After beating up Zhao Dagou, Xiao Chengyi's frustration dissipated considerably. He could sense Jiang Xile's distance from him; clearly, the other party only considered him a friend.
But he didn't want to be just friends with her!
"Why...."
With a sigh, Xiao Chengyi lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) without feeling sleepy at all, his mind filled with thoughts of how he could win the heart of his beloved.
Back at the educated youth settlement, Jiang Xile had already decided to take revenge on Zhao Dagou the next night, so she was sleeping soundly.
The rooster crowed three times, the sun rose in the east, and the bright sunlight bathed the entire earth. Jiang Xile also woke up to the music from the loudspeaker.
After breakfast, everyone went to work as usual. Except for Duan Nianzhen, who was still on sick leave, everyone else at the educated youth settlement was very friendly today.
Even Duan Chengyu and Mu Tianye, who used to always bicker, have calmed down for some reason today.
After finishing work in the evening, Jiang Xile secretly prepared for tonight's operation.
After everyone at the educated youth settlement had fallen asleep, Jiang Xile disguised himself and then climbed over the wall to leave.
Having already scouted the place beforehand, Jiang Xile quickly found her way to Zhao Dagou's house.
Two people were lying on a large kang (heated brick bed), one at the head of the kang and the other at the foot of the kang. These were Zhao Dagou and Zhou Pandi.
Jiang Xile first taped their mouths shut, but the two, who were sleeping like logs, didn't react at all.
By the moonlight, Jiang Xile could still see the scars on Zhao Dagou's face. Although she was a little puzzled, she didn't think much of it.
After sealing their mouths, she took out two cloth bags from her spatial storage and put them over the heads of the two people.
As for their hands and feet, Jiang Xile naturally tied them up with rope, and this series of actions immediately woke the two of them up.
Sensing something was wrong, both of them began to struggle, and low growls escaped from their gagged mouths.
The fear of the unknown lingered in their hearts, especially Zhao Dagou, who had experienced it once before, and was so frightened that he trembled.
He kept thinking to himself, "I didn't go looking for trouble with Jiang Xile today, so how did I end up getting a sack over my head again?"
Seeing that the two of them were awake, Jiang Xile also perked up and took out a white whip from her spatial storage.
"Smack!"
With a flick of the whip, the sound was exceptionally loud in the quiet little house.
"You and your son have messed with the wrong people. Today is your lesson, a small punishment to teach you a lesson so you'll remember that you can't just blackmail anyone!"
Jiang Xile lowered her voice, her deep voice making it impossible to tell if she was male or female. As she finished speaking, the whip lashed out.
"Smack..."
The whip struck the two men, tearing a hole in their clothes with just one blow.
"Slap...slap..."
Two more lashes followed, leaving bloody welts on both of their bodies. Jiang Xile controlled the force of the lashes, ensuring they only injured the skin and flesh without harming the bones and muscles.
"Slap...slap...slap...slap...slap..."
After several lashes, the sobs of the two people on the kang (heated brick bed) subsided considerably. The sensation of the whip being dipped in cold water was indescribably pleasurable.
"You and your son have committed many evil deeds in the past. You have three days to apologize to the people you have extorted and make compensation, or you will not be able to bear the consequences!"
Jiang Xile's voice was laced with coldness. The two of them, barely clinging to their remaining sanity, nodded repeatedly, afraid that if they hesitated even a second longer, the whip would fall again.
"Since you two are so sensible, I won't make things difficult for you. Once you've made twenty strokes, I'll forgive your previous disrespect!"
After Jiang Xile finished speaking, she cracked the whip again.
Zhao Dagou and his mother were in excruciating pain, and they were filled with regret. After the twentieth blow, the two of them fainted from the pain.
Jiang Xile checked them over and found they were all superficial injuries. He untied the ropes binding the two men, cleaned up the scene, and then quietly returned to the educated youth settlement.
When Zhao Dagou and his mother woke up again, it was already the morning of the next day. Both of them thought they had just had a nightmare, but when they saw the wounds on each other's bodies, they began to feel scared.
It's terrifying that this person was able to enter their home so quietly. They wanted to call the police or tell the captain, but they didn't know who the person was.
"Mother, should we do as she says?"
Although Zhou Pandi was unwilling, she was afraid of dying. What if she really angered the other party and killed her silently?
"Son, money is more important than life. Let's turn over a new leaf and work hard from now on!"
Zhao Dagou opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it weakly again.
"Let's do it this way, Mother!"
The two helped each other up from the kang (a heated brick bed), changed their clothes, and began to take stock of their belongings, preparing to apologize to those they had extorted.
Three days later, the news had spread throughout the entire Progress Brigade.
Zhao Dagou and his mother have reformed!
Not only did they promise not to extort money again, they also returned everything they had previously extorted.
Those who spent the money and couldn't pay it back all gave me IOUs.
This incident has been widely discussed, with some saying that the two have reformed.
Some people say that the two of them are putting on a show, trying to find a wife for Zhao Dagou and salvage their reputation.
Some even say that the two were punished, which is why they suddenly repented and dared not continue to do evil.
In short, no matter what people say, as long as Zhao Dagou and his mother stop causing trouble, that's a good thing.
Time flies, and it was soon the end of July. With only three days left until the agreed-upon transaction date with Zhong Chongshan, Jiang Xile planned to take a leave of absence and go to Tiancheng again.
Before she could even speak, the brigade's loudspeaker announced a three-day holiday.
After finishing work the night before, Jiang Xile asked Li Tiejun to prepare a letter of introduction, and the next morning she prepared to set off for Tiancheng.
I didn't expect to wake up this morning to find it raining heavily outside.
"This weather forecast is really accurate!"
But with the transaction date approaching, she had to go even if it was raining heavily, let alone a light drizzle. Nothing could stop her from making money.
Jiang Xile found an old-fashioned raincoat in the room and left the educated youth settlement in the rain.
No sooner had she left than the girls' dormitory became lively.
"Hey, tell me, what's Jiang Zhiqing up to? What's so important that he has to go out in the rain?"
Duan Nianzhen stood by the window, watching Jiang Xile's departing figure, and said in a sarcastic and pointed tone.
"What other people do is none of your business. You should take care of yourself first. You work only sporadically, so don't expect us to help you at the end of the year!"
Ren Qi and Jiang Xile were on duty together, and they had gotten along quite well these days. In addition, Ren Qi disliked Duan Nianzhen's behavior, so she naturally spoke up for Jiang Xile.
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