At the same time, in the Xie family's courtyard, Xie Kangyun and Yang Qin were also busy with Lin Xiaoya's affairs.

Xie Kangyun slammed the table angrily. He had already warned his cousin that Lin Xiaoya was not from their village and that she should be sent back home.

Xie Kangyu, the gangster, eventually murdered Xiaoya. How could he, as her uncle, face Xiaoya?

The Xie family wanted to protect Lin Xiaoya wholeheartedly, but they didn't expect this to be the outcome. Even though they had rescued Xiaoya, she had begun to slowly become cheerful and confident.

Xie Kangyun hated himself for being incompetent and just an ordinary veterinarian who couldn't cure such a hooligan.

So, Xie Kangyun and Yang Qin decided to go down the mountain to find Xie Kangyu in person.

They took some simple weapons with them just in case.

Before leaving, they specifically told Xie Jianming and the other two to take good care of Lin Xiaoya and to inform them if anything happened.

The night was as dark as ink. The cold wind from the mountains mixed with the winter snow brought a bit of chill, passing through the dense forest, making a rustling sound.

Xie Kangyun and Yang Qin hurried along the winding mountain road to Xie Kangyu's dilapidated earthen house in a panic.

The moonlight occasionally filtered through the treetops, casting dappled shadows on their tense and determined faces.

"Old Xie, do you think it might not be Xie Kangyu..." There was an imperceptible tremor in Yang Qin's voice. She could hardly imagine that her cousin, who was idle but still a member of the family, would do such a shameful thing.

Xie Kangyun clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with anger and determination: "If not him, who else could it be? Who else could be so despicable? We must teach him a lesson today! We can't let Xiaoya suffer in vain."

The two quickened their pace and soon arrived in front of Xie Kangyu's lonely earthen house.

The door was half-open, and the faint light shining through the gap looked particularly eerie in the night.

Xie Kangyun gently pushed open the door, and a strong smell of alcohol hit his nose, followed by Xie Kangyu's face distorted by drunkenness.

He was sitting at a shabby wooden table, holding a woman's underwear in his hand, with a lewd smile on his face. He was closing his eyes and sniffing deeply, as if it was his most precious treasure.

"Beast!" Xie Kangyun shouted angrily, rushed forward, snatched the underwear and threw it to the ground.

Xie Kangyu was awakened by the sudden noise. His blurry eyes barely focused. After seeing that it was Xie Kangyun, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Hey, isn't this my cousin? What? Are you here to teach me a lesson?"

"You must give an explanation for Xiaoya's matter today!" Xie Kangyun's voice trembled with anger. He grabbed Xie Kangyu's collar and tried to pull him up from the chair.

Although Xie Kangyu was drunk, he was in good health and had been working in the mountains for a long time, so his reaction was not slow.

He struggled violently and threw a backhanded punch at Xie Kangyun. Xie Kangyun was unable to dodge and was hit hard on the cheek, which immediately became red and swollen.

"You, a loser, want to control me?" Xie Kangyu smiled smugly, stood up shakily, and prepared to attack again.

"Stop!" Seeing this, Yang Qin rushed forward and hugged Xie Kangyu tightly from behind, trying to stop his violence.

But Xie Kangyu's strength was beyond imagination. The two of them wrestled in a ball in the narrow space, and the tables and chairs were knocked all over the place, making a ping-pong sound.

"Are you two crazy? Do you deserve a beating? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know your place!" Xie Kangyun covered his injured cheek with his hands, his eyes wide open, trying to break free from Yang Qin's restraints and join the fight.

"Old Xie, don't be impulsive. We have to outsmart them!" Yang Qin shouted anxiously while struggling to resist Xie Kangyu's struggle.

She knew very well that a head-on confrontation was not a solution. She was short and her husband was no match for Xie Kangyu. If she wanted to subdue Xie Kangyu, she had to find a flaw.

At this moment, Xie Kangyu suddenly exerted force and swung Yang Qin to the side, almost causing her to hit the corner of the wall.

Yang Qin staggered a few steps, barely standing steady, a look of determination flashing in her eyes.

She quickly picked up a broken piece of wood from the ground and, while Xie Kangyu wasn't paying attention, smashed it hard on the back of his head.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, Xie Kangyu paused and his eyes began to become blurred. It was obvious that he was dizzy from the blow.

Xie Kangyun took the opportunity to rush forward, hugged his waist, and they both fell to the ground.

"Old Xie, hurry up! Now is the time!" Yang Qin shouted, raising the wooden board in his hand again, ready to deliver a decisive blow.

However, Xie Kangyu was a big man after all, and even when he was drunk, he could not be subdued easily.

He struggled to turn over, grabbing Xie Kangyun's arms tightly with both hands, trying to break free.

"You two losers, do you think you can defeat me like this?" Xie Kangyu's voice became hoarse with anger and pain, but he was still unforgiving.

At this critical moment, Xie Kangyun suddenly remembered something. He struggled to free one hand and quickly took out a thin silver needle from his pocket - this was the tool he carried with him as a veterinarian, usually used to treat animals, but at this moment it became his weapon to save himself.

"I'm sorry, Kangyu, this is for Xiaoya and for yourself." Xie Kangyun said in a low voice, and he raised his hand and inserted the needle into Xie Kangyu's shoulder well point accurately.

Xie Kangyu's body trembled violently, and then he collapsed to the ground powerlessly, the light in his eyes gradually dimming.

The anesthetic effect of the silver needles began to take effect, and he completely lost the ability to resist.

"Huh..." Xie Kangyun and Yang Qin looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the process was thrilling, Xie Kangyu was eventually subdued.

"We have to tie him up quickly and hand him over to the patriarch tomorrow." Yang Qin suggested and began to look around for a rope that could be used to tie him up.

The two men worked together to tie Xie Kangyu up tightly, ensuring that he could not escape.

Then they simply tidied up the messy room and prepared to leave.

"Old Xie, what are you going to do?" Yang Qin asked worriedly. She knew that this incident must be a big blow to Lin Xiaoya.

Xie Kangyun was silent for a moment and shook his head: "The second brother has already called the police, so just leave it to the police. But I'm still afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Yang Qin asked curiously.

"You don't understand. Some things can't be put on the surface, but they happen secretly..."

Xie Kangyun wanted to ask, if he called the police, would the police notify Lin Xiaoya’s previous buyers?

This has happened before, where a woman who had been rescued was taken home by her so-called "husband".

……

The two men walked out of the mud house. The night was still dark, but they felt a little more relaxed than when they came.

The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the Xie family's cottage, the snow began to melt slowly.

Xie Kangyun and Yang Qin had already brought the tied-up Xie Kangyu to stand in front of the clan leader.

The patriarch is also Xie Kangyun's father and is now nearly seventy years old.

After hearing this, the clan leader's face became solemn and he immediately summoned all the elders of the clan to discuss the punishment for Xie Kangyu.

After learning about what happened last night, Lin Xiaoya remained silent.

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