Chapter 110: The True Culprit Behind the Old House's Demolition

Chen Yang drove Chen Dingfang and the village accountant Chen Youyuan to Zhengde Pig Farm, a large pig farm in Qingshui County. There they ordered 275 piglets and 275 bags of pig feed.

Because it was a bulk order, Zhengde Pig Farm agreed to free delivery. After paying, Chen Yang had Chen Dingfang and Chen Youyuan stay with the vehicle, while he himself returned directly to Qingshui City.

After arriving home, Chen Yang called Chen Dalei again. He instructed him to keep an eye out when distributing the piglets and pig feed. If anyone maliciously tried to seize them, he should report it to the police immediately.

Besides worrying about Chen Baoshan and his lackeys, Chen Yang had another purpose: to find out who was maliciously destroying his family's old house.

Although Chen Yang's old house was a mud-brick house, Chen Chunmei would return there once a year and had also asked neighbors to help look after it. Yet the house inexplicably collapsed after a heavy rain.

In her previous life, Chen Chunmei had asked the neighbors about the cause, but they hemmed and hawed, unwilling to reveal the truth. Chen Yang suspected that Chen Baoshan had sent someone to do it, and the most likely person to carry it out was Chen Ergou.

Chen Ergou was a petty thug in the village, idling all day. While others worked in the fields, he would go to others' homes to steal chickens and dogs. After being caught stealing, he was even sent to jail for a while. Upon release, he not only failed to reform but also beat the person who had reported him. Thereafter, everyone avoided him, and Chen Ergou became even more arrogant and overbearing.

Chen Yang believed that if Chen Ergou couldn't get the piglets, he would surely try to seize them by force. Moreover, he had grounds to send Chen Ergou back to jail. By then, some hidden secrets would have a chance to surface.

Just as Chen Yang had expected, at around ten o'clock in the evening, Chen Dalei called to tell him that Chen Ergou had snatched two piglets.

Chen Yang told Chen Dalei to go report the incident first, then he called Zhou Zhengyang.

"Manager Chen, aren't you resting yet this late?" Zhou Zhengyang's words were obviously tinged with drowsiness.

"Secretary Zhou, I'm sorry to disturb you so late."

"It's fine; I just finished work. Manager Chen, do you have any urgent matters?"

"It's like this: I bought several hundred piglets today, intending to send them to Chen Family Village for poverty relief. I didn't expect the piglets to be seized."

"The piglets were seized? Who took them?"

"I don't know; I'm in Qingshui City. It was a villager who called me, but the scene was too noisy to make out clearly. So I'd like to ask Secretary Zhou to help find a reliable person to look into the situation."

"Sure, I'll arrange someone to handle it right away and call you back later." After hanging up with Chen Yang, Zhou Zhengyang immediately called Chen Dingfang. Upon hearing that only two piglets had been taken, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he soon sensed that there was more to the situation.

Two piglets aren't worth much money. Since Chen Yang had bought several hundred piglets for the village, he certainly wouldn't call just for two piglets. Therefore, there are only two possibilities.

First, Chen Yang is dissatisfied with the security situation in Chen Family Village. If he handles it poorly, he is very likely to cancel his cooperation with Panlong Town.

Second, Chen Yang has a personal grudge against the person who seized the piglets. If he does not intervene himself, he will be very disappointed and then cancel his cooperation with Panlong Town.

Zhou Zhengyang had just been praised by the leaders at the county meeting a few days ago and had good prospects for further advancement. At this point, he absolutely could not give up Chen Yang, this reliable partner. He immediately called the chief of the Panlong Town Police Station.

"Director Liao, have you heard about the robbery that occurred in Chen Family Village tonight?"

"Secretary Zhou, I heard that a petty thug seized two piglets, and I have already sent people to mediate."

"Director Liao, you're oversimplifying the issue. It's not just about losing two piglets; it seriously undermines investors' confidence in Panlong Town. If not handled seriously, who would still invest in Panlong Town in the future?"

"Secretary Zhou, I know what to do."

Ten minutes later, Chen Yang received a call from Zhou Zhengyang, saying that Chen Erniu had been arrested. He also indicated that the town would definitely handle this robbery case seriously.

After hanging up, Chen Yang called Chen Dalei again, asking him to pay attention to any talk in the village about Chen Ergou.

Early the next morning, Chen Dalei replied with a message. He said someone had slipped a note into his door, which detailed how Chen Ergou had dug up Chen Yang's old house.

Chen Yang drove to Panlong Town, met Chen Dalei to get the note, then went to the Panlong Town Police Station. He was about to take the note to report Chen Ergou when he ran into Zhou Zhengyang coming out of the chief's office.

"Manager Chen, why did you personally come for such a trivial matter?"

Chen Yang said with a solemn expression: "Secretary Zhou, this is not a trivial matter." After saying that, he handed the note reporting Chen Ergou to Zhou Zhengyang.

After reading it, Zhou Zhengyang suddenly relaxed. Just earlier in Director Liao's office, the latter had complained to him, saying that defining the act of seizing two piglets as robbery was a bit severe, fearing it would give others leverage later. Now it's fine—there's also a charge of intentional property damage. At last, everything is proper and justified!

"Chen Yang, rest assured, the town will definitely give you justice!"

Zhou Zhengyang brought Chen Yang back to Director Liao's office, then handed the note Chen Yang had given him to Liao Feifan, the chief of the Panlong Town Police Station.

Half an hour later, Liao Feifan emerged from the interrogation room, telling Chen Yang and Zhou Zhengyang that Chen Ergou had confessed and implicated the mastermind behind him, Chen Jianxi.

Chen Jianxi is the son of Chen Baoshan, the village chief of Chen Family Village. He is also the person who, in her previous life, occupied the foundation of Chen Yang's old house.

In her previous life, Chen Yang lacked money and connections; even if she suspected Chen Jianxi, she had no evidence.

Now the evidence is solid; even if Chen Jianxi's wife is a judge in Qingshui County, he no longer worries.

Liao Feifan had already learned Chen Yang's identity from Zhou Zhengyang. To make a good impression on his superior, he decided to personally lead a team to apprehend Chen Jianxi in Qingshui County.

After Chen Yang bade farewell to Zhou Zhengyang, he drove back to Chen Family Village. He wanted to see how Chen Baoshan would feel upon learning that his son had been arrested.

However, upon arriving at Chen Family Village, he saw Chen Juhua being violently beaten on the ground by Chen Baoshan's wife and several strange men. Many villagers from Chen Family Village gathered around, but they merely watched coldly.

Meanwhile, Chen Baoshan's wife kicked Chen Juhua's abdomen while shouting, "Jinx, shameless wretch, you killed my husband and then came back to seduce my man!"

"Stop… help me!" Chen Juhua cried out in pain while dodging, "I didn't seduce the village chief. It was… he… he raped me."

Chen Baoshan's wife stared for a moment, not expecting this outcome. "You wretch, daring to spout nonsense—I'll tear your mouth apart."

Chen Yang originally didn't want to get involved, but upon hearing Chen Juhua say that Chen Baoshan had raped her, he rushed forward and shoved aside the men who were beating Chen Juhua as well as Chen Baoshan's wife.

With so many people beating a woman, do you still have any law in your eyes?