The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 112: When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes_1

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes_1

Li Qing looked coldly at this group of Hu Family members, "Why are you blocking me?"

"You little bastard, I heard you got my brother locked up?" Hu Youqing came over with his hands clasped behind his back, "Just you, a lone ghost of the Li family, you must not want to stay in the village anymore, right? What kind of things are you daring to do?"

"Why wouldn’t I dare?!" Li Qing swept a glance over the Hu Family members, "You’re so many, it looks really impressive, if you have the guts, try moving a finger against me."

"If Hu Youyu can get locked up, it’d probably be even easier for you guys!"

Gao Li, who was driving for Li Qing, saw the Hu Family’s grand show of force and was almost scared out of his wits.

Hearing what Li Qing said, he suddenly straightened up.

After all, Hu Youyu, the most arrogant of the Hu Family, had to spend five years in prison; what was there to fear about these insignificant mud-legged peasants? It’s just a matter of having more people, right!

Even if they got beaten up, they might get a good amount of compensation; this was not a bad deal!

Gao Li’s eyes twinkled, and he immediately hatched a plan.

He jumped out of the car and, thumping his chest, yelled, "Come on, if you have the guts, hit me!"

"Damn it, a bunch of bullies relying on numbers, is the Hu Family just big in numbers or what? I, Gao Li, am not afraid of you! If you have the guts, beat me up, come on, hit me!"

Speaking of the Hu Family’s reaction, Li Qing was the first to be shocked.

Has this guy taken the wrong medicine?

In his opinion, faced with such a situation, he should have just bolted!

"Gao Li, get lost, this has nothing to do with you!" Hu Youqing waved his hand and shouted.

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with me, I just can’t stand seeing you Hu Family people bullying others with numbers, isn’t everyone born with two shoulders and a head? You think only you guys are capable or what? If you’re so capable, hit me!" Gao Li shouted.

Just then, a vast crowd of people suddenly came running from not far away.

Li Qing took a quick look, good heavens, men and women, young and old from the entire village, almost everyone was out.

Han Mei and Tian Yue’e were also notably among them.

"What’s going on? What do you want to do?"

A middle-aged man wearing a suit ran over quickly and shouted loudly.

He was Sanhe Village’s village chief, Tang Jianmin, and also the one who oversaw everything in the village.

For any celebratory or mourning event, it was basically Tang Jianmin who called the shots and coordinated everything.

He was supposed to be the one with the highest prestige in the village.

But, like the Li family, the Tang family was also a small household.

With Hu Youyu backing them with connections and money in hand, Tang Jianmin, the village chief, naturally became a marginalized figure.

"What do you Hu Family people want to do? You still want to seek revenge for grievances?" Tang Jianmin shouted sternly.

Hu Youqing let out a disdainful laugh, "When my brother was here, you didn’t count for anything. Now that he’s just gone in, and there’s still no verdict on the matter, you hurry to jump out and show off?"

"Aren’t you afraid that my brother is just sitting it out, and he’ll be back tomorrow?"

Tang Jianmin’s face suddenly tightened, knowing very well how solid the connections behind Hu Youyu were.

If willing to spend the money and make the moves, the chances of him getting out were indeed quite high.

Li Qing sneered, "I think you’re still living a few hundred years in the past. The procuratorate and the court have already gotten involved, I don’t believe Hu Youyu’s reach is that long, able to hold back both the court and the procuratorate."

"Do you know what I did today? In front of the procuratorate and the police station, I went over all the unconscionable things Hu Youyu and you Hu Family people have done over the years in detail. Don’t be anxious, Hu Youqing. Your turn will come."

Hu Youqing’s face changed for a moment, "You little rabbit, you do have a way with words, trying to scare me, huh?"

Gao Li huffed disdainfully, "Do we need to scare you? We wrote up the statement for over an hour, what do you think this is, a joke? Just wait! You dare to block us here for revenge today, that’s another charge!"

"Your Hu Family, you’re the black evil forces of our Sanhe Village, and you will have your share to drink."

Li Qing and Gao Li’s back-and-forth bolstered each other, and several households of the Hu Family members had quietly slipped away in the background.

Hu Youqing was clearly feeling guilty, too.

But to save face, he was still holding out.

Just as he was about to speak, whether to utter a threat or to try to soothe things over was anyone’s guess, a broken brick suddenly flew out of nowhere and smacked Hu Youqing squarely on the head.

His aged face was immediately scarred from the blow.

"I’m going to sue you all, trying to grab my three acres of land, claiming it’s yours, I want to see if anyone cares about this!"

Someone in the crowd yelled loudly.

"This old scoundrel still owes my family three thousand yuan and hasn’t paid it back. I am laying it on the line today, pay the money, or I’ll take it out on your whole family."

"And my family’s land, give it back!"

"Hu Youyu is already in jail, do you think you can still bully people like before?"

The crowd suddenly became agitated, and people seized the opportunity to start punching and kicking the Hu Family members in the midst of the chaos.

Hu Youqing, especially, being a prominent figure at the forefront, received the worst beating of them all.

Unable to defend himself any longer, the old guy didn’t dare utter another word of nonsense and took off running as fast as he could.

It didn’t take long before the Hu Family members had run clean off.

However, the villagers’ anger had been ignited, and the deafening clamor for settling scores with the Hu Family rose among the rubble.

Li Qing watched silently and didn’t say another word.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when the wall collapses, everyone pushes, that was the reality of it.

If he hadn’t gotten the better of Hu Youyu this time, it would probably have been his turn to be beaten like a rat in the street.

"Qingzi, tell me straight, is Hu Youyu really in jail?" Tang Jianmin walked over and asked.

Li Qing couldn’t help but chuckle.

The crowd was furiously loud, but they were still actually wary that Hu Youyu could come out unscathed using his connections.

"Uncle Tang, if you are worried, it might be better to go to the police station and ask for yourself. What I say might not be completely accurate. However, I’d reckon it’ll only be a few days before the police and prosecution authorities come to the village to gather evidence," Li Qing said calmly.

Tang Jianmin nodded and said with a relieved smile, "Qingzi, you’ve done a great deed for the village."

Li Qing sneered inwardly at the sheer hypocrisy.

At the start of his dispute with Hu Youyu, eight out of ten here had taken great pleasure in mocking and ridiculing him.

There were very few with any real conscience.

"Hu Youyu’s wife has come."

Suddenly, someone yelled loudly.

"Beat her to death, that shameless vixen. She’s caused us no small amount of trouble over the years!"

"Hu Youyu has harmed us, and who knows how much he was influenced by pillow talk from her. Strip her clothes off and parade her through the streets!"

"Parade her!"

The mood of the crowd instantly inflamed, and they surged towards Yu Lan and Hu Wei, who had just come from the main road.

Li Qing was alarmed and realized it was too late to intervene.

"Qingzi, quickly go over and try to stop them, Yu Lan is also a pitiable person," Han Mei pushed through the crowd and shouted loudly.

"Stop it, what are you doing? What does what Hu Youyu did have to do with them!"

Li Qing shouted as he ran towards the commotion, but no one listened to him.

A few trouble-making women had already rushed over and grabbed Yu Lan, starting to furiously tear at her clothes.