Upon seeing this, Old Li's face turned pale instantly. His scalp tingled, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.
His hands, placed on either side of his trouser legs, were clenched tightly and then relaxed, his palms completely sweaty.
"What else could this be? It's just the rat poison we use at home!"
"Don't exaggerate, you rat! These days, even humans can't get enough to eat, let alone food. Rats would have starved to death long ago!"
"Exactly, there aren't any rats these days. If there really were, people would be lucky not to catch and eat them, let alone poison them."
The neighbors didn't buy this explanation, after all, they knew best what kind of person Old Li was.
Lin Chaosheng and the others knew that what their neighbors said was true. Now, let alone rats, even the legs of cockroaches were meat.
Lin Shansheng grabbed the henchman by the collar and asked fiercely, "Tell me, where is Li Erniu!"
The younger brother never expected to have such bad luck today, actually running into the Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng brothers.
"Where else could he be! The hospital, of course! That kid beat me up yesterday and I'm still in the hospital!"
The henchman seemed oblivious to the gravity of the situation, pointing his finger at Su Ning and yelling, "You're just waiting to get your hands on us! If our boss finds out, you're definitely not going to escape. What kind of head of the purchasing department at the supply and marketing cooperative is that? You'll be nothing but a fart by then!"
Upon seeing this, Liang Fu immediately rushed over and slapped him hard across the face.
"How dare you talk like that? Can't you speak like a human being? If you can't, today I'll knock out all your teeth and teach you how to speak properly!"
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at the crowd.
"Dear neighbors, my brother and I have lived here for so many years, and we haven't offended any of you, have we?"
"Not only have we never offended anyone, but my brother and I have even helped any of your families in need! But what have you done today? You actually sided with outsiders to question my brother's character. It's utterly disheartening!"
"From now on, don't have the nerve to come to our house and ask my brother for help, or ask him to buy this or that. We won't help you with any of that!"
Upon hearing this, the group immediately became anxious. One of the old ladies clapped her hands and said anxiously, "Xiao Hang, how can you say such a thing?"
"We're neighbors, and it's not that we didn't speak up for your brother earlier, but there was a reason for it, wasn't there? If you were the woman lying in another man's bed right now, your brother would definitely have said even worse than we did!"
A man casually remarked, and Lin Chaosheng immediately flew into a rage, punching the man and yelling, "If you know how to speak properly, then speak properly! If you can't give examples, then don't give me any nonsense!"
The man was as thin as a stick. He wanted to fight back, but when he saw Lin Shansheng, he didn't dare to make a move.
"Alright, that's enough."
Su Ning, already dressed and with a somber expression, said to everyone, "Since everyone has their own version of events, let's report this to the police."
After saying that, he strode out of the house, and Old Li and Li Xiuhua felt as if the sky had fallen.
"How could you report this to the police? If you do, you'll get shot!"
"That's right. It seems he really didn't do it. We wronged Section Chief Su. Otherwise, why would a rapist go and get shot?"
Old Li immediately looked at Li Erniu's underlings and said, "That's not what you said back then. You told me to do as you said, and now I've done as you said, but now people are going to call the police. What am I supposed to do?"
As soon as Old Li said that, the underling's expression changed drastically.
Lin Chaosheng and the others immediately looked at him. The underling panicked and kicked Old Li in the chest, sending him flying. He was cursing as he did so.
"You old codger, what nonsense are you spouting? You dare to throw all sorts of accusations at your grandpa's head, I think you're really tired of living!"
After saying that, the underling was about to leave with his men, but how could Lin Chaosheng let him leave so easily?
He and Lin Shanshan stood on either side of the doorway, blocking their way out.
The underling clenched his fists, realizing something was terribly wrong, but he still gritted his teeth and looked at the two brothers, asking, "Even a good dog knows not to block the way. What are you two doing here? Don't think that just because you have a close relationship with the boss, we brothers won't dare to make a move. The gambling den has always been a place where everyone goes their own way. The boss has no say in Second Master's business, and it has nothing to do with Second Master!"
"How your gambling den operates is your business, it has nothing to do with us."
Lin Chaosheng spoke, enunciating each word clearly: "Come with us to the gambling den to see Li Daniu right now."
“Yes!” Lin Shansheng echoed from the side.
How could that underling dare to go? He'd definitely get beaten up if he went, and not only that, the matter would surely be exposed. If the Second Master found out, he'd be lucky not to be kicked out.
"You think you can just go like that? Why should I?"
Lin Shansheng decisively flexed his muscles: "Just this!"
When those people saw that Lin Shansheng could kill a tiger with his bare hands, they immediately dared not resist.
One by one, they walked ahead with their heads down. Old Li was in so much pain that he lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up. After finally getting up, he realized the seriousness of the situation. Hearing his daughter crying from inside the house, he knelt down and kowtowed to Su Ning to apologize.
"I'm sorry, Section Chief Su. I was bewitched and made such a mistake. Please forgive me this time, considering how dedicated I've been to the supply and marketing cooperative for several years!"
Su Ning didn't speak, but just looked at him with a complicated expression.
“This morning, when I left home, they approached me and said that if I did what they asked, not only would my daughter never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life, but she would also have a good dormitory room, and they would give me 100 yuan and 20 jin of grain!”
“I hesitated at first because I felt I was letting you down, but they threatened me and my daughter’s lives, so I really had no other choice!”
A chill ran through Lin Chaosheng's heart. This underling of Lin Erniu was actually quite clever; he knew how to use coercion and bribery.
If they hadn't arrived in time today, Suning might have really been screwed over by them.
"Save those words for later. We don't have time to deal with you and your daughter today."
After Lin Chaosheng finished speaking to Lao Li, he turned to Su Ning and said, "Brother Su, let's go find Li Daniu first. We have to get an explanation from them for this matter."
Su Ning knew that things needed to be prioritized, so he nodded and followed Lin Chaosheng and the others to the gambling den.
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