When the group of friends were chatting and joking around, they never realized that Meng Xiaotian was the most cowardly one.
Honestly, what a loser!
They looked down on Meng Xiaotian's weakness. So many villagers were watching, and he was supposed to be a man, yet he was crying like that! He had no manliness at all!
Chen Yanping spat at Meng Xiaotian and cursed, "Useless thing! What are you afraid of? What evidence do you have to prove that we beat Meng Aji?"
"Without evidence, I could say he fell on his own!"
Meng Zhangshi screamed even louder: "Damn it! My son is such a coward, how could he possibly hit someone! You must be framing him!"
Meng Xiaotian and Wang Cheng also shouted that they hadn't hit anyone, and that they hadn't hit Meng Aji at all.
Chen Yanping was kicked to the ground by Meng An. He lay on the ground and didn't get up. Instead, he rolled around on the ground.
"Cheng San's dogs bit someone, it hurts so much!"
"We didn't hit anyone, help! It hurts so much!"
Meng An's fists were hard. Since everyone was saying he had hit someone, if he didn't beat Chen Yanping up, wouldn't he be wrongly accused?
The fist, raised high, was about to fall when Cheng Qingyan stopped it.
"Meng An, stop!"
“We are not government officials and have no right to interrogate them. When they hit Aji, their hands were probably injured as well.”
“Take a look at their hands, then take them to the county government to report to the authorities.”
Upon hearing that the matter was to be reported to the authorities, Meng Zhangshi threw herself at Meng Xiaotian, and Wang Cheng's parents also rushed over.
By now, they had heard most of the details: their son had gotten into trouble.
Wang Cheng had drunk a lot and was only now gradually becoming more sober.
Chen Yanping was all alone at home, with no one to protect him. He glared fiercely at Meng Aji.
Unexpectedly, this Meng Aji has now learned to bully others by relying on their master's power.
Don't let him get a chance, or he'll definitely teach Meng Aji a lesson again!
Meng Aji was startled by Chen Yanping's gaze, and her heart pounded.
Chen Sheng came to Meng Aji's side, blocking Chen Yanping's view.
"Chen Yanping, why are you looking at Aji like that? Do you want revenge?"
Cheng Qingyan glanced around at everyone, but no one stepped forward, not even Wang Cheng's parents.
Upon seeing his parents, Wang Cheng immediately cried out for help: "Father, Mother, save me! I don't want to be arrested and handed over to the authorities!"
"Meng Aji, please, don't let Cheng San send me to the authorities!"
Beneath his mother's body, Meng Xiaotian pleaded with Meng Aji for help: "Save me! I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again! Please don't send me to the authorities, I beg you, Cheng San!"
Few village matters escalate to the point of involving officials, so the villagers are generally afraid of seeing officials.
Even the village chief, he didn't want to deal with government officials, whether he had something to do or not.
Meng Xiaotian's mother, Meng Zhangshi, also pleaded with Meng Qiuliang: "Village Chief, please make a decision! We can't go to the county government office; how many people can get out of there?"
Wang Cheng's parents also knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "Village chief, our Wang Cheng has acted recklessly. It's our fault as his parents for not disciplining him properly. Could you please not send him to the yamen? We are willing to pay compensation."
Meng Zhangshi also kowtowed to Meng Qiuliang: "Village Chief, although our family doesn't have much money, we are willing to pay compensation as long as you don't send Xiaotian to the government!"
Meng Qiuliang was in a dilemma; his opinion didn't really matter in this matter.
With Cheng Qingyan and Meng Aji ahead of him, it's not his place to decide what to do!
He looked at Cheng Qingyan, who had remained silent, and said, "Third Brother Cheng, look at this..."
Cheng Qingyan smiled and said, "Village chief, I don't have the final say on this matter. I'm just helping Brother Aji block them from escaping."
"Besides, if they had just admitted their mistake, apologized, and promised not to do it again, everything would have been fine."
"But as you and everyone else have seen, Chen Yanping simply denies hitting Meng Aji. Even if someone saw them hitting someone, he still won't admit it."
“We had no other choice. We were also afraid of wrongly accusing Chen Yanping and the others, so it was better to report it to the authorities and let them investigate.”
"Of course, if Brother Aji wants to drop the matter, I can have them released."
Chen Sheng snorted and stepped in front of Meng Aji: "Investigate? Why not investigate? Did Aji suffer all those injuries for nothing?"
"Besides, I saw them beat Aji with my own eyes. Chen Yanping was just glaring at Aji a moment ago; who knows if he's thinking about revenge!"
"We must report this to the authorities and have them investigate!"
Chen Yanping was starting to panic. If he really reported it to the authorities, he would be arrested and thrown in jail.
Wang Cheng and Meng Xiaotian still have people who care about them, and some people will use their connections to get them out.
Moreover, given their cowardly behavior, they'd probably confess before the magistrate even begins his court session.
If they insist that he ordered it, he'll be completely finished.
When he made his move, he was certain that Meng Aji wouldn't dare to fight back. The person who had been pinned to the ground and rubbed against the ground had lost the ability to resist from the bottom of his heart.
If he were really put in jail now, he would definitely be scared, but as much as he's scared, he's not easily frightened.
He knew very well what Meng Aji was capable of.
For his sick mother, he worked tirelessly, always running to town to find work. Almost everyone knew about this.
He often bullied Meng Aji, and Meng Aji never dared to fight back.
As for Meng Aji's house, he didn't know how many times he had sneaked in.
As for Cheng Qingyan, he used to think that this person was just as bad as himself, and that they might be able to get along well.
Unexpectedly, when he shamelessly went to Cheng Qingyan, Cheng Qingyan completely ignored him.
Moreover, people he used to consider his kind are now completely unrelated to him, and the gap in their status has widened, with some even pretending not to know him.
What's with the pretense? He's seen Cheng Qingyan's true, despicable nature before. Who does Cheng Qingyan think she's more aloof than anyone else?
The more he thought about it, the more he hated it. If it weren't for Cheng Qingyan's meddling, how would Meng Aji have dared to come to his house!
Chen Yanping struggled to sit up from the ground, shook the hair in front of his forehead, and said with a disdainful look, "I admit that we beat Meng Aji. Since we've already beaten him, we can just let him beat us back."
"Meng Aji, we were wrong to hit you. But do you really dare to fight back? You don't want to have to sleep with one eye open from now on, do you?"
"Your legs are perfectly fine; you can run anywhere. But don't forget, you have an elderly mother at home who is bedridden!"
"If Cheng San can help you once, can he help you every time? You should think carefully about what to do first."
He laughed wildly, his eyes filled with malice. Chen Sheng bypassed Meng Jia and Meng An and proceeded to punch and kick Chen Yanping.
Meng Aji was indeed somewhat weak in this regard.
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