The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 436: Punishing the Evil
"Ouch!" Du Saner cried out in pain and reflexively let go of the hand that was covering Wang Xia.

Wang Xia took the opportunity to turn over and use this brief gap to use all her strength to push Du Saner to the ground. Then she rolled and crawled desperately in an attempt to escape from this dangerous situation.

Seeing that the prey that was about to be caught was about to escape, Du Saner was filled with uncontrollable anger and unwillingness. He glared at Wang Xia fiercely, and then pounced on her again...

A cry tore through the air, "Ah! Help!" Wang Xia's fear surged like a tide. Her limbs were weak but she still ran hard. Her cries for help echoed in the woods, trembling with despair.

Just at this moment, Xiaodang's anxious call was heard from the edge of the woods: "Xiaoxia! Is that you? Answer me quickly, where are you?" The voice was like the dawn that penetrated the darkness. An inexplicable power surged in Wang Xia's heart, and her legs seemed to be re-energized. She quickened her pace and ran towards the direction of the voice.

Du Saner also heard the call, his face suddenly changed, he cursed inwardly, and realized that he was in trouble. "It's all over now, I can't stay in this village anymore." He glanced at Wang Xia unwillingly, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he hardened his heart, turned around and ran wildly in another direction deep in the woods, his figure quickly disappeared in the dense trees.

The two frightened girls were taken back to the village by the educated youth who came to look for them. Wang Xia cried and told everyone about her unfortunate experience.

Wang Xia, tears welled up in her eyes, but she heard the female educated youth beside her gently but firmly comforting her: "Xiao Xia, don't cry. Let's calm down first. Finding that bastard is the key."

"That's right, Wang Xia, wipe your tears. Our top priority is to catch this bastard and prevent him from doing evil again." Another person echoed, his tone full of indignation.

"Yes, Li Qing is right." The people around nodded one after another, and the atmosphere was tense and resolute.

Wang Xia choked up as she recalled: "I was too frightened at the time, and it was dark, so I didn't see clearly. I only remember that there was a striking scar on the man's face..."

Hearing this, Xiao Dang's eyes flashed with sharpness: "I know what's going on. It might be that bastard Du Saner!"

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Xiao Dang and asked in unison: "Are you sure?"

Xiao Dang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Nine times out of ten, it's him, Du Saner!"

"Du Saner? I think it's him too. Normally, his eyes wander over us, always with a bit of maliciousness and vulgarity. I remember one time, he secretly climbed over our courtyard wall and peeked into the courtyard stealthily..." Another female educated youth suddenly realized, with a bit of indignation and fear in her tone.

Someone turned pale instantly and exclaimed: "Ah! There is such a thing, Xiaojuan, why didn't you tell me earlier..."

"What?!" A male educated youth was furious when he heard this, "Quick, report to the captain immediately!"

Production team leader Du Weiguo rushed over upon hearing the news. When he heard that such a terrible thing had happened in the team, his brows furrowed and his heart burned with anger, as if a heavy burden had been placed on his shoulders.

He immediately notified the village chief (Du Haitao's father) and other village committee cadres, and asked the militia captain to take people to arrest Du Saner.

Afterwards, the village leaders hurried to the female educated youth’s cave and expressed their condolences and concern for Wang Xia.

This matter was of great importance, and the adverse impact it caused could not be ignored. Faced with the anxiety and uneasiness on the faces of the female educated youth, the village cadres unanimously decided to report the situation to the commune immediately in order to quickly and properly resolve it.

Soon, the militia captain in charge of hunting down Du Saner hurried back and reported with a serious face that Du Saner was nowhere to be found and their trip was in vain.

The rain was getting heavier and the night was as dark as ink. Considering the safety factors, the villagers decided after an emergency discussion to stay put for the time being and wait until dawn, when the public security personnel sent by the commune arrived, to organize the villagers to search for Du Saner's whereabouts.

The next day.

At dawn, the cadres of the commune came hurriedly, accompanied by several police officers from the county. Their arrival undoubtedly added an unusual and solemn atmosphere to this quiet village.

Obviously, the higher authorities have attached great importance to this vicious incident against female educated youth and will not allow any slackness.

The team was led by Captain Yang, a well-known veteran criminal investigator in the county. As soon as he arrived at the scene, he rushed directly to Du Saner's house and launched a meticulous search operation. There were no extra words, only firm steps and sharp eyes.

The news spread quickly throughout the village like wildfire. Villagers came out of their homes and gathered in front of Du Saner's house. The crowd was so dense that no one could get through.

Their faces showed concern or curiosity, but more of them were shock and indignation at last night's tragedy.

At the same time, Xiaodang and other educated youth also rushed to the scene after hearing the news. Although they were not directly involved in the incident, as educated youth themselves, they could empathize with Wang Xia's experience.

Du Saner lost his parents at a young age and was lazy by nature. The two dilapidated caves he lived in were drafty everywhere, as if even the wind could easily penetrate his life.

The situation at home was bleak, with bare walls and almost no valuable items. There was only a tattered wooden box placed next to the kang, which was cluttered with his clothes, becoming the only "property" in this shabby home.

"Captain Yang, look here!" Two police officers worked together to lift out the inconspicuous wooden box and gently opened the lid. In an instant, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes and they shouted in unison.

There seemed to be an unknown secret hidden in the box, which instantly filled the originally peaceful scene with tension and expectation.

Captain Yang and the surrounding villagers were stunned for a moment. Du Saner's seemingly inconspicuous broken box actually contained a wide variety of colorful women's personal belongings, from red bellybands to tight underwear, to flowered sweatshirts.

"Huh? Why does this sweatshirt look so familiar?" Ma Yulan, the women's director, blurted out in surprise.

"Yes, yes, that pair of underwear was clearly lost by me a few days ago. I thought it was blown away by the wind, but I didn't expect it was done by this guy..." A young woman took over the conversation indignantly, and everyone echoed her. The atmosphere was tense and subtle for a moment.

Seeing this, many village women lost their composure and rushed over, exclaiming, "Look, that's clearly mine!"

"This... Oh my! Bastard, so disgusting!" a woman cursed angrily.

"Humph, I knew there was no good in his family. The old one is a bandit, and the young one is even more vile and shameless..." Everyone talked about it and sneered at Du Saner's family.

The truth is revealed, Du Saner has a long history of bad deeds, and his behavior is outrageous. He not only pries into women's private parts, but also shamelessly steals their personal belongings. His behavior is extremely dirty and he is not a good person.

In addition, Du Saner behaved inappropriately towards Wang Xia, which made the cadres from the commune very indignant.

He quickly assembled militia forces from several nearby villages and worked closely with public security officers to launch a carpet search operation.

Captain Yang of the Criminal Investigation Team hit the nail on the head, asserting that Du Saner could not escape far and must be hiding in this area.

In this era, it was difficult to travel without a letter of introduction, long-distance transportation was blocked, let alone traveling to distant places.

In addition, Du Saner had never traveled far and knew very little about the world outside the mountains, so it was very likely that he was still in this mountain.

Immediately, a massive manhunt suddenly began.

Du Haitao mingled in the mountain search team. In stark contrast to everyone else's eagerness to capture Du Saner, he actually prayed in his heart that Du Saner could escape this disaster, otherwise he would not be able to escape the blame.

"You damned fellow! I asked you to deal with that bitch Jia Xiaodang, but you dared to provoke Wang Xia? You are really courting death! Courting death!"

Du Haitao gripped the wooden stick tightly and angrily whipped the bushes in front of him. Every blow seemed to carry his anger and helplessness towards Du Saner's unauthorized actions.

The cause of this incident was simply that Du Haitao wanted to take revenge on Xiao Dang and teach her a lesson.

The root of this matter was purely because Du Haitao was resentful and wanted to punish Xiaodang and teach her an unforgettable lesson. He had a weak spot in Du Saner and cleverly used it to make Du Saner the executor of his revenge plan.

As night fell, a movie was playing in the team. In the interweaving of light and shadow, Du Haitao seized the opportunity and whispered to Du Saner: "Did you see that young woman in a coat? You see the chance and teach her a lesson."

When Du Saner heard this, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, and his gaze quickly locked on Xiaodang, who was wearing a coat alone.

Although it was dark and her face was difficult to discern, the yellow jacket she was wearing became her most eye-catching feature.

He readily agreed, with a sneer on his lips: "Leave it to me, I will make her suffer." After that, a conspiracy against Xiaodang was quietly brewing.

"Don't make things worse, or you won't be able to handle it!" Du Haitao warned him again with concern.

Du Saner's eyes flashed with impatience, and he responded, "No, I know the seriousness of the matter, and I can't ruin your business!"

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"Damn it! Damn it! What on earth is going on..." Du Haitao was furious. He had clearly assigned Du Saner to deal with Xiao Dang, but why was it the innocent Wang Xia who was harmed in the end? He was puzzled by the twists and turns in this.

"Oh! I caught you!"

"Oh, Du Saner has been caught!" "That bastard Du Saner has been caught!"

"Beat him to death! This beast must not be let off easily!"

The noise coming from the distant mountains was like a bolt from the blue, making Du Haitao's face turn pale as paper in an instant.

"It's over, it's over, it's completely over!" He cried out in despair. With Du Saner's arrest, he knew that he could not escape unscathed, and he dared not hope that Du Saner would keep the secret for him.

"Hahaha, Haitao, don't just stand there, let's go and join in the fun!" A lively young man deftly walked around the stunned Du Haitao and patted him on the shoulder, his eyes sparkling with curiosity and excitement.

Du Haitao forced out a slightly awkward smile and responded, "Okay, I'll follow right away!"

Then he adjusted his expression, trying to make himself look more natural, and followed the young man's steps towards the direction where the crowd gathered.

With the arrest of Du Saner, the truth gradually surfaced.

In order to give a clear explanation to the vast number of educated youth, the commune resolutely decided to severely punish Du Saner.

Under the severe interrogation of the commune, Du Saner quickly confessed his crimes and gave out the mastermind behind the scenes - Du Haitao.

According to his confession, he originally intended to teach Xiaodang a lesson according to Du Haitao's instructions. However, he did not expect that Xiaodang gave his clothes to Wang Xia, causing him to mistakenly identify Wang Xia as his target.

As for his attempt to rape Wang Xia, Du Saner claimed that it was a momentary impulse and he had no such intention. However, this act was enough to make him bear a heavy crime.

The case was quickly solved, and Du Saner was identified as a heinous criminal, with the charge of attempted rape of a female educated youth.

Afterwards, Du Saner was dragged out for public display and trembling as a warning to others, and was later sentenced to more than ten years in prison.

In the end, Du Haitao chose to face reality and did not continue to resist.

He confessed his motive for the crime - it stemmed from the complicated emotional entanglement with Wang Xia, and Xiaodang's unintentional act unexpectedly became a catalyst in this emotional storm, which made him think of revenge.

Although the final impact of the incident did not reach an irreversible point, Du Haitao did not escape unscathed. He was severely punished by law for instigating others to commit crimes and sentenced to one year in prison.

Although the villains had received their retribution, Xiaodang and Wang Xia felt it difficult to gain a foothold in the village, with strange looks all around them.

Especially the village chief's wife, who spoke ill of them in private, calling them the source of trouble and threatening that if it weren't for these two vixens, her son would not have gone astray.

Not only did she speak harshly, but she also made things difficult for them in her actions and fabricated lies to slander them.

Such an environment made it difficult for Xiaodang and Wang Xia to survive in the village. This oppression and rejection made them more determined to escape from here and return to the city.

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In those days, it was not easy for educated youth to return to the city.

Unless you are lucky enough to get a job assignment in your hometown and your hometown can properly arrange a job for you, otherwise, it will be extremely difficult.

Faced with these numerous difficulties, Xiaodang chose to ask for help from her aunt Qin Jingru. A letter full of sadness and expectations traveled thousands of miles and reached Qin Jingru's hands.

Qin Jingru has been a little famous in the Red Star Factory for so many years. Her husband is a technical backbone of the factory, and her husband's family has a special status. Facing Xiaodang's letter for help, she felt mixed emotions and could not stand idly by.

After all, she was able to gain a foothold in the Red Star Factory thanks to the job opportunity given to her by the Jia family.

Furthermore, if she ignored this matter, how would she face her own sister Qin Huairu in the future? The family affection and responsibility made her unable to escape.

However, it is not so easy to get Xiaodang back. There are only two feasible paths: one is to take over Qin Huairu's old position, and the other is to find another way and find a new job for her.

But in today's world, job opportunities are as scarce as gold and competition is fierce. Many educated youth are eagerly waiting, staring at the limited positions, hoping to take this opportunity to return to the embrace of the city. It can be said that "it is difficult to find a job and the competition is fierce."

Qin Jingru was thinking in her mind that there was still a job vacancy in the Jia family that was pending. This was originally where she was going to take over Qin Huairu's job, but later she returned it to the Jia family because she had a good arrangement of her own.

With this in mind, Qin Jingru came up with an idea and decided to go to the Jia family and try to persuade the stubborn Aunt Jia to agree to let Xiaodang come back and inherit this hard-earned job opportunity.

On this day, Qin Jingru ended a busy day and made a special detour to the pastry shop, where she bought a pound of fragrant "Rice Flower Fragrance" pastries, and then set out on the road back to the courtyard in Nanluoguxiang.

As soon as she stepped into the yard, she saw the three aunties and several neighbors in the front yard sitting under the arbour, fanning themselves, enjoying the coolness of the evening, and chatting about family matters.

As soon as she saw Qin Jingru, the third aunt stood up with a smile and shouted enthusiastically: "Jingru, how come you have time to come back to our courtyard today? It's so rare to see you!" Her words were full of kindness and concern between neighbors.

"Hey! Third Aunt, you are all here! I took some time out today to come back and see Aunt Jia. You guys take a seat first, I'm going to go home first!"

"Okay, that's what I should do!"

In the past few years, Qin Jingru got married and rarely came back, except for occasionally sending some money and food to Jia Zhang.

Later, after the job was returned to the Jia family, Qin Jingru stopped providing her with money and food that she had supported for five or six years. As for the Jia family, they had their own factory to take care of it.

However, since Banggeng and Xiaodang went to the countryside, only Jia Zhang and Huaihua are left in the old Jia family.

With one less mouth to feed in the family, life became much better.

Jia family.

Qin Jingru clearly explained her purpose to Jia Zhang, but her expectations encountered unexpected obstacles.

"This is absolutely impossible! I strongly oppose it!" Jia Zhang's eyes were sharp and she rejected Qin Jingru's request without hesitation.

Qin Jingru was stunned for a moment when she heard this. She asked in confusion: "Aunt, why is this?"

Jia Zhang said in a firm tone: "This job in the Jia family is reserved for my son Bang Geng. I have already written him a letter, asking him to come back and take over this shift as soon as possible."

Qin Jingru was amused. She said bluntly, "Hey, Auntie, you are really biased. Banggeng is your precious grandson, but isn't Xiaodang also your granddaughter?"

"Right now, Xiao Dang is in trouble. As a grandmother, how can you bear not to lend a helping hand and give her a hand?"

Jia Zhang was ridiculed by Qin Jingru, and she was embarrassed, but in her heart, her grandson was more important than her granddaughter. She had already had her heart set on the only job opportunity in the Jia family, and it had to be Bang Geng.

"I strongly oppose this. This job must not fall into Xiaodang's hands. Sooner or later, she will belong to someone else's family. If we give it to her, wouldn't it be like giving it to someone else?"

"Aren't you quite capable now? As her aunt, you should find a way to help her!" There was a hint of sarcasm in Jia Zhang's words.

Qin Jingru was so angry that she laughed. It turned out that this was what Jia Zhang was planning. Seeing that she couldn't convince the old lady, she had to give up and just said goodbye and left.

After leaving the Jia family, Qin Jingru's face looked a little gloomy.

Seeing this, the three aunts and others asked her what happened with concern.

Qin Jingru couldn't keep the secret in her heart, so she told Xiaodang everything in detail without hiding anything.

After hearing this, the third aunt raised her lips in disdain and said bluntly, "Mrs. Jia has a deep-rooted idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. Among her three grandchildren, she loves Banggeng the most, so naturally she won't agree easily."

Qin Jingru nodded slightly and sighed, "Alas, I know what kind of person she is like a mirror in my heart. But then again, Xiaodang's current situation is indeed worrying. I feel mixed emotions in my heart..."

At this time, Yan Zhaodi, who was standing by, was concerned about Xiaodang. Her eyes flashed, as if she had thought of something, and she immediately interrupted and said, "Sister Jingru, don't worry. I have an idea that may be able to help Xiaodang."

(End of this chapter)