Zeng Daming summoned Zeng Daqing and Ye Changxing and gave them instructions:
"You two go and give Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya a good beating."
Ye Changxing didn't know what to do, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go with Zeng Daqing.
Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya were kept in the room the whole time; they were the only two people in the room.
There was no kang (heated brick bed) or bedding in the room, and the two of them were almost frozen.
The two could only huddle together for warmth.
The door was suddenly opened, startling Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya awake. The two quickly stood up.
Zeng Daqing obeyed Zeng Daming's orders without question and immediately targeted Xiang Zhennan.
He kicked Xiang Zhennan in the stomach, and Xiang Zhennan immediately fell to the ground.
Wen Xiya threw herself on her husband, Zeng Daming, who kicked her aside.
"Don't rush, take it one at a time. After I deal with him, I'll deal with you."
Ye Changxing rushed forward and slapped Wen Xiya across the face. He then smiled and said to Zeng Daqing:
"Brother Daqing, let me handle this woman! Let me do my part for the director."
Without waiting for Zeng Daqing's reply, he slapped Wen Xiya repeatedly, making her mouth bleed.
Then, Ye Changxing pushed Wen Xiya to a corner of the room and whispered to her, "Pretend to faint!"
Seeing that Wen Xiya was squinting and not moving, he walked up to Zeng Daqing and said:
"Brother Daqing, let's leave them a chance. The director hasn't interrogated them yet."
Zeng Daqing beat Xiang Zhennan until he curled up in a ball and kicked him hard with his feet.
He only stopped when Xiang Zhennan remained motionless.
He then turned to look at Wen Xiya and saw that her face was swollen like a pig's head and there was blood at the corner of her mouth, so he stopped attacking her.
The two went to the hospital to report to Zeng Daming, and Zeng Daqing said:
"Brother, I got revenge for you. I gave Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya a good beating."
Zeng Daming was delighted to hear this and wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he searched all his pockets and couldn't find any.
He took out the money from his pocket, intending to ask Zeng Daqing to buy cigarettes.
While counting the money, he found a piece of white paper. Curious, he unfolded it and saw that it read:
"This is just to teach you a lesson. If you do evil again, I'll take your dog's life at any time."
Zeng Daming's expression changed drastically, and he almost fell off the bed.
He remembered the two gunshots on the road, which startled him so much that he immediately looked around, feeling that someone was spying on him and preparing to kill him.
But in his heart he was thinking, what is a bad thing?
He simply went to the Red Star Brigade to arrest Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya.
Arresting and criticizing capitalists has been done quite often in recent years, so why is it considered a bad thing now?
Could it be that Xiang Zhennan hired a master protector? He had just captured him, and then he was attacked on the way.
Does this mean he still has hidden assets?
As soon as he thought of this, he slapped his thigh, and a sharp pain shot through his knee, instantly waking him up.
Capitalists' money is tempting, but my own life is more important.
Even if this capitalist is gone, there are other capitalists; you only have one life.
Zeng Daming was having a whole drama going on in his head.
When Zeng Daqing saw Zeng Daming see the note, he was first panicked, and then he looked dumbfounded.
He asked with some concern, "Brother, what's wrong?"
After regaining his senses, Zeng Daming pondered for a long time before ultimately deciding that his own life would prevail.
He said to Zeng Daqing and Ye Changxing:
"Daqing, take more people to guard the hospital and don't let any suspicious people near my room."
Changxing, release Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya first. I'll go and criticize them after I recover.
I need to rest now; I shouldn't let them waste our food.
Zeng Daqing was the kind of person who did whatever his boss said, so he immediately found people to keep an eye on Zeng Daming.
Ye Changxing was somewhat puzzled by Zeng Daming's change in attitude, but he was more than happy to let the two of them go.
Xiang Zhennan lay on the ground unresponsive, so Wen Xiya helped him up and leaned him against the wall.
She wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with her sleeve while calling his name.
When Xiang Zhennan heard Xi Ya calling him, he slowly opened his eyes and saw that her nose was blue, and there was a wound on the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were full of anxiety.
She managed to say with difficulty, "Xia, don't worry, I'm fine."
When Wen Xiya saw that Xiang Zhennan had woken up, she hugged him and cried bitterly.
When Wen Xiya heard Ye Changxing say that they could leave, she couldn't believe it.
After a moment of stunned silence, she helped Xiang Zhennan up and walked out; she didn't want to stay there for even a second longer.
Xiang Zhennan's injuries were severe, and Wen Xiya could only help him move step by step.
Ye Changxing couldn't bear to see them like this, so he called an oxcart for the two of them and sent them back.
His underlings said to him:
"Brother Xing, you even called a car for them. You really have the heart of a bodhisattva."
Ye Changxing glared at his underling:
"What do you know? I'm afraid it'll be bad luck if the two of them die here."
The director said that once he recovers, he will interrogate these two; he can't let them lose their lives now.
The younger brother shook his head and said:
"Judging from Zhennan's condition, he's probably in bad shape. Brother Daqing really went all out."
Ye Changxing: "Then that's none of my business."
Wen Xiya let Xiang Zhennan lean on her as they rode home in an oxcart.
They ran into Wen Tong and Wen An, who were looking for them, on the way.
When Wen Tong saw her parents' miserable state, she couldn't stop crying.
Seeing that both of them were seriously injured, Bai Wen'an wanted to take them to the hospital.
Xiang Zhennan disagreed:
"Wen'an, don't waste time. Without proof, no one will dare to treat us."
Wen Tong was completely at a loss: "Dad, what should we do?"
Xiang Zhennan raised his hand and wiped away his daughter's tears:
"Xiaotong, don't cry, Daddy is fine. Grandpa Cui, who lives with Daddy, is a very good doctor."
Bai Wen'an rode his bicycle ahead, while Wen Tong accompanied his parents in an oxcart.
Wen An first put the bicycle at home, then went to the village entrance to wait. When the group arrived, he carried Xiang Zhennan back to the courtyard.
The three members of the Cui family were worried when they learned that Xiang Zhennan had been arrested.
They saw Xiang Zhennan being carried back, and upon seeing the two of them, they all gasped in shock.
Cui Jingzhi hurriedly examined Xiang Zhennan's injuries and took his pulse.
The old man took a long time to say:
"Zhennan has a fractured right shinbone and internal injuries. In addition, he was exposed to cold, so his condition is not optimistic."
Bai Wen'an immediately said, "Please, sir, think of a solution."
Grandpa Cui said, "I'll do my best. I'll write out a prescription, and you go buy the medicine first."
He then took Wen Xiya's pulse: "This person is fine, just a superficial injury."
Bai Wen'an rushed home, pushed his bicycle out to leave, only to realize that he didn't have much money on him.
He knocked on Bai Xiaoyue's courtyard gate: "Sister, sister, open the door."
Yan Ci opened the door, rushed into the room, grabbed Bai Xiaoyue, and said:
"Sis, lend me some money, I need it urgently."
As Bai Xiaoyue took the money, she asked:
"What's wrong? What's the emergency? How much do you need?"
Bai Wen'an: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law are back. They were beaten. My father's injuries are very serious, and he needs to buy medicine."
Wen Tong is keeping watch over there; she manages all the money in the house. I don't have much money on me, and I'm afraid it won't be enough.
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