One of the tall men was holding a flashlight, and the light was swinging around in the cowshed, hurting people's eyes.
"Stop talking nonsense and hand over the things!" the tall man said viciously.
"What? We have no idea what you are talking about!" Lin Qiaoyun retorted loudly. Although there was a slight tremor in her voice, her eyes showed no fear.
"Don't play dumb! Don't think we don't know about the evidence you've hidden!" Another short and fat man stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Ruiyuan by the collar.
Seeing this, Lin Yuexi unconsciously grasped the dagger at her waist. This was her last resort of self-defense.
She was silently calculating in her mind, if these people really attacked Zhou Ruiyuan and Lin Qiaoyun, how should she rush in at the first possible moment and subdue them as quickly as possible.
"We don't have any evidence, you are framing us!" Zhou Ruiyuan struggled hard, trying to break free from the control of the short and fat man.
"Humph, you're still so stubborn!" The tall man sneered, "Search for me, search carefully, I don't believe you can't find it!"
The men began to rummage through the cowshed, throwing hay everywhere and smashing simple daily necessities on the ground.
Zhou Ruiyuan and Lin Qiaoyun watched all this angrily, but were powerless to do anything.
Lin Yuexi looked at the chaotic scene in the cowshed and was extremely anxious.
She knew that this was not a solution and she had to find a way to lead these people away. Suddenly, she had an idea and picked up a stone on the ground and threw it towards the woods in the distance.
With a "whoosh" sound, the stone cut through the night sky and made a rustling sound in the woods.
"What's that sound?" The tall man raised his head vigilantly and turned the flashlight in the direction where the sound came from.
"It looks like there's someone over there!" a man said.
"Let's go and take a look!" The tall man waved his hand and led the other three people towards the woods.
Lin Yuexi felt a little relieved as she watched the four men walking away, but she knew that the danger was not completely over.
Her eyes were fixed on those figures, and her hands touched a few pointed stones on the ground.
When they walked into the woods, their figures were looming among the mottled shadows of the trees, and Lin Yuexi quietly emerged from her hiding place.
Her footsteps were as light as a ghost, without making any sound, and she gradually approached them under the cover of the trees.
The tall man walked in front, waving the flashlight in his hand back and forth, looking around vigilantly.
Lin Yuexi took a deep breath, calmed her mind, and aimed at the tall man's right leg. She moved her fingers slightly, and a small stone shot out like lightning, with almost no trace in the darkness.
"Ah!" The tall man suddenly let out a scream and felt a sharp pain in his right knee. His body instantly lost balance and he fell forward.
The flashlight also slipped out of his hand and rolled to the side, the light swirling randomly on the ground.
The other three were startled by this sudden change and turned around quickly.
But before they could react, the second stone in Lin Yuexi's hand had already flown towards the short and fat man.
The short and fat man was about to bend down to check on the tall man when the stone hit his left ankle squarely. He cried out "Ouch", knelt on one leg, and a look of pain appeared on his face.
"What's going on? Who's there?" the remaining two shouted in horror, and their voices echoed in the woods.
They looked around frantically, trying to find the person who attacked them, but Lin Yuexi had already hidden in the darkness, like a ghost in the dark night.
Lin Yuexi did not give them a chance to breathe, she quickly threw out two more small stones.
This time, the target was the legs of the other two.
In extreme fear and panic, the two men had no time to dodge, and the darts hit their calves accurately. They collapsed to the ground instantly, rolling on the ground in pain.
"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?" The tall man gritted his teeth and shouted while enduring the pain.
Lin Yuexi did not answer, she just stood quietly in the dark, looking at them coldly.
At this moment, her eyes were filled with anger and determination.
She knew that these people were here to torture Zhou Ruiyuan and Lin Qiaoyun, and she couldn't let them continue to hurt them.
After a while, after making sure that the four people had temporarily lost their ability to move, Lin Yuexi slowly turned around and headed towards home.
It was almost one o'clock when Lin Yuexi returned home. Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun had already fallen asleep, but Lu Cheng was still waiting for her to come back.
When Lin Yuexi walked into the house, Lu Cheng immediately came to greet her, his eyes full of concern and worry.
He helped Lin Yuexi sit down on the chair, poured a cup of hot water and handed it to her, and asked softly, "How are Professor Zhou and his wife?"
Lin Yuexi said, "Luckily, someone came to cause trouble for them again tonight, and I injured his leg with a stone, so I can't bother them for the time being..."
After hearing this, Lu Cheng frowned and paced back and forth in the room with a serious look on his face. "Yuexi, I'm afraid this matter won't end so easily. These people will definitely not let it go."
"Lu Cheng, Zhou Ruiyuan has already handed his important things to me. I believe that he won't do anything to them if he can't find the things! What I'm worried about now is that I'm going to live in the county town after the New Year. After that, who will take care of them..." Lin Yuexi said with some concern.
Lu Cheng said, "This is a simple matter. Let's talk to Zhao Gang about this. When you make something good, just ask Zhao Gang to deliver it from the county town..."
"Is this okay?" Lin Yuexi was a little worried about bothering Zhao Gang.
"Don't worry! Zhao Gang is a man with a strong sense of justice, and he is not afraid of the little red soldiers at all..." Lu Cheng said firmly.
Lin Yuexi nodded slightly, but her brows were still furrowed. Although she felt a little sorry for troubling Zhao Gang, there seemed to be no better way at the moment.
"That's all we can do for now. I hope Zhao Gang can agree to help."
Lu Cheng sat down next to Lin Yuexi, gently held her hand, and comforted her: "It will be fine. Zhao Gang and I are close friends, and he will definitely help us with this. Let's get through this difficult time first, and when we have the chance in the future, we will repay him."
The two discussed some details and made sure that there would be no problems with Zhou Ruiyuan and his wife's supply of daily necessities before they hugged each other and went back to their room to rest.
The weather in December changes suddenly. Unexpectedly, at around five o'clock that evening, the cold wind raged through the entire village like a roaring beast.
Snowflakes fluttered down, soon covering the earth with a layer of white silver.
Lin Yuexi vaguely heard the whistling of the wind in her sleep, her heart suddenly tightened, and she woke up instantly.
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