Reborn at 60: I Helped My Sister Get Rich Starting from Hunting

Seeing that the captain was about to make a decision, Chen Xiangdong quickly whispered a few words to Zhang Haiquan.

"This guy's family has some connections, I'm afraid..."

Zhang Haiquan shook off his hand, "If you want to act like a tyrant, go back to the city! Our production brigade will not tolerate any criminals!"

Chen Xiangdong's abilities were ultimately limited, and seeing that he could not protect the **, he could only try to protect the ** before Zhang Haiquan made a specific punishment!

"The captain is right!"

"This matter must be investigated further!"

"Until the investigation is completed, you will be grounded in the educated youth team!"

"We'll make further arrangements once the brigade releases its final investigation results!"

**I have been officially placed under a stay-at-home order.

When the educated youth team heard the news, they were all taken aback.

"What mistake did you make?"

Chen Xiangdong was already annoyed, and when they surrounded him and started asking him all sorts of questions, he vented his anger in frustration.

"What else could there be?"

"In the middle of the night, without any self-control, he went out to meet someone and engaged in illicit sexual relations!"

"This issue was only just emphasized!"

"They've done it again! They clearly don't respect the rules I set!"

The entire farm of the educated youth team was completely silent.

Upon learning that ** had defied the rules and committed the crime, everyone tried to distance themselves from him.

The three male educated youths who shared a room with him moved out immediately and squeezed into other people's dormitories to sleep.

However, this matter does not end there.

When Chen Xiangdong went to the commune for a meeting, he insisted on guaranteeing his integrity with his own character.

"Without the note that ** mentioned, it would have been impossible for him to have traveled so far to villager Zhao Dong's house! Since the conviction is for having illicit sexual relations, it proves that it takes two to tango!"

"Regardless of the person who wrote the note to **, we must find them and get to the bottom of it! Otherwise, this matter could become a wrongful conviction!"

The other brigade leaders in the commune looked at each other and all agreed that Chen Xiangdong's words made sense.

Subsequently, the commune committee discussed and decided that Zhang Haiquan would continue to investigate the matter.

"The commune will also send a representative to accompany you on your visits to find out the situation!"

Zhang Haiquan agreed, "Okay."

He knew in his heart that Chen Xiangdong's insistence had its reasons.

This matter not only concerns **’s character and reputation, but also the evaluation of the entire educated youth team among the villagers!

As someone who also leads a team, Zhang Haiquan understands Chen Xiangdong's difficulties.

Therefore, even though he scoffed at **'s performance, he still upheld his duty as the captain, striving to maintain a fair and impartial attitude and proactively investigating the origin of the note.

Their first stop was the educated youth team, where they looked for the male educated youth who had passed the note to **.

Who gave you the note?

The male educated youth was on the verge of tears. "I didn't see it clearly! Anyway, it was at the clinic. Zhang Simao was informing Shen Yiming that he had been selected. Everyone was happy when a villager stuffed a note into my hand and told me to give it to **... He even said that once ** read the contents, he would naturally know what was going on!"

After giving his explanation, the male educated youth was still uneasy and added:

"That's all I know! Captain, you absolutely must investigate this thoroughly! When ** came back, he even said he was going to beat me to death..."

"He wouldn't dare!" Zhang Haiquan's temples throbbed. "This kid's been grounded and he's still not behaving himself? If I hear him threatening anyone again, come to me right now! I'll kick him out of our production brigade immediately!"

The captain's words reached **'s ears through the wall, and ** was so angry that he pounded the wall.

Zhang Haiquan suppressed his dissatisfaction and continued investigating the note.

The trail of the person who passed the note has ended here; we must find another way.

Chen Xiangdong: "I'm just the person in charge of the educated youth team. It's inconvenient for me to go to Huang Cuilan's place. I'll have to trouble the brigade leader to make the trip!"

After saying that, he chuckled sheepishly and pretended to be a good guy.

"It's not that I necessarily want to suspect this woman named Huang Cuilan. It's just that she's made such a fuss in front of so many people. If we don't investigate this matter thoroughly, how can we give this woman justice?"

Zhang Haiquan didn't have as many complicated thoughts in his mind as Chen Xiangdong.

However, Huang Cuilan's case is the last clue in the note incident, and it still needs to be investigated.

So, after Zhang Haiquan left the educated youth team, he went to Huang Cuilan's house and found Aunt Lu.

Upon hearing **'s name, Aunt Lu couldn't stop cursing.

"This foul-mouthed brat only knows how to slander my daughter-in-law! He's dishonest himself, he arranged to meet someone at Dongzi's house and got tricked, and now he's blaming my daughter-in-law? Who gave him the nerve?"

Aunt Lu slammed her hand on the table, causing the tea in the bowl to spill out.

Zhang Haiquan quickly advised, "Auntie, we're here to investigate and get justice for Cuilan! Don't be angry, it's not worth it!"

At this moment, Lu Mingli, lying on the bed, spoke in a gloomy voice:

"Captain, to be honest, my wife went back to her parents' home in Huangmenping yesterday morning!"

Zhang Haiquan: "Oh?"

Lu Mingli: "Cuilan's nephew is sick with a fever and said that there are not enough people at home to take care of him, so she asked her to help."

Zhang Haiquan nodded.

Since last night, Huang Cuilan has indeed not been seen, but whether she is really in the next village cannot be proven by Lu Mingli's words alone.

The commune members were even taking notes behind him; the investigation had to be thorough!

"It seems we still have to make a trip to Huangmenping!"

Zhang Haiquan specially invited a few more people, and even brought Chen Xiangdong along, saying that he was going to the next village to pick up Huang Cuilan.

When Chen Xiangdong heard that Huang Cuilan was not in Zhangjiatun at all, he felt a little uneasy.

His intuition told him that ** was probably beyond saving.

When they arrived at Huangmenping, they made a few inquiries and found that several households knew about Huang Cuilan's return to her parents' home.

"Oh dear, that child from the Huang family cried all night! He's so hard to raise!"

"I don't know what's wrong. They just said they were sick and had a fever, but I don't know if they've seen a doctor."

"There are four adults and two children in their family, and they stayed up all night to take care of their youngest child!"

In this era without surveillance, the verbal testimonies of the public became the most powerful evidence.

However, it doesn't count if only one person says so.

Just because three or five people say it doesn't necessarily mean it's true.

Zhang Haiquan led the group to Huang Cuilan's parents' home.

The child inside was indeed still sick; the two-year-old boy's face was flushed red from the fever.

He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed, and he looked like he had really suffered.

"This looks pretty serious. Should we take him to the clinic first?"

"Yes, if it's just a common cold, that's fine, but if it's something like encephalitis, then you have to take medicine as soon as possible and not delay."

The people from the commune all tried to persuade him with good intentions.

After exchanging pleasantries, they called Huang Cuilan aside and briefly explained their purpose.