One foot kicked towards Dong Mao

  Lirong cried out in pain and loosened her grip, saying: "Zhai Wang, you're pinching me to death! Why are you still twisting it around like a rope? You're killing me!"

  "Alright! Let's go to the police station!" he said, walking towards the entrance of the cave.

  "Zhai Wang, Zhai Wang, what's wrong with you? Don't want me anymore?" Li Rong felt incomprehensible.

  The village chief didn't respond and just kept walking forward. Lihong had no choice but to follow behind him.

  After turning around the mountain corner and getting back on the main road, Zhai Wang stopped in his tracks: "Do you still want to go pick up Dong Mao? Will Li Suozhang catch him more painfully than I will?"

  "You never intended to want me, you just wanted me to be mentally prepared? How did you know Director Li would treat women like this?" Lirong felt curious.

  "Director Li's gaze at women is greedy with a hint of resentment. He rarely jokes around with women either," said Village Chief Wang.

  "Can you tell his attitude towards women just by looking at him?"

  "Of course I'm just guessing too. Are you going or not?" The village chief made preparations to turn around.

  "Go!" Lirong suddenly thought of the phrase "pain and happiness".

  The village chief took a step forward: "It's painful, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

  "How could I blame you? It was my pleasure to pull out the winter grass."

  Zhai Wang and Li Rong got on a car at the fork in the road that was heading into town.

  Inside the police station, it looked very deserted. Zhai Wang knocked on Director Li's office door, but there was no response.

  "Is Director Li at home? I have something urgent!" shouted the Village Chief from upstairs.

  "It's Chief Zhai! I took a nap and overslept. I'll go to the office now." Director Li said, walking down the stairs.

  Three people entered the office, Director Li invited Village Chief Wang and Lihong to sit down.

  Li Shouzhang looked at Zhai Wang and then at Li Rong, saying: "Zhai Wang is so anxious to come here this afternoon, what's the urgent matter?"

  "Did you guys catch some gamblers?"

  "Yes. Recently, the crackdown has been strict and they've been caught tightly. These few people will be sent to the county this afternoon after the police finish taking their statements. What's wrong, is there a friend of yours inside?" Director Li looked at Village Chief Wang with a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

  "There's someone in the village who doesn't know their place! This is his wife, wanting to bail her husband out. I was thinking of letting you properly discipline those who don't listen. But, another person's wife can't bear for her man to suffer." The Village Chief smiled.

  "Director Li, my husband rarely gambles, can you let him go?" Lirong said timidly.

  "Do you think you can just let him go? Everyone has already entered, it's not that easy! Don't believe me, ask Chief Zhang, I'm the one in charge here. Gathering to gamble is against the law, we must handle it according to the law! Chief Zhang, isn't that right?" Director Li's words started out sternly, but gradually became more gentle.

  "That's it, that's it. So on the way here I told her to be prepared and not think that just because I brought her to the station she'd be let off. The prestige of our village head is greater than the law." Village Head Wang said expressionlessly.

  Li looked at Li Rong's face and said, "Who dares not to give you face as the wife of the village chief? Even the town secretary and town mayor will give you face. It's just that this matter is indeed a bit difficult to handle. Otherwise, I'll go up again to take a look at the internal documents, see if we can classify her husband as an occasional gambler, belonging to the category of being educated and can be released."

  "Thank you, Director Li, for taking care of the people in our village. Lirong, follow Director Li to take a look at the internal documents, maybe they can be flexible and release your husband. Director Li, you go ahead, I'll stay in your office, if there's anything urgent, I'll call you."

  "Alright, thank you Director Li, thank you Chief Wang." Lirong watched as Director Li walked out the door and quickly got up to follow behind him.

  Lirong followed Director Li into the room and heard him say faintly: "Close the door, lock it, and come in with me."

  Li Rong closed the door, locked it with a small lock, and followed Director Li into the inner room.

  Lirong saw that the room was in disarray, with the quilt half turned over and one corner hanging down.

  "A house without a woman is very messy, go help me tidy up the sheets and comforter!" Director Li poured himself half a cup of water for Lihong, took a sip before leaving.

  Lirong suddenly felt a sense of fear in her heart, she took over the cup and drank water, trying to calm herself down.

  Li Rong was tidying up the quilt when she heard footsteps getting closer and closer from behind. Her heart was racing terribly. She knew that following Wang into the cave was exciting, but this time it was frightening. She didn't dare to turn her head, and with trembling hands, she continued to tidy up the quilt.

  A pair of hands hugged Li Rong.

  Lirong felt Director Li approaching, she stopped tidying up the bed sheets and closed her eyes.

  The action is very gentle and slow.

  Lih Rong stood still, that was untied, she didn't feel the pain said by Zhai Wang, only a slight one. She slowly put down the heart she had been holding up.

  Li Rong still didn't turn around.

  After a while, Lirong saw two hands in front of her and felt a pressure. She quickly put both hands on the quilt to support herself.

  Lirong's body naturally curved up.

  ……

  Li Shouzhang looked at Lirong with relief.

  Lirong's face was flushed with red. She truly felt the meaning of "pain and pleasure".

  "Tell me what your man's name is."

  "Winter grass."

  "Ah, it's him! He indeed isn't a habitual gambler. You go down first and wait with Boss Wang at the main entrance for him, I'll let him out in a few minutes. By the way, do you still want me to catch him next time?" Director Li said with a smile on his face.

  "As long as it's not sent to the county."

  "Alright, you can go now. By the way, tie up your hair."

  Li Rong walked in front of the mirror and tidied up her hair before going out.

  Zhai Wang sat in Li Suo Chang's chair, put his feet on the office desk, holding a file and reading. Seeing Li Rong coming in, he said expressionlessly: "Have you finished reading the internal files? Can we go to the gate to wait for Dong Mao now?"

  "Alright, let's go," said Lirong. "Director Li told us to wait for Dongmao at the entrance."

  Zhai Wang stood up and walked out the door, Li Rong followed behind him, looking at Zhai Wang's back, thinking: "This man is really something, he actually knows everything, just like a prophet."

  At the gate, Village King squatted down beside him with his eyes closed: "Li Rong, are you hoping to continue gambling after Dong Mao, so that the police station can catch you?"

  "Zhai Wang, what are you talking about? Who would want their own husband to gamble?! I'm also helpless when it comes to men like that!"

  "It's also. It's all because of Dongmao being useless, he deserved it!" Village King cursed with his eyes closed.

  Li Rong didn't know what else to say and stopped talking.

  "Zhai Wang, thank you! I knew it was you who saved me." Dong Mao thanked Zhai Wang repeatedly as he walked out of the gate.

  The village chief slowly opened his eyes and stood up.

  Suddenly, Village King rushed up and kicked Dong Mao with one foot: "Damn it! I let you gamble!"

  "Ah yo!" Dong Mao fell to the ground with his hand covering it and cried out in pain.

  "Get up and come with me! You that guy, last time I told you, sooner or later you'll gamble your wife into someone else's arms! If you don't believe me, just bet on it!" Village King said, finishing his words, he turned around and walked away with his hands clasped behind his back.

  Li Rong didn't dare say a word, she followed behind Zhai Wang.

  Dong Mao crawled up, patted that: "This village king is really ruthless, I'm all bruised from her kick." After speaking, he pressed on that one and chased after the village king.