I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 579 - 573: Live Well

Liang Xiaocui stood dumbly at the entrance of the village, her gaze filled with resentment and loathing, fixed on the direction Zhao Cheng had left. This beast really seemed unwilling to let her go even in death.

For some reason, at this moment, Liang Xiaocui’s face was covered with tears.

Zhao Cheng’s mother, gripping her two children, prevented them from getting any closer. She watched Liang Xiaocui with a hateful stare, cursing her incessantly in her heart. If it weren’t for all the government officials around, she would not have let this woman off easily.

She cursed herself for being too soft-hearted. She had told her son long ago that her heart was made of stone, incapable of warmth and that they should have killed her and ended this trouble earlier. Now everyone was suffering as a consequence.

At the same time, fear and anxiety gripped her. If it were like before—they were caught and then let go again—she wouldn’t worry, but she had also done quite a few misdeeds alongside her son...

Zhao Cheng’s mother, pulling her two children, quietly retreated to the edge of the crowd.

Although things were orderly at this moment, there were still over a hundred women and elders, and dozens of children.

Some were crying inconsolably, while others were talking non-stop. Even though their voices were not loud, the noise added to the chaotic atmosphere.

But no one remaining dared to take the situation lightly.

This place was proving to be a testament to the kind of place it was, the five-person work team was the best proof.

Moreover, Liang Xiaocui had told them this village was descended from horse thieves. Back then, a horse thief by the surname of Zhao had taken several women and a cache of gold, silver, and jewels, along with his two male cousins, and run to this village. They had pretended to be good people, peasants, and shockingly managed to die a peaceful death here.

It was said they haven’t stopped doing evil deeds over the years; they would commit crimes outside and then run back here, where nobody could catch them.

Thus, there was truly a lot to investigate, and Sun Xiuyuan was really terrified. Even seeing her own brother come to her, she clung tightly to Lu Ye and wouldn’t let go.

Brother Sun’s eyes were red.

Looking at his sister, whose face was pale and who was in a disheveled state and trembling with fear, he struggled to hold back his tears.

He cast a malicious glimpse at the villagers, at Zhao Cheng.

Under the bright sky above, there were still people bold enough to commit such deeds.

This time, they absolutely had to conduct a thorough investigation and show no mercy!

At this moment, Lu Ye didn’t dare to shake Sun Xiuyuan off.

He knew the girl had feelings for him. But she was also haughty and proud - once she knew he didn’t return her affections, she stopped bothering with him, and he had even breathed a sigh of relief. But who could have imagined she had this side to her?

However, on the other hand, he truly admired her courage. The girl was a good person, just a bit too reckless.

If it hadn’t been for Qiao Qingyu, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Everyone knew this truth. Moreover, this case could be said to be extremely heinous. It was already the late 1980s, yet these people still acted like bandits, daring to detain a work group from the government.

This place had really become a lawless land, and everyone from the top down was shocked.

It wasn’t just because the daughter of Sun Leader was involved.

An evil person—could you believe they’ve committed only one evil deed in their lifetime?

Nobody would believe that. No one. So digging deeper might unearth a whole bunch of dirt along with the radish—whether there was any collusion, any contamination. Others might think this was a remote, desolate, and impoverished little mountain village, but in truth, the people in this village were quite wealthy.

Beneath the kang bed and at the base of the mountain, they were hiding quite a lot of gold, silver, and jewels.

If supervision was lax, they would stealthily take it out to exchange for money, and in the past, they even went along the railway to steal grains and various kinds of supplies.

Just from Zhao Cheng’s house alone, several bank books were found.

This little mountain village, truly underestimated, nearly every household has tens of thousands of yuan.

Their money comes from hateful and filthy sources.

After Qingyu found out, she was truly shocked; regardless of whether they are descendants of horse thieves, it is said that good timber does not grow with ease, and one’s origin alone does not determine their morality, but in recent years Zhao Cheng has done many bad deeds, and it is uncertain whether he might have blood on his hands.

If she hadn’t been someone with keen intuition, willing to ponder further, who knows when these five individuals would have been discovered.

Thus, for Sun Xiuyuan to encounter Qiao Qingyu was truly to her great fortune and blessing.

Zhao Cheng and his group were taken away, more than twenty people in total.

First, they were brought into the armed forces office in the county town, then transferred to the county detention center. Unexpectedly, that very evening, Zhao Cheng escaped.

Now, the situation had escalated greatly. Even Qiao Qingyu received a notification because at the scene Sun Xiuyuan had called out Qingyu’s name, and it could be considered that it was Qingyu who reported the incident. Regardless of whether anyone knew or not, Director Lin took two cars to escort Qiao Qingyu away.

The cultivation of red sage at Pingliang Dam was halted; all personnel were gathered to be investigated one by one.

This would definitely impact the progress, and leaders from both the county and the district were so anxious that they were practically losing their voices.

Qiao Qingyu was also somewhat worried, but there was no choice; a human life is of utmost importance. With someone as brutally evil as Zhao Cheng, who knows what he could do?

But how did he escape from such a strictly guarded detention center?

The truth was soon uncovered. A temporary worker in the detention center was from Zhaojia Village. Although now a temp worker, he had also committed plenty of wrongs, serving as an accomplice to evil. With these people now captured, he intended to turn himself in, but he was too afraid to do so; taking advantage of the lack of vigilance, he met with Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng promised him benefits, and with gritted teeth, the worker released Zhao Cheng, who was held in solitary confinement, and then pretended to have been beaten and injured.

All these petty tricks could not escape the notice of He Xiuwen.

Thus, the man was quickly apprehended, and two other individuals were isolated and investigated in connection with the escape.

However, the most urgent task was to capture Zhao Cheng.

Upon learning of Zhao Cheng’s escape, Liang Xiaocui was terrified like a frightened bird.

She knew all too well what kind of person Zhao Cheng was.

He had a malicious heart, no compassion, and was like a demon.

The only ones he ever treated kindly were his mother and his two children.

He Xiuwen assigned a few more protective personnel to Liang Xiaocui’s location.

Liang Xiaocui told He Xiuwen, "Zhao Cheng most cares about his mother and two children; right now, the person he hates the most is me, and last year he went out for a few months and brought back many things. I don’t know what he hid in the slope behind, he said with those things, in a few more years he could go to Di to buy a big house..."

He Xiuwen pondered for a moment, "Don’t worry; there are people here to protect you. After this is all over, I will personally take you back home."

Liang Xiaocui’s eyes immediately turned red. She had already learned about the situation back home from He Xiuwen.

After she had disappeared, her parents searched tirelessly for her. They passed away together after a few years, and her brother had died in the line of duty five years ago; now there was only her grandmother at home.

Liang Xiaocui lowered her head, trying hard not to cry again in front of He Xiuwen and cause him any more trouble.