Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng asked Zhao Changjiu to go to the kitchen and make something to eat for the two of them.

Listening to Li Yiqing's account, Yu Meng remained calm. Her older sister had already told her most of the details; her main question was, what would happen after they found the kidnapper?

Yu Hai did not go upstairs. He stood at the counter in the corner, his hands clenched tightly, but he held back and did not speak.

Yu Meng glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. The young man's performance was unexpectedly good.

"You mean, the mayor is planning to talk to our family and settle things privately?" Yu Meng asked again to confirm.

Li Yiqing nodded. "The person who was kidnapped was his younger brother's daughter, Chu Jiao. Chu Jiao only said it was a joke and she didn't intend to kidnap anyone."

"Then how did she explain my sister's coma?" Yu Meng asked another question.

"She said that perhaps the dosage was too high, and she didn't know the details. Because she didn't administer the drug." Li Yiqing fell silent after saying this.

For the first time, Yu Meng felt the power of authority and the helplessness of ordinary people like them.

After pondering for a moment, Yu Meng asked another question. "What did Minister He, who organized this large lecture, say?"

Li Yiqing shook his head. "He paid for all of Dali's hospital expenses. But he didn't make any promises about the outcome."

"That's the kind of people they are. If you're useful, they'll squeeze every last drop of value out of you; if you're useless, they'll just throw you behind them, right, cousin?"

Li Yiqing neither nodded nor shook his head. This was reality; Yu Meng saw the problem very clearly.

"If the mayor's family wants to settle this privately, I agree. Let my cousin talk to them. I want a shop with a small courtyard. The property rights should be in my eldest sister's name."

"Is this the only request?" Li Yiqing asked, frowning.

"If you can take more, I don't mind." Yu Meng was very easy to talk to.

Zhao Changjiu came out of the kitchen and called out, "Dinner is ready."

Yu Meng asked Zhao Changjiu to call Jiang Mingfeng downstairs for dinner.

Jiang Mingfeng came downstairs with a beaming smile. "Little sister, I promise I'll keep a close eye on your older sister from now on."

"Shut up, don't tell anyone about this yet."

"I'll do whatever my little sister says." Jiang Mingfeng's expression was too joyful. Li Yiqing glanced at him and asked, "Has Dali woken up?"

"Cousin, you're so smart! How did you guess that?" Jiang Mingfeng filled a bowl to the brim with rice. "I was starving on the way here."

"No, she really woke up." Li Yiqing looked at Yu Meng. They had been talking for so long, but Yu Meng hadn't revealed a single thing.

Jiang Mingfeng glanced at Yu Meng, then lowered his head and began to eat. He seemed not to have heard Li Yiqing's words.

Yu Meng ignored the two of them and went straight upstairs.

"Little sister, come here quickly, do you think I'm practicing correctly?" Dali stared at the black lines with both eyes, without turning around.

Yu Meng sighed. "Big sister, you don't need to push yourself so hard."

"Hey, I know what you mean, but I just can't stay idle, can I? I feel like I have nowhere to vent my energy right now." Dali's eyes were bright, and her voice was full of excitement.

Yu Meng sat on the bed and looked at Dali. "Big sister. I have something to tell you, but you should be prepared."

"What's wrong? Tell me." Dali finally managed to lift her eyes from the table.

"Brother Li said that Chu Jiao, who kidnapped you, will not be punished by law. The mayor is prepared to settle with our family, and I have agreed."

"I thought it was something serious. I expected this. They don't know I'm awake yet, otherwise they would have handled it even more carefully." Dali's words surprised Yu Meng.

"Why would you have such a thought?" Yu Meng asked curiously.

"Little sister, that's the mayor. Even our village chief gets away with things leniently if his child makes a mistake; nobody dares to pursue it," Dali said, looking at Yu Meng. "An egg can never beat a rock. And we ordinary people will always be that egg."

"It's good that you're able to think positively. I asked Brother Li to ask them for a shop with a courtyard, and put it in your name." Yu Meng told Dali what she wanted.

Dali stared at Yu Meng, "Will they give it to us?"

"Yes. I'll have Brother Li negotiate with them," Yu Meng said confidently.

"If that's the case, that's wonderful. Little sister, I'll remember your name; from now on, this will be your shop."

"Big sister, you are the victim. Only by recording your name can we have a legitimate reason to do so. Besides, you have suffered so much, how can I let them get away with it so easily?" The last two sentences were almost inaudible.

But there's no rush now; she'll have another chance to go to the city.

Dali looked around, then whispered in her younger sister's ear, "There's something I've been thinking about, and I think I should tell you. I think the owner of these black lines looks like a man."

After saying that, Dali sat back down in her chair.

Seeing the incredulous look in her younger sister's eyes, Yu Li nodded heavily. "His voice was very hoarse and unpleasant, and he was very tall. Although he was wearing a black robe, you could tell he had a large frame."

Yu Meng's voice trembled slightly. "Don't tell anyone about this."

"Do you think your older sister is that stupid?" Dali sat there laughing carefree.

Yu Meng paced back and forth in the room with her arms crossed.

"Sister, do you think that person might come looking for you? After all, they know your name, so finding you shouldn't be difficult. It's only a matter of time before they find my little shop."

Dali's mouth dropped open. "No way."

After pacing around a few times, Yu Meng stood there and nodded firmly. "Whether he's a man or a woman, he will definitely come. Big sister, please don't go out alone these next few days. I need to think about this matter carefully."

Dali's eyes showed no fear, but rather excitement. She pulled Yu Meng aside and whispered, "Little sister, we have weapons. It seems my cousin brought back the ones he promised Mingfeng."

"What kind of weapon? A gun?" Yu Meng had never actually seen what a weapon looked like.

"No. It's an anesthetic. It's launched with a mechanism and is very powerful. It can even penetrate the hide of an animal," Dali whispered.

Yu Meng looked at her eldest sister strangely. "You don't seem scared at all; instead, you seem excited."

"Yes, I'm afraid. I'm afraid he'll steal my lines. But now you're here. With you here, he can't take my lines away. Little sister, come downstairs in a bit and call your brother-in-law and cousin up, let's discuss it."

"Are you serious? But we still can't be sure when he'll arrive?"

"What does it matter? Let them see how many blind spots there are in this building, and where it's best to set up an ambush." ​​Dali's eyes lit up.

"To be honest with you, I don't care about Chu Jiao at all. She's just a spoiled rich girl, far removed from us. What I fear most is the person who stole my lines; he's the real venomous snake in the shadows."

Yu Meng nodded in agreement.