Lin Fan first returned to the clinic to get some US dollars, gave three thousand to Song Yue, and then two thousand to Xue Ying'er, before heading home.
Recalling his medical practice over the past year, he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. He had cured countless patients, but not only had he not earned a single cent, he had even lost over a hundred thousand.
"Haha, gold can't buy what I'm willing to do!"
Lin Fan laughed heartily, striding along the dusty country road.
Before he reached home, he saw many villagers gathered at his doorstep from afar.
His heart skipped a beat. Had something happened at home?
Aunt Li hurried to meet him, "Little Fan, you're finally back. Something's happened at your house."
"What happened?" Lin Fan asked urgently.
"Three scummy dogs from Datong Village were making trouble at your house and smashed a lot of things," Aunt Li replied.
At this moment, Chen Ergou, Li Erdan, and Wang Daniu were smashing things in Lin Fan's house.
"Make that dog Lin Fan return the honey to us, or pay us a hundred thousand yuan."
These three guys had been chased by wasps that morning, and each of them had dozens of big bumps from the stings.
Those wasps were indeed fierce, making them howl and wail all morning. The bumps hadn't subsided yet, and their faces were swollen like pig heads.
They looked both ridiculous and amusing.
Chen Ergou picked up a vase and was about to smash it on the ground.
"Don't smash it, I beg you," Xia Xue pleaded.
"Get lost!"
Chen Ergou shoved her hard, and Xia Xue fell to the ground.
CRASH!
The vase shattered.
Chen Ergou burst into laughter, "This is the consequence of offending us. Keep smashing! Go into the house and bring out the TV, smash it all!"
"Don't smash the TV, I just bought it..." Xia Xue pleaded desperately.
Wang Daniu looked at the graceful Xia Xue and secretly swallowed his saliva, "It's fine if you don't smash it. Pick one of us three brothers to marry."
"You're worse than beasts!"
"Villagers, let's fight these hoodlums from Datong Village!"
The onlookers had long since couldn't stand it, and their faces were filled with righteous indignation.
Chen Ergou pointed at the crowd and shouted, "What are you old, weak, women and children shouting about? Keep shouting and we'll smash your houses!"
Although there were many villagers watching, they were mostly women, children, and the elderly. Because Luofeng Village was relatively poor, most of the able-bodied men had gone out to work.
As soon as Chen Ergou finished speaking, the voices of the crowd quieted down considerably. These three scummy dogs were involved in the underworld, and few people in the surrounding villages dared to provoke them.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Wang Daniu became even more arrogant, "You people don't butt in. This is a private matter between us and Lin Fan. Get out!"
"Today, you either pay up or marry one of us brothers. There is no third option," Chen Ergou said with a lecherous grin at Xia Xue.
"I think there is a third option."
Just then, Lin Fan squeezed through the crowd.
His face was terrifyingly grim. This scene felt all too familiar, and he couldn't believe it was happening again.
Wang Daniu sneered, "You coward, you finally dare to show your face. What's this third option you're talking about?"
"To get lost!"
Lin Fan gritted out a cold sentence through his teeth.
"Little Fan, if you took their things, just return them."
Xia Xue was still the same, preferring to suffer a loss rather than stir up trouble.
Lin Fan gave her a reassuring look, "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. People like them, if they aren't taught a lesson, will surely become more aggressive in the future."
"Damn... damn... your mother, you... you kid... don't... don't want to live anymore?" Li Erdan cursed, stammering.
Slap!
Without a word, Lin Fan raised his hand and struck.
"Ah!"
Li Erdan let out a scream as he received a solid slap across the face.
His face was already red and swollen from the wasp stings, and now being hit made it burn intensely.
"Damn! Erdan's been hit."
"Go, beat this little bastard to death!"
Chen Ergou and Wang Daniu spat on the ground and charged at Lin Fan at the same time.
Slap, slap!
Lin Fan slapped them both consecutively, followed by two screams. They tumbled backward, falling flat on their backs.
"Ouch, it hurts like hell."
Both of them felt like their buttocks had split in half, especially the wasp-stung areas on their faces, which throbbed with pain.
"Well fought!"
"Little Fan, you're amazing!"
"People from Datong Village came to our Luofeng Village to act wild, they deserve a beating!"
The villagers felt so relieved, cheering loudly. In the past, Datong Village, relying on its larger male population, had often bullied the villagers of Luofeng Village.
"Damn it, this kid is a bit strange. Let's go together."
Chen Ergou and the other two exchanged glances and approached Lin Fan from three directions.
Wang Daniu even pulled a gleaming dagger from his waist.
"Little Fan might be at a disadvantage. Villagers, grab your weapons!"
Someone shouted, and the villagers picked up shoulder poles, shovels, hoes, and other weapons, surrounding Chen Ergou and the other two.
"See who dares to come forward. Believe it or not, I'll draw your blood!"
Wang Daniu brandished his dagger, threatening them.
Lin Fan, fearing that the situation would get too chaotic and lead to a death, called out, "Everyone, don't act rashly. Put down your weapons to avoid injuring yourselves or others."
Wang Daniu grinned smugly, "Did you hear that? Put down your weapons, or don't blame my blade for not having eyes."
As soon as he finished speaking, his wrist was grabbed by Lin Fan and twisted forcefully.
Wang Daniu immediately cried out in pain, "Let go, let go! It's broken, it's really broken!"
Lin Fan snatched the dagger from him and waved it in front of his only eye, "Believe it or not, I'll blind this eye too, so you can stop harming people everywhere."
"Little Fan, be careful!"
Xia Xue suddenly screamed, as Chen Ergou pulled a small knife from his pocket and stabbed at Lin Fan's lower back.
"Go to hell!"
Lin Fan retaliated preemptively, kicking Chen Ergou five or six meters away. The knife fell from his hand.
A villager stepped forward and picked up the small knife.
Their weapons confiscated, they became like toothless tigers.
"Kid, unless you kill us today, we'll definitely kill you and your sister-in-law in the future."
Chen Ergou, pinned under Lin Fan's foot, threatened with a venomous face.
Lin Fan's eyes immediately flashed with ferocity upon hearing this.
"Since you're seeking death, I'll grant it to you!"
The thing he couldn't tolerate the most was someone threatening his sister-in-law.
Crack!
Lin Fan applied force with his foot, and Chen Ergou's ribs snapped.
"Ah~"
Three ribs were broken, and Chen Ergou let out a pig-like scream.
Xia Xue quickly stepped forward and grabbed Lin Fan's arm, "Little Fan, don't do anything foolish."
"Speak, do you still want to kill me and my sister-in-law?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare anymore."
Seeing Lin Fan's eyes turn bloodshot, Chen Ergou was startled.
He finally realized that if he truly angered this kid, his life would be in real danger.