Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

So Lu Jianjun immediately turned the tables and accused him: "Aren't you just jealous of this job?"

“You didn’t agree to me taking this job in the first place. It’s a thankless job that doesn’t pay much. If you’re interested, you can have it.”

Lu Jianzhong frowned; he still favored Lu Jianjun.

Wu Sanlin beckoned to a junior member of the Wu family, and that person immediately dragged a man out.

When Lu Jianjun saw that the disheveled guy being dragged out of the crowd was Black Pockmarked, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Lu Yang looked to the other side of the crowd, where four unfamiliar faces were mixed in. Although they were all dressed in plain clothes, Lu Yang recognized them as police officers at a glance.

"They arrived just in time," Lu Yang couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Wu Sanlin directly threatened, "You tell me how much you paid for the dried mushrooms from our village last year?"

Black Pockmarked Man struggled to his feet: "I told you you have to let me go!"

Wu Sanlin said with a stern face, "As long as what you say is true, we will let you go. We are just honest farmers, not bandits. What can we do to you?"

Black Pockmarked Man's lips twitched: "Damn it, you have something on me, you think you can kill me!"

He honestly shouted, "Lu Jianjun did indeed take kickbacks every time. I have the ledger; it's in my arms!"

“He didn’t just embezzle that little bit. I also handled all the purchases for your village, which were much cheaper than the market price, but he reimbursed me based on the market price!”

"He also embezzled money meant for fertilizer and grain from your village..."

Lu Jianjun gritted his teeth and said, "Slander! You old dog, you're slandering me!"

Wu Sanlin immediately ran over and pulled the account book out of his clothes, examining it carefully.

After looking at it for a while, he handed the ledger to Lu Jianzhong: "Now there's nothing to say, the evidence is conclusive!"

Lu Jianjun nearly lost his footing, cold sweat dripping down his temples. He had never been so flustered before.

Lu Yang stared intently at Lu Jianjun through the crowd, his eyes filled with coldness.

He wanted to ruin Lu Jianjun's reputation, leaving him with nowhere to turn and nothing.

After reviewing the account books, Lu Jianzhong sighed deeply: "Jianjun, you're so foolish!"

Lu Jianjun grinned and said angrily, "Framed! This must be a conspiracy between Black Pockmarked and that Wu guy to frame me. The ledger can be faked, it doesn't prove anything."

Wu Sanlin frowned; for the first time, he realized that Lu Jianjun was truly stubborn.

He said coldly, "The evidence is conclusive, and you still want to deny it!"

Lu Jianjun pressed his neck, insisting, "You framed me! You and I have always been at odds; everyone knows you're a lazy bum!"

Wu Sanlin's chest heaved with anger as he said sternly, "Fine, then let the police investigate!"

Black Pockmarked Man was startled and immediately said, "No need, I have a receipt he wrote himself!"

"I wrote this to him after he sold me mushrooms the year before last, but he left it with me and I've kept it ever since!"

Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh, it was truly impressive that Black Pockmarked had managed to survive in the black market for so many years unscathed.

The receipt definitely wasn't left with him by Lu Jianjun, nor did he keep it unintentionally; he was using it to his advantage against Lu Jianjun.

Lu Jianzhong closed his eyes, looking dejected. He turned around and slapped Lu Jianjun hard across the face.

“You must owe the village at least four hundred yuan over these five years. You have to pay that back, and you won’t be doing any more work selling off the village’s property!”

Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh. Lu Jianzhong wanted to downplay the matter, but that was impossible.

Wu Sanlin was speechless for a moment, and said indignantly, "Village chief, you can't punish him so lightly just because he's my cousin!"

Lu Jianzhong was in a dilemma. Of all his brothers, he was closest to Lu Jianjun because this cousin was the most successful.

But after so many changes in his family over the past millennium, Lu Jianzhong gradually discovered that Lu Jianjun was not as calm and honest as he usually appeared.

He took a deep breath, and was about to speak again to plead for Lu Jianjun, when he heard a woman's voice from the crowd.

"If you, as the village chief, are protecting your own people, how can we trust you in the future?"

This woman is Wu Sanlin's wife, so naturally she is of one mind with her husband.

Upon hearing her words, the expressions of those around her changed.

Lu Jianzhong couldn't help but sigh, knowing that he himself was now involved and couldn't care less about Lu Jianjun.

He then looked at Lu Jianjun and said coldly, "Since that's the case, add another six hundred to make it a thousand yuan. You have to hand it over to the village within three days!"

Lu Jianjun was stunned: "Where would I get the money? It all went to Xiao Yao's leg surgery!"

Lu Jianzhong was so angry that his liver hurt. Couldn't this be discussed in private?

How can we clean up this mess now that we've said it?

As expected, Wu Sanlin sneered: "This is your retribution. You embezzled the village's money but spent it all on your nephew, without enjoying any benefits yourself."

"But thinking about it, it makes sense. Your nephew isn't any better. He's crippled, so what? He deserves it!"

Lu Jianjun's forehead veins throbbed: "Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Wu Sanlin seemed startled and jumped back a step, saying, "What are you doing? Are you trying to eat me?"

Lu Jianzhong grabbed Lu Jianjun and warned him in a low voice, "Are you trying to provoke public anger?"

Lu Jianjun couldn't stand anyone saying anything bad about Lu Yao, and he was about to explode on the spot.

But he quickly realized the situation and silently shut his mouth.

Lu Jianzhong continued to negotiate: "I will keep an eye on him and make sure he pays back the thousand yuan!"

The four police officers, having watched the spectacle to their hearts' content, stepped out from the crowd. One of them snatched the ledger and receipts from Wu Sanlin's hand and examined them closely.

Then he looked up and nodded to the middle-aged policeman in the lead. The middle-aged policeman said with a serious expression, "Someone reported that Lu Jianjun embezzled village collective property. We just witnessed the whole thing, and we have both witnesses and physical evidence. Comrade Lu Jianjun, please come with us."

Who reported it to the police?

Lu Jianzhong was completely dumbfounded. If only the villagers knew, he could have kept the matter quiet.

If this gets reported to the police, it'll be a huge problem, and Lu Jianjun will be in deep trouble this time!

The villagers looked at each other, whispering amongst themselves, but no one admitted it.

Lu Jianjun looked to Lu Jianzhong for help, but what could Lu Jianzhong do? He could only watch helplessly as the police handcuffed Lu Jianjun and dragged him away.

Lu Jianjun's legs went weak. He had never missed a police car in his entire life, and he was terrified.

Seeing this, Lu Yang quietly walked out of the crowd; the rest was none of his business.

After waiting a while, Wu Sanlin arrived.

Lu Yang immediately gave Wu Sanlin two hundred yuan: "Third Brother, thank you for your help."

Wu Sanlin, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, smugly pocketed the two hundred yuan and said with a smile, "You called the police, didn't you? You really put family members aside for the greater good. Lu Jianzhong's face turned green."

"Lu Jianjun did such an outrageous thing, and Lu Jianzhong is still protecting him. Your move is much better."

Lu Yang sneered. In his previous life, Lu Jianzhong had always protected Lu Jianjun. Later, when Lu Yue was sold, Lu Jianzhong casually remarked that she was just a little girl and that it was fine once she was sold.

Thinking about it that way, he knew he couldn't let those two brothers have it easy.