Zhang Wenbin was helped to sit on a chair and shook his head. "I mean, reporting to the police is useless. I was beaten after being covered with a sack, in the pitch dark I couldn’t see who did it."
"Covered with a sack and beaten?" Mrs. Zhang’s voice suddenly sharpened, "Who is this heartless person that covered you with a sack? Is there no King’s Law in this world?"
Her repeated use of the word ’again’ caused Zhang Wenbin’s body to stiffen suddenly as the images sealed away rushed back.
"It must be them, it must be them."
When he first returned to An City after divorcing Qin Juan, he was also beaten this way.
At that time, he hadn’t figured out who held a grudge against him. Later, Qin Han let it slip.
Today, he had just seen Qin Juan during the day and was beaten at night.
Who else could it be but those two brothers?
Upon hearing this, ignoring her pain, Mrs. Zhang leaned forward, "You know who it is? Then what are you waiting for, go to the police station and report them. This is a society governed by law; if they hit people, they must be jailed, and medical expenses should not be ignored."
Zhang Wenbin didn’t want to suffer this loss either.
But going to the police station to file a grievance would require evidence.
Everything was his speculation. No matter how accurate, without witnesses or physical evidence, what could he do to them?
Moreover, those two brothers were not ordinary people, and there was also Lin Chuxia.
He feared that taking evidence to the police station would end up with those few people quietly suppressing the situation.
"Mom, don’t worry about this matter. Focus on recovering; I have a plan."
Zhang Wenbin left this message and glanced at Li Dongmei.
Li Dongmei sensibly came forward to help him up and supported Zhang Wenbin, who limped back to the room.
Mrs. Zhang was still shouting from behind, "Wenbin, don’t let them off easy, the medical expenses must be at least three hundred, I’m in so much pain that I need to recuperate well."
After finishing, she continued to moan in pain.
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Returning to his room, Zhang Wenbin shook off Li Dongmei with a frosty gaze.
"Are you thinking of divorcing me too?"
Li Dongmei was inherently afraid of Zhang Wenbin; being stared at by his grim eyes made her little courage disappear, causing her to slightly tremble and shake her head, "No... no..."
Zhang Wenbin snorted coldly, "Better not. I’ve already divorced once and can’t divorce a second time. Even if there were to be a divorce, it would be me not wanting you."
The last divorce was Qin Juan’s idea, which cost him his dignity as a man.
Zhang Wenbin absolutely would not allow a second woman to step on him.
Li Dongmei trembled again and nodded, "I understand."
Seeing her timid demeanor reminded Zhang Wenbin of Qin Juan during the day.
Qin Juan used to behave the same way, submissive, never daring to go east when he said west.
Now, not only was she divorced from him, but she had also latched on to another man and was pregnant.
Every time he thought of his former woman doing such things with another man, Zhang Wenbin felt his head turning green with jealousy.
He viciously kicked Li Dongmei, "Whore, all whores..."
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Upon entering Qin Family Village, Zhuang Yang looked at the two brothers walking in line ahead, still doubting what he had witnessed.
These two brothers claimed they were going for a stroll, so he assumed they were just taking a walk.
Having just had a drink, he wanted to let the alcohol evaporate from his body.
Unexpectedly, the two headed straight out of Qin Family Village towards the county as if they had urgent matters.
It was his idea to accompany the brothers for a walk, feeling embarrassed to back out now.
Moreover, Zhuang Yang keenly noticed the atmosphere between the brothers was growing tense, anticipating something was about to happen.
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