Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Chapter 135 I Don’t Want to Be a Cripple [770 votes+]

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"Zhenzhen?" Wang Guicai couldn’t care less about how the villagers viewed him; upon hearing his daughter’s heart-wrenchingly tragic scream, he hurriedly let go of the tender little hand he was holding and broke into a run outside—

However, he had only lifted his leg and taken two steps when he bumped straight into Wang Xiuzhen, who was supporting her brother Wang Junxuan as they walked in. He cried out in shock, "Xuan’er, what happened to you? Who hurt you??"

"It’s..." Wang Xiuzhen, who had been supporting her brother all the way here, was so exhausted that she was gasping for breath, too winded to speak fluently.

"Dad, Dad, it hurts so much, please help me!" Wang Junxuan wasn’t faring much better; he practically gritted his teeth to articulate each word.

"Where does it hurt, don’t panic, sit down first—" Wang Guicai took over the support of one of his son’s arms, gently helping him to sit.

After settling his son down, he gratefully thanked the robust peasant who had obviously helped his daughter and supported his son in coming over, "Zhou Lin, thank you for helping my son."

"Uncle Wang, don’t mention it; you should quickly check on Junxuan and see how badly he’s injured." Zhou Lin replied calmly. He had seen Wang Xiuzhen struggling to support her brother on the way, and if it wasn’t for the relationship of being fellow villagers and Wang Guicai being known as a fair and steady man, Zhou Lin wouldn’t have bothered to help.

Having seen Wang Guicai now focusing on treating his son’s wound, Zhou greeted Old Xie with a nod after calling out "Uncle Xie," and then slipped into the back of the crowd.

But he didn’t leave; it was only then that he saw Xie Jingzi lying motionless on the hospital bed, his brow furrowed like a mountain range as he melted into the crowd, thinking to himself: No wonder Uncle Xie looks so upset!

With that little thought in mind, Zhou Lin was even less inclined to leave.

"Dad, brother was beaten by Zhang Shanni!" Wang Xiuzhen, seeing her father examining her brother’s injuries, felt her anger rise due to repeated failed schemes, and glowered venomously at Zhang Shanni—

It was a challenge! Zhang Shanni had been paying close attention to the Wang Family’s movements and caught Wang Xiuzhen’s provocative gaze, returning it without hesitation. Zhang Shanni’s look was not only extremely cold and full of murderous intent, which was quite unlike the pure stubbornness in Wang Xiuzhen’s eyes.

Wang Xiuzhen was not a particularly cunning girl to begin with; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so thoroughly defeated in her dreams! Confronted with Zhang Shanni’s sharp gaze, her fear suddenly escalated, and, given the other’s fierce look and ruthless methods, she quickly switched to playing the role of the distressed Little White Flower.

"What?" Wang Guicai gasped, and then recalling Zhang Shanni’s self-evident look from a moment ago, felt a chill run down his spine—

At the same time, the villagers and cadres who heard this were also murmuring in shock!

Just moments before, Zhang Shanni had rushed in carrying the unconscious Xie Jingzi. Now, on the heels of that, Wang Junxuan was being helped in with a broken leg!

Holy crap, this clearly indicated: There’s an inside story!

The crowd, having just heard Zhang Shanni urgently calling for Xie Tiesheng and gathered around, were now excitedly waiting at the doorway to see how things would unfold.

Outside, there was a bustling commotion.

Those who didn’t understand what had happened were given a detailed account of the event by the villagers who had followed them.

The village cadres, already biased towards Xie Jingzi, heard the whole story and unanimously turned their scrutinizing gaze towards Wang Junxuan and his parents, waiting for them to come up with some plausible explanation.

Xie Tiesheng, while keeping an eye on his daughter’s condition, pricked up his ears to listen to the discussions outside. The more he heard, the angrier he got, and his piercing eyes fiercely glared at Wang Guicai and Wang Junxuan.

His two daughters had been pampered and doted on from childhood but had never been spoiled to the point of not engaging in work or neglecting house chores. Perhaps they weren’t as strong as men, but capturing them by mere trickery wasn’t easy!

Without his father’s drug, how could his youngest daughter be easily tricked by Wang Junxuan?!

"How is it, have you found out what’s wrong with your precious son?" Zhang Shan Ni blocked the path in front of the little aunt’s bed, with her father by her side.

Seeing Wang Guicai palpating with a strange expression, and nearly ten minutes passing by without him uttering a word, she impatiently blurted out her question first.

If he kept palpating, it’d soon be time for lunch; who would want to play along with his act indefinitely?

Wang Guicai hesitated, not surprisingly because unless one saw with their own eyes his son in pain, streams of tears and sweat flowing together, who would have thought that the pulse showed no problems at all!

"..." Upon hearing her, Wang Guicai turned around to meet Zhang Shan Ni’s wolf-like gaze. He startled, quickly fixing his eyes to see and look again, only to find Zhang Shan Ni’s eyes still brimming with moisture – where was the ferocity and malice?

Wang Xiuzhen, after all, was just a village girl not yet in her twenties, who had never ventured out to see the world. Seeing her father remain silent, she never thought to ponder the reason, instead, she shrieked accusingly:

"It’s all because of you, this Broom Star. The moment you touched my brother, his leg broke. You better pay up for my brother’s treatment!"

Upon hearing his sister say his leg was broken, Wang Junxuan, who had dared not touch his calf, was so frightened that he suddenly gripped Wang Guicai’s elbow tightly, frantically pleading in a loud voice, "Dad, Dad, I don’t want to be a cripple!"

Wang Guicai heard this and glared darkly at his brainless daughter who stirred up trouble and at his foolish son! If it were not for all the outsiders around him, he would have liked to slap them both!

But clearly, the situation was no longer within his ’expectations’.