Chapter 58: Malicious Schemes

Sun Qiang saw Wang Liangping personally come to the door to arrest people, and he knew this was not good, but he couldn't suppress the surging emotions in his heart, stepped forward and said: "Chief, is there some misunderstanding here?"

Wang Liangping said with a cold face: "You should know the Bureau's rules: without evidence, we won't arrest people randomly. You should know the Lu family of Qingping Hutong! We now suspect that Lu Hua'er's death is related to your son."

Sun Qiang's face changed instantly upon hearing this; the matter of Lu Hua'er was handled by him personally—how could he not know?

After seeing Sun Qiang's expression, Wang Liangping said with a cold and stern face: "Sun, Deputy Bureau Chief, Old Lady Lu reported that you knew but didn't report, deliberately sheltering a criminal suspect. Considering your relationship with Sun Long, the Bureau now places you on suspension; during this time, I hope you stay at home and cooperate with the investigation."

After Wang Liangping finished speaking, he had his subordinates take the person away.

Miao Yan still wanted to give chase, but Sun Qiang grabbed her; she struggled and shouted loudly: "What right do you have to arrest my son? Let me go!"

Yet Sun Qiang slapped her hard across the face: "Do you still think this family isn't chaotic enough!"

Miao Yan looked at Sun Qiang with a face full of shock, her eyes filled with disbelief; after so many years of marriage, this was the first time Sun Qiang had hit her.

The people in the big courtyard watching all this felt a sense of satisfaction.

Over the years, Sun Long has repeatedly relied on his father's influence to act recklessly—either stealing chickens and dogs or everywhere flirting with young women and married women; who wouldn't hate him?

While the Sun household was in an uproar, Su Ruo escorted Old Lady Lu back home.

A small courtyard that had been cleaned very neatly, yet everywhere was a bleak atmosphere, lacking any vitality; looking at it made one inexplicably sad.

The old lady tightly grasped Su Ruo's hand and asked: "Girl, this time we can really move against that bastard and avenge Hua'er."

Su Ruo firmly gripped the old lady's hand and said with determination: "Grandma, definitely! We will surely bring that bastard Sun Long to justice and avenge Sister Hua'er."

As Su Ruo left the Lu household, she saw a woman in tattered clothes standing at the Lu family's gate; upon seeing Su Ruo come out, the woman turned and left, though her leg was slightly lame, making her walk slowly.

Su Ruo glanced at her, then withdrew her gaze; she hadn't returned all night, and Li Zhaodi and An'an would surely be worried, so she had to hurry back.

Fortunately, Su Ruo now has a bicycle, making it convenient to return to the village; all along the way she thought about Lu Hua'er's matter, and her heart felt heavy.

Although Su Ruo spoke with certainty to Old Lady Lu, in fact she had no confidence at all; after all, the matter of Lu Hua'er has long been in the past, and now even the parties involved are dead—whether there is evidence to convict Sun Long remains uncertain.

When Su Ruo rode to the village entrance, she saw Li Zhaodi and An'an looking anxious.

An'an's eyes were red, obviously she had cried; Su Ruo felt heartbroken and quickly held her in her arms to comfort her.

After Li Zhaodi took a look at Su Ruo, the worry in her heart finally eased.

Although she was eager to know what had happened to Su Ruo the previous night, she also knew this wasn't the place to talk, so the three returned together to the clinic.

Su Ruo locked the door and briefly told Li Zhaodi what had happened to her the day before.

Li Zhaidi was instantly frightened and said: "I shouldn't have come back alone yesterday; I should have been with you."

Su Ruo quickly comforted her: "The other party deliberately schemed against me; even if not this time, there will be a next time—you can't be with me every day."

Besides, I can handle things fine on my own; if you and An'an were with me, it would only hinder us. Since the other party has been arrested now, they won't have a chance to scheme against me in the future.

Li Zhaodi then remembered something and exclaimed: "Right, yesterday Li Shirou from the Youth Work Station came, saying she was worried because you didn't return to the Zhiqing Dian."

I told her: "Today there are many patients, you're tired, you slept in the clinic, but she refused to leave, insisted on coming in to see, she knocked on the door for a long time; seeing I wouldn't open the door, she finally had no choice but to leave."

Li Zhaodi was terrified last night, fearing something might happen to Su Ruo; she didn't dare go looking for people openly, afraid that if the villagers learned Su Ruo hadn't returned home overnight, her reputation would be ruined.

Wrought with anxiety, Li Zhaodi didn't sleep all night; today she wanted to bring An'an to look for people, but fortunately Su Ruo returned.

Su Ruo had only suspected that this matter was related to Li Shirou, but after hearing Li Zhaodi's words, she could conclude that Li Shirou was definitely behind it.

However, Su Ruo still wasn't clear exactly how Li Shirou had become involved with Sun Long.

Just as she was thinking that, Li Shirou burst in; upon seeing Su Ruo, she immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Su Ruo, what are you doing here?"

Su Ruo coldly smirked and asked her: "What a strange thing to say—this is the clinic, I'm the village doctor; if I'm not here, where should I be?"

Li Shirou also realized she had misspoken and hastily explained: "No, I didn't mean that; please don't misunderstand..."

Su Ruo had no mood to listen to her excuses and asked coldly: "What do you want?"

At that moment, Wu Qingqing, who had brought Li Shirou, suddenly seemed to recall something and said: "Shirou, aren't you having a stomachache? Let Su Ruo take a look."

Li Shirou's heart was in turmoil; she couldn't understand how Wu Xiaofeng had clearly told her yesterday that he had already found someone to ruin Su Ruo.

For this, Li Shirou had been happy all night yesterday, especially after learning that Su Ruo hadn't returned to the Zhiqing Dian to sleep.

Li Shirou felt that this was surely a success; from now on, Su Ruo would no longer be able to act arrogantly in front of her.

A woman whose reputation has been destroyed will, in the village, live worse than a dog.

But now, Su Ruo is actually fine and here!

Li Shirou didn't know what had gone wrong; in her heart she cursed Wu Xiaofeng as a good-for-nothing, unable to even deal with a woman.

Although Li Shirou was unwilling, she had no choice but to suppress her inner feelings and pretended to be unwell, saying to Su Ruo: "Su Ruo, my stomach has been hurting since this morning; please help me check it out."

Su Ruo snorted coldly: "Stomachache? I think it's heartache! Knowing I'm fine, you're upset and feeling heartache!"

Although Su Ruo knew Li Shirou was pretending, she had to cooperate and give her an examination; but just as she raised her hand, a noisy interruption broke in.

As Su Ruo and the others walked out of the courtyard, they saw several police officers escorting Wu Xiaofeng out of the village.

Wu Xiaofeng's mother followed behind, crying for her father and mother, while Accountant Wu tightly held her back, not letting her step forward.

Li Shirou's face turned pale as she watched all this; she didn't understand why Wu Xiaofeng had been arrested, wondering if it was related to his plot against Su Ruo.

If Wu Xiaofeng were taken to prison, would he betray her?

Fear instantly spread in Li Shirou's heart; now she had only one thought: she absolutely could not go to jail, absolutely could not be imprisoned.

Su Ruo walked up behind her, leaned to her ear, and said: "Li Shirou, don't think what you did is unknown; you actually dared to scheme against me—get ready for my revenge."

Li Shirou was already afraid; now her hair stood on end, she stared at Su Ruo in shock—at this moment, Su Ruo seemed like a devil in her eyes.

"It's not me, it's not me..."

Li Shirou screamed and fled in panic; everyone stared at her in astonishment, but because Wu Xiaofeng's arrest had such a huge impact, few people paid attention to her disgrace.

Recently the data has been off; I will reflect on myself, continue to work hard and write well, thank you all for your support.