Facing everyone's gaze, Qiao Qiao forced herself to say, "Yes...that's right, I saw with my own eyes that Xia Wan hit my aunt."
Regardless, let's just follow our own thoughts first! Who cares about the consequences? Let's testify for Li Cao and the others and give Xia Wan a good hard time.
In the past few days, I have tried every means to please Xia Jianguo and Xia Tao, but they are completely unappreciative of my efforts and always act as if they are impervious to my words.
Since that's the case, then don't blame her for being impolite; she must make them regret their cold attitude.
After she said those words, she thought she would see Xia Tao and the others looking regretful, regretting that they hadn't treated her better, and maybe they would even speak up for Xia Wan. She wouldn't be on Li Cao's side now.
However, to her surprise, Xia Tao and the others showed no remorse whatsoever.
Not only that, but not long after, she herself began to regret it.
All that could be heard was Xia Wan's clear, slightly sly laughter in the darkness. She then slowly said, "Oh ho, you keep saying you saw it with your own eyes, so tell me, how exactly did you see it?"
Could it be that because you don't get along with me, you're deliberately trying to frame me by giving false testimony for my aunt and uncles? Otherwise, why would you be the only one who saw it out of all the uncles, aunts, and other relatives present?
As Xia Wan spoke, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a carefree smile.
As for whether Qiao Qiao actually witnessed what happened, to be honest, even she herself wasn't sure.
But no matter what, what Qiao Qiao said had to be a lie.
"I...I really saw it." Qiao Qiao was indeed feeling guilty. She knew in her heart that Xia Wan had done it, but she really hadn't seen it.
Xia Wan stared intently at Qiao Qiao, as if trying to see right through her, and coldly questioned, "Since you keep saying you saw it with your own eyes, then fine!"
Then tell me in detail, how exactly did I hit her? What did I use to hit her? And why was I still able to hit her even though I was standing so far away?
At this moment, Qiao Qiao's body trembled slightly, and her voice also trembled as she stammered, "I...I really don't know, it was too dark at the time...I didn't see clearly at all."
Xia Tao glared at Qiao Qiao, his voice full of doubt and dissatisfaction: "Hmph, don't talk nonsense if you haven't seen clearly! My father and I have never mistreated you in the slightest over the years. Don't try to frame Xiao Wan out of jealousy."
Seeing this, Xia Wan quickly seized the opportunity to chime in, saying with a forced smile, "That's right, Qiao Qiao, why do you always go against me?"
"Is it because you think I stole Dad and my brother's love from you? But they are my family! And you were the one who rejected them before, so what are you trying to do by acting like this now?"
Qiao Qiao bit her lower lip tightly, twisting her hands together nervously, and said, "I...I didn't target Xia Wan, you...you guys shouldn't talk nonsense..."
She knew the brother and sister were targeting her, but she couldn't answer Xia Wan's question because she really hadn't seen it.
"Stop getting carried away, everyone quiet down at night!" The brigade leader frowned, rubbing his throbbing temples with a helpless expression. He pointed at Li Cao standing to the side, then turned to the village doctor who had just managed to squeeze through the crowd and said, "Come on, quickly take a look at her."
Since the wound needed to be examined, it couldn't all be done in the courtyard. So the villagers crowded around and went into the main room to check the wound.
The captain turned around, looked at Xia Tao with a serious expression, and asked, "What exactly happened? Why are you making such a fuss again?"
Xia Tao spread his hands innocently, shrugged, and replied with a wronged expression, "I really don't know, Uncle. My grandma and the others heard something from someone outside, and they insist that I sent my older cousin to jail. They're even forcing me to pay money to bail him out!"
"This is utter nonsense!" Upon hearing this, the captain was furious. He raised his hand and slapped Xia Tao hard on the head, shouting angrily, "What do you mean by paying to ransom someone? What do you think the police station is? How can you just say such things?"
Startled by the slap, Xia Tao quickly shrank back behind his father, muttering, "Uncle, please don't hit me! I didn't say those things, my aunt said them, it has nothing to do with me!"
At this moment, Xia Wan also raised her voice and said loudly, "That's right, Uncle, this is indeed what my aunt said, and she even demanded that my brother give her five hundred yuan to ransom her!"
The few remaining onlookers, who had also heard what Li Cao said, chimed in, "That's right, Captain, we all heard it."
“Yes, yes, we all heard it. Old Wu has already believed her and gone home to worry about money!” Once the first person spoke, others chimed in.
"Jianjun's wife actually threatened to report Xia Wan to the police! She even said that if Xia Tao wanted to save his sister, he would have to get Xia Tao out first!" a villager recounted vividly.
"That's right! Look at this family, they really bullied Jianguo and his son! Oh dear, they really only target honest people!" Another villager chimed in, shaking his head and sighing while showing an indignant expression.
The captain, who had been standing quietly listening to the murmurs of the crowd, pieced together the whole story from their words, and his face grew increasingly grim.
Just then, the village doctor slowly walked out carrying his heavy medicine box.
"It's nothing serious, just some superficial injuries," the village doctor said, sounding a little tired.
After all, he was quite old, and it was already so late, yet he was still summoned here in such a hurry. It was inevitable that he would feel a little unhappy.
Looking at Li Cao's face again, it does look quite frightening at first glance, but after carefully cleaning the wound, you can see that it is just a scar that is neither deep nor shallow.
An injury of this severity, unless it happened to be on a prominent area like the face, would likely be treated by an ordinary family member.
"It's good that you're alright. Thank you for making this trip, Uncle Zhao! You should go back and rest well!" The village chief smiled broadly and nodded politely to the village doctor. He then arranged for a strong young man to escort him home.
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