Zhaojiazhuang Village is surrounded by mountains, low-lying terrain, leaning on the side of the small river, the small river meanders like a python, so the name is Python River, usually the river flow is small, the river level is slow, but once it is the flood season, the Python River will rise, most of the villagers' fields are on both sides of the Python River, the waterlogging has been continuous these years, in addition to all kinds of fund-raising, showdowns are continuous, the village cadres are doing nonsense again, privately increasing the weight, every household has almost become like a year, life is extremely difficult.

Zhao Jiaquan, Zhao Jiayu, Zhao Sanmao, and Liu Yongqiang, several bloody men, before Yue Haohan went to Guihuaping Township to serve as party secretary, did not reflect their opinions on checking the village accounts to the township party committee and village party secretary Zhao Jiahe; Last fall, villager Liu Yongqiang also sent a report letter to the Jiangyang County People's Procuratorate.

In response to the villagers' successive petitions and reports, Zhao Guihua, director of the village committee, gritted his teeth with hatred. Zhao Guihua, the village head, is not afraid of him in the village, and the villagers all know that this Zhao Guihua family is powerful and is a well-known evildoer.

Zhao Guihua himself also knows very well that the grievances of the villagers in Zhaojiazhuang Village are mainly directed at him, and he has never looked at these villagers because of Jia Dequan and Li Qinggui in the township to support him. Jia Dequan, Li Qinggui, and individual cadres in the Wangshan Management Area have always believed that Zhao Guihua is a "capable person" who dares to act seriously when he collects taxes and fees, and he can save face, and the villagers are afraid of him, so they have always tolerated him for being rampant and domineering in the position of director of the village committee.

On October 18, Li Wenyong, secretary of the township discipline inspection, took four accountants from the township finance office and the economic management station, and Fan Jiaxue, a staff member of the township party and government office, to Zhaojiazhuang Village. On the same day, Yue Haohan, secretary of the township party committee, accompanied the director of the county education committee to go to the province to fight for "funds for compulsory education in poor areas."

Hou Ximing, deputy secretary of the party committee, took charge of the work style of the organs, Li Qinggui, head of the township, took charge of the village-level financial auditing work, and Zhou Guangtao, deputy secretary of the party committee, made special arrangements to ensure the safety of the personnel of the settlement team and the villagers' representatives, and to ensure the stable work of the whole township during the settlement of accounts. However, Yue Haohan, who was sitting in the car leading to Jianghan, had always felt a faint uneasiness in his heart, always feeling that something would happen to the clean-up and audit of village-level finances this time.

On 19 October, under the chairmanship of Li Wenyong, secretary of the township discipline inspection department, and after full deliberation and democratic consultation among the villagers, the 103 households of the village finally elected eight representatives of the masses to form a joint account clearing group of Zhaojiazhuang Village together with the accountants of the finance office and the economic management station.

Zhao Jiaquan, Liu Yongqiang, Zhao Sanmao, Zhao Jiayu and others, who are deeply trusted by everyone, were all elected as representatives of the masses to participate in the settlement of accounts. In addition to formulating a strict auditing system and discipline, the eight deputies also privately agreed that if Zhao Guihua went to that household to make trouble, the rest of the deputies would rush to the scene to prevent accidents.

As soon as the settlement team entered Zhaojiazhuang Village, Zhao Guihua spread rumors that someone had abducted and sold his grandson in an attempt to muddy the waters and divert people's attention; Then he threatened on various occasions in the village: "The township settlement is just a formality, that is, the eight villager representatives are deliberately getting rid of my village director, which is not so cheap!" Get rid of me, they don't want to spend their birthdays in Zhaojiazhuang Village, they can't get rid of me, grandma, I'll make them have a better life, don't kill them, and beat them to the point that they have to break their arms and legs one by one! ”

When the account clearing team proposed to check the accounts of the "village retention" and the accounts of the village primary school to raise funds to build the school, the village accountant Zhao Guishan prevaricated, and on the pretext of going to Wulong Township to visit relatives, he did not meet with the account clearing team, there was no way, the township discipline inspection secretary Li Wenyong arranged for the village party secretary Zhao Jiahe to make a special trip to Wulong Township, and found the village accountant Zhao Guishan.

The next day, Zhao Guihua's youngest son, who contracted the construction of the village primary school, released cruel words: "Mom, a few stinky representatives of the old men, my father said, I am in a hurry that my father and son are going to use knives to kill people, and when the time comes, even the surname Yue in the township will be cleaned up." ”

Hearing these rumors, Fan Jiaxue in the settlement team felt that something was wrong, and twice found Li Wenyong, the discipline inspection secretary who led the team, to report: "Secretary Li, I heard some rumors in the village, Zhao Guihua's youngest son Zhao Xiaoqiang released a word, saying that their father and son were going to kill people with knives, it seems that we must pay attention to safety, Zhao Guihua and his son are well-known villains in our Guihuaping Township, and they can do everything, Zhao Guihua was in prison when he was young, and Zhao Xiaoqiang was also detained for fighting in the county town the year before last. “

Fan Jiaxue's worries, thinking that Li Wenyong, secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, did not take it to heart, Li Wenyong said: "Jiaxue, rest assured, it's okay, their father and son are in a hurry to jump over the wall, don't be afraid, now is the world of the Communist Party, not the world of Zhao Guihua." ”

Fan Jiaxue saw that Li Wenyong, the secretary of the discipline inspection, did not attach much importance to Zhao Xiaoqiang's cruel words, and thought that Yue Haohan sent himself into the audit team, the main purpose was to grasp the trends of village cadres and grasp the ideological situation of the masses; Although Fan Jiaxue is not highly educated, he understands in his heart that Secretary Yue trusts himself and allows himself to participate, that is, to be Secretary Yue's eyes and ears, and if there is any trouble, let Secretary Yue grasp it in time.

After thinking about it, Fan Jiaxue took a moment, asked Li Wenyong for leave, went back to the Guihuaping Township Government, found Hou Ximing, deputy secretary of the Party committee, and reported to Hou Ximing what he knew about the situation of Zhao Guihua and his son in Zhaojiazhuang Village, and told Hou Ximing the cruel words released by Zhao Xiaoqiang.

Hou Ximing heard Fan Jiaxue's report, frowned and thought for a while, obviously attached importance to it, and said: "Jiaxue, you have done a good job, it is not in vain Secretary Yue's trust in you, Secretary Yue has been working in Jianghan for the past few days, and he will not be able to return within three or two days, I will immediately report this situation to Secretary Yue on the phone, you will go back to the settlement team first, let Secretary Li come back first, we will study a countermeasure, after you go back, let the members of the settlement team eat and live carefully, pay attention to safety, and you said to the eight villager representatives, let their families also pay attention." , what is best for everyone to act collectively. “

After Fan Jiaxue left, Hou Ximing picked up the phone on the table, dialed Yue Haohan's pager, put down the phone, Hou Ximing thought about it and called Yang Yong, the director of the township police station, after the phone was connected, Hou Ximing said: "Director Yang, you will send two people to Zhaojiazhuang Village, Wangshan Management District tomorrow, the township clearing team is there, the village director Zhao Guihua and his son threatened to retaliate against the settlement personnel, Secretary Yue is not at home, and nothing can happen." ”

After half an hour, Yue Haohan's phone call came back, Hou Ximing briefly reported the situation reported by Fan Jiaxue, and the matter of arranging for the police station personnel to go to Zhaojiazhuang Village tomorrow, Yue Haohan listened, and said: "This arrangement is very good, let everyone be vigilant, I still have to be in Jianghan for a few days, you have to worry more about the affairs in the township, after the Jianghan affairs are done, I will rush back to the township immediately." ”

The next day is October 23 of the solar calendar and September 28 of the lunar calendar, which is the frost of the 24 solar terms, and it is also the fifth day for the Guihuaping Township settlement team to enter Zhaojiazhuang Village. As soon as the frost fell, the weather became colder, and it rained lightly at night, which made it even more difficult to feel that winter was coming.

Early in the morning, before dawn, in a farmer's household in the east of Zhaojiazhuang Village, Zhao Jiaquan's wife Liu Ju'e slipped out of bed early as usual and went to the kitchen to busy breakfast; Although she doesn't show her head outside like her husband Zhao Jiaquan, she is still clear about what is happening in the village. Her husband, Zhao Jiaquan, was elected by everyone as the representative of the villagers, and he, like the other seven village representatives, has gone out early and returned late to check the accounts in the village in the past few days. This is the trust of one hundred and three peasant households in their husbands, and it is related to the vital interests of the villagers.

It was pitch black outside the window, and the autumn rain was still falling. Liu Ju'e brought the prepared meal to the table, her husband Zhao Jiaquan and son Zhao Shanhe, who had just gotten up and washed their faces, sat around the table, Zhao Shanhe inadvertently looked up at the broken alarm clock placed on the altar of the hall, and the hour hand was pointing to half past six; Zhao Guihua led his eldest son Zhao Dongqiang and younger son Zhao Xiaoqiang to appear at the door of the Zhao family's hall. Next came the village accountant Zhao Jiashan and his son Zhao Meng.

Zhao Guihua came to the door with his two sons, and he had already decided to kill, and now all he needed was an "excuse".

Zhao Meng usually mixes with Zhao Xiaoqiang, and the two often act in cahoots, because his father is the village accountant, and Zhao Meng, who is also resistant to this audit, first said a sarcastic word to Zhao Jiaquan: "Zhao Jiaquan, how is your account check?" Are we corrupt? How much did that kid surnamed Yue reward you? Can you give us points? ”

Zhao Jiaquan is a shrewd person, he naturally heard Zhao Meng's sarcasm, got up and left the dinner table, and said calmly: "The audit is decided by the township, and everyone in the village recommended me to come out, because they trust me Zhao Jiaquan, can I not go?" ”

As soon as Zhao Jiaquan's voice fell, Zhao Guihua's youngest son Zhao Xiaoqiang took over the words and scolded: "I'm grass your mother Dibi, what kind of thing are you Zhao Jiaquan, you are not small enough to settle accounts and dare to calculate our heads, you have lived enough!?" ”

"Zhao Xiaoqiang, how can you scold people? We are the family that has not come out of the five suits, I am still your elder, if you scold me, you can scold your father Zhao Guihua! Zhao Jiaquan immediately reprimanded Zhao Xiaoqiang.

Zhao Guihua took over and said: "I don't scold you much, who recognizes you as a family?" You're the bastard we found out of home! As he spoke, he turned his head and shouted to the two sons standing behind him, "Call me!" Fight this bastard from the Zhao family to the death! ”

Because this happened too suddenly, hearing Zhao Guihua's shouting, the Zhao family was stunned and stood there still. Liu Ju'e didn't see it well, so she hurriedly left the dinner table, ran to Zhao Jiaquan, pulled Zhao Jiaquan into the inner room, and scolded Zhao Guihua while pulling, and said: "Zhao Guihua, you are bullying people and bullying people to the house, what do you want to do?" The settlement of accounts is made by the township government, and you have the ability to go to the township government. ”

At this time, Zhao Xiaoqiang had already grabbed a stick from behind the door of the Zhao family, and Zhao Dongqiang then grabbed a hoe behind the door. Zhao Xiaoqiang waved a wooden stick and hit Zhao Jiaquan, and Zhao Guishan, the village accountant next to him, not only did not stop him, but hugged Zhao Jiaquan's waist. The Zhao family was hit with a stick all over their bodies, and after the Zhao family, who was in a hurry, tried their best to break free, they saw that the other party began to poison their hands, so they quickly picked up a sickle underground; Liu Ju'e picked up a kitchen knife from the stove.

The two sides looked at each other angrily, like arrows on the string, and they were about to explode.

At the same time, the noise of the Zhao family's house alarmed the neighbors, Zhao Dongqiang and Zhao Xiaoqiang saw that many villagers rushed over, and the crowd did not dare to do anything more, and retreated outside the house; Zhao Guihua was obviously unwilling, and walked towards the back of Zhao Jiaquan's house with his hands behind his back, scolding as he walked: "Mom is better than Zhao Jiaquan, you have to come with me!" ”

Zhao Jiaquan has always eaten soft rather than hard, seeing that the village chief was so arrogant and did not show weakness, he followed Zhao Guihua to the back of the house and reprimanded loudly: "Zhao Guihua, this time the township wants to check your account, the masses trust me and elect me as a representative, what's wrong with me!?" Keep your mouth clean, if you don't have a ghost in your heart, why are you afraid to check your account? I just want to find out how much hard-earned money you've embezzled from us! ”

During the quarrel, Zhao Guihua had secretly asked Zhao Dongqiang to go home and call people. After a while, Zhao Guihua's second son Zhao Yongqiang and third son Zhao Sanqiang came to the door of the Zhao family with the murder weapon in their arms; Zhao Sanqiang came up and hit Zhao Jiaquan, Zhao Yongqiang took the opportunity to hit the sickle in Zhao Jiaquan's hand, Zhao Sanqiang saw that Zhao Jiaquan was still waving his fists and resisting, and quickly took out a sharp knife from his pocket in his arms, and fiercely slashed and stabbed Zhao Jiaquan's head and chest.

The Zhao family didn't have time to scream, and fell heavily in a pool of blood.