Chapter 147: Punishing the Rogues
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Her once perfectly straight hair was now a mess, her clean clothes were covered in mud, and her collar was torn...
Jiang Tangtang's fingers trembled slightly. She tried hard to suppress the fear and terror in her heart. She hugged her and said, "What happened? Don't be afraid!"
Feeling the warmth of Jiang Tangtang's embrace, Lu Zhixi burst into tears. "When we were walking through the woods ahead, a man suddenly jumped out. He hugged me and started tearing my clothes, saying... saying... "
Lu Zhixi really couldn't bring himself to say those dirty words. Even though the Lu family was convicted and exiled, and the Lu family had become criminals, some upbringing was ingrained in their bones.
She had never known that there was a man who could do such a thing to a woman while scolding her with such dirty words.
"Okay, no more talking, it's okay." Jiang Tangtang patted her back and comforted her, "It's okay, it doesn't matter if a person like this dies, I will take care of it.
Don't be afraid. It's my fault today. I was careless. When your brother comes back, I will ask him to help find two more girls like Guo Yu to protect you. Or I can give Guo Yu to you.
"I...I don't want it," Lu Zhixi hiccuped and said intermittently: "That's what my eldest brother hired to protect you. I don't need it."
"Okay, let's not have Guo Yu. Let's find another one." Jiang Tangtang comforted Lu Zhixi and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
It was so unjust in ancient times that women couldn’t even be guaranteed safe when going out and had to be equipped with bodyguards.
Modern is better!
It took a long time for Lu Zhixi to calm down completely. After her emotions were calm, she repeated what she had just said in fragments.
It turned out that the man suddenly forced himself on her and dragged her into the woods. She cried for help but it was no use. Seeing that her clothes were about to be torn off by the man, she suddenly remembered the silver needles Jiang Tangtang had given her. She felt anxious and stabbed him with all the silver needles Jiang Tangtang had given her. After the stabbing, the man fell to the ground instantly.
She was so frightened at the time that she did not even bother to check the man's breath. She only remembered that his face was black and blue, and she also saw Jiang Tangtang using silver needles to deal with Lu Bowen.
At that time, Jiang Tangtang only used one silver needle to torture Lu Bowen into that state, and she used all the silver needles, but the man was still not killed.
"Sister-in-law, I've been back for so long, the body won't be discovered by anyone, right?" Lu Zhixi trembled and said, "If people knew that I... I almost... everyone would look at me strangely, right?"
When she was in the capital, she saw a girl being molested by thugs while burning incense. Later, a lot of rumors spread. Finally, the girl couldn't stand the dirty words and jumped into the river to commit suicide.
"Don't worry, the person may not be dead. Most likely he has fainted from the poison."
Jiang Tangtang's eyes blazed with fire as she said hatefully, "Even if he's not dead, he deserves to die! Just wait, I'll make him regret coming into this world. And as long as you're not wrong, don't be afraid of other people's opinions. We must live well and make those who like to gossip ashamed of their thoughts."
Even though his sister-in-law was also a woman, with a delicate and delicate appearance, and only a few years older than him, Lu Zhixi felt very safe. He was even more confident that with his sister-in-law's help, this matter would be perfectly resolved.
She also seemed to have developed infinite courage.
Lu Zhixi nodded heavily and said, "I understand, sister-in-law."
"Then you stay at home and lock the door. I'll be out for a while." Jiang Tangtang looked at her and said with a little concern.
Lu Zhixi nodded obediently. Seeing Jiang Tangtang was about to leave, he looked at Jiang Tangtang a little worriedly, "Sister-in-law, is it okay for you to go alone?"
My sister-in-law is just a woman.
"It's okay, I'll ask Zhao Xun to come back and help!" Jiang Tangtang said.
Lu Zhixi hesitated for a moment and said, "He hasn't come back yet, why don't I go with you!"
"Aren't you afraid anymore?" Jiang Tangtang looked at her and said.
Of course she wasn't afraid, but when she thought about letting her sister-in-law, a woman, go to the woods alone and face that thug, Lu Zhixi felt sorry for her. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not afraid."
As she spoke, she took Jiang Tangtang's hand and said, "Let's go, sister-in-law, let's go together."
Jiang Tangtang said, "Then change your clothes first."
After Lu Zhixi changed his clothes and washed up, the two of them went out together.
As soon as the two reached the intersection, they met Zhao Xun driving a carriage back. Jiang Tangtang immediately called him, and the two got on the carriage and headed towards the small forest that Lu Zhixi mentioned.
From a distance, there were quite a few people gathered.
Jiang Tangtang patted Lu Zhixi's hand soothingly, got out of the car, and walked over. She saw a man in a school uniform rolling on the ground with a distorted face, sometimes pulling at his hair, sometimes foaming at the mouth, and rolling his eyes...
The villagers pointed at the man and asked, "Whose young man is this? Why haven't we seen him before?"
"Looks like he's had some kind of illness. Why is he out in the woods, scratching and clawing?"
"Isn't this epilepsy?"
"He looks like a scholar, but he got this disease. What a pity."
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Jiang Tangtang originally planned to capture the scum without anyone noticing, let her sister-in-law vent her anger, and then throw him into a black mine to do hard labor, or throw him into the sea to feed the fish.
I didn't expect that it would attract so many people in just a short while.
But she wasn't afraid of being seen. With a quick glance, she came up with an idea. She deliberately took a closer look at the man on the ground and said disdainfully, "Auntie, you're wrong. What kind of scholar is he? He's just a thief in student clothes!"
When they heard that it was a thief, those who had just been feeling regretful took a few steps back.
Someone even said immediately, "I was wondering why this person looked so unfamiliar. He's not from our village! Turns out he's a thief!"
"But what's going on?" Someone looked at Jiang Tangtang and asked, "What did he steal from you? Did you come here specifically to catch the thief?"
Jiang Tangtang said, "She's not sick, she's been poisoned! She came to my house to steal things, and even ate the cakes I used to poison rats. If not for that, she would have run away today."
As she spoke, she squatted down and put her hand into his clothes.
She just reached out and pulled out a bunch of sparkling jewelry.
The man lying on the ground had a look of surprise on his face. He opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself, but the pain, itching, and other uncomfortable sensations in his body made it impossible for him to utter a single sound.
But at this moment, people didn't notice him at all, everyone's attention was on the pile of jewelry.
Perhaps the jewelry alone cannot explain anything, but there are two pieces of jewelry that everyone recognizes. They were the ones Jiang Tangtang wore during the Chinese New Year.
Seeing that he was indeed a thief, the villagers were furious and ran over to kick and beat him. Some even searched the man's body to see if he had any of their belongings.
Although they didn't find any of their own things on the man, people were still worried. After beating the man to vent their anger, they hurried home to check their own hidden silver and money.
After the villagers left, the grove became quiet.
Lu Zhixi didn't react for a long time, and whispered to Jiang Tangtang, "Sister-in-law, what's going on?"
Could it be that this man, besides wanting to take advantage of her, is also a thief and really stole things from her house?
But how did my sister-in-law know?
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