Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 21 Liu Xiangdi Has a Fever

"Captain, you must not let her get away with this. She's only petty now, what will she be like when she grows up?"

Aunt Niu kept nagging. Su Jianjun had just gotten Wang Mazi out of the police station, and now he had to deal with Liu Xiangdi stealing sweet potatoes. His already irritable mood became even more irritable.

Su Jianjun glared at Aunt Niu.

"Alright, that's enough."

After saying that, he turned to look at the two rural women who were pressing down on Liu Xiangdi.

"Alright, get off now. What kind of behavior is it to be pressing people down like this?"

Aunt Niu was displeased after hearing Su Jianjun's words. She was the one who had people hold the person down, and if Su Jianjun had them released, wouldn't she lose face?

"Don't let go, she's a thief. What if she runs away? Who will compensate us for our sweet potatoes?"

Upon hearing that it was related to sweet potatoes, the two middle-aged women, who had loosened their grip, clenched their hands tightly again.

Su Nuannuan, watching from the side, frowned deeply. Regardless of what mistake Liu Xiangdi had made, treating a girl like this in public was very inappropriate.

Moreover, if her memory serves her correctly, Liu Xiangdi is only sixteen years old this year. Such a young child, treated like this, will surely suffer severe psychological trauma.

Su Nuannuan didn't consider herself a saint, but she still couldn't accept seeing a little girl being treated like this.

Not only Su Nuannuan, but Su Jianjun, who always doted on his daughter, was also very unhappy.

"Didn't you hear me say 'let go'? She's just a child. How can you treat her like this? How can you live with yourselves?"

After Su Jianjun finished speaking, without waiting for the two middle-aged women to react, he pulled them apart and helped Liu Xiangdi up.

Only then did Su Nuannuan get a clear look at Liu Xiangdi's face.

I gasped in shock. His thin face was covered with horrifying red marks, which were now swollen, probably from being injured for too long.

Upon seeing this, Su Jianjun glared at Aunt Niu with wide eyes and spoke sternly.

"You did this!"

When Su Jianjun got angry, he looked very scary, and Aunt Niu was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak for a moment.

When she came to her senses, she saw that the villagers around her were looking at her with strange eyes. She quickly waved her hands and said in a flustered tone.

"It wasn't me, it wasn't me! When I caught her, I brought her here. I didn't inflict the injuries on her."

Seeing that Aunt Niu didn't seem to be lying, Su Jianjun turned to look at the two older women from before.

They quickly explained that they hadn't hit anyone.

Unable to find out who the culprit was, Su Jianjun had no choice but to turn to the person involved—Liu Xiangdi.

"Xiangdi, tell your uncle, who did this to you?"

It's no longer just about stealing sweet potatoes; Liu Xiangdi's behavior clearly indicates she was coerced. Coercing a little girl to steal sweet potatoes is even more despicable than the girl stealing them herself.

Not only Liu Jianjun thought of it, but other people in the village also thought of it.

This made things serious.

Zhou Yongsheng also spoke up.

"Xiangdi, don't be afraid. Tell the uncles who bullied you, and we will stand up for you."

After Zhou Yongsheng finished speaking, the other villagers also chimed in.

At this moment, Liu Xiangdi timidly raised her head, her eyes filled with a glimmer of hope as she looked at the crowd. Su Nuannuan could sense that she saw them as her lifeline.

"Really? If I tell you, will you make the decision for me?"

Su Jianjun, Zhou Yongsheng, and the others nodded in agreement. The bigwigs of Heilongjiang Province didn't care about formalities; they were very serious and never went back on their word.

"It was...it was my mom. She's the one who told me to steal the sweet potatoes."

When Liu Xiangdi revealed the culprit, the scene seemed to pause.

A few seconds later, the voices of the crowd began to rise.

"It was Sun Dahua! How could she let such a young child like Xiangdi steal things?"

“I knew Xiangdi couldn’t be that bold. It turns out Sun Dahua was the one instigating her.” “Captain, we can’t let Sun Dahua get away with this.”

"Yes."

"Yes."

……

When Su Jianjun learned that Sun Dahua had hit Liu Xiangdi and forced her to steal sweet potatoes, he wasn't too surprised. However, he was still very angry.

"Go, find someone to call Sun Dahua here!"

This matter certainly cannot be left unresolved.

Su Nuannuan frowned. She had a bad feeling when she learned that Sun Dahua was the culprit.

In this day and age, even if the police come, they can't interfere when parents discipline their children. Liu Xiangdi—just looking at her name tells you that the Liu family is extremely patriarchal. Dad and his family can control her for now, but not forever.

Liu Xiangdi will probably get another beating when she gets home.

Seeing Liu Xiangdi surrounded by people, cowering and trembling, Su Nuannuan knew something was wrong. Why did this girl look like she was about to faint?

"Dad, Liu Xiangdi isn't doing well."

Su Nuannuan tugged at Su Jianjun's sleeve, signaling him to pay attention to Liu Xiangdi's unusual behavior.

As soon as Su Nuannuan finished speaking, Liu Xiangdi fainted.

Zhou Yongsheng, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and grabbed her, preventing her from suffering a head injury.

"She's so hot! She has a fever!"

Zhou Yongsheng felt that his hands were very hot, so he quickly touched Liu Xiangdi's forehead and found it to be burning hot. Looking at her face, it was red as if it were being roasted by fire, which looked quite frightening.

"Get him to the clinic quickly!"

Su Jianjun immediately called for help to take Liu Xiangdi to the clinic. You see, a fever can be fatal, and in this era of scarcity, fever reducers were a luxury.

In rural areas, many people who had a fever didn't survive; some became mentally disabled, while others died.

Although everyone disapproved of Liu Xiangdi stealing sweet potatoes, no one ever considered killing her.

Just as everyone was lifting the person onto the oxcart, Sun Dahua arrived.

Before she could speak, Aunt Niu grabbed her.

"Quick, your Xiangdi is dying, we need to get her to the clinic right away."

When Sun Dahua arrived, she had already heard about Liu Xiangdi being caught stealing sweet potatoes. Now, she heard Aunt Niu say that Liu Xiangdi was dying. Had she been beaten to death by the villagers?

Her eyes darted around, she pinched her thigh hard, and began to wail loudly.

"Oh, my Xiangdi! How could you leave like this? How will your mother live? Brigade Leader, you must do justice for me! Who beat my Xiangdi to death? They must pay compensation!"

Su Nuannuan had never seen such a scene before. Looking at Sun Dahua rolling around on the ground, her lips twitched.

Her eyes then fell on Liu Xiangdi, who was already talking nonsense on the oxcart. Su Nuannuan was worried that Liu Xiangdi had suffered brain damage from the fever. After thinking for a moment, she said to Su Jianjun.

"Dad, I'll go get Xiangdi a glass of water."

Su Jianjun's attention was focused on Sun Dahua, and he didn't hear what his daughter said before nodding.

Su Nuannuan went to the kitchen, took a bowl, looked outside, and seeing that no one was paying attention, she pressed her finger on the red mole, took out the ibuprofen suspension, poured 10 milliliters into the bowl, mixed it with water, and stirred it well.

Everyone's attention was drawn to Sun Dahua, and no one noticed Liu Xiangdi, who had a high fever.

Su Nuannuan approached and found that the little girl was convulsing from a high fever. She knew something was wrong and quickly fed the liquid in the bowl into Liu Xiangdi's mouth.

Fortunately, she could still swallow, which saved her a lot of trouble.

About five minutes later, Liu Xiangdi finally stopped convulsing, and her body temperature was no longer as high as before.

Su Nuannuan breathed a sigh of relief. Any later, and the complications accompanying the fever would have been much harder to treat.

(End of this chapter)