CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: LIU YONGMING GOES BERSERK

The commotion was so loud that the police station, being nearby, sent officers over quickly.

Upon inquiry, it turned out Liu Li was the instigator. A few officers looked at Liu Li’s terribly bruised face and couldn’t help but hold their heads, "Just compensate! There’s nothing more to say!"

Ma Cuihua angrily slammed the table, "Compensate for what? Those fish aren’t even dead, why should we pay? My daughter’s face is ruined, why don’t you make them pay? I bet you’re all in this together."

"Just because they say they can’t sell the fish! Who asked Liu Li to start trouble? Either you compensate or we detain you! Even if we detain her, they’ll still come after you!" The officer, provoked, lost his temper.

Someone wanted to speak for Liu Li, seeing her young age, but upon turning to see Lin Qin’s bloodied arms, swallowed their words.

Xu Manzhi hurried to the station upon receiving the news, crying to the officers that Chen Wenjun had beaten up her husband.

The officer shouted in frustration, "Stop with the nonsense, just pay the money!"

Frightened, Xu Manzhi’s heart pounded, and she forced back her tears, silently pulling money from her pocket.

Lin Qin carefully counted the money, handed it over to Chen Wenjun, and shot a disdainful look at Ma Cuihua and others before strutting away.

Ma Cuihua was so angry her breath almost caught, looking as if she would faint.

Seeing the situation, Lin Qin quickly grabbed Chen Wenjun and ran.

They had just run about ten meters when they heard shouts from the station, "Send her to the hospital, quickly!"

Chen Wenjun, not daring to linger, hurriedly took Lin Qin toward Guoxing Restaurant.

Once they were far enough, they stopped to catch their breath.

"Oh my God! We almost got scammed!" Lin Qin clutched her chest, still shaken.

Chen Wenjun looked worriedly at her hand, "We need to go to the health clinic for treatment."

Lin Qin shook her head vigorously, "No need, just some hemostatic herbs will do, no fuss needed."

"Doesn’t it hurt? Hurting the enemy a thousand times, and you hurt yourself eight hundred times," Chen Wenjun grimaced just looking at it.

But Lin Qin laughed like a child, "It’s okay! I went all out, Liu Li’s injury is several times worse than mine, sure to leave a scar, while mine will be better in a few days."

Chen Wenjun shook his head.

It rained all night, leaving puddles everywhere, and their shoes were muddy by the time they got to Zheng Guoxing’s place, looking quite disheveled, with no intention of going inside.

Zheng Guoxing was startled to see the blood on Lin Qin’s arm and quickly asked his mother to get some antiseptic.

"What happened to you two?"

Lin Qin grinned brightly, "Nothing! Just had a fight with a woman, felt great!"

Seeing it was a fight between women, Zheng Guoxing didn’t probe further, but laughed when he saw the bucket, "Wow! All black fish today! Did you hit the mother lode?"

Black fish was worth two yuan and twenty cents a pound, more expensive than crucian or carp.

Chen Wenjun joked, "Have been saving up for days, thought to sell them all at once."

Zheng Guoxing believed and paid eighty-five yuan.

Chen Wenjun casually asked about the price of cement, sand, and red bricks.

Zheng Guoxing raised an eyebrow, enthusiastically inquiring, "Planning to start building a house?"

Chen Wenjun nodded sheepishly, "Yes, we’re considering it. That area is a barren island, we want to elevate the foundation, and the mountain has rocks, just need lots of cement and sand.

"That’s true! I have a friend in construction, specializing in roadwork, I can introduce you, buying together would save quite a bit."

Zheng Guoxing checked the time, "I’ll be busy later, if he comes in these days, I’ll let you know and you can discuss!"

"Thanks very much....."

Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin returned to the fishing boat feeling elated.

Seeing Lin Qin’s hands, Lin Yi’s expression changed instantly, "Was it the Liu family?"

Lin Qin quickly explained, seeing Lin Yi’s agitation, "Dad! It’s not what you think, I hit Liu Li this time, Ma Cuihua might have gotten furious, I dare not go there for now."

"What happened?" Lin Yi was baffled.

Chen Wenjun recounted the events helplessly.

Lin Yi relaxed and muttered, "As long as no one bullied you, whether Ma Cuihua lives or not is no concern of ours."

Thinking it over, he added, "These days, stay and farm on the island, avoid more trouble with the Liu family."

Lin Qin nodded obediently, considering her hands drew too much attention now, staying home to work was fine.

After a family discussion, they decided to leave Liu family matters behind.

Liu Yongming was released after spending half a day at the police station, only to find no one home, neighbors telling him Ma Cuihua was hospitalized, so he rushed to the hospital.

Reaching the ward, he first saw the "disfigured" Liu Li.

"Little sister! Your face....."

At the sound of his voice, Liu Li turned and burst into tears, "Second brother, that bitch Lin Qin did this to my face and pissed mom into the hospital, you have to help us get revenge!"

"Second brother, Lin Qin’s husband also hit your big brother, the back still hurts!" Xu Manzhi complained furiously.

Ma Cuihua lay in bed, wiping tears, "Second, Lin Qin really wants to enrage me to death, she doesn’t want me alive!"

"That bitch! I’ll kill her!" Liu Yongming kicked the door angrily, looking menacing.

Xu Manzhi shivered, tentatively asked, "Fang Yin..... I mean Fang Meixiang, how is she?"

Ma Cuihua on the bed suddenly stopped crying, urgently asked, "My grandson? Is my grandson okay?"

Liu Yongming’s face grew darker, he ground his teeth and stomped, "That bitch carried a girl, not a son!"

"Wha.....what! My grandson...gone?" Ma Cuihua froze, gasped, and fainted again.

The ward became chaotic.

Not wanting to be blamed, Liu Yongming stormed out, furious, heading to Shanglin Village for Lin Qin.

Riding his bike furiously through muddy roads, nearing Shanglin Village, he picked up a sturdy stick by the roadside, hid the bike in bushes, and rushed toward Lin Yi’s house with the stick.

Seeing the house locked, he didn’t care, smashed the lock in anger, breaking all earthen pots and bricks in the kitchen, even the firewood along the yard wall wasn’t spared.

Not yet satisfied, he stormed to the field where Lin Yi was bagged, smashing at the vegetables.

Lin Qingxiang arrived with his son Lin Jun, shouting, "Stop! You bastard, dare ruin my family’s field, I’ll beat you to death!"

Liu Yongming wasn’t scared at all, waving the stick and shouting, "None of your business! Tell that bitch Lin Qin to come out! She dared to hit my sister and mother, show yourself to face me!"

The team leader, seeing the field nearly destroyed by Liu Yongming, sighed deeply, "I don’t care which village you’re from, destroying property means compensating, or we’ll call the police."