As soon as Li Jin uttered the word "hit," Li Kang lashed out with his whip at Niu Guang's back!

Niu Guang howled in pain, cursing Li Jin, Li Xiangdong, and Ning Ruoruo with foul language.

"Ning Ruoruo, you bitch, I'll kill you sooner or later. And Li Xiangdong, have you two been hooking up for a long time and deliberately set me up today?"

The intense pain caused Niu Guang's brain to become congested with blood, causing him to lose his rationality and act entirely on instinct. The harder Li Kang hit him, the more fiercely Niu Guang cursed him.

The surrounding crowd was shocked; this really was a wild bull!

Next came Liu Baobao's ten lashes. Before they could even land, Liu Baobao rolled her eyes and fainted. The lashes then woke her up in pain.

She would wake up in pain one moment and faint the next. After all ten lashes, Liu Baobao completely passed out.

Ignoring the Niu and Liu couple who rushed at their son, embracing him and cursing, Li Jin estimated Zhao Shuangxi's pace and ordered Li Kang to lower Niu Guang and Liu Baobao from the tree.

Before a bowl of tea had been brewed, the sound of police sirens could be heard from afar. The commune members were immediately alerted. They were here!

A moment later, the sound of sirens grew louder as two police sidecars pulled up in front of the brigade headquarters. Two policemen in dark blue uniforms and blue peaked caps walked in. Zhao Shuangxi got out of the sidecar and shouted, "Captain, the police officers are here!"

Li Jin and the others quickly came out to greet the police, extending their hands to them. The two officers shook hands with Li Jin and asked sternly, "You must be Captain Li of the Lijiapo Brigade! Did you report that a rapist had appeared in your village?"

"Yes! Officer, two thugs from the village tried to rape the orphan girl!"

Li Jin briefly explained the situation before leading the two policemen to Niu Guang and Liu Baobao.

"What happened? How come the two suspects have such serious injuries?"

A young policeman who looked to be in his early twenties frowned when he saw the miserable state of Niu Guang and Liu Baobao.

"Captain Li, aren't you resorting to vigilante justice?"

"Captain Li, no one has the right to use torture before the suspect has been convicted! This is intentional assault!"

Although many villages still retain village rules and regulations, and most problems are resolved internally, these matters cannot be discussed openly. Using vigilante justice is tantamount to intentional injury.

Li Jin was in a fit of anger, otherwise he wouldn't have done something so obviously incriminating. Now that the young policeman was directly accusing him of something, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. "No, it's just..."

Seeing his father's expression, Li Xiangdong immediately replied, "Officer, this isn't using vigilante justice; it's self-defense! These two rapists not only refused to confess after being caught, but they also suddenly attacked and injured people! To ensure the safety of more people, we had no choice but to subdue them."

The young policeman gave Li Xiangdong a deep look. "Who are you?"

"It was me who discovered that Niu Guang and Liu Baobao were trying to rape a girl, and it was the people I called who stopped them."

Li Xiangdong met the young policeman's meaningful gaze with composure and showed no fear.

The older police officers knew what was going on at a glance. They also despised criminals like rapists and human traffickers who preyed on women and children. If they saw villagers beating someone up, they would turn a blind eye.

What's wrong with Xiao Hao today? He started picking a fight right away!

"Xiao Hao, take the suspect, the victim, and the eyewitnesses back to the police station to take their statements!" the veteran policeman instructed.

Police officer Xiao Hao reluctantly stuffed Niu Guang and Liu Baobao into the sidecar, while Ning Ruoruo sat in another sidecar.

Li Xiangdong, Li Jin, Li Jiabao, Li Ping, Li Kang, and other witnesses all walked to the police station.

A commotion arose in the crowd, startling Aunt Niu awake. Aunt Niu fainted at the sight of blood; her son had fainted when he was first whipped.

He finally woke up then, and seeing his son about to be taken away, he rushed over. When he saw the young policeman, he felt like he had seen a savior. "Xiao Hao, you're finally here! You have to stand up for your brother! Li Jin beat your brother up so badly!"

What?

Does this young policeman, Xiao Hao, know Aunt Niu?

Or is he Niu Guang's older brother?

The crowd erupted in chaos, shouting and arguing. They had really offended the Niu family!

It turns out Aunt Niu was telling the truth!

Her family is really sending out everyone!

Li Jin's pupils contracted. No wonder Officer Hao ignored the rape and kept talking about the torture he had endured. So that's why!

This is going to be difficult!

Aunt Niu became smug. "Let me tell you, the police officers at the police station are Niu Guang's sworn brothers! You think you can get the police to convict Niu Guang? You're dreaming! If any of you hit Niu Guang, I'll have the police station arrest you all, put you in jail, and sentence you!"

Before Officer Hao and Niu Guang could stop her, Aunt Niu's words came out like a machine gun.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

Li Xiangdong, however, was amused.

From the moment this policeman Xiao Hao arrived, he sensed his malice. It turned out he was Niu Guang's sworn brother!

If this matter isn't brought up, it will be really difficult to handle. But now, he has a way to prevent this young police officer Hao from interfering!

The veteran policeman was very unhappy upon hearing this. This Xiao Hao, really, what kind of friends did he choose! He was here to arrest criminals, but it turns out that the police and the criminals are sworn brothers. What will the public think of the police? Isn't this going to ruin the police's prestige?

"Xiao Hao, what's going on here? If you don't know this woman, don't let her talk nonsense here and interfere with our investigation." He then winked at Officer Xiao Hao.

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