After Ye Qing finished speaking, he stared at his cousin Xu Ying with a half-smile, not missing a single expression on Xu Ying's face, watching her change from initial sneer and disdain to surprise and finally tension.
"What can my dad do with the money?"
Since Ye Qing had already brought it up, she wasn't trying to keep Xu Ying in suspense. After Xu Ying nervously asked the question, Ye Qing was happy to answer it for her. She said, "Your dad loves to gamble, you know? He gambles like he wins money. He's lost a lot. When he was the village chief, he took a lot of money from the village committee's account. He has to pay it all back, and he also has to pay back the money he borrowed."
Seeing Xu Ying's mouth agape in astonishment since she started speaking, Ye Qing said, "You seem to know nothing at all?"
Staring at Ye Qing for a long time, Xu Ying thought of many harsh words, but seeing Ye Qing's calm and composed appearance, all her words finally turned into one sentence: "You're talking nonsense."
Ye Qing didn't care at all what Xu Ying said, and even kindly helped Xu Ying verify: "If you don't believe me, you can call back and ask..."
Ye Qing stood on the street and looked around. Then he pointed to a small shop not far away and said, "Look, there's a public phone there. You should know the phone number for Xiaoyao Village Committee, right? Call back and try to ask."
Subconsciously, Xu Ying took a few steps back, increasing the distance between herself and Ye Qing.
Noticing her cousin Xu Ying's actions, Ye Qing chuckled: "By the way, do you know how to ask? If you call home, you absolutely can't say your dad took money from the village committee. You have to be tactful, you have to..."
Before Ye Qing could finish speaking, Xu Ying interrupted her directly: "Ye Qing, you're talking nonsense!"
Xu Ying's words certainly angered Ye Qing, but Ye Qing also knew that the reason Xu Ying was so angry was because he had touched a nerve, and even if she didn't completely believe what he said, she believed at least more than half of it.
From the moment her uncle and aunt forced her to marry a mentally challenged man, Ye Qing knew she couldn't be kind all the time.
Now, even if she doesn't intend to kick a man when he's down, she at least wants to instill fear in Xu Ying's mind. "Cousin, I'm still willing to call you cousin, so cherish that."
Back then, I wasn't even afraid of death just to avoid marrying a fool. Do you think I'd be afraid of you now?
Besides, your parents treated me like that. If you were in their shoes, would you still be willing to be kind? You should know me. I won't say things without evidence. Since I've said them, it proves I wasn't making things up. If you insist on forcing me, I don't mind telling the police everything I know.
I heard that our county is cracking down on prostitution and illegal publications, right? If I tell you what I know, will I get a reward?
At this point, Ye Qing glanced at Xu Ying, who was trembling as if out of fear or anger, and sneered: "I'm in school now, and I need money for tuition and living expenses. If I tell you, it'll be for the reward. Since I'm after money, I can't lie. Then I'll not only be able to tell you about your father's affairs, but also about yours."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ying immediately jumped up in a panic: "What does this have to do with me? I only found out about my dad's gambling because you told me."
“Your dad is your dad, and you are you. You don’t seem to understand what I mean. I’m talking about where you and the current village secretary’s son used to meet when you went to town. Even though you don’t work at the hair salon, you still know a bit about the barbershop, right? If the police find out about the barbershop, who do you think the barbershop owner will blame?”
Seeing Xu Ying's expression instantly become colorful, Ye Qing continued, "Although I'm short of money, I'll definitely be generous when it's time to be. I'll attribute the hair salon business to you."
Xu Ying angrily raised her hand to hit Ye Qing, but Ye Qing quickly grabbed Xu Ying's wrist. "Cousin, it seems that even after living together for so long, you still don't really understand me. How come you still think I'm someone who can be bullied by others?"
"You..." Xu Ying tried angrily to break free from Ye Qing's tight grip, but she didn't expect Ye Qing to be so strong that she couldn't break free at all.
Just as she was glaring angrily at Ye Qing, Ye Qing suddenly shook off Xu Ying. Xu Ying staggered and before she could regain her balance, she heard a crisp "smack"!
Before she could react, she instinctively covered her cheek, staring at Ye Qing in disbelief as she covered her face that had been slapped to the side: "You hit me!"
"Yes, I hit you." Ye Dafang admitted. "Are you angry? But I'm even angrier. It's one thing for you to come looking for me, but you even brought Liang Ziqiang along to disgust me. Shouldn't I have hit you?"
Xu Ying had no interest in listening to Ye Qing's explanation of why she had been hit. Xu Ying was already furious, and now that Ye Qing had slapped her, she felt like she was going crazy. She let go of her cheek and frantically tried to hit Ye Qing back.
However, Ye Qing was prepared. Seeing her cousin going crazy, she seized the opportunity to raise her hand and slap her again, making both cheeks symmetrical.
Another unexpected slap left Xu Ying, who had just been acting like a madwoman, stunned by Ye Qing's blow.
She acted as if she didn't recognize Ye Qing. She had known Ye Qing for more than ten years, but it seemed like she had never seen Ye Qing so capable.
Ye Qing didn't care what Xu Ying was really thinking. The better if he could scare her, so Ye Qing couldn't help but add fuel to the fire: "We haven't been out of the police station for long. I don't mind going back again and telling you everything I know."
After speaking, Ye Qing turned around, wanting Xu Ying to understand the distance between the two of them and the police station. However, as soon as she turned around, she saw Xi Quan, Quan Zhen, and Xi Yue standing behind her at some point.
Ye Qing wasn't exactly embarrassed, but she still felt a little uncomfortable having others see such a fierce side of her.
Xu Ying was extremely embarrassed when she saw Xi Quan and Quan Zhen, especially when she saw Quan Zhen looking at her with eyes that seemed to want to gouge her out. Xu Ying was so frightened that she forgot about Ye Qing and slunk away.
Although Ye Qing wasn't particularly familiar with Xi Quan and Quan Zhen, they were acquaintances, and Ye Qing wondered if he should say hello.
However, Ye Qing didn't dwell on this issue for long, because Quan Zhen spoke up first from behind Ye Qing: "Young girls these days are really amazing."
It was clearly sarcasm, and it was sarcasm directed at himself, which Ye Qing could certainly tell.
But since Quan Zhen has said so, it would seem cowardly to remain silent. Moreover, judging from Xu Ying's attitude, Ye Qing could tell that Quan Zhen was likely involved in Xu Ying's trouble-making.
I won't offend others unless they offend me, but now that Quan Zhen has been looking at me with displeasure, Ye Qing has no reason to tolerate it, even if Quan Zhen is an elder. So Ye Qing smiled politely at Quan Zhen and said.
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