Chapter 111: Land Rover Smashed

"Chen Yang, don't meddle in other people's affairs!" Chen Baoshan's wife, Jiang Lijuan, glared at Chen Yang fiercely.

She has many brothers, and her natal family neighbors Chen Family Village. Whenever something happens, they respond en masse. In the whole Chen Family Village, aside from Chen Dingfang, everyone has to give her three points of face. I never expected that today she would be provoked by a junior like Chen Yang.

Although Chen Yang was alone, he was tall and strong, and not afraid of Jiang Lijuan's threats. He pointed at Jiang Lijuan and the several men beside her and said, "You so many people bullying a woman, have you no shame? Believe it or not, I'll call the police and have you all arrested."

Jiang Lijuan gave a cold chuckle, pointed at the still-weeping Chen Juhua on the ground, and said, "Chen Yang, this woman seduced my man; in the past that would merit drowning in a pig basket. I'm just teaching her a lesson, to make her remember. You brat, stop meddling!"

Chen Yang feigned surprise and said, "No way! I just heard Chen Juhua say that the village head raped her. If that's true, we should report it and let the police investigate the truth."

Upon hearing that, Jiang Lijuan's face turned ugly. She pointed at Chen Yang and cursed, "Chen Yang, don't think that with the village party secretary backing you, you can casually frame my man."

"You say I'm framing him?" Chen Yang retorted, "Then do you have any evidence proving Chen Juhua seduced your man?"

Jiang Lijuan pointed at Chen Juhua and sneered, "Just this shameless slut—who in the village doesn't know her disgraceful deeds? Do we still need evidence?"

"So it's just a rumor..." Chen Yang laughed, "I thought you had caught Chen Juhua and the village head in the act on the spot as evidence!"

As soon as Chen Yang's words fell, the surrounding onlookers from Chen Family Village all laughed along. Even Chen Juhua, lying on the ground in pain, forgot her hurt and shamefully covered her face.

Jiang Lijuan stared at Chen Yang hatefully, for a moment not knowing how to rebut.

Chen Yang then continued, "You have no evidence proving Chen Juhua had an affair with the village head. Yet Chen Juhua says the village head raped her. This is a serious matter. I think we should still call the police and let them investigate the truth!" After saying that, Chen Yang took out his phone, preparing to dial the police.

Jiang Lijuan instantly panicked, rushing forward to snatch Chen Yang's phone. Her several brothers also surged forward to help.

Chen Yang had been on guard against her; he quickly ran back to his car, shut the door tightly, and then called Chen Dingfang.

Chen Dingfang and Chen Baoshan et al. were holding a meeting at the Village Office, discussing Chen Ergou's arrest last night for stealing piglets. Upon receiving Chen Yang's call, he learned that something else had happened in the village. He hurriedly adjourned the meeting, taking Chen Baoshan and the other village cadres with him as they rushed out.

Chen Baoshan saw his wife bringing her natal brothers with bricks to smash Chen Yang's car, and his face turned green with fright. He had inquired with friends in the city and knew that Chen Yang's car was worth at least over a million. If it got smashed, selling his family's possessions wouldn't cover the loss!

"Jiang Lijuan, what are you trying to do?" Chen Baoshan furiously charged to Chen Yang's car, shoved Jiang Lijuan aside, and then pointed at her brothers, shouting angrily, "She's crazy, are you guys crazy too? Can you afford to pay for this car if it's smashed?"

Jiang Lijuan pointed at Chen Yang inside the car, huffing and puffing at Chen Baoshan, "Why are you protecting him? He's going to call the police to arrest you."

Chen Baoshan's heart skipped a beat. Since Chen Ergou was arrested yesterday, he's been uneasy, always feeling something would happen. He never expected that Chen Ergou would still betray him!

At that moment, Chen Yang suddenly rolled down the window, putting on a look of grievance as he said to Chen Dingfang, "Uncle, Chen Juhua said the village head raped her. I called the police only to help the village head clear his name. Jiang Lijuan didn't appreciate it, and even brought people to smash my car. You need to judge this fairly!"

Chen Dingfang's face instantly turned grim. He had long heard rumors about Chen Baoshan and Chen Juhua, always thinking it absurd. He never expected there to be an even more outrageous truth. He coldly stared at Chen Baoshan and said, "Baoshan, how do you explain this?"

After hearing Chen Yang's words, Chen Baoshan broke out in another cold sweat. He had thought it was Chen Ergou who betrayed him, but the culprit turned out to be Chen Juhua. He lifted his head to search the crowd for Chen Juhua, only to find she had already slipped away secretly. "Party Secretary, don't listen to Chen Juhua's nonsense—I didn't do anything."

Chen Dingfang also didn't want to get involved in Chen Baoshan and Chen Juhua's mess. But Chen Yang's car was smashed, and he absolutely could not stand by idly. "No matter what Chen Juhua said, you cannot smash Chen Yang's car. He just did such a great deed for the village, and this is how you repay him?"

Chen Dingfang then pointed at those still gawking, the Chen Family Village villagers, and scolded, "And you lot, a bunch of white-eyed wolves, just watching your own fellow villagers be bullied?"

Everyone present fell silent instantly.

Chen Dingfang then looked toward Chen Yang in the car and asked, "Chen Yang, are you unhurt?"

"No problem!" Chen Yang shook his head and said, "I've already called the police. Whoever smashed my car will have to pay for it."

Upon hearing that, Chen Baoshan's face grew even uglier. He had just sneakily inspected the damage to Chen Yang's car: besides the front windshield being shattered, the left and right doors of the cabin were dented by bricks, and the glass was likewise cracked.

Even if the police don't investigate his affair with Chen Juhua, the compensation for the car alone would be enough to do him in.

"Chen Yang, can we negotiate a private settlement?"

"No way. If you had come any later, I'd be dead." Chen Yang shook his head, rejecting Chen Baoshan's proposal. He had hidden himself in the Land Rover on purpose, just to lure Jiang Lijuan and her gang into smashing the car. Now that he had finally lured them into the trap, how could he just let it go?

Chen Baoshan, furious, kicked Jiang Lijuan in the foot and shouted, "Crazy woman, you can be crazy at home, but running outside to cause trouble? Now let's see how you'll get out of this!"

Jiang Lijuan staggered and fell to the ground. Whether from fright or feeling wronged, she covered her eyes and began to sob.

"You Chen, you're asking for death! Dare hit my sister." Seeing his sister struck, Jiang Lijuan's brothers grabbed the bricks and sticks in their hands and lunged at Chen Baoshan.

Chen Baoshan, terrified, shouted "Party Secretary, save me!" while running toward the Village Office.

Chen Dingfang, seeing this, also felt a headache. As the saying goes, an honest official finds it hard to settle family matters; this is Chen Baoshan's own family affair—how can an outsider like me intervene?

Moreover, the situation is now chaotic. It's not just the conflict between Chen Baoshan and his wife's family; there's also the compensation issue for Chen Yang's smashed car. Furthermore, there's the suspicion that Chen Baoshan raped Chen Juhua.

With so many matters, how can he handle them alone? It would be better to hand them over to the police for peace of mind.

So Chen Dingfang also let Jiang Lijuan's brothers chase after Chen Baoshan. At worst they'd damage some doors and windows of the Village Office; later he could have the accountant make them pay for it.