Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 125: Greetings to Your Ancestors
The police officers and the members of the local community were deeply exasperated. They knew that the elderly woman from this village could be unreasonable enough to infuriate anyone. However, the offensive things she said now were beyond belief.
"What would you like me to say to you?" a melodious female voice sounded from behind the crowd.
Everyone turned around to see a slightly disheveled young woman. Sweat had soaked her hair, sticking playfully to her face and neck. Her flushed cheeks, misty apricot eyes, and the beads of perspiration on her skin gave her a sensual allure that captivated the onlookers.
Several individuals couldn’t help but stare at her.
Ke Zeming noticed their wandering attention and couldn’t hold back his anger. He loudly called for their attention, bringing their gaze back to the confrontation.
"Sister-in-law!"
"Thank you," Su Yijia replied with a nod to him and then walked through the crowd with the two large packages wrapped by bed sheets.
As she passed through the onlookers, the packages accidentally bumped into someone’s leg, and the person winced in pain.
"Su Yijia, what do you have there? You just hurt my leg," the person complained.
Su Yijia didn’t reply and continued walking until she reached Grandma Su and Grandpa Su, where she came to a stop. Her dark eyes were fixed firmly on them, devoid of any warmth, making them shiver involuntarily.
Realizing the disgrace, Grandpa Su raised his tobacco pipe and was about to strike Su Yijia with it.
Su Yijia’s eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and she raised her foot, kicking him hard in the stomach.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Grandpa Su fell heavily to the ground, crying out in pain.
The village chief furrowed his brow and reprimanded, "Su Yijia, what are you doing?! Grandpa Su is your grandfather!"
"Phooey! Call him my grandfather? He doesn’t deserve it! Twenty years ago, the Su family killed my mother for her money. They stole at least 5,000 yuan from her, enabling them to move to Hu City and eat commodity grain, while treating me like a servant for twenty years. Gratitude to them for raising me up? Respect for the elderly? They’re nothing more than the enemies who caused my mother’s death. If you are to support them, does that mean you were also involved in their scheme twenty years ago?"
Su Yijia’s gaze turned icy as she surveyed the crowd.
This left the villagers, who had been indignant just moments ago, deflated like punctured eggplants. None of them dared to come to the aid of the two elderly Su family members, fearing the consequences of interfering.
"You’re spouting nonsense! Our family would never do such a thing!" Grandma Su desperately refuted. She wanted to explain to the villagers but noticed their disdainful glares. In the end, she had to seek help from the uniformed police officers.
"Officers, you just witnessed it! This wretched girl assaulted my husband. You need to arrest her immediately!" Grandma Su intended to use the remains of Su Yijia’s birth mother as leverage. She hoped to force her to go to the police station and drop the charges so that her four children, who had been arrested, could be released. She couldn’t have foreseen that the situation would spiral out of her control.
"She acted in self-defense; your husband struck first," the police officer said coldly. Their purpose for being there was to handle the case of their exhuming the remains and injuring the people who tried to stop them. Regardless of how much these malicious individuals tried to play the victim, those two matters had to be resolved first.
Moreover, the police officers and the soldiers could tell that Su Yijia’s actions had been a second slower, at most, and it was a swift response at most, not intended assault.
"This is absurd! You all are city folk, naturally biased in favor of another city folk! You’re driving hard-working and dedicated farmers like us, who’ve spent their whole lives tilling the land and contributing to society, to their deaths," Grandma Su wailed and ranted.
Su Yijia simply dropped the two large bundles she was carrying into the center of the commotion. As they opened up, the stark white bones inside were suddenly visible to everyone.
This situation caused everyone to change their expressions. Even those villagers who had initially decided not to get involved reluctantly stepped forward.
"Yijia, what are you doing? Where did you get so many bones?" someone questioned. They had already guessed the answer, but it was too hard to believe.
"Of course, I dug them up from the ancestral grave of the Su family," Su Yijia said, smirking with satisfaction.
Grandma Su and Grandpa Su were stunned for several seconds, then let out a sharp, ear-piercing scream and rushed toward the bones.
"Stay back!" Su Yijia warned, stepping on one of the bones. "If you dare come any closer, I can’t guarantee that my foot won’t accidentally damage it."
"Su Yijia, you lunatic! What are you trying to do?" Grandpa Su glared at her; his face contorted in anger. It was as if he wanted to devour her.
But Su Yijia continued to wear that proud and indifferent expression. "I’m obviously here for my mother’s bones. And by the way, you will get to experience what it feels like to have the remains of your ancestors trampled over."
Were these two Su family elders crazy? Even though the original host was just a girl, every time the Su family secretly performed ancestral rituals, they brought her along to kowtow. Did they think she wouldn’t have learned anything?
"You... you’ve gone insane! Completely insane!" Grandma Su and Grandpa Su couldn’t bear this torment and broke down, crying.
The Su clan leader, trembling with anger, said, "Su Yijia, that’s enough! If you have something to say, say it properly."
"What do I need to say? Tell them to quickly bring out my mother’s bones!" Su Yijia impatiently barked.
The Su families of Xiangwang Village were furious. They rolled up their sleeves, ready to take action.
The police officers and soldiers were about to intervene, but Su Yijia once again swept her gaze across the group.
"You can try to take action! These two old folks’ children have already been arrested and taken to the police station for investigation. If you help them, does that mean you were involved in the events from twenty years ago? Since it’s like that, why don’t you all go to the police station together? I wonder if, when you leave your mark on the records, your reputation and your children’s futures will be affected?" She threatened with a nasty tone.
"We didn’t! Stop talking nonsense here! It was you who desecrated the ancestral grave of the Su family!" the Su family clan leader hammered his walking stick on the ground.
But Su Yijia just shrugged. "Whether you did or didn’t, you’ll only find out if you go to the police station for an investigation."
In truth, she was well aware that these people were unlikely to be arrested. Even if they were, their involvement in the events from twenty years ago couldn’t be established. However, she was deliberately misleading these villagers, taking advantage of their lack of knowledge. This was to prevent them from interfering and stirring up trouble.
As it turned out, the villagers didn’t know the consequences of going to the police station, and they were hesitant to challenge Su Yijia’s claims. Moreover, seeing the man who had just stood at the forefront, calling Su Yijia "sister-in-law" and wearing the uniform with four pockets, they dared not rush headlong into a gamble.
Su Yijia had connections in high places, and even if they were innocent, they might end up in a sticky situation. So, for the time being, the atmosphere grew quiet once again.
