Chapter 1269

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Woo-woo-woo~~"

The ambulance arrived belatedly.

The traffic police came along as well.

Under the traffic police's direction, the chaotic scene finally regained some order.

The injured were taken away for treatment, while the dead were placed directly into blue body bags and removed.

Preliminary count: seven people died at the scene.

Eleven were injured.

Among these eleven, five had relatively serious injuries.

The traffic police hurriedly contacted the County Hospital's emergency center, dispatching several more ambulances.

Additionally, they reported this major traffic accident to their superiors immediately!

The freight truck driver has been detained.

The three Wang brothers were also taken away for investigation.

As for Wang Changgen's corpse, naturally it was impossible to take it up the mountain for earth burial.

It was also taken to the County Hospital's morgue for temporary storage.

Li Yaozu and Li Jiahao rushed back to the Wang Family in Shanggou Village.

At this time, Li Xiulan and Du Xiaojuan were at home busy cooking.

So that the people attending this funeral, returning from the mountain, could have a hot meal to eat.

"Xiulan, big trouble, big trouble!"

Li Yaozu was panting heavily.

Li Jiahao also had a grim expression.

"What happened?"

Li Xiulan wore an apron, held a spatula, and looked bewildered.

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly poured two cups of water:

"Two uncles, drink some water first, speak slowly!"

But Li Yaozu pushed them away; he had no mind for water. After catching his breath a moment, he hurriedly said:

"Car accident, huge car accident, lots of people dead!"

Li Xiulan instantly turned pale with shock:

"My three sons, how are they?"

Li Xiulan's first reaction was naturally to worry about her own sons — that is human nature.

Li Jiahao said:

"The three of them are fine. The freight truck rear-ended them, and those hit were all villagers from your Shanggou Village! Seven or eight died on the spot, over ten injured! Dashan, Erhai, and Xiao Hua, plus that freight truck driver, were all taken away by the police!"

Li Xiulan instantly didn't know what to do; the spatula slipped from her hand:

"What to do? What to do?"

Du Xiaojuan was also extremely shocked, couldn't help but angrily reproach:

"I told Wang Dashan not to do earth burial, not to do earth burial; he wouldn't listen. Earth burial was bad enough, but he even changed the time to a 3 a. m. funeral procession — now look, big trouble!"

Li Xiulan's eyes went dizzy, her body swayed.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly steadied Li Xiulan.

Li Xiulan was deeply worried:

"I'm fine. Dashan and them — they won't have to go to prison, will they?"

Li Yaozu said:

"Hard to say; depends on how the traffic police rule."

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Big Uncle, Second Uncle, you stay here and take care of my mom. I'll drive to town to see what's happening; maybe I can help!"

But Li Xiulan grabbed Du Xiaojuan:

"Don't go! Wait until daybreak! This mountain highway is hard to travel; I'm afraid you'll run into trouble on the road!"

Li Xiulan wanted to go see her three sons more than anyone, yet she still kept her composure.

Now that such a thing has happened, she cannot let her eldest daughter-in-law meet with another accident on the road!

So no matter what, they must wait until daybreak.

Seeing Li Xiulan's reaction, Du Xiaojuan couldn't help feeling a bit moved.

This mother-in-law is a good mother-in-law!

Only pity that Wang Dashan, that stubborn bastard, has brought disaster on everyone!

Toward Wang Dashan, Du Xiaojuan felt both anger and hate, and a touch of worry!

She immediately called Wang Dashan; Wang Dashan answered.

"How's the situation?"

Du Xiaojuan asked directly.

Her tone was somewhat cold.

From the other end of the phone came Wang Dashan's dejected, weeping voice:

"Wife, I'm sorry, I might have to go to jail..."

"Can you fucking act like a man and stop blubbering? Answer whatever I ask you — what's the situation right now!"

Du Xiaojuan suppressed a bellyful of anger.

Because she knew, this matter probably only she could help handle.

If she didn't help handle it, not only would Wang Dashan be ruined, Wang Erhai and Wang Xiaohua would also be dragged down and ruined!

Earth burial was illegal to begin with; in the middle of the night, leading a large crowd, swarming onto the highway, occupying the road for non-traffic activities without permission — this clearly constituted illegal road occupation!

On the traffic police side, there was a high probability they would rule the three Wang brothers as bearing secondary responsibility or even primary responsibility!

However, it wasn't that there was no chance to reduce the responsibility; the primary task now was not crying, not self-blame, not guilt, but first to understand the detailed course of events clearly, then tomorrow early morning get a lawyer from Guangzhou to come help, let the lawyer give a professional response plan — only thus could the losses be minimized!

Were those villagers of Shanggou Village pitiable?

Of course they were pitiable!

But Wang Dashan was Du Xiaojuan's husband; no matter how much the two quarreled, with such a big thing happening, she naturally stood by her own husband first!

As for those villagers, compensation should be paid where due, but it must go through legal procedures, to avoid them making exorbitant demands!

"We reached the bend, a freight truck caught up from behind, then crashed into the rear of the queue — seven dead, eleven injured. Now the three of us brothers have all been taken away by the traffic police. The truck driver was taken away too."

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Whatever the traffic police ask, you answer truthfully — absolutely do not try to be clever and lie! Also, those dead and injured villagers, if they get pushy and demand accountability, you absolutely must not give them any promises — remember this, it's very important! You just say everything goes by the traffic accident determination certificate the traffic police issue; when the certificate says how to compensate, that's how we'll compensate!"

Wang Dashan was extremely dejected, extremely guilt-ridden:

"Those are all Shanggou Village villagers. I don't know how to face their families. I deserve to die. I shouldn't have changed the time to hold the funeral procession at three in the morning!"

"Wang Dashan! Did you hear what I just said! Now is not the time to cry! If you don't want to drag the whole Wang family down, do as I say!"

Du Xiaojuan shouted loudly.

Wang Dashan shuddered, pulled himself together a little:

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say..."

"Then repeat what I just said once!"

"You said, whatever the traffic police ask, answer honestly and straightforwardly..."

"And the rest!"

"Don't make any promises, wait for the traffic accident determination certificate..."

"Exactly. Remember it — just those two points! I wanted to come over and find you now, but your mother wouldn't let me; she's afraid I'll have an accident on the road. So I'll go find you at daybreak! You're a grown man — be strong for me!"

Wang Dashan nodded:

"Okay, wife..."

Du Xiaojuan hung up Wang Dashan's phone.

A very firm resolve arose in her heart.

After helping the Wang family handle this matter, she would bring up divorce with Wang Dashan.