Chapter 62: Li Shirou Beaten Violently

After hearing the sound, Li Zeyu rushed out and only then rescued Li Shirou from Wang Qin's hands.

Li Zeyu, furious, shoved Wang Qin to the ground in one motion: "What right do you have to hit my sister!"

Wang Qin, pushed by Li Zeyu so she landed on her buttocks, immediately sat on the ground wailing, and she recounted how Li Shirou had let Wu Xiaofeng secretly harm Su Ruo.

Because Wu Xiaofeng had been arrested, the Wu family had been the center of attention these past few days, so when Wang Qin came rushing over angrily, many people followed her.

Now the entrance of the Zhiqing Dian was crowded with people; at this moment, whether villagers watching the fun or educated youths, upon hearing Wang Qin's words, they all stared in shock at Li Shirou.

They hadn't expected that Li Shirou, who looked soft and weak, would actually do such a thing.

At this moment Li Shirou was completely panicked, she shook her head desperately, saying: "I didn't, I didn't……"

Wang Qin, seeing Li Shirou actually dare to deny, instantly became even more furious, jumped up and pointed at Li Shirou's nose, scolding:

"You shameless little harlot, how dare you still deny it—if it weren't for you, this lowly person, who knows what foxish charm you used to bewitch my son."

"My son had no grudge against Su Zhiqing; he was fine, so why would he harm Su Zhiqing?"

"Come on, you're coming with me to the Police Bureau right now to say it was all your doing! If anything happens to my son, even as a ghost I won't let you off."

Li Shirou kept shaking her head desperately, saying: "I didn't……"

But obviously no one believed her; the people around all looked at Li Shirou with contempt.

They couldn't understand how Li Shirou and Su Ruo, both educated youths, could have such deep hatred; Li Shirou actually used such a vicious method to harm Su Ruo—this is too wicked.

Li Zeyu had grown up with Li Shirou since childhood; one could say he knew her best. He knew this matter must be related to Li Shirou, otherwise she would never act this way.

But at this moment he had no choice but to step forward and deny it, for once he admitted it, Li Shirou's life would be ruined, and he too would be implicated.

Li Zeyu stood in front of Li Shirou, looking at Wang Qin with a cold, hard expression: "You say Wu Xiaofeng found someone to harm Su Ruo, and it was my sister who ordered it—what evidence do you have? Without evidence, randomly accusing is slander; even if we went to the Police Bureau, the Police Bureau wouldn't accept it."

Wang Qin immediately threw a tantrum: "My son was clearly incited by this fox spirit—it's obvious, what more evidence do we need?"

Upon hearing there was no evidence, Li Zeyu immediately felt relieved, and he spoke even more confidently: "If you have no evidence, yet you beat and insult my sister, I have the right to sue you for slander."

Wang Qin suddenly burst into wailing, slapping the ground with both hands: "Heavens! Open your eyes! This lowly wretch has done such a wicked deed and still won't admit it—I can't go on living."

Accountant Wu stared at Li Zeyu with a sinister expression; he knew Li Zeyu was not easy to deal with. Now Li Shirou refused to admit it, they had no evidence, and even their son was actively shielding Li Shirou—making a further fuss would be useless.

So Accountant Wu walked straight up to Wang Qin, lifted her from the ground, and said: "Stop the fuss, go home!"

Wang Qin felt unwilling; she thought letting Li Shirou off like this was too cheap for such a lowly person, but now that her own old man had spoken, she didn't dare cause more trouble.

Only Wang Qin herself knew how sinister Accountant Wu really was behind his friendly façade to outsiders.

As Accountant Wu was leaving, his eyes fierce, he looked at Li Zeyu and his sister and said: "What the truth of this matter is, and why my son would target Su Ruo—everyone knows it plainly! In my life I have only this one son, Xiao Feng; whoever harmed him, I will not let a single one go."

Not only Li Shirou, but even Li Zeyu, upon hearing those words, felt his body shudder involuntarily, a chill running down his spine, as if a poisonous snake were staring at him.

The onlooking villagers saw that Accountant Wu and his wife had both left, there was no more excitement to watch, and they all dispersed.

However, for a long time to come, Li Shirou and Wu Xiaofeng would remain the talk of the villagers.

Everyone knows this matter isn't over; the Wu couple have only this one son, Wu Xiaofeng, and now that Li Shirou has harmed him to this extent, the Li siblings will likely have a hard time in the village from now on.

The people of the Zhiqing Dian all instinctively kept their distance; they felt Li Shirou and her brother Li Zeyu thought Li Shirou was too ruthless—"Didn't Su Ruo just not teach her medicine? Why resort to such vicious means to harm someone?"

At this moment, the people of the Zhiqing Dian all avoided Li Shirou and her brother like venomous snakes, fearing that if they accidentally offended them, the siblings would plot to harm them.

Chen Wei gave a cold smile at the disheveled Li Shirou, feeling a sense of satisfaction after revenge.

Even back when Li Shirou had used Chen Wei to her advantage and then discarded her without hesitation, Chen Wei had already seen through Li Shirou's true nature.

Having seen how Li Shirou had once ruined Chen Wei so terribly, and now witnessing Li Shirou's downfall, Chen Wei felt a great sense of gratification.

The next morning, Accountant Wu and his wife went early to the county Police Bureau and met Wu Xiaofeng.

They wanted Wu Xiaofeng to confess that Li Shirou was behind it, hoping to secure a lighter sentence for themselves, but no matter how Wang Qin scolded or beat him, Wu Xiaofeng insisted it was solely his own doing and had nothing to do with Li Shirou.

Accountant Wu, furious, took off his belt and lashed Wu Xiaofeng severely, scolding: "I never expected our old Wu family to produce such a lovesick fool like you."

Accountant Wu and his wife came full of hope, but ended up returning to the village in disarray; their pent-up anger had nowhere to go, so they blamed everything on Li Shirou.

That day, Accountant Wu had Li Shirou and her brother replace Chen Wei and Li Cuiping to carry the night soil.

After the Battalion Commander and the Old Secretary learned the truth, they also held Li Shirou in contempt, deeming her overly malicious, and thus did not oppose the Accountant's actions.

Chen Wei coldly handed the night-soil bucket to Li Shirou and her brother.

Li Zeyu still wanted to say a few nice words to coax Chen Wei into helping them work.

Chen Wei directly sneered: "You used to look down on my night-soil work as dirty and refused to eat my cooking; now it's your turn—I wonder if you'll still eat with your hands in the future."

Li Shirou and her brother stared at Chen Wei, dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.

Li Cuiping jumped for joy, thrilled at the thought of never having to carry night soil again, and she almost wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Li Shirou and her brother Li Zeyu had never done such work since they were young.

Upon seeing the night soil, Li Shirou immediately began to vomit, eventually even bringing up bile.

But Li Zeyu, who had always doted on her, didn't utter a single word of comfort.

Li Zeyu also resented Li Shirou in his heart, feeling that if it weren't for her constantly comparing herself to Su Ruo and deliberately provoking her, they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

After Li Shirou and her brother finally managed to finish the work despite their nausea and returned to the Zhiqing Dian, the Old Youth told them they would no longer cook together with everyone; they would have to prepare their own meals.

Li Shirou stared at all this, her face full of bewilderment, while Chen Wei's face was all smug satisfaction at her misfortune—the very things Li Shirou had once done to Chen Wei were now happening to her.

Li Zeyu wanted to lose his temper, but ultimately held back; enduring his fatigue, he cooked two bowls of noodles for himself and Li Shirou, who only knew how to cry.

But Li Shirou held the bowl of noodles and didn't eat, just crying nonstop.

Li Zeyu said nothing, ate his noodles with a blank expression.

Li Shirou thought she was already miserable enough, but she hadn't expected that Accountant Wu's revenge against her had only just begun; this ruthless man would later do things to her far more wicked—a hundred times worse—than what she had wanted to do to Su Ruo.