Chapter 2 The Defendant



Shen Qianqian swayed twice and slowly fell to the ground.

The fall looked a bit fake, but everyone was still preoccupied with the gossip and full of indignation, so no one paid attention to her acting skills.

Shen Qianqian was taken to the hospital. At that time, the hospital lacked equipment, and doctors basically just observed and took her pulse.

Shen Qianqian snapped out of her daze at just the right moment, holding her head and saying that she had a headache, felt nauseous, and couldn't see clearly.

The doctor frowned and said, "It looks like a concussion."

Captain Lin Dongsheng pressed, "Doctor, what is a concussion?"

"This is a head injury, a very dangerous symptom. You need to rest well during this period and can't do any heavy work, otherwise you might really strain your brain and die." The doctor looked at her thin and frail appearance and said, "You are malnourished. Go back and eat more rice, eggs and the like."

The village has limited resources; it's good enough to have eggs to eat, and the doctor didn't say anything about eating meat.

Shen Qianqian wiped away her tears and looked at Lin Dongsheng: "Uncle, what should I do? I can't work now, and my grandparents definitely won't be happy to feed me. Mingming, Grandma says I eat too much and do too little. My parents send me thirty-five yuan every month, but Grandma says that's not enough for me to eat. Mingming, I've eaten the Yu family out of house and home."

Thirty-five yuan!

Every month!

Lin Dongsheng stared wide-eyed with his mouth agape.

Even the doctor writing the medical records turned around. They all shared the same sentiment: The Yu family has truly committed a terrible sin!

They embezzled so much money and raised such a child!

Shen Qianqian loosened her reddened eyes: "Uncle Lin, when we get back later, please help me prove that I really did have it."

I'm sick. Doctor, please write me a note, otherwise my grandparents will say I'm lying and won't give me any food.

The female doctor, who was nearly forty, nodded, wrote her a note, and gave her a few fruit candies before she left.

Sitting on the back of the bicycle, Shen Qianqian first ate a piece of candy for herself, which was lychee flavored! Then she stuffed two more into Lin Dongsheng's pocket.

"Uncle, please take this candy back for Xiaobai and Xiaohong! Thank you for taking me to see the doctor today, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do. You and Aunt Chunchen are a perfect match, both of you are happy to help others, you are both my saviors! Our Wuxing Production Brigade has become more and more prosperous under your guidance."

Shen Qianqian chewed on a hard candy. He showered her with compliments.

Lin Dongsheng found it pleasant to hear. "What a pity..."

Lin Dongsheng casually asked, "What's a pity?"

"It's a pity that such a good day is about to be ruined by a single bad apple!"

Shen Qianqian didn't give him a chance to speak, her tone fierce: "All the other educated youth have returned to the city, but Su Qiang is shamelessly staying behind. Why is that? It must be because he's here for personal gain, because he has character flaws! He wants to trick the girls in our brigade into marrying him and becoming his slaves! He's always been a slacker at work, and this time he tricked me into helping him and ruined my reputation! This kind of liar, voyeur who peeks into the women's restroom should be arrested by the police!"

"Sigh, I regret it now, Uncle Lin, I've dragged you into this."

Lin Dongsheng was also a little angry, but he didn't say anything. It was best to let this matter go and make a big deal out of it. Unexpectedly, the girl behind him changed the subject and said that she had been implicated.

Lin Dongsheng was a little confused.

Before he could even ask, Shen Qianqian spoke for herself.

"His act of peeping into the women's restroom is a crime of indecent assault. I was so angry at the time that I blurted out what he did, and now everyone knows. This matter will definitely spread further and further, and who knows, it might even reach the town or the county. Then our Wuxing Production Brigade will be infamous, and your reputation will be damaged!"

Lin Dongsheng was dumbfounded. It was true. He immediately felt a little annoyed with Chen Qianqian for being so talkative.

Chen Qianqian started crying again: "Uncle, you've been so good to me, and now I'm so terrified. I've ruined you, ruined your reputation, and ruined your family. If Su Qiang stays in the brigade, you'll be considered a harborer of a criminal. I don't even want to think about it. When you get out, will people think of you as someone like Su Qiang? I'm even more afraid that if you can't be the brigade leader because of this, then I'll feel so guilty! Waaah!"

Lin Dongsheng's face grew paler and paler. He slammed on the brakes and began to swerve the car. Shen Qianqian wiped away her tears, knowing full well what was wrong, and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

Lin Dongsheng: "To the police station!"

The Public Security Bureau took this very seriously and instructed the two men not to make any rash moves upon their return, lest the criminals suddenly escape.

After finishing this task, Lin Dongsheng felt much more relaxed and rode very fast with Shen Qianqian on the back!

Grandma Fang had just returned from the fields and was about to bring water to her husband and second son when Liu Chunchen, the team leader's wife, came to her door and gave her a lecture, saying that their little burden had injured his head and had been sent to the hospital, and that she should remember to take good care of him when she got back.

Old Fang was completely dumbfounded.

Why go to the hospital if you have a head injury? It's a waste of money!

Grandma Fang decided to give Shen Qianqian a good scolding when she got back. Running to the hospital for such a small injury? Couldn't she just have gotten some medicated wine to apply? She's so delicate!

Shen Qianqian pushed the door open.

She saw Old Mrs. Fang sitting on a small wooden stool, her wrinkled old face staring at her fiercely. Usually, if the original owner of this body were looked at with such eyes, she would be afraid that she had done something wrong, and then she would reflect on herself again and again.

But Shen Qianqian wasn't afraid. Her stepmother in her previous life was even more ruthless, but she still managed to trample her underfoot.

The original owner of this body was so pitiful; since she took over this body, she should help her get justice.

This family of vampires deserves to be taught a lesson by this villain.

Shen Qianqian: "Grandma, I just went to the hospital for a checkup and I lost two yuan. Uncle Lin gave it to me. You can pay him back."

Grandma Fang stared with her cloudy eyes, thinking she had misheard. After realizing what she'd heard, she started slapping her thighs. The slaps made a loud thud.

"Two yuan? That's outrageous! What kind of illness costs two yuan to see a doctor!"

Lin Dongsheng's expression was unpleasant. The way he said it made it seem like he was deliberately being greedy.

Shen Qianqian frowned at Old Mrs. Fang's exaggeratedly stingy manner, then suddenly burst out and roared, "I'm telling you! Not a penny less than two yuan! If it weren't for Uncle Lin and Aunt Chun Chen, I would be dead today! You want to know what disease I have, right? Fine, then I'll tell you. See my head? I hit my head! The doctor said I have a concussion and could die at any moment! Is my life, Shen Qianqian's life, less valuable than two yuan? You take thirty-five yuan from my parents every month, and you won't even help me pay for my medicine? Are you even human?"

Shen Qianqian's eyes were bloodshot, and her head was wrapped in gauze. With her thin little face, she looked like a slave being bullied by the landlady.

She turned to Lin Dongsheng and said, "Uncle Lin, let's go to the police station again. I really can't go on like this anymore. I've been swindled out of so much of my living expenses, at least several thousand, if not ten thousand. This is a serious amount of fraud. The police will definitely help me get justice!"

Grandma Fang was startled. How did this burden of a child know about the money? And why was he going to report her to the police?

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