"What do you want? This is a hospital, let me tell you."

General anesthesia was not required for the bone setting, and Xu Hongjian remained fully conscious.

He saw Shen Heng sitting by his bedside and instinctively wanted to move, but he was powerless to do so.

Xu Hongjian thought that if Shen Heng punched him now, even if it was a fatal blow, he wouldn't be able to fight back.

Through the layers of gauze wrapped around Xu Hongjian's face, Shen Heng saw the fear in his eyes: "What are you afraid of? Weren't you very capable when you came to me?"

Xu Hongjian was so frightened that he felt nauseous.

When Shen Heng was fifteen, he was only a little over 1.7 meters tall. At that time, he had no food to eat, so he was also very thin. Xu Hongjian hadn't seen him for a long time, and in his memory, he was still that boy from back then.

At this moment, Shen Heng's image from seven years ago kept overlapping in Xu Hongjian's somewhat dizzy eyes.

Xu Hongjian harbored resentment over what happened back then, but he always thought that Shen Heng was just a kid who couldn't even get enough to eat and was looked down upon by others. Even if he came to cause trouble for him, they couldn't find a single fault with him.

But when he heard that Shen Heng had gotten married and built a new house last year, he thought he must have become rich. So he decided to come and have a good "chat" with Shen Heng about what happened back then, and ask for a few coins.

Xu Hongjian is capable of extorting money, but he's not very bright; he only says things that Shen Heng can't stand.

He said, "It's not easy to get a wife, is it? If she knew about your past messes and saw the scar on my stomach, would she still dare to live with you?"

Without saying a word, Shen Heng raised his fist and punched Xu Hongjian, as if to say, "If I beat you to death, no one will tell my wife."

It wasn't until people from Shili Village came to break up the fight that Xu Hongjian finally swung his sickle at Shen Heng's head.

Xu Hongjian retorted, "What do I have to be afraid of? Let me tell you, Shen Heng, you started it. Once I can move, I'll call the police!"

Shen Heng said, “Very well, go right away. When you get to the police station, I don’t mind telling the police that the teacher’s name is Lu Shiding, right? I think I’m not mistaken.”

Back then, Shen Heng was just running errands for people to earn a living, while Xu Hongjian was genuinely involved in a "robbery".

At that time, many intellectuals were sent down to this place, one of whom was said to be a university teacher, but he was also the one who was most severely persecuted.

Xu Hongjian once snatched a piece of jade from someone, and even broke one of the person's glasses.

Back then, who cared about these people's lives or deaths? Xu Hongjian acted with impunity, not afraid that the teacher would go around gossiping even though he was doing it behind people's backs.

When Shen Heng was young, he had nothing to do, so he would wander around the streets. He was accidentally seen doing this, and it was because of this that Xu Hongjian kept causing trouble for Shen Heng.

The people whose belongings were stolen by Xu Hongjian did not live to see the day of their exoneration, but later his family members came to find him. Judging from their clothes and appearance, this family must have been very wealthy and powerful.

If that teacher's family found out, Xu Hongjian would be lucky to escape with his life.

"you......"

Xu Hongjian coughed up a mouthful of blood. Shen Heng really knew what he was most afraid of right now!

He thought Shen Heng had long forgotten!

"Alright, I'm going to call the police now. You slashed such a big gash on my head with a sickle, I can't just let you get away with this," Shen Heng said.

"Don't call the police!" Xu Hongjian lowered his voice. "I'll do whatever you want."

There were three other patients in the ward, plus their caregivers, making a room full of people. Since Xu Hongjian was new, everyone's attention was on him.

However, since Shen Heng didn't look like someone to be trifled with, they just listened attentively and didn't dare to get closer to watch the excitement.

Shen Heng smiled and said, "It's fine if you don't call the police, but you have to cover up the injury on my head, as well as the cost of nutrition, lost wages, and compensation for the damage to my reputation. One hundred yuan, not a penny less."

Xu Hongjian was stunned when he heard this.

How dare he take it?

As Shen Heng watched Xu Hongjian's gaze gradually become vacant, he found it amusing. These were all techniques he had learned from Bai Jiaojiao, a complete set of skills that could easily leave these clueless old farmers completely bewildered.

"By the way, you also need to write me some evidence."

"evidence?!"

Xu Hongjian was caught in Shen Heng's trap; he felt that Shen Heng was playing a trick on him.

"It was agreed that this was your responsibility, and you came to retaliate against me. You used a sickle to cut me, and I only attacked you in self-defense."

Chen Hengdao.

"Why write this?"

Xu Hongjian's words were squeezed out through gritted teeth. Shen Heng was clearly humiliating him. He was burning with anger, but dared not vent it.

"What if you give me the money and then go to the police station to accuse me of extortion? You need to write down evidence that you did it voluntarily."

"...You know I won't call the police."

"I'm not discussing this with you."

Shen Heng's tone turned icy. Xu Hongjian looked at Shen Heng through the gauze, his face contorted in pain.

Is he out of his mind? He's perfectly fine, why would he travel all the way across towns just to get beaten up! And then give the guy a hundred yuan!

"I understand, I will write it."

In the end, Xu Hongjian had no choice but to compromise.

Shen Heng took out paper and pen from his pocket: "Write it down for me now. I know your arm is fine."

"......"

Xu Hongjian's vision is not clear now, and he has difficulty writing, but he can only do it.

"I'll come back to collect the hundred dollars next week."

Shen Heng put the paper in his pocket, got up and left.

Xu Hongjian gritted his teeth, making a grinding sound, but dared not retaliate.

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