Chapter 687 - 355: Bringing Ruin Upon Oneself

Chapter 687: Chapter 355: Bringing Ruin Upon Oneself

He smiled at Yun Ying and said, "I’ve missed you these past few days you’ve been gone. When will you be back?"

Yun Ying smiled. "It’ll be a little while longer. Aunt Liu hasn’t fully recovered yet."

In truth, the wound of Liu Heizi’s wife had already begun to heal, so they didn’t really need to stay there. But Qin Feng worried that after he and his junior sister left, the family wouldn’t grasp the severity of the situation and would fail to care for her properly. The Liu Family was poor, and he feared they would neglect her health to make a living. If she developed long-term complications, all his efforts would be wasted. Furthermore, they still needed to monitor the patient’s diet and recovery, taking detailed daily records of her pulse. For these reasons, he decided to see it through to the very end—until she had fully recovered.

Luckily, this was a first. They could decide how to handle future cases as they came. They certainly couldn’t make a habit of it, or they’d end up losing so much money they wouldn’t be able to afford their own meals.

Zhang Dashuan and He had also heard about the Liu Family coming to them for help. He looked at little Heipi, sighed, and compassionately placed some food in his bowl. She told him not to be shy and to eat whatever he wanted, assuring him they weren’t a mean or stingy family.

Although the boy’s clothes were old and worn, he looked sturdy and resilient. His quiet demeanor was a bit like Qingmu’s. He accepted the food He gave him, looked up at her a little awkwardly, and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

He quickly said, "No need to thank me," and asked about his family’s situation. They used to get by, but after County Magistrate Li arrived, they couldn’t withstand his exploitation and now couldn’t even afford enough to eat. As they all talked about the corrupt official’s exploitation, they were filled with anger and helplessness.

Huai Zi suddenly said, "People coming back from the market are saying two government officers fell into the river and drowned last night. Everyone thought they’d been murdered, but after a long investigation, no cause could be found. It seems they just fell in and drowned. No idea what they were doing going to the riverside so late at night."

Yun Ying was drinking soup and nearly choked when she heard this, starting to cough uncontrollably.

Juhua looked at her strangely. Seeing her cough until her eyes were red and watery, she quickly said, "Have another sip of soup, see if that helps?"

Yun Ying shook her head. It took a while for her coughing to stop. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes. She forced a smile at everyone and said, "Good riddance. I doubt anyone will sympathize with those scoundrels now that they’re dead, right?"

Huai Zi said, "Sympathize? If people weren’t afraid, they’d probably be buying firecrackers to celebrate. But with two dead, someone else is bound to come. I heard they’ve already arrested someone who had nothing to do with it. Because the officers ate at the Chen Family’s restaurant last night, they’ve taken the Shopkeeper in for questioning."

Yun Ying’s eyes went wide. She asked in astonishment, "This has nothing to do with the Chen Family! Why would they arrest him?"

He said bitterly, "What else could it be? They’re just randomly implicating people, trying to find a scapegoat. Those damned bastards are never reasonable."

While Yun Ying was stunned, little Heipi suddenly spoke up. "They came to our village yesterday and caused a scene at my house. If Doctor Qin hadn’t given them two taels of silver, they would have taken our pig. They also tried to bully Sister Yun Ying."

Yun Ying quickly cut in, "Heipi, don’t talk nonsense. They were just after money. Didn’t they end up stealing from several other families in the village afterward?"

Heipi stared at her intently and asked, "Will the people from the government office come and arrest people from our village for questioning, just like they did with the Chen Family’s Shopkeeper?" Yun Ying was stunned once again.

Huai Zi said in a grave voice, "That’s a real possibility. It all depends on whether they want to blow this up. You all need to be careful."

Juhua frowned. "If they’re determined to arrest people, how can anyone be careful? They drowned, and that’s that. There’s no evidence they were murdered. Those people are only making such a fuss to extort more money. You don’t really think they care about justice or investigating the deaths, do you?"

Zhang Dashuan slammed his chopsticks on the table with a SLAM. He said fiercely, "If they’re going to be that unreasonable, you should do what our village did last time and beat any government officer who enters the village to a pulp..."

Huai Zi and Juhua both spoke up at the same time to stop him. Huai Zi said, "Dad, you can get away with something like that once, but not twice. Don’t talk such nonsense. If they really do beat up people from the government office, some family is going to suffer a terrible misfortune." Then he turned and earnestly warned Heipi, "Heipi, don’t repeat any of this when you go back, understand?"

Heipi nodded quickly, but inwardly he was confused. ’Why could you guys do it, but we can’t?’

After the meal, Yun Ying urged Juhua to be careful and to have Huai Zi fetch them from Qingbei Village immediately if anything happened. She added that they would be back in a few more days and would bring Aunt Liu with them so they could continue to observe and care for her nearby.

Seeing her repeated warnings, Juhua felt a warmth in her heart and smiled. "Don’t worry. Since their family is coming to work for us, we might as well have Aunt Liu and the children come over first. I’ll clear out the west room for them to live in. We can figure out the rest later."