Before she could finish speaking, the captain who was knocking on the door responded, "Xia Wan, open the door quickly, I have something to ask you!"
Just as he finished speaking, Xia Wan swiftly opened the door.
When she saw the captain standing in front of her and the large group of people behind him, she instantly understood.
Needless to say, Xia Jianjun and his wife must have gotten into some kind of trouble again, causing this mess.
However, Xia Wan did not expose the matter on the spot. Instead, she looked puzzled and stared straight at the captain, asking in confusion, "Uncle Captain, what's going on so early in the morning? Why is everyone gathered at my doorstep?"
As she spoke, she quickly glanced at Xia Jianjun, who was standing at the back of the crowd. In that fleeting moment, she caught sight of the figure lying on the ground, and immediately understood that the couple were definitely plotting to extort money from her.
Sure enough, not long after, the brigade leader's words came like a sudden storm, quickly confirming her previous guess: "Xia Wan, your uncle just told me with certainty that you heartlessly kicked him and your aunt out of the house. Is that true?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan's originally bright eyes instantly filled with even deeper confusion, as if she found the matter utterly unbelievable.
"Uncle Captain, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I do something so disobedient to my uncle and aunt? This morning, I haven't even stepped out of the door."
At this moment, her attitude was absolutely firm, and she would never easily admit to such a fabricated crime.
After all, these two clearly came with malicious intent to extort money, and she had to act decisively and ruthlessly nip their ill intentions in the bud.
However, when Xia Jianguo heard her deny it so vehemently, he immediately flew into a rage, shouting, "You little brat who doesn't know what's good for her, how dare you lie to everyone's face! It was clearly you who cruelly kicked me and your aunt, and now you've even caused your aunt to faint, yet you still shamelessly refuse to admit your guilt!"
His face was full of anger, and he spoke without the slightest hint of guilt. On the contrary, he seemed exceptionally righteous, as if he were truly the victim who had suffered a great injustice.
Xia Wan's delicate face was full of innocence, her beautiful eyes wide open, revealing confusion and helplessness, as if she couldn't believe what was happening before her: "How could this be? I've been obediently staying at home cooking all morning, I haven't even stepped out the door, let alone seen you, Uncle..."
In the short span of those few words, the quick-witted Daya ran out like a gust of wind and returned shortly afterward with the village's old doctor.
The old man was carrying an old medicine box and hurriedly followed behind Daya.
When the little girl ran all the way to his house, she kept shouting that someone had died, but she couldn't explain who needed medical attention.
When he arrived at the Xia family's door and saw that it was Li Cao lying on the cold ground, the old man couldn't help but secretly lament his misfortune.
To be honest, he really wanted to turn around and leave right then and there. You see, he had absolutely no desire to get involved in the messy affairs of the Xia family.
Previously, every time the Xia family called me to their home to treat patients, I not only didn't get a penny of medical fees, but I also got a good scolding from them.
But he was, after all, responsible for the duties of the village doctor of Huaihua Brigade, and now that he was here, there was no way he could avoid it.
Having no other choice, he had to bite the bullet and go forward to check the situation.
At this moment, Li Cao had been lying on the cold ground for a long time, and his body had long been frozen and he had lost consciousness. He had also fainted.
Fortunately, the experienced village doctor immediately noticed something was wrong. He quickly took out a slender silver needle from his medicine box and precisely inserted it into Li Cao's philtrum. Not long after, Li Cao, who had been unconscious, slowly woke up.
When Li Cao was just awakened from her slumber by a sharp, stabbing pain, her head was still a little dizzy and confused. She felt as if she were in a fog and couldn't quite come to her senses for a while.
However, after that brief moment, as her vision gradually cleared and she could see the faces of the people surrounding her, memories flooded back, and she suddenly remembered where she was and what she was going through.
Although he had regained consciousness, his body still wouldn't obey him.
By this time, Li Cao had been thoroughly chilled by the bitter cold, her body was frozen solid from head to toe, and even her lips had turned purple from the cold, and she was trembling uncontrollably.
So much so that she couldn't utter a single word. In utter helplessness, she plopped down on the cold, icy ground, silently wiping away her unstoppable tears while glaring fiercely at her husband with eyes full of resentment and hatred.
At the same time, she kept giving him suggestive glances out of the corner of her eye, as if urging him to act according to the previously agreed plan and push all the responsibility onto Xia Wan.
Xia Jianjun clearly did not disappoint the high expectations Li Cao had placed in him.
After keenly catching the signal in his wife's eyes, he immediately understood and resumed his irritating wailing mode.
He cried and wailed, "Captain, you must help us get justice! Look at what our family has become!"
"She's already in a terrible state, and if my wife gets seriously injured from that kick today, we really won't have a single penny to pay for her medical treatment or medicine!"
After saying that, he pretended to wipe the tears streaming down his face, whether from sadness or cold.
Faced with Xia Jianjun's desperate pleas, the captain merely glanced at him calmly and then slowly asked, "Judging from what you're saying, do you want Xia Wan to compensate you for your losses? In your opinion, how much compensation would be appropriate?"
In truth, the captain had been harboring a lot of resentment! The Xia family was really causing trouble, and they were acting recklessly without any regard for the situation. Did they really think they could boss him around? Did they actually treat him like a free referee for the Xia family?
Upon hearing the captain's words, Xia Jianjun immediately misunderstood their meaning. He was overjoyed, believing the captain was helping him claim compensation!
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