Chapter Fifty-Nine: Taking a Ruthless Step
"ah--"
The people around had never seen such a scene before, and they were all frightened and quickly backed away.
Xinli scooped Aunt Yang up in her arms, and Xiaohua rushed over and hugged Aunt Yang, crying particularly shrilly: "Mom! Are you alright, Mom?"
When Aunt Yang saw Xinli and Xiaohua, the tears that she hadn't shed when she was being beaten suddenly streamed down her face.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing Xiaohua crying so pitifully, Aunt Yang endured the pain in her body and touched her daughter's head: "Don't cry, Xiaohua, Mom is fine."
"How can you be alright!"
Xiao Hua felt heartbroken seeing the bruises all over Aunt Yang's face. She couldn't help but look at the person who had been knocked away by Xin Li and asked fiercely, "What did my mother do to you? Why did you treat her like this!"
The man took a long time to recover, and when Xiaohua questioned him like that and glared at him, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"This man said your mother deliberately stole his grain."
"Yes, yes, I heard it too."
The onlookers, seeing how pitiful Aunt Yang and her daughter Xiaohua were, started chattering amongst themselves.
Xiaohua was furious: "My mom came to buy grain, why would she steal your grain! You're slandering my mom!"
The man seemed to have finally calmed down. He pointed at Xin Li and cursed, "You bitch, how dare you lay a hand on me! I'm calling the police!"
Xinli shielded Aunt Yang and Xiaohua behind her, nodded, and said, "Okay, call the police."
Others also said, "I called the police, and the police officers from the local police station should be here soon."
The man's eyes immediately darted away upon hearing this.
Xin Li could tell at a glance that this person was guilty, and she smiled sarcastically: "The police station will definitely be able to find out whether Aunt Yang took your grain or not."
"Besides, you need grain coupons to buy grain now. If you buy so much, the shopkeeper will definitely remember you. We can just go and ask the shopkeeper how much grain you bought and everything will be clear."
Upon hearing this, the man turned and ran without saying a word.
The onlookers booed: "He really is someone trying to get something for nothing!"
"Everyone, block him! Don't let him get away!"
"quick!"
Seeing so many enthusiastic people, Xinli didn't go up to join in the fun.
"Let me take you to the nearby clinic."
Aunt Yang was covered in injuries. Her hands were bleeding from the snakeskin bags she had used to hold the grain she had bought, showing how much effort she had put into dealing with the other party.
"No, no need..."
Aunt Yang wanted to refuse, but Xin Li picked her up and said, "How can you not go? What will you do if the wound gets infected and inflamed?"
"Don't forget that you have two children at home waiting for you to take care of them."
"I……"
Aunt Yang was about to refuse when Xiao Hua grabbed Xin Li's hand: "Take my mom with you! Sister Xin Li, my mom needs to see a doctor, and I have money!"
She hurriedly pulled out a few bills from her small purse: "This is my New Year's money. My mom must go see a doctor for her injury."
Aunt Yang's tears flowed again when she saw how sensible Xiaohua was.
"Silly child, didn't you say you were keeping this money for yourself?"
Xiaohua cried and said, "I don't want money, I just want Mom... Mom, don't scare me, you should go see a doctor about your injury."
Xinli also urged, "Aunt Yang, you should go and see her. Don't let the child worry about you too."
"All right."
Aunt Yang couldn't refuse Xin Li, so she could only nod and be supported by Xin Li and Xiao Hua, each holding one of her arms, as they headed straight for the nearby clinic.
While Aunt Yang was treating her wounds, the police from the local station also arrived.
Upon seeing Aunt Yang covered in injuries, the police officers from the local station immediately identified her as the suspect.
"Were you the ones who got into an argument with Wan Laosan at the dock just now?"
Seeing that the police officers were somewhat frightened, Aunt Yang nodded and said, "Yes."
Seeing that Aunt Yang was afraid, the other party softened their tone: "Auntie, don't be afraid. We just want to ask about some things."
Aunt Yang gradually relaxed, and Xin Li sat to the side, thinking that she would have nothing more to do next. Unexpectedly, the police suddenly changed the subject and focused on her: "Wan Laosan said that one of your people threw him away, and now he is making a fuss about getting a medical examination. Did you do it?"
Xin Li was not surprised that the other party had targeted her so quickly.
After all, Aunt Yang was so badly injured, and Xiao Hua was just a child. The only person capable of doing something like this was a young woman with all her strength and ability.
"yes."
“He was about to lay a hand on Aunt Yang, so I rushed up and stopped him.”
The officer at the police station twitched his lips: "Was it really obstruction?"
Wan Laosan almost vomited blood just now.
That force is astonishing.
Xin Li had a general idea of how badly Wan Laosan was injured, but of course she couldn't admit that she had been ruthless.
"Yes, what else can I do but be a weak woman like me?"
Aunt Yang knew that Xinli had been dragged into this matter to help her, so she quickly said, "Xinxin is just a bit stronger. After all, she's a military wife. Maybe she'll spar with her husband when she's bored at home."
"But many people at the scene saw it clearly, and she definitely did not do it on purpose."
When the police officers at the local station heard that Xin Li was a military wife, they immediately became respectful.
"So you're a military wife? Are you one too?" They looked at Aunt Yang with curiosity in their eyes.
Aunt Yang's eyes dimmed: "My husband has already sacrificed himself."
"I'm so sorry..."
The police officers looked regretful: "Military wives are all wonderful. We already know what happened before. That Wan Laosan is a well-known local thug. Everyone knows his tricks and keeps their distance from him. When he realized he could no longer swindle money from others, he took advantage of the market days to swindle money from people from other places who came to the market. You were probably alone, so he chose you."
“We have already investigated, and those snakeskin bags of his are not filled with grain at all. He just wanted to use this trick to take all your grain back with him.”
Aunt Yang was so angry that her hands and feet were trembling: "This is the food that saves my family of three's lives! How could he be so vicious!"
"This time the evidence is conclusive, and we will make him pay the price he deserves."
The police officers left quickly. Aunt Yang hugged Xiaohua and looked at Xinli with endless gratitude: "Xinxin, you really worked hard today. If you hadn't shown up and stopped him, I really don't know what would have happened."
She was determined not to let go of the grain, and since that Wan Laosan was a repeat offender, he probably had more tricks up his sleeve.
"No need to be so polite. It's getting late, let's head back."
Aunt Yang then remembered this matter and quickly said, "Oh right, let's go back quickly."
"The boats back to the island are about to leave, so don't keep them waiting too long."
Xinli helped Aunt Yang organize the grains and asked Xiaohua to help her mother.
"You're going to help me take it back? No way, where would you get that much strength?"
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