"Ow, ow, ow, my hand, my hand!" the man screamed, trying to get Fu Wenwen to release her grip. Fu Wenwen tightened her hold, and the man screamed again.
"Help! Someone's killing me!" The man cried tears of pain, but no one came out.
"Who sent you?" Fu Wenwen asked, her face cold. She loosened her grip slightly. The man was about to turn and force her to let go, but Fu Wenwen sneered. Seeing him still struggling,
She tightened her grip again, and the man painfully turned his back. "N-no one, no one! Let me go! Let me go, and I'll tell you."
"If you don't tell me, I won't let go!" Fu Wenwen said calmly.
Liu Fang and Xiao Liuzi rushed over. They looked at Fu Wenwen, who then released the man. They immediately kicked the man.
"Harassing a woman in broad daylight, huh! You've got some nerve! And you dare to slander someone publicly, to ruin her reputation?" Liu Fang pinned the man to the ground and gave him a beating.
"Go call the police!" Fu Wenwen gestured to Xiao Liuzi to call the police. Xiao Liuzi nodded and immediately ran off.
"No, no, no, don't call the police! I was paid to do this. Please, spare me, I beg you." Hearing that Fu Wenwen was going to call the police, the man, ignoring his bruised and swollen face from Liu Fang's beating, knelt before Fu Wenwen and begged for mercy.
"So, you can harm someone just because you were paid? If you had succeeded today, how would I be able to live my life from now on?" Fu Wenwen said coldly and slapped the man.
Fu Wenwen's slap knocked out one of the man's teeth. He looked at Fu Wenwen, clutching his face in humiliation. "I... I had no choice..."
"Don't tell me you had no choice. Where was that ferocious look just now? You still want to act tough?" Liu Fang sneered. "Stop pretending. Who ordered you?"
"It was a man, a man who looked very refined. He said you seduced his brother-in-law, causing a rift between his sister and brother-in-law, and told me to come and teach you a lesson." the man replied.
"It's true, I'm telling the truth! Please, let us go!" The man crawled forward on his knees a couple of steps, as if to grab Fu Wenwen's leg.
"Hit him," Fu Wenwen instructed Liu Fang.
Liu Fang, obeying, immediately stepped forward, pinned the man down again, and landed several hard punches.
"I already told you, why are you still hitting me!" the man shouted, seemingly still defiant.
"Because you're talking nonsense!" Fu Wenwen said with a cold smile. "You've been beaten this badly and you're still in the mood to lie? It means you haven't been beaten enough. Continue. Beat him until he tells the truth."
"You've got some nerve! Daring to lie!" Liu Fang's lips curled into a smile. The kid actually dared to lie again?
No matter how much the man screamed, Liu Fang didn't stop this time. The man endured the pain and screamed louder and louder.
Aunt Ma and the others were so scared they didn't dare to come out. They shouted from behind the door, "Xiao Fu, don't beat him to death! That's enough."
"Aunt Ma, you all stay inside and don't come out! Just stay home and mind your own business!" Fu Wenwen shouted back. Hearing Fu Wenwen's words, Aunt Ma and the other neighbors understood and fell silent.
They didn't come out when trouble happened, and now they shouldn't interfere or butt in.
Liu Fang beat the man until his face was bruised and swollen. The man endured it, only shouting loudly, but refusing to speak the truth.
Seeing this, Fu Wenwen motioned for Liu Fang to step back.
Liu Fang curiously stepped back and saw Fu Wenwen calmly walk forward and step on one of the man's fingers.
"Ahhh!" The man's scream sent shivers down one's spine.
Fu Wenwen, however, was expressionless. She slowly moved to another finger and gently stepped on it.
The man's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his whole body trembled with pain. "...I'll talk! I'll talk! Please, don't step on it anymore."
Fu Wenwen glanced at him coldly.
The man immediately said, "It was... it was my cousin's husband who sent me! Your man offended him and took a job away from him. He told me to come and teach you a lesson while your man was at work, and to ruin your reputation."
"How many times have you done this kind of thing?" Fu Wenwen narrowed her eyes. Seeing that he had been discovered, he immediately tried to slander her, making people think she was a prostitute selling herself. This was so blatant and practiced, it was definitely not the first time.
"I... I've already told you, you promised to let me go!" The man refused to answer. Fu Wenwen heard the sound of someone running from the alley entrance and released the man's hand.
The man immediately scrambled up and tried to run out.
Just as Liu Fang was about to chase, Fu Wenwen gently tugged him. Liu Fang looked at Fu Wenwen, confused.
He saw Fu Wenwen walk to the alley, take a deep breath, and let out a scream.
"Help! Quick, catch that hooligan! That hooligan is trying to escape!" Fu Wenwen shouted.
Hearing Fu Wenwen's words, the man cursed inwardly and ran even faster. As soon as he reached the alley entrance, he was tackled by two police officers brought by Xiao Liuzi.
"Officers, it's this man! He was just harassing this woman, I heard it myself!" Xiao Liuzi pointed at the man.
"I didn't, I didn't! You've got the wrong person, officers, I didn't!" The man panicked and quickly denied it.
"If you didn't, then what are all these injuries?" The two police officers looked at the man's injuries and asked coldly.
"Get up!" The police officers lifted the man and walked towards Fu Wenwen.
"Officers, that's wonderful, you've caught him," Fu Wenwen said, seeing the man apprehended. She immediately went forward, her eyes teary and looking wronged.
"Miss, please don't cry. Can you tell us in detail what happened and what he did to you?" one of the officers said, comforting Fu Wenwen and taking out a notebook.
"Yes! It was this man. He suddenly appeared in the alley behind my house and was peeking in. My son discovered him. I thought it was a prank from the neighbors, so I came out with a broom and saw this man climbing my outer wall. When I discovered him, he actually walked towards me and said I... I... said I was a woman who sold myself, and slandered me."
"My husband and I just got married not long ago. How could I possibly sell myself? Besides, my husband can afford to support me. He's trying to force me to my death!" Fu Wenwen said, wiping away tears.
"I can testify, this man was also about to lay hands on this lady just now, and said her husband had offended someone, and he was going to teach her husband a lesson," Liu Fang said.
"And you are?" the police officer asked Liu Fang, raising an eyebrow.
"This is my brother. We were walking this way and happened to encounter this man trying to molest this lady. My brother subdued the man, and I went to help this lady call the police," Xiao Liuzi explained.
The two officers nodded and pointed at Liu Fang. "You continue."