After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 129, Episode 0133: The Tragedy of the 1970s (Part 1)

"I knew he had come to seek revenge on me."

Lin Yuexi ran into Old Secretary Chen and four policemen on her way back. Lin Yuexi called him aside and asked him about the committee's plan to arrest him.

A trace of sorrow flashed across Old Chen's weathered eyes, and after a moment he replied with these words.

There's clearly a story behind this!

Captain Lin walked over and said, "Secretary Chen, I heard that the committee wants to arrest you because the victim we are investigating this time was harmed by you."

Secretary Chen's face turned pale, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "I, I didn't, I didn't."

He didn't even know who those two were.

Seeing that he had frightened the person, Captain Lin quickly explained, "No, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that this case is under the jurisdiction of our police force. Even if you are a suspect, it should still be handled by our police force."

Secretary Chen's face turned deathly pale. What did he mean by "even if you are a suspect"? Ah, he's become a suspect now?
The old Party Secretary had never encountered these things before and didn't know the true meaning of the word "suspect." He didn't immediately grasp Captain Lin's other meaning either, and his legs went weak, almost causing him to collapse to the ground on the spot.

Lin Yuexi: "..."

He quickly pulled him aside and whispered to him, "The police officer meant that the reason the committee used to arrest you can be used against you. The police have to rely on evidence when handling cases. If this matter falls under the jurisdiction of the police, the committee has no right to arrest you."

The police are a legitimate law enforcement agency, while the committee is still a bit lacking. If they really run into the police, the committee would have to produce concrete evidence.

Old Party Secretary Chen now understood Public Security Officer Lin's good intentions, but...
He sighed, and when he returned to the group of police officers with Lin Yuexi, he smiled bitterly and let go of Officer Lin's kindness. "I appreciate Officer Lin's kindness, but this matter was originally aimed at me. I may be able to avoid it this time, but I probably won't be able to avoid it next time."

Police Officer Lin frowned, naturally understanding that there was more to the story.

He was willing to lend a hand because Old Secretary Chen had been protecting the simple-minded Chen Dayong, simply because Chen Dayong had a difficult life and was a responsible and good secretary.

But his kindness wasn't so excessive that he was willing to open his heart to help strangers. As a police officer, he had seen far too many pitiful people, so how could he allow them to be too saintly?

He was prepared to drop the matter, but a young police officer next to him blurted out out of curiosity, "Do you have a grudge against the committee?"

The young police officer probably hadn't experienced much hardship in society, so he had virtually no skill in hiding his emotions. When the words "committee" were mentioned, his face clearly showed his disgust.

Captain Lin's expression changed instantly, and his gaze swept over Old Secretary Chen and Lin Yuexi with scrutiny.

As if he hadn't noticed, Old Secretary Chen gave a wry smile and replied, "Yes, there is a grudge, a deep grudge."

Lin Yuexi glanced at Captain Lin briefly before continuing to look ahead.

Captain Lin was suddenly horrified. Although it was only a glance, he felt as if he had been seen through in an instant. Damn it!

But at the same time, Captain Lin felt relieved. It was an instinctive feeling that someone like her would disdain such despicable behavior.

"Do you know about the horrific case that happened in our village 21 years ago? A family of 33 was murdered, including their newborn child."

Xiao Wei raised his hand, "I know, the case is in the station's files, and it's still unsolved."

Of the four police officers, only Xiao Wei worked at the commune police station, but the other three had also heard of the case. It was such a big case that it remained unsolved and was brought up as a typical example almost every year. However, the three of them didn't know much about the specifics of the case, so as soon as Xiao Wei spoke, all eyes were on him.

Xiao Wei glanced at Captain Lin, then subtly glanced at Old Secretary Chen and Lin Yuexi.

This involves a complex case, so can we just talk about it outside?
Captain Lin remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly to Xiao Wei.

Xiao Wei had no more reservations now, but there were almost no parts of that major case that couldn't be discussed.

From the perspective of public security:
It was December 26th, 21 years ago, at night.

On this joyous occasion, just before the night was about to end, around 9 p.m., several people covered in blood rushed into the police station, saying that a terrible tragedy had occurred in their village, and an entire family, from the oldest to the youngest, had been murdered.

The entire Hongqi Commune Police Station was mobilized, and they even borrowed a forensic doctor and more than a dozen police officers from the county to go down and investigate together.

Unfortunately, too many villagers had entered the scene, which was damaged; and because of the continuous heavy snow, it was impossible to determine whether there was one or more perpetrators, let alone where they came in from or where they went out.

After more than six months of investigation, the case still made no progress.

“Our director didn’t want to give up the investigation, but the higher-ups ordered the case to be sealed off.”

Xiao Wei muttered the last sentence to himself with dissatisfaction, his voice so low that the junior policeman next to him didn't hear it and asked him curiously, "What?"

Only Lin Yuexi, who was practically wearing it on her person, could hear it, but even when she heard it, she didn't take it to heart.

After Xiao Wei finished speaking, Old Party Secretary Chen continued, "The family that had the accident back then was the Wang family at the entrance of the village. There are very few outsiders in our village, but the Wang family was one of them. They fled to our village from the northwest when they were in their forties."

"When he was young, Grandpa Wang passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. After settling in our village, he opened a private school. Later, it was no longer called a private school. Our village wanted to open a school, but the higher authorities didn't approve it because they said we weren't qualified. So Grandpa Wang didn't call it anything and continued to teach the children to read and write."

"Old Master Wang is a good person. He doesn't charge tuition for teaching. If you want to give him something he grows himself, that's fine. It doesn't matter what it is, potatoes, sweet potatoes, or vegetables from his garden. As long as you deliver it to the Wang family, even if you don't bring anything, Old Master Wang will teach you."

"Old Master Wang's eldest son, Wang Zhenqing, is a doctor. I wouldn't have dared to say this before, but I'm not afraid now. He studied traditional Chinese medicine and is just like his father. He has never asked for money when treating villagers."

"The Wang family has been kind to our village for two generations! If we don't avenge them, are we even human?"

Captain Lin's brows were furrowed so tightly that something just didn't feel right when he heard what he was saying.
If he voiced his doubts, Lin Yuexi would tell him that Old Secretary Chen was essentially admitting his guilt.

Captain Xu told her about this, in detail.

Decades ago, a group of vicious bandits hid in the mountains near Zhongyang Brigade. They frequently harassed the surrounding villages and killed many people.

Once, Wang Zhenqing dug up a century-old ginseng near a bandit's den. Regardless of whether it was truly a century old, the bandits believed it to be their century-old ginseng.

Moreover, although the Wang family fled from the Northwest, it is said that their luggage was transported in several oxcarts when they arrived.

As a result, the Wang family came under the targeting of that group of people.

What Secretary Chen didn't admit was that the village was showing a movie in the canteen that night, and everyone in the village went to see it. The Wang family stayed home because Grandpa Wang and his newborn great-grandson were both sick, and they happened to have seen the movie before.