SWDnovel Chapter 90 was something she chose to do herself.
Chapter 90 was something she chose to do herself.
That one word, "Dad," instantly ripped Liu Baoguo's usually dignified old face to shreds.
His face first turned deathly pale, then flushed a deep liver color, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Is this Li Xianglian?
That's his precious daughter, Liu Chunhua!
The man lying on the ground with sores on his buttocks was none other than the notorious scoundrel Li Laizi from the village, whose mere stench made everyone want to cover their noses!
"Father...please save me...they're the ones who killed me..."
Liu Chunhua crawled towards his feet, crying, and reached out a hand covered in black mud to grab his trouser leg.
The entire venue was deathly silent.
Everyone held their breath, waiting to see how this brigade secretary, who usually spouted righteousness and morality, would put on this show this time.
Liu Baoguo swayed twice, couldn't catch his breath, and his vision went black; he almost fell headfirst into the muddy ground.
"Father...Father, say something..."
When Liu Chunhua saw her father standing there speechlessly, as if struck by lightning, the panic in her heart instantly overwhelmed her shame.
Ignoring her disheveled state, she crawled over on all fours and grabbed Liu Baoguo's leg, crying, "It's Li Laizi! He raped me! You have to stand up for me! Arrest this beast and shoot him! Shoot him!"
Her shout brought Liu Baoguo back to his senses.
But as soon as his soul returned, his anger also reached the top of his head.
If it were a deserted place, he would risk his reputation to make sure his daughter was well-covered and take her home first.
But now?
The area was surrounded by layers upon layers of commune members!
The beam of light from Zhao Tieniu's broken flashlight was still shining brightly, and Li Dazui's huge mouth, big enough to swallow an elephant, was grinning as he watched the spectacle. Even the usually honest Old Man Zhao was standing on tiptoe to peek inside.
Dozens of eyes, dozens of mouths.
This is like mud falling into your crotch—even if it's not shit, it's still shit!
"You bastard!"
Liu Baoguo suddenly raised his foot and, without thinking, kicked Liu Chunhua in the shoulder.
"what!"
Liu Chunhua never expected her own father to attack her. Caught off guard, she was kicked squarely, falling backward and crashing heavily into the muddy ground with a dull thud.
"Father...you hit me?"
Liu Chunhua clutched her shoulder, her eyes wide with disbelief, tears mingling with mud and water streaming down her face, making her look like a ghost. "This beast has already bullied me like this, and you still hit me?"
"This is karma for you, you shameless bastard!"
Liu Baoguo was trembling with anger, his finger shaking as he pointed at her, looking as if he wanted to strangle her on the spot. "Why aren't you sleeping at home in the middle of the night? What are you doing in this cornfield? Huh? Do you think I haven't lost enough face? Or do you think I'm too comfortable being the Party Secretary?"
He turned to look at Li Laizi, who was still being held down in the mud, and the fierce glint in his eyes was even more chilling.
Li Laizi was already terrified and completely flustered, his pants half-pulled up. When he saw the Party Secretary's murderous gaze sweep over him, he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a "plop," not caring whether there were sharp stones on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly.
"The Party Secretary is innocent! He's truly innocent!"
Although Li Laizi is a scoundrel, he's not stupid. If he admits to rape now, he'll be in big trouble!
He had to insist that it was a mutual agreement!
"I didn't force Chunhua! It was...it was her own choice!"
Li Laizi howled in his hoarse voice, his words carrying far through the night sky, "Everyone heard it! She called me 'good brother,' telling me to put in more effort! She even said I'm much stronger than that Qin Rushan! This... this whole bunch of people heard it, if I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Liu Chunhua screamed and tried to tear Li Laizi's mouth apart, "I mistook you for Brother Qin! Who told you, you mangy dog, to touch me? You don't even deserve to!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding crowd of onlookers.
"Hey everyone, listen to this!"
Li Dazui was no longer afraid of Liu Baoguo. With such a huge handle in his hand, the Party Secretary was just a joke in everyone's eyes.
"Who is Qin Rushan? And what kind of person is Li Laizi? How can a scoundrel covered in sores be mistaken for a handsome young man? I think Liu Chunhua isn't blind, she's just too angry to hold back!"
"That's right! Qin Rushan is busy consummating his marriage with his new wife tonight, he doesn't have time to pay attention to her."
"Tsk tsk, she's gone crazy for men. She can even bring herself to sleep with someone like Li Laizi. I bet all that arrogance she usually has is just an act!"
All sorts of foul language buzzed around like flies, each word like a slap in the face to Liu Baoguo.
In his entire life, he was the undisputed leader in the Red Star Brigade. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
"Shut up, all of you!"
Liu Baoguo roared, his voice still carrying some authority, but his confidence was clearly waning. "This matter... the brigade headquarters will investigate thoroughly! This Li Laizi is a thug; he must have used some underhanded tricks to bewitch Chunhua! Take her away! Take her away!"
He just wants to end this farce as soon as possible, even locking the person up would be better than letting them be made a fool of here.
The militiamen looked at each other, all somewhat hesitant.
In the past, who would dare disobey the Party Secretary's orders?
But this matter is too big today, and it's obvious that Liu Chunhua herself was indiscreet. If we really force Li Laizi to be arrested as a scapegoat, the eyes of everyone in the village will be sharp.
"What? Does my word not count?" Seeing that no one moved, Liu Baoguo got angry and picked up his pipe from the ground, ready to smash it.
"Secretary, this matter... is not easy to handle."
The speaker was Wang Dazhu, the militia company commander, who usually followed Liu Baoguo's lead, but he was also in a dilemma.
He held a wooden stick in his hand, his eyes sweeping over the dozens of pairs of green eyes around him. He lowered his voice and whispered in Liu Baoguo's ear, "Everyone saw it. If we insist that it was Li Laizi who did it, we won't convince everyone. Erhan's shout just now was heard by half the village. He said that Liu Chunhua dragged the person into the cornfield herself..."
"You're a fucking piece of trash too!"
Enraged, Liu Baoguo kicked Wang Dazhu in the backside, his chest heaving violently—a clear sign of an impending heart attack. "Take him back! Lock him up in that empty cave at the brigade headquarters! Anyone who dares to utter another word will be sent to work on the reservoir tomorrow!"
Once this trump card of "repairing the reservoir" was used, the buzzing discussions around the area quieted down a little.
When Li Laizi heard that the cave dwellings were to be closed, he became truly anxious.
That place was cold, damp, and full of rats; if you were locked up there, you'd either die or be severely injured.
Besides, once we're on Liu Baoguo's turf, aren't we just at the mercy of that old man?
They'll just slap a hooligan charge on him, send him to his death with a peanut, and who will he turn to for justice?
"I'm not going! I'm not going!"
Li Laizi struggled desperately, like a slippery eel, and the two militiamen couldn't hold him down.
He yelled at the crowd, "Everyone, be the judge! Even though I, Li Laizi, am a fool, I know that forced relationships don't work! It's the Party Secretary's daughter who's gone crazy for a man! She was rubbing against that corn stalk like a long worm, shouting 'Brother Qin, I want it!' and even wanted me to use more force! All these scratches on my body are from her! If you don't believe me, get a medical examination! Get a medical examination!"
As he spoke, this guy actually ripped open his already tattered clothes, revealing several bright red bloodstains on his chest and back.
The nail marks were very fresh; it was obvious that they had just been scratched.
"Wow! It really is!"
"Liu Chunhua is ruthless! Has she really fallen for her?"
Li Laizi saw that Liu Baoguo was serious and was going to pin the "hooliganism" charge on him to death. These days, hooliganism could get you shot!
His will to survive surged to the top of his head, and he didn't know where the brute force came from, but he suddenly shook his head and spat out the clump of mud and withered grass mixed with sheep droppings from his mouth.
"I refuse to accept this! I want it tested! I want it tested right now!"
Li Laizi roared, spitting all over the face of the militiaman who was pinning him down, "Liu Baoguo, don't you know what kind of scum your daughter is?"
Upon hearing this, the previously whispering crowd fell silent instantly; even the crickets stopped chirping.
To save his own life, Li Laizi went all out, pointing at Liu Chunhua, who was sprawled on the ground, and cursed, "What are you pretending to be, this virtuous and chaste woman for! If it were your first time, wouldn't there be some blood on the ground? Everyone, open your eyes and look! If there's even a drop of blood on these corn leaves, I'll twist my head off and use it as a chamber pot for you!"
He spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground: "These tattered shoes are old junk, worn out long ago. Who knows how many bastards they've rolled around in haystacks with. Now you want to accuse me of rape? Dream on!"
Another barely suppressed commotion erupted in the crowd.
Liu Chunhua was trembling all over, her mind buzzing.
It’s over.
Her last shred of modesty was ripped away completely by Li Laizi in front of the entire village.
"Shut up! Gag him! Gag him!" Liu Baoguo roared, his eyes bloodshot, like a gambler who had lost everything.
Seeing that the Party Secretary was really going crazy, the militiamen didn't dare to dawdle any longer. They rushed forward, grabbed handfuls of mud and withered grass from the ground, and stuffed them into Li Laizi's mouth without caring whether they were clean or not.
"Ugh! Ugh!"
Li Laizi stared wide-eyed, his face full of resentment as he was dragged toward the village entrance, his feet kicking wildly on the ground, leaving two deep furrows.
Liu Chunhua was completely limp on the ground, like a lump of mud.
His clothes had long since turned into strips of cloth, unable to cover his body covered in bruises and mud.
Her usually proud head was now buried deep in her chest, and she didn't dare to look at the people around her.
Those commune members who used to bow and scrape before her and call her "Sister Chunhua" now looked at her as if she were a bedbug in a sewer, full of disgust and contempt.
It's all over.
Liu Chunhua's life is completely ruined.
"Haven't you embarrassed me enough? Get up now!"
Liu Baoguo took off his Zhongshan suit jacket and threw it over his daughter, covering her up completely.
Then he grabbed her arm and dragged her back like a dead dog, not caring whether she could stand up or not.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one for the Red Star Brigade.
As Liu Baoguo and his daughter left in a disheveled state, the group of villagers who had come to watch the spectacle did not disperse immediately. Instead, they gathered in small groups under the big locust tree, their excitement even greater than when slaughtering a pig for the New Year.
"Oh my goodness, today I've really opened my eyes—it's like Xiao Dao pulled a knife down his butt."
Zhao Tieniu lit a bag of dry tobacco and puffed away, unable to hide the smile on his face. "Liu Baoguo usually acts all high and mighty, but I never thought I'd raise such a scoundrel in my own family."
"you do not say!"
Li Dazui cracked open a sunflower seed he pulled from his pocket, spitting the shells all over the ground. "Now the Liu family's ancestral graves aren't just emitting green smoke, they're emitting black smoke! Our brigade will have a good laugh from now on. The Party Secretary's daughter, hey, she's the only 'womanizer' in the whole commune!"
The laughter of the crowd drifted on the night breeze and reached the ears of everyone who was still awake.
The situation in the Red Star Brigade is about to change.