Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 215: No One Has Privilege Above the Law

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: No One Has Privilege Above the Law

Zhang Dezheng was just about to say something when he heard footsteps approaching. Turning his head, he saw it was Brigade Leader Gao Jiefang and his wife.

The Brigade Leader glanced at the tightly shut gate, "Secretary, what are you doing?"

Upon seeing Gao Jiefang had arrived, Zhang Dezheng cursed internally, "I’ve been running around outside all day and only just had a moment to breathe upon returning. I came to check on Luo Qiao."

Qiao Lianlian said, "Secretary, you weren’t in the village this afternoon, and the director of women’s affairs came back saying the hospital suggested Luo Qiao should be hospitalized for treatment. But this child, being kind-hearted and believing she had no internal injuries, insisted on coming back home to recover and save money."

Hearing this, Zhang Dezheng replied, "Ah, it’s all my Qiaoyan’s foolishness that caused Luo Qiao’s injury. Today, my mother-in-law also took a fall and got busy being sent to the clinic for checks. Chunni and Dongyu stayed behind at Wangjia Gully today.

Dongze and I just got back to the village not long ago because of Qiaoyan’s issue, and we felt we owed it to Luo Qiao to come and see her."

A woman from a distance who didn’t get along with the Secretary’s family shouted, "Secretary, you really are something, not to mention Luo Qiao is a girl living alone, coming here in the dead of night, isn’t right, and who visits a sick person empty-handed?"

Zhang Dongze’s face was burning hot, and Zhang Dezheng was no better.

Then they heard Luo Qiao from inside, "Secretary, can we talk about this tomorrow? I’m in pain all over right now and just want to rest."

Upon hearing Luo Qiao say this, Zhang Dezheng hurriedly called out, "Luo Qiao, since the Brigade Leader is also here, can you open the door? Uncle has a few words he’d like to discuss with you."

Luo Qiao thought to herself about how thick-skinned Zhang Dezheng was; even after she said all that, he still insisted she open the door.

But since she couldn’t avoid it, she might as well open the courtyard door and said, "Then come in and talk."

But Luo Qiao did not invite them into the house; she had them sit down in the courtyard instead.

Zhang Dezheng weighed his words, "Luo Qiao, I know today’s incident was Qiaoyan’s outrageous fault, but after all, she’s still young. Can’t you give her a chance for Uncle’s sake? I guarantee she won’t dare cause trouble again."

Luo Qiao looked toward Zhang Dezheng, "If I had died today, what would Uncle have done?"

Zhang Dezheng did not expect Luo Qiao to not follow suit but instead to counter question him.

He fell silent for a while, "That didn’t happen, so there are no ’ifs.’ Isn’t that right?"

Luo Qiao replied, "The Secretary sure speaks lightly, no wonder he could raise a daughter like Zhang Qiaoyan."

Upon hearing that, Zhang Dezheng knew Luo Qiao was mocking him, and anger rose within him. He had already been frustrated from begging and pleading all day, and now Luo Qiao was ridiculing him on top of that.

He said somewhat ill-temperedly, "Luo Qiao, you should recognize the gravity of the situation. Qiaoyan indeed did something wrong, but she’s still young. You’re around the same age, wouldn’t it be fine to give her a chance?

You still have to live in Qingshan Village in the future, still have to interact with the people of Qingshan Village; you must learn to adapt."

Luo Qiao thought to herself that he was finally dropping the act, "Secretary, I don’t quite understand what you mean. What Zhang Qiaoyan did was not a mistake but against the law. You are telling me to give her a chance, but I am not a law enforcement agency.

I am not a government official either; I can’t do that, and even if I were, I wouldn’t break the law. Everyone has to be responsible for their own actions, and no one has special privileges above the law."

This startled Zhang Dezheng; it was almost like escalating the issue too far.

Upon hearing Luo Qiao’s words, Zhang Dezheng’s shrewd mind returned, realizing his daughter’s matter might be a lost cause, and worrying that further entanglement might end up costing him as well.

So he said, "I was confused, my apologies, Luo Qiao."

Luo Qiao indifferently replied, "It’s alright. You, as a brigade leader and a Party member, cannot knowingly break the law. Since the Secretary is here today, the hospital’s diagnosis was a mild concussion and multiple soft tissue contusions, and they recommended hospitalization.

I thought of how nobody’s money comes easily, so I came back early. Definitely, I’ll be unable to work for a while, and I don’t know how the brigade plans to handle this?"

Brigade Leader Gao Jiefang, seeing the Secretary looking his way, broke the tension by saying, "We’ll have a small meeting of the brigade cadres about your matter, and give you an answer by tomorrow morning. Does that sound acceptable?"