Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 114: A Desperate Struggle

"You ungrateful girl, you all don’t want to live anymore, and called your father a human trafficker. I’ve raised you all these years, fed you so much, and this is what I get, a thankless wolf. Just because I didn’t buy meat buns, I told you I didn’t have enough money, and now you and your elder brother dare to run away with your two younger brothers. This is enough to break your father’s heart."

"I’ll beat you, you ungrateful wolf, I’ll beat you, you greedy brat."

The man kept slapping, one hand gripping Gu Xiaoqing tightly, the other hand hitting her mercilessly.

Gu Xiaoqing’s face immediately bruised and swelled.

Her head was spinning even more.

Fang Shaonan, on the opposite side, clearly wasn’t doing well either.

The two men who rushed over grabbed Fang Shaonan’s arms on either side, pulled him backward, and Gu Xiaoqing could hear the sound of his arm being dislocated.

They were being way too ruthless.

This group was too cunning. Saying things this way, the villagers, who didn’t have much knowledge, started believing them. Kids who don’t listen are often disciplined like this by their parents.

In the countryside, they believe that sparing the rod spoils the child.

So no one felt it was excessive, and many villagers even looked satisfied.

They believed these three.

This was truly over.

These three, in front of so many villagers, saying and doing these things, no one would believe that human traffickers wouldn’t run, rather they’d have the nerve to capture people like this, so the error seemed inevitable.

Gu Xiaoqing had to save herself.

There was absolutely no way she could be taken back like this.

Gu Xiaoqing’s hair was in disarray from the beating.

Some villagers, unable to watch any longer, stepped forward to advise, "Alright, brother, whose kids aren’t a bit naughty? Naughty kids are smart, even knowing to call out human traffickers. Enough, don’t hit the child, it’s pitiful to watch."

"Yeah, brother, just teach the kid properly when you get back, if they change, they’ll still be good kids."

Only then did the man stop, sighed, and said, "Brother, you don’t know, these four kids have led us on such a wild goose chase, searching in villages all day. If we don’t find them, how can I face their mom when I return? I’ve been driven to despair."

He looked utterly tragic.

The villagers began to advise him, and the two holding Gu Xiaojie and Zhang Zijie gently pushed the children into the man’s hands.

"Go back with your dad, alright?"

Zhang Zijie and Gu Xiaojie were crying their hearts out.

Gu Xiaoqing saw a flicker of relaxation in the man’s eyes. He knew he had succeeded, having gained everyone’s trust, and finally felt at ease.

She fiercely bit down on the man’s hand, with all her might, refusing to let go.

The man screamed painfully and jumped up.

One hand was pulling Gu Xiaoqing’s hair with all his strength, but she wouldn’t let go, even if her scalp had gone numb from the pain.

The man punched Gu Xiaoqing in the back of her head, causing blood to splatter, blooming like red flowers on the ground.

The man’s hand hurt intensely, but he couldn’t care about that, kicking out at her. Gu Xiaoqing was sent flying by the kick, spitting out blood and even a piece of flesh.

The man’s hand was missing a chunk of flesh.

His facial muscles twitched painfully, his gaze turning vicious.

The villagers were stunned.

This wasn’t right.

What child would hurt their own parent so ruthlessly?

She had actually bitten a chunk of his flesh.

What daughter would do this to her father?

Gu Xiaoqing’s chest hurt terribly, but she continued to spit blood, yet she spoke clearly and loudly, "Uncles, aunts, I’m called Gu Xiaoqing, that boy is Fang Shaonan, the two small children are Gu Xiaojie and Zhang Zijie, we’re from Gu Family Village. My father’s Gu Ruhai, my mother is Li Xuemei. They sell fried and steamed dumplings in town. These people are human traffickers and locked us in the cave up on the mountain here.

There are still a dozen kids there now.

All you need is to send someone to Gu Family Village to ask, and you’ll know it’s true. Please, save us."

Gu Xiaoqing struggled to get up, kowtowing hard to the surrounding villagers.

The villagers became more suspicious, starting to murmur among themselves.

Someone pointed out, "What the child says seems true, who has seen a daughter bite her own father’s flesh like this? If it was my father, I wouldn’t believe it either."

"Yeah, look at that man, he beat the child so badly, she’s covered in blood, just now she even coughed up blood, this is a matter of life and death."

"Right, send someone to Gu Family Village to ask."

"There is a Gu Ruhai in Gu Family Village, and he does sell fried and steamed dumplings in town. I’ve eaten at his place; he has two daughters and a son, I think."

The man panicked, trying to grab Gu Xiaoqing, but the villagers, now suspicious, blocked him determinedly.

The man shouted, "This is my real daughter, my own daughter, how could I mistake her? I only hit her so hard because I was hurt, I really wasn’t lying."

"Folks, you mustn’t be fooled by the child, she has a habit of lying."

"Daughter, I’m your father, you can’t hurt your father like this."

It was almost heartbreaking, a vivid portrayal of a loving father.

The villagers were puzzled; both the child and the man didn’t seem to be lying. Who should they believe?

An old man stood up, and the villagers went silent, "Dashan, ride your bike to Gu Family Village to ask, we’ll talk when you’re back. For now, let’s get a doctor to check on the children."

"Keep these three under watch, whether they’re human traffickers or not, wait until Dashan returns."

He was clearly an authoritative figure.

"Yes, village chief, let’s all listen to the chief," said a tall, thin man stepping forward.

The villagers all agreed.

This was a good plan.

Seeing things weren’t going well, the man signaled to the other two and turned to run.

The other two also realized the situation was bad and let go of Fang Shaonan to run.

If the villagers didn’t realize they’d been fooled now, they’d be idiots.

They swarmed forward, wielding hoes.

In no time, they twisted the arms of the two men at the back and captured them, but the man running too fast got away.

The old man stood out to organize, "Tie these two up, Dashan, no need to go to Gu Family Village, it’s five hundred miles from here. You can’t go there and back, instead take people up the mountain to rescue the remaining children."

"Zhuangzi, inform the local police that traffickers have been caught."

"Take these four children to the village committee first to assess their injuries, and let them rest for the night, then tomorrow notify each household."

The crowd scattered like a swarm.

Gu Xiaoqing’s vision went black, and she knew nothing more.