Chapter 32

“Where… where did these beggars come from?” Xu Li shielded Song Shishi behind her and frowned, asking.

The rich uncle and Li Chengde stood in front of them.

Song Shishi didn’t know either.

Logically speaking, there shouldn’t be any beggars at this time.

Qinghe Town, although not rich, people were at most just living frugally, they weren’t at the point of begging for a living.

The appearance of these beggars was too strange.

Moreover, they seemed to be targeting Song Shishi and the others, because other guests had gone out just now, and those beggars didn’t rush over, they even stepped aside to let them pass.

Song Shishi turned her head to look at Su Yaqin and whispered, “We might be being watched by someone, these beggars are after us.”

“But we’ve always kept a low profile in Qinghe Town, not many people know us, right?”

Su Yaqin looked at Li Chengde with confusion, “Do you think it could be that shrew from earlier?”

Li Chengde turned his head, “I suspect it’s her too. It seems you two have to go to the police station with me for now.”

“But they’re blocking us at the door now, how do we get out?”

Li Chengde walked towards the ordering window, and it was unknown what he said to the staff of the state-owned restaurant, but not long after, Song Shishi and the others saw the police arrive.

Those beggars, upon seeing the police, turned around and ran away.

They didn’t look like beggars who hadn’t eaten for days at all.

For safety’s sake, Song Shishi and the others still went to the police station with Li Chengde.

The woman, when she arrived at the police station, became very honest, answering whatever the police asked.

When the police asked her to apologize to Su Yaqin, she didn’t hesitate at all.

It was as if she had become a completely different person.

However, when the police asked her to pay for medical expenses, she became furious.

She pointed at the police and started to scold, refusing to pay.

Despite repeated warnings from the police, the woman still didn’t stop her insults.

When Song Shishi and the others came out of the police station, the woman was locked up again.

This time, they wouldn’t let her out until she was detained for a few days and properly educated.

With Li Chengde by their side, they didn’t encounter any further incidents.

When they parted ways with Su Yaqin’s family, Li Haoyang was already asleep, leaning on Li Chengde’s shoulder.

Song Shishi and Xu Li retrieved their bicycles from the library and prepared to return to Huaqing Brigade.

“Sister, it seems like two people have been following us.”

Because they were carrying a lot of things, and the road wasn’t very good, Song Shishi wasn’t riding very fast.

Halfway there, Xu Li vaguely felt something behind them.

Looking back, she soon discovered the two men who had been trailing them.

They were quite a distance away, and Xu Li couldn’t see their faces clearly, she could only tell that they were two men.

Song Shishi frowned but didn’t stop.

Based on her experience, at this time, they should just speed up and continue walking back, absolutely not looking back.

If she stopped, the other party would definitely speed up and run over. In this place where there was no village in front or shop behind, she and Xu Li, two women, would be finished.

“Hold on tight.” She warned, pushing harder on the pedals.

Whether it was because their speeding up stimulated the two men following them, they no longer hid their figures and started running on the road.

“Sister, what should we do? They… they’re catching up.”

Xu Li could see the two men getting closer and closer, and her fear grew stronger.

Song Shishi couldn’t care less, she could only pedal as hard as she could.

“If they catch up, throw whatever you’re holding at them.”

“But…”

Xu Li felt a little distressed, the blankets and clothes were not cheap.

Although they didn’t pay for them, they were gifts from Su Yaqin, but they were all good things.

Song Shishi guessed what Xu Li was thinking and said sternly, “Is the stuff important or your life important?”

“Of course life is more important!” Xu Li replied without hesitation.

The two men were clearly not ordinary people, they had been running for so long, but they were getting faster.

After Xu Li threw away everything in her hands, the two men finally caught up.

One of them reached out to grab Xu Li’s arm.

“You stinking bitch, you run pretty fast.”

“What do you want, let go, let me go!”

Song Shishi didn’t pay attention, and Xu Li was already pulled off the bike.

She grabbed the brakes, stopped, and turned to look at the two men.

She couldn’t leave Xu Li alone and run.

“Who are you? Why are you following us?”

Her brain was working quickly.

If these two were after money, she could afford to lose some money to avoid trouble.

But if they had other intentions, she had to fight back and not let them hurt Xu Li.

“Who are we? Didn’t we just meet at noon? You forgot so quickly?”

The other man walked slowly towards Song Shishi and said casually.

Met at noon?

At noon, they had lunch with Su Yaqin’s family at the state-owned restaurant, and apart from the beggars at the door, they hadn’t…

Thinking about this, Song Shishi suddenly realized.

These two were the beggars who had stopped them at noon.

Song Shishi dropped her bicycle, backing away as she asked, “What exactly are your intentions? Just say it.”

“That guy named Li put my sister in jail, and she hasn’t come out yet. I can’t deal with him, but I can still deal with you two little girls, can’t I?”

So Su Yaqin was right, these two were indeed because of that shrew.

Xu Li shouted, “It wasn’t us who arrested her!”

“Don’t waste your breath with them, finish the job and leave, don’t cause unnecessary trouble.” The man holding Xu Li frowned impatiently.

The man who had been talking to Song Shishi before also realized that Song Shishi might be stalling for time.

He quickened his pace and went to grab Song Shishi.

Song Shishi bent down and grabbed a handful of sand and pebbles, throwing them at the man’s face.

“Sister, run, don’t worry about me.”

Although Xu Li was scared, she also realized that they were no match for these two men.

It was better to escape if one of them could, rather than both of them falling here.

Song Shishi ran forward desperately, and just as the man was about to catch up to her, the sound of a bicycle bell suddenly came from afar.

Then, a familiar figure appeared in her field of vision.

“Xunzhou!”

“Ah…”

Just as Song Shishi called out Meng Xunzhou’s name, she felt a solid kick in the back from the man.

She couldn’t withstand the force and fell forward, feeling pain in her face, hands, and body.

Then she heard the sound of the bicycle falling and the sound of something heavy hitting the ground.

At the same time, she heard the man’s scream.

“Brother Meng, save me!”

The man holding Xu Li saw that his companion had been beaten to the ground and couldn’t get up.

He grabbed Xu Li’s hand, his grip tightening with nervousness.