Chapter 10 The Outcome
At this point, Wang Daqiang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. He turned around excitedly and shouted to Su Heping, who was standing beside him with a serious face: "Captain! Do you think this will work? Let Zhaodi take the beating and be locked up in the ancestral hall instead of me! Let Zhaodi take the punishment for me!"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a heavy bomb exploded in the crowd. Zhaodi, who was standing not far away, had a face that was originally a little nervous, and now her face lost all color in an instant, becoming as pale as a piece of white paper.
She lowered her head silently, not daring to raise her eyes to look at anyone, with endless sorrow and sadness welling up in her heart.
Zhaodi had actually anticipated this proposal. From childhood to adulthood, whenever there was trouble at home or someone needed to take responsibility, she was always the one who was pushed out to take the blame. And this time, it was obviously no exception.
She bit her lips tightly, trying to hold back tears, but her eyes were already wet. She knew that even if she opened her mouth to refute him, it would be in vain.
In this family, she has always been just a hardworking old cow. Apart from working hard, she has no right to speak. Especially when it comes to her younger brother Wang Daqiang, she can't even have the thought of resistance. Otherwise, what awaits her will be a ruthless beating.
On the other hand, Wang Aiguo's eyes also lit up when he heard Wang Daqiang's suggestion to let Zhaodi take the punishment on his behalf. He looked at the captain Su Heping expectantly, as if waiting for him to nod in agreement.
Su Heping looked at Wang Aiguo and found his expression ridiculous. He said to him coldly, "This is Wang Daqiang's fault. Only Wang Daqiang should bear the consequences. No one else can do it. Wang Aiguo, take Wang Daqiang with you. Now take the money and the chicken to Mingyue's house to give Mingyue compensation and apology. After that, go to the ancestral hall to beat him with a stick."
When Wang Daqiang heard Su Heping's refusal, he immediately panicked and wanted to run away when no one was paying attention. But just as he reached the door, he was caught by the villagers who were watching the excitement.
Su Heping looked at Wang Daqiang who had failed to escape and said, "Okay, don't run either. Unless you never come back, you will not be able to escape this punishment. You should reflect on your mistakes and try not to make them again next time." He then said to Wang Aiguo, "Let's go! Don't dawdle!"
Wang Aiguo had no choice but to ask his mother to get the money and his wife to catch the chicken.
When Mrs. Wang heard her son asking her to take the money, she refused to do so no matter what. Asking her to give the money to others was more painful than killing her.
Wang Aiguo saw that the old lady was unwilling to take the money, and looked at Su Heping in embarrassment. Su Heping said to Wang Aiguo calmly: "Go to the police station or pay compensation, it's your choice, I will never force you!"
Wang Aiguo looked at Su Heping's cold expression and knew that his mother's trick would not work. He could only helplessly say to his mother again: "Mom, take the money!"
Old Mrs. Wang still shook her head stubbornly, saying that she would never take the money, and then pretended not to hear. Seeing this, Wang Aiguo had no choice but to go to his mother's house to get the money himself.
When Mrs. Wang saw her son walking towards her room, she felt like she was stabbed by a needle and jumped up in a hurry, trying to stop Wang Aiguo from entering the house. But after all, time is not forgiving, and although she tried her best, she still couldn't stop the strong Wang Aiguo.
Amid the heart-wrenching cries of Old Lady Wang, Wang Aiguo came before the captain Su Heping, holding the money tightly in his hand.
Su Heping did not take the money, but said to Wang Aiguo: "Give the money directly to Mingyue."
At this moment, Wang Aiguo's daughter-in-law Wang Guihua also ran over panting, holding a lively hen in her hand.
Seeing this, Su Heping nodded, and then led Wang Aiguo and his wife, as well as the man who had just helped capture Wang Daqiang, and escorted Wang Daqiang, who was dejected and terrified, and followed the Su family towards Su Mingyue's house.
The other villagers also followed over, talking about what had happened, and followed them in a mighty stream, walking into Su Mingyue's yard together.
Su Heping led Wang Aiguo and three others to the room where Su Mingyue lived. When they reached the door, he stopped and raised his voice slightly to shout into the room: "Mingyue, are you awake?"
When Su Mingyue heard the bustling sounds approaching her home, she released her mental power. However, her mental power could only see inside the yard. Her mental power was not enough to see outside the yard, so she could not see it either.
Until she used her mental power to "see" her uncle Su Heping leading a group of people into the yard, she knew that her uncle must have come to make the decision for her.
Su Mingyue said, "Uncle, I'm awake, just come in!"
Su Heping gently pushed open the wooden door, and the door hinges creaked slightly. He walked into the house, and his eyes immediately fell on Su Mingyue who was sitting on the kang. Su Mingyue was leaning against the wall quietly, her face was still a little pale, but she looked fine, and Su Heping felt relieved.
Su Heping walked to the kang with a smile, looked at Su Mingyue and said softly: "Mingyue, your uncle Aiguo has brought Daqiang to you to make amends. He will compensate you for your mental damages of ten yuan, and the two yuan you spent on seeing a doctor at the clinic yesterday. In addition, he will give you an old hen to help you recover."
As soon as Su Heping finished speaking, Wang Aiguo, who was standing beside him, smiled at Su Mingyue somewhat embarrassedly.
He shook his head and said apologetically, "Mingyue, I'm so sorry! You have suffered so much, it's all because of my Daqiang's ignorance. The child didn't mean it. If the captain hadn't come to our house in person today, we wouldn't have known that there was a conflict between you two! I'm so sorry that you got hurt!
Hehe... Mingyue... You have to accept this money, use it to buy some of your favorite food and take good care of your body. Don't bother with Daqiang, you grew up together, and you know that Daqiang is not a bad kid, he just acts a little naughty sometimes. This time it was purely an accident, purely an accident!"