Chapter 015 Bastard
On the way, we speculated about what kind of person Cai Cheng was. I was a little worried. What if I couldn't find Cai Cheng in Longshan Township? The chances of this happening were very high. Cai Cheng was just a migrant worker from outside. After he violated Wang Yue, would he flee Longshan Township?
More than a decade has passed in a flash, and any outcome is possible.
I prayed silently in my heart that I must find Cai Cheng, otherwise I would also be in trouble.
After about two hours, we arrived at Longshan Town. Longshan Township is a village under the town, and there is still a few kilometers to go. When we arrived, it was already past nine in the morning.
The small village is below the road, nestled against the mountain and beside the river. The sky is shrouded in clouds and mist, and below is the faint smoke from cooking fires. It feels a bit like a paradise, with the sounds of chickens and dogs everywhere.
We parked the car on the side of the road and walked along the path into the village. The village was neither big nor small, with several hundred households. Where could we find Cai Cheng?
Li Daming is very experienced in society. He first went to a small supermarket at the entrance of the village. Uncle Zhong and I waited outside. After about ten minutes, he came out with some bread, sausages and some dairy products.
"You are so considerate." I smiled: "It doesn't matter if we eat in the morning or not."
Li Daming glared at me and said, "Do you think I went to buy you breakfast? I went in to chat with the supermarket owner and ask about Cai Cheng. Buying him something is just the price he asked. We haven't eaten yet anyway, so we'll go after we finish eating."
There were outdoor seats next to the small supermarket. The three of us started to eat breakfast. Li Daming told me the news he had heard. There was indeed a Cai Cheng in the village. As for whether he was the one we were looking for, it was not clear. I heard from the supermarket owner that Cai Cheng was a troublemaker in their village. He was born in the year of the donkey. Once he had an argument with the village chief, he got so angry that he almost leveled the village chief's house with a pickaxe. Because of this, he was imprisoned for a few days. After he came out, no one dared to mess with him. He has two sons, both of whom dropped out of junior high school. They didn't learn anything else, but they were good at fighting, swearing, and playing games These two little calves are even worse than their father. They really dare to stab people with knives.
If I were facing such a fierce father and son alone, I would definitely turn around and leave. I have always kept a distance from such people. But today, with Li Daming here and Uncle Zhong as great man, I am not so afraid.
After eating, we followed the supermarket owner's directions, crossed the village road, and staggered to a farmyard at the west end of the village. As soon as we arrived at the door, we heard a commotion and quarrel inside. Many villagers were looking in from the top of the wall, and their faces were full of gloating.
We arrived at the entrance of the courtyard. The iron gate of the courtyard was open. There were two people inside, cursing at each other. One was a middle-aged man with a dark complexion, wearing a vest. The other was a bald-headed child. The child was not very old, at most a junior high school student, with a childish face, but a circle of immature mustache on his lips. He looked quite handsome, but his eyes were filled with indescribable cruelty. He pointed at the man's nose and cursed, "Cai Cheng, you son of a bitch..."
I blushed when I heard the cursing words, but the child spoke fluently with a local accent.
It turned out that the man opposite was Cai Cheng. He was thin but strong, with a very dark complexion, as if he had just returned from Africa. He was so angry that he picked up the shovel beside him and said, "Fuck you, bastard! I will pretend that I never gave birth to a bastard like you. What sin did I commit to give birth to a thing like you!"
He picked up a shovel and went up to hit him, but the child didn't run away, but rushed over to hit him too. I was watching from the side and couldn't help but sigh, it's true that a good father will have a good son.
The father and son fought fiercely in the yard. Cai Cheng and his son killed each other. They didn't look like father and son, but more like enemies who were revengeful for the murder of their father and the abduction of their wife.
The son's physical strength was far behind his father, and he was not good at using weapons. Seeing that he could not beat his father, he turned around and ran away. Cai Cheng was in high spirits, so how could he let him run away? He turned around and chased him, and the two of them ran around in circles in the yard.
"What should I do?" I whispered.
Uncle Zhong twisted the beads in his hand, his face calm: "Let's see."
At this time, another child came out from the inner room. He should be another son of Cai Cheng, about the same age as the one in the yard. This child saw his father and brother fighting for their lives, but instead of trying to persuade them, he took a bowl of noodles, ate while watching, and cheered: "Come on, come on."
An old man who was watching the fun nearby sighed, "This family is pure evil. All the bastards have gathered in this family. It must be that their ancestors did not do good deeds."
During the fight, Cai Cheng caught up with his son and kicked him over. He was still rational and did not hit him with a shovel. Instead, he stepped on his son and pulled out his belt from his waist. His thick arms from years of hard work began to dance, "Pa Pa Pa". The boy kept screaming, but he was really stubborn and refused to beg for mercy. Instead, he laughed: "Beat me to death! Beat me to death! Beat your balls."
Li Daming sighed: "If this kid is trained well, he will definitely be a great man when he grows up. He has the potential to be a hero."
Cai Cheng pulled his son up. There was a pole in the yard with a rope on it. He tied his son's hands with the rope, pulled hard, and hung him up to beat him.
I couldn't help it, and hurriedly said to Uncle Zhong: "We have to do something, or someone will die."
A villager nearby looked at us and whispered, "You are from other villages and don't know. They often beat their children like this. The children have become tough after being trained. It's okay. If you show up, you will be in trouble. They will beat you back."
I looked at Uncle Zhong and Li Daming, and neither of them said anything.
I am almost certain that the person who violated Wang Yue back then must be Cai Cheng in front of me. This task is too difficult. Cai Cheng is a muddleheaded person who can't tell the difference between good and bad. What answers can we get from him?
Cai Cheng hung his son on the pole and beat him for more than ten minutes before letting him down. I originally thought that the boy must be dying, but as soon as he landed and the rope was untied, the child slipped away like a live loach, ran all the way to the yard, hid in the crowd, stuck his head out and cursed: "Cai Cheng, I'll make you angry to death, I'll make you angry to death, I'm fine. Wait until you are old, you will be old one day, then you will see how I will deal with you." Then he ran away.
Cai Cheng was full of curses and swearing. He glanced at the villagers at the door in annoyance and cursed them loudly, saying, "What's so good about it?"
The crowd then dispersed and left.
Uncle Zhong was standing at the door hesitantly, probably wondering whether he should communicate directly with Cai Cheng. At this time, Cai Cheng saw us and looked unhappy. He probably thought that we didn't look like people from the village and were dressed like people from the big city, so he didn't dare to get angry for a while.
Li Daming walked in: "Hello, are you Cai Cheng?"
Cai Cheng looked at us coldly while tying the rope to the pole: "What's going on?"
Li Daming looked at us, and Uncle Zhong made a gesture, indicating that he could say whatever he wanted.
Li Daming said, "We came here this time to ask you about something in the past."
"What past?" Cai Cheng said coldly, "I know nothing."
Li Daming thought for a moment, took out his phone and said, "Just a quick consultation. If you can provide some valuable information, I'll send you a big red envelope."
When he heard that there was money, Cai Cheng's eyes lit up: "What's the matter? Tell me."
"About twelve or thirteen years ago..." Li Daming said. Cai Cheng narrowed his eyes and recalled.
"There is a little girl in the village named Wang Yue. Do you know her?" When Li Daming said this, Cai Cheng reacted strongly and shouted, "I don't know her! I'm from outside, not from this village. Go ask around somewhere else!"
"I have a red envelope." Li Daming said.
"Red envelope, damn..." Cai Cheng picked up a shovel and threw it at Li Daming. We saw that the situation was not good, so we turned around and ran.
We ran a long way in one breath, and seeing that he didn't catch up, Li Daming breathed a sigh of relief: "What a bastard we met."
I said irritably, "What can I do? This person is so stubborn and there's no way to communicate. How can I continue?"
Uncle Zhong seemed to be thinking: "Direct communication doesn't work, so I can only think of a roundabout strategy."
After discussing for a while, Uncle Zhong was still thinking of a plan. Li Daming and I brainstormed and came up with several ideas, but they were either not good or impractical.
Seeing that it was almost noon, we went to the entrance of the village to find a farmhouse to eat. It was very hot, so we found a table and chairs outside. I looked at the clock, it was almost twelve o'clock, half of the day had passed, and I had to complete the task tonight, otherwise Wang Yue would be trapped and could never get out, and I would become an idiot...
When I thought about this, I felt irritated and couldn't eat. Li Daming, on the other hand, had a good appetite. He poured me a cold beer and said he would pay for lunch.
Uncle Zhong didn't talk to us. He was twisting the beads as if he was thinking about something. All our hopes were placed on him.
"Uncle Zhong, what did you think of?" I asked.
Uncle Zhong said slowly: "Since the secular method doesn't work, I will try my method."
My eyes lit up: "Do you want to do something?"
He didn't say anything, just closed his eyes and rested. I was so anxious that I wanted to ask him for his method, but seeing him like this, I was too embarrassed to ask.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the side: "How much money do you have?"
Li Daming and I turned our heads to look and saw a young man came over to the table. He had a handsome face, but his face was covered in dirt and he looked very dirty.
This was Cai Cheng’s son, the kid who was holding noodles and shouting “Come on!”
