Chapter 15 Collusion
Pay with his life? Hu Xiner thought about it. It wouldn't be that serious. There was no evidence, right? You couldn't just chop someone off on a whim.
Besides, if Luo Yan wanted to hook up with a noble man, who was the middleman?
"Call the police! Call the police!" Someone shouted, and Hu Xiner finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Luo Yan's relieved look, Hu Xin'er concluded that the Luo family must have some connections to the higher-ups to be able to run rampant in Shuangxi Village. She rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, arrest her and bring her to justice. With so many of us watching, even the most powerful judge wouldn't dare to protect her!"
After Hu Xiner said this, Luo Yan could no longer laugh.
Yes, with so many people watching her, who would dare to protect her?
A group of people raised their fists and shouted that they wanted to arrest Luo Yan and take her to see the authorities. They moved forward step by step and soon forced Luo Yan into a corner.
In theory, Hu Xin'er and Luo Yan did not have any deep hatred to the point of killing each other, so she did not continue to add insult to injury. As long as the Luo family did not provoke her in the future and it did not affect her ability to make money, she was not willing to cause trouble for Luo Yan, the local tyrant.
Unexpectedly, just as Hu Xin'er made up her mind, she heard a rather authoritative voice: "What are you doing?"
The scene of public outrage strangely calmed down after hearing this voice.
Hu Xiner subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound, only to see a thin old man in a gray gown with a righteous look on his face.
At first glance, Hu Xiner even felt that this person should not appear here, but should be in the temple, with the words "honesty and incorruptibility" on his head, abiding by the law and loving the people like his own children.
Unfortunately, she changed her mind after taking a second look. She was a painter and liked to look at the essence of things. At first glance, this man looked like a decent old man, but when she looked at him again, she found that there was a gloom in his eyes.
However, she also wanted to see what this person was planning, as he seemed to be of high status.
"Village Chief!" someone asked, "Why are you here?"
It turned out that this person was the village chief of Shuangxi Village, Liu Wu.
It does look quite prestigious, but that's understandable, Hu Xiner thought somewhat complacently. After all, not everyone has such a keen eye as hers.
Liu Wu's face turned stern, and he asked in a cold voice, "What's the point of all the fussing? What are you arguing about?"
When asked, someone told the story of the farce that had happened here. When they heard that the Luo family was a family of human traffickers and had stolen children from good families in exchange for silver, a group of people could no longer suppress their anger and began to clamor to take Luo Yan to see the authorities.
Luo Yan was forced into a corner by the crowd.
Even Hu Xin'er was stopped behind by the crowd and could not see Luo Yan's expression, but she could clearly see that a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Liu Wu's eyes.
She couldn't figure out whether the dissatisfaction was because the Luo family was involved in kidnapping or because the villagers were targeting the Luo family and causing trouble for him.
"Where is Luo Yan?" he asked, as if he was going to solve the case on the spot.
Although the village chief does not hold an official position, he is registered with the government. He has the final say in the village, so it is reasonable for him to interrogate the villagers.
Everyone made way for Luo Yan to pass.
"Village chief, please save me. I have never done such a thing, and neither has the Luo family. My family is law-abiding. The villagers heard some rumors and want to slander me. Please, village chief, help me!" Luo Yan said, kneeling on the ground with her body limp.
With so many people watching, Liu Wu didn't want to be too obviously partial to Luo Yan. He just said, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it's really as the rumors say, the Luo family must pay the price. If the Luo family didn't do it, you are not allowed to cause trouble for them again!"
As the village chief, Liu Wu had considerable prestige. In addition, he was good at pretending, so he even fooled Hu Xiner at first sight, let alone the common people. Naturally, they trusted him. After hearing his decision, they thought it made sense and nodded in agreement.
Hu Xin'er looked at these people who had been deceived and were still gratefully thanking Liu Wu. She grabbed Mu Qing's sleeve and moved closer to him, "Look at these people, don't they look like naive people?"
"What is silly and sweet?"
Li Sangui's voice rang in Hu Xiner's ears like a thunderclap, frightening her.
"What are you doing!" Hu Xin'er glared at Li Sangui, then thought about the question he asked. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Just think of it as saying they are stupid and naive."
Li Sangui felt that Hu Xiner might not mean this, or not entirely this. Seeing that Hu Xiner looked unhappy, he did not continue to ask.
"Just leaving like that?" Li Sangui felt bad for Mu Qing because Hu Xin'er let them leave during the chaos. "Just letting that woman go like that?"
Hu Xin'er whispered back as she packed her things, "What else can we do? That old man and Luo Yan are in cahoots. If they keep fighting, we won't get any advantage."
"How do you know?" Li Sangui asked subconsciously. How did Hu Xiner know that Liu Wu and Luo Yan were in the same group?
"Use your brain!" Hu Xin'er loaded all the things into a shoulder pole and asked Li Sangui to carry it, motioning him to walk while she spoke. "If Liu Wu really wants to find out the truth of the matter, today, with both the victim and the defendant here, is undoubtedly the best time. With Mu Qing and I as witnesses, it would be easy to capture Luo Yan. Why wait until tomorrow?"
Li Sangui thought about it and felt that what Hu Xiner said made sense. Then he remembered that he had offended the Luo family. If Luo Yan and that old man Liu Wu joined forces to deal with him, he really couldn't withstand it. He felt a little worried again.
He naturally didn't take the Luo family seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have come to ask for compensation that day, and he even dared to capture the second son of the Luo family and force him to work as a prostitute.
Liu Wu was different. Although he was not an official, he was also appointed by the government. He did not dare to offend the village chief easily. Even during festivals, he would bring two pounds of pork to visit and build good relations with the government.
If Liu Wu is really the backer of the Luo family, then he will probably have a hard time in Shuangxi Village.
Hu Xin'er seemed to see his worry, so she raised her hand and patted his shoulder twice, "Don't worry, I'm here. How can your business be bad?"
Li Sangui thought of Hu Xiner's miraculous business methods, and his worries were put at ease again. They had only been there for two days, and his business had already reached a peak that he had not reached in all these years.
"When are you leaving?" Li Sangui asked. He didn't think of keeping the two of them. Hu Xiner had already said when she used marketing methods for the first time that they would not stay for too long.
On that day, Li Sangui mistakenly recognized the two men as people from the Luo Mansion, so he let them stay to work and earn money. Now that he knows that the two men are not from the Luo Mansion, it is naturally not their turn to work and earn money. If they want to leave, they can leave at any time.
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