Chapter 349 [(*^▽^*)]
Through the mechanical spider, Lin Leyou saw Zhao Qiang beating his wife Zhou Wanwan in the house. Seeing Zhou Wanwan screaming in pain, Lin Leyou felt a sense of satisfaction.
I almost died at Jiang Changdong's hands back then. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I wouldn't be where I am now. This Zhou Wanwan is the one who leaked my information.
Although Lin Wanyi and her friend Hua Yun'an had helped deal with the matter before, unfortunately, Zhou Wanwan never involved Jiang Changdong's family.
He felt extremely disgusted whenever he thought about it. The more Zhao Qiang beat her, the more satisfied he felt. She deserved it.
So this is what Lin Wanyi told him before: Zhou Wanwan will play the role of an NPC that no one else wants to play in many dungeons. These roles are all quite tragic, either living a miserable life or dying a miserable death.
A woman's screams came from Zhao Qiang's house, which quickly attracted the attention of the people around. However, no one in the village bothered to interfere. This couple really was a perfect match.
But just because they didn't care doesn't mean the police walking around the village didn't care. When they heard a woman screaming as they passed by, they immediately thought of Niu Xiaohua, who had just been killed by Luo Qingzhou.
Is someone killing someone again now?
The police were banging on the door from the outside, shouting, "What are you doing in there? Open the door!!"
With someone outside, Zhao Qiang naturally stopped beating Zhou Wanwan. Instead, he went out to open the door with a look of impatience. However, as soon as he opened the door, he swallowed the curse that was already on the tip of his tongue.
"Are you a police officer?"
Police, "What are you doing? Domestic violence?"
Zhao Qiang's face was twitching. Two years ago, he would have beaten the police without hesitation, but now he had just been released and didn't want to be arrested again, so he could only suppress his annoyance and say, "Nothing of the sort. We were just having a little tiff as husband and wife."
The police officer looked past him and into the room. "Is the woman inside your wife? Where is she?"
Zhao Qiang grinned and turned around to shout inside, "Zhou Wanwan! Come out, come out!"
This attitude is truly something else; anyone who didn't know better would think he was calling out to an enemy.
However, the police soon spotted Zhou Wanwan. She looked somewhat disheveled, with her hair all messy, and she was combing her hair with her fingers as she walked over.
"Officer...Officer, I...I am..."
The policeman waved his hand. "He hit you just now? How are you feeling? Do you need to go to the clinic?"
After saying that, he looked at Zhao Qiang with a warning look, "Don't be afraid, there are many police officers in the village. You don't need to worry, just speak directly."
If it were an ordinary person, with the police backing them up, they would definitely cry and complain. But Zhou Wanwan is different; she is the kind of woman who must have a man in her family.
Even those who deeply believe in the concept of "marrying a chicken, following the chicken; marrying a dog, following the dog" are actually the ones who were arrested and locked up last time. It wasn't because they beat their wives, but because they assaulted a police officer.
Last time, Zhou Wanwan didn't even mention holding him accountable, but Zhao Qiang didn't care about that. He only knew that the police were brought there by Zhou Wanwan!
Even if the police were brought to the scene because he laid a hand on Zhou Wanwan, he would only blame everyone else, insisting that he would never make a mistake himself.
Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "It's nothing, officers, you've misunderstood. We were just having a little argument as a couple, it's nothing serious."
The police noticed she seemed completely genuine, speaking as if it were the truth, but then came that scream...
Police officer: "Since it's just a minor scuffle, why were you screaming so loudly just now? Don't be afraid, just tell me what's wrong!"
Zhou Wanwan noticed Zhao Qiang glaring at her and flinched slightly in fear, but still insisted, "It's nothing, it's nothing, you've all misunderstood, it's really nothing, it's a family matter, officers, please don't interfere."
If Zhao Qiang assaults a police officer again, she will be arrested again as soon as she gets back. She doesn't have a man in her family, and she, a woman, will be bullied to death by the villagers again!
Zhou Wanwan never imagined that the villagers had never bullied her; in fact, they had helped her many times. It was only because she had mental problems that everyone gradually distanced themselves from her.
But she attributed all of this to the villagers disliking her and ganging up on her. She believed that as long as that person was at home, the villagers would definitely look up to her.
Seeing that Zhou Wanwan was trying her best to clear Zhao Qiang's name, and given the lack of evidence and the victim's lack of cooperation, the police couldn't do much more. They warned Zhao Qiang a few times and then left.
After all, they have a lot of other work to do.
The most troublesome thing is that the three people who were at Luo Qingzhou's house when the tragedy happened, and who were chased and attacked by Luo Qingzhou with a knife afterward, are now all sick and receiving IV drips at the clinic.
I went to see him twice before, but he was still delirious and unable to answer any questions.
Although there were two others, they had just left before the tragedy, so we couldn't get any useful information from them. Fortunately, the chef and his helpers who had been cooking there were all safe and sound.
The head chef, in particular, witnessed Luo Qingzhou stabbing Niu Xiaohua to death with a knife. The knife in question was a cleaver he had taken from the kitchen, the same one he had used to chop ribs.
Before Luo Qingzhou took it, the knife still had some pig bone fragments and bits of meat stuck to it. The chef remembered it clearly and still has nightmares about it.
After the police left, Zhao Qiang spat viciously at their retreating figures, then closed the door and slapped Zhou Wanwan across the face.
"You slut, if it weren't for you, I would have been arrested and thrown in jail! I still haven't gotten pregnant at all. I spent so much money to marry a hen that can't lay eggs!"
"If you don't give me a son soon, I'll kill you and make soup with you, then I can at least have some meat!"
Zhou Wanwan was terrified, but she still tried her best to speak to him gently and kindly, "I can give birth. I've been to the hospital for checkups before, and the doctors all said that I'm in good health and can give birth at any time."
Of course, that's not what the doctor said. The doctor said to eat and drink well, rest well, take good care of yourself, and that having a baby wouldn't be a problem.
Zhao Qiang's expression softened upon hearing her words. "Alright, go cook."
He seemed oblivious to the slap mark he had just left on Zhou Wanwan's face, her swollen cheeks, and the blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
Lin Leyou saw all of this and quickly noticed something strange: this Zhou Wanwan did indeed look exactly like the one he remembered.
Of course, it was the photos that Hua Yun'an and Lin Wanyi showed him. This woman was indeed Zhou Wanwan, but what struck him as strange was that Zhou Wanwan didn't seem to be unwilling at all.
She seems to be a woman who treats her man like the heavens, willing to endure any beatings or scoldings. Can a resident's acting skills really be that good?
How can someone who's been beaten up like that still be able to act? And they act so well regardless of whether there are outsiders or not?
Or is it...?
Lin Leyou narrowed his eyes, feeling that things weren't as simple as he thought. He decided to give it a try and see if he could get the answer he wanted.
As time passed and night fell, Lin Leyou soon heard good news from the clinic: the three of them were in better condition. Of course, this meant they were no longer talking nonsense, but they still couldn't leave the clinic.
Lin Leyou looked at the sunset on the horizon. The sunset looked normal today, so nothing should happen.
As the sky outside darkened completely, Xue Rui appeared silently at the back door of Lin Leyou's house. After Lin Leyou opened the door, a dark figure quickly darted inside.
Xue Rui turned around, closed and locked the door, and said, "Brother Lin, I'm here!"
Lin Leyou: "Well, it's good that you're here. Are things alright on their end?"
Xue Rui said, "Anyway, I put mechanical spiders there. If they come to conduct a surprise inspection at night, I'll go back. But it should be fine, the houses over there are all locked."
Lin Leyou said, "That's good, but we can't let our guard down. After all, the village chief's words during the day still felt strange."
Thinking of this, Xue Rui's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. "Indeed... although it's supposed to be a reconciliation, I always feel like it's on their side."
"And as you said, Brother Lin, this method was taught to them by the former village chief. If I'm not mistaken, the task that Qin Fengmian is currently playing as the village chief might be related to this."
Lin Leyou, "You guessed it too?"
Xue Rui: "Then... Brother Lin, do you think my parents don't know about me leaving that house, but the village chief does? If it's related to his mission, he'll definitely be monitoring me, right?"
Lin Leyou said, "It's okay. No one can prove that you're in my house. If there's any unusual activity in the village, leave in advance. If they cause trouble at my house, appear behind them."
Xue Rui smiled and said, "Brother Lin, you're so naughty."
Lin Leyou asked, "By the way, have you had dinner yet?"
Xue Rui put his things down in the kitchen. "I cooked over there, Brother Lin, let's eat together."
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow. "Why didn't you ask me if I'd eaten?"
Xue Rui: "Brother Lin knew I was coming, so he definitely wouldn't cook and eat alone. Was he waiting for me?"
Lin Leyou blinked, not bothering to be coy, "I was indeed waiting for you, after all, our Xiao Rui's cooking is so good. But since you brought dishes, what about what I prepared beforehand..."
Xue Rui: "Let me see."
He walked into the kitchen and saw the ingredients Lin Leyou had prepared. "They're not difficult ingredients to cook. Give me half an hour, and I'll turn them all into delicious food."
Lin Leyou: "Okay, then let's wait a little longer. Anyway, it's not too late yet."
Although it's already dark, it's only a little before 7 p.m., so we can just have dinner and a late-night snack together.
Just then, Lin Leyou's lips twitched. Zhao Qiang was actually doing *that* kind of thing. But thinking about it, it made sense, since they had just mentioned the child during the day.
Given Zhao Qiang's personality, it's already quite remarkable that he could hold out until night.
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