Chapter 1173: Chapter 1173: Making Trouble
But they don’t dare say those words now.
Wei Kaiyun spoke up, "Village Chief Li, let Accountant Li stay, you and the Captain should go together, but you’ll need to head to the county first."
"Alright, help me keep an eye on things at home.
You ladies keep a close watch on this educated youth, I want him to know that Li Family Village is not a pushover where anyone can step on us."
Everyone knew that Li Yungui was genuinely upset. The older folks remembered that when Yun Gui was younger, he was known for his ruthless temperament, only mellowing after marriage.
It’s not that he became better, but rather wiser, and now with a real problem, his true nature is showing again.
Li Manjiang stayed by his father’s side the whole time. He couldn’t lay hands on anyone given his status, but he had ways to deal with them.
"Manjiang, go check on your Third Grandpa, and if there’s anything wrong, come back and make sure the one who pushed your Third Grandpa pays with his legs."
Li Manjiang dashed off; he had undergone special training. His speed was astonishing. By the time he returned, Guodong had also arrived by car.
"Dad, my Third Grandpa’s wrist is broken, and Doctor Liu said his left ankle is also fractured."
Li Yungui went silent upon hearing this and grabbed a thick wooden stick by his side, heading straight for Zhou Qiang’s legs.
Wei Kaiyun quickly grasped the wooden stick and shook his head at Li Yungui, "Let’s resolve this first, we have methods that could make him suffer more than a broken leg."
The entire village watched Li Yungui, and the educated youths were especially scared. They used to think this smiling Village Chief Li was approachable; they hadn’t expected such a temper.
The ten people following Zhou Qiang now understood; without a clear-headed person stopping him, Zhou Qiang would probably be in bad shape. Not that he was much better off now anyway.
"Xiao Wei."
"Listen to me, go quickly, we’ll handle things here."
Li Manjiang came over as well, "Dad, Master Wei is right."
Li Yungui let go reluctantly. He had always been on good terms with his Third Uncle, who had refused to live with them and wouldn’t even come over for meals, or he would have been raised like family.
Guodong ran over, "Second Uncle, let’s go."
Li Cunshan also patted Li Yungui on the shoulder.
As they watched the three leave, "Chengzi, bring me the table and chairs, Hongling, go get paper and pen, and bring the flashlight as well."
Li Manjiang understood Wei Kaiyun’s intent. Having seen a lot, he reacted quickly.
The two kids ran off, followed by a few others of similar age.
Wei Kaiyun sat directly on a chair. "You, lying on the ground, no need to play dead, we know the extent of your injuries. Cooperate, and you’ll suffer less."
Zhou Qiang lay motionless.
Wei Kaiyun chuckled lightly, but it sent shivers down everyone’s spine, "Accountant Li, find two people to loosen his muscles again."
Old Yang came over holding Ah Bao, "Let me do it, their hands can’t gauge strength."
Li Xue quickly ran over to take Ah Bao. "Uncle Yang, let me take Ah Bao."
Ah Bao reached for Li Xue with a smile. Old Yang handed him to Li Xue.
Everyone watched as Old Yang approached Zhou Qiang, gave him a gentle kick, prompting Zhou Qiang to sit up with a howl.
It hurt too much, instantly making it clear these were no ordinary villagers.
"Will you cooperate?" Wei Kaiyun was twirling a pen in his hand, asking as casually as if inquiring if someone had eaten.
"What you’re doing is illegal."
"Illegal? Which law are we breaking?"
"You’re using coercion to extract a confession."
"Then would you like to try what real coercion is like? My patience is quite limited."
The other six people sitting on the ground stood up and obediently got in line.
"I give you a minute to cooperate, or else the consequences will be yours to bear."
The four who hadn’t been hit quickly came over, "Captain Zhou, you should cooperate. Do you really want to find yourself unable to leave Li Family Village?"
How could they be so oblivious? They initially thought the Li Family villagers were bold, but it turned out this fool had messed with the village elders.
Zhou Qiang was extremely unwilling, but he wasn’t stupid.
"Time’s up, name."
"Zhou Qiang."
Nearby, Tao Yanzhen thought about it, having been pondering the situation. Knowing each family’s background, she realized these were people from the Capital Zhou Family. Why would they come to this small place?
She nudged Tao Chunhe. Chunhe also realized and nodded.
Tao Yanzhen approached Jiang Xinyu and whispered Zhou Qiang’s family background in her ear.
Jiang Xinyu nodded, indicating she understood.
"Shi Xian, do you want to play with Auntie for a while?"
Tao Yanzhen extended her hand to take Shi Xian, but the child didn’t cooperate; Jing Chu handed Tingting to Tao Yanzhen, who then picked up Shi Xian.
Jiang Xinyu walked over to Wei Kaiyun, whispering what Tao Yanzhen had just said.
Wei Kaiyun nodded, "It’s fine, I know."
Just in time; this was a stumbling block for the leader, and maybe it could turn out useful.
Wei Kaiyun’s questioning got deeper, and Old Yang understood the old friend’s intent. He stood by Zhou Qiang, targeting the painful spots whenever Zhou Qiang hesitated.
By now, Zhou Qiang had lost all fight, answering everything he was asked.
Wei Kaiyun switched to a new piece of paper with plenty of details about the Zhou Family.
Zhou Qiang obediently responded to everything, his mind now in disarray.
Once the questioning ended, Wei Kaiyun had Zhou Qiang sign and affix fingerprints on three sheets of paper, keeping the first one, and storing the other two away. Then he had Zhou Qiang taken inside under guard, "Watch him closely."
"Don’t worry, Master Wei."
Tao Chunhe squinted, thinking these are indeed capable people. Is this approach to take down the Zhou Family?
Next were the six who had been beaten; they were thoroughly frightened, answering everything they were asked, even admitting, "We knew the situation in your village but didn’t inform him."
Just as they were about to continue, Wei Kaiyun stopped them and moved on to the next question.
The six of them were bewildered, but the four others were clear-headed.
In their hearts, they were grateful to Wei Kaiyun, knowing that if their superiors found out, none of the ten would fare well.
They were also called over and asked a few simple questions.
"Those who are clear-minded, come check. If everything’s fine, sign and affix your fingerprints."
They all realized that this was to cover for them.
Once everything here was wrapped up, Li the Fifth also came over. "The chickens at the poultry farm were startled and kept squawking; Second Brother said there would be half fewer eggs tomorrow, and the roosters are running wild."
"Alright, everyone should go rest. If anything happens, the bell will ring."
Shi Jing and Jianbin ran over to Old Yang, "Uncle Yang, you must teach us."
"Okay, no problem. But you’ll need to ask your mom; she has to agree."
"Uncle Yang, I already asked my mom; she said as long as you’re willing to teach."
"Accountant Li, I’ll take them and their mother back, be back soon."
