Chapter 26: A Trial of Brutal

"I'm not the head of the family." Liu felt extremely wronged, wiping away tears as she spoke, "It was my mother-in-law. She took the child away without telling me. I thought she'd gone back. I had no idea she would do such a thing!"

Village Chief Lin's eyes relaxed a little, knowing that at least he wasn't that stupid to drag someone down with him.

He pretended to be furious and said, "What a mess! Hurry up and find him and ask him clearly!"

If he doesn't clarify today's incident, how can he still have any prestige as the village chief in the future?

Liu's eyes dodged, and she shrank her neck and whispered, "I, I don't know where she went."

"Don't you know how to find it?" Village Chief Lin was so angry that he wanted to kick her.

The person who injured Chen San was most likely Shang Wan. Before she knew it, how could this foolish woman dare to provoke Shang Wan? Did she also want to be paralyzed in bed for the rest of her life?

Suddenly, the young man from the Liu family came running over, shouting, "Village Chief, someone's dead, please go to the river and take a look!"

When everyone heard this, they didn't care about the ongoing lawsuit at the Lin family and hurried to the river.

Shang Wan also followed with Yuanyuan in his arms. When no one was paying attention, he dropped a drop of spiritual spring water on the blade of Yuanyuan's knife and wrapped it with a clean handkerchief.

"It hurts." Yuanyuan raised her little hand and asked Shang Wan to stop, with a few tears hanging on her eyelashes.

Shang Wan lowered his head and blew gently, then kissed his child, "Be good, it won't hurt in a while."

"Mom." The little baby nestled in Shang Wan's arms with a wronged look on his face, his little mouth pouting. "I can't find you... Mom, go find me!"

Shang Wan was stunned. She looked at Yuanyuan and asked, "Did you run out to find me?"

Yuanyuan nodded her head heavily, and said in a soft and tender voice, "I want to cool down!"

Shang Wan's heart softened when he heard this. He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. "Don't sneak out next time. If you really want to go out, bring Xiao Hui with you."

When everyone arrived at the river, Liu's eldest daughter-in-law Wen hurried over with a wash basin.

She and Madam Rong came to the river to wash clothes. While they were washing, an old lady suddenly floated in the water, scaring them so much that they almost fell into the river.

After getting over the shock, the two of them used a club to paddle the old lady over and dragged her ashore.

The old lady was in a really miserable state. Her face was scratched and her body was covered in blood. Her clothes were torn into rags by the wild beasts. There were countless wounds of all sizes on her body, some from scratches and some from bites. She was really pitiful.

Madam Rong took off her coat and covered her with it.

"Qiu...Qiu..." Liu recognized the bracelet on the old lady's wrist and screamed in disbelief, "Qiu Xiaofeng!"

Chen Guifang was startled, and after a closer look, she recognized her. She immediately rushed over crying, "Mom!"

The crowd was shocked.

"Oh my God, how did she become like this?"

"Those wounds clearly were caused by wild animals. Could it be that he fell into a wild animal's lair?"

"Are you still breathing?"

Shang Wan looked down at the little guy in his arms. The effect of his little trial was quite brutal.

Yuanyuan's face was wrinkled as she pointed at Qiu Xiaofeng and shouted excitedly, "Bad girl! Bad!"

Cut her with a knife, it hurts so much!

Everyone's attention was attracted by the little baby's voice. The little baby's face was wrinkled into a bun, and he shrank into his mother's arms while shouting "bad guys". He was obviously very scared.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mother is here." Shang Wan comforted him softly, wondering if the little brat knew whether the old lady became like this because of her?

However, no matter how miserable it was, it was all the old lady's own fault. If she hadn't thrown Yuanyuan into the mountains to feed the wild beasts, she wouldn't have been attacked and killed by the small animals.

Doctor Yuan was dragged to the riverside by Zhang Er. Without even catching his breath, he squatted down to check Qiu's pulse and breathing. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "May you rest in peace soon."

"Mother!" Chen Guifang cried bitterly while holding Qiu's body. "Please don't abandon me! Mother!"

Lin Jianshui's eyes were red, and he stepped forward and whispered comforting words.

Several aunts turned their backs and secretly wiped away their tears.

Liu was about to cry out a few times, but Village Chief Lin glared at her back.

"Village Chief, my son found a hatchet with blood on it." Wen handed the hatchet to Village Chief Lin. She didn't know what happened to the Lin family yet and could only guess, "It must be that Old Lady Qiu went up the mountain to chop wood and was targeted by a wild beast. That's why..."

She sighed and didn't continue.

"Knife!" Yuanyuan's eyes widened as he stared at the hatchet, his small body shaking. "Chop... the nest!"

"Wow, wow, wow..." The little baby huddled in Shang Wan's arms, tears streaming down his face. "I'm scared! I'm scared!"

Everyone was stunned. Looking at her frightened reaction, they understood that this was the weapon that scratched Yuanyuan.

For a moment, the sympathy that everyone had felt for Qiu Xiaofeng's tragic death faded a lot.

How could such a disaster have happened to me without any evil intentions? It's all karma!

Village Chief Lin took the hatchet with a sullen face and said to Shang Wan, "I will make sure the Chen family gives an explanation for this matter."

Shang Wan curled his lips, taking advantage of the fact that the dead could not speak and throwing all the dirty water on the dead. He really had a good plan.

However, she doesn't mind watching the dog-eat-dog fight.

Shang Wan said, "Village Chief, please tell the Chen family that my daughter Yuanyuan is injured and frightened, and she's suffered a great loss. Medical expenses, nutrition expenses, and compensation for mental damage must all be paid. I'll give you fifty taels, and send it to my house within three days. Otherwise, I won't mind coming to collect it myself."

This is clearly a huge demand!

Village Chief Lin's face turned pale. He took two deep breaths to suppress his anger. "The dead are the most important. Yuanyuan only injured her arm and is not in danger of death. You asked for fifty taels right away. You are deliberately trying to make things difficult for her. You are so aggressive. Aren't you worried about being known as mean and greedy?"

"Reputation can't be eaten." Shang Wan waved his hand to show that he didn't care. "Chen San has collected a lot of protection fees over the years. A mere fifty taels is enough for the Chen family to pay."

The villagers originally wanted to help mediate, but when they thought of the disgusting things Chen San had done in the village, they gave up the idea of ​​mediating reconciliation.

Village Chief Lin's face darkened. "I'll pass on the message. I hope you won't regret it."

The tone contained a threat.

"Don't worry, Village Chief." Shang Wan raised the corner of her lips. She would only regret asking for less.

Village chief Lin turned his head away and asked the villagers to help carry Qiu to the Chen family.

Mrs. Qiu gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The first two were sons, but one died of illness and the other drowned. Now Chen San has become a disabled person, and his funeral can only be taken care of by his daughter and son-in-law.

Chen Guifang and Lin Jianshui went to help prepare the coffin, shroud, paper money and other funeral items.

After the villagers dispersed, Shang Wan asked Yuan Langzhong to go to his house to check on Yuanyuan and Lu Chengjing's injuries.

Lu Chengjing and the other two were waiting at the gate of the courtyard, one sitting and two squatting. When they saw Shang Wan coming back with Yuanyuan in her arms, they finally felt relieved and their eyes became brighter than the other.

"It's all my fault for not taking good care of Yuanyuan." Seeing the wound on Yuanyuan's arm, Xiaohuan felt heartbroken and blamed herself very much.

Shang Wan said: "It can be considered a blessing in disguise."

Xiaohuan was puzzled: "What kind of blessing is this?"

Shang Wan didn't answer, but put the little guy who kept calling "Daddy" in his arms into Lu Chengjing's arms.

"I miss daddy!" Yuanyuan pouted her little mouth and smacked Lu Chengjing's face several times. After her saliva covered her father's face, she looked at him with starry eyes.

Daddy is so handsome!

Shang Wan: The good boy has good taste!

(End of this chapter)