There is An Apocalyptic Man in the Village

Chapter 16-Proof

Grandma Zhou stared at Wu Qingyuan and roared at him fiercely, but in her heart, she felt panicked. 

Zhou-ger was adopted by her family. Except for Zhou Daniu who had fallen off the cliff and died, how could she have known if there were any other relatives in Zhou-ger’s family?

Zhou-ger looks good, and the red mole on his eyebrows is also bright red. He is a sought-after ger. She finally managed to drag the matchmaker to find a relationship outside their small village. The thirty-two silver betrothal gift- if Wu Qing Yuan is really a family member of Zhou-ger, then this money has been lost!

What’s more- she has been bad to Zhou-ger over the years. Judging from Wu Qingyuan’s appearance, if Zhou-ger hates her after being found by his relatives, the family will definitely have to settle the account with her.

So, no matter if this man is looking for her Zhou-ger, she will make it so that he will definitely not claim him as a relative! 

“You said that Zhou-ger of my family is your relative? You are a thief, who can say if you aren’t a thief that came from who knows where- who ran us to claim your relatives indiscriminately, or if you are a kidnapper who came to kidnap people!”

Grandma Zhou can do a good job of confusing people, and immediately used her ability to rant and yell.

These days, it’s not reliable to confess to relatives with blood. You can only rely on tokens to find someone. Zhou-ger didn’t know anything as he was so young. As long as she didn’t admit it, who could prove that Zhou-ger was a relative of this man?

Everyone in the village knows her temperament. Hearing her words, they know that this old woman, whether she really knows if this was Zhou-ger’s relatives or not, was merely being scornful.

Lin Amo was extremely angry, and Zhou-ger’s eyes became red.

The village chief couldn’t stand it anymore, and warned her with a face, “Grandma Zhou, don’t you dare mess around!” Then he walked up to Wu Qingyuan, appraised him up and down, and told him with a serious face.

“Young man, you said you are here to find your relatives, do you have any tokens to prove it?”

The village chief followed Mrs. Zhou’s words and asked questions. He is not a person who merely favors his own village. Zhou-ger is the child everyone watched growing up. Not everyone is as cruel as Mrs. Zhou. In fact, the villagers feel sorry for this ger. 

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It would be nice if Zhou-ger’s relatives really came, but Wu Qingyuan came from the outside- no one knew the details- if it’s a human trafficker, wouldn’t they be taking Zhou-ger away from the tiger’s den and pushing him to the wolf’s den?

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There is something more serious. Last year, a mountain bandit who pretended to admit his relatives and settled down in the neighboring village was someone wanted by the government- so now the people in the village dare not easily believe those ‘looking’ for their relatives, especially the rich. It’s troublesome!

Therefore, as the head of a village, the old village head had to handle the situation properly. 

“Yes, yeah, do you have anything to prove what you’re saying? If you have one, take it out quickly…”

The surrounding villagers also nodded their heads in agreement. This is not an embarrassment. Indeed, things like an acknowledgment of relatives should be investigated.

Everyone’s worries were something Wu Qingyuan knew about when he was investigating the situation in the town today, he inquired about these things and was ready to be interrogated.

Nodding, he politely bowed his hand to the village chief, and then calmly began to make up the story. 

“The village chief does not need to call me a young brother, my surname is Wu, and my name is Wu Qingyuan. I am indeed not related to the Zhou family. I was a relative of the Zhou family who fled and was adopted when they settled overseas.”

This is an excuse he thought of on the road just now.

Although it is very backward in ancient times and there is no modern paternity test, even men in this world can have children. Who knows if there are other magical methods of testing blood relations? To be foolproof, it is best to directly identify their relationship, and relatives aren’t necessarily those related by blood. Family- as long as there is a name to make a story, it was enough for him.

“…These years, my adoptive mother has been very concerned about her relatives at home, so when she passed away, she asked me to return to my homeland to find the family’s fallen leaves and return to their roots. It was just that when my adoptive mother died, her mind was blurred and she didn’t provide much information. I only know that the relatives separated from my adoptive mother are two brothers, and the direction of escape is the Xia Kingdom. I found this place after inquiring about it. The information of Zhou-ger was very consistent with the person I was looking for.” 

“Grandpa Village Chief, it must be Zhou-ger, and Zhou-ger’s life experience can match everything Brother Wu said!”

Lin Amo actively helped. In fact, the information Wu Qingyuan said was very vague, and it was difficult to confirm it based on one-sided words, but he just believed it.

Because only if Wu Qingyuan is a relative of Zhou-ger, the Zhou-ger need not be married to an old man by Mrs. Zhou, and Wu Qingyuan said that if he finds his relatives, he will settle in the village, so he is not afraid that he is a trafficker. He wouldn’t be the kind of bandit who took refuge in the neighboring village last year and had the government hunt him down.

“Bah, are you just gonna believe his words? These things can be inquired about- hey you whose surname is Wu, what evidence do you have?” 

Grandma Zhou was nervous and she couldn’t stand still, so she hurriedly retorted.

“The evidence is naturally here.”

Wu Qingyuan is still very calm. He has never done anything unsure. It is not unreasonable that he suspects that Zhou-ger is the Zhou Fuxi he is looking for.

After clarifying the time of the famine, there are many gers around here who can match the number based on the information he provided verbally, but this is the only difference between Zhou-ger. 

According to what Lin Amo told him about his brother falling off the cliff, it was exactly the same as that described by Old Man Zhou, the man who had asked him this favor. On the way back, he also specifically asked for the other person’s name, Zhou-ger’s brother. He was also called Zhou Daniu!

Although there are many coincidences in the world, there is no reason why there would be so many. At this moment, if you look at the appearance of Zhou-ger carefully, it is three-point similar to the photos of the Old Man Zhou he had seen when he was young. If nothing else, Zhou-ger has a 95% probability of being Zhou Fuxi, Old Man Zhou’s younger brother.

“My adoptive mother told me that one of the gers had a birthmark shaped like ingots on his back. By the way, I still have a photo- a portrait that can be used as proof of identification.”

As Wu Qingyuan said, using the cover of his clothes, he took out a black-and-white photo especially given to him by Zhou Daniu before crossing, just in case, other than the birthmark, they ever looked for more evidence. 

This ancient timeline is different from modern times. The famine has only been in the past twelve years, and most villagers have seen Zhou Daniu. As long as the villagers help him identify that Old Man Zhou in the photo is the same person as Zhou Daniu, then there is no need for other evidence, Zhou-ger must be Zhou Fuxi!

As soon as Wu Qingyuan really took out something, the villagers were very curious, and Grandma Zhou also ran up with her son and daughter-in-law carrying her skirt.

Everyone leaned in front of the village chief, looked at the photo in the village chief’s hand, and suddenly screamed.

“Oh, look, it’s Zhou Daniu- it’s Zhou Daniu!” 

“Really, this portrait is exactly the same, it’s really amazing.”

“Yes, the painting is so good, it looks like a real person, this is my first time seeing one.”

Although Wu Qingyuan’s modern photos are very novel, they are not so rare. A photo is not too out of the ordinary. Everyone did not regard him as a monster, but they all stared at the lifelike photos, chatting with excitement on their faces.

But no matter how they discussed it, as long as they have seen the photo of Zhou Daniu, they can help testify. The person in this photo is really Zhou-ger’s own brother, Zhou Daniu! 

“It really looks like it is exactly the same, Zhou-ger, come and take a look, this is your eldest brother, do you still have an impression…”

The old village chief also laughed. He was also the one who had seen Zhou Daniu, and he could recognize him at a glance, and quickly passed the photo to Zhou-ger next to him.

Zhou-ger was completely dumbfounded at this moment, he never thought that he still had relatives, and he still came to find himself now.

Slowly took the photo and saw the person in the photo. He whispered “Brother…”, and then his red eyes burst into tears. Although he was young when they were separated, he vaguely remembered- the vivid photos evoked his memory at once. 

He- his family really came to look for him…

“No, it’s impossible. It must be fake. When Zhou Daniu lived in my house, he said that his relatives were all dead and only the two of them were left. This is impossible- village chief, it’s impossible. He’s not…”

Grandma Zhou stared at the photo and her old face turned white. She shook her head in a panic and made her last struggle. Zhou-ger had relatives claiming him. What about her thirty-two taels of betrothal silver?

“Enough Mrs. Zhou, you are still playing tricks after all the evidence is shown. If you continue to make trouble, don’t blame me, the village head, for being rude. There are so many people in Liushu Village, better back down now!” 

The village chief was impatient with a stern face. This old woman did not do anything to trouble him on most days. Even if Zhou-ger had been once under her home, now someone in his family has found him, and in front of others, she wants to hit the finder. Acting like a child at her age!

Didn’t you see that this brother named Wu didn’t look easy to provoke, but you still dare make a lot of trouble? Your Zhou family bullied the ger in the family for so many years. Can’t you give up? What an ignorant old woman.

Her daughter-in-law also pulled her clothes and motioned her to stop talking. Villagers identified and testified. Wu Qingyuan’s photos were more convincing than any tokens!