Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 236 Breaking Defense
As soon as Wang Chengpeng finished speaking, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Even if they didn't believe Wang Chengpeng's new version of the story, they were still shocked by the Shen family's outrageous demands.

Some people even began to understand Wang Chengpeng, thinking to themselves that killing someone is nothing more than a quick death, but this debt of 4,800 yuan was more terrifying than the most horrific torture.

Faced with the beginnings of a shift in public opinion, Shen Wei and Liu Yanran blushed and shouted almost simultaneously:

"You're talking nonsense. I clearly only asked you for three thousand three hundred/one thousand five hundred yuan."

Upon hearing each other's words, the two seemed to realize something and said in unison:

"You actually extorted 3,300/1,500 yuan from Wang Chengpeng in private?"

Shen Wei, in particular, even looked somewhat crazed.

Given the Wang family's current circumstances, they are definitely considered quite well-off in Wangjia Village.

With so many large items to choose from, I can still manage to scrape together over a thousand yuan if I grit my teeth.

He said he only asked Wang Chengpeng for a small amount of money, and it was just a matter of the Wang family's ability to accept it. Why would he force Wang Chengpeng to fight to the death?

It turns out that Liu Yanran was behind this whole thing. That was three thousand yuan! She actually wanted to keep it all for herself. What a terrifying appetite she has.

Now look what happened. Liu Yanran not only drove Wang Chengpeng to the brink of destruction, but she also ended up not getting a single penny.

She has exposed all her shameful secrets, especially the child in her womb, who is now known to everyone as the Wang.

The humiliation of having your own child bear someone else's surname is even more unbearable than killing Shen Wei outright.

The thought of others commenting on his child's abilities made Shen Wei want to kick Liu Yanran.

As for Liu Yanran, she had the same idea, but she didn't expect Shen Wei to pull such a trick behind her back.

He was clearly the victim, and it was only right for him to take the money. What right did Shen Wei have to interfere and force Wang Chengpeng to fight to the death?

For a time, the two of them actually hated each other, feeling that the other was the culprit who caused them to lose such a large sum of money.

Hearing their conversation, everyone immediately understood the truth of the matter.

Some people even began to sympathize with Wang Chengpeng, feeling that he was also quite pitiful, perhaps it was just a momentary mistake, but he was forced to the point of losing his family and his life.

Seeing the restless crowd, Xie Shaohua frowned, thinking to himself that Wang Chengpeng was no pushover either; no wonder he was involved with these two.

However, with just a few words, he managed to sow discord between Shen Wei and Liu Yanran, and even slightly reversed his public image.

But none of these tricks worked against him!

Thinking this, Xie Shaohua frowned and interrupted Wang Chengpeng, saying:

"Comrade Wang, I must say your story is equally fascinating."

"But if you want everyone to believe you, you'll have to produce some evidence."

In response to Xie Shaohua's question, Wang Chengpeng chuckled and said:
"Evidence? The burden of proof lies with the person making the claim."

"Since it was Comrade Liu Yanran who threw mud at me, saying that I raped her, shouldn't she be the one to produce evidence?"

Frowning slightly, Xie Shaohua thought to himself that Wang Chengpeng was indeed not someone to be trifled with, and continued:

"Comrade Liu has made herself very clear, and the child in her womb is the best proof."

"In fact, anyone with a little experience could tell roughly how old the baby in her belly was, and it wasn't much different from what she said."

Upon hearing the evidence Xie Shaohua mentioned, Wang Chengpeng found it utterly laughable and said:
"Since when can an illegitimate child whose parentage is unknown be used as evidence?"

"If we really want to take Liu Yanran's words as evidence, then we have to wait until the child is born before we can find a way to prove that it is my child."

"What? Couldn't this child be the result of her messing around with other people?"

"Everyone has heard the facts I described. This Liu Yanran is unfaithful and had an affair with a married man. I said that this is her illegitimate child with him. Do you all think there is anything wrong with what I said?"

Hearing Wang Chengpeng's constant use of the word "bastard," Shen Wei became enraged and cursed loudly:

"You're calling someone's child a bastard? That's my child with Yanran."

Hearing this, Wang Chengpeng found it incredibly funny and said:
"Shen Wei, you're really adorably silly."

"Whether we look at my story or Liu Yanran's story, you could not possibly be the father of the child in Liu Yanran's womb."

"It's really laughable that you're so eager to adopt this bastard child as your son. Is this some kind of special hobby of yours?"

"Leaving aside whether you can get Liu Yanran pregnant in one go, judging from the timing, the child in her belly definitely can't be yours."

At this point, Wang Chengpeng couldn't help but scoff, saying:

"Tsk tsk tsk, you wouldn't be so naive as to believe Liu Yanran's nonsense about good nutrition and a well-developed baby, would you?"

"Your mother is quite experienced, why don't you ask her if Liu Yanran's situation is considered abnormal?"

It hurts, it hurts too much.

Shen Wei felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a heavy hammer, and the pain was unbearable.

With disbelief in his eyes, Shen Wei looked at his mother and asked:
"Mother, tell me, Wang Chengpeng is lying to me!"

"You were the one who told me you had collected fallen petals, and you were the one who told me Liu Yanran was still a virgin."

"So the child in her belly is mine, and everything Wang Chengpeng said is a lie."

Wang Chengpeng's few words broke down Shen Wei's defenses, and he even forgot that there were more important things to do at the moment, and actually revealed his true colors.

Based on his testimony, he is definitely guilty of extortion.

After all, in his view, the fact that Wang Chengpeng forced Liu Yanran was something that never happened, yet he still used this incident to extort a full 1,500 yuan from Wang Chengpeng.

Listening to Shen Wei's rambling, a hint of reluctance flashed in Kong Xiu's eyes.

But now was not the time to pity her son. She couldn't let Wang Chengpeng turn the tables through Shen Wei, given the hard-won advantage she had gained. She immediately shouted:

"Son, don't talk nonsense about what's going on now."

"What 'first time' and 'first blood'? Those are simply nonexistent."

"The child in Yanran's belly is Wang Chengpeng's child. I know you don't want to lose face, but what are you doing caring about face at a time like this?" Kong Xiu's words were not just an implication, but a direct message to Shen Wei, telling him to agree first and discuss everything at home.

She simply underestimated the impact of such a thing on a man, especially a man who was already impotent.

Before knowing the truth, Shen Wei could indeed cooperate with Liu Yanran and Kong Xiu's performance, since he always believed that the child in Liu Yanran's womb was his child.

Although he might lose face, he could still tolerate it as long as the child was still his.

However, Wang Chengpeng directly exposed this falsehood, driving Shen Wei into madness.

She is already impotent, the child belongs to someone else, and she still has to raise someone else's child?
What man could tolerate this?
With his eyes bloodshot, Shen Wei immediately went berserk, shouting:
"Liu Yanran, you shameless woman, how dare you betray me?"

It immediately charged towards Liu Yanran like a vicious dog pouncing on its prey.

This situation was completely unexpected by everyone. However, just as Shen Wei was about to rush over, a right hand grabbed his collar.

It was only because of this right hand that he was momentarily blocked that Yue Zhiyong, with quick reflexes, was able to subdue Shen Wei, thus preventing a tragedy from occurring.

Looking at Wang Chengpeng in disbelief, Shen Wei burst into a tirade:

"You bastard, wasn't all of this exactly what you expected?"

"Why are you stopping me? Why are you stopping me from dealing with that bitch?"

If you two are already fighting like dogs, how are you going to welcome the climax that follows?
With a slight smile, Wang Chengpeng released Shen Wei's collar and said:

"Brother Shen, don't be impulsive. Maybe the child in Liu Yanran's belly is yours?"

"He might just be developing a little faster. Please be understanding. How could I bear to see you two, father and son, fighting each other?"

Wang Chengpeng was certainly not that kind; he wanted to keep the child to continue tormenting the Shen family.

Moreover, there's another key figure in this matter, Zhou Xia, who hasn't shown up yet. Keeping Liu Yanran's child in her belly would be entirely beneficial to him.

Ignoring Shen Wei's ashen face, Wang Chengpeng said to Xie Shaohua:

"Director Xie, the matter is now clear. Liu Yanran's so-called evidence cannot prove that I did anything to her. At most, it can only prove that she had illicit relationships with other men."

"If any woman with a pregnant belly could be automatically considered a rape victim, then the world would be in complete chaos."

"I think we should wait until the child is born before we can do a paternity test to determine the nature of this matter."

"Whether the child in Liu Yanran's womb is mine or not will be clear at a glance."

At this point, Wang Chengpeng sighed and said, "I'll just have to take a small loss and cover all the costs of the paternity test to prove my innocence."

"Director Xie, what do you think of this?"

While there aren't any truly reliable paternity testing methods available in this era, there are still some ways to roughly determine whether a child is biologically related to the parent.

The simplest example is blood type identification.
The main blood group systems used for blood typing to identify parentage include the ABO blood group system, the MN blood group system, and the Rh blood group system.

The more blood group systems tested, the higher the accuracy.

If the blood type test results show no genetic relationship, a conclusion can be drawn that a parent-child relationship has been ruled out. However, even if the results show a genetic relationship, a parent-child relationship cannot be definitively established.

Another method is the white blood cell antigen method for paternity testing, which has improved accuracy compared to simple blood type testing, reaching about 80%.

Combining the two identification methods can improve the accuracy of the identification to a certain extent.

It must be said that Wang Chengpeng's words made a lot of sense, and his reputation was reversed in an instant. Many onlookers also began to support Wang Chengpeng.

After all, if people can be falsely accused without any evidence, wouldn't their families also be susceptible to such slander?

Moreover, Wang Chengpeng is willing to wait until the child is born to do a paternity test. It's just a matter of waiting a little longer, which is very necessary to ensure the accuracy of the results.

After all, this involves human lives, so how can we make a hasty decision?

Xie Shaohua also felt that Wang Chengpeng's words made a lot of sense. After thinking for a moment, he decided to agree.

Although this would waste a lot of time, since Wang Chengpeng was someone Wang Fucheng wanted to protect, he was willing to wait a little longer.

But how could Liu Yanran let Wang Chengpeng have his way so easily?
A paternity test? How could she possibly wait until the time came to do a paternity test?
How could she not know whether the child in her womb was Wang Chengpeng's? Once a paternity test is conducted, the conclusion will definitely be quite unfavorable to her.

Liu Yanran glared at Wang Chengpeng resentfully, never expecting that Wang Chengpeng could turn the tide under such circumstances.

On the contrary, Kong Xiu was not in a hurry at all, because in her opinion, the child in Liu Yanran's belly was Wang Chengpeng's, after all, she did not know that Zhou Xia was also involved in the matter.

Thinking this, Kong Xiu immediately shouted, "A paternity test is fine, the Shen family isn't afraid!"

"Wang Chengpeng, you've really gone to great lengths to prolong your life. You'll be crying when the paternity test results come out."

It was upon hearing Kong Xiu's words that Liu Yanran had a flash of inspiration and said:
"Wang Chengpeng, I didn't expect you to be as despicable and shameless as ever."

"You're not planning to run away before the baby is born, to some place where nobody knows you."

“I will not let your evil scheme succeed. I am willing to guarantee to everyone with my innocence that the child in my belly is definitely Wang Chengpeng’s.”

“A paternity test is fine, but Wang Chengpeng must be locked up and dealt with after the paternity test results are available.”

"If he runs away while we're waiting for the paternity test results, where are we, a widow and orphan, supposed to find this culprit?"

As she spoke, large tears streamed down Liu Yanran's face, and she began to sob in front of everyone.

As long as Wang Chengpeng can be locked up, his life will no longer be in his own hands. Liu Yanran has plenty of ways to make Wang Chengpeng die a violent death.

She didn't want to be so ruthless, but if Wang Chengpeng didn't die, she would be the one to die this time, so she had no choice but to go all out.

Thinking this, Liu Yanran glanced at Wang Chengpeng with satisfaction, and said in a voice only she could hear, with a sinister tone:
"Wang Chengpeng, you forced me to do this."

It has to be said that Liu Yanran's words, guaranteeing her innocence, coupled with her current tearful appearance, are truly pitiful.

Those who had initially been critical of Wang Chengpeng immediately backed down and began loudly rebuking him.

Even though they disagreed with directly convicting Wang Chengpeng, they agreed with Liu Yanran's suggestion to lock him up first.

After all, no girl would risk her own innocence to slander someone else!

Little did the smug Liu Yanran know that she was about to face Wang Chengpeng's most devastating counterattack.

(End of this chapter)