Chapter 152 We'll pay, we'll pay!
"Second brother, saving your little sister is the priority! You hurry and go to the hospital with your eldest brother! Leave these old bastards to me and the young men in the village!" As she spoke, Lin's mother quickly pulled out a wad of cash from her pocket, deftly unfolded it with her fingers, and counted it—it was a full one hundred and fifty yuan!
"Take this money! Saving my little sister's life is the most important thing."
Uncle Guo took the stack of money, still warm from his body, and carefully hid it close to his body, saying in a deep voice, "Be careful!"
"Don't worry!" Lin's mother's eyes were sharp as a hawk's as she swept over the Li family members huddled in the corner. "These grasshoppers in late autumn won't be able to make any waves!"
Watching her two elder brothers hurriedly leave pushing the cart, the last trace of warmth vanished from Lin's mother's face. She abruptly turned, rushed to the limp Li Pozi, grabbed her graying hair with her thin but strong hand, forcing her to lift her tear-streaked face, her voice as cold as ice:
"You old hag! Are you deaf?! The 150 yuan I just lent you to save my life, you'd better give it back right now, immediately! If you dare say a word 'no'..."
Her cold gaze swept over the trembling members of the Li family, finally fixing on the pale-faced eldest uncle. "You can all just wash your hands of yourselves and wait to go to jail! Especially your eldest son—to put it mildly, he'll get at least ten or eight years of labor reform! To put it more seriously... humph, he might even get a 'peanut' in his hands!"
Damn it! If it weren't for the need to pluck feathers from this miser to save Rongrong's life, I wouldn't bother wasting my breath on this old bastard!
Upon hearing that money was to be paid, Granny Li screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "I have no money! You can take my life! A worthless wretch, if he dies, he dies! Is it worth wasting money at the clinic? At worst... at worst, my son can marry someone new!"
Trying to squeeze money out of her tightwad pocket? That's worse than taking her life!
"You won't give it?!" A vicious smile curled at the corner of Lin's lips. She abruptly released her daughter's hair and roared at the group of burly young men from the village who were already itching for a fight: "Nephews! Did you all hear that? This eldest son of the Li family is heartless! Don't be polite to them! Give them a beating! Hit them all! If you hurt or cripple them, your aunt will cover for you! We're in the right. Even if we take it to the police station, we won't escape the principle of justice!"
"Alright! Auntie, just you wait and see!"
The impatient young men responded in unison, their eyes fierce as they grabbed sticks and surrounded Uncle Li, who was huddled against the wall!
The people of Lijiazhuang may not know Lin Baozhu's capabilities, but how could they not? She holds a position in the Public Security Bureau; if someone were to get into serious trouble, Lin Baozhu would be there to protect them. What's there to be afraid of!
Uncle Li, seeing the menacing glint in the teenager's eyes, rubbed his backside and stammered, "You...you stay away! Ah—!!!"
"Bang! Pfft! Ouch—!"
The dull thud of sticks hitting flesh and the crisp sound of bones being struck, accompanied by Uncle Li's pig-like screams, instantly filled the entire dilapidated courtyard!
The villagers who were watching the commotion were so afraid of getting hurt that they didn't even bother to help Uncle Li; they all wished they could hide behind the wall.
Granny Li watched helplessly as her most trusted eldest son was overwhelmed by sticks, screaming in agony. Her stingy thoughts were instantly crushed by boundless fear!
"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I'll give you the money! I'll give you the money!!" Granny Li cried and scrambled onto Uncle Li's body.
Lin's mother then snorted coldly, raised her hand to signal the young men to stop, and looked at Granny Li with cold eyes.
Granny Li collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, as if her tendons had been pulled out. She scrambled towards the inner room, which had been almost completely destroyed. Trembling, she groped around in the corner, pried open a loose brick, and pulled out a dusty, rusty tin box.
She opened the box with trembling hands, looking at the neatly rolled-up bills inside. Every wrinkle on her face was filled with heartache. Her fingers shook as she counted and recounted before reluctantly taking out one hundred and fifty yuan...
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