Chapter 71: Intentional Retaliation

Jiang Nian handed her another pill. “Take this pill. It will ensure you don’t get pregnant.”

The woman didn’t even hesitate. She snatched it and swallowed it.

“Lie down in the pit and make it look like those men were going to bury you. The last time we met was at the police station in the city. Someone found you and pulled you out of the pit.”

Jiang Nian walked forward. The woman obediently lay down in the pit and pulled some dirt over herself.

The three unconscious men woke up. They looked at each other, their minds momentarily clouded.

“What… what happened?” Their heads were still foggy. They seemed to have heard someone talking about killing someone, but they didn’t know if it was a dream or reality. They couldn’t tell what was going on.

Another man also had a headache, but he argued, “You must have heard wrong. I dreamt… I dreamt of a huge snake chasing me, saying it was going to eat me!”

The third man’s dream was different, but without exception, they all had a dream. When they woke up, they couldn’t tell the difference between the dream and reality.

After a few minutes, their minds gradually cleared. Someone realized, “Right, we were stopped by someone…”

Everyone finally realized what had happened. They quickly ran forward along the trampled weeds and found the woman lying in the pit, covered with dirt.

Jiang Nian had already returned to the bus. The bus driver was urging everyone, “Comrades, saving people is important. We need to go back to the city and take them to the hospital first. Then we’ll take you back to the town.”

The passengers had witnessed the rescue scene firsthand, so they naturally understood and agreed to go together.

Three people helped the woman, who had already woken up, back onto the bus. Jiang Nian made eye contact with her for a moment, then quickly looked away.

From beginning to end, she didn’t ask her name.

“I know medicine. I can help them stop the bleeding.” Jiang Nian raised her hand.

“Then hurry up. Everyone get on the bus. This comrade will help stop the bleeding first. I’ll drive to the hospital right away.” The driver said as he sat back in the driver’s seat. Then he remembered to ask Li Qing, “Comrade, check if everyone is here. Is anyone missing?”

“There’s one aunt…” Li Qing stood by Yan’s mother, looked around, and gritted her teeth.

The woman who was being helped up spoke weakly, “She ran away on the ox. The ox was a little crazy and ran very fast. Those people probably couldn’t catch her.”

When she said this, her voice was full of resentment. There must have been some kind of entanglement between them.

In the end, they decided that four men would stay and continue searching, while the rest would go back to the city with the driver.

Jiang Nian was still helping the two women stop the bleeding. She sprinkled medicine powder on their wounds and bandaged them. She didn’t have time to participate in their decision.

Li Qing stood by, trembling, and asked Jiang Nian, “Doctor Jiang, will my mother and Aunt Wang be okay?”

“They just lost a lot of blood. Fortunately, their internal organs weren’t injured. They’ll be fine.”

After she finished treating them, she sat down to rest.

When she saw that scene earlier, she really wanted to kill those beasts. Of course, she did.

But when she thought about it carefully, she realized she had been impulsive.

What if the people who were saved weren’t so rational, or lacked a little conscience, and easily betrayed her? Then she might have to pay the price for her impulsiveness today.

Fortunately, she hadn’t done a good deed in vain. The people she saved were worthy of being saved.

When she deliberately made a big scene to make people think she was the killer, Jiang Nian was quite shocked, but also relieved.

Actually, many people don’t mind doing good deeds. Sometimes, they’re just afraid of being rewarded for their good deeds.

The bus drove to the city hospital at top speed. The injured Yan’s mother and Wang Juan were carried into the emergency room on stretchers.

The police arrived soon after. When they saw Jiang Nian and Li Qing, they were surprised. “It’s you again?”

Li Qing quickly spoke up, “Police comrade, I suspect these four people are in cahoots with the two from noon. They deliberately chased after us to retaliate against us.”

The police officer became more serious. One of them took out a pen and started taking notes. “What happened?”

“As soon as they caught up, they said we ruined their good time or something. But we were far away. We came to the city with our elders from the village to buy New Year’s goods. Besides the two human traffickers from noon, we couldn’t have offended anyone else…” Li Qing cried, “It’s all my fault. My mother was stabbed to protect me and let me escape. Wuwuwu…”

It’s no wonder Li Qing couldn’t escape the cage of the Yan family. Yan’s mother made her feel suffocated, but she also truly loved her.

For example, this time, if it weren’t for Yan’s mother desperately holding them back, she wouldn’t have been able to escape at all. She wouldn’t have had the chance to run to the road and ask for help.

Jiang Nian also gave a statement. The reason she wasn’t attacked might be because she left the city by bus, so those people didn’t have a chance.

Li Qing and the others, however, took an ox cart to save money. As soon as they left the city and reached the wilderness, the women were no match for the men, especially since the men had weapons. They were helpless.

When the woman gave her statement, Jiang Nian learned that her name was Mingzhi.

It was a pretty name, and the surname was rare.

According to the statement she had agreed on with Jiang Nian, there was nothing wrong with what she said. But when she recalled that scene, she couldn’t help but tremble with fear.

But there was nothing wrong with her reaction. Others only thought she was scared, not that she had been assaulted.

The police officer asked them, “Do you want to go for a checkup first? See if you have any other injuries?”

Mingzhi shook her head, trembling, but trying to calm herself down. “No need. This is Doctor Jiang from our commune. She’s famous for her medical skills. I was just beaten a few times. I don’t feel any particular pain. I’ll just ask her to check my pulse later.”

Li Qing also trusted Jiang Nian very much. “Yes, I just have a small injury. It doesn’t affect anything. We don’t need a checkup.”

She was most worried about Yan’s mother’s condition, and Wang Juan, who was more seriously injured than Yan’s mother. She couldn’t even care about herself.

The driver and passengers who came with them were all talking about what happened to Li Qing, especially the scene of Mingzhi lying in the pit. It was determined that the thugs had killed someone and were trying to bury the body. Fortunately, they stopped and went over, and because there were so many people, they scared the thugs away.

The police officer left after taking their statements. He still had to go to the scene to investigate, and he had to re-interrogate the two human traffickers from noon.

Mingzhi sat next to Jiang Nian, her eyes scanning her, but she didn’t dare to linger on her.

Jiang Nian generously took her hand and whispered, “It’s okay. You did well.”

She stood up and said to Mingzhi, “Sister, I see your hair has fallen out a lot, and you have a wound on your scalp. Go to the bathroom and wash your hair with water. Then I’ll put some anti-inflammatory medicine on it for you.”

“Thank you, Doctor Jiang.” Mingzhi followed Jiang Nian.

When they got to the bathroom, she took out a towel from her bag and handed it to her. “Conditions don’t allow for much. Just wipe it with a towel for now.”

“Thank you, thank you.” Mingzhi took the towel and numbly walked into the bathroom.

Jiang Nian’s small shoulder bag was like a treasure chest. It seemed like she could take anything out of it. But at this moment, no one had the energy to notice this.

When she came out again, it was half an hour later.

“Doctor Jiang, the towel was too dirty. I threw it in the trash.”

Her emotions had calmed down, but her eyes were still red. Her neck showed the skin that had been rubbed raw, showing how hard she had scrubbed.

Jiang Nian’s intention was for her to simply clean up. After all, after being assaulted, she still had those men’s traces on her body. It was definitely disgusting.

But it was winter, and she directly used cold water to scrub her whole body.

“Okay. Let’s go back.”

When they got to the door of the operating room, the driver was still there. He asked her, “Comrade, we’re leaving. I see you seem to know them. Are you staying here or going back to Bali Tun with us?”