107: The Xu family's conspiracy and Long Feiyang's countermeasures

She widened her eyes, her face filled with disbelief. "This is impossible! How could Xu Damao do such a thing? Someone must have misunderstood, it must be a misunderstanding!"

In an era where the punishment for crimes was extremely severe, Kong Pei knew in her heart that if her son truly committed the crime of hooliganism, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became; her face turned ashen, and her body involuntarily trembled.

"If he gets caught, what will become of him..." Kong Pei's voice trembled, her eyes filled with fear and worry.

She was afraid her son would face a heavy sentence if caught, and his bright future would be ruined in an instant.

She was even more worried that he might encounter an accident during his escape and lose his life.

Xu Fugui sat to the side, his face so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

After a long silence, he slowly voiced his guess: "I've thought about it over and over, and this matter is very likely something the Lou Family did. In the entire Sijiucheng / Beijing, only they have the ability to spend money, manpower, and effort to get revenge for their daughter. I suspect that Xu Damao being sent to such a remote village to show movies was orchestrated by the Lou Family. All of this is their meticulously planned revenge."

Kong Pei was even more shocked to hear this, her eyes filled with disbelief: "How could it be the Lou Family? Ya Li is my best girlfriend; how could she be so ruthless towards Xu Damao?"

She shook her head desperately, trying to deny this cruel speculation.

But after calming down and thinking carefully, the only influential people their family could have offended were indeed the Lou Family.

As for the Long Family and Sha Zhu in Courtyard No. 95, in her opinion, they simply didn't have the ability to stir up such a big fuss.

"Old Xu, what should we do now?"

Kong Pei looked at her husband anxiously, her eyes full of helplessness.

Xu Fugui frowned, and after a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth and said, "We can't contend with the Lou Family for now. We can only first try to slander that woman, saying she seduced Xu Damao. We'll spread this rumor, and I'll go pull some strings to see if we can get some leniency. If that really doesn't work, and if that woman is single, then Xu Damao will just have to marry her. The most urgent task is to find Xu Damao first and have him cooperate with us."

Xu Fugui didn't know the specific details of the situation; the security personnel had only briefly informed him of the result, without elaborating on the process.

In his imagination, perhaps Xu Damao was caught having an affair with a woman, which then caused this uproar.

Based on this speculation, he concluded that as long as they first slandered the woman Xu Damao was having an affair with, and the rumors spread widely, causing public discussion, they could shift public pressure towards Lingshui Village.

Afterward, he planned to use his connections, spending money to invite influential figures to mediate, hoping to clear Xu Damao's name and ensure he was safe.

If this approach didn't work, he would need to find out if the woman his son was having an affair with was single.

If the other party was unmarried, he would simply have Xu Damao marry her to quell the incident and minimize its negative impact.

However, the prerequisite for all these plans was that he and his wife could find their son before the police and militia arrested Xu Damao, and have Xu Damao act according to their plan.

"Alright, that's what we'll do. I'll go spread the word tomorrow."

Kong Pei also made up her mind; in her eyes, anyone who might harm her son Xu Damao's future was a heinous person.

Therefore, to protect her son, even if it meant slandering another woman for actively seducing Xu Damao, she felt no guilt and did not hesitate.

At this moment, Long Feiyang was enjoying dinner at home.

Suddenly, Red Queen's electronic voice rang in his mind: "Master, Xu Fugui and his wife from the Xu Family plan to spread rumors, slandering that girl for actively seducing Xu Damao. They are also preparing to spend money to operate and resolve the trouble Xu Damao is facing."

After hearing Red Queen's report, Long Feiyang's expression instantly darkened.

He never expected the Xu Family to be so despicable and shameless, willing to slander others to protect their son.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Li Wenting keenly noticed Long Feiyang's change in expression and asked with concern.

"Wife, I'm fine. You and Yaoyao eat more. I'm going to the basement for a moment."

Long Feiyang shook his head gently; he felt it was better to handle some things himself.

With that, he got up from the dining table, walked through the kitchen, and entered the basement.

Li Wenting was full of worry, and in the end, she couldn't rest easy.

She told Yaoyao to eat well by herself, then followed him.

"Red Queen, track the whereabouts of Xu Fugui and his wife. Notify me immediately once they leave home."

Long Feiyang knew that having his doppelganger impersonate Xu Damao earlier would inevitably harm that girl's reputation.

But he didn't expect the Xu Family to be so deranged as to slander an innocent victim girl.

In his opinion, the actions of Xu Family and his wife had given them an unforgivable reason.

Red Queen: [Yes, Master.]

Suddenly, the basement door was gently pushed open, and Li Wenting walked in.

[Good evening, Mistress.] Red Queen greeted politely.

Long Feiyang was a little surprised, not expecting Li Wenting to follow him down.

Li Wenting's face was full of worry, and she asked anxiously, "Husband, what exactly happened?"

Long Feiyang thought it would be better to tell Li Wenting everything.

So, he recounted Xu Fugui and his wife's cunning scheme in detail.

After hearing it, Li Wenting couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes filled with astonishment. She really hadn't expected the Xu Family and his wife to be so insidious and vicious.

Li Wenting knew that in this era, reputation was incredibly important for both men and women.

As long as even a hint of a rumor spread, it wouldn't be long before rumors about that girl would snowball, spawning dozens or even hundreds of versions.

Gossip can be terrifying, and once it reached that point, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Husband, we must stop them before they spread the rumors."

"Mm, I plan to deal with them once they leave home, using the enemy agent identity I found."

Long Feiyang stated his plan.

According to his idea, the found enemy agent would be knocked unconscious by the physical doppelganger and then placed into the prison artifact.

Then, the physical doppelganger would transform into the enemy agent's appearance and come out to intercept Xu Family and his wife.

Afterward, the enemy agent, transformed by the physical doppelganger, would leave Sijiucheng / Beijing.

This way, no one would trace it back to Long Feiyang.

Incidentally, he would have ten thousand doppelgangers search the entire city for enemy agents; this danger must be eliminated first.

Li Wenting, however, disagreed with Long Feiyang handling Xu Family and his wife in such a way, which was close to execution.

She suggested, "Can't we report them to the police? Didn't we have Red Queen send the criminal evidence to the police earlier?"

Long Feiyang shook his head helplessly and explained, "Even if we hand them over to the police, at most they'll just be arrested and educated, with even the possibility of detention being minuscule. I can't take that risk; I absolutely cannot let that girl's reputation be ruined like this."

Li Wenting was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Ultimately, to protect the girl's reputation, she chose to support Long Feiyang's decision.