The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 186 One Thing Suppresses Another_1

The person who took the shepherd to the health clinic didn’t take long to make a phone call.

The shepherd had woken up, and except for a cut on his head, there were no other injuries.

Tang Jianmin took the call in front of everyone.

After hanging up the phone, he turned to Li Qing, "Qingzi, what do you think we should do about this situation now?"

Li Qing was at a loss for words and said with a forced smile, "Uncle Tang, you’re the village chief; it’s up to you to decide. Why are you asking me instead?"

Tang Jianmin glanced around at the villagers and said, "Your prestige among everyone here is higher than mine now."

"It’s still better for the village chief to make the decision. I just couldn’t stand watching them bully an elder. As for prestige, I’m afraid I don’t really have any," Li Qing said with a light smile.

Tang Jianmin’s words sounded like a compliment at first, but to Li Qing, they seemed more like a backhanded form of flattery.

Having benefited the villagers, his prestige in the village was indeed somewhat high right now.

He also had the intention to compete for the position of village chief, as mentioned by Secretary Zhou.

But compared to Tang Jianmin, who had been the village chief for over a decade, his prestige was probably not comparable.

"Qingzi, why don’t you make a decision?" Gao Li suggested.

At that moment, he stood by Li Qing’s side with his back straight as a ramrod.

Li Qing shook his head, "Let the village chief decide."

"The shepherd is all alone; I think he would agree to a private settlement."

Seeing Li Qing stubbornly refusing to offer a definite answer, Tang Jianmin had no choice but to say, "Since the shepherd isn’t seriously hurt and the injury isn’t severe, I think we should pay a visit to Hengqu Village and have Jiang Youwei apologize and compensate."

Li Qing nodded.

The final outcome of this matter would likely depend on Jiang Youwei’s attitude.

Seven or eight strong young men from the village accompanied Tang Jianmin and Li Qing to Hengqu Village.

By that time, the sky had completely darkened, but the moonlight, like scattered silver sand, shone brightly on the ground.

Sanhe Village and Hengqu Village both nestled in a valley between small mountain ranges.

The flatlands were cultivated, but most people lived in the mountains.

Over the mountain was Hengqu Village.

Familiar with the households in Hengqu, Tang Jianmin confidently led the way to Jiang Youwei’s house.

"Jiang Youwei, you thought you could run after hitting someone? Come out quick!"

Gao Li took the lead, banging loudly on Jiang Youwei’s gate.

The commotion quickly attracted the nearby neighbors.

They peeked out from a distance, heads poking around.

"Jiang Youwei, if you don’t come out, we’re going to call the police!" Gao Li yelled at the top of his lungs.

Clang! The large iron gate swung open.

However, the person who came out was a middle-aged man in a worn dark blue mandarin jacket, looking to be in his forties or fifties.

"What is all this about?" the middle-aged man asked anxiously.

Tang Jianmin pushed through the crowd and approached, "Old Jiang, we’re looking for your son."

It turned out that the middle-aged man was Jiang Youwei’s father.

"Oh, it’s Village Chief Tang, I just heard something about calling the police. What has happened?" Old Jiang asked with concern.

"You don’t know what your son has done, as his father?" Li Qing asked in surprise.

Old Jiang offered a wry smile, his face creased with both the weight of years and helplessness, "To say something that might amuse everyone, I have no control over what my son does, and there’s nothing I can do."

Tang Jianmin had no choice but to give Old Jiang a brief and straightforward account of what had happened earlier.

"Although the old shepherd is all alone, we can’t just ignore such an incident. Your son either apologizes and pays compensation, or we’ll report it to the police station for them to handle it," Tang Jianmin said. "We’re all from the same village, so we don’t want to blow things out of proportion. If he ends up at the police station, it will also affect his future."

After hearing Tang Jianmin’s words, Old Jiang’s face went purple with rage.

He kicked off his shoes and stormed into the yard, fuming with anger.

"How could I have given birth to such a lawless scoundrel like you? Jiang Youwei, get out here!"

Old Jiang’s thunderous roar came from the yard, shaking the tiles and pebbles.

Although Jiang Youwei was thoroughly despicable, it was clear that Old Jiang was someone who reasoned things out.

Li Qing silently put away his phone.

He had planned to call for Gong Ge’s help to force the bastard to submit if Tang Jianmin insisted on not calling the police and if Jiang Youwei stubbornly refused to admit his wrongdoing.

Perhaps out of empathy, he couldn’t stand to see the old shepherd bullied like this.

Jiang Youwei was dragged out of the yard by Old Jiang, who had grabbed him by the ear, "Deal with your own mess!"

Jiang Youwei stood there stiff-necked, his eyes, dead like a fish’s, glaring at Li Qing and the others as he scornfully taunted, "You have the guts to call the police then!"

"If you’re not calling the cops, then don’t disgrace yourselves at the doorstep of my house. I’m not obliged to give you a decent send-off."

"But if you dare to lay a hand on me, I advise you to think it through before you speak. I’m with Old Kong the Third."

"I can’t beat you right now, but let me tell you, once I recover, I’ll make sure your family is ruined and everyone dead."

"And for the one who hit me earlier, you just wait!"

Li Qing walked over, "You just said you’re with Old Kong the Third?"

"Scared? If you’re scared, bow down and apologize to your grandpa first!" Jiang Youwei yelled, shaking off Old Jiang and twisting his neck.

Li Qing grabbed the shoe from Old Jiang’s hand and smashed it down on Jiang Youwei’s face.

Smack!

The sound was especially crisp and powerful.

"Fuck your mother!" Jiang Youwei exploded with rage, charging at Li Qing like a wild beast.

Li Qing stepped back and swung the shoe hard across Jiang Youwei’s face once more.

Smack!

Li Qing roared with rage, chasing down the retreating Jiang Youwei and swinging the sole of the shoe down in a full circle.

Smack!

Smack!

After three or five more blows, Jiang Youwei suddenly lost his temper, but his eyes were still filled with venom.

Li Qing dragged the battered Jiang Youwei up from the ground, "You want revenge? Call Old Kong the Third now, tell him I hit you, and see if he can stand up for you!"

"Fine, you said it yourself, just you wait."

Jiang Youwei seemed somewhat pleased, as if he didn’t expect Li Qing would actually give him a chance to call for reinforcements.

Once the call connected, Jiang Youwei tearfully reported Li Qing’s recent violence, then handed over the phone.

Li Qing took the phone with a cold stare at Jiang Youwei, "Old Kong, it’s Li Qing."

"I know, I know, haha. I heard that Lü Zong has handed over the business there for you to manage. You’re doing well for a young man, haha," Old Kong the Third’s voice had a somewhat strained tone.

"Old Kong, as you know, I don’t make the calls here, and you can’t blame me," Li Qing said.

He didn’t have much of a reason to be polite to Old Kong the Third.

They were, after all, archenemies.

"Hey, brother, what are you saying? How could I possibly blame you?" Old Kong the Third’s laugh was obviously a bit insincere.

"Please, hand the phone to that kid for me; I’ll handle it." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Alright!"