Chapter 171 Ning Shan and his wife brutally beat their younger brother and sister-in-law
Lin Lina was stunned for two seconds.
She had watched Ning Jinli grow up; this niece had always been obedient, gentle, sensible, and polite.
Even after being kicked out of the Ning family and living outside for more than ten years, he was still a pushover. How come he has changed so much in just a few months?
Not only did he retaliate when Ning Yao attacked him, but he also dared to speak rudely and disrespectfully to his own aunt!
"You little brat! You have no parents! Today I'll teach you a lesson on their behalf!" Lin Lina got angrier and angrier, and slapped Ning Jinli across the face while cursing.
Ning Jinli could have easily dodged it, or countered with a counterattack as she had done before, but this time she didn't move.
In the blink of an eye, he activated the Heavenly Profound Heart Technique, using his internal energy to protect his left cheek from the blow.
Snap!
A crisp sound!
Ning Jinli remained expressionless, only feeling as if a feather had touched her left cheek.
Lin Lina's right hand felt like it had been slapped onto an iron plate; her fingers and palm were both painful and numb.
She gasped, about to pull her hand back to rub it, when she saw Ning Jinli's lips curl into a slight smile, then she covered her face and cried out, "Dad, Mom, she hit me!"
Lin Lina: ? ? ?
Swish—
Two figures suddenly rushed over.
Before Lin Lina could even see the other person's face clearly, she was slapped hard across the face, her designer sunglasses flying off.
Then he was kicked in the stomach and fell to the ground.
"Lin Lina! How dare you hit my daughter?!" A familiar voice filled with anger rang out.
Seeing stars, Lin Lina struggled to lift her head and was shocked to see Ye Zhi Qiu and Ning Shan standing in front of her.
Even though ten years have passed, she recognized him at a glance.
Aside from looking more mature than they did ten years ago, the couple shows almost no signs of aging!
But……
But weren't these two people already dead?!
Lin Lina turned pale with fright and sat on the ground, screaming as she backed away, "A ghost...a ghost!"
"You motherfucker!" Ye Zhi Qiu took two steps forward and kicked her again, cursing as she did so. "I'll teach you to bully my daughter! I'll teach you to bully her! I'll teach you to bully her!"
The sudden turn of events left everyone present speechless.
Driven by their professional instincts, the reporters quickly snapped photos, the shutters clicking incessantly.
Ning Yao didn't understand what was going on either. She only saw her own mother being beaten and screamed at the bodyguards, "Save my mom!"
The bodyguards were already injured and had difficulty moving. Seeing the woman who was kicking Lin Lina so fiercely, and with a tall and burly man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes standing next to her, they did not dare to make a move. They could only go over and try to break up the fight.
The scene immediately descended into chaos.
While protecting Ye Zhi Qiu, Ning Shan pretended to mediate the fight, shouting, "Lin Lina, stop! Don't hit my wife!" At the same time, he took advantage of the chaos to attack Lin Lina, avoiding vital organs and targeting her sore spots.
By the time the bodyguards finally managed to drag Lin Lina out of the chaos, her face was swollen like a pig's head.
The hairstyle, which cost tens of thousands of yuan to create, was torn to shreds and looked like a chicken coop.
Her high-end couture outfit, worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, was torn to shreds, and even the stockings on her legs were mostly ripped, leaving her exposed skin covered in bruises.
Limited edition high heels, handbags, and their contents were scattered all over the floor.
The scene was incredibly messy.
The reporters didn't let it go either, surrounding the area to take all sorts of candid close-up shots, which the bodyguards couldn't block.
Lin Lina's mind went blank, her body ached all over, and the flashing lights made it impossible for her to see clearly. She had nowhere to hide.
"Mom...Mom!" Ning Yao rushed over in a panic, protecting Lin Lina, and roared at the reporters, "Stop taking pictures! If you keep taking pictures...I...I'll kill you! Get out of the way!"
"Everyone, that's enough," Lu Jueming stepped forward to remind the reporters.
The reporters then dispersed.
"Young Master Lu... Waaah!" Ning Yao rushed into Lu Jueming's arms as soon as she saw him come to her aid, tears streaming down her face. "They all bullied me and my mother! I want Ning Jinli and her gang to die a horrible death! Waaah!"
Lu Jueming dodged as if he had been electrocuted, taking several steps back. "Miss Ning Yao, please have some self-respect."
Tears welled in Ning Yao's eyes, her face filled with disbelief, "Young Master Lu...you..."
"Lin Lina!" Ye Zhi Qiu called out in a deep voice, "You didn't expect this, did you? Ning Shan and I are still alive!"
Lin Lina trembled, enduring the pain, and struggled to open her swollen, walnut-sized eyes into slits. "Ye Zhi Qiu, you...you...how could this be..."
Lu Jueming and the three other family representatives looked over in surprise.
The reporters' attention was immediately drawn back to the three of them.
Ningshan?
Ye Zhi Qiu?
The eldest son and his wife from Ning County, who were involved in a car accident and accidentally fell into a river ten years ago.
Wasn't it confirmed that he was dead?
"Lin Lina, you're shocked, aren't you?" Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes flashed with coldness. "You never dreamed that the two of us would still be alive, did you?"
"Uncle...Aunt?" Ning Yao stood there, stunned. "Is it really you?"
Ning Shan's expression was cold and stern. "Ning Yao, you've really grown up. When you were little, Zhi Qiu and I treated you almost like our own daughter, always making Jin Li give in to you, hoping that the two of you could get along well. Is this how you treat your cousin now? Just because her parents aren't here, you think she's easy to bully? Didn't your parents teach you properly? Oh... sorry, I almost forgot, they're not good people to begin with!"
"I..." Ning Yao looked embarrassed and said through gritted teeth, "You're not allowed to talk about my parents!"
Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes seemed to kill. "You think I can't even say what's wrong with you? Not only will I say it, I'll make you all pay the price! Everything you stole from us back then, it's time to return it all!"
The reporters looked shocked.
Haha!
It sounds like there's more to this story!
"Big brother... sister-in-law..." Lin Lina stood up with difficulty, "You are still alive, I... I am really happy. Where have you been all these years? Back then, Ning Hai and I tried everything we could to find your bodies, but we couldn't find them. We could only declare that you died in an accident. Later... later we even sent people to search that river inside and out countless times!"
"Stop pretending!" Ye Zhi Qiu scolded. "You're just crocodile tears! If it weren't for your and Ning Hai's plot to murder us, would we have been chased by assassins to the point of driving into the river?!"
The crowd erupted in uproar.
The reporters were completely baffled.
A staged murder?
They even sent assassins?!
Good heavens! That shocking car accident that rocked Xinghan City ten years ago was actually caused by someone? And it was Ning Shan's own brother and sister-in-law who did it?!
Lin Lina was in complete disarray, but fortunately, her face was so red and swollen that no one could see her expression or reaction.
"Sister-in-law, you..." Lin Lina tried to remain calm, "What are you saying? I don't understand. You and my brother are...our closest relatives. How could we do such a thing? There's no reason for it!"
Ning Shan coldly said, "Isn't the reason of fighting for the family property sufficient? You two are incompetent at managing the family business, but you are quite good at scheming and murder. The Ning family's huge business was almost ruined by you."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ning Yao argued loudly. "My parents rightfully inherited all the family property! Are you trying to smear us as soon as you show up? Dream on! And let me tell you, my family is very capable! Don't you know how the Ning Group has developed under my leadership? If the family business had fallen into your hands, it might not be as good as it is now!"
Ning Jinli walked to her parents' side and looked at Ning Yao indifferently, "If he were really that capable, would your father have been able to flee overseas? If you have any contact with him, I suggest you persuade him to come back and face legal punishment. Otherwise, his future will be even worse."
Ning Yao was furious. "You dare mention my father? You're the one who ruined him! You bitch!"
Ning Shan and Ye Zhi Qiu's faces instantly darkened, startling Ning Yao, who quickly backed away and grabbed Lin Lina's arm.
Lin Lina had calmed down considerably by now. She gently patted her daughter's cold hand, raised her head, and said, "Big brother, sister-in-law, even if you slander Ning Hai and me in public and try to pin things on us that we didn't do, I don't want to hold it against you. I will still consider you family. If you want money, just say so. There's no need to start by labeling us."
At this moment, both sides have their own version of events, and the reporters present do not know who to believe. After all, wealthy families are never short of dramas where family members turn against each other and attack each other for the sake of property. However, judging from Lin Lina's words, she seems to have a lot of magnanimity.
"We're standing right in front of you, and you still want to argue?" Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. If they weren't in this modern world, she would have already killed Lin Lina.
Lin Lina's tone was innocent and sad, "Sister-in-law, everything needs to be based on evidence. You said that Ning Shan and I plotted against you back then, do you have any evidence? I said, you can have money, I don't mind at all. Just consider it as me taking care of you out of consideration for family. You really don't need to wrong us."
"You treat us like family?" Ning Shan's eyes flashed with resentment. "How did you treat Jin Li? A child who is just over ten years old, how could you be so heartless as to kick her out of the house? If you weren't guilty, no one could do such a thing."
Lin Lina concluded that ten years had passed, and even if there was relevant evidence back then, it would be long gone now. So no matter what Ning Shan and his wife said, she just needed to deny it.
Moreover, if the couple really had solid evidence, why would they wait until now to show it?
In any case, the power of discourse is still in our own hands.
She secretly exhaled a breath of stale air, a cold smile playing on her lips.
No wonder when I first arrived here, I felt like I was being watched by daggers in the shadows several times.
So it was these two guys.
They were incredibly lucky to have escaped death.
But sorry, you can forget about taking back anything belonging to the Ning family.
“Brother, I admit that Ning Hai and I were inconsiderate in dealing with Xiao Li,” Lin Lina said thoughtfully. “We didn’t want to do it that way, but… after your accident, Xiao Li’s personality changed drastically; she caused trouble all the time and even bullied Yao Yao… We wanted to take good care of her, but she didn’t appreciate it and instead became even worse. We really had no choice. For Yao Yao’s safety, and even more so for the stability of the Ning family, we had to send her away…”
"Brother, sister-in-law, I'm so sorry!"
Lin Lina bowed deeply, pretending to be serious. "Actually, as Xiao Li's closest relatives, no matter how much trouble she causes, we should be understanding and tolerant. We really haven't done well enough in this regard, please forgive us."
The Ning family members present all knew what kind of person Ning Jinli was.
It's impossible for her to be a menace, as she described.
However, in order to gain the upper hand in the conversation, Lin Lina took advantage of the fact that outsiders were unaware of the inside story and directly distorted the truth.
The reporters began to whisper among themselves, pointing and whispering about Ning Jinli.
An invisible current surged from Ye Zhi Qiu's palm; she truly wanted to kill this shameless bastard with a single blow.
Ning Shan was also filled with murderous intent, but he couldn't kill someone in public.
Moreover, regarding the incident ten years ago, the two of them couldn't produce any concrete evidence. After all, the couple traveled through time after falling into the river, and the ten years they spent living in a parallel world more than two thousand years ago meant they had no opportunity to collect any evidence.
However, this does not mean that they are helpless against Lin Lina.
“Sister-in-law,” Ning Shan said in a deep voice, “Zhi Qiu and I are giving you one last chance, considering that Ning Hai got along well with you and us when you first married into the Ning family more than 20 years ago. Admit what you have done and accept legal punishment. Perhaps you can still get a chance for leniency. Otherwise, your stubbornness will bring you more serious consequences.”
"Stop trying to scare us!" Ning Yao interrupted. "Our family is rich and powerful now, we're not afraid of your threats and intimidation!"
Lin Lina gently tugged at her daughter's arm, signaling her to stop talking.
Although I thought so too, it would be somewhat damaging to my image to say it in front of so many reporters. I couldn't let the moral high ground I had just gained through my language skills fall into their hands.
“Brother, you and sister-in-law used to be such good people,” Lin Lina said, feigning heartbreak. “But why have you become like this? What have you been through in these past ten years? It has caused you and sister-in-law to change so drastically… How heartbroken Grandpa must be watching from heaven…”
Her voice was choked with sobs, and her pitiful appearance, covered in injuries, instantly evoked sympathy from the reporters present.
"You acted really well," Ye Zhi Qiu said with a sneer, clapping his hands. "It's a real loss for the audience that you didn't enter the entertainment industry. Why don't you tell the reporters what methods your family used to steal the old man's inheritance?"
Lin Lina said with tears in her eyes, "I know that, in principle, the Ning family's property should all be inherited by my eldest brother. But my eldest brother is gone, and the old man passed away suddenly without leaving a will. Ning Hai, as the first in line of heirs, is entitled to inherit it legally and reasonably. Sister-in-law, do you not even respect the law?"
"No will left?" Ning Shan chuckled. "Are you sure?"
Ning Jinli added casually, "Don't forget, your daughter's ex-boyfriend, that elite lawyer, confessed quite a bit before going to prison. Why don't we call him over and talk to him again?"
“Ah…sorry, I almost forgot,” Lin Lina replied calmly. “He said he kept a will for the old man, and that he even destroyed it secretly, but that’s just his side of the story. Even if that’s true, Ning Hai and I didn’t know anything about it. In short, without a will, we can only settle for second best and, according to the law, have the legal heirs inherit everything. Isn’t that right?”
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