Chapter 59 Who is the adulterer? He's done something wrong...
People who have done something wrong are always flustered, so the moment Lin Mazi saw Lin Qing'an, he instinctively turned and ran.
The commotion startled Lin Qing'an and Lin Jing. Neither of them could see who it was, and they assumed it was a robber. Lin Jing shouted at the top of her lungs, "Robbers have broken into the village!"
She had a loud voice and started chasing after him while shouting. Lin Qing'an quickly realized that the person was coming from the direction of his house. Fearing that Lin Jing couldn't beat her, he followed Lin Jing without thinking.
Many households next to Lin Jing's house were also startled by Lin Jing's shouts. Having fought many bandits in the past, they had an instinctive reaction to the word "bandit." The men grabbed their weapons and ran out to chase after Lin Jing and her group.
"Stop right there! Put down whatever you're holding!"
Lin Jing ran and shouted, while Lin Qing'an was worried about Lin Jing. Neither of them was afraid. By the dim light of the lantern, they watched as the robber was about to jump down a embankment. Lin Qing'an picked up a large rock and threw it with all his might, thinking that even if he missed, he could still scare him. But to his surprise, the rock made a muffled sound, followed by a terrible scream. The fleeing figure then crouched down with his head in his hands.
"Well done, Qing!" Lin Jing praised, then rushed over, her speed so fast that the other person didn't even have time to escape before she pinned him to the ground.
Did it really hit him? Lin Qing'an was still a little incredulous, but by then the main force behind him had arrived, and Lin Qing'an didn't care about anything else and ran forward with the crowd.
Lin Jing kicked the man hard in the waist and abdomen several times, squatted down, grabbed the man's short hair from his forehead, lifted his bloodied head, and asked breathlessly, "Run! Why aren't you running anymore? You were running pretty fast just now!"
"I...I...I didn't..." The man was exhausted and wanted to say something, but his head was throbbing so badly that he could only stammer and couldn't get anything out. In his blurry vision, he saw a group of people rushing over. He slumped down, instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.
The village wasn't very big to begin with, and from the moment Lin Jing shouted, news started spreading among the villagers. By now, almost everyone in the village knew that the bandits had entered, so those who were nearby arrived very quickly.
The firelight completely obscured the dim light of the small lantern, allowing Lin Qing'an, Lin Jing, and everyone else who arrived to clearly see the appearance of the robber.
Even though most of the blood from the back of his head had flowed onto his face, some people still recognized him immediately.
"Lin Mazi? What are you doing here?"
Upon hearing this, the people behind him also crowded forward. Seeing that it was indeed the village's fool Lin Mazi, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Qing'an couldn't remember this person, but seeing the few potatoes that had fallen beside him, he instantly tensed up and stepped forward to ask, "Tell me! Why are there potatoes from my family in your hand?"
The moment the question left her mouth, Lin Jing instantly understood. She tightened her grip on her hair and asked, "Oh... I know, didn't you steal things from my brother's house last year?"
Lin Mazi screamed in pain, but quickly denied it: "You're lying, I...I...this is what we got for the work we did for their family, you can ask them if you don't believe me..."
He spotted a man working with him in his limited field of vision, and pointed at him shakily, saying, "If you don't believe me, ask Lin Dahai."
Lin Dahai, who was called out, scratched his head in the crowd and said, "Indeed, in addition to wages, Aunt Chen and Anian did give everyone a few potatoes."
His words made many of those who hadn't gone to work extremely envious.
"Let me go!" Lin Mazi roared.
Lin Jing couldn't keep stepping on people, so she lifted her foot, let go of Lin Mazi's hair, and retreated to Lin Qing'an's side.
Lin Qing'an felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Lin Mazi was now brimming with confidence, eager to take this opportunity to extort money from the two men. As long as he didn't admit it, no one would know what he had done. His eyes caught sight of Lin Qing'an, and remembering Su Yu's request for him to find someone, he immediately offered his testimony: "If you don't believe me, let's go to the Chen family to confront them and see if what I said is true. If what I said is true, then you must compensate me double for what I did today!"
"Hmph!" Lin Mazi said, clutching the back of his head that was throbbing with pain. He didn't care if he was still bleeding and just kept walking towards Chen Gengnian's house.
Someone kindly suggested, "Hey, shouldn't you get your injury treated?"
But Lin Mazi didn't respond, as if he was so angry that he had to get justice.
Seeing his expression, everyone looked at Lin Qing'an and Lin Jing. Lin Qing'an had no choice but to say, "No matter what, this matter has to be dealt with today, so I'll have to trouble everyone."
He didn't know what kind of person this was, but he admitted that he was in the wrong to hit the other party in the first place.
In the end, without saying anything, everyone followed Lin Mazi to Chen Gengnian's house.
As soon as the group stepped onto the path, they encountered even more villagers running towards them.
"Have the robbers been caught?" Wang Shu asked, arriving late.
Everyone was anxious. After someone explained the whole story, Lin Mazi's father was so anxious that he was the first to rush to the Chen family.
Everyone followed closely behind, but they had only gone halfway when a terrified scream pierced the sky and echoed in everyone's ears.
All the hurried steps stopped, including Lin Mazi, who was walking at the front and almost at the entrance of the Chen family's courtyard.
Everyone looked at each other, afraid they had misheard, but just then, the shout came again, clear and...familiar.
"Ah, help me—"
Wang Shu was filled with confusion. Why did that voice... sound like her husband's voice?
This shout startled several enthusiastic men, who grabbed torches and ran toward the source of the sound.
It was a huge stone pillar that blocked everyone's view.
Unable to contain her curiosity, Lin Jing ran over as well. Lin Qing'an didn't go; she just stared blankly in the direction of her home, her mind filled with countless speculations.
Logically, with such a commotion, Brother Nian should have come down by now, but there's still no sign of him. If the place where they arrested Lin Mazi was a bit far, what about now? It's right at their own doorstep.
And there's Baifu and her mother...
Just then, Chen Yuetao's voice rang out from above.
"What happened down there? Did they catch the robbers?"
Lin Qing'an felt a little relieved and was about to respond when he heard another shout coming from behind the stone pier.
"ah--"
After the screams, chaos erupted behind the stone pillar. Just as everyone was running forward, several men who had gone towards the pillar returned with torches. In the torchlight, one of them was carrying a thick, long snake.
Wang Shu asked, "Has anyone been bitten by a snake?"
None of them answered, their faces showing difficulty, and their eyes looked at Wang Shu with a mixture of unspoken words and sympathy.
Just then, a figure rushed out from behind.
"Hey, you're not even dressed yet!!" Lin Jing's anxious and helpless voice followed from behind.
The moment he came out, everyone recognized him—Wang Shu's husband!
Wang Shu was so shocked that she stammered, "Su...Su Yu? You...you...how did you get here?"
At this moment, Lin Mazi, who had not yet entered Chen Gengnian's house, was also stunned. He stood there for a long time, unable to come to his senses.
Completely clueless about what had happened, how could the person who should have been in Chen Gengnian's room making love with him be in that place!
"Brother Shu... Waaah..." Su Yu was so frightened by the series of events and the snake that he completely lost his mind. He didn't even realize that the clothes he was wearing were just the way Chen Gengnian had casually tied him up earlier. He lifted his foot and ran towards Wang Shu, crying.
The voice was filled with extreme grievance; if it were any other time, the hearts of the men present would probably tremble.
But it has to be now.
He had barely run up to Wang Shu when Wang Shu stopped him.
"Stop!" Wang Shu kept backing away. "Don't go any further! You...you just stand there!"
No wonder Wang Shu was excited, it was truly...
Anyone with eyes can tell what happened from Su Yu's current appearance.
Lin Jing hadn't even had time to put his clothes on properly, and his bare thighs and shoulders were exposed. His messy hair, disheveled clothes, and the dark place were enough to prove that he had encountered more than just a snake.
Wang Shu couldn't take it anymore and roared, "Speak! Who is the adulterer?"
Terrified by the shouting, Su Yu stammered, "Brother Shu, what are you talking about? There's no adulterer! I just went out to play and encountered a snake. There's never been any adulterer!"
Wang Shu sneered, then suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Su Yu by the neck, looking down at Su Yu's bare shoulders, and asked, "Do you believe it yourself?"
Su Yu couldn't speak, her face flushed from difficulty breathing, and she kept trying to pry Wang Shu's hands off. The two struggled quite a bit, and in the process, they accidentally pulled all the clothes that Su Yu had casually tied to her body off to the ground.
In an instant, everyone present was stunned.
Seeing this, Wang Shu had no choice but to let go. After letting go, Su Yu cried and covered her body, frantically picking up the clothes that had fallen to the ground. The more charming she had been in Chen Gengnian's room, the more disheveled she was now.
He was unwilling to accept it. He had planned everything, but he never expected that the person could control himself even when he was poisoned and throw him outside. Su Yu couldn't help but shudder when he thought of Chen Gengnian's terrifying eyes just now.
But he was really unwilling to accept it. Since he couldn't have it, he couldn't let him have it easy. He refused to believe that rumors could prevent the couple from having any rifts.
Su Yu's eyes were icy cold as he gritted his teeth and deliberately raised his voice, saying each word clearly: "It's Chen Gengnian!"
"What?"
Everyone present was stunned.
Lin Qing'an was originally too lazy to bother with the two people's messy affairs, but Su Yu mentioned Chen Gengnian.
"What did you say?" Lin Qing'an's eyes were very calm, but it was this calmness that made people feel extremely strange.
Su Yu dared not meet his gaze and continued to cry as she accused Chen Gengnian.
"He defiled me and then threw me here."
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Author's Note: Good days are coming, Su Yu
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