It rained the day before yesterday, so he didn't have to work at the last minute.
Gu Dong originally planned to go home to pack up and go to the city to see the Ai Cao.
However, before he could leave, he was blocked at the door by a few people with armbands and guns.
"Excuse me,
What can I do for you? "Gu Dong's heart was thumping. He didn't know why these people came to his house in the rain.
"Are you Gu Dong?" The man with a crew cut walked in front.
He didn't look much older than Gu Dong.
However, his tone was very arrogant.
He raised his head and stared at Gu Dong.
"Yes." Gu Dong took a step back. He felt that these people were not friendly.
He panicked when he thought of the Ai Cao. Please don't let anything happen. Their family's days were just about to see the light.
"Quick,
Catch him! "The man with the crew cut waved his hand and shouted at the people behind him.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Why are you arresting me! "Two or three people came over to pull Gu Dong.
Gu Dong struggled to resist.
"Hey, you're quite arrogant. You actually dare to resist.
Beat him up! "The man with the crew cut tilted his head and looked at Gu Dong with a sinister smile. After saying that, seven or eight people attacked together.
Someone pulled Gu Dong's arm.
They didn't let him resist.
The others used their feet, and some even used the butt of a gun.
Gu Dong was alone. No matter how much he resisted, he couldn't beat them.
Moreover, these people had guns.
Not long after.
Gu Dong fell to the ground with a bruised nose and swollen face.
The man with the crew cut stepped on Gu Dong's chest and said proudly, "We are from the reform committee! Someone reported that you are a landlord, but you don't work hard. You take leave every two or three days and go out frequently. Recently, your family has a lot of money out of thin air. We now suspect that you are a lackey of capitalism! Go, little three, go and search for me! "
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I have anything to do with capitalism! I have work every day. Even if I go out, I go to the county city. My wife goes to school in the county city. I go to see her! "Gu Dong struggled.
"Heh, how can a landlord's family have the money to study? Tell me, is there anything you haven't handed over to the country? "The crew cut man pointed his gun at Gu Dong and asked.
"No! No, we didn't. We worked hard to earn this money, and we also borrowed money! "Gu Dong hurriedly explained.
He tried his best to calm himself down. He wanted to find out who had reported him and how serious the matter was.
But after a few words, Gu Dong sensed that this person was obviously malicious and was deliberately targeting him.
Why? Why did this happen? Who did he offend recently? Gu Dong thought of his pregnant Ai Cao. Lying on the muddy ground, his eyes were filled with bitterness.
A series of crackling noises came from the room. Gu Dong propped himself up and tried to get up, but just as he was about to stand up, he was knocked to the ground by the butt of a gun.
"What? He wanted to resist! Be honest! Otherwise, you deserve to be shot! "The crew cut man was unusually ruthless. This shot landed on Gu Dong's back.
Gu Dong fell to the ground again. His clothes were soaked with dirt, and his face was splashed with muddy water. He clenched his fists. His heart was filled with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.
Gu Donglai, who was usually as strong as a mountain, was being beaten and scolded like a little chick. The pitter-patter of rain was still falling, but these people had no intention of dodging at all. From time to time, they would charge at Gu Donglai arrogantly.
"Brother Zhong, I found it. Look, there's so much money!"
"How much?" The crew cut man looked at the soldier who came out of the house holding the money and rubbed his hands excitedly. "Let me see!"
"Here!" The soldier ran over and handed the money to the crew cut man called Brother Zhong.
The crew cut man took the money and spat on it. He immediately skimmed through it. "Damn! A landlord's son of a bitch has twenty-seven Sanmao yuan! "
"Brother Zhong! Brother Zhong! "Excited shouts came from the kitchen." Brother Zhong! Look, this kid has rice and white flour at home! "
"Damn it! This son of a bitch has better food than us! He even said that he's not a capitalist lackey. If this isn't greedy for pleasure, what is it? We're all so poor. We can't even fill our stomachs with food, but he has white flour to eat! Take him away! Bring him to town and let him explain himself! "
Gu Dong was pulled up from the ground by two men. They pushed him out of the door.
"Hey, Brother Zhong! Look, this kid has a bicycle at home! " One of the men looked around and pointed excitedly at a small alley in the southeast corner of Gu Dong's yard wall.
"Ha! Who would believe that he's not a capitalist lackey who committed adultery and sold out the country! He even has this damn thing. He's almost as good as our Director He! " Brother Zhong cursed as he carried the gun on his back. He went over to push the bicycle. "Alright, I'll try this thing today!"
Revolutionary Committee, Director He. From the scattered conversations, Gu Dong got the information that this incident was most likely related to Director He of the Revolutionary Committee in town. However, he did not know Director He and had never interacted with him before. Moreover, ever since he got injured and caught a fugitive, no one mentioned his identity anymore.
This was … Ai Ershun! Gu Dong suddenly thought of Ai Ershun. Wasn't he working at the Revolutionary Committee in town now? He was Director He's son-in-law. Could it be him?
Gu Dong thought of Ai Ershun's recent visits to the village and felt a chill run down his spine. This man was really like a poisonous snake.
Gu Dong did not know who reported him, but he felt that this incident definitely had something to do with Ai Ershun.
In Sanmao, four catties of wheat flour, one catty of rice, and a bicycle were the evidence in their eyes. Because of this, these people were all furious. They did not even need to ask for details to determine that Gu Dong was a capitalist traitor who was greedy for pleasure.
Gu Dong was in a sorry state as he was held at gunpoint and pushed out of the house.
It was a cloudy day with a drizzle. It was cold and muddy. There were very few people on the streets at this time. Everyone was resting at home to avoid the rain.
When they were about to leave the village, Tian Yuanyuan ran home to get her lesson plan because she forgot to bring it. She only saw this scene when she ran home to get it.
Tian Yuanyuan had always run far away when encountering soldiers with guns arresting people. Because no matter what, it was easy to be affected if you were too close. This kind of thing happened a lot when she was still in town.
Originally, she took a look and felt that it had nothing to do with her. She wanted to continue running home, but she suddenly felt that the person in the middle with his hands tied behind his back was very familiar.
Tian Yuanyuan mustered up her courage and ran a few steps closer.
"Gu Dong? Gu Dong! Gu Dong, what happened to you? "Tian Yuanyuan saw that it was Gu Dong and hurriedly ran over to ask what was going on.
"Tian Yuanyuan!" Gu Dong saw Tian Yuanyuan and immediately said to her: "These are the people from the Revolutionary Committee in town. I didn't do anything. They arrested me and brought me to town. Don't tell Ai Cao about this first!"
"Why did you arrest him? What did he do wrong? " Seeing that Gu Dong's face and arms were full of injuries, it was obvious that he had been beaten up. Tian Yuanyuan's tears came out.
She had a weak personality, but because Ai Cao was soft and easy to get along with, she often went to the Gu house to play with her when Ai Cao was at home. She was familiar with Gu Dong and could be considered a friend.
"Yo, who are you? You can't be his accomplice, right? "The crew cut man looked at Tian Yuanyuan and said unkindly.
"No, it has nothing to do with her. She is a primary school teacher in the village!" Gu Dong hurriedly explained. Gu Dong couldn't get Tian Yuanyuan involved. Everything depended on these people's words. Gu Dong was afraid.
"I am a primary school teacher in the village. What do you want to do?" Tian Yuanyuan saw two people with guns coming towards her.
"Oh, so you are a teacher in the village. Then it has nothing to do with you. Hurry up and leave, or we will arrest you together with him!"
"Go, Tian Yuanyuan. Hurry up and leave. Don't tell Ai Cao about this. Look for Fu Jiu. Look for Fu Jiu!" Gu Dong shouted at Tian Yuanyuan.
"Oh, are you in cahoots or not?" The crew cut man looked at Tian Yuanyuan with a playful look.
This kind of look made Tian Yuanyuan very uncomfortable. She turned around, wiped her eyes, and ran crazily into the village.
Fu Jiu. She was going to look for Fu Jiu now!
When she was in the city, she had seen too many people who were taken away by the Revolutionary Committee. She was very flustered. She was afraid that Gu Dong would be in trouble. If something happened to Gu Dong, what would Ai Cao do?
These people have no humanity at all. They are capable of doing anything!
Tian Yuanyuan ran too fast. She slipped several times on the road. Her body was covered in mud. Her elbows and knees were in extreme pain. But she did not care about these now. She only wanted to find Fu Fang's house as soon as possible. She wanted to find out what was going on and see if they could save Gu Dong.
When Fu Jiu found out about this matter, Gu Dong was already locked up in the town's Revolutionary Committee. He went to find Fu Qiang for help, but he was stopped outside the room where he was being held.
"This person is a capitalist lackey and a traitor! Director He said that no one is allowed to visit him! "Fu Jiu and Fu Qiang were not allowed to go near the room, let alone see Gu Dong.
"You go back first. I will find out what is going on." Fu Qiang forcefully pulled Fu Jiu, who wanted to rush over. He advised him to calm down: "We don't know what is going on. It is useless for you to rush over like this. If you are not careful, you might even lose your life!"
After staying in town for so long, Fu Jiu felt that some people and some things were simply inhumane!
"Fu Qiang! Fu Qiang! Dongzi, you must save Dongzi. Don't let anything happen to him! "Fu Jiu was a big man. His eyes were red.
In the past, all the people in town who were caught by these people did not have a good ending. Fu Jiu was scared. He was scared to death.
"You go back first. I will tell you after I find out what is going on." Fu Qiang frowned. He looked at the room where Gu Dong was being held.
It had been a long time since something like this happened to the government. The government's policies were very lax, including the winter before the New Year. Even the routine criticism of the landlords and the old men who were demoted had stopped. What was going on with Gu Dong?
Fu Qiang went to all the offices for half a day. The more he found out, the more shocked he was. First, someone reported that Gu Dong was a landlord who did not work properly. Instead, he was greedy for pleasure and went out frequently. No one knew what he was doing. In the end, Qian Zhong from the Revolutionary Committee and his men found evidence of money, rice, flour, and bicycles in his house.
Now, the people from the Revolutionary Committee all agreed that he was colluding with outsiders. It was capitalist. The next step was to interrogate him and make him confess who he colluded with and what he did to harm the people of the Communist Party. This kind of person must be severely punished!
This … … After listening to his colleague's indignant argument, Fu Qiang broke out in cold sweat. It was related to capitalism and also involved betrayal of the country. If such a label was really put on Gu Dong's head, it was very likely that he would die!
Fu Qiang pedaled his bicycle crazily and rushed back to the village to find Fu Jiu to think of a solution.
At this time, Fu Jiu was looking at Grandpa Gu. When he heard that his grandson was taken away by the Revolutionary Committee, Grandpa Gu fainted. He had been to the Revolutionary Committee before. It was not a place for people to stay. If they went in for no reason, they would lose a layer of skin. Now, Gu Dong was taken away by that group of people.
What should they do?
But there was nothing they could do. They were all ordinary people. They could only wait and let others take advantage of them.
Fu Jiu went to town for two days in a row, trying to find someone to talk to, but he was rejected by the Revolutionary Committee.
He gave a runner 20 RMB and found out that Gu Dong was interrogated for two days in a row. He was often beaten, but he refused to say anything. In addition, Director He had something to do. It seemed that something happened to his relatives. He went to the neighboring county yesterday and would only be back in a few days. Now, his son-in-law, Ai Ershun, was in charge of this matter.
Ai Ershun was in charge? When Fu Jiu heard this, his expression relaxed. They were from the same village. Now that he was in charge, it should be easier to talk to him. Moreover, they grew up in the same village. Everyone knew what kind of person Gu Dong was. Even if there were some disagreements, it was a small conflict between them. He would definitely not ignore this kind of matter!
Fu Jiu went to Ai Ershun with hope, but Ai Ershun only dealt with him as if it was an official matter. He even tried to persuade him to go back.
"Fu Jiu, it's not that I don't want to help him, but I can't. Before Director He left, he told me not to let anyone see him. He also said that this is a serious matter. If we get involved, the higher-ups will investigate." Ai Ershun was helpless.
"Ershun! Are we just going to watch Dongzi get beaten up like this? We are from the same village. Don't you know what kind of person he is? "Fu Jiu was very agitated when he saw Ai Ershun's attitude.
"I can't do anything. But we are from the same village. I will ask someone to take care of him during the next interrogation." Ai Ershun comforted Fu Jiu.
Fu Jiu walked out of Ai Ershun's office helplessly and looked at the gray sky. His heart was heavy.
He was not a fool. Director He was not around, and Ai Ershun was in charge now. If he really wanted to help, how could he not help him to see Gu Dong? Haha.
In the evening, the young man Fu Jiu was familiar with secretly came out and told him that he had been beaten up for half an hour in the afternoon. He was vomiting blood, and if this continued, he would not be able to last for more than a few days.
What should he do? What should he do? Fu Jiu clenched his fists tightly and hit the old mottled brick wall beside him to vent his anger and helplessness.
He did not know how to help Gu Dong because he did not know anyone and was not capable. Now, even Fu Qiang was sternly stopped by the team leader and was not allowed to get involved. What could he, a village boy, do?
Wait for Gu Dong to be beaten to death by them?
After knowing that Gu Dong's situation was not objective, he no longer cared that Tian Yuanyuan had told him not to tell the Ai Cao about this matter. He wanted to find the Ai Cao. If Gu Dong, if Gu Dong … …
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