These days, being labeled a hooligan is a very serious offense. If someone is accused of hooliganism, they could be imprisoned, sentenced to prison, or even sentenced to death.

These two scoundrels certainly knew the seriousness of the matter. They had done plenty of petty theft and had even slept with young widows, but this was the first time they had done something like this in broad daylight, especially since it was a young girl in front of them. If this matter were to blow up, their good days would be over.

"No, no, no, little sister, please don't call anyone. It's all my fault. We drank too much and got a little confused. We mistook you for someone else. I'm so sorry!"

Jiang Qiao's eyes darted around, and she suddenly smiled at the two of them. "Oh, is that so? Mistaking someone for someone else? So that's how it works. You don't have to send anyone, but you have to write me a letter of apology. Otherwise, this matter isn't over yet. What do you say?"

The two scoundrels were dumbfounded. A letter of apology? Did that mean they had to admit they were wrong?

Jiang Qiao saw the other person shake their head, looked down at her fingers, and said casually, "Then I'm sorry, I have to go to the police station to talk about this. Qi Xiang, go, go to the captain and report to the police. Tell them that someone tried to force me."

Wang Datou was now caught in a dilemma by Jiang Qiao, unsure whether to shake his head or agree. The two exchanged a glance and then pounced on Jiang Qiao.

They'd never encountered such a tough nut to crack before. After all, they were well-known figures in the area, and if they could be fooled by a mere girl, what would become of them?

Unfortunately, they ran into Jiang Qiao today, which meant they were destined for bad luck.

Jiang Qiao glanced at the two people lying on the ground and continued to coax them: "You two should think it over carefully. Do you want to go to jail or write a letter of apology for me?"

Actually, I don't find this thing very useful. I just need one guarantee: with this in hand, you can't use today's incident to ruin my reputation.

Then he shouted sharply, "Tell me, are you going to write it or not?"

The two scoundrels have really met their match with Jiang Qiao today. If they don't write, he won't let them leave and will even look for someone else. If they do write, they feel quite aggrieved.

"We don't have paper or pens—"

Jiang Qiao's smile almost dazzled the two men. "It's alright, I carry it with me. Hurry up and write it for me—"

Wang Datou never dreamed that a young girl would have such things on her. Not to mention paper and pen, she even had inkpad. The two of them seemed to be selling themselves into servitude. Under Jiang Qiao's pressure and prompting, they wrote a letter of apology, not only about what happened today, but also about what happened in the past.

Jiang Qiao glanced at the contents, then put it away with satisfaction. "Yu Deshui—"

The skinny guy straightened his back and shouted "Here!" Jiang Qiao glanced at him.

The tone was teasing: "Look at your physique, take it easy, or you'll break your old back. You've sown too many seeds, or your own field won't bear any fruit."

Yu Deshui glared angrily at Jiang Qiao, "Why do you care so much? If there's nothing wrong, we're leaving."

Yu Deshui was genuinely annoyed. It was shameful that two grown men like them had been outmaneuvered by a little girl.

Jiang Qiao glared at him. "What? You're not convinced? Come on, if you're not convinced, let's fight one-on-one, or you can all come at me together."

Wang Datou knew perfectly well that even if the two of them attacked together, they couldn't beat her; this little girl was there specifically to teach them a lesson.

He gave a wry smile and shook his head. "Forget it, we admit defeat. But, may I know who you are?"

Jiang Qiao shook her head. "Don't ask me who I am. You'll find out sooner or later. You should ask yourselves who you are first. With what you've done, let alone whether you can even fill your own stomachs, your families will probably suffer because of you, and you won't get any benefit in return."

As children, even if we're not exactly filial, we can't just stand by and watch our parents worry about us, can we? You're all grown up, how can you be so shameless?

"Hmph, who knows, maybe when you have children in the future, they'll continue to be like you. Your parents' today is your tomorrow. Think about it yourselves."

Jiang Qiao turned to leave, but Wang Datou suddenly called out, "Wait—"

Jiang Qiao turned around and glanced at the other person sideways. "What do you mean?"

This time, Wang Datou's attitude was much more sincere. "Little girl, what did you mean by what you just said?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "That's exactly what you think. Looks like you're not so stupid after all. Brother, what goes around comes around. Think carefully about your future path."

Wang Datou looked at Jiang Qiao with some emotion, "Young lady, can I ask you for a favor? I don't know who else to turn to. My sister is sick, and no one can save her. Can you help me save my sister? She's young, she hasn't done anything wrong, I beg you—"

Wang Datou's uncontrolled kneeling surprised Jiang Qiao, while Yu Deshui tried to help his brother up.

"Why are you begging her? She's just a little girl, what can she do? Even the hospital can't do anything, what can she come up with? Get up, don't embarrass your buddies."

Wang Datou shoved Yu Deshui away, saying, "Don't worry about me. My sister is about to die. What am I supposed to do? I'm heartbroken, you know that?"

Jiang Qiao sighed and went over to help Wang Datou up. "Brother, I don't know what's wrong with your sister, but I can go and take a look. If I can save her, I definitely will, because I'm a doctor too. Let's go, you lead the way."

Qi Xiang was stunned. At first, he thought Jiang Qiao was going to get beaten up, and he was ready to rush up. But then the scene changed. This scoundrel actually knelt down before Jiang Qiao. It looked very strange. Could it be that the person was possessed by evil spirits?

Seeing that Qi Xiang hadn't moved, Jiang Qiao turned around and ordered, "Hurry up, follow me—"

Wang Datou's house wasn't far from where Jiang Qiao and the others were sitting. To put it bluntly, it was separated from Gujia Village by a village called Baima Village, named after the Baima Temple on the mountain in their village.

Jiang Qiao followed Wang Datou, but Qi Xiang behind him was terrified, afraid that these two scoundrels might play some tricks. He had to be ready to run away at any time so he could go back and call for help.

Don't let Wang Datou's reputation fool you; to be honest, his family is really poor, worse off than even an average family. Their house is still a mud-brick and thatched hut.

Not to mention Jiang Qiao, even Qi Xiang shook his head repeatedly after seeing this. This guy has really wasted his life. He's already in such a state, what's the point of him continuing to live?

Qi Xiang's parents had gone to work in the fields, leaving their younger sister to look after her older sister. As soon as Jiang Qiao entered the house, she could smell a stench of decay.

My intuition tells me it's not caused by uncleanliness in the family; it's most likely related to the patient.