coobybook Chapter 236: Taking Action to Hit Someone
Chapter 236: Taking Action to Hit Someone
How could you hit someone?
Li Yuting showed no remorse whatsoever, and instead spoke even more arrogantly.
"So what if you hit her? You bunch of arrogant fools, daring to run wild in our village!"
Li Renyi said.
"Young lady, aren't you afraid of alienating the villagers with your rudeness?"
Li Yuting burst into laughter.
"Disheartened? Who dares to have a problem with me? I'm the one who calls the shots in this village!"
Long Jinyan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he spoke.
He's a great general, and now he's encountered such a woman; it's absolutely infuriating.
"Don't go too far. Do you really think we're afraid of you?"
Li Yuting glanced at him and said dismissively.
"Go ahead and try to touch me if you dare! My dad's the village chief, let's see what happens to you!"
In her view, these outsiders would have died long ago if it weren't for the help from their village.
You should know that when these outsiders first arrived, they were all covered in injuries and some were even poisoned.
Although Fang Xiaoxiao has some medical skills, without the herbs provided by their village, people would still die.
He Jinnian said.
"Even if your father is the village chief, you can't be so unreasonable."
Li Yuting glared at him and said.
"Reason? In this village, I am the reason!"
At this moment, the rogue who had been silent all along spoke up again.
"Miss Yuting, you must stand up for me! They're bullying me."
Li Yuting looked at the rogue and said:
"Don't worry, with me here, they can't do anything to you."
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at Li Yuting and said.
"Yuting, if you can't distinguish right from wrong like this, you'll ruin the village sooner or later."
Li Yuting snorted coldly.
"Stop spreading these alarmist rumors. If you don't bow your heads and admit your mistakes today, don't even think about leaving."
Just then, an elder from the village came over.
"Yuting, don't go too far. Everyone knows right from wrong," the elder said.
Li Yuting turned her head and said.
"Third Uncle, don't worry about this. I know what I'm doing."
The elder shook his head and said.
“If you continue to tolerate scoundrels like this, the village's atmosphere will only get worse.”
Li Yuting, however, disagreed.
"Third Uncle, don't meddle in other people's business, or I'll get Father to blame you too."
The elders were so angry that their faces turned pale.
"You child, how can you be so stubborn?"
Fang Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to speak.
“Li Yuting, listen to your elders, and stop being so stubborn.”
Li Yuting shouted, "Shut up, all of you! There's no room for discussion today."
The situation reached a stalemate again, and Fang Xiaoxiao and the others were at a loss for what to do.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd: "The village chief is here!"
Everyone turned to look, and saw the village chief walking over with a serious expression.
The village chief walked up to the crowd, his stern gaze sweeping over Li Yuting and the scoundrel before turning to Fang Xiaoxiao and the others.
"What's going on here? Why has it gotten so chaotic!"
The village chief asked in a deep voice.
Li Yuting immediately ran to the village chief's side and said in a coquettish tone.
"Father, they framed the scoundrel for stealing chickens and they're trying to bully me."
The village chief frowned and looked at Fang Xiaoxiao.
"Is this possible?"
Fang Xiaoxiao quickly explained.
“Village chief, the evidence of the scoundrel stealing chickens is conclusive. We have never framed him.”
The village chief paused for a moment, then spoke.
"Bring me the evidence."
Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at He Jinnian beside her and gestured for him to bring over the evidence he had found.
He Jinnian walked over with the chicken feathers he had found at the rogue's house.
At this moment, the rogue lying on the ground, who had relied on the village chief's daughter and uncle for support, looked at this situation with disdain.
"You think you can slander me with a chicken feather? Aren't you being a little disrespectful to the village chief and the uncles?"
In his mind, this was just a trivial matter and not worthy of being considered any evidence.
You should know that all those chickens had already been sold to the next village, and my uncle had gone with me to sell them.
The rogue secretly glanced at his uncle, who was standing next to the village chief.
The other person's eyes met his, and they gave him a reassuring look.
He was then more at ease and immediately stood up and shouted.
"Village chief, you must stand up for me and my sister Yuting! These outsiders not only don't appreciate our village saving them, they're also slandering us."
At this moment, Li Yuting also chimed in.
"Waaah, Father, you must uphold justice! They are all bad people. I told you before that we should not let them live."
"Look how little time has passed, and they've done such a thing. Those were chickens that Grandma raised with great care for over a year."
As she spoke, she looked at the old woman whose thirty chickens had been stolen.
The old woman's face was streaked with tears. Her already weathered appearance looked even older, as if she had aged ten years because of the lost chicken.
With her body trembling slightly, she slowly moved to the village chief's side, supported by her daughter-in-law.
He cried to the village chief in a tone of jealousy and sorrow.
"Ah Ming, you absolutely have to stand up for this old woman! Those thirty chickens are the lifeblood of our whole family!"
“My grandson and son both died on the battlefield. They dedicated their lives to the country, and now only we, this lonely old woman and daughter-in-law, are left behind.”
The village chief looked at the old man with a wrinkled, weathered face and a head of silver hair.
He knew that he was referring not only to their family, but also to everyone in their village.
They were originally from Jiangnan Province, but the corrupt prefect drove them all out of the village for the sake of the mines.
Therefore, they had no choice but to leave their homes and find such a remote place to settle down.
The village chief took a deep breath, turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoxiao and the others, and said in a heavy tone.
"In any case, the evidence is right in front of us. If it really wasn't done by a scoundrel, then we have to give a reasonable explanation."
Fang Xiaoxiao took a step forward and said in a humble yet assertive manner.
“Village chief, the chicken feathers were found in the scoundrel’s house, and someone saw him sneaking out in the middle of the night. This is no coincidence.”
The rogue shouted immediately.
"So what? Maybe someone deliberately put it in my house to frame me."
He Jinnian said, "We're new here and have no grudge against you, so why would we frame you? On the contrary, you've always been misbehaving; everyone in the village knows that."
The rogue was speechless for a moment, his eyes darting away.
After a moment of contemplation, the village chief said, "This matter needs further investigation."
Li Yuting persisted.
"Father, why bother investigating? Just kick them out."
The village chief glared at her.
"Nonsense! How can you make such a judgment when the matter is not yet clear?"
At this moment, the old man who had been silent spoke up.
“Village chief, I think this is a misunderstanding. I know this rascal, he wouldn’t do such a thing.”
The village chief frowned.
“Uncle, you can’t say that. Everything must be based on evidence.”
Seeing this, Fang Xiaoxiao said.
“Village chief, if you don’t believe me, we can go to the next village to investigate where those chickens went.”