As soon as the police shouted, the farmers immediately cowered and dared not speak again.
But they still glared fiercely at Wang Dahua's family.
"Will this ever end?"
The lead policeman shouted sternly, "Get the person to the hospital first. The rest of you who laid the hand on him, step forward!"
No matter what, the medical expenses still need to be paid.
The villagers looked at each other and took a step back in unison.
The policeman's face darkened.
Just then, Li Weidong spoke up: "Officer, actually, Hu Zi was indeed in the wrong today, as for his injuries..."
He said in a serious tone, "I wasn't hit at all, I just accidentally fell, right everyone?"
He was able to call the police simply because he didn't want Li Baotian, the village chief, to be implicated.
But they couldn't just watch Tiger escape this predicament so easily.
At least you have to pay for the medical expenses yourself!
As soon as Li Weidong said this, everyone realized what was going on.
"Yes, yes, he fell down by himself!"
"We didn't hit him!"
"Who saw us make a move?"
"Officer, you can't wrongly accuse someone!"
Everyone chimed in, trying to distance themselves from the situation.
Even Li Baotian chimed in, "He fell down on his own. I'm the village chief, I can vouch for that."
The police were already having a headache about how to handle the situation, since the law doesn't punish everyone.
Now that Li Weidong had spoken, he immediately seized the opportunity: "In that case, let's take the person to the hospital first!"
This also allows me to do Li Weidong a favor.
They all knew Li Weidong, the bureau chief's benefactor.
If you curry favor with him, you might get praise from the bureau chief later.
Wang Dahua became anxious: "They were the ones who hit him, how did it become my son falling down on his own!"
The policeman's face hardened: "Then tell me, who hit you?"
"I……"
Wang Dahua opened her mouth, then simply pointed at everyone and said, "They've all started!"
"Who saw it?"
"Isn't what I saw with my own eyes enough?"
“You are a family member of the injured person, so your testimony is invalid.”
The police officer said in a cold voice, "If you keep making trouble, you can take your son to the hospital yourself!"
Wang Dahua wanted to say more, but Zhao Shunqiang pulled her back, saying, "That's enough, don't say anymore."
He knew perfectly well that he was in the wrong, and with Li Weidong, who had a close relationship with the police chief, there was no way he could get justice even if he made a big fuss.
This time, there's really no other way but to grit your teeth and swallow the pain.
Zhao Shunqiang looked at the police officer and said, "Officer, that's all for now! I'll need your help getting my son to the hospital. Thank you."
After this ordeal, he seemed to have aged several years.
As he passed Zhao Xiulian, he gave her a deep look and said, "Sixth Sister, what a fine son you've raised!"
Zhao Xiulian's expression froze, and a sudden wave of bitterness welled up in her heart.
They are siblings after all, and they had feelings for each other when they were young.
Now that things have turned out this way, it seems this marriage will be completely severed.
Before she could feel sad, Wang Dahua spat at her: "What are you so smug about?"
"I'm waiting to see your whole family get what's coming to you!"
Li Weidong pulled his mother away and shielded her behind him, sneering, "Aren't you the ones who will suffer retribution first, Auntie?"
"What goes around comes around; turn back before it's too late!"
He knew in his heart that by speaking up for the villagers this time, he had left Hu Zi's family to pay for their own medical expenses, and this feud had been completely formed.
Given Tiger's personality, he certainly won't let this go easily.
Once he's discharged from the hospital, he'll definitely come back to cause trouble.
But so what?
Li Weidong has never been afraid!
Wang Dahua and Zhao Shunqiang got into the police car and went to the hospital.
This farce is far from over.
It's obvious that Hu Zi has no intention of buying the farmers' mushrooms, and now that he's in the hospital, the farmers have even less hope.
With so many mushrooms, it's absolutely impossible to sell them all on your own.
Individual investors can only afford to buy a pound or two to cook at home; how could they possibly eat that much?
After everyone beat the tiger cub, their anger subsided, but what followed was a worry.
Just then, Zhao Xiujuan rushed up to Li Weidong.
"Weidong, your aunt needs your help..."
She rubbed her hands together and chuckled awkwardly, "Since Tiger got into trouble, Auntie has so many mushrooms but nowhere to sell them. Why don't you buy them?"
Then, as if she had suffered a great loss, she said, "We're all family, and your aunt isn't taking advantage of you. You charge outsiders four cents a pound, so you should at least give your aunt's mushrooms five cents, right?"
"Mushrooms are 60 cents a pound outside. If you buy them and resell them, you can make 10 cents a pound!"
Zhao Xiufen also realized what was going on and said, "I'll sell your second aunt's mushrooms to you too. It doesn't matter who makes the money, right?"
"Selling to outsiders is not as good as selling to our own people! Weidong, don't you agree?"
The two sisters spoke in a condescending tone, as if Li Weidong had gotten a great deal.
Li Weidong was so angry at the two of them that he laughed.
When my grandfather was hospitalized before, they had a falling out over medical expenses, and the two of them even gave him a good scolding afterward.
Now that Tiger is in trouble, and there's nowhere to sell the mushrooms, they've suddenly remembered him?
Five cents a pound? Dream on!
He wouldn't want either of their stuff even if they paid him!
Before he could speak, the other farmers who were growing mushrooms with Hu Zi also spoke up.
"Weidong, we were wrong before. We shouldn't have distrusted you. I apologize to you now."
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