Chapter 43 - Falling Out

Chapter 43: Falling Out Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but make way.
The villagers recognized President Song at a glance. ...
Sun Wang thought to himself, Oh no! However, he could only brace himself and go forward to greet them. “President Song! Welcome. Are you here to inspect work? I’ll lead you to the office first.”
At this moment, Sun Wang only wanted to lure them away to prevent this matter from getting blown up.
President Song waved his hand dismissively and raised his chin slightly to look at the tractor. “There’s no hurry. Let’s settle the matter at hand first.”
Director Qian stood beside President Song and said solemnly, “I’m the police chief. My surname is Qian. I just received a report that someone deliberately destroyed public property! This is vandalism. We came down to investigate this matter. Who is Yu Bing?”
Sun Yu, who had originally wanted to see his second uncle teach Yu Bing a lesson, panicked when he heard this.
When Sun Wang turned around and saw his nephew’s flustered expression, he understood.
Although he didn’t show it on his face, he inwardly cursed Sun Yu for causing trouble for him. His mind raced as he tried to come up with a solution. He couldn’t watch Sun Yu be arrested, so he had to place the blame on Yu Bing no matter what.
When Yu Bing heard someone call her name, she immediately stood up and stepped forward. “Hello, leaders. I’m Yu Bing. Someone deliberately destroyed the brakes. Moreover, I suspect that person knows some theoretical knowledge about vehicle maintenance. Otherwise, he couldn’t have destroyed it so thoroughly. Please take a look at the damaged place.”
With that, Yu Bing led a few officers to check the car.
When everyone heard this, they couldn’t help but look at Sun Yu. After all, other than Yu Bing, only Sun Wang knew about this.
When Sun Yu saw everyone’s suspicious gazes, sweat broke out on his forehead amidst the hot weather.
He licked his lips and his breathing quickened. He glared at Yu Bing. “Yu Bing! Don’t slander me. You were the one who didn’t take care of it properly!”
When Yu Bing turned around and saw Sun Yu’s anxious expression, she said calmly, “I didn’t say it was you. Why are you in a hurry to defend yourself?” Then, she continued to ask in a suspicious tone, “Or is it because you’re the guilty one?”
“If it’s man-made, Sun Yu is indeed the most suspicious.”
“That’s right, only he knows!”
“Moreover, some people have always been jealous. Perhaps he saw others going to train and felt indignant about the unfairness of the situation!”
Sun Yu’s panic made Yu Bing’s counterattack seem even more convincing, and the villagers also became inclined towards believing her.
Sun Yu saw the obvious suspicion in everyone’s eyes and looked at his second uncle, Sun Wang, with a pale face.
At this moment, Sun Wang also knew that with the interference of the commune’s leader today, this matter probably wouldn’t be resolved so easily. He could only take it one step at a time. In order not to be implicated by Sun Yu, he didn’t look back at Sun Yu. Instead, he looked elsewhere.
After Officer Wang checked the brakes, he said to Director Qian in a low voice, “There’s a problem with both brake systems. Before this car was taken away from me last week, I did an examination. Now, the brake pads are clearly loose. It’s impossible for it to be caused by natural wear or accident in such a short period of time. It’s definitely man-made!”
Everyone in the commune knew that Mr. Wang was an experienced driver and was very proficient in driving and repairing. Director Qian didn’t doubt his conclusion.
Director Qian slowly took a few steps forward and announced the results to everyone in a low voice. “The brakes were indeed damaged by someone! Yu Bing, when was the last time the car was used?”
Yu Bing said to Director Qian seriously, “I drove the car home after everyone got off work yesterday. I was in the courtyard before 9 p.m, so I can ensure that no one had touched it before then. When I drove out this morning, I realized that there was a problem with the brakes.”
Director Qian nodded and glanced at the surrounding villagers with a sharp gaze. He immediately realized that something was wrong with Sun Yu.
Coupled with Sun Yu’s performance just now and everyone’s evaluation of him, he came up with a resolution. “The culprit tampered with it some time from nine o’clock last night to this morning before work started. Moreover, he knows about the village’s car safekeeping situation and has a certain level of knowledge about cars. Everyone, find a few people in the village who match the situation and report their names.”
When everyone heard this, they felt that only Sun Yu matched all of these criterias, but they didn’t dare to say it.
After all, the Sun family had Sun Wang, their village chief. Moreover, Sun Wang’s daughter had married an official in the county. During the discussion just now, they had secretly said a few words to each other, but if they really went against the Sun family, they might not be able to stay in the He Mountain Brigade anymore.
However, Yu Bing wasn’t afraid of others. If she didn’t say it, the crime of intentional destruction would fall on her. Then, she wouldn’t be able to escape jail time. “I know. Sun Yu fits these criteria.”