Chapter 225: The Zhang Dezhen and his son were Beaten

Zhang Dezhen bowed in embarrassment and said, “I’m truly sorry. We were a bit too impatient, so we really owe you an apology.”

Yao Chengxuan, having heard their apology, did not press the matter further: “Come inside.”

Instead of letting them into the house, he directed them to sit under the magnolia tree in the yard: “So, what is it that you want with Luo Qiao?”

Zhang Dezhen looked up at the yard and asked, “Where is Luo Qiao?”

Zhang Dongze stood up and wanted to look inside the house, but Wu Peiling said, “Please sit first. I’ll get you some water.”

After exchanging a glance with Yao Chengxuan, who gave her a slight nod, Wu Peiling went to the kitchen and brought out two bowls of water.

Then she went into her two sons’ room. Seeing they were sound asleep, she left quietly.

Finally, she entered her youngest daughter’s room. The little girl seemed to have been woken up by the earlier noise and was rubbing her eyes. Wu Peiling approached and said, “It’s still early. Go back to sleep for a bit.”

It was summer vacation, and they had enrolled their youngest daughter in an art class. Since she had afternoon classes, it was important for her to rest well to avoid feeling sleepy later.

Wu Peiling stayed in the yard, watching over her daughter, but kept her ears open to the conversation outside.

She thought to herself that it was a good thing their eldest daughter wasn’t home today, otherwise, her temperament might have made things worse.

Yao Chengxuan asked, “How did you find out where we live?”

Zhang Dezheng directly sold out Luo Tianming: “We went to find Luo Tianming, and he gave us the address here.”

Yao Chengxuan narrowed his eyes: “Why did you go through so much trouble to find Luo Qiao?”

Zhang Dezhen felt that the man of the Yao family were much tougher than Luo Tianming. Hearing Yao Chengxuan’s asking this, Zhang Dezhen thought that Luo Qiao must not have told them the matter yet.

Realizing he couldn’t fool them, he knew Luo Qiao would expose them as soon as she appeared. This man seemed far from easy to handle, unlike Luo Tianming.

So, Zhang Dezhen decided to be straightforward and hoped for some assistance, promising several benefits in return.

As a result, Yao Chengxuan stood up, picked up a wooden stick from the corner that was usually used to discipline his younger son, and before Zhang Dezhen and Zhang Dongze could react, he began to beat them severely.

At this moment, ignoring the disturbance to the neighbors, Yao Chengxuan chased the father and son out of the family compound, beating them relentlessly. Zhang Dezhen and his son were utterly powerless to fight back, screaming loudly.

Seeing that Yao Chengxuan showed no signs of stopping, the two of them quickly fled in a panic.

Yao Chengxuan showed no mercy, his beating was much fiercer than usual, and the father and son were likely covered in bruises.

Once they had fled far away, Yao Chengxuan finally walked back with the stick. The commotion had awakened many people in the family compound, and now there were quite a few people standing at their gates.

Some acquaintances approached Yao Chengxuan to ask what had happened.

Yao Chengxuan simply said, “It’s nothing. I just taught two scoundrels a lesson.”

Many people gathered at the Yao family’s gate, all asking what happened to Yao Chengxuan.

Yao Chengxuan thought there was no need to hide anything. Besides, the two might come back, and many people had seen them earlier.

It was better for everyone to know what had happened so they could assist if the scoundrels returned.

So, Yao Chengxuan told the entire story, filling in the gaps that Zhang Dezhen had left out. He didn’t exaggerate much, the account was pretty close to the truth.

After Yao Chengxuan finished explaining, everyone criticized Zhang Dezhen and his son.

Yao Chengxuan said to Wu Peiling, “Luo Qiao left us a phone number for the village. I need to call the post office to check if those two deceived us. I suspect they didn’t tell us the whole truth.”

Mrs. Qiu, who loved gossip, said, “Chengxuan, don’t bother with the post office. You can call Old Nie instead, it’s the same cost.”

Yao Chengxuan took the money and went to the place Mrs. Qiu mentioned. It was indeed much closer than the post office. The phone was at the theater’s office, which had been installed upstairs previously.

As the number of phones increased in the family compound, the office staff became impatient, feeling like they were not telephone operators and didn’t want to keep shouting out calls.

Later, because of this matter, the staff complained to their superiors, and after discussion, the line was moved downstairs to the security office, making it more convenient for the residents.

Today went relatively smoothly. After about ten minutes, the call was connected. The captain, Gao Jiefang, was at the brigade headquarters. Upon hearing it was Luo Qiao’s relative from Ji City, he elaborated on the matter.