Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

Chapter 85 angered the masses.

"I need to ask the villagers for a favor."

Liu Bei glanced at everyone present, his gaze finally settling on Lin Weijun.

"They say birds of a feather flock together. The villagers know better than I do what kind of person Lin Weiguo is. The older brother is a scoundrel, and the younger brother—"

He glanced at Lin Weijun and said:

"I don't think it's much better."

Lin Weijun's expression changed: "Liu Bei, shut the hell up! Who are you calling a scoundrel?"

Liu Bei continued looking at the villagers, "I'd like to ask those of you who know anything to help me out. Tell me what good deeds Comrade Lin Weijun has done. Anyone who dares to stand up and tell the truth, I'll give you this wild boar on the tractor for free today!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Weijun became agitated and angrily pointed at Liu Bei, shouting...

"Hey Liu! Stop spreading rumors and causing trouble! I'm completely innocent. I won't tolerate you slandering my character!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dark-skinned middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd.

"Completely innocent?"

"Lin Weijun, don't you realize the consequences of your actions?"

Lin Weijun's expression changed drastically. "Uncle Sun... what did you say?"

The dark-faced man stood with his hands on his hips, his voice louder than banging a gong: "Around 11 p.m. last year, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, I got up to use the outhouse. As I passed Yingzi's yard wall, do you know who I bumped into? It was Lin Weijun!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the threshing ground fell silent.

"Do you know what he was doing lying there? He was peeping at Sister-in-law Yingzi taking a bath! Yingzi boiled water and was taking a shower in the yard that day, and this bastard was squatting on the wall watching! I coughed, and he was so scared that he rolled down the wall and ran away! I didn't say anything then because we're from the same village, but since Brother Liu Bei asked today, hehe, I won't keep it a secret for him anymore!"

"Boom!"

Upon hearing this, the grain drying ground erupted in chaos.

"Peeping at Yingzi while she was taking a bath?"

"Damn it, Yingzi's wife is a respectable woman from a respectable family!"

"Lin Weijun, you shameless bastard..."

"Sun Decai, you're talking nonsense! You're spouting lies!" Lin Weijun shouted angrily, his face contorted with bulging veins.

But before he could finish speaking, a tall, thin young man emerged from the crowd.

"Let me tell you something too! Last month, Feng'er, who married into Zhao Jiawan, hung a red bellyband out to dry in the yard on her second day of marriage. That afternoon, when I came back from the fields, I saw Lin Weijun climb over the back wall of Feng'er's house, stuff the red bellyband into his clothes, and run away!"

"What? Such a thing exists?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a burly man squeezed out from the crowd; it was Feng'er's husband, Lin Gensheng.

He trembled all over, pointing at Lin Weijun: "Lin Weijun!!! That's my wife's undergarment! I searched for three days thinking it had been blown away by the wind! After all this time, it turns out it was you, you bastard, who stole it?"

Beside her, Yingzi's husband, Lin Defu, also squeezed in.

He was half a head taller than Lin Gengsheng, and his fists were clenched so tightly they made a cracking sound.

"Lin Weijun! You son of a bitch! You dare to peep at my wife taking a bath?"

"Bang!"

After saying that, Lin Defu punched Lin Weijun in the face.

Immediately afterward, Lin Gengsheng rushed forward and kicked Lin Weijun in the stomach, yelling, "I told you not to steal my wife's red bellyband! I told you not to steal my wife's red bellyband!"

"Aww~"

Lin Weijun clutched his stomach and bent over, but before he could finish crying out in pain, he was hit with another heavy punch.

However, it's not over yet.

From deep within the crowd, an old man in a gray cloth shirt emerged, trembling.

"I...I also have something to say."

"The winter before last, I got up in the middle of the night to feed the pigs and saw Lin Weijun and his brother Lin Weiguo sneaking around on the earthen slope behind Lin Laoqi's outhouse."

"Squatting in the outhouse? What are you doing now?"

Upon hearing this, the threshing ground fell silent again.

The old man continued, "At that time, Lin Laoqi's wife was using the outhouse. Those two brothers were squatting behind her watching! I shouted, and the two of them ran faster than rabbits."

"..."

A deathly silence fell.

"Bang!"

A burly man, as dark as an iron tower, burst out from the crowd; it was none other than Lin Laoqi.

Without saying a word, he swung his arm and slapped Lin Weijun on the back of the head.

"Damn you, Lin Weijun! You peeked at my wife while she was using the toilet? She's your cousin-in-law! You were spying on her too?! Lin Weijun, you beast! I'll beat you to death!!!"

"Ouch...it hurts...it really hurts...stop hitting me...stop hitting me..."

Lin Weijun kept letting out miserable screams.

However, not a single villager tried to break up the fight.

The way everyone looked at Lin Weijun was filled with disdain.

"Pah! Serves you right!"

"Exactly! He even peeks at his cousin's wife when she goes to the toilet! He's a real scoundrel!"

"Just kill him!"

……

A short while later, another young man stepped forward.

"Let me tell you one too. Before the autumn harvest last year, I saw Lin Weijun sneaking into Lin Fei's chicken coop for several days in a row. At first, I didn't pay attention, but then one time I caught him taking a few eggs from the chicken coop and stuffing them into his pocket. In total, he stole them no less than seven or eight times."

"Um?"

Lin Fei was stunned in the crowd.

His face gradually darkened.

"No wonder...no wonder dozens of eggs mysteriously disappeared from our house during that period. I even scolded my wife for being careless, and we almost had a domestic dispute...So it was you, Lin Weijun, who did it?"

"You petty thief!"

After saying that, Lin Fei rushed up and kicked Lin Weijun twice in the ribs.

Four or five people surrounded Lin Weijun, punching and kicking him. Lin Weijun rolled around on the ground, screaming in agony.

Liu Bei stood beside the tractor, saying nothing.

Just then, another voice came from the outer edge of the crowd.

"I'll tell you one too!"

He was a thin man in his forties, who squeezed to the front with his hands in his pockets.

"One night, I was walking back from the county town. When I got close to the village entrance, I saw Lin Weijun squatting under the window of Lin Dayou's house. I wondered what he was doing squatting there so late at night. When I got closer, I heard him—"

The skinny man swallowed hard and glanced into the crowd.

"It sounded like a wife's voice... well, it wasn't a normal voice. I immediately understood that the couple was doing something serious inside. I quickly left. But when I looked back, Lin Weijun was still squatting there, not moving!"

"Hiss~"

The entire audience gasped.

In the crowd, Lin Dayou's wife lowered her head abruptly, her neck turning completely red.

But Lin Dayou's entire face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He rushed forward and stomped on Lin Weijun's chest.

"Lin Weijun! I'll fuck your ancestors for eighteen generations!!!"

"what……"

……

Watching Lin Weijun being beaten, Liu Bei smiled coldly, then turned to face the other villagers.

"Anyone else? Is there anyone else kind-hearted who wants to uphold justice?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than three or four more villagers rushed out.

Some had already spoken, while others hadn't even finished speaking before they rolled up their sleeves and rushed into the encirclement.

Many others, though they had nothing to expose, joined in the commotion when they saw Lin Weijun being beaten.

"Well played!"

"Peeping at people bathing, stealing eggs, and even stealing undergarments? People like that are a menace to the village!"

"Beat them to death!"

In an instant, the threshing ground was completely in chaos.

Lin Weijun was curled up on the ground, his hands covering his head, his face covered in blood, and only intermittent wails could be heard coming from his mouth.

Beside the tractor,

Li Dazhuang crossed his arms and gave Liu Bei a thumbs-up.

Tan Si also stuck one up.

Fan Ha'er laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight, pounding his thigh: "Brother Bei! This was even more exciting than shooting lychees at a black bear! Hahahaha!"

Hehe~

Liu Bei's lips curled into a slight smile.

Lin Weijun, oh Lin Weijun.

I haven't even started causing you any trouble, and you've already delivered yourself to my doorstep, even wielding a stick to beat up my brother. You can't blame me for that.

Peeping at people taking a bath, stealing their undergarments, stealing eggs, and eavesdropping on people's affairs by the window.

Every single thing you've done is a sin you've committed yourself.

I simply... gave the villagers a reason to speak up.

From now on, your days in Linjia Village are over.

With a smile, Liu Bei called Li Dazhuang and the other two to his side.

"Dazhuang, after they're done fighting, you take your men and divide the wild boar meat among yourselves. Two catties per family, and those who reported it will get an extra catty."

"Okay."

"Tan Si, keep an eye on the situation, make sure no one gets killed."

"clear."

"Haa!"

"arrive!"

"You and Dazhuang and Tan Si stay here and keep watch. I'm going to take care of something."

Fan Ha'er blinked: "Brother Bei, where are you going?"

Liu Bei's gaze passed over the chaotic grain-drying ground and looked towards the east end of the village.

That's Lin Nanping's home.

"I'm going to see someone."

After saying that, he patted Fan Ha'er on the shoulder and, taking advantage of the chaos, quietly left the threshing ground.

Passing through two rows of adobe houses, and around an old locust tree.