Rustic Charm: The Doctor Immortal
Chapter 322 The Threat of Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkey

Chapter 322: Chapter 322 The Threat of Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkey

"Clang..."

The iron door was opened, and a grating screech echoed in the darkness. Zhao Yaqian, groggy, looked up to see a faint light shimmering in the distance, which soon grew brighter as someone turned on the electric light.

The glaring light made her squint subconsciously.

Someone was coming in.

Zhao Yaqian watched the newcomer; he appeared to be in his forties, dressed tidily with an air of scholarly refinement about him, exuding the aura of someone accustomed to a life of privilege. He didn’t seem like the kind of man who worked the fields in the village. A square-faced middle-aged man followed behind him.

Could it be that they were here to save her?

At this thought, Zhao Yaqian’s eyes lit up. She struggled in her chair, her gaze filled with hope as she watched the two men approach.

Zhao Ding sized up the woman before him: in her early twenties, with tight, fair skin, above-average looks enhanced by youth, and a figure that was extremely alluring. Her unwashed hair clung to her face, and her pure white neck was visible, the collar of her clothes had been displaced in her struggles, exposing half of her firm breast, which was now red from the friction against the coarse rope.

A pair of full breasts strained against the tight T-shirt and the rope, forming two large mounds the size of bowls, quivering up and down with Zhao Yaqian’s movements. The dark cleavage in between captured the man’s gaze, making it difficult for him to look away.

Zhao Ding’s Adam’s apple bobbed: "You’re Zhao Yaqian?"

"Mmmph..."

Zhao Yaqian nodded frantically, unable to speak because of the tape over her mouth, making only muffled noises.

With a glance from Zhao Ding, his secretary hurried forward: "Rip!"—the tape was torn from Zhao Yaqian’s mouth. She gasped for fresh air, her chest heaving violently, which drew Zhao Ding’s eyes for a longer look.

After a moment,

Zhao Yaqian was the first to speak, "Please, save me. I was kidnapped and brought here. My family is from Stone Village. If you help me get back, they will reward you. Please..."

Zhao Yaqian’s voice trembled with sobbing. Aside from someone delivering food and water, no one had spoken to her. Tied up and incapacitated, even if she had wanted to escape, there was no way out of this damp, dark place. Fear welled up inside her, and she shuddered from head to toe.

"Save you?"

Zhao Ding smirked, turning to the secretary beside him, "Bring her man over."

"Yes!"

The secretary turned and left. Zhao Yaqian was stunned; before she could gather her thoughts, the sound of clanging came from the door. She looked up to see Li Xiaobao approaching the middle-aged man with a toadying expression on his face.

"Li Xiaobao?"

"You’re actually not dead?"

Zhao Yaqian’s eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Li Xiaobao. Li Xiaobao gave her a disgusted look and told Zhao Ding, "This bitch has let Chen Dashan sleep with her right in front of me multiple times. She’s with Chen Dashan because he leased the village’s orchards and has more money and power than me. As long as she’s paid, she’d let even a dog have her!"

"Li Xiaobao!"

Zhao Yaqian roared in anger, but Li Xiaobao ignored her and turned to Zhao Ding, "Why bother talking to this cheap slut? I’ll handle her."

Zhao Ding nodded emotionlessly.

With permission granted, Li Xiaobao walked forward proudly and slapped Zhao Yaqian across the face hard, sending her hair into disarray and blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. She was taken aback, too shocked to react. Li Xiaobao felt a surge of satisfaction—Zhao Yaqian used to be someone he liked, the village college graduate who was pretty enough to be face-saving as his wife.

But now, every time he saw her, he was reminded of that bastard Chen Dashan, of how Chen Dashan defiled Zhao Yaqian in their wedding photos and on their wedding day, of the humiliation Chen Dashan had caused him.

"You filthy whore, you’re with Chen Dashan just for the money, aren’t you?"

"Let me tell you, Chen Dashan is in hot water himself, and in the future, don’t even mention him looking out for you; it’s even questionable if he can stay alive..."

Li Xiaobao was smug, but before he could finish his sentence, Zhao Yaqian exclaimed in shock, "What did you say?"

"What happened to Chen Dashan?"

"What happened? Chen Dashan offended someone he shouldn’t have. I’ll give you two hundred thousand. You just need to report that Chen Dashan raped you. If you disagree, I have plenty of ways to make you agree today!"

Li Xiaobao stood proudly, hands akimbo.

Zhao Yaqian, grinding her teeth, spat on Li Xiaobao’s face, "Pah! Are you even human?"

"You actually had someone kidnap me?"

Zhao Yaqian, looking at Li Xiaobao in front of her, understood everything. Why these people could precisely go to Stone Village to capture her, how did they know about her relationship with Chen Dashan?

"You bitch!" Li Xiaobao was furious and began tearing at Zhao Yaqian’s hair violently.

The two fought each other.

Zhao Ding frowned; this Li Xiaobao was useless, a hopeless case. He gestured to his secretary, who immediately stepped forward, dragged Li Xiaobao away, and without a word, punched him in the stomach.

"Ah..."

Li Xiaobao was bent over, his face twisted in pain, his whole body trembling, hands clutching his stomach in seeming unbearable agony.

Zhao Yaqian stared with widened eyes in fright.

Before she could react, the suited middle-aged man continued his assault, kicking Li Xiaobao so that he flew. With a "Bang!" Li Xiaobao slammed hard against a stone platform, his head bleeding profusely, turning the stone platform blood-red. Li Xiaobao’s body went limp like a broken sack, collapsing onto the ground.

The middle-aged man, still unsatisfied, rushed forward again, stomping repeatedly on Li Xiaobao’s stomach. Li Xiaobao lay on the ground, life and death uncertain, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

This was not a fight; it was clearly murder.

Although Zhao Yaqian despised Li Xiaobao, the bloody scene before her paralyzed the simple village woman. She stood frozen, trembling while cowering, tears uncontrollably streaming down her face.

Seeing Zhao Yaqian like this, a slight curve formed on Zhao Ding’s lips, and his secretary finally stopped.

Step by step, he approached Zhao Yaqian. Hearing his footsteps, Zhao Yaqian was so terrified her limbs stiffened, her body went numb with dread. She shook her head, pleading, "No, no, please, I beg you, let me go."

"Did Chen Dashan rape you?"

The secretary spoke in a cold voice, his sharp gaze fixed on Zhao Yaqian. Shaking like chaff in the wind, and seeing her silence, the secretary stepped forward, his cold, bloodstained hand clutching Zhao Yaqian’s chin, forcing her to meet his eyes.

"Ah... Uh..."

Terrified and out of control, Zhao Yaqian screamed, shrinking back and nodding continuously, "It was Chen Dashan, Chen Dashan raped me, it’s all Chen Dashan’s doing... Uh..."

"Where did he rape you?"

"Has he raped or bullied anyone else from Stone Village?"

"Speak!"

"Answer me now!"