"No, no, this is impossible..." Wu Xia’s eyes were wide open, staring intently at those two banners she once saw at the bottom of the box: "It’s you, it’s you who did it on purpose, deliberately playing along. It was planned a long time ago... Ah..."
A piercing scream rang out, and Wu Xia clutched her feet in agony.
"What now? In broad daylight, with everyone watching, what lies are you trying to spin, Wu Xia?" Shuzhen stepped forward with red eyes, full of rage, like she would beat Wu Xia to death if she spouted more nonsense.
This scared the onlookers, but Wu Xia showed no fear; she didn’t have the energy to be afraid.
With nothing left to lose, she made this move, hoping that if she went down, the three siblings of the Liu family wouldn’t have it easy either! But the inspection result turned out completely opposite to what she planned. Not only did she fail to harm the Liu siblings, but she ended up confirming her own guilt. To Wu Xia, this was as shocking as a bolt from the blue.
Living such a desolate life, death seemed like a relief to her.
What she couldn’t accept was being dragged into hell all alone while those she wanted to take down remained unscathed.
This was something Wu Xia refused to accept, even if it meant death.
Because of this, when she saw the two banners that her ex-husband Liu Shouren had cherished, she was determined to reveal the truth. She was resolved to drag the Liu siblings down with her, even if it meant her death.
With the situation unfolding , she didn’t believe Jiang Wenge, bribed by Lin Yuanzhi, wouldn’t seize the chance to overturn things.
It’s a pity that despite her meticulous plan, Shuzhen gave her no chance at all!
In secret, she controlled the shallow grass under Wu Xia’s feet, turning the soft leaves into steel needles whenever she opened her mouth to speak about the banners. These needles stabbed into the soles of Wu Xia’s feet, knowing she wouldn’t wear socks and couldn’t easily take off her shoes to check in front of everyone.
Even if she did check, the tiny needle pricks wouldn’t show any blood, revealing nothing.
Yet, in this place filled with a paranormal aura, every time she opened her mouth, the pain was so intense she almost wanted to roll on the ground. Strangely, there was not even a single person around her, and she bore no visible injuries. The worst part was, her rolling and crying, with tears and snot all over, seemed genuine, not like someone faking it to avoid responsibility. It looked more like...
The thought of her being possessed by an evil spirit made everyone feel that the warm spring breeze turned unsettlingly eerie.
Even though materialism is emphasized everywhere now, how can the wisdom passed down by ancestors for thousands of years be easily abolished?
Not just the spectators, but even Wu Xia herself was scared out of her wits after countless repetitions!
She was seen crying with tears and snot all over, kneeling on the ground, banging her head on the floor while mumbling: "Please, elders, uncles, I am wrong, please spare me! I was just too obsessed with reconciling with Shouren, but he kept rejecting me. In anger and shame, I thought of this plan to scare him. I’m wrong, I won’t dare again, please forgive me!"
Goodness, she was really hitting her head hard. With every thud, her fair forehead started to bleed.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard she banged her head, the pain from her feet didn’t ease, it even intensified. Because Shuzhen believed, the sins Wu Xia committed in her past and present life could not be atoned for unless she died. A few kowtows and some broken skin were hardly enough?
If it weren’t under the public eye with limited moves possible, Shuzhen would have surely made Wu Xia feel an indescribable pain throughout her whole body, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys!
It was a grand endeavor coming here, only to end up with such an outcome.
Besides admitting his bad luck, Jiang Wenge also respectfully bowed and apologized to the Liu siblings, personally restoring the scene to its original state.
He immediately dismissed Lin Yuanzhi from his position as team leader for being biased and unfit for the job, relocating him to participate in the XX River Reservoir construction work. Of course, this sounded nice, but it meant heavy labor, like working as a drudger.
With his removal, the position of leader of the Liu family village production team became vacant. Jiang Wenge then appointed Liu Shuzhen as the new leader, encouraging her to work diligently and lead the entire Liu Village team in developing and improving production.
To be honest, most of the men present were unhappy about having to work under a woman in the future.
Lin Yuanzhi lacked ability and had improper thoughts, so removing him was justified.
But there was no need for a woman to take over, right?
Our Liu family village production team has plenty of talented and hardworking men!
No matter how much they grumbled inside, considering what Dai Honghua had said before, no one dared to voice objections. Even those who had long eyed Lin Yuanzhi’s position remained silent, only planning when to cause trouble for Shuzhen, proving she too lacked ability.
When Shuzhen initially devised her plan, she aimed for a counterattack, making Wu Xia suffer her own consequences, putting an end to the entanglements from past and present lives.
Who knew she would also gain this unexpected benefit along the way.
It’s just a pity that the culprit Wu Xia did not receive harsh punishment.
After repeated pains, she became overly suspicious, insisting she had clashed with her deceased elders. She banged her head until fainting, and when revived with splashes of cold water, she appeared absent and confused.
She clung to whoever was near, calling everyone Shouren.
Insisting she was perfectly fine and could certainly give birth to a chubby son for him. Immediately, now, refusing to even consider divorce. While pulling on people and her own clothes, she was absolutely in a state of madness from excessive shock!
When someone is already in such a pitiful state, how else to deal with them?
At that moment, even killing her would be the greatest mercy, let alone discussing how to handle it!
Seeing the faint sympathy in the crowd’s eyes, Shuzhen could not help but find it amusing: Wu Xia, who has a cockroach-like resilience, would easily break down? Ha, more likely she was feigning madness and stupidity to escape punishment.
Shuzhen understood clearly but had no intention of revealing it. After all, false accusations don’t carry a death sentence, but there are countless reasons for an unstable-minded person to ’accidentally’ die, right?
In short, in this life and the last, Wu Xia owed too much to the Liu family. Even if she truly went mad, Shuzhen would not let her off easily!