?53: Chapter 53: To Heal 53: Chapter 53: To Heal “What the hell!

    Eating without paying and still have the face to hit a woman?” Liu Hun looked at Huang Qiang, sprawled on the ground like a mess, as if he were looking at a dog eating shit.

    If he hadn’t intervened in time, Shi Bingyu would have really been in danger.

    Shi Bingyu touched her face with the back of her hand, feeling the heat, never before in her life had she been embraced publicly, and listening to his heartbeat, it seemed as if her own heart was also beating in sync.

    “Look at that!

    Did you guys see that punch just now?

    Was it not just like...

    like Huo Yuanjia, one hand hugging the girl and the other sending down a punch...

    how amazing!” A villager standing opposite, watching Liu Hun’s fluid movements, was so excited that he almost shook the lice off his back, standing still while gesturing and praising loudly.

    At this moment, the onlookers also came to their senses, those who could speak babbled on like flipping coins with their lips, and those who couldn’t, just gave Liu Hun a thumbs up.

    “Rogues!

    Rogues!

    How dare you hit someone!

    Which hole did you crawl out of?

    Who gave you the guts?” Lin Degui pointed at Liu Hun and yelled, his heart trembling as he had seen Liu Hun’s skill very clearly.

    Huang Qing quickly stepped forward to help up his brother; Huang Qiang’s face was a muddled mess of blood and dirt, and the booze was slowly leaving him, waking him up.

    Once he was up, he asked Huang Qing, “Brother, was there a thunderclap just now?

    How did I end up on the ground?”

    “You fool!

    With so many people watching, you still want to throw punches?

    Aren’t you just causing trouble for Director Lin?” Huang Qing scolded his brother in a hushed voice, then gestured with his eyes and said to Huang Qiang, “That guy, he’s no ordinary man.

    The move he used on you earlier almost dazzled me.”

    After Liu Hun let go of Shi Bingyu, he stepped forward and said to Lin Degui, “I don’t care who you think you are, even the Mayor has to pay for his meals!

    You don’t pay for your meal and even condone your subordinates to beat people, how can this be justified anywhere?!

    In front of all these villagers, I’m laying it down here!

    If you don’t settle this bill, you won’t be able to leave this place!”

    “Yes!

    The bill must be settled!

    Why eat without paying?

    And then hitting people!

    And still can’t fight back, isn’t it shameful?” An onlooking villager couldn’t hold back and shouted in support.

    Now that they had a leader, the onlooking villagers began blaming Lin Degui enthusiastically, and the crowd around them grew larger and larger, the commotion escalating like fireworks during a festival.

    Lin Fugui instantly panicked and hastily signaled to Huang Qing to find a solution.

    Huang Qing, a typical no-good player, sneaked back into the restaurant unnoticed and soon returned with a plate of food.

    “Fellow villagers, listen to me!

    It’s not that Director Lin ate and refused to pay.

    Do you think our Director Lin lacks the money?

    We’re not short of money, so why refuse to pay?

    It’s because the restaurant’s food is unclean!

    Eating it will give you an upset stomach!

    With such food, not asking Shi Bingyu for compensation is generous enough, why should she highly demand money from us!” While Huang Qing held a plate and squinted his eyes with a menacing look, he subtly kicked Huang Qiang, who immediately changed his facial expression and began clutching his stomach and wailing.

    “What kind of nonsense is this?

    You’ve been eating my food for months without any issues, but when it comes time to pay, it suddenly causes problems?

    Just now Huang Qiang even tried to hit me, and now he’s clutching his stomach crying in pain?

    Are you trying to fool ghosts?” Shi Bingyu planted her hands on her hips and pointed at Lin Degui, truly furious.

    Huang Qing, grinning widely, held out the dish to Shi Bingyu and said, “You said this dish is fine, right?

    Dare to try it then?

    If you eat it and don’t get diarrhea in three minutes, we’ll pay immediately.”

    Hey, this trick is effective!

    Lin Fugui was overjoyed, not expecting Huang Qing to come up with such a good idea; not only could they avoid paying the previous bills, but also possibly fine Shi Bingyu, perhaps eventually forcing her to come begging in his bed.

    This was as clear as day turning to heavy snow—anyone could see what was really happening.

    Although the surrounding villagers knew there must be some trickery at play, it was like being adhered to by adhesive plaster—whether tearing it off or keeping it on, both options felt uncomfortable.

    They helplessly watched Lin Degui’s group messing around, and no one dared to express a single word of “Eat”, while Shi Bingyu trembled with rage.

    Huang Qing carried the plate around, then stopped in front of Liu Hun and taunted him, grinning to show his yellow teeth, “Aren’t you capable?

    Dare to try it?

    Scared, are you?

    If you’re scared, then we might just leave.”

    Just as Huang Qing was about to drop the plate, a sudden piercing pain shot through his wrist, turning to see it was Liu Hun grabbing hold of him.

    “You...

    what do you think you’re doing?

    You’re being unreasonable and still trying to be violent?” Huang Qing, sweating cold from pain, couldn’t speak properly.

    Liu Hun took the plate from Huang Qing’s hand and addressed the surrounding villagers, “Everyone listen!

    If we can prove that this plate of food is alright after eating, then these three must settle their bill today!”

    The onlookers shuddered, wondering if Liu Hun would really eat the food, and Shi Bingyu, thinking the same, quickly grabbed Liu Hun and said, “Don’t you dare eat it!

    Huang Qing is full of cunning tricks, what if something happens to you?”

    “Rest assured, if anything goes wrong, it will be his fault!” After Liu Hun said this to Shi Bingyu, he suddenly grabbed Huang Qing by the chin while holding a plate in his other hand and poured the leftovers directly into Huang Qing’s mouth.

    “Cough, cough, cough...bleh...” Huang Qing choked as if he had fallen into a pit of dung—it was a real feast.

    “Brother!” Huang Qiang was no fool; he understood that his brother hadn’t been up to anything good with the plate and was about to step forward when Lin Degui held him back and whispered, “Hold your belly and keep howling.

    Don’t panic like our father has died.

    This idiot has helped us out; Huang Qing will only have diarrhea for a few days, and our debt will be settled.”

    After retching a few more times, Huang Qing immediately came to his senses and stopped vomiting.

    He stood up straight and addressed Liu Hun, Shi Bingyu, and the surrounding villagers, “Everyone saw it!

    This guy force-fed me the food; it was intentional harm!

    The food is poisoned!”

    “What poison, huh?

    Explain clearly!

    Look at your brother howling like a slaughtered pig; does he look genuine?” Shi Bingyu was incredibly angry and really wanted to smash the plate in Huang Qing’s face.

    “Gurgle,” Huang Qing’s stomach suddenly cramped, making him realize that the drug had taken effect.

    Clenching his teeth in pain, he sneered at Shi Bingyu, “Empty words prove nothing; let’s go to the clinic and see!

    If I’m poisoned today, I’ll have you bankrupt!”

    “If there’s nothing wrong with you today, I’ll show you who’s tough!

    Let’s go!

    We’re heading to the clinic right now!” Liu Hun said, grabbing Huang Qing and dragging him to a clinic not far from the restaurant.

    A large group of idle villagers, including Lin Degui and Shi Bingyu, followed them.

    As soon as Huang Qing entered the clinic and sat down, he urgently told the doctor, “Doctor Chen!

    Hurry up!

    I can’t hold it much longer!

    I’ve been poisoned!”

    The woman doctor, dressed in a white coat with efficient hairdo and a mask obscuring her face, pointed at a stool and said, “Sit down quietly.” Although her face was hidden, her eyes appeared light and clear like a bamboo forest after spring rain, and her name tag clearly read “Chen Qiuya.”

    “Shut your mouth!” Liu Hun poked Huang Qing hard from behind, infusing Qi Force into his body.

    Chen Qiuya, holding a stethoscope, told Huang Qing, “Lift your shirt; let me listen.” Huang Qing hurried to comply, eagerly awaiting the doctor to declare “poisoned” so he could lie in bed counting money.

    Chen Qiuya listened for a while, and just as she took off the stethoscope, Huang Qing grabbed her hand anxiously, “Doctor!

    Am I poisoned?

    Just say I’m poisoned!”

    “Yeah!

    Look at my brother’s condition!

    Isn’t that poisoning?

    This woman has to pay—a compensation of thirty thousand will settle it!” Huang Qiang excitedly chimed in, completely forgetting that he was supposed to be poisoned too.

    The surrounding villagers and Shi Bingyu held their breath, fearing Chen Qiuya would utter the words “poisoned.”

    Among the expectant crowd, Chen Qiuya finally spoke, “You should first go check your head at the county hospital.

    Don’t come here to amuse yourself for nothing; next time, I’ll call the police!”

    “What?!

    What are you saying?!

    Look clearly, I obviously ate that dish; how could I be fine?” Huang Qing suddenly jumped up; after all, he had poisoned the food himself.

    “What kind of doctor are you?

    Do you still want to run this clinic?

    It was my brother who took the drugs he brought himself; how could he possibly be fine?” Huang Qiang, baffled and panicked, blurted out the truth.

    “It seems many people here need their heads examined.

    I assure you, you’re fine.

    Either you didn’t eat anything bad, or like your brother said, you consumed your own drugs—except those drugs were probably fake,” Chen Qiuya said icily, then waved her hand dismissively, “Stop bothering me; I have other patients to see!”

    “Talk shit and I swear I’ll smash you...ow!” As Huang Qiang was about to act violently in the clinic, Liu Hun delivered a swift blow to his knee and grabbed Huang Qiang by one side and Huang Qing by the other, carrying them away from the clinic like two little chicks.

    “Phew...that was terrifying...Who is that guy, he seems pretty capable,” Chen Qiuya muttered, removing her mask and sighing in relief as she watched the crowd leave.

    After leaving the clinic, Liu Hun dropped the two men on the ground, then turned to Lin Degui and said, “Lin Degui, all has been proven.

    Your lackeys messed up the act, spilling both necessary and unnecessary words; now tell me, what should be done?”