Judging from the voices, it was a man and a woman, but they were speaking softly, and Wen Tong couldn't hear what they were saying.
But she recognized the woman's voice; it was Li Xinru, who had come forward to identify them earlier that day.
It's like searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.
She stood quietly in the corner, waiting.
After a while, I heard the man say:
"Then I'll go to town tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, he walked into the courtyard in a few steps.
Just as Li Xinru was about to leave, Wen Tong pounced on her, put a sack over her head, and started punching her relentlessly.
She doesn't hit the face, only the area below the neck.
Wen Tong moved swiftly, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks, finally venting his anger.
Then, he ran back home in a flash.
Li Xinru struggled on the ground for a while before finally removing the sack from her body.
The pain in her lower back and abdomen made her sit on the ground for a while before she could get up and go back to the yard.
Liu Aiguo came out of the restroom and saw her just coming in, so he asked her:
"Why are you so slow? Make sure you close the gate properly."
Li Xinru called out to Liu Aiguo:
"Comrade Liu Aiguo, I was just beaten by thugs."
Liu Aiguo was somewhat incredulous: "Just in this short time?"
Li Xinru told him to go back and call Li Damin and Wang Wei. The three of them went outside the courtyard to check, but found no suspicious people.
Li Xinru insisted on going to find the village officials, and she went into the house and woke up Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei, who were already asleep.
She spoke very eloquently: the six of us educated youth are a whole, and we must unite.
Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei had no choice but to leave their warm beds.
Then, the six of them braved the cold wind and went to find Secretary Bai.
Uncle Bai wasn't in the village today. He only heard about the terrible things happening in Bai Wen'an's family when he got home, and he's really having a headache.
There was a knock on the door. Bai Wenli was still awake. He went to open the courtyard gate and looked at the people outside with some surprise.
Li Xinru shouted loudly, "We need to find Secretary Bai."
Bai Wenli ushered the group into the house, and Li Xinru, once inside, said to Uncle Bai:
“Secretary Bai, I’ve come to you for justice. I was beaten in the educated youth compound. There are bad guys in your Hongxing Production Brigade.”
Uncle Bai was taken aback: "Where did these scoundrels come from?"
Li Xinru: "It was right in the village; he hit me and then ran away."
Uncle Bai and Bai Wenli looked her up and down, but couldn't find any injuries.
Uncle Bai asked her with some suspicion:
"Li Zhiqing, where are you injured?"
Li Xinru was too embarrassed to show everyone her injuries, so she only said:
“He was malicious and deliberately hit me.”
Uncle Bai asked, "What does he look like? Have you seen him in the village?"
Li Xinru shook her head and said:
"He put a sack over my head, so I couldn't see what he looked like."
Uncle Bai asked, somewhat puzzled:
"Li Zhiqing, you didn't see anyone, how are you sure the person who hit you is from our village?"
Li Xinru: "I don't know anyone from other villages, and I haven't made any enemies with anyone."
Uncle Bai: "Does Li Zhiqing mean he has a grudge against the people in our village? Whose family have you a grudge against?"
Li Xinru: "That's not what I meant."
Uncle Bai: "What does that mean? What exactly do you want to do?"
Li Xinru: "If Secretary Bai doesn't hand over the bad guys, I'll report it to the police."
Uncle Bai: "If you want me to hand that over, go ahead and report it to the police. I won't stop you."
Li Xinru was so angry that she turned around and left, followed by five people, and then returned to the educated youth courtyard by the same route.
She said to everyone in great anger:
"Why aren't you all speaking up for me? You're all like wooden blocks."
Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei remained silent, which displeased Li Damin.
“You can’t even articulate what you want us to say clearly.”
Li Xinru said fiercely:
"I'm going to report this to the police and have them investigate."
Li Damin said to Li Xinru, "Go ahead and do as you please." Then he went back to his room to sleep.
When Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei saw that Li Damin had returned to his room, they also went back to their own rooms.
Wang Wei also slowly walked in, leaving only Liu Aiguo and Li Xinru.
Liu Aiguo also wanted to go back to sleep, and said to Li Xinru:
"It's too late and cold today, let's go inside and go to sleep!"
Li Xinru: "I want to report this to the police."
Liu Aiguo: "Comrade Li Xinru, we should report it to the police station tomorrow."
Li Xinru had no choice but to go inside to sleep. Seeing that Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei were already asleep, she was very angry.
After the educated youth left, Uncle Bai asked his son:
"Wenli, do you think it could have been done by someone from our village?"
Bai Wenli said, "Father, could it be Wen'an who did it?"
Uncle Bai retorted:
"Impossible. Wen Ansi is very gentle and has never been in a fight since he was a child. How would he know how to hit someone without leaving a mark?"
Bai Wenli was also clueless:
"Dad, I don't know who will beat up the educated youth."
The father and son pondered for a long time, but had no clue.
Bai Wenli went to bed on the kang (a heated brick bed) and talked about this with Ye Fengqin.
Ye Fengqin said to her husband:
"That educated youth, Li Xinru, always acted arrogantly, so it's no wonder she got beaten up."
"It's normal for intellectuals to be a little arrogant; they've read more books."
"What, are you implying that I'm not well-educated?"
Hearing his wife's voice suddenly become louder, Bai Wenli was startled awake and quickly hugged her, saying:
"Wife, how could I possibly dislike you? I'm just thankful that you don't dislike me."
He was very upset, realizing he had been careless and had upset his wife.
My wife's family was poor, so they didn't let her go to school. She only learned a few characters after she married into the family, and she was very sensitive about people saying she was uneducated.
He carefully apologized for a long time, and then had some intimate moments with his wife before he could get through the night peacefully.
When Wen Tong returned home, she found that Bai Wen'an had not yet come back. After washing up, she went to bed and waited for her husband to return.
She felt very refreshed and relaxed after beating up the bad guys.
Bai Wen'an sat at Ye Jian's house for a while, chatting idly for a long time before finally explaining his purpose.
Ye Jianguo said somewhat awkwardly:
"Wen'an, tomorrow is my father-in-law's birthday. Is it alright if we go into town the day after tomorrow?"
Bai Wen'an readily agreed, thanking him profusely, and they arranged to go together the day after tomorrow.
As for the injured Zeng Daming, after his underlings took him to the hospital, the doctor examined him.
His ear was only scratched, but his knee was badly injured, and the doctor performed surgery on him immediately.
The doctor told him that he shouldn't exert himself too much, and he shouldn't run or jump. He was advised to take good care of himself and that he would be fine walking.
Zeng Daming was furious upon hearing this:
"You quacks, get me a better doctor."
The doctors and nurses knew he was from the Revolutionary Committee, so they didn't dare to argue and just lowered their heads and remained silent.
No matter how powerful Zeng Daming was, his leg was left with aftereffects.
He summoned all the doctors in the county hospital, but it was no use.
The conclusion remains the same: the best outcome is being able to walk normally, but not being able to run or jump.
Zeng Daming was in a terrible mood and needed to find a place to vent.
But he can't move himself, so what can he do? He needs someone to help him vent his anger.
He felt that he would get hurt because he went to the countryside to capture Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya.
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