"Then Xiao Hong's words can't be guaranteed to be true either..."
Hearing the villagers' discussions, Leng Yinghong felt a little flustered. She hadn't expected this person to be so eloquent, managing to turn some of the villagers who had initially believed her into doubting her in just a few words.
"Fellow villagers, think about it, why would I kick my sister into the river for no reason? Besides, I'm just a girl, how could I have that much strength? They were all men, much stronger than me, I couldn't even stop them in time!" Leng Yinghong shouted.
Just then, the villagers who had been blocking the way suddenly parted and made way for the road.
It was Leng Qisheng and Xu Fangfang who arrived with their beloved Leng Yaozu.
"Xiao Hong, what happened?" Xu Fangfang walked to her daughter's side, looked at Leng Yingying who was being treated by Su Yueya in the distance, and asked, "Why is she lying on the ground?"
The presence of her parents undoubtedly boosted Leng Yinghong's confidence.
"Mom and Dad, you're finally here!" Leng Yinghong felt as if she had seen reinforcements, finally welcoming her companions. She refused to believe that no matter how eloquent this man was, he could be stronger than her family. "My sister was kicked into the water by these people. They killed my sister, and now they want to run away!"
"Dead?" Leng Qisheng looked at the girl lying there motionless.
"My sister hasn't moved for ages, what else could she be but dead? And they're blocking me from getting close, trying to cover up the fact that they killed her!" Leng Yinghong cried out, "Dad, you have to stand up for my sister!"
Xu Fangfang's eyes darted around, and then she grabbed her husband's arm.
"Old Leng, people are already dead, we can't let them die in vain," she hinted with her eyes.
Anyway, Leng Yingying wasn't his biological daughter, and keeping her at home would be a waste of money. Now he might as well take advantage of her death to squeeze some money out of these people and supplement his family's income.
I was originally planning to marry that brat off and collect some dowry.
But receiving a dowry at a wedding is definitely not as bad as losing money if someone kills you!
We must take advantage of this opportunity to squeeze a hefty sum out of her, so that her son Yaozu can finally get married!
"You're the ones who killed my daughter!" Leng Qisheng instantly understood his wife's meaning. "You can't leave; you have to compensate us!"
"I raised Big Shadow all these years and spent a lot of money on her. You just killed her like that. You have to compensate me. Otherwise, this matter will never be over!" Leng Qisheng didn't even go over to look at Leng Yingying. At this moment, he was only thinking about how to maximize his "losses".
He didn't care at all whether his daughter lived or died.
"Dream on! You think you can pay me back? If you don't like it, we'll call the police and let them investigate and find out who's responsible!" Qiao Gaoyang said.
When it comes to eloquence, he really doesn't think he'll lose.
These people are unreasonable, fine, then let's call the police.
Ultimately, since they didn't do it, it's impossible to find any evidence to prove that they really killed Leng Yingying. Based on this, they can't possibly pay compensation, let alone take responsibility for the matter.
They had no idea that if this matter blew up and they were asked to pay compensation, the Leng family would have to provide sufficient evidence to prove that they killed the woman; otherwise, it would be slander.
The burden of proof has always been on the party making the claim.
"Call the police if you want! I'm telling you, this isn't over until you pay me!" Xu Fangfang shouted, hands on her hips. She naturally believed Leng Yinghong's words and thought that these people were just putting on a brave front.
"Fine," Qiao Gaoyang actually stood his ground against these people, "Get out of my way, I'm going to find the police right now!"
"That won't do!" Leng Qisheng suddenly went back on his word. He rallied the villagers to help him surround the group. "Everyone, please help us! They don't want to call the police; they want to take the opportunity to escape. We absolutely can't let them get away!"
Clearly, in the eyes of the villagers, Leng Qisheng had much more face than Leng Yinghong. At least after he "appealed," the villagers were more inclined to help them.
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
We really ran into some troublemakers!
"Pay up!" Xu Fangfang was extremely smug at this moment, already calculating in her mind how much would be appropriate. "Honey, we can't let them get away with this. You raised Big Shadow all these years with great difficulty, and now that Big Shadow is old enough to get married, we can't let them get away with this..."
Xu Fangfang's plan is brilliant. She'll use Leng Yingying's death to make a fortune, and then she'll have the capital to get Yaozu married.
“You tell us yourselves how much compensation you want to pay us, but you have to make sure we are satisfied!” Leng Qisheng said.
Qiao Gaoyang and the team leader: "..."
In broad daylight, you're already dreaming?
Qiao Shouyan held up one finger and shook it.
"A thousand?" Leng Qisheng was overjoyed. He thought that even if he married Leng Yingying off, he might not receive such a large dowry. However, he had to pretend that he could raise the price even further.
"You think you can get rid of us with just a thousand? Do you think my daughter's life is so cheap?" Leng Qisheng composed himself and said in a pretentious tone, "No, we need to add more!"
"Pfft—" Qiao Gaoyang burst out laughing.
I've seen people who lack self-awareness, but I've never seen anyone so lacking in self-awareness; you could even say they're shameless.
“You’re wrong, it’s not a thousand,” Qiao Gaoyang said with a smile, waving that finger again. “It’s… you won’t get a single penny!”
"Pah! We didn't kill anyone, you think we'd compensate you? Dream on!"
"I'm telling you, I won't give you a single penny!"
"That's right!" the team leader echoed Qiao Gaoyang, his attitude very firm. "We won't pay compensation, so don't even think about extorting money from us!"
This family surnamed Leng is clearly trying to extort money from us.
The two sides were arguing fiercely. Seeing that these people were unyielding, Xu Fangfang was about to sit down on the ground and start her usual tantrum...
In any case, we have to get this compensation today, so that Yaozu's future wife will be settled.
"Hey, you bunch of bastards—" Xu Fangfang shouted, about to sit down on the ground.
Su Yueya was focused on the rescue and had no time to pay attention to the heated argument between the two sides. Her only concern was saving lives.
She performed one set of resuscitation procedures followed by another, until she felt completely exhausted, at which point she had to face reality.
It seems there's really no way to save it.
The girl named Leng Yingying had died. Su Yueya pried open her eyelids and checked her again. This time, even her pupils had dilated, and there was truly no way to save her.
Perhaps if we bring someone into this space, there might still be a chance...
However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Su Yueya would never dare to take such a risk.
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