No matter what era it is, it's not the tough guy who gets to have the last word, but the one in the right.
Liu Kui was being unreasonable, but when he found his little scheme exposed by Yun Que'er, a mere child, he instantly felt guilty.
Yun Que'er seized the opportunity and immediately pressed on.
"See, you're not saying a word. You're feeling guilty! You know as well as anyone that a fight involves two parties. My second brother is also injured. You might not get the upper hand at the police station, so you've rounded up a bunch of people in advance to harm our family!"
Liu Kui was completely speechless. Although he didn't want the lives of the four Yun kids, he at least wanted them to suffer.
He had thought that since everyone was working in the fields and no one would have the time to notice, he could take this opportunity to stuff them into sacks and throw them into the back mountain.
After all, life and death were up to fate. If they could escape, they could; if not, they deserved to lose their lives.
Anyway, the most important thing was to make them fear him.
Only then would they obediently hand over Yun Que'er to be his son's child bride.
But his little plan not only fell through but was also completely exposed by Yun Que'er.
Liu Kui's face turned as purple and red as pig liver. The veins on his forehead bulged, and the blood vessels on the back of his hands stood out from clenching his fists.
The village head was a smart man. With a quick thought, he sensed something was wrong and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Yun Que'er, you can't be so sure. After all, your family beat his son like this. It's reasonable for him to ask for an explanation. He just wants to go to the police station and let the police handle it. How can you say he's trying to harm you? Besides, there are four of you and only two of them, and their son is already injured. How could he possibly fight four of you alone?"
Yun Que'er was so angry that she laughed. When it came to changing the subject, the village head was truly an expert.
He could turn white into black and the dead into the living. There were several big and strong men standing beside them, but he pretended not to see them. One couldn't help but wonder if he was blind or just heartless!
"Village head, you can't put it like that," Yun Que'er immediately retorted. "Among the four of us, my eldest brother is the oldest, and he's only seventeen. Can he beat Liu Kui? And my third sister and I, we don't have much strength. Even with my second brother helping, he's so injured that he can barely stand. How could it be a one - against - four situation?"
Hearing this, Yun Jianzhou immediately groaned.
"Right! Look at how bad my foot is!"
As he spoke, Yun Jianzhou showed his big toe.
The bandage on his foot had been on for a whole night and was long gone after the fight. Only his toe with half of its nail missing and the bloody mess on it were visible, looking as if it had been stepped on.
The other injuries were not serious, mostly just bruises and swelling, but this one was bleeding. The village head was momentarily stunned.
Yun Que'er's heart was in her throat. It was a good idea to take advantage of yesterday's injury to extort them, but the problem was that Ji Chengxuan was there.
He was an extremely upright person. What if he came out to testify that the injury was from last night?
But surprisingly, Ji Chengxuan said nothing and just stood there silently.
After a long while, he even added,
"Yeah, the injury is quite serious."
Yun Que'er looked at Ji Chengxuan in surprise. Was she crazy or was Ji Chengxuan? This was not what she had expected at all!
Ji Chengxuan slowly turned his head and winked at Yun Que'er when no one was looking, as if to say: See, I'm on your side in this important matter.
Yun Que'er pouted. He was on her side, but he also made things difficult for her.
Seeing that even the village head couldn't resolve this, Liu Kui was completely speechless.
He held back for a long time and then tried to argue without a leg to stand on.
"Fine, whatever you say is right! You outnumber me, and I can't argue with you! Then let me ask, why did you fight with my son? How do you explain the injuries on my son?"
"Do you have the nerve to ask?" Yun Jianzhou retorted. "Your son came here to steal. How can you blame me? Besides, I was just trying to drive him out. I didn't even say a single swear word, but he punched me as soon as he came up! How do you explain this? And! When I came back, he was already in the yard. Our yard gate was locked. How did he get in?"
In the end, it all came down to who started the fight. If this could be resolved, things would be easier.
Yun Que'er was anxiously thinking of a way when, suddenly, she accidentally saw a shoe near the wall.
Yun Jianzhou and Liu Yu had been fighting fiercely, and their shoes had long been lost. But the wall was so far away. How could they have thrown their shoes there during the fight in the middle of the yard?
Yun Que'er quickly ran over and took a closer look. She found a deep footprint on the ground.
Since it had rained before, there was still some mud in the yard that hadn't dried, and such a deep footprint could only have been left by someone jumping from the wall.
Taking another look, Yun Que'er noticed that a few pieces of broken tiles had fallen from the wall, and there were also traces of mud on the wall.
"See, this is the evidence that he came into our yard!" Yun Que'er pointed at the wall and shouted. "If he didn't climb over the wall, how could there be these things?"
Liu Yu's heart skipped a beat. He had been so careful but had overlooked this.
But he wasn't willing to admit it so easily and retorted,
"Even if I climbed over the wall, so what? It was still him who started the fight with me!"
"Pfft!" Yun Jianzhou spat angrily. "It was clearly you who punched me first!"
Yun Que'er smiled. Did it really matter who started the fight now? The important thing was that Liu Yu had just admitted it himself.
"Look, you've just admitted that you climbed over the wall. So what were you doing in our yard? You were probably here to steal! How can you blame my second brother for beating you when you're the thief?"
Liu Yu was stunned by Yun Que'er's rapid - fire questions. Liu Kui beside him also looked embarrassed. He had accidentally let the cat out of the bag...
Yun Que'er stomped forward and said, "Now it's not about who beat who. Our family has been burglarized! Well, since you said you want to go to the police station, let's report the case. Professional matters should be handled by professionals."
Liu Kui panicked. He had wanted to frame the Yun family but had ended up being caught instead. Wasn't this like trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead?
Liu Kui felt a bit guilty and quickly protected his son.