Chapter 23 Help! I Don't Want to Die (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Wang Erdan spoke so convincingly, as if the incident had actually happened.

Anyway, when he ran back to the village, Er Gou had already been bitten on the arm by the wolf king and dragged into the depths of the dense forest.

Even with the strongest will to live, he's now just a pile of bones.

Because Xu Qingmo exposed what Wang Erdan had done, the gossip reached his mother-in-law's ears. His mother-in-law summoned him and had him severely beaten.

She even threatened that if her daughter wasn't disciplined enough, she would stay at her parents' home for a few more years to be taught a lesson, and only when she was properly disciplined would she let her go home with Wang Erdan to live.

This clearly indicates an intention to force them to divorce.

Wang Erdan naturally refused. In order for him to get married, his family sold all the laying hens.

Once he gets divorced, he'll definitely be single forever.

Wang Erdan immediately became furious and demanded that if they didn't hand over the person, they should return the betrothal money so he could marry someone else.

As a result, he was beaten up again, and Wang Erdan returned looking disheveled.

They happened to run into Er Gou, who also looked gloomy, and the two conspired to cause trouble for Xu Qingmo.

So they went up the mountain together.

Er Gou, being reckless, bumped headfirst into the wolf king's arms, which led to what happened next.

Wang Erdan witnessed Er Gou being dragged away by the wolf king and was so frightened that he scrambled back to the village.

After things calmed down, he had a sudden inspiration and framed Xu Qingmo and the others for Er Gou's death, so that the village chief would drive them all out of Xu Family Village.

If he's not having a good time, nobody else should either.

"Village chief, you must send these murderers to the police station immediately. We can't let them tarnish the reputation of our Xu Family Village," Wang Erdan said emotionally.

The village chief has sent people to look for Er Gou, but no one is home at Er Gou's house, and they haven't been found anywhere else either.

It's as if they suddenly vanished into thin air.

The person who was sent out returned and relayed the message to the village chief.

Wang Erdan wasn't flustered at all, after all, he had personally witnessed Er Gou being dragged away by the wolf king.

The village chief's expression turned grave. "Xu Qingmo, is it true that Wang Erdan said you, Liu Dazhuang, and others killed Er Gou and deliberately let the wolf king drag him away?"

Xu Qingmo directly denied it, saying, "It's not true; this is an attempt to smear us."

Liu Dazhuang: "So you, Wang Erdan, were also following us up the mountain. You've got a death knell to be reckoned with, haven't you?"

As he spoke, Liu Dazhuang was about to attack Wang Erdan.

Wang Erdan quickly hid behind the village chief, protesting his innocence, "Village chief, look! Liu Dazhuang is obviously guilty. He tried to shut me up with his fists because I told him about it. Keeping someone like that in the village is a disaster. Take him to the police station and lock him up right away."

Old Wang's son spoke up indignantly, "You say we beat Er Gou to death, do you have any evidence? Are you just making baseless accusations?"

Old Wang looked at the village chief and said in the same way, "The village chief will not wrong an innocent person, nor will he let any bad person go unpunished."

The village chief was being held up, and since it involved a murder case, he certainly wouldn't be ambiguous about it.

The village chief looked at Wang Erdan and asked, "You keep saying that Ergou was beaten to death by them, where's the evidence?"

Wang Erdan slapped his thigh anxiously, "The fact that Er Gou didn't show up in the village is the best evidence. Those guys already had a conflict with Er Gou. Once they're deep in the mountains, who can stand against them with their hunting rifles? They can kill whoever they want."

Liu Dazhuang was agitated. "Ergou went into the mountains with you and hasn't returned to the village. I suspect you killed him. After all, you've wanted Zhang Lanlan for a long time, but Ergou got her before you. So you held a grudge and deliberately led him into the deep mountains, where he was carried off by wolves."

"Bullshit! That's completely untrue!" Wang Erdan shouted angrily, as if his thoughts had been exposed.

People around whispered among themselves.

Zhang Lanlan is currently being kept at home by Xu Hongbo and is not allowed to go out.

She was beautiful, and many men in the village wanted to have something happen between them, but they didn't have the chance.

To everyone's surprise, Er Gou, the most inconspicuous man in the village, actually succeeded, and not just once.

This made the bachelors even more restless. They looked for opportunities to get close to Zhang Lanlan while hating that Er Gou had succeeded.

This includes Wang Erdan.

“Who can predict what will happen in the deep mountains? Village chief, you must investigate this Wang Erdan. We can’t let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch,” said Old Wang’s son.

Things didn't go as Wang Erdan expected. He shouted angrily, "I don't have a hunting rifle, how could I possibly beat Er Gou? You're deliberately framing me. Be careful, Er Gou's vengeful spirit might haunt you tonight and come after you."

Xu Qingmo said, "I remember that Er Gou was pushed to the Wolf King by you. If anyone is going to take a life, it will be you first."

“Nonsense! You’re talking nonsense! That’s impossible!” Wang Erdan kept refuting.

Xu Qingmo spoke again, "By the way, I heard from the elders that if a person suffers great injustice before death, he will be filled with resentment after death, and even in broad daylight, someone will appear to demand his life."

"How could that be? There's no such thing as ghosts or gods, it's all a lie... Er-Er-Gou?" Wang Erdan was so frightened that his face turned pale.

Suddenly, Er Gou, covered in blood, appeared from behind the crowd, his eyes filled with hatred as he looked at Wang Erdan.

Many people noticed something was wrong and instinctively turned around to look, where they discovered the suddenly appearing Er Gou.

They were immediately terrified and quickly moved away from him.

Some people, influenced by Xu Qingmo's previous words, dared not stay any longer and rushed home.

Even the few braver ones only dared to watch from afar.

Er Gou was covered in tatters, missing his right ear, and his left arm hung limply at his side, swaying with his body.

He was covered in blood, like a demon that had just crawled out of a grave.

"Wang Erdan, it's all because you pushed me that I got bitten by the wolf king. You're so mean. I'm going to take you with me today." Ergou approached Wang Erdan step by step.

Wang Erdan wanted to run, but his legs felt like they were made of lead.

He stood there blankly, and as Er Gou approached, Wang Erdan was so frightened that he wet his pants.

Finally, unable to withstand the enormous impact, he closed his eyes and fainted.

The village chief stood by and witnessed everything. Er Gou's miserable state was obvious to all, and it seemed that he had indeed been bitten by wolves.

Is he a human or a ghost now?

The sun was shining brightly, and Er Gou had a shadow behind him.

The village chief breathed a sigh of relief; Er Gou was a human.

"What exactly is going on?" The village chief felt he had been tricked and was very angry.

Er Gou collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. "Village chief, help me! I don't want to die!"

Xu Qingmo had instructed Er Gou beforehand to pretend to be a ghost and scare Wang Erdan, and Er Gou, wanting revenge, immediately agreed.

Unexpectedly, this kid is so easily frightened that he wets himself and faints.

The village chief was puzzled. "Who exactly wants you dead? Explain this clearly."