Yu Wenli's insults were so offensive that even the gentlemen present couldn't stand them anymore.
"Watch your mouth," Zheng Xu scolded, caught in a dilemma.
"Liu Ying, tell me, what was his reason for bringing you into the courtyard? When did those two traffickers enter the courtyard? Were they male or female? What did they look like? How did they drug you? What was the scene like when you woke up? Were there any other victims with you?"
Bai Jiaojiao's barrage of detailed questions shattered Liu Ying's perfect story.
Liu Ying looked up in Bai Jiaojiao's direction: "It's you again!"
"I'm trying to help you. Just speak properly, and everyone will believe you."
Bai Jiaojiao ignored the vicious look in Liu Ying's eyes and looked at Zheng Xu: "Captain, Heng Ge and I have caught some child predators in town. The county police taught us some methods of child predation. If Liu Ying says it's true, it should be true."
"How would I know what tricks they had up their sleeves? They just slapped me on the back of the head and I passed out!"
“You’re lying, that’s not how it is at all.” Bai Jiaojiao looked at Liu Ying.
The idea that someone can be knocked unconscious by being slapped on the back of the head is just hearsay, not a true story. Liu Ying's story is clearly based on hearsay rather than real experience.
“I’ve seen children drugged by sedatives. Those kinds of people would rather drug you and make you stupid than let you wake up suddenly. I don’t think it’s very realistic for you to run away in the middle of the night.”
"Bai Jiaojiao, stop spouting nonsense! Don't think you know everything just because you stumbled upon a con artist by sheer luck!"
Liu Ying certainly wouldn't let Bai Jiaojiao ruin this matter; she insisted that she was right.
Bai Jiaojiao said, "It's very simple. Since you entered their hideout while fully conscious and managed to escape, you must remember where that courtyard is. Why don't you take everyone to take a look? If you can provide clues about the human traffickers' hideout, that would be a great achievement."
Bai Jiaojiao's words immediately dispelled Li Lide's concerns.
Having tasted the sweetness of success last time, Li Lide was also thinking of taking credit: "Bai Jiaojiao is right. I think we can report this to the police. Providing clues is our duty."
Liu Ying said urgently, "As soon as they saw I ran away this morning, they must have already changed their hideout!"
“Since you’ve seen what they look like, the police can use your description to ask around in the places they frequent. Maybe they’ll find some leads. Don’t you think so?” Bai Jiaojiao left Liu Ying speechless.
"That's settled! I'll find someone to hitch up an oxcart and we'll go to the town's police station!"
When it comes to claiming credit, Li Lide is more eager than anyone else.
Liu Ying was roasted over a fire, and the woman who had been wailing just moments before was now silent.
Yu Wenli found his chance. He pushed aside the people flanking him and laughed maniacally at Liu Ying, "You're out of options now, aren't you? Keep making things up! Keep making things up! Damn it, I'll kill you! You slut!"
Yu Wenli stepped forward, grabbed Liu Ying's arm, and punched and kicked her.
The once dashing educated youth in the village now acted like a madman, disregarding his image and hurling profanities.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and stop them!"
Zheng Xu took matters into his own hands, but was nearly stabbed in the heart by Yu Wenli, who had gone mad.
“You’ll go to jail for killing someone! Yu Wenli! Cough cough…”
Zheng Xu coughed in anger. Seeing Li Lide standing to the side, seemingly still lost in thought that Liu Ying had fabricated the whole thing, he called out, "Village Chief, Village Chief? Brother De!"
Li Lide then frowned and tried to break up the fight: "Alright, alright, what's all this fuss about? It's a holiday, isn't that bad luck! If you have something to say, go talk to your family!"
He walked into the brigade office with his hands behind his back.
"No, I won't go home with him! Help me! Please help me!" Liu Ying cried loudly.
But those watching the spectacle felt no sympathy for her at that moment.
You keep causing all this trouble, who else should we hit if not you?
Zheng Xu took a deep breath and said to Yu Wenli, who was dragging Liu Ying home, "Although this is your family matter, if you go too far, our brigade will also have to take care of it."
Yu Wenli glanced at Zheng Xu but didn't say anything.
Ever since marrying Liu Ying, Yu Wenli has felt that everything he does is unlucky. He has now given up and doesn't care about saving face at all.
"Captain, he'll kill me! Please save me!"
Liu Ying tried to grab Zheng Xu's trouser leg, but Yu Wenli kicked her away. Liu Ying felt a sharp pain in her five fingers and trembled as she let out a howl.
Bai Shiqing pouted: "What a terrible thing to do."
She seemed to see herself after marrying Zhu Shengping, and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Bai Jiaojiao was very satisfied with the ending.
In her past life, she knew that Liu Ying was a bright and daring person.
Liu Ying may have been inspired by Shen Heng's arrest of human traffickers to come up with this plan.
However, all of Liu Ying's scheming and ruthless tricks will no longer work in this lifetime.
Unexpectedly, Shen Heng said quietly, "Bai Jiaojiao, you seem to be quite on Yu Wenli's side."
"How is that possible!"
Bai Jiaojiao also felt that, apart from making Yu Wenli feel uncomfortable, it didn't really cause him any real harm by bringing Liu Ying and Yu Wenli together.
She needs to think of a way to push things along.
As for Liu Ying's matter, everyone just treated it as a little fun that the village set up a stage for the Dragon Boat Festival. After the festival, they got busy again and quickly forgot about it.
However, Shili Village has another joyous occasion.
Of the five communes and nearly twenty production brigades in this area, only their village successfully completed its autumn harvest task. After the county government tallied the results these past few days, they issued a certificate of merit to Shili Village.
Unlike the last time when Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng performed acts of bravery, this time the certificate was awarded to the whole group, and everyone received one.
A large crowd gathered, eager to see the red paper that had already been pasted on the wall.
Li Lide's face was shiny with oil from his smile, and he stood up straighter than a young man in his early twenties.
Bai Jiaojiao was also happy, but she was a little puzzled as to why there had been no news about the fried noodles she made.
It was still dark when Bai Jiaojiao finished work in the evening and was cooking at home when there was a knock on the door.
When Bai Jiaojiao opened the door, it was Li Lide who stood there.
"Village chief, what brings you here?"
Bai Jiaojiao was glad that she had just put the rice strips that were drying in the yard into the kitchen, saving her from having to explain herself again.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask how you and Shen Heng are doing lately. You must have been terrified when we caught the human traffickers last time."
Bai Jiaojiao found it very strange. So much time had passed, and Li Lide was in high spirits. Why was he bringing this up now?
Perhaps his true intentions lie elsewhere.
"Village chief, please just say what you need to say."
Hearing Bai Jiaojiao say this, Li Lide cleared his throat twice.
"What could have happened... The county praised our village today, and everyone is quite happy."
“Yes.” Bai Jiaojiao waited for Li Lide to continue.
"To be fair, you deserve the most credit for this matter, but the county didn't give you individual praise. They had their reasons, so don't hold a grudge."
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