The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 354 - 325 Crafty Quibbling, Leniency for Confession_1

Chapter 354: Chapter 325 Crafty Quibbling, Leniency for Confession_1

When He Tiantian saw Qi Ling approaching, she felt slightly relieved, it was such a timely arrival.

Xiao Chen held his baton at the ready and said, "Step back, step back."

Old Wu stepped forward and said, "If you two keep fighting and don’t get up, you’ll both be dragged to the police station."

Aunt Liu had had enough of fighting, definitely not wanting to end up in jail because of that woman Miao Guihua.

Qi Ling asked, "What exactly happened?"

Ye Xiaofan, as the person involved, recounted what happened and also presented the small note.

Zhang Qingshan’s face was awkward, but he knew it wasn’t Ye Xiaofan’s fault.

Qi Ling then questioned He Tiantian and Qi Daniu, and both of them told the truth.

"It’s a frame-up, they all seduced me..." Qi Shuqiang argued stubbornly, struggling non-stop.

He Tiantian pointed to the leaf wrapped around half of Qi Shuqiang’s ear beside Ye Xiaofan and said, "That was bitten off by Ye Xiaofan in desperation, and when I arrived, Ye Xiaofan’s shirt had been taken off, and her body was covered in bruises from struggling and resisting..."

"Hmm, bring him back for an injury examination," Qi Ling said, "We’re heading back to the county town now, Village Chief Qi, we need to requisition your village’s oxcarts."

Village Chief Qi said, "As the village chief, I unconditionally accept the state’s temporary requisition!"

Village Chief Qi gathered several youths from the village to get the oxcarts ready.

Qi Shuli wanted to step forward, but didn’t dare to.

If the police weren’t there, Qi Shuli’s words would still hold weight, but now with the police present, he counted for nothing!

The information he had revealed to Qi Shuqiang before was meant to win him over, hoping to keep the benefits in mind for him.

But he had never imagined Qi Shuqiang to be so foolish, getting caught by the police as soon as he made his move.

Wasn’t he supposed to target Lin Xiaoru?

How did it turn into Ye Xiaofan?

Some women can be harassed; some women must not be touched!

Clearly, Lin Xiaoru was the kind of woman who could be harassed!

But Qi Shuqiang actually forced himself on Ye Xiaofan, which now became attempted rape!

As Qi Shuqiang was about to leave, he looked at Accountant Qi with a choked voice and said, "Big brother, please take care of my parents, wife, and children!"

Alas, they had been in this together before. Now, even if Qi Shuqiang had done something wrong and broken the law, he still had to grimly agree.

"I will take care of your family, and the public security investigation will be fair to you," Qi Shuli said with righteous indignation, shamelessly acting as if Qi Shuqiang had been wrongly accused.

Fair?

The justice given by the police was the crimes of attempted rape and intentional injury!

Qi Shuli understood the deeper meaning in Qi Shuqiang’s gaze.

It simply meant to take good care of his family, and in return, Qi Shuqiang wouldn’t spill his secrets.

Even if Qi Shuqiang didn’t confess, Qi Shuli would still look after them anyway.

They hadn’t gone far when Qi Shuqiang felt that he couldn’t escape his crimes no matter what, so he decided it was best to confess and hope for leniency.

"Captain Qi, if I confess, can I get a lighter sentence?" Qi Shuqiang said, if it hadn’t been for Lin Xiaoru, he wouldn’t be in this predicament.

He wouldn’t let Lin Xiaoru get away with it if he was going down.

"Speak up! Depending on your situation," Qi Ling said. Just now he had been talking tough, but seeing that playing dumb didn’t work, he started to be honest.

"It was Lin Xiaoru who asked me to go to the small cave, saying that Ye Xiaofan was already there," Qi Shuqiang said, "It was all arranged by Lin Xiaoru, and I was bewitched into doing such things..."

Qi Ling frowned. Lately, Hujia Village was unsettled, and now Qijia Village had so many problems as well!

Arrest them all today!

"Old Wu, you keep an eye on Qi Shuqiang here; Xiao Chen, come with me to arrest Lin Xiaoru," Qi Ling ordered, aiming to catch all those who were causing trouble, in hopes of restoring peace.

"Yes!" Xiao Chen replied and followed Qi Ling to the youth activity center.

Lin Xiaoru was in the house, humming a tune while stretching her legs, practicing basic dance moves. Since she had previously broken a bone, and now that it had healed, her skills had become rusty, she needed to practice well before getting onstage.

Huang Jingli was restless and not inside the house, but rather outside doing the laundry.

Seeing Qi Ling and his people enter, she was too frightened to raise her head, but inside, she was extremely pleased.

Karma comes swiftly!

And it feels so satisfying!

"What are you doing?" Huang Jingli pretended to be anxious; she wanted to "perform well" in front of Lin Xiaoru.

Qi Ling asked, "Where is Lin Xiaoru?"

"She’s inside the house," Huang Jingli replied. "What do you want?"

At that moment, Lin Xiaoru pushed the door open and came out, just about to ask.

Xiao Chen stepped forward, took out handcuffs, and cuffed Lin Xiaoru’s hands.

"What on earth do you think you’re doing? I haven’t broken the law; what right do you have to arrest me?" Lin Xiaoru struggled, refusing to comply.

Narrowing his eyes, Qi Ling said, "Whether you’ve broken the law or not will become clear shortly. Let’s go; Qi Shuqiang has already implicated you."

Qi Shuqiang?

Lin Xiaoru’s face changed drastically, but she quickly retorted, "That bastard Qi Shuqiang is definitely slandering me. I went to get a stamp, and he tried to force me, but I didn’t agree, and to this moment, the application doesn’t have the stamp on it!"

"Where is the application?" Qi Ling asked.

Lin Xiaoru pointed inside and said, "Under the kang mat."

Qi Ling went over, lifted the kang mat, took the application, placed it in his notebook, put it in his bag, and said, "If you want to prove your innocence, then come with us. Resisting like this is futile."

Lin Xiaoru had already weighed the pros and cons in her mind in the shortest possible time and nodded, "To prove my innocence, I’ll go with you right now."

Lin Xiaoru obediently followed behind Qi Ling, got on the ox cart, and Xiao Chen escorted her on the side.

Zhang Qingshan and Ye Xiaofan sat on one ox cart.

Old Wu was escorting Qi Shuming on another ox cart.

He Tiantian and Qi Daniu had already given their statements and didn’t need to go along.

Once the people were taken away, Miao Guihua cursed and cried non-stop.

Those who had good relationships came to comfort her; those with mediocre relationships dispersed; and those who had been bullied by Miao Guihua and Qi Shuqiang in the past even threw a few sarcastic remarks their way.

Aunt Liu took Qi Daniu home, warning her to be careful from now on as they walked.

Wang Shuping was angry, walking in front without saying a word!

He Tiantian knew her mother was angry, followed behind, and didn’t dare to speak either.

Upon arriving home, just as He Tiantian was closing the door, she felt a pain in her ear.

"Ow, ow..." He Tiantian cried out in pain, "Mom... please, it hurts..."

Wang Shuping scolded angrily, "You still know what pain is? Weren’t you acting so tough? If you’re so bold, then don’t be afraid of pain!"

"Mom... please, let go... it hurts... I’m begging you, Mom, I know I was wrong, stop twisting my ear," He Tiantian pleaded, as this time her mother’s grip was strong and not just a show as it had been when disciplining her before.

Wang Shuping wouldn’t let go, continuing to scold, "When something like that happened, instead of thinking to get more people to help, you actually went by yourself. Did you really think you were some kind of hero?"

"No, Mom, really, I didn’t!" He Tiantian defended herself, "Mom, it’s too painful."

At that moment, hearing the commotion, Third Grandma Qi hurried out from inside, standing on tip-toes to break it up.

"What’s going on? Let’s talk nicely. She’s a grown girl with thin skin; you can’t start hitting her," Third Grandma Qi reasoned, blocking Wang Shuping’s hand.