"Let the law punish him," Wang Yao said.
It was his principle to leave a way out, but it didn't mean that he was a Bodhisattva.
Those who did evil had to be punished, regardless of whether they were impulsive or had planned for a long time.
But after all, they were from the same village. Wang Yao also listened to his parents' advice.
At this time, Wang Jianye, who was in the hospital, was dumbfounded.
He had received a call from his relatives. What he had done could be classified as arson. He could be sentenced to three to ten years of detention. This was a prison sentence. He was so scared that he even forgot the pain in his body. He hurriedly found someone to help him hire a lawyer.
After the lawyer came, he carefully asked about the situation. His face was very serious.
"Your situation is very special. It depends on the attitude of the other party. If it is a general fire prevention act, you can be sentenced to ordinary detention. The length of time varies. Generally, it will be one year. But if it is arson, it will be at least three years. And your behavior can basically be defined as arson."
Listening to the lawyer's words, Wang Jianye's face turned pale. He was scared.
"Don't scare me!"
"I'm not scaring you. I'm just explaining from a legal point of view. Of course, I will try to reduce the court's sentence. But to be honest, your situation is not optimistic."
After hearing this, Wang Jianye immediately called his relatives at home and asked them to help him find a way. Of course, the lawyer's remuneration was not small.
Wang Yao didn't need to call the police. The village had already reported this matter to the town. They didn't dare to hide such a thing. It was a mountain fire.
Soon, the public security officers went to the hospital and interrogated Wang Jianye, who was still receiving treatment. Because of the special situation, his arrest would be postponed. It would be carried out when his physical condition allowed.
At night.
There was one more person in Wang Yao's house. It was a crying middle-aged woman. She was Wang Jianye's wife.
Although she was also very angry, life had to go on. Especially when she heard that her husband might be sentenced to at least three years in prison, she was dumbfounded. Without a man in the family, it was as if the sky had collapsed. Her son was still in college and needed money. She listened to the lawyer's call and specially ran to Wang Yao's house to plead for mercy.
"Brother, sister-in-law, Wang Jianye is not a good person. He shouldn't have done that. But he was just blinded by anger. Please persuade Yao to let him go. Xiaohe is still studying outside!"
Facing this sobbing woman in front of him, who was also from the same village, he often saw her.
Their hearts softened.
"We will persuade Yao. You can take the things back."
"Thank you." Wang Jianye's wife left with gratitude.
"Ai!" Zhang Xiuying sighed.
In the evening, when Wang Yao came back home, his mother stopped him and tried to persuade him in a gentle way.
"Mom, I know what I'm doing."
Three years was neither short nor long, but three years in prison was definitely enough to make a person fall from heaven to the ground and never go back.
Requite evil with good.
Wang Yao smiled and then made a phone call.
He no longer cared about the final sentence.
The small mountain village was lively because of this matter for a few days. Almost every family was talking about it.
Wang Jianli was very angry. He received a call from the town. The town government office, the mayor, and even the secretary called. They said that the leaders in the county were involved in this matter.
Isn't it just setting a fire? It hasn't started yet. Why do the leaders in the county care about it?
This matter reminded him of the scene he saw in the town government office.
Don't tell me that person also cares about it?
For this reason, he organized the village committee to hold a meeting and put up notices in the village, emphasizing the importance of safety, civilization, and fire prevention. The village also strengthened the patrol.
"Mom, Dad, I want to ask the people who helped to put out the fire on the mountain tomorrow."
At dinner in the evening, Wang Yao discussed with his parents.
If they could help at such a critical time, he would thank them anyway.
He didn't want to trouble his mother, but the nearest restaurant was at the foot of the village. It was at least three miles away from their village. It was not convenient to treat there.
"OK," Zhang Xiuying said. "It's my pleasure."
"I'll go shopping tomorrow."
In the evening, Wang Yao sat alone outside the cottage, quietly looking at the sky. The dog was lying in the kennel. Its injuries had not healed.
He was thinking about what happened during the day. He was at home now. If he was not at home and his family was not on the mountain, then once the fire started and the array formation on the mountain could not completely stop it, wouldn't all his hard work during this period of time be in vain?
That night, he thought about a lot of things before he went to sleep.
The next morning, he got up very early. When he was practicing boxing on the top of the mountain, the speed of his punches was fast and fierce. After a round of punches, the breath around his body flowed endlessly, but his mood was much calmer.
In the morning, he went down the mountain to town to buy some things, such as beef, mutton, various vegetables, and cooked food, to prepare for the dinner in the evening.
There were good wines in the restaurant. They were all brought by Tian Yuantu and He Qisheng when they came.
When Wang Yao went home with a truck full of things, Zhang Xiuying said, "You don't have to buy so many things."
"I bought more. We usually eat more cooked food. It saves us the trouble of cooking."
After lunch, he first went to the villagers who had gone up the mountain to help yesterday. He invited them to their homes for dinner. This was how it was in the village. It was best to inform people in advance when inviting them to dinner. Even though mobile phones were used now, many people still liked to go to their homes to inform them in person. This showed more respect.
After greeting them one by one, Wang Yao helped his mother at home in the afternoon.
"You go up the mountain. I can cook these things myself," Zhang Xiuying said.
It was not the first time that she invited people to dinner. Most of the dishes were already prepared. She could cook them alone. Wang Yao was not in a hurry to go up the mountain. Instead, he helped at home for a while and then took two big bags of Chinese medicine to Nanshan Hill.
After going up the mountain for several times, Wang Yao had sold more of the Chinese medicine herbs brought by Chen Boyuan through the system. He also got some exchange points. However, he was not in a hurry to exchange for everlasting grass and lingshanji, which were used to decoct the Muscle Revitalization powder. Instead, he spent a lot of exchange points to exchange for the seeds of the two licorice roots and planted them in the herbal field.
Buying was not a long-term solution. Being self-sufficient was a long-term solution.
In the afternoon, Zhang Xiuying was still busy at home. An unexpected figure came to the yard.
"Hello, Auntie."
"Tong Wei, why are you here?" Zhang Xiuying was surprised to see Tong Wei. "Come in and sit down!" She stopped what she was doing and pulled her daughter-in-law into the house.
"Sit down." She poured some water for Tong Wei.
"Have you told Wang Yao?"
"Not yet," Tong Wei said with a smile.
"I'll call him."
"It's okay. I'll go to Nanshan Street," Tong Wei said with a smile.
"You're alone?"
"Yes. It's a surprise for him."
"Okay. Why don't you stay for dinner tonight?"
"Okay."
Tong Wei went up Nanshan Hill alone.
Such a beautiful person naturally attracted people's attention wherever she went. It had been a long time since such a beautiful girl appeared in this small mountain village.
"Tsk, tsk. So beautiful!"
"Whose daughter is she?"
"Fenghua's daughter-in-law."
"Really? When did you get married?"
…
Tong Wei went up the mountain with a smile. Before she reached the top of the mountain, she heard dogs barking. Then, she saw a figure standing outside the house.
"Tong Wei?!" Wang Yao was surprised. "Why are you here?"
"I miss you."
Tong Wei's words surprised Wang Yao. He felt sweet in his heart.
"What's wrong with this burnt area? Is it on fire?" Tong Wei pointed to the area outside the herbal field that was burned by the mountain fire yesterday.
"Yes. Fortunately, the fire was put out in time."
"Are you hurt?" Tong Wei hurriedly asked.
"I'm fine. I wasn't on the mountain at that time. The herbal field is fine. Come in and sit." Wang Yao invited Tong Wei in.
San Xian wagged his tail and sniffed Tong Wei.
"You know her, right? San Xian."
Woof! After a night of recovery, San Xian seemed to be much better. His eyes were brighter.
"Da Xia went out. Oh, there's a new friend here."
"New friend?" Tong Wei was surprised.
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