Chapter 856: Preparing to Enter the Village and Educate on the Law

They had not been in the village long before they saw the crowd gathered ahead.

When someone noticed a car entering the village, they all turned to look.

The branch secretary and village head of Baifu Village initially thought it was a leader from the county, but once they saw the license plate, they realized it was a military vehicle; instantly they understood, concluding that someone had sent word to the military.

The car stopped steadily, and Vice Regiment Commander Gong and his party got out.

The branch secretary and village head then came forward to greet them; seeing they were all officials with four pockets, they asked, "Leaders, have you come to find Company Commander Su?"

Vice Regiment Commander Gong spoke first: "Fellow villagers, we received word that an officer from our regiment was surrounded and beaten in the village, so we have come to handle it."

At this moment, Su Haiqing in the crowd heard his vice regiment commander's voice: "Vice Commander, I am here."

The surrounding crowd automatically parted to make a path.

Vice Regiment Commander Gong led his people inside, finally seeing the situation clearly; although Company Commander Su had been surrounded and beaten, he had not suffered serious harm, only looking somewhat disheveled: "What exactly happened?"

Company Commander Su first saluted the leaders: "Today, during my leave, I was chopping wood for my fiancée's family; who knew that when I was preparing to leave in the afternoon, my fiancée's former fiancé's family, accompanied by their clansmen, surrounded my fiancée's home and, without a word, tried to abduct my fiancée and take her away; let alone that she is my fiancée, even as a soldier, I could not let them take her, which is why I fought with them."

Vice Regiment Commander Gong looked coldly at those people pointed out by Company Commander Su: "These are the people brought by my fiancée's former fiancé's parents."

Seeing the people in military uniforms, those individuals felt apprehension and all stepped backward.

At this moment, a woman stepped out from behind them: "She, Liu Xiaoyuan, was betrothed to my son, so she is my daughter-in-law; the betrothal gifts were delivered, so naturally I must take her home."

Liu Xiaoyuan's mother rushed out directly: "You shameless woman; after your son met with misfortune, my family immediately returned the betrothal gifts to you; if you say more words that cause misunderstanding, do not blame me for beating you."

"But my family did deliver the betrothal gifts originally; that is certainly correct, isn't it? As for the betrothal gifts you returned, that is your business; I never agreed to cancel the betrothal."

The crowd now understood; someone who disapproved of her conduct said, "Your son died saving a widow; the betrothal gifts were also returned to your family; what kind of business is it for you to bring people today to snatch someone away? If investigated thoroughly, you will all face serious consequences."

"Our family did not agree to cancel the betrothal."

"You are truly ridiculous; if you did not agree to cancel the betrothal, then why did you accept the returned betrothal gifts? I have never seen people like you."

The matter was clear; Vice Regiment Commander Gong spoke coldly: "Your son died while saving someone; we express our deep sympathy, but your actions today have broken the law."

Upon hearing these words, the clansmen who had come along to snatch the person were greatly frightened: "This matter has nothing to do with us; we only came to help."

Saying this, they moved even farther away from the couple.

Fu Yan Cheng, seeing this situation, withdrew from the crowd and drove to the police station not far away.

While the two sides were still arguing here, Fu Yan Cheng had already brought the public security officers into the village.

Seeing the public security officers who got out of the car, all those people changed their expressions.

Some even tried to run on foot, but they were all caught and brought back before they had gone far.

Fu Yan Cheng felt that for handling this matter, it would be better for our regiment to avoid any appearance of bias, and it would be better for the public security to take them back for criticism and education.

No matter how those people tried to argue, they were all taken back to the police station by the public security; on the way, Fu Yan Cheng had already discussed with the officers from the station, planning to use this incident to have the station officers go to every village to educate the people on the law, ensuring that the family would not dare to cause trouble again in the future, achieving a perfect outcome for both sides.