Suddenly, there was a sound from the courtyard door.
Someone came in.
Sun Weiyu's first action was to stuff the kitchen knife into her mother's arms. Then, she crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, trembling. She looked completely like a harmless and pitiful child.
Yu Hongyan had no choice but to come out and deal with the aftermath.
She stuffed the kitchen knife under the blanket, adjusted her clothes, tidied her hair, and raised her voice towards the door. "Who's there? Wait a moment. I'll be right there!"
Mi Jianguo replied from the courtyard, "It's me!"
Yu Hongyan rolled her eyes. She and her daughter did not intend to take the blame for the murder. She could only let Mi Jianguo be the scapegoat.
She rubbed her eyes hard and acted as if she had just finished crying. She pinched her voice and said, "Old Mi, come in quickly. Something big happened at home!"
When Mi Jianguo heard this, of course, he was a little anxious. He stepped into the house and looked down. He was scared silly. He couldn't help but take a few steps back and lean against the door. "What, what's going on?"
Yu Hongyan covered her face with her sleeves to hide the slyness in her eyes. She sat by the kang bed and began to howl, "Why is my life so hard? I married a man who died, and now I married a useless one!"
Mi Jianguo squatted down by the door. He was a person without ideas. His mind went blank when he encountered such a big incident. There was a "dead" person lying in the house.
Yu Hongyan was even angrier when she saw his cowardly appearance. She jumped up and kicked his back. "You're a dead person. Your wife and child were bullied. It's bad enough that you didn't even fart. Now, you don't even know how to deal with the aftermath!"
"Ah!" Mi Jianguo was a little confused. He looked up blankly. "How do I deal with the aftermath?"
Yu Hongyan turned and kicked Li Bubai's "corpse". It did not move. She bent down and put her hand under his nose. It was cold.
She quickly instructed her daughter, "Go quickly. Wash the blood off your body and change your clothes. Throw them into the stove and burn them!"
This sentence reminded Sun Weiyu.
She quickly stopped crying, stood up, and hurried into the kitchen. She drew water, washed her face, and took off her clothes. Her movements were as fast as a rabbit's. It was as if the "murder" that had just happened had nothing to do with her after she cleaned herself up.
Yu Hongyan glared at her husband. "You, go and lock the door immediately. Don't let anyone in!"
Mi Jianguo's mind was blank. He could only nod his head and walk out mechanically. After a short while, he returned. "The door is locked."
Looking at the ground again, his two legs and stomach were trembling, his stomach felt like vomiting, and he almost vomited. He saw Li Bubai lying on the ground like a dead dog, his face as white as a sheet of paper. More and more blood was flowing around him, dark red and thick, almost forming a river.
No wonder.
After being cut so many times?
Yu Hongyan grabbed a set of bedding from the bed and threw it directly on Li Bubai's body. She said to her husband in a gruff voice, "Old Mi, are you still a man? Do you want me to do it myself now? Hurry up and wrap this up!"
"Ah …" Li Bubai squatted down hesitantly and really did as his wife instructed. He raised his eyes from time to time to look at the woman in front of him. Finally, he asked, "What do we do now? Don't you plan to send him to the hospital? Don't you plan to call the police?"
"I'll go to your grandmother!"
Yu Hongyan scolded hatefully, "Call the police? Do you think that I'm living too peacefully and want me to die early? Bah! Are you thinking about Madman Tang again? Seeing that he's young and beautiful and has a good figure, you can't wait to send me out to be shot!"
"What are you talking about? If you don't call the police and send him to the hospital, he might still be saved!"
"Save my ass! That bastard Li Bubai deserves to die. Besides, when I touched him just now, he was angry. He was cut so many times and lost so much blood. How can he still be saved?"
Yu Hongyan made up her mind. Even if she could save Li Bubai, she would not save him. If she saved him, her family would not be able to live well. Mother and daughter would either go to jail or be killed by this demon.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Old Mi, go and get the two big stones from our pickled vegetables. Also, find a rope. I've thought about it. We'll tie the stones to Li Bubai's body. Let's go to the river and drown him in the lake. His body will never float up. We'll hide this matter without anyone knowing!"
No matter how honest Mi Jianguo was, he knew that this was another crime of destroying a corpse.
He quickly shook his hand and said, "No, no, I won't do this. This is a death sentence!"
Yu Hongyan was anxious. "You mean you want to stay out of this and watch us go to jail?"
With red eyes, she turned around and grabbed the kitchen knife. She stuffed it into Mi Jianguo's hand and pointed at Li Bubai on the ground. "I'll let you cut him too!"
She thought to herself that this man could not be trusted. Only by making him commit a crime like her could they become grasshoppers on the same rope and suffer together in the future.
Mi Jianguo was so scared that he stepped back and said, "This won't do. This won't do. Killing people will incur the wrath of the heavens!"
The room was only so big, and there was a person lying on the ground. When he stepped back, he stepped on Li Bubai's hand. There was a slight gasp, and it was as if a bomb had exploded in the room.
Yu Hongyan quickly looked down. Li Bubai was slowly opening his eyes. There was a look of confusion in his eyes, as if he had not figured out the situation in front of him.
Yu Hongyan was really vicious. He pushed Mi Jianguo and said, "Hurry, he's awake. If he wakes up, it won't do our family any good. Old Mi, cut him again. Hurry up and finish him off!"
He's awake!
Sun Weiyu heard the commotion outside and hurriedly lifted the curtain to enter the room. When she saw the situation in front of her, she immediately had the same thought as Yu Hongyan. She had to drag her stepfather into this as well.
She rushed over to her mother and pushed Mi Jianguo. She was even more ruthless. She even grabbed Li Bubai's arm tightly with her own hand and swung it at Li Bubai's chest. She was just short of swinging the kitchen knife herself.
Mi Jianguo was timid and did not dare to kill anyone.
Li Bubai struggled to pull his hand back. This time, he felt a sharp pain. His entire body was energized.
When it came to survival, a person's willpower was boundless.
Li Bubai knew very well that if he did not stand up today, he would probably die in this room.
He gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength. With one hand on the ground, he stood up. His clothes were soaked in blood and stuck to his body. His face was scarlet red. His eyeballs were protruding, his nose was twitching, and blood was bubbling from the corner of his mouth. He looked extremely terrifying. He looked like a zombie that had crawled out of a coffin.
The three people in the room could not help but feel scared. They huddled together, trembling, and retreated.
When they retreated to the door, Yu Hongyan regained his senses and pushed Mi Jianguo with all his strength. "Go and stop him!"
Mi Jianguo lost his balance and fell directly onto Li Bubai. Li Bubai gritted his teeth and held on. In fact, his steps were weak and he had no strength left. He only felt someone push him from behind. He could not stand at all. He struggled to hold on to the wall for support. His whole body fell down, leaving a big red handprint on the wall.
This time, he rolled his eyes and did not move at all.
Mi Jianguo was frightened and trembled. He muttered repeatedly, "I killed someone, I killed someone, I pushed him!"
Yu Hongyan glared at him fiercely. "Yes, you killed someone. Li Bubai was not dead. You are the one who caused this. You are the real murderer!"
She pinched her husband's arm hard and said, "Wake up. Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and deal with the body. Bring the cart from the yard over and get some straw. Don't delay. Be careful not to be seen by others."
Sun Weiyu reacted quickly. "Mom, I'll go!"
He rushed out of the room and went into the yard to prepare.
Yu Hongyan and her husband hurriedly tied two large stones to Li Bubai's legs. Li Bubai kept turning his head sideways. He did not dare to look at the 'body'. His face was pale and his hands were trembling. However, he did not dare to resist and just followed Yu Hongyan's instructions.
A pitiful person must have something to hate.
Character determined fate. Mi Jianguo's cowardice could never be changed.
The few of them were preparing to deal with the body.
Suddenly, they heard someone knocking on the door. The sound was urgent and getting louder …
Then …
Someone shouted, "Weiyu, open the door. I know you are at home. I heard the commotion inside …"
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