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Chapter 539: Chapter 543 Cursing_1
But Tan Zhenghong, the nerve of him, actually had the audacity to offer warmth and ask after me, has his brain been eaten by zombies or what!
Qiao Duo’er said resentfully, "Uncle, with the road being so wide, do you have to set your sights on our ox cart?"
The ox cart was moving slowly; if it wasn’t aimed for in advance, there’s no way it could have hit you, you know?
"You girl really have a black heart, it was clearly when you were driving and just busy talking, how did it become my fault now?" the old man accused Duo’er, with his neck stiffened.
He was so agitated that his spit flew as he talked.
Qiao Duo’er, with her arms crossed, said leisurely, "If you saw us talking, why didn’t you avoid us?"
This sounded a bit like twisting facts to suit theories, but then again, it made sense.
If it had been a horse, maybe they couldn’t have avoided it in time, but an ox cart wavering along, how could it possibly hit someone?
"Could it be that he deliberately got hit?"
"Impossible, if it were deliberate, he definitely wouldn’t be in so much pain."
A group of people argued for a long time but couldn’t reach a conclusion; carts were rare in those days, and there was no such thing as insurance fraud.
Suddenly an unusual voice popped up from the crowd, "Don’t listen to his nonsense, I saw everything clearly, it was definitely them who hit the person!"
"I can also testify, it’s clear that the ox cart was moving too fast, this old chap had no way to avoid it."
The sudden appearance of two witnesses once again put Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er back into the eye of the storm.
"Ow, it hurts so bad!" the old man howled loudly, clutching his leg.
The timing of his cries was just right, drawing all the attention to him.
Tan Zhenghong also had his thoughts; his wife was not an unreasonable woman, and by now she must have caught on to what was happening.
"My leg was healed by my wife when it was broken before, uncle, let my wife take a look at you first," Tan Zhenghong signaled with his eyes.
Qiao Duo’er said reluctantly, "He can’t afford the consultation fee."
"You two beasts, how did your parents give birth to you two things? The sons born in the future will all lack—..."
Outraged, the old man cursed a long string of obscenities, even dragging along the ancestors of the two.
Now Qiao Duo’er was completely furious, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to, you just want to extort money, don’t you? Even if you were hit to death here today, I wouldn’t give you a single Wen money!"
Dealing with such people was truly bad luck for many lifetimes!
The truth couldn’t be clearly explained, and there was no evidence; most people would just pay the money to settle the issue.
But given the old man’s arrogant attitude, she wouldn’t let him get away with it.
Tan Zhenghong patted his wife’s back, "It’s not worth getting angry over such people; if it really comes to it, we can always go to the Government Office."
"You’re trying to force someone to death; you’re related to the County Magistrate, so he will definitely take your side. Buddy, I think it’s better to let this go, you won’t come out on top!"
One of the witnesses said in a menacing tone.
Now everyone understood; no wonder these two were so arrogant, they had connections within the Government Office.
Qiao Duo’er took a deep breath to calm herself down first.
"Husband, did you see the snake in my pouch?" Qiao Duo’er shook her empty money pouch.
Tan Zhenghong had a moment of bafflement, but quickly played along, "No, it didn’t run away, did it?"
Qiao Duo’er looked anxious, "That’s a Bamboo Leaf Green, if anyone gets bitten, they’ll definitely die for sure, what should we do?"
"Everyone, please help look; our venomous snake has escaped, it would be troublesome if it bites someone," Tan Zhenghong said to the crowd.
Bamboo Leaf Green is a kind of poisonous snake unique to the White Stone Town area.
Once bitten, a person would fall into a coma, beyond the aid of medicine and ultimately starve to death.
