Chapter 418 - Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Extortion (1/2)
Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Extortion
Liu Baihan sat paralyzed at the side, wailing loudly, not knowing whether to step forward and lend a hand.
His wailing finally caused the nearby villagers to lose their patience. They stepped forward and gave him a push: “Hey! Are you the child’s father or not? Since the child is in trouble, shouldn’t you rush to save him instead of demanding compensation here? What’s more important, the silver or the child’s life?”
“Of course, it’s the silver…”
Liu Baihan seemed to realize that he had misspoken, naturally changing his tone, “Cough, cough! I meant to say, of course, the child is more important than the silver! I was just trying to get some money for my daughter Hua… Oh, my poor Hua, how could you leave me behind like this?”
“Cough, cough!…”
A weak cough came from under the grass curtain, causing the arguments among the surrounding villagers to stop.
Everyone glanced at each other.
Finally, the nearest villager cautiously said, “I think I heard… a man’s voice coming from underneath…”
Actually, everyone had heard it, but couldn’t make it out clearly. They exchanged glances and began to slowly move in the direction of the grass curtain.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
A series of raspy male voices came from below the grass curtain. Then, the child’s body moved!
“He’s moving! He’s still closing his eyes, but his body is moving! Is it a reanimated corpse or something?” A villager was so frightened that he blurted out his thoughts.
“The corpse is alive! Run!”
Someone suddenly screamed, and the villagers who were crowded around scattered in all directions, running faster than rabbits!
This even startled Liu Sisi, who was struggling to walk over, completely disregarding her own disheveled appearance.
Could the child really be dead?
It looks like today is going to be troublesome!
“Cough, cough, cough… I’m telling you, you little brat, my ribs are about to break from you hitting me! What are you still doing lying on top of me? Get off me now!”
It seemed like the old injury had been hit rather than a rib break. The pain almost made him lose his breath.
“Somebody’s talking! There really is someone talking underneath…”
The villagers who had been hiding huddled together, shrinking in the shadows of a nearby corner.
This voice…
Liu Sisi’s heart leaped with joy. “Ye Lei? Ye Lei, is that you? Are you the one underneath? Answer me quickly!” she said, rushing forward to lift the grass curtain and searching frantically for the figure below.
The grass curtain was made quite thick to keep warm when it was first woven, making it particularly hard to lift at the moment.
“Sisi! Cough, cough…”
Sure enough, there came a response from below.
“Everybody help! It’s Ye Lei, it’s Ye Lei under there!” Liu Sisi called out in a hurry.
When they saw the child not moving, the villagers were too afraid to help. But hearing Liu Sisi’s cry, the fellow villagers immediately rushed forward, all hands on deck to lift the grass curtain.
“Brother Ye Lei, Brother Ye Lei, are you down there?”