"Captain, you have to judge this for me! Xia Tao... he really went too far! He actually sent his own cousin to the police station. Is that even acceptable?"
And that Xia Wan, he's no pushover either, daring to lay a hand on me! Look at the state he's left in! I'm his elder, after all, this absolutely cannot be left like this!" Li Cao pointed to her face, which had just been treated with medicine, and tearfully complained to the captain.
The thought of her beloved son, Xia Shitou, being imprisoned shattered Li Cao's heart. She simply couldn't accept this cruel reality, and she was unwilling to just watch helplessly as her son was sent to a farm for re-education.
It's easy for them to say, that they'll just send me to a farm for a few years of reform and then let me go. Humph! But who knows what might happen during those years?
Will his son ever be able to return home safely? Even if he is released, will he still be a decent person after all this ordeal and reformation? He might not even be as good as a petty thug now!
Li Cao became more and more excited as she thought about it, and her eyes reddened.
At this moment, Li Cao had already decided that her eldest son was completely ruined, and she was preoccupied with how to get some benefits and money from Xia Tao to make up for her losses.
After all, she still has a young child, Yuanbao, to support! Or perhaps when her eldest son returns in a few years, he'll have some money to rely on.
It has to be said that Li Cao was really delusional, actually trying to swindle so much money from Xia Tao. She seemed completely oblivious to the changes in Xia Tao these past few days.
However, the captain looked annoyed and impatient when faced with Li Cao, who was almost out of control.
He glared at Li Cao and said irritably, "Alright, alright, stop yelling! Xia Shitou getting arrested by the police is entirely his own fault. He was arrogant and reckless, going with a bunch of thugs to steal coal from a train, which is why he got caught. It has nothing to do with Xia Tao!"
He hadn't initially intended to be so unscrupulous in revealing everything; he had originally planned to give these people some face. Who could have predicted that this unreasonable old woman would be so utterly unreasonable?
He thought to himself that if he didn't make things clear soon, who knew what kind of trouble these people would cause next.
After all, their village has been striving to become an advanced and civilized brigade. If things continue to develop like this, then that goal will probably be completely out of reach!
"Hmph, she even hit me! So you have to pay for my medical expenses! Captain, you absolutely can't show favoritism to Xia Jianguo's family just because you have a good relationship with him!" At this point, Li Cao couldn't care less about anything else and shouted loudly at the captain.
She felt that the brigade leader was biased towards Xia Jianguo's family, which was why they hadn't gotten along well with each other these past few times.
Now that she's made her point clear, she doesn't believe the brigade leader can still blatantly show favoritism. It has to be said, Li Cao seems to have finally gotten her act together!
Hearing Li Cao's words, Xia Wan quickly put on a displeased expression and said, "Oh dear, Aunt, don't make things up! The injury on your face has nothing to do with me! You can't just believe whatever she says, can you? Since you're so sure that I did it, then show me some real evidence!"
Li Cao, not to be outdone, quickly pulled Qiao Qiao to her side to testify for her: "How is it not the truth? Qiao Qiao clearly said it herself, she saw you hit her with her own eyes. Besides, from where everyone was standing, only you could have hit my left cheek."
Although she hadn't understood what they were saying at all, since Qiao Qiao had repeated those words to her many times, it wasn't difficult for her to just repeat them verbatim.
The captain watched as he pulled Qiao Qiao in front of him, his gaze sweeping over her like a sharp blade. He thought to himself: This little girl has never been one to stay still. These days, she's really giving me a lot to worry about!
However, Qiao Qiao was unaware that the captain was staring at her with a sharp gaze. She simply lowered her head, single-mindedly trying to frame Xia Wan, and mumbled:
"Aunt... Aunt, please don't pull me! I... I... I did see Xia Wan throw something out... but I didn't see clearly what it was..."
Seeing this, Xia Wan curled her lips dismissively and retorted, "Normally, since my aunt was making such a fuss, everyone's attention should have been on my aunt or my brother. Why are you looking at me? After all, I'm not in the same direction as you!"
After saying that, she looked around at the ground with a serious expression and continued to ask, "And everyone, look at the ground, there's no sharp object that could have hurt Auntie like that, so where is the thing you said I threw out?"
The captain followed her gaze and looked around, nodding inwardly to himself.
Hey, I have to say, this yard is spotless today! There isn't a single messy item to be found!
There were a few small stones on the ground, but they wouldn't attract anyone's attention.
At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Qiao Qiao, and doubts involuntarily showed in their eyes.
After all, there was something really strange about Li Cao's injury. Although Qiao Qiao had been saying that Xia Wan had thrown something, none of the people present had witnessed what supposedly caused the injury.
Faced with the questioning and disapproving looks from the crowd, Qiao Qiao panicked and became flustered.
At this moment, she had no idea how to explain the awkward situation before her, and could only stammer, "I...I don't know..."
Her voice trailed off, and her body trembled slightly from excessive tension. She looked like she was being bullied, but unfortunately, no one was buying it.
Seeing this, Xia Wan narrowed her eyes slightly, a mocking smile appeared on her lips, and she said mercilessly, "Oh ho, why are you talking so incoherently now?"
Just a moment ago she was swearing she saw it with her own eyes, but now she's changing her story and saying she doesn't know anything. Luckily, my aunt didn't report it to the police, otherwise you'd be charged with perjury!
Hearing Xia Wan's words, Li Cao's anger grew even stronger, almost to the point of being uncontrollable.
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