After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

Zhang Xiaolin really didn't notice that there was a tear in his trouser leg.

He was so scared last night that he almost lost his mind. His coat was long and just covered his feet, so he didn't remember to check if his trousers were torn. His mother did throw away the shoes that were damaged.

Fortunately, the injury on his foot is now tightly covered by shoes and socks, and he is confident that, apart from his mother, no outsider would be able to see anything unusual even if they got close.

There was no way to hide it anymore; he had just gotten his foot caught in the door and was injured.

Apart from that, there is nothing unusual to be seen.

Even if the Xu family knows how he got the injury on his foot, so what? They have no evidence other than talking to themselves.

After all, the animal trap he brought back yesterday had already been thrown away by his father.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaolin raised his head high again, completely different from his guilty and evasive appearance at the beginning. He even looked directly at Xu Wenjie without any guilt.

“That’s right. There are plenty of people in our village who can afford this brown cotton cloth. Just because of a piece of torn cloth, you’re saying that the Zhang family stole it? Do you think the Zhang family has no one left to punish us?”

Master Zhang echoed.

He peered at the tattered cloth and sneered, "Li Lao Er, you don't care about the abuse of power, you don't care about framing people, now you've listened to this woman and taken a piece of coarse cloth that you don't know where it came from. What can you possibly figure out? In my opinion, you're no good as the village head. You should replace you as soon as possible."

He didn't know the truth of the matter, but as long as it concerned the Zhang family, regardless of whether they were right or wrong, they couldn't be considered wrong in Laoya Village, so he naturally had to say a few words.

Besides, he had just been slapped by Xu Wenjie, and he hadn't vented his anger yet. He was happy to annoy Xu Wenjie and scold Li Quanfu. He just loved to talk.

Li Quanfu didn't have time to pay attention to him. He was looking at the scraps of cloth that Zhang He had handed him, and as he looked at them, he brought them to his nose and smelled them, and unconsciously frowned.

But Zhang Sanye kept glaring at him angrily. Li Quanfu suddenly felt a bit vengeful and said lightly, "What Zhang Sanye said is true. I am a junior. Usually, the important matters in the village are discussed by you elders and then I am informed of the decision."

“Now that a family in the village has been robbed and their family heirloom has been stolen, this is a big deal, and it also concerns the Zhang family. In my opinion, it would be better for Third Master Zhang and Fourth Master Zhang to discuss and handle this matter.”

As he spoke, Li Quanfu laughed, implying that it was up to him to decide, and that Zhang Sanye couldn't understand what he was saying.

Master Zhang frowned.

Sure enough, upon hearing Li Quanfu's words, Master Zhang paused for a moment, stroked his beard, and his droopy eyelids suddenly widened, flashing with an unusual light, even carrying a hint of excitement.

His face was serious, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his voice: "At least you know your place, so I'll..."

"Third brother."

Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Fourth Master Zhang. "Third Brother, you can't just agree to that."

No matter what they do behind the scenes, Li Quanfu has officially approved the documents, especially with Hu's brother-in-law involved. If his third brother agrees to go out like this, what if something goes wrong and Li Quanfu just washes his hands of it, wouldn't that implicate his family?

This is one layer; naturally, he also has his own unspeakable little thoughts.

Third Master Zhang looked at Fourth Master Zhang with dissatisfaction, "So what if you agreed? You're always so timid and calculating, what can you possibly accomplish? Second Brother was right after all!"

But in practice, he still listened to what Master Zhang said.

The once calm Zhang Siye's eyes turned cold.

Facing Li Quanfu, his expression was as usual, and he smiled amicably, saying, "Your third uncle is just saying things out of anger, Quanfu. You're all grown up now, don't act like a child. It's naturally most appropriate for you, as the village head, to handle this kind of thing."

He put it nicely, but his expression visibly stiffened. Clearly, Zhang Sanye's blatant attack in public was quite lethal and had indeed made him feel uncomfortable.

After enduring so much anger from them, Li Quanfu's frustrated mood eased considerably. He smiled and nodded, "Master Zhang is right. I can't act like a child. Please forgive me, Master Zhang."

Third Master Zhang grunted twice, about to speak again, but Fourth Master Zhang stopped him: "Third Brother, let's just wait and see. Little Lin isn't stupid."

He then stopped talking, and the argument ended.

Seeing Zhang Xiaolin's defiant and provocative gaze after his attempt to argue, Xu Zhuzhu looked incredibly irritating and deserved a beating.

His father, however, ignored it completely, disregarding Zhang Xiaolin's gaze.

He pursed his lips and added casually, "It doesn't matter whose rag it is. What matters is that yesterday, the village chief and I set up animal traps in the backyard to keep out wolves. When we went to check this morning, there was only one left. We couldn't find it anywhere."

really!

Zhang Xiaolin crossed his arms and confidently argued, "Last night there were wolves howling everywhere. Maybe I got caught in a wolf's trap and it ran away!"

However, when this was mentioned, he still looked around nervously.

I wonder where his dad put the animal trap?

Xu Wenjie followed his gaze and smiled meaningfully, but it was fleeting.

He picked up the scraps of cloth from Li Quanfu's hand and examined them closely.

“I initially thought it was a wolf, but the village chief and I checked the backyard this morning, and there wasn’t a single wolf footprint. Instead, there was a clear shoe print that came from the direction of the village… Just like what He saw last night, it really makes one suspicious…”

Xu Zhuzhu buried herself in her father's long coat, and she heard her father's voice was very soft.

But looking at everyone's expressions, it seemed as if every word had been clearly pierced into their ears, stirring their hearts as they watched the drama unfold.

Combined with what Zhang He and the woman at the village entrance had said earlier, everyone couldn't help but start to doubt and even confirm it. They all started to whisper among themselves, feeling that Xu Wenjie's words made a lot of sense.

Just as things had calmed down, Zhang Sanye saw that the crowd was still arguing endlessly. Since his second brother couldn't step forward, and considering that the prevailing opinion was leaning towards the Xu family, he naturally had to protect the Zhang family.

He raised his eyebrows and roared in a gruff voice, "What's all this noise about! Are we not going to plant any more crops this year?"

Everyone immediately booed upon hearing this.

"So what if there's a shoe print? It's absurd to conclude that I did it just from a shoe print!"

Zhang Xiaolin held onto the door frame, one hand gripping the threshold, the other hand in his pocket.

“A shoe print and a piece of cloth are not enough to convict someone, but if there is blood on them, that’s a different story.”

Xu Wenjie held up the rag high and showed it to everyone: "...This rag is a bit dark, and the blood has dried and seeped into it, so it's not very clear. If it were in the light, it would be clearer. Putting all that aside, you can tell just by smelling the blood on it."

After saying that, he handed the scraps of cloth back to Li Quanfu, who then showed them to everyone, letting them look at them and smell them.

Everyone nodded in agreement, "There is indeed a bloody smell."

Without hesitation, Zhang Sanye said, “Since there is blood, the person must have been injured. We should be investigating who in the village was injured. Why are you making a scene here before we’ve even reached a conclusion?”

Hearing this, Xu Zhuzhu admired Zhang Sanye to some extent. After all, as long as they were members of the Zhang family, he might have cursed them harshly, but he genuinely protected them in his heart and actions.

But this one today is not easy to protect.