Chapter 47

Just as the strong man stepped ashore and turned around to call for “Boss”, a figure quietly appeared behind him.

Xu Qiang’s knife was pressed against “Second Brother’s” neck, and he whispered a threat, “Don’t move!”

“Second Brother” was so scared that he didn’t dare to make a sound.

Meng Xunzhou and Xu Qiang exchanged glances. A wicked smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, “I advise you to turn around and take a look first.”

“Boss” frowned. Thinking that the “Boss” who had just crossed the river seemed to have disappeared, he stepped back and turned to look at the other side of the river.

“Boss, save me.”

“You… you’re despicable!” “Boss” instantly turned red in the face and glared fiercely at Meng Xunzhou.

Meng Xunzhou shrugged indifferently, “This is called a surprise attack. I advise you to give up resisting. You’re no match for me.”

“Heh… but it’s not just that. If you hesitate any longer, I don’t even need to do anything. Your brother might bleed to death.” Xu Qiang chuckled and added loudly.

“Boss” looked at “Second Brother”, gritted his teeth, and threw the dagger in his hand into the river, “Let my brother go. I’ll go with you. This is my idea. I’m the one who injured him. It has nothing to do with him.”

Meng Xunzhou didn’t say anything. He went up and quickly grabbed “Boss’s” arm.

At the same time, he took out some vines from somewhere and tied “Boss” and “Second Brother” up tightly.

They had to hand these two over to the police. Before that, they could get injured, but they couldn’t die.

Therefore, when Xu Qiang tied up “Second Brother”, he had already stopped the bleeding from his wrist.

When Meng Xunzhou and Xu Qiang returned with the two strong men, there were two more people at the place where they had separated from the two older educated youths.

One of them, wearing glasses, looked a bit like the Captain Chen described by Song Shishi.

Knowing what to do, Meng Xunzhou went up and said directly, “We’ve caught them. For safety reasons, we’ll send them back to Qinghe Town tonight. You’re tired too. Go back to rest early.”

Before Meng Xunzhou and the others arrived, Chen Hui had already learned their identities from the two older educated youths.

Seeing that the two strong men who had injured people had been caught, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “You’ve worked hard too. How are you going to go back? Should I ask Uncle Zhang from the village to drive a cart to take you to town?”

“No need, Xu Qiang and I both came by bicycle. We don’t need any trouble.”

After a few polite words, they parted ways.

Xu Qiang and Meng Xunzhou’s bicycles were parked at the entrance of Xu Li’s house. When they went to get their bicycles, Song Shishi’s room was still lit with a kerosene lamp, and she was translating documents.

Meng Xunzhou just glanced at the courtyard and didn’t intend to say hello.

The two rode their bicycles, pulling the vines with one hand, dragging the two strong men, and rushed towards Qinghe Town.

…

Meng Xunzhou went to the detention center alone the next day.

When he saw An Jinsheng in the detention center, his beard unkempt, he felt no emotion.

“I know you. I heard you wanted to see me. What’s up?”

An Jinsheng chuckled and looked Meng Xunzhou up and down, not at all acting like he was in a detention center. Instead, he acted as if he were the one on the outside.

“I just want to ask why you were there that day.” Meng Xunzhou ignored An Jinsheng’s inexplicable confidence. He just wanted to get the answer he wanted.

But An Jinsheng just laughed after hearing this and didn’t answer.

“Since you don’t want to say it, let me guess. You were actually secretly following Shi Shi that day. You deliberately appeared when that beast, Zhou Yuan, was about to succeed. You actually also coveted Shi Shi, didn’t you?”

As he spoke, Meng Xunzhou showed a wicked smile, “Don’t you think that by using such methods, you can make Shi Shi fall head over heels for you, fall in love with you?”

An Jinsheng seemed to have been hit where it hurt. His expression twisted for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal and said, “You’re not her, how would you know what she thinks? Maybe she likes me like this. When I go back, maybe she’ll be clamoring to marry me.”

From An Jinsheng’s performance, Meng Xunzhou had already gotten the answer he wanted.

He didn’t bother with An Jinsheng anymore and turned to leave.

Before leaving, he specifically instructed his friend at the police station to give An Jinsheng some “extra care”.

On the other side, Song Shishi packed her things early in the morning and prepared some food.

She rode her bicycle out of the courtyard and turned around to lock the door.

Suddenly, a strong force pushed her from behind.

Song Shishi stumbled and fell against the wooden door, her teeth gritted in pain.

“You little vixen, it’s all because of you that my little Xue’s face is ruined.”

“I tell you, you two sisters better give me an explanation, or I won’t let you off.”

Song Shishi endured the pain and turned around. She saw Old Mrs. Zhou, wearing brown coarse cloth clothes, standing with her hands on her hips, chattering at her.

“Old Mrs. Zhou, what are you talking about? I don’t understand a word.”

What did Zhou Xingxue’s face being ruined have to do with her?

She didn’t even understand what she was talking about.

“Don’t pretend with me, you restless little vixen, you’re jealous of my little Xue, so you instigated that little girl from the Xu family to deal with my little Xue, right?

If it weren’t for you, that little girl from the Xu family wouldn’t have dared to hit my little Xue like that.

Her face is so swollen, you can’t even recognize her.

If my little Xue’s face is ruined, even if it means fighting to the death, I’ll scratch your face and that little girl from the Xu family’s face.”

Song Shishi finally understood what was going on.

Old Mrs. Zhou was known in the village for being difficult to deal with. Although Aunt Shen had two sons, Old Mrs. Zhou loved Zhou Xingxue the most.

Since Old Mrs. Zhou came to her, it meant that Zhou Xingxue was injured and it had something to do with Xu Li.

Did Xu Li have the guts? She actually scratched Zhou Xingxue’s face?

She did a good job.

She had received a higher education since she was a child, and even after being reborn, she couldn’t bring herself to hurt others.

But that didn’t mean she would be so saintly as to speak for her enemy.

Seeing that villagers had stopped and gathered around, Song Shishi used the same trick again. She sat down on the ground and started to cry loudly.

She also shouted, “Captain Zhou, you have to stand up for us sisters.

Everyone wants to bully us. We can’t live this life anymore.

If Xu Li and I jump into the river because we can’t take it anymore, you have to stop us.

…”

Villagers pointed at her and Old Mrs. Zhou.

Old Mrs. Zhou was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and was about to pounce on Song Shishi again.

“Mom, what are you doing?”

Zhou Jianguo heard someone talking and ran over.

He was in such a hurry that he didn’t even bother to pick up a shoe that fell off on the way.

Zhou Jianguo went up and grabbed Old Mrs. Zhou’s arm.

Old Mrs. Zhou was in a fit of anger, and she didn’t care who was in front of her. She fought and said, “You good-for-nothing thing, people beat your daughter like that, and you didn’t say a word. Now you’re helping them against your old mom?”

“Mom, what are you talking about? You don’t know the whole story. Don’t listen to Xingxue’s nonsense.” Zhou Jianguo said helplessly.

Seeing that more and more people were watching, Zhou Jianguo was concerned about his reputation. He forcibly dragged Old Mrs. Zhou back.

After Aunt Shen dispersed the crowd, she came to Song Shishi’s side and sighed, “Song Zhiqing, I know what happened. Qingmei told me. I know it’s not entirely Xu Li’s fault.

Little Xue’s face, the Barefoot Doctor said it’s not serious. Put some medicine on it, and it will heal after a while.

Her grandma always spoils her. Be patient and don’t argue with an old woman.”

Song Shishi sobbed and wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, choking back, “But what if she comes to bother us again?”

Aunt Shen hesitated, not knowing what to say to Song Shishi.

In the end, she just sighed, patted her shoulder, “I see you’re going to town. Go ahead.”

As Zhou Jianguo’s wife, Aunt Shen couldn’t say some things.

Besides, her daughter was injured this time, and she felt sorry for her.

But she couldn’t blame anyone.

Zhou Xingxue was momentarily confused, and she only hoped that Xu Guiying wouldn’t betray Zhou Xingxue.

As for the rest, she couldn’t force it.