Chapter 68 Abuse (Second Update) She didn't want anyone to know she was abusing this...
After listening to Liu Kun's account, Qiu Xiaoman came to the conclusion that most of the Liu family members deserved to die.
As for Liu Kai, because he was raised by his maternal grandmother and lived away from the Liu family from a young age, he was not corrupted and is a rare person with a pure heart.
Unfortunately, his maternal grandmother had already passed away, and after returning to the Liu family, he would inevitably be taken advantage of by those beasts.
If this goes on for too long, one might become influenced by bad company.
Therefore, if we want to bring down the Liu family, we must act quickly. Otherwise, even if we get rid of Fang Zhenhong, the Liu family can still obtain information about the police through Liu Kai, which could lead to endless troubles.
As for how to bring down the Liu family, it's quite simple. The Liu family's illegal activities mainly focus on the following points: First, tax evasion; second, illegally operating underground casinos; third, involvement in organized crime; fourth, involvement in overseas money laundering; fifth, suspected rape of minors; sixth…
Qiu Xiaoman organized her thoughts and realized that the easiest targets were indeed young boys and girls.
These children haven't yet developed their values, so they are relatively easy to persuade and reform, making it easier to get them to testify.
She pondered for a moment, then asked, "Are you willing to be the bait?"
Liu Kun was taken aback by the question. He looked at her in surprise: "You want me to accept the child they sent?"
"It's just an act, it's not real." Qiu Xiaoman couldn't think of a better way at the moment.
Liu Kun was unwilling, and he was a little angry: "I know you think I'm a pervert and you don't like me, but I'm not a person without principles."
“I didn’t say you were that kind of person.” Qiu Xiaoman frowned. “If you’re unwilling, then give me a clue. Find a place where someone else takes care of these children, and have Captain Zou take his men there to catch them red-handed.”
"That's no problem." Liu Kun breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "I'll do anything you ask, except for messing around with women."
"You're so strange. You're willing to betray your own father, but how come asking you to act in a play escalates into having illicit relationships?" Qiu Xiaoman was speechless.
Liu Kun had to clarify: "Because that would damage my image."
"Do you even have any image left in my eyes?" Qiu Xiaoman laughed. A psychologically twisted masochist who's itching for a beating, his image has long since collapsed.
Liu Kun's eyes narrowed. Because he was in the wrong, he couldn't argue, but he still emphasized, "At least I won't mess around with women. If I've set my sights on someone, I'd die for her, but I won't pretend to be with someone else."
"You call that emotional fastidiousness." Qiu Xiaoman didn't press the issue. She glanced at her watch. "I wonder if Li Tuantuan has gone back yet."
"You two are very close?" Liu Kun said with a hint of envy when Li Tuantuan was mentioned.
Qiu Xiaoman said truthfully: "In the past, we knew each other, but our relationship was just so-so. Now, we can be said to depend on each other for survival, like family."
"What kind of family?" Liu Kun still felt threatened, after all, the two of them really looked like childhood sweethearts.
Qiu Xiaoman thought for a moment and said, "It's family, like brothers and sisters who aren't related by blood."
"Will he be like this when he grows up?" Liu Kun still wouldn't let the conversation end.
Qiu Xiaoman realized what was going on and scoffed, "What, you think we'd develop any other kind of relationship?"
“We all live in the same courtyard, so our relationship developed naturally,” Liu Kun stated.
Qiu Xiaoman found it amusing: "What are you thinking? He's accomplished nothing right now, and he has a younger sister who might be bullied by her stepmother at any time. How could he possibly have the mind to think about this? Even if he did, he couldn't bear that responsibility. You don't think I'm that kind of brainless girl, do you?"
"Of course not." Liu Kun was relieved. Li Tuantuan had the right timing, the right place, and the right people, but he lacked the right timing. If it were a few years later, when he had grown up, it might really be possible. But by then, Qiu Xiaoman would definitely have someone else by her side, and there would be no place for Li Tuantuan.
so……
Liu Kun smiled as he accepted the chopsticks from the waiter and asked, "Do you have hot water?"
"Yes, just a moment." The waiter went out and brought in a large red thermos.
Liu Kun kicked the trash can over, heated the bowls and chopsticks in the hot water, handed them to Qiu Xiaoman, and then sat down again.
He asked Qiu Xiaoman a question: "Do you have any plans to date right now?"
"No." Qiu Xiaoman rolled her eyes. "So I'm warning you, if you get that close again next time, I really will lose my temper."
"I understand." With the threat gone, Liu Kun didn't want to upset her, so he sat quietly to the side and waited for the waiter to serve the food.
After finishing her meal, Qiu Xiaoman had to give a thumbs up: "The chef here is excellent."
"If you like it, I'll bring you again next time." Liu Kun handed her a tissue, pointed to the corner of his mouth, and reminded her, "There's oil on your lips."
Qiu Xiaoman wiped her mouth, got up and went out.
Liu Kun paid the bill and chased after her, only to find that she had already walked a distance to the next street. He quickly drove up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Looking for Li Tuantuan." Seeing him stop, Qiu Xiaoman simply opened the car door and got in. "You're the one who wanted to be my driver, so I don't pay you a salary."
Liu Kun smiled and drove forward: "Where?"
"Old Li repairs appliances," Qiu Xiaoman said, leaning back in the back seat. "Liu Xiangyang's father is acting so recklessly, doesn't his stepmother care?"
"They're all doing their own thing, none of them are good people." Liu Kun turned at the next intersection onto the next street, avoiding a primary school student jaywalking. He added, "They have two sons and a daughter. Because no adults supervise them, they're all bad influences, bullying other kids at school every day. Every few days, their parents come to demand compensation. Their lives are a complete mess. It's better if Liu Xiangyang doesn't come back. Otherwise, as the older brother, he'll have to clean up after those three kids. Why bother?"
“What you said makes sense.” Qiu Xiaoman didn’t insist and respected Yangyang’s own wishes.
When Qiu Xiaoman parked the car in front of Lao Li's appliance repair shop, he did not see Li Tuantuan.
*
One hour ago.
Li Tuantuan was furious at what she saw.
His younger sister, Yuanyuan, was squatting in a dark corner, eating a bowl of cold noodles with her hands covered in chilblains.
And what about his father and his second wife? They ate nothing but lavish meals of meat and fish! Their daughter, Li Xiangxiang, born from their second marriage, ate with greasy mouth and a rosy complexion.
Seeing Li Tuantuan come over, the little girl didn't call him "brother." Instead, she rolled her eyes and complained as if he were a beggar, "Dad, didn't you say he wouldn't come again?"
Old Li had a terrible headache. He got up and asked, "Tuantuan, what brings you here again? Out of money again?"
Li Tuantuan couldn't say a word.
The poor girl, crouching in the corner, backlit, without even a single piece of pickled vegetable, was covered in bruises. Her face was swollen and bruised, her eyes were uneven, her lips were covered in bruises, and there was no light in her eyes.
Like a tattered rag doll thrown into a garbage dump, so pitiful, so wretched.
Before Li Yuanyuan could even speak, tears streamed down her face when she saw her brother approaching.
She instinctively tried to hide the tasteless noodles in the bowl, but Li Tuantuan rushed forward, snatched them away, and threw them on the ground.
With a sharp clang, not only was his expectation of being called "father" shattered, but also his last remaining memory of this father.
He was determined to get an explanation today, but Old Li's second wife didn't want to make a big fuss or let people know that she was abusing her stepdaughter. She quickly pushed Old Li and told him to control his son.
Helpless, Old Li had no choice but to get up and chase Li Tuantuan out: "What are you doing here again? Your sister fell off her bike by herself, don't act crazy here."
"Really? She doesn't fall off her bike on mountain roads, so how come she falls off on flat ground when she's with you?" Li Tuantuan was furious. She was pushing and shoving her father, determined to take his sister away and even call the police.
Seeing that things were not going well, Zhu Meiyun quickly walked to Li Yuanyuan's side, pinched her arm, and threatened her in a low voice through gritted teeth: "Hurry up and tell your brother to get lost, or you'll be sorry."
Not wanting to drag her brother into a beating, Li Yuanyuan gritted her teeth, stood up, put down her chopsticks, and went outside to force a smile, saying, "Brother, I'm fine, really. I bumped into someone while riding my bike. Traffic in the city is too busy. I wasn't careful. You misunderstood Auntie."
Li Tuantuan, of course, didn't believe it, absolutely didn't believe it!
He stared blankly at his sister, who was covered in wounds, his heart aching as if it were about to break.
He really wanted to kill those two beasts and let them fight like dogs in the underworld.
But he couldn't. What would happen to his sister if he killed someone?
He could only go back to Qiu Xiaoman and plead with her to take his sister away to live in the courtyard house, where he would take care of her himself.
He also wants to call the police and have those two beasts arrested and imprisoned!
He clenched his fists and went back, braving the heavy snow, walking all the way back to the courtyard house.
When Qiu Xiaoman returned to the courtyard, she immediately saw Li Tuantuan squatting at the door.
He buried his face in his knees, and it was impossible to tell whether he was dozing off or doing something else.
Hearing the car engine, he looked up in a daze, revealing his red, swollen eyes.
Qiu Xiaoman quickly got out of the car and walked over: "What happened?"
Li Tuantuan wiped away her tears angrily, stood up and lowered her head: "Sister Xiaoman, I want to bring Yuanyuan over to live with us. I wanted to tell you this. If you are not willing, then I will think of another way."
Qiu Xiaoman quickly pulled him to the yard to talk, and before entering the gate, she turned around and waved to Liu Kun: "You can go back now, thank you for today."
Liu Kun felt a pang of envy. Although Li Tuantuan was not a threat, it was really annoying that this person was always jumping around in front of Qiu Xiaoman. He should think of a way to get Qiu Xiaoman to move out.
He got back to his car, picked up his mobile phone, and called Liu Yuandou: "What about the shop you found for me? Is it ready? Where is it?"
Liu Yuandou was just about to look for him when he said, "It's on the street right in front of Qiu Xiaoman's house, diagonally opposite. Just walk a few steps to the right. Go and see if there's a noodle shop that's closed down over there, and next to it is an old Xinhua Bookstore."
"I see it, just one shop?"
"That Xinhua Bookstore wasn't doing much business anymore, so I bought it too. What, things are going well between you and her?"
"No, if there's progress, why would I be in such a hurry?" Liu Kun lied. In fact, he felt there was progress; at least she smiled at him and was willing to ride in his car.
Liu Yuandou pondered for a moment and asked, "Did you tell her about Liu Yao's matter?"
"No, what? Liu Yao got arrested?" Liu Kun continued to lie.
Liu Yuandou frowned: "That's strange. If it wasn't you, then who was it?"
"Is that even a question? Wasn't this the earthwork he was in charge of today? Isn't it normal for the police to question him?"
"That's true, but I still think it's a bit fast. Alright, you don't need to worry about this anymore. Just put in more effort and win Qiu Xiaoman over."
"Then help me find two more apartments. I'll live in one, and I'm not sure if Officer Qiu would want the other one. Maybe I can recommend that she buy it herself. There are too many people in her courtyard house."
"Okay, I'll ask around."
Liu Kun hung up the phone, frowned, and suddenly felt like laughing.
What does he do? He betrayed his own father without hesitation just to experience the taste of being slapped?
I guess so, but he didn't feel guilty at all.
He came to the Liu family with the intention of ruining them; whether he came sooner or later made no difference.
He turned the car around, intending to go to the mall and buy Qiu Xiaoman something again.
When my gaze swept across the rearview mirror, I saw a coin on her seat, probably from her pocket.
He pulled the car over to the side of the road, turned around, picked up the coin, and held it in his palm.
The snow was still falling, but his heart had already brightened.
When he got back, he found his tools and framed the coin in a picture frame with a photo of a vast white snowfield as the background.
The pristine white snow and the pungent smell of money—who can say it isn't a brilliant contrast?
After framing the photo, he took out the album, found the picture of the boy who lived in the sinkhole, and put it in his briefcase, intending to show it to Qiu Xiaoman the next day.
Just as I was about to grab my keys and head to the mall, my cell phone rang.
A familiar little girl's voice came from the other end of the line.
The girl cried and pleaded, "I'm so sorry, Brother Liu Kun. The 30,000 yuan you gave me was taken by my father to pay for my brother's wedding, and now they're forcing me to go out and work again. I... I ran into that aunt again. She lied to me, saying she was willing to help me find a job, but when I got there I realized I'd been tricked. I'm at a karaoke bar now, and she said a big boss is willing to pay 5,000 yuan for my virginity. I... I'm so scared. Brother Liu Kun, please help me."
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