The village head can't hold back any longer.
Yun Que'er let out a silent snicker in her heart. It's just right that he's here. As long as he doesn't realize this is like digging his own grave.
Yun Que'er gave the village head a disdainful smile. "You say we're guilty and we are? You're just a village head, not a police officer, let alone a judge. What right do you have to convict us?"
The village head's face stiffened. He knew this damned girl Yun Que'er must have something to say in return.
But now he had grasped Yun Que'er's handle. What else was there to be afraid of?
As the village head, dealing with a disobedient villager was his so - called "duty".
"Still pretending?" The village head sneered. "Yun Fujin, you've really raised a good younger sister. She doesn't know how to restrain herself on a normal day. Now she even dares to talk nonsense about the village's land. Even if I wanted to cover for you this time, I couldn't."
Yun Fujin's heart sank. He already roughly understood the reason.
Wasn't it because of what Yun Que'er had said?
He had already told Yun Que'er not to talk nonsense outside, but she just wouldn't listen.
But Yun Fujin was Yun Que'er's elder brother. He had to protect her.
"Village head, I'm a bit confused by what you said. Except for my father, the rest of our Yun family are just ordinary farmers. We've been farming all our lives. When have we ever had any improper thoughts?"
"Do you think your sophistry will work?" The village head asked triumphantly. "Your younger sister announced at the village entrance that she was going to sell the green beans grown by your family. But didn't you say before that they were just for your own consumption and I had no right to interfere? Now that you're going to sell them, can't I still interfere? And the villagers all heard it. Your younger sister did say that the village's land would soon be distributed to individual families. One person might mishear, but what about two? Do you think your family has offended the villagers so much that they're all out to get you?"
What on earth had Yun Que'er said outside?
Yun Fujin's heart sank. He turned to look at Yun Que'er and saw her winking at him, as if she had everything under control.
Yun Fujin couldn't help but think of what Yun Que'er had said to Wang Shufen and the others before.
Could it be that everything Yun Que'er had done was on purpose?
Yun Fujin didn't dare to jump to conclusions easily. But he still remembered to protect Yun Que'er and not let her be hurt by others. So he turned to the village head and said,
"My little sister is still young. She's only eight years old. How can you take a child's words seriously? There are other families in the village with children, aren't there? Any parent knows that kids never think before they speak. Are you really going to make a big deal out of this, village head?"
"Stop talking nonsense with me!" The village head waved his hand. "It's no use even if you talk till the sky falls. You dared to treat the village's land as your private property. That's a violation! It's against the law!"
Had it really gotten this serious?
Yun Fujin was shocked.
It had already risen to the level of breaking the law. Wasn't this an attempt to wipe out their family?
"Do you think you can just say whatever you want?" There was anger written all over Yun Fujin's face as he retorted. "Do you have any evidence? Do you have a recording? How can you prove that's what my little sister said!"
The village head didn't care whether he had evidence or not. Anyway, he was convinced that Yun Que'er was guilty. Even if he sent them to the police station, the police wouldn't side with them.
"You want me to show evidence? And then what! Once I show the evidence, you'll just find a way to destroy it?" The village head looked at Yun Fujin with disdain. "Save your breath. You'd better save your energy to argue with the police at the police station."
The village head raised his hand high. "Come in, all of you. Take them away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Kui led several strong men in.
Yun Que'er took a look and recognized them. Weren't they the same men who had tried to send them to the police station with Liu Kui last year?
They hadn't succeeded back then, but now they had seized the opportunity.
"Wait." Yun Que'er shouted to stop them. "Even if we're going to the police station, it should be the police who come to arrest us. What right do you have?"
Liu Kui was all smiles. The thick flesh on his face squeezed together, as if he had the words "a petty person intoxicated by success" printed on his forehead.
"Little girl, it's not up to you to decide."
Liu Kui waved his hand, and several strong men immediately rushed forward with ropes.
"What are you doing!" Yun Fujin, who was being held, struggled desperately. "Don't touch my sister. Don't touch her!"
Yun Que'er was very calm. She just stood there waiting to be caught.
Just as a strong man's hand was about to touch her, Yun Que'er suddenly dodged.
"We're all law - abiding citizens. There's no need to be so rough. Isn't it just a trip to the police station? I'll go with you."
Yun Que'er turned and walked towards Yun Fujin, looking coldly at the men who were about to tie him up.
"If you just do this, people who don't know might think it's a kidnapping. The villagers aren't asleep yet. What will they think of you if they see this? I'm afraid that even if you call the police, it'll be you who gets arrested."
The strong men looked at each other. One of them stepped forward and said,
"You're a slippery little girl. If we don't tie you up, what if you run away like last time?"
Yun Que'er sneered. "I ran away last time because I was going to get help. And it was you who were in the wrong. Should I have just waited for you to kill me?"
She turned to look at the village head. "But since the village head is so determined to frame us this time, we're willing to go to the police station to prove our innocence."
The village head frowned tightly. Yun Que'er was being so cooperative this time?
Why did he always feel like Yun Que'er was up to something?
The village head hesitated for a moment and didn't know what to say next. But Liu Kui was in a hurry. He quickly tugged on the village head's sleeve.
"What are you waiting for? She's asking for trouble. She'll be crying when she gets to the police station. Whether to tie her up or not doesn't matter. The most important thing is to send them in."
The village head thought it made sense and nodded.
"There are more people in your family than just the two of you. Where are the others?"
"You think I said something wrong, right? Then I'll go to the police station alone. Let my elder brother, second brother, and third sister stay at home." Yun Que'er said.
How could the village head listen to her? "Do you think I'm a fool? Am I going to wait for them to stay behind and get help? Yun Que'er, you'd better be a good girl and don't drag your whole family down!"
Goodness, this village head is really merciless.
Yun Que'er let out a cold snort in her heart. It wasn't enough to take him down alone. He even wanted to destroy their whole family.
No wonder he had been the village head for so many years. He was really cruel - hearted. It was a pity that his good days were coming to an end.
"Why aren't you calling them? Are you waiting for us to go in and get them?" Liu Kui said.