Chapter 78: Father Liu plays the victim
"Village Chief, you are finally here."
"If you had come a little later, I would have been wrongly accused by Jiang Xian."
"She was an educated youth who went to the countryside. She was only 18 years old this year. Who would have thought that she was such a scheming woman? She even slandered me, saying that I pushed her into the water and that I wanted to drown her."
"Yesterday at noon, I went to the educated youth site and asked Jiang Xian to come out so we could have a chat."
"I didn't ask her to go to the river."
"It was so hot in the midday sun and I had so much free time that I asked her to come to the village entrance to have a chat."
"As you all know, it rained just two days ago, and the water level is rising. Normally, when families with children in our village encounter such a situation, they will repeatedly warn their children not to play by the river to avoid falling into the water and being washed away."
"How could I take Jiang Xian to the river knowing it was dangerous?"
"She is an educated youth who went to the countryside. If something really happened to her, I'm afraid I'd get into trouble."
"I just chatted with her at the entrance of the educated youth site, and then I left. Who knew that she would go to the riverside and fall into the river."
"I know that Jiang Xian was almost drowned and was frightened, but that's not a reason for her to frame me for harming her."
Liu Yingying was ambiguous and tried to excuse herself.
Her explanation is almost equivalent to nonsense, it is better not to say it.
The village chief asked her questions because he wanted to understand what happened, but Liu Yingying just kept defending herself. She didn't say anything about what happened in detail.
Everyone present was speechless. They asked you to explain something, but you ended up saying some nonsense. You were simply wasting their time.
After listening to Liu Yingying's words, Liu's father was also confused. He originally thought that his daughter was a good person, but today he realized that the daughter he had raised for so many years was simply a fool.
There were so many loopholes in what Liu Yingying said. She directly admitted that she had indeed asked Jiang Xian to come out from the educated youth point yesterday.
This undoubtedly confirms that Liu Yingying is the biggest suspect.
There is even evidence of her presence, but there is no evidence that can prove her alibi. If the police come later and Jiang Xian can produce more sufficient evidence, Liu Yingying will get herself into trouble.
No one will be able to save her then.
After hearing what Liu Yingying said, Jiang Xian pursed her lips and wanted to burst out laughing. However, when she looked around, she saw so many villagers surrounding her. After thinking about it, she held back the laughter that was about to come out.
There were so many people around and she was laughing alone, which was somewhat impolite.
The same thing happened on Lu Bin's side. When Jiang Xian looked up, he saw the corners of the man's mouth twitching. It was obvious that he was speechless after hearing what Liu Yingying said.
I was also laughing in my heart, thinking that Liu Yingying was such a fool, she was simply exposing her own identity.
In this respect, the two of them were somewhat similar. They both had an obvious aversion to stupidity. At this moment, their expressions clearly showed that they were both shocked by Liu Yingying's stupidity.
As soon as Liu Yingying finished speaking, she was still there, feeling smug, thinking that she had made the first complaint against the villain and got herself out of the situation.
Little did she know that the more she explained, the worse the situation would be. Seeing that everyone around her was silent, Liu Yingying was still confused about the reason. She looked up at Liu's father, only to see that he was looking at her with a stern face.
At this moment, Liu Yingying has not yet reacted and wondered what she had done wrong.
She wanted to say a few more words, but Liu's father told her to shut up:
"Shut up."
"If you can't speak, just say less."
"No one asked you!"
When Liu Yingying heard her father's tone, she instantly felt aggrieved. She had clearly done the right thing, so why did her father treat her like that?
Liu Yingying was also quite angry. She thought, if she had known that something like this would happen, she would never have told her family the truth when they asked her how she injured her arm. Now, it seems as if she is the one who did something wrong.
She was somewhat depressed. She was even annoyed with her father in her heart. She felt that he was too troublesome. If her father was like her mother and ignored her, then so many things would not have happened today.
In her words, it was just terrible bad luck.
Jiang Xian is a troublemaker. Nothing good will happen to him if he messes with her.
After Father Liu finished speaking and scolded Liu Yingying, he turned around and explained with the village chief, who was smiling:
"It's like this, Village Chief, let me tell you what happened."
Father Liu was somewhat of a smart man, so he could naturally sense from the village chief's expression that the village chief was displeased with what Liu Yingying had just said.
Even he, as a father, couldn't stand it anymore, let alone the village chief, an outsider.
Expecting Liu Yingying to tell the whole story is harder than climbing to the sky.
It’s better to let him explain it clearly. If everything is left to Lu Bin and Jiang Xian to explain, then things will only be more disadvantageous to them.
There was a particularly good opportunity, but it was clearly missed by that idiot Liu Yingying.
Father Liu looked at the village chief's face and silently organized his words in his mind, wondering what he should say in order to gain more benefits for their family and to better resolve the issue.
Try to get their family out of this matter unscathed.
Father Liu gritted his teeth and thought, if it doesn't work, then he will just sacrifice Liu Yingying as a chess piece to keep their family safe.
Everyone is selfish. He cannot sacrifice his entire family just for this one daughter. He simply cannot afford the consequences.
He has two sons in his family. If, because of Liu Yingying, the two sons in his family who don't even have wives are implicated, how will he explain to their ancestors in the future?
But we cannot let the Liu family become extinct in his hands.
Besides, he has spoiled Liu Yingying for so many years, and it is time for Liu Yingying to do something for him.
This incident was caused by Liu Yingying. If she hadn't been jealous of Jiang Xian, this wouldn't have happened today. If anyone is to blame, it's only Liu Yingying herself who is not ambitious enough.
Father Liu made a decision instantly and chose to give up Liu Yingying to save his entire family.
As a father, he can only say that he tried his best to get Liu Yingying away. If, if he really couldn't get her away, he would have fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.
After organizing the conversation for a long time, Father Liu looked at the village chief and said that he had already become impatient. Besides, there were so many villagers around watching the fun. The longer he delayed and the longer he didn't speak, the more suspicious he would become.
He simply gave up and said:
"It's like this: when my daughter came home yesterday, I noticed something was wrong with her arm."
"I asked her what happened, and Liu Yingying lied to me, saying that she accidentally fell and got hurt. However, the injury was so obvious, how could it be caused by a fall? I didn't believe it, so I asked the village doctor to come and check her injuries to see what the situation was."
"When the village doctor came, he said my daughter's arm was almost broken. As a parent, how could you not be anxious and distressed when you heard that your daughter was injured?"
"My child's mother and I thought that the child was bullied by someone outside, but she refused to tell the truth. We were so anxious that we gritted our teeth."
"We interrogated her. If she refused to tell us, we had no choice but to use some coercive measures. After all, the village is so small. We went to the village to find out where she had been this afternoon. In the end, Liu Yingying realized that she could no longer hide the truth, so she told us the truth."
"Liu Yingying said that Jiang Xian broke her arm. I was anxious at the time and didn't ask why. I just thought that my child was bullied, and how could parents tolerate it? So, we came to the educated youth point as a family, wanting to ask Jiang Xian for an explanation and why she broke my daughter's arm like that."
"She is just a little girl, how can she be so vicious? My daughter doesn't even have a husband. If she develops a disease because of her behavior, it will affect her marriage in the future. Who can bear the consequences?"
When Father Liu said this, he paused and looked around to see everyone's reactions.
The village chief, on the other hand, had a blank expression on his face, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.
Father Liu cursed in his heart. To be honest, he didn't understand others, but he knew the village chief very well. This old guy always had this expression. He looked calm and composed, but in fact, no one knew what he was planning in his heart.
The village chief has always been very nice to Lu Bin. If you don’t know, you would think Lu Bin is his biological son. The two of them get along very well.
I guess at this moment, the village chief is thinking about how to help Lu Bin and Jiang Xian turn the situation around.
However, the villagers who were watching the fun, after hearing his words, felt quite sympathetic towards the family. After all, everyone present was a parent. If they put themselves in their shoes, if their own children were injured like this, how could they not be anxious?
Anyone would probably think of coming to Jiang Xian to ask for an explanation.
Father Liu also grasped this point. After he finished speaking, he paused and did not continue to explain what happened.
Instead, he raised his head and chose to use a self-torture tactic, saying to the villagers who were watching the fun:
"You all have children in your family. If your children were injured like this, how could you bother to ask what happened and what happened? How could you have the time to ask the reason?"
"I believe that you can all understand this, right?"
As expected, as soon as Liu's father finished speaking, his plan succeeded. The villagers who were watching the fun around nodded in agreement after hearing what Liu's father said.
If they put themselves in Liu's shoes, they would indeed do the same as Liu's father.
As parents, it’s okay if we get bullied a little. What we fear most is that our children are bullied by others.
Who can tolerate this?
"Old Liu is right. If it were my child, I would probably do the same. Jiang Xian really went too far in this matter."
"Yes, yes. When we first came here, we didn't expect that this would happen. So, our tone was a little extreme."
Some people were not sober-minded, were easily influenced by Liu's father's sweet talk, and were like fence-sitters. They were directly led astray by his father's sweet words without using their brains at all.
There are some shrewd people here, the smart kind. After listening to what Liu's father said, they reacted instantly. All he said was just an excuse for what he said later.
It's completely avoiding the important issue.
He should explain what happened. What's the point of playing the victim here? Jiang Xian is just a little girl. How could she dare to attack Liu Yingying? There is only one reason why she did that, and that is that she was pissed.
I just don't believe that Mr. Liu really doesn't understand what kind of arrogant and domineering personality his daughter has in the village.
This person couldn't help but speak out after hearing what Liu's father said:
"What's the point of you playing the victim here?"
"Tell me what happened next. We can understand your feelings as a parent, but you can't bully Jiang Xian. Just because he doesn't have parents, you come here to bully him."
"Only your children are considered children, and other people's children are just weeds? No one cares about them?"
People in his village are generally aware of Jiang Xian's family situation.
At noon today, Liu Yingying's family came to the educated youth site to cause trouble. They had been here to watch the fun from the beginning.
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