"I... I was in a hurry!" Yun Jianzhou hissed in pain, looking at his foot with a deeply frustrated expression. "Great, I won't be able to walk this time... Yun Yi! What are you standing there for? Come and help me up!"
Yun Yi rolled her eyes, stepped forward to help Yun Jianzhou up, and grumbled, "You're more of a hindrance than a help!"
"You're blaming me?" Yun Jianzhou angrily slapped Yun Yi on the back of the head. "If you hadn't suddenly popped out and scared him, I would've caught him already!"
"Well, you didn't even give me a heads - up!" Yun Yi retorted.
"Under that situation, when would I have had the time to tell you?"
"Alright, alright, both of you stop arguing," Yun Que'er stepped in to mediate. "Let's just count on Big Brother. He's chased after him, right? If he can't catch the guy, we'll just go straight to Liu Kui."
"Him? Hmph," Yun Jianzhou sneered.
Liu Kui was a tough and unreasonable person. When he was in the right, he'd corner people with no way out. Even when he was in the wrong, he could still come up with a bunch of fallacies.
It was simply impossible to reason with him.
Yun Jianzhou sighed as he looked at the saplings damaged by Liu Yu. Damned Liu Yu! He was afraid that if they couldn't catch him red - handed, they'd have to compensate for this batch of saplings.
On the country lane, Yun Fujin chased after Liu Yu relentlessly. But at this moment, Liu Yu was surprisingly agile, jumping around like a nimble monkey. Although Yun Fujin was right behind him, he accidentally lost sight of Liu Yu.
"Huff—huff—"
Yun Fujin stopped, gasping for breath, and bent down, propping his knees with his hands.
He looked around, then wiped the sweat that had dripped to his chin.
Liu Yu was nowhere to be seen. He had no idea where the guy had run off to. It seemed that tonight's efforts would be in vain.
Yun Fujin felt a bit frustrated. Suddenly, he thought Yun Que'er was right. Some things couldn't be tolerated. When it was time to take action, one should do so, or there would only be endless troubles.
It was a pity that Yun Fujin had realized this a bit too late.
He took a couple of deep breaths to calm the turmoil in his chest.
Let it go this time. But if the Liu family continued to be so ungrateful next time, they really had to be taught a good lesson.
Yun Fujin turned around and was about to leave, not knowing that Liu Yu was actually hiding nearby, in a small alley around the corner.
Liu Yu peeked out secretly, looking at Yun Fujin's back, still feeling a lingering fear.
So close! He'd almost been caught by Yun Fujin.
He'd thought Yun Jianzhou was a brute, but he didn't expect that although Yun Fujin looked gentle, he was actually someone not to be underestimated.
Fortunately, Liu Yu had run faster, barely managing to dodge Yun Fujin's pursuit.
He patted his chest and was about to take a shortcut home when, all of a sudden, he felt someone give him a hard push from behind.
"Ouch!"
Liu Yu stumbled and fell forward with a thud.
Yun Fujin, who hadn't gone far, heard the sound and immediately turned around, just in time to catch a panicked look on Liu Yu's face.
Great! It's just like the saying goes: 'You search high and low in vain, but the thing comes to you without any effort.'
Yun Fujin didn't want to tolerate this anymore. He quickened his pace, took a few big strides forward, grabbed Liu Yu by the collar, and roared, "Why did you damage our saplings?"
Liu Yu never expected that the usually good - tempered Yun Fujin could be so furious. He was shocked and shrank his neck back abruptly.
He turned his head fearfully to look into the small alley, trying to figure out who had pushed him when he wasn't paying attention.
But at this moment, there was no one in the alley.
The path was quiet in the late - night. There was no one else besides him and Yun Fujin.
Liu Yu shivered violently. Could it be... a ghost?
He couldn't help but recall what had happened to Liu Kui a few days ago. Didn't he and that man see a ghost then?
At this moment, Yun Fujin's low and angry voice came from behind him again. "Speak."
"Mom! Mom! Help me!" Liu Yu suddenly started shouting, struggling in Yun Fujin's grasp. "There's a ghost!"
Yun Fujin almost got hit in the face by Liu Yu's flailing hands in mid - air. He quickly tried to stop Liu Yu. "What are you doing?"
"There's a ghost! The ghost is coming to get me! Dad! It's here again!"
Liu Yu's shrill screams pierced through the air, waking up the neighbors. Lights came on in every household nearby, and people came out to see what was going on.
When the secretary arrived, Liu Yu was still making a ruckus. He kept saying there was a ghost one moment and that he must have offended some gods and was being haunted the next.
He rambled incoherently, crying and laughing at times, and even trying to run away. It took Yun Fujin a great deal of effort to hold him down.
"What's going on?" the secretary walked up.
"I don't know," Yun Fujin handed Liu Yu over to the people who had come to help, then took the time to wipe the sweat off his face and replied to the secretary. "He suddenly started shouting that a ghost had pushed him and was going to take him away."
Upon hearing this, the secretary's face immediately darkened.
Did the Liu family all have some kind of problem? They didn't know how to cherish a good life and were always shouting about ghosts. What a disgrace!
"I think he's not in his right mind," the secretary waved his hand. "Take him to the clinic first and let Doctor Ji have a look."
The secretary had someone hold Liu Yu and sent someone to call Liu Kui over. Then, with a solemn expression, he walked at the back of the crowd.
Seeing this, Yun Fujin followed him.
"Secretary, there's something I need you to help us with."
The secretary looked at Yun Fujin. "What happened? I haven't even asked you yet. Why aren't you sleeping at home and running out here? There've been so many rumors about ghosts recently. Don't bring anything unclean back. You've got so many kids at home."
Yun Fujin gave an apologetic smile. "I don't believe in these ghost stories. But I came out tonight just because of this kid, Liu Yu."
The secretary stopped in his tracks. "What's wrong?"
"He..." Yun Fujin forced a smile. "He sneaked into our yard in the middle of the night and knocked down all the saplings we'd been cultivating. I just wanted to ask him for an explanation, but unexpectedly, this kid suddenly said he saw a ghost. Judging from his current state, he probably can't explain anything clearly. So I can only rely on you to help me ask."
The secretary frowned tightly. Why were the Liu family always causing trouble and engaging in such underhanded activities?
Liu Kui had illegally raised pigs and sheep first, and Liu Yu didn't learn from his father's mistakes. Instead, he went to the Yun family's yard to cause damage. Truly, like father, like son!
No wonder they always said they'd encountered ghosts. It just showed that they had evil intentions!
"Okay, I understand," the secretary nodded. "When we get to the clinic later, I'll ask on your behalf. I won't tolerate him just because he's a kid. Your family won't have to suffer this loss in vain."