kvmb Chapter 203 The Village Bully
Chapter 203 The Village Bully
Ye Rui almost gritted her teeth when she said the word "beast".
Ji Chu continued to ask: "Was the martyr's tomb on the mountain destroyed by the person you mentioned?"
Ye Rui nodded: "Yes, his name is Fang Kuan, and he is also from Linjiang Village. He worked on projects outside in the early years and made a lot of money. Relying on his wealth and connections, he bullies men and women in the village. He is a well-deserved village bully."
"Originally, this matter would not have affected the martyrs' cemetery on the mountain, but half a year ago, Fang Kuan suddenly wanted to renovate his old house into a villa. In order to get more land, he demolished all the yards of his neighbors around his old house."
Ji Chu frowned: "If Fang Kuan does this, won't the neighbors make a fuss?"
Ye Rui: "How dare I? There was a man in the village named Xiaodong. He won money from Fang Kuan while playing mahjong. He disappeared the next day. We called the police and found him missing. It's been five years now and they still haven't found him."
"The villagers said that Xiaodong played mahjong with them, and it was 1 a.m. when they finished their last card. But because Fang Kuan had lost money, he wanted to continue playing. Xiaodong refused, so Fang Kuan hired someone to kill him. Unfortunately, this is just a rumor. There is no evidence, so no one can do anything to Fang Kuan."
"With Xiaodong's example, the villagers are in a state of distress. To save their lives, they can only swallow their anger."
Ji Chu was indignant: "Are we just going to swallow this anger? We can call the police!"
Ye Rui's face was calm: "The law is far away, but violence is near. I don't have the ability to bring him to justice. The result in the end is nothing more than losing my life, but he is fine."
Ji Chu was silent. Indeed, if everything could be handled fairly, she would not have to deal with so many unfair things in just half a year.
Ye Rui continued, "Fang Kuan's villa was built in an exceptionally grand style. The incident occurred on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month this year, which is the Ghost Festival."
"We have a custom in Linjiang Village that on Ghost Festival, we have to hold a grand ceremony to pay respects to the martyrs' tombs."
"I still remember when I was a kid, the elders in the village took us up the mountain in a grand procession. It was so grand, but as the older generation passed away, fewer and fewer people went to worship during the Ghost Festival every year."
"Fang Kuan hasn't been there for many years. This year he was supervising the construction of a house in his hometown. When he saw the villagers going there to pay homage, he suddenly decided to go there as well."
"But when he got there, he stood in front of the tombstone and looked down the hill, and saw his villa. Then he started to make a scene, saying that the tombstone of the martyrs' cemetery was facing his front door, which destroyed his family's feng shui!"
Ji Chu just wanted to laugh when he heard this. Although those people in the city said that there should be no cemetery near the residential area, if the cemetery was replaced by a martyrs' cemetery, that residential area would definitely become a popular spot.
The martyrs' cemetery is facing the front door of his house, so that the heroes who guarded China can see his house the first thing when he wakes up every day. It is such a blessing! Yet Fang Kuan actually said that it destroyed the feng shui of his house.
If he wasn't stupid, then there must be another reason. She must meet Fang Kuan.
"So Fang Kuan destroyed the martyrs' tomb?" Ji Chu asked.
Ye Rui lowered his head and responded, "Yes, he kicked the incense burner over at that time."
"Because worshipping heroes is the custom of our village, although the villagers are afraid of Fang Kuan, when they saw that he was so disrespectful, they all criticized him, especially my father, who almost came into a fight with Fang Kuan."
"But my dad..."
Ye Rui covered her face and cried.
Ji Chu had a gloomy face, having guessed the ending, so he did not rush Ye Rui, but waited for her to digest her emotions before continuing.
"My father warned Fang Kuan that he had been bullying men and women in the village for so long that he had already aroused public anger. If he dared to disrespect the martyrs again, he would definitely make him regret it!"
"Fang Kuan looked disdainful and said that he not only kicked the incense burner, but was also going to smash the martyrs' tomb!"
"He also said that so much time has passed and there is no documentation, so who knows who is buried there? We are all from the same village. Why is my family the only one keeping the tomb? It must be our ancestors who are buried there. Now they are using the name of the martyrs' tomb to cheat the villagers out of their incense!"
"My father, who was nearly 60 years old, got so angry at him that he developed high blood pressure and was rushed to the hospital."
"After my father was discharged from the hospital, he looked for documents and the media to prove that the person in the cemetery was the soldier Li Jinxiang who died heroically that year."
"But Fang Kuan tore up the document he found without even reading it. The media my father had brought in were bribed by Fang Kuan and widely publicized that the martyrs' tomb was fake."
"He also tampered with the online encyclopedia information without authorization, changing the Linjiangshan Martyrs' Tomb to a cenotaph. Now when I search, the information has changed from a cenotaph to an empty tomb."
"Later, Fang Kuan started to bring people to smash the tomb, saying that he wanted to completely destroy the tomb before his house was completed."
"My father and several villagers were beaten severely in the process of trying to stop them. My father was beaten the hardest because he was the leader. In the end, rescue efforts were ineffective and he could not be saved."
After saying this, Ye Rui burst into tears.
"Condolences..."
Ji Chu thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to comfort her, so he could only say these two words silently.
After Ye Rui cried enough, she continued, "Last time, Fang Kuan and his men had already brought people to smash the tombstone. This time, they wanted to smash the tomb again. The villagers dared not to stop them under his force, so I had to do it myself."
"But I was alone and weak, no way was I their opponent. If it weren't for you, I would have died there!"
Ye Rui choked up and looked at Ji Chu with gratitude.
Ji Chu reached out and patted Ye Rui's slender and rough hand, indicating that she didn't need to thank him.
"Don't worry. I went back to take a look while you were unconscious. The tomb is made of cement. It has been reinforced by generations of people. Fang Kuan and his men haven't even reached the innermost layer. The coffin is still there."
"I also know a very famous anchor. I will ask her to help me organize the photos and spread the news that the tomb of Martyr Li Jinxiang was smashed, so that other people can pay attention to this matter."
"Also, you have to take me back to the village. As long as we can find evidence of Fang Kuan's evil deeds, the pressure of public opinion will definitely allow us to deal with this bully!"
Ye Rui raised her head in surprise: "Really?"
Ji Chu nodded: "Of course it's true!"
Ye Rui was so excited that she wanted to pull out the needle of the IV bottle on the back of her hand, but fortunately Ji Chu stopped her.
It was the next day when she was discharged from the hospital.
It was the third day of the New Year and firecrackers were being set off everywhere, making it very lively.
Only in the entire Linjiang Village, every household stayed indoors, and only the Spring Festival couplets pasted on the doors brought a slight hint of the New Year atmosphere.
"What's going on in your village?" asked Ji Chu, who was walking beside Ye Rui.
Ye Rui was helpless: "Maybe they were afraid of being blamed by Martyr Li Jinxiang. After all, they were forced by Fang Kuan to stop them from destroying the tomb."