Chapter 234 It was all instigated by Bi Yuntao.

"Oh? Behind the willow tree?"

"No, that's right!"

Lin Baozhu looked in the direction she was pointing, a cold smile curving her lips: "Aunt Liu, are you sure it's that crooked willow tree? That place is at least fifty paces away from the reeds where you bathed, separated by a bare riverbank. For my father to 'stare at you until his eyes popped out' from there, he'd have to have clairvoyance. Or... is the place where you bathed actually very close to the main road, so that anyone passing by could 'accidentally' see you?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers who were watching immediately began to whisper among themselves:

"Yes, that place is far from the riverside path!"

"Exactly, the middle is completely empty. What can you see if you hide behind the willow trees?"

"Why does Widow Liu go so far to bathe? Doesn't she usually bathe closer to the village?"

Liu Jinhua was speechless, her face flushing red and then pale. She tried to argue, "I... I just wanted to find a quiet place today! Who knew he..."

"A quiet place?"

Lin Baozhu interrupted her, her tone suddenly turning sharp, "Fine, even if you've found a quiet place. Then let me ask you, when my father delivers the keys to my aunt's house, he takes the main road south of the village, which wouldn't pass by this riverbank at the east end of the village! Why would he 'sneak' to this riverbank so far from the main road? Or did you deliberately time it perfectly, 'waiting' here for my father to 'pass by'?!"

"I...I didn't!"

Liu Jinhua was completely flustered. Lin Baozhu's logic was too rigorous, and she couldn't defend herself at all.

"No?"

Lin Baozhu sneered, her voice not loud, but clearly carrying throughout the room: "Liu Jinhua, damaging someone's reputation is no small matter! Since you can't explain yourself clearly, then let's follow the rules. Father, let's go to the commune and the police station to report this! Please have the organization investigate thoroughly! Get medical examinations if necessary, and conduct necessary questioning! If it's a false accusation, according to the law, at best you'll be sent to labor camp, at worst you'll be convicted of hooliganism…!"

She deliberately left the conversation unfinished, but the chill in that cold snort sent a shiver down Liu Jinhua's spine.

Upon hearing these consequences, Liu Jinhua's face turned deathly pale! She was just a cowardly village woman who bullied the weak and wanted to take advantage of others; how could she withstand this? She only wanted to force Lin Gengsheng to submit, but she never thought of sending herself to jail!

"No! We can't report this to the police! Otherwise, my reputation will be ruined. I'll just consider this a loss and everyone can go home."

Liu Jinhua was terrified and screamed, letting go of Lin Gengsheng's hand that she had been holding tightly.

"Not going to report it to the police?" Lin Baozhu took a step closer, her eyes sharp as an eagle's. "If you don't report it, do you intend to continue slandering my father? Or are you admitting that you're lying and deliberately framing him?"

The overwhelming fear completely destroyed Liu Jinhua's pitiful ability to argue. Her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud, her face covered in snot and tears. She cried out, "I...I didn't mean to! It was Bi Yuntao! It was that damned Bi Yuntao who made me do it!!"

“Bi Yuntao?!” Lin Baozhu’s eyes suddenly turned cold!

The villagers who were watching were also in an uproar!

"Bi Yuntao? Why is that kid giving up a good life and instead focusing on the Lin family?"

"I guess he thinks Baozhu married well and has a wide network of connections. He regrets it and wants to drag the Lin family down with him. I told you, this little beast is vicious."

Liu Jinhua, now only wanting to clear her name, spilled everything: "It was him! He secretly came to see me the night before last! He gave me fifty yuan! He said... he said that as long as I cling to Lin Gengsheng, he'll force him to divorce his wife Guo Cuihua and marry me!"

He said that Lin Baozhu is now successful and her parents are enjoying a comfortable life. As long as I become Lin Gengsheng's wife, I will live a life of luxury and never have to suffer in my husband's family again!

He even said... he said he'd give me another hundred yuan after it was all done! I... I was so blinded by greed! He told me that as long as I insisted that Lin Gengsheng had peeped on me while I was showering, he'd be unable to defend himself and would have to admit it for the sake of his reputation... Waaaaah...

"Baozhu, I was wrong! I'll never do it again! Please forgive me! It's all that beast Bi Yuntao's fault!"

She cried and wailed as she pulled fifty yuan from her pocket and threw it on the ground.

The truth came out! A moment of silence followed, then erupted into even louder discussion and hurled insults! The focus instantly shifted to the treacherous and vicious Bi Yuntao!

Lin Geng was trembling with anger. He pointed at Liu Jinhua on the ground and cursed, "Truly, a wasp's stinger is the most poisonous thing, and a woman's heart is the most venomous. I've only ever had one wife in my life, Cui Cui. If anyone dares to lay a finger on me or my wife, don't blame me for letting my daughter bite them to death."

He turned to his daughter, his chest heaving violently, “Baozhu! Sue! You must sue! Sue this vicious woman! And sue that heartless Bi Yuntao, sob sob... If you weren’t here today, your father wouldn’t be able to explain himself no matter how hard I try, and your mother might even abandon me because she thinks I’m dirty.”

Everyone: ...

She turned away, desperately trying to suppress her laughter.

Lin Baozhu bent down, picked up the fifty yuan on the ground with two fingers with disgust, her eyes icy cold: "Sue? Of course I'll sue! Liu Jinhua, so many villagers here heard what you said. This fifty yuan is the ironclad evidence that Bi Yuntao bribed you! Brother Gou Dan, please ride my bike to report this to the police."

She turned around, her gaze sweeping over the shocked villagers, her voice carrying an undeniable authority: "Dear uncles and aunts, you have all witnessed the truth of what happened today. I hope that when the police arrive, you will all testify."

"Don't worry, we'll tell the truth then."

“Bi Yuntao, that parasite, can no longer stay in the village.”

Lin Baozhu didn't say anything more and strode towards the Bi family's house.

*

"Brother Tao, are we really not going to the river to watch the excitement? What if Liu Jinhua messes things up?"

"Don't worry, she's not having a good time with her husband's family. Not long ago, her mother-in-law wanted to sell her to the mountains. Lin Gengsheng is her only lifeline. Once she's hooked on him, she won't let go."

"Brother Tao is the most thoughtful."

Yesterday, Uncle Shen gave her a thousand yuan, which she intended to use as funding for Brother Tao. However, she was knocked unconscious and robbed of the money by some bastard.

She didn't dare call the police because the money was gone; otherwise, her secret relationship with Uncle Shen might be exposed...

Fortunately, the thief didn't take the medicine.

She only needs to find an opportunity to go down into the Lin family's water vat, and then...

Just as she was envisioning the future, the door was kicked open from the outside, and Lin Baozhu's furious voice rang out: "Bi Yuntao, you childless beast, get out here right now!"