Chapter 54: Beating People
One of them, who was less seriously injured, stood up and shouted, "Who are you? We had an agreement. She was playing tricks on us, and we gave her some money... If you continue like this, I'm going to report you to the police."
It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he did, Xu Fu, who was standing next to him, had a gloomy face and kicked him in the stomach. "I'll fucking kill you, you bastard! How dare you throw dirty water on my senior sister like that..."
Seeing that the man was about to faint, Yu Huatang hurriedly pulled Xu Fu, "Junior brother, stop fighting, don't let anything happen later..."
At this time, several other servants asked, "Sir, do you want to report to the authorities?"
Baili shook his head. "They didn't steal or rob. If we report it to the police, they'll turn around and say it was Miss Yu who seduced them. Even if they have a point, they won't be able to explain it."
After saying that, he kicked the two awake and said fiercely with a knife, "Listen carefully. If you dare to come again next time, I will not only kill you, but also cut off this thing under you and feed it to the dog. Do you understand!..."
The two men breathed out more than they breathed in, nodded repeatedly, crawled out of the yard trembling, and ran away immediately.
After the two men left, Yu Huatang packed up again. It was almost dawn and no one wanted to sleep anymore.
They sat down and started chatting. Yu Huatang went back to the kitchen to make some food and brought it out. He just happened to hear Baili praising him, "You look good, kid. You're not afraid of a fight at all. You have the dignity of a master."
Xu Fu snorted coldly and slapped away Baili's hand. "How dare you catch my senior sister's attention? Don't you think about whether you will survive this fate?"
Yu Huatang put the food on the table and said, "Thank you for your hard work tonight. It seems you are afraid to come."
Baili took a few bites and said, "I'll send a few people to keep an eye on that bastard when we get back. You don't have to be afraid if he has any ideas in the future."
When it was daybreak, several people helped clean the yard and put things in order in the room.
There were several chambers of commerce in Baili, so he gave her some instructions and then left.
Seeing that she looked tired, Xu Fu asked for leave for her and returned to the Dengshi Hall.
Yu Huatang finally dared to relax and have a good sleep. It was not until 3 p.m. that she finally felt clear-headed and alert.
When she reached the gate of the courtyard, she discovered that the bloodstains along the way were winding outwards, which was the direction the two people had left.
She couldn't help but feel a little worried. Baili and the others attacked without caring about the man's life or death. She wondered if Chen Juezi would bear a grudge and wait for an opportunity to take revenge after returning.
She was protected, but what about Baili and Xu Fu?
This person was able to keep an eye on her for such a long time, so he must be keeping an eye on Baili and the others. When the Baili family's merchant ship was sailing on the sea, they were most afraid that someone would tamper with the ship.
Baili and Xu Fu thought it was no big deal, but the villain's mind was unpredictable.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the matter could not be let go. At night, she still felt that she should go and ask Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan has been busy with the pirate case recently, submitting petitions, recruiting and rectifying pirates, and has been sleeping in the government office for several days in a row.
After Anfu knew her purpose, he said, "The young master will be back today. Why don't you come in and wait for a while, Miss Yu?"
Yu Huatang politely declined and said that he would just wait at his home.
When the lights came on and the moon hung high on the branches, Zhao Yan finally came back.
After hearing Anfu's words, he knocked on the door without even changing his clothes.
The door opened, and Zhao Yan asked, "Anfu said you had something urgent to talk to me about. I've been busy lately and haven't replied yet. Is everything alright?"
Yu Huatang shook his head, holding the light to the bloodstain and pointing it at him, "Sir, please look. If someone was injured this badly, would they go to the government office to file a complaint? If the person who beat him up had a reason, would he be sentenced?"
Zhao Yan looked at the bloodstains and felt a chill in his heart. He looked back and forth at her, making sure she wasn't injured before replying, "It depends on the reason. If it was a home invasion or murder, then if they accidentally inflicted serious injuries in self-defense, they would be innocent."
"But whose blood is this?" he asked anxiously.
Yu Huatang explained everything that had happened in detail. At the end, he asked worriedly, "Sir, are Baili and Xu Fu okay? They were so angry that they attacked so ruthlessly. It was dark and I couldn't see clearly. It wasn't until daylight that I realized there was so much blood..."
"They also said not to report it to the police, saying they were afraid of affecting my reputation. But I'm also afraid that Chen Juezi will turn around and say it was me who took the initiative. Then Baili and the others will be unable to explain themselves..."
After hearing this, Zhao Yan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and was shivering all over.
He looked at Yu Huatang for a long time without being able to speak.
These days he wanted to make her deeds known to others, and personally wrote a letter to report her contribution in this piracy case, just to get what she deserved.
Unexpectedly, she encountered such a thing in this quiet courtyard. Chen Juezi had already targeted her in the alley that day, but he didn't pay attention to her, thinking she was a vagrant or a ruffian.
He shouldn't have been so careless and let her get involved in such a thing.
However, when she encountered such a thing, the first person she looked for was Baili, even including her junior brother. She never thought of looking for him. Why?
They live so close to each other, even if he hasn't come back recently, he will definitely come back immediately as long as she looks for him.
Even now, she came to him because she was worried that Baili and Xu Fu were in danger.
It can even be said that he was looked for because of Baili.
He felt distressed and lost.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Yu Huatang asked, "Did something really happen?"
Zhao Yan calmed down and said soothingly, "It's okay. Even if Chen Juezi goes to the county government office to file a complaint, I can just inform the people below. Besides, if he wants to file a complaint, he must explain his reasons. He just showed up in your yard for no reason. Anyone with a clue will know what he's up to, and he will be taken into custody."
"But what if he slandered me by saying that I seduced him?" she asked.
Zhao Yan continued, "Even so, he must produce evidence to prove the friendship between the two. At least three witnesses are needed."
Speaking of this, he was also a little annoyed. The ruffians in the small town were the best at using this trick to ruin a woman's reputation and then force her to marry them out of desperation.
But why did Chen Juezi feel so successful? He figured it out. Yu Huatang had no family, and even her only cousin lived away from home, which gave him an advantage. He believed that Yu Huatang was a divorced woman, and if she was gossiped about behind her back again, she would be miserable. This is why Chen Juezi was so unscrupulous.
When he figured it all out, he felt furious. Why did they think she couldn't get better after getting married?
What's more, she married him.
"But sir, if he bribes his subordinates or someone else to handle the case directly, then Baili and the others will be helpless."
Zhao Yan continued to explain, "If that's the case, the case will still be handed over to Lord Yan, and I will also make arrangements with them so that the local county magistrate will not close the case privately."
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