Last year, Liu He had just graduated from university and was full of ambition to contribute to society.

The assignment of work brought him to this remote and backward village, where he met the kind villagers and the respected village chief, who thought he could rely on his knowledge and talents to make a big difference here, but he didn't expect that it was just the beginning of a nightmare.

In the past, he knew that some places, especially rural areas, would be relatively poor, isolated, ignorant and backward, but he never thought that he would see it with his own eyes.

He could never forget the day he first saw the true horror of this village.

Early that morning, as usual, he got up to wash, and suddenly heard a woman's cry, which was so miserable that he still gets goosebumps when he thinks about it.

Out of the least sense of responsibility of a village official, he immediately packed up and left the brigade.

rushed to the scene of the incident, only to find that there was already a circle of villagers surrounding the scene, and when I walked in through the crowd, I saw that it was a woman who had been stripped of her essence, and was being tied up by several men with finger-thick hemp rope.

He hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "What are you guys doing?" ”

When several men saw that it was him, they immediately frowned, and the movements of their hands stopped.

The woman pulled her throat as if she had seen a savior: "Director Liu, save me!" Help me! ”

At this time, the old village chief appeared: "It's none of your business. ”

"Old village chief, what's going on?" Liu He asked.

"She tried to run away and stabbed her man with scissors."

"Escape?" Liu He's brows furrowed even tighter.

"Director Liu, I was abducted and trafficked here! Please, help me, help me! ”

"What?" Liu He, who has received orthodox legal education since childhood, can still bear it when he hears this: "You actually learned from human traffickers... You're breaking the law! ”

"Law?" The old village chief sneered: "Let me tell you boy, here, the rules of the village are the law!" ”

Liu He was stunned.

"Wang Laosi spent sixteen thousand and hit three sheep, this girl has to belong to him! Now she actually wants to escape and even hurts someone, which violates the rules of the village, and it can't be solved by beating her, she has to sink into the river! The old village chief roared with a cold face.

"Sink the river!" A large group of villagers shouted.

Liu He's heart was shocked, sinking the river? Isn't that the equivalent of drowning her alive?

"Then you are killing people, and killing people is even more criminal!" Although he was a little scared in his heart, as a village official, he had to have at least a sense of responsibility.

"If you talk again, I'll sink with you!" The old village chief warned, "If you know each other, go back to the brigade and sit in your office, don't break the rules of the village!" ”

"Director Liu, save me, I have to go back to see my parents alive, I have been abducted and sold for more than a year, and my father is not in good health...... "The woman cried and begged, but was rudely interrupted by the village chief: "Gagged her mouth for me!" ”

Looking at her new and old wounds, a fire suddenly rose in Liu He's heart, and his blood was suddenly stimulated: "I am the village official here, and behind me is the country-country and government-government, I am not afraid of you!" I'll take care of this matter today! You released her for me! ”

"The country? Government-government? The disdain on the village chief's face became even heavier: "Have you ever heard of a saying that the villagers follow the customs?" No matter how powerful the law of other countries is, what can they do? That's a mixed river dragon, and when we get here, we have to obediently stop moving! ”

"Whoever governs your country here, the rules of the village are heaven! I warned you, don't be embarrassed! ”

Liu He is young and vigorous, how can he care about this, as soon as he rolled up his sleeves and rushed up to untie the woman's rope, those men didn't dare to stop him, they all looked at the village chief with blank eyes.

"Hold him for me!" The old village chief pressed the crutch in his hand.

Several men immediately rushed out from the onlookers, holding him firmly with arms and legs.

After all, he is a well-mannered college graduate, where is the opponent of these men who work in the fields all the year round, and he has no ability to resist at all.

"I'll spare you this time today, don't think I dare to do anything to you." The old village chief's eyes were as terrifying as a demon: "I kept you just to let you know that in this village, the rules are the sky!" If you honestly follow the rules, you will be able to keep this job, and we will also cooperate with you to get you promoted as soon as possible, if you are not honest, you will be the next to sink the river! ”

Then he waved his hand viciously: "Take it away, go to the river!" ”

Liu He struggled desperately, but in vain, he could only watch as the men put the woman into a bamboo cage and be carried to the river with him.

......

"I really wanted to do something, but I couldn't do anything!" Liu He's eyes were red.

Zhang Qian stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't blame you, you did your best." ”

"Do you know how I felt when I watched them throw a helpless woman into the river and then stand by the river and watch the woman drown alive? Do you know how scared and desperate I was at that time? ”

"Did you call the police afterwards?"

"I reported it, but they all discussed it, and they all said that the woman accidentally fell into the river and drowned, so many people said so! The police had no choice but to leave! ”

"The river is so shallow, how can an adult drown if he accidentally falls down? Is this police inaction? ”

"No, they also think it's strange and want to investigate, but how? No matter who you ask, they say that the woman fell into the river and drowned, or they say that they don't know anything, and they can't investigate at all! Oh, they came to ask me, but the village chief and several other villagers were standing nearby, and I... I... I'd love to say, but..."

Zhang Qian nodded to show understanding, he could understand Liu He's mood at that time, everyone would be afraid, especially in the face of this situation.

Xiaolian nested in Liu He's arms and let out a shallow sob.

Liu He gently patted her thin shoulder: "Later, I saw more things that you can't imagine, such a small child, a newborn child, all thrown into the river, who are these people!" Are these still people?! ”

"I want to save them, but that's impossible! Those villagers would always stand by the river and watch them all drown! Make sure they're dead before they're swept away by the river! I didn't even have a chance! ”

"It's been more than a year that has tormented me like crazy, I don't care, how about love, I'm not here anymore! Even if I resign, I won't do it! ”

"Uncle Liu, don't cry." Xiao Lianlian stretched out her little hand and gently wiped his eyes.

"Hmm!" Liu He nodded heavily: "Little Lianlian, will your uncle take you to the city in a few days?" ”