The Crazy Son-In-Law

If Chu Hong released this footage, it would surely restore most of the truth. At least the public could see that Starline Bio was not as cold-blooded as they claimed, but was instead trying their best to treat the villagers.

She stood up and quickly walked towards the editing room. The footage was too long, nearly two hours. No one would have the patience to watch the entire video, so it needed some editing.

Meanwhile, Xiao Shun had arrived at the village.

The village was located about two kilometers west of Starline Bio. After entering the village, Xiao Shun asked around for the address of Guan Dacheng’s house and went straight there. Firstly, Guan Dacheng had left the deepest impression on him, and secondly, he felt that Guan Dacheng was a fairly honest man, without any ill intentions. Of course, if Guan Dacheng also turned out to be like the two people in the interview video, Xiao Shun could only admit that he had misjudged him.Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

On his way there, he had watched the video. The man was the villager who had led the demand for compensation, and the woman seemed to have said something back then too, though he didn’t remember clearly, so he had some impression of her.

Two locust trees in front of the house, a rusty iron gate, a red brick wall, and a few bungalows were Guan Dacheng’s home. Xiao Shun knocked on the door a few times, and before long, the door opened a crack, revealing a small head. It was a six or seven-year-old boy who, with his chubby face, bore some resemblance to Guan Dacheng.

“Who are you looking for?” the little boy asked, fluttering his long eyelashes.

“Is your father Guan Dacheng? Is he home?” Xiao Shun asked.

The little boy, somewhat shy, nodded his head, and then disappeared from view.

“Dad, dad, there’s an uncle looking for you!”

The door wasn’t closed, so Xiao Shun pushed it open and entered. An old tricycle and some miscellaneous farming tools were parked in the hallway.

When Guan Dacheng saw Xiao Shun, he was slightly stunned and greeted him somewhat guiltily, “Doctor Xiao… Mr. Xiao…”

“How is your mother’s health?” Xiao Shun asked with a smile.

“She has recovered quite well, she can walk now. Please have a seat inside, Mr. Xiao.”

Xiao Shun nodded and followed him into the house. The house was quite tidy, with all kinds of furniture and appliances.

In fact, the village was close to the suburbs, with plenty of job opportunities. Plus, they had their own land to grow vegetables and fruits, which they could sell in the city to supplement their income. So, their life didn’t seem too hard.

“Here’s some water,” Guan Dacheng said, placing a cup of water down.

“Don’t be nervous. I need your help with something today. Please take a look at this video first,” Xiao Shun said pleasantly. He took out his phone from his pocket, opened the video, and handed it to Guan Dacheng.

Guan Dacheng took the phone and started watching seriously. Gradually, his brows furrowed. The more he watched, the more something seemed off.

“Is this what you all think?” Xiao Shun asked before he could say anything.

Guan Dacheng hurriedly responded, “How could they say that? They didn’t mention a word about you treating us, and then they said you bribed the environmental bureau… and gave us hush money. That’s a blatant lie. Mr. Xiao, I’m not stupid. I can tell you’re a good person. On the day we found out that this had nothing to do with your company, we knew we had wronged you. We may not be sophisticated, but we understand the basic principles of being a human being. Moreover, if it weren’t for you, my mother probably wouldn’t be alive.”

“When they were asking for compensation, they thought your company had caused it. Of course, everyone had their own selfish motives, nobody will deny that. Please don’t take it to heart. As for the video, I just saw it too, so I’m not sure what they were thinking.”

Hearing Guan Dacheng’s words, Xiao Shun had a rough idea of what had happened. From the beginning, someone had been plotting this. Liang Kaifang and Wang Xia were likely the ones who were bought over. However, they preemptively accused Starline Bio of giving hush money, easily silencing the other villagers.

Imagine, if other villagers were interviewed now and denied what they said, that would mean they took Starline Bio’s hush money, which would only further confuse the issue. Plus, netizens’ first impression of Starline Bio wasn’t that great, so they might not side with Starline Bio.

However, what needed to be done had to be done. He couldn’t let others slander him without reason.

“Can you take me to see these two?” Xiao Shun asked, shifting his gaze from the still screen of his phone to Guan Dacheng.

Guan Dacheng hesitated for a moment. After all, they were from the same village, and he was worried about causing trouble with Xiao Shun, which might make it difficult for him to live in the village. However, he still nodded in agreement.

Guan Dacheng led Xiao Shun out of his house and walked directly towards the east of the village, quickly arriving at the front door of Liang Kaifang’s house.

He stepped forward and knocked on the door a couple of times, “Is anyone home?”

After shouting a few times, there was still no response and the two men exchanged glances.

Liang Kaifang and Wang Xia were neighbors, so the two of them subsequently walked to the front door of Wang Xia’s house and knocked, but there was still no one.

“No one is home,” Guan Dacheng said with a hint of regret, also feeling a bit strange.

Xiao Shun pursed his lips and bluntly said, “I’m afraid they are the ones who have been bought.”

Even people who aren’t particularly clever could understand the implication in Xiao Shun’s words. Naturally, Guan Dacheng could hear it as well.

“Are you saying someone is deliberately targeting Starline Bio?”

Xiao Shun nodded, paused for a moment, and said: “Would you be willing to do an interview?”

“Me? I’m afraid I can’t. I’m not very good with words and I’m afraid I might say something wrong and cause trouble for you,” Guan Dacheng said, feeling troubled.

Xiao Shun patted his shoulder and laughed lightly, “You don’t need to speak for me deliberately, just tell the truth. Whatever you know and have seen, just say it. If you’re not sure, just say you’re not sure.”

Guan Dacheng thought for a moment and then firmly said, “Alright, I’ll give it a try. If I don’t speak well, don’t blame me.”

“I won’t blame you,” Xiao Shun responded with a smile.

Then he took out his phone and dialed Chu Hong’s number. He only knew one journalist and that was her.

The call was quickly connected. Fortunately, Chu Hong had already watched the video, so Xiao Shun didn’t have to explain much. He just briefly described the situation in the village and asked her to come over for an interview.

Chu Hong happily agreed, “Okay, I’ll be there right away. I’ll also contact a few of my colleagues. There’s strength in numbers.”

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Shun said to Guan Dacheng, “Could you take me to see how the others are doing?”

“Sure.”

During the time when Guan Dacheng took him to visit a few more houses, Chu Hong had already arrived in the village, along with several other journalists from regular media outlets.