Chapter 40: Public Sentiment



Shi Kaishan is a very honest man in the village. He doesn't talk much and just works as a blacksmith.

Many of the iron tools in the village were made by him, and he sold them at very low prices.

Sometimes I ask him to help me fix something, and he helps me very quickly without charging any fees.

In daily life, Shi Kaishan is recognized as a kind-hearted person. When he meets someone who needs help, he will take the initiative to help.

As for his sister Shi Chunlan, she also left a good impression on the villagers.

Now such a good person suddenly knelt down and said he wanted to seek justice for her sister, which surprised the villagers.

Li Fugen was beaten into a pig's head, which caused sensory stimulation to the villagers.

But the scene of Shi Kaishan kneeling down was far more powerful than this sensory stimulation. The villagers felt that Shi Chunlan must have suffered great injustice, otherwise Shi Kaishan would not have done this.

In the villagers' impression, Shi Kaishan always does things himself and never asks for anything in return.

But today, he actually knelt down and begged everyone!

Just as the villagers were surprised, Zhao Gengnian from the Zhao family also knelt down.

"Old Lady Zhao! Village Chief! Divine Doctor Su and the two young men! Honestly, I don't need these ten taels of silver. I'll be beaten if I'm beaten!"

"Like Big Brother Kaishan, I'm asking for your help in seeking justice for Sister Chunlan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young and energetic Zhao Chuangdong knelt down for the first time. Even his father was unwilling to kneel down.

When Zhao Deshan scolded him, this stubborn man believed that he was not wrong and refused to kneel down no matter what, even if the family rules were used.

For a moment, the villagers started talking again and pointing fingers at Li Fugen.

"I remember now. No wonder I saw Sister Chunlan with injuries on her body for a while..."

"Mom! The little boy has injuries on his body too. Could it be Uncle Fugen who beat him?"

"The Shi family couple really married their daughter to the wrong person..."

"If I were the big brother of Kaishan, I would beat this scumbag to death before I stop."

"For this, you still dare to ask for a hundred taels of silver?"

Li Fugen felt that a group of people around him were staring at him with unfriendly eyes, and at this moment he was extremely ashamed.

It's all Li Ershun's fault for being too high-profile! He ruined the villagers' good impression of him.

These troublemakers deserve to die. He just beat up his wife and daughter, why do they have to point fingers at him!

Li Fugen's initial shame turned into anger, but he had nowhere to vent it, so he could only look at Li Ershun.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm not thinking about you. Do you think all the money belongs to me?" Li Ershun was speechless. His brother was a hopeless case. He often did things that ruined everyone's impression and even offended him several times.

"Well, my stomach hurts. I'm leaving." Li Wangan realized that the situation was not good, so he pretended to have a stomachache and ran away.

Because of his small stature, he was often the target of criticism during group fights, and he didn't want to bear the villagers' anger on behalf of Li Fugen.

The case suddenly changed its tone from a fight to a domestic violence case.

"I support Brother Kaishan and seek justice for Sister Chunlan!"

"Speak up for Sister Chunlan!"

"Punish Li Fugen!"

The public was in an uproar, and Lin Tongxi realized that it was time for Chen Yunxuan to make the final decision.

Chen Yunxuan slammed the gavel several times and announced that the case of Shi Chunlan being subjected to domestic violence would be heard first.

"Don't...Brother, we are all family, is it necessary?" Li Fugen approached Shi Kaishan, opened his swollen mouth, and begged Shi Kaishan to let him go with difficulty.

Shi Kaishan was filled with rage and almost wanted to beat Li Fugen. If Zhou Tiezhu and Zhao Chuangdong had not held him back, Li Fugen would have been beaten up again.

"Kaishan, don't worry, I and others will definitely do you justice!" The village chief spoke, and Shi Kaishan calmed down a little.

Both the Li family and the Zhao family felt that the village chief was partial, but only people from other families knew that Village Chief Li was always fair and would not deliberately suppress or favor a certain family.

Zhou Tiezhu dragged Li Fugen out, put him back in his place, and stood beside him, as if preventing him from escaping.

"Okay, please let the plaintiff speak." Chen Yunxuan looked towards Shi Kaishan.

Shi Kaishan stood up and went on to tell about the bruises he saw on Shi Chunlan's body before he beat Li Fugen.

"Well...she fell down! If you don't believe me, ask her!" Li Fugen argued cunningly, looking at Shi Chunlan with eager eyes, as if asking for help.

Shi Chunlan, who had just finished crying, was helped by Zhang Shulan to the crowd, with tears on her face.

Zhang Shulan and Su Ruoxue had just applied medicine to Shi Chunlan. During the process, she saw the scars on Shi Chunlan's body and felt very sorry for her.

"Don't be afraid, sister. Sister Lan and the others are backing you up." Zhang Shulan said gently.

Shi Chunlan glanced at Li Fugen, then at Shi Kaishan, feeling very distressed. In the end, she chose to stand on Li Fugen's side: "Yes... I fell by myself."

"Chunlan! What are you talking about! How could you have fallen by yourself? I saw it with my own eyes!" Zhao Gengnian shouted anxiously.

"Gengnian... This is our family affair, don't interfere..." Shi Chunlan lowered her head, wiping the water droplets on her face with her right hand from time to time.

Seeing his wife on his side, Li Fugen lost his fear and instead became even more arrogant: "That's right, even an honest judge can hardly judge family affairs! Besides, since Chunlan has said so, do you really have to blame me?"

Lin Tongxi looked at Su Ruoxue and asked, "How about you go out and prove it? I'll help you record it first."

At the moment, Su Ruoxue is the only one who is most qualified to assess the injuries and can best win the trust of the villagers.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!

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