago. If his adopted son knew that the woman had been here, it would be a minor breach of trust. , causing big trouble with him.
The villagers looked at Lin Yue: "Lin Yue said that."
Chen Jinshui pretended to be calm and said: "Do you believe what he said?"
Lin Yue said: "Now that things have happened, do you think it is your credibility among the villagers that is higher, or my credibility among the villagers?"
This statement confused everyone.
Yes, if you think about it carefully, they believe his words even more.
It is quite strange to say that a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old has become more popular than the mayor. As soon as everyone heard that Luo Yuzhu was back, it was Lin Yue who said it, and they came to Chen Jinshui's house to ask for an explanation without thinking. There was no regard for his identity, which was absolutely impossible before.
Chen Jinshui said: "What do you want to do?"
"What are you doing? I obviously met Luo Yuzhu at the entrance of the village. She said she was here to pay back the money. Now you tell us that she didn't come. Chen Jinshui, what are you worried about? Do you want to swallow everyone's money?"
When he said this, the villagers' emotions were suddenly ignited.
"Pay back the money!"
"Give us the money back."
Chen Jinrui also said beside him: "Brother Jinshui, if Luo Yuzhu really comes, please return the money to us."
At this time, Chen Jianghe's expression changed when he saw him. There was confusion, doubt, and anger in his eyes.
"No, she didn't come when I said she didn't come." Chen Jinshui pointed to the people below and said: "Every one of you, don't forget, if I hadn't taken you over the mountains and ridges, you would have been here for hundreds of miles. If the villagers exchange chicken feathers for sugar, you may have died of hunger."
These words made the people in the courtyard lose their momentum.
Except Lin Yue.
"You also said that that was before. Wake up, sir, times have changed."
"What changes? No matter how it changes, I will still be the mayor of the town, and I have the final say in Chenjia Village." Chen Jinshui drank some wine at dinner, and spoke with a stiff neck, smelling of alcohol.
Woo~
Woo~
Woo~
At this moment, sirens sounded from far away, and a police three-wheel motorcycle stopped in front of Chen Jinshui's house. Soon, two policemen wearing large caps walked in from the courtyard gate, and the villagers backed away. Make a way for them.
"Mayor Chen, someone called the police just now and said that Luo Yuzhu came to Chenjiacun. Is this the case?"
Call up? Call the police?
In Chenjiacun, who else besides the village committee has a telephone?
Chen Jinshui looked at Lin Yue.
"Don't look at me and answer the police comrade's question. If you say no, when Luo Yuzhu is arrested and reveals the truth, then you are trying to steal the villagers' hard-earned money and you will be sent to jail."
Chen Jinshui was dumbfounded now. He didn't expect that the matter would become a big deal.
To be honest, Chen Jianghe might fall out with him, and his marriage to Qiao Gu would be over in all likelihood.
To be honest, if, as Lin Yue said, Luo Yuzhu was caught by the police and told that he had come to Chenjiacun and returned part of the money to him, then there would be a big problem. Not only would he not be able to keep his seat, but he would also have to go in. Squat for a few years.
The leading policeman said: "Mayor Chen, you better...tell the truth. County Magistrate Xie will be involved in this case this afternoon."
Xie County Magistrate?
The fact that Luo Yuzhu ran away with money even alarmed County Magistrate Xie?
Chen Jinshui was taken aback, hesitated, hesitated, and finally nodded: "Yes, Luo Yuzhu has been here."
Seeing the growing indignation on the faces of the villagers, he added: "But I have no intention of making money. This is all for..."
"It's all to force me to marry Qiaogu, right?"
It was Chen Jianghe who spoke. He was very angry, his eyes filled with anger: "You can do such a thing, are you still my uncle?"
Chen Jinshui said: "I am doing this for your own good."
"You're not doing it for my own good, you're doing it for your own good." Chen Jianghe became more and more excited as he spoke. He put the red quilt on the cabinet, the tea tray with the word "happy" on it, and the newly bought wedding thermos and cups on it. , the dressing mirror swept to the floor.
"Ji Fei! What are you doing? Is this what you did to your uncle?" Chen Jinshui felt a little embarrassed when his adopted son scolded him in front of so many people.
Just as the mayor's wife was about to break up the fight, Qiaogu pulled her back.
"Dad, you...what you did is wrong."
Chen Jinshui's expression changed: "Qiaogu, you...you also rebelled against dad?"
Lin Yue said: "You don't know yet, right? Qiaogu eloped with Chen Daguang just now, but it was a pity that he failed. This should be a rebellion with practical actions. Chen Jinshui, I still say that you are unable to lead everyone now. Get rich and live a good life. Secondly, you cannot manage your own family affairs and forcefully arrange marriages for your children. Thirdly, for the sake of profit, you can lie and deceive the villagers. You are no longer qualified to be the mayor of the town. If you are sensible, you should abdicate and make way for others."
After saying this, the villagers started talking a lot.
Lin Yue didn't say anything, and they didn't think much about it. After thinking about it carefully, it really made sense.
It was Lin Yue and Chen Jianghe who led the villagers to get rich. Chen Jinshui has been holding back. He always used the same tactics in the past to ask others to listen to him and respect him. Now he wants to hide Luo Yuzhu for the sake of his adopted son and daughter. Regarding the matter of coming to Chenjia Village, this person is acting as the mayor. Does he still have the appearance of a mayor?
At this time Chen Ping asked: "Now that Luo Yuzhu is here, where is she?"
As the family with the greatest losses in the village, Hu Li will not look good on her father and son if they don't get their money back. Now that they heard that Luo Yuzhu has been here, for the two brothers Chen Hong and Chen Ping, let alone the mayor When it comes to whether you are qualified or not, getting money is the best solution.
"People...people...put down their money and left."
"Did she get the money back?"
"Get some of it back."
"A part? How much is a part?"
"More than a thousand."
The crowd was silent at first, and then burst into discussion.
Lin Yue said: "She dared to come back to Chenjia Village with only a thousand yuan? Who would believe this?"
Chen Jinshui was furious: "You doubt me?"
"Shouldn't you be suspicious? Just now, you said Luo Yuzhu didn't come, but now? There are no outsiders in the yard. What did you two say? How much money did she get back? Isn't it all based on your words?"
Chen Ping and Chen Hong echoed: "Yes, how do we know whether what you said is true?"
Chen Jinshui felt so aggrieved.
If you don't tell the truth, you're afraid of going to jail. If you tell the truth, these people only believe what's good for them and not what's bad for them.
"Pay back the money!"
"Pay back the money!"
"Pay back the money!"
The scene of going to Chen Yulian's house to ask for an explanation was repeated. The difference was that this time it was the once powerful Mayor Chen who was forced to go to the palace.
The two policemen couldn't do anything about it. They couldn't stop the villagers from collecting debts, right?
Chen Jianghe looked at Chen Jinshui, who was not trusted by everyone, shook his head, turned around and ran outside.
"Chicken Feather, Chicken Feather, come back."
Chen Jinshui called out twice but received no response. His face changed with anger and he fell back.
Fortunately, Chen Jinrui was close and hurried over to help the person.
"Brother Jinshui is ill. Hurry, send him to the hospital."
The leading police officer quickly called his colleagues to help, put the person on a three-wheeled motorcycle, and sent him to the county hospital overnight.
Seeing Chen Jianghe running away, Chen Jinshui was so angry that he fell ill. The villagers were confused for a moment and didn't know what to do. It was better for Chen Jinzhu to come forward and persuade everyone to go home first, at least until Chen Jinshui woke up.
What else can the villagers do? I can only obey and leave, go home and sleep.
Chen Jinzhu did not go back with Chen Ping and Chen Hong. He dragged Lin Yue into the village committee yard.
The moonlight is faint and the night is clear and long.
The door of the room where Chen Jianghe was imprisoned was open, and he didn't know where he ran. He was probably looking for Luo Yuzhu.
Chen Jinzhu was very unhappy because the script was not like this.
"Didn't you say that if you make the matter bigger, you can force Chen Jinshui to resign? Well now, he is in the hospital."
"It's true that I didn't consider this matter well. Last time I scolded him in front of his house and he didn't get sick. This time... it's really the right time."
"What do you mean? You said...he was pretending?"
"Of course. Faced with the situation just now, what would you do if you were Chen Jinshui?"
"..."
Thinking about it, this is really the case. Pretending to be sick and leaving is definitely a cool and correct operation: "What should we do now? Wait until he comes back from the hospital?"
"Of course not." Lin Yue smiled coldly: "He has a good plan, but I can't climb the ladder..."
(End of chapter)
