I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 574 - 568: The Villain

Shuiwa Village was not an outlaw stronghold, and these men were no bandits.

Saying the right thing could have made them cautious enough to leave peacefully.

Otherwise, these two young men might be fine, but what about the three female comrades?

At this moment, it seemed like that man had reached a consensus with several others.

He directly said to a few people, "This is your fault, not ours, so we can’t let you leave. Just stay here. Shuiwa Village is pretty good, isn’t it?"

He even turned back to the men beside him and asked, "Isn’t it nice here?"

The men just laughed heartily.

Zhao Cheng, the leader, pointed at Sun Xiuyuan, "Keep that woman for me, as for the other two, do as you please..."

Then the crowd charged at them, quickly separating the five, with Sun Xiuyuan screaming in terror, and the other two girls no longer able to stand, were dragged away by some villagers.

Li Qing and Lin Feng had not anticipated that the situation would take such a drastic turn, with these people boldly attempting to detain them.

They had never seen such bold villagers before; they were no different from bandits of the past.

No longer certain of what would happen next, Li Qing and Lin Feng frantically fought with the people around them, with Lin Feng even snatching a kitchen knife and slashing at the nearest person.

The man beside him was caught off guard and cut on the arm, blood spewing out immediately, then Lin Feng was struck on the back of the head with a rod, falling to the ground, his life or death unknown.

Sun Xiuyuan, from childhood to adulthood, had never even seen such a scene in movies or on television.

Several people gripped her tightly; she couldn’t move at all.

Trembling all over, consumed by boundless fear, a moment of clarity finally broke through her panicked mind, and she yelled frantically, "Don’t think no one knows we’re here. Qiao Qingyu... Manager Qiao from Tenghai Agricultural Group, she’s my college classmate. I told her before I left, if the five of us don’t return to headquarters tonight, they would eventually come looking for us here..."

Zhao Cheng stared fixedly at Sun Xiuyuan.

Qiao Qingyu, he knew her—the beautiful woman like a fairy, the deputy general manager of Tenghai Agricultural Group.

Privately, they said that a night with such a woman would be worth dying for.

But publicly, they had to treat her with respect.

Because she was the god of wealth, capable of helping them earn more money.

Zhao Cheng stepped forward, glaring viciously at Sun Xiuyuan. "Why didn’t you say so earlier, you wretched woman?"

He glanced at Lin Feng, lying on the ground.

He waved his hand dismissively, "Just lock them all up for now."

Now that things had gone this far, it seemed there was no turning back. Might as well hide them all until after the incident was over.

But just then, one of the guards at the entrance of the village came running into the village toward Zhao Cheng, gasping, "Big Brother, there’s trouble. There are quite a few people coming this way from the mountain hollow, riding on three-wheeled motorcycles."

The crowd buzzed and scattered.

A young man, who looked about sixteen or seventeen, turned pale. "Uncle, what should we do? Will we be arrested?"

Zhao Cheng stared fiercely at the young man and slapped him, sending the youth staggering to the ground. He cursed fiercely, "Why would they arrest us? We’ve done nothing."

Someone hastened to add, "This road isn’t easy to travel. Even if they see us, it will take them a while to get here."

Indeed, that was the terrain there. If you stand on one hill you see someone on another, you might think you’re close, that a wave would make you visible, and you could meet easily, right?

Wrong. To meet the other person, you have to go downhill first, and that slope might be steep.

Then you have to climb another hill, a long and difficult climb.

To meet them might actually take almost a whole day.

It’s not an exaggeration; this is the most realistic portrayal of the Pingliang Dam area.

So, a majority of the people were not in a hurry.

You think riding an electric scooter is fast, but it might not even match walking, this isn’t the cement roads of the city.

But Zhao Cheng was still somewhat annoyed.

Yet there was no time for remorse now; he would either be caught red-handed or clean up the site. It wasn’t their first time doing such a thing. He looked at the disarray among the crowd and barked, "What’s there to fear? Just like before, move quickly, and don’t let them corner us. There’s safety in numbers; they can’t see anything, can’t catch anyone, and could they really arrest all of us, several hundred people here? No place is big enough to hold us. What are we afraid of?"

After Zhao Cheng said this, people began to move towards the village entrance. It wasn’t long before a group of four or five people scattered, each dragging someone away; Lin Feng, who had collapsed, was also carried off.

The area soon cleared, leaving behind only half of the populace, who even meticulously smeared the bloodstains on the ground with their feet.

The village, being on loamy soil, showed no signs of the recent turmoil once the crowd dispersed.

On the road, Lu Ye and the Chief of the Armed Forces also realized the problem, especially the Chief, who was indeed very anxious.

Who was Sun Xiuyuan? He did not know at first, but he did now.

The Chief wasn’t clear on the specific situation in this village but knew the local customs of the area well. County officials had made several deployments regarding such matters, but without solid evidence, even if someone was detained, they’d have to be released the next day.

Regardless of whether anything happened in this village, those five young people were defenseless lambs, and he could only hope that the villagers were not vicious wolves.

Driving the motorcycle over a hill, the Chief got off, and Lu Ye also sensed the problem.

He left the motorcycle behind, and the Chief, along with a few others and Lu Ye, ran wildly towards Shuiwa Village.

At the same time, Qiao Qingyu saw He Xiuwen at the headquarters.

He Xiuwen hadn’t come alone; he brought two police officers with him.

Qiao Qingyu thought He Xiuwen had come for Sun Xiuyuan’s workgroup.

She knew well who He Xiuwen was. With him around, there should be no serious problems. She pointed straight ahead, "Big Brother, if you go straight along this mountain path, you’ll reach Shuiwa Village. Maybe Lu Ye and the others are almost there too."

He Xiuwen raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Qingyu, what’s happening? Shuiwa Village?"

Only then did Qiao Qingyu realize that He Xiuwen knew nothing about this matter.

She briefly explained the situation about Sun Xiuyuan.

He Xiuwen frowned slightly, and told the two people beside him, "Let’s go to Shuiwa Village."

As for what he had come to do, He Xiuwen didn’t explain. When Qiao Qingyu tried to ask, he had already disappeared from view.