Chapter 138: Lin Xiaodou's Package Was Thrown Away

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Lin Xiaodou still had no idea that someone had opened her parcel.

At that very moment, she was being inexplicably reprimanded by Dr. Zhang, who had suddenly come looking for her.

“Lin Xiaodou, you’re far too competitive, and you resort to violence far too readily. You’re always beating up Zhu Qingqing, one of my team members.

“If you don’t correct these bad habits of yours, I’ll tell Director Hu all about the trouble you’ve caused and have him throw you out!”

Dr. Zhang spoke with righteous indignation.

Lin Xiaodou raised an eyebrow. “Director Hu already knows that I hit Zhu Qingqing. There’s no need for you to go report it.”

She had never been the one to start a fight. Every time, Zhu Qingqing had provoked her first.

That was why Director Hu had never blamed her, merely telling her to rein in her temper a little.

“What? Director Hu already knows?” Dr. Zhang’s expression darkened.

She had originally intended to use that as leverage to threaten Lin Xiaodou and stop her from spreading rumors everywhere.

She had not expected her plan to fail before it even began.

“Yes.” Lin Xiaodou looked at her with faint amusement. “Dr. Zhang, is there anything else?”

It was a clear dismissal.

Dr. Zhang, already irritated, immediately exploded.

“I’m the same rank as Dr. He, which means I’m your superior as well. Is this how you speak to your leaders?!”

“Leader? What kind of leader are you? You’ve never even taught me.”

Lin Xiaodou let out a cold laugh, her words razor-sharp.

“And who do you think you are, comparing yourself to Dr. He? You aren’t fit to touch even a strand of her hair!”

“How dare you speak to me like that! You’re utterly rude and unreasonable!”

Dr. Zhang gritted her teeth. “Since you have no respect for proper conduct, I’ll teach you what it means to respect your elders and superiors!”

With that, she raised her hand and swung viciously at Lin Xiaodou.

Quick as lightning, Lin Xiaodou caught her arm and slapped her across the face with her other hand.

Smack!

Dr. Zhang’s cheek went numb from the blow. The moment she recovered, she lunged forward.

“Lin Xiaodou, you little wretch! How dare you hit me? I’ll beat you to death!”

Lin Xiaodou struck first, driving a hook into her face.

Two streams of blood immediately began running from Dr. Zhang’s nostrils.

“Ah! I’m bleeding!”

She wiped at her nose, covering both hands in blood, and shrieked.

She had barely begun screaming when her entire body was sent flying.

Lin Xiaodou had kicked her away.

“So noisy,” she said. “You’re giving me a headache.”

Dr. Zhang immediately clamped her mouth shut in terror.

Her body slammed heavily into the ground, sending a cloud of dust billowing into the air.

Lin Xiaodou turned toward her and curled her lips. “Now, do you still want to teach me a lesson?”

“No, no! I won’t dare again. Sob…”

Dr. Zhang lay sprawled on the ground, whimpering and crying.

A crowd had already gathered in the courtyard to watch when the quarrel began.

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Now that they had witnessed the scene, everyone instinctively took a step back.

There was no helping it. Lin Xiaodou was simply too formidable, and no one dared provoke her.

When Zhu Qingqing returned, she happened to see the scene before her.

She shrank her neck and hurriedly slipped off to one side.

Dr. Zhang was truly useless. She had boasted earlier that she would help Zhu Qingqing, yet she had been beaten down in only a few moves.

Fortunately, Dr. Zhang had not exposed her. Otherwise, Zhu Qingqing would have suffered another thorough beating.

“What are you hiding here for?”

A cold voice suddenly sounded beside her.

Zhu Qingqing looked up and saw Xiao Jingyao, the newly arrived patrol officer.

She curved her eyes into a smile. “Comrade Xiao Jingyao, I’m just enjoying the shade and clearing my head here. What about you? Did you just get off duty?”

Xiao Jingyao was handsome. Although he usually wore an icy expression, it did nothing to diminish his appearance.

On the contrary, the chill surrounding him only added to his appeal.

If she had not already gotten together with Xu Mo, she might have tried to pursue this exceptionally handsome man.

“Mm.” Xiao Jingyao gave her a suspicious glance.

Why was she being so enthusiastic toward him? It was rather strange.

After walking a few more steps, he heard the gossip and crying coming from the courtyard.

Only then did Xiao Jingyao understand what had happened.

Was Lin Xiaodou at it again, beating someone up?

Xiao Jingyao’s brows lifted slightly.

He had not been there long, yet he had already witnessed several entertaining spectacles.

That girl really seemed uncomfortable if she went even one day without beating someone up.

What a “talent.” If only she could be sent to the battlefield—she would surely beat the enemy into screaming for their fathers and mothers.

Lin Xiaodou: Just listen to yourself. Do you think that’s something a normal person would say? I don’t want to beat people up either, but there are always little pests hopping around in front of me~

In the courtyard, Dr. Zhang was crying in miserable fashion.

Eventually, several kindhearted female comrades stepped forward to help her away.

Before leaving, she suddenly called out, “Lin Xiaodou, if you dare spread rumors, I definitely won’t let you off!”

Lin Xiaodou looked utterly baffled.

What on earth was that supposed to mean? What a lunatic.

Zhang Guihua and another woman standing behind the crowd, however, wore rather peculiar expressions.

Only half an hour earlier, the two of them had been speaking ill of Dr. Zhang in the bathroom.

Then, moments later, Dr. Zhang had gone looking for trouble with Lin Xiaodou.

Could she have heard some rumor?

The two women felt a chill of fear. Fortunately, no one else had been in the bathroom at the time.

Zhang Guihua moved closer to the other woman and whispered, “We have to keep what happened earlier secret. If anyone asks, say you know nothing. We must deny it no matter what.”

Dr. Zhang was notoriously petty.

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If she found out that they had been the ones gossiping about her, she certainly would not let them off.

The other woman clearly understood as well and hurriedly nodded. “Yes, yes. I know.”

Only after the farce had ended did Zhu Qingqing sneak back to her quarters.

Although no one had been able to deal with Lin Xiaodou, she had at least thrown away Lin Xiaodou’s parcel. That was enough to make her feel vindicated.

Just as she was secretly congratulating herself, Sister Chen, who had been working overtime at the farm, returned.

The moment she arrived, she said to Lin Xiaodou, “Xiaodou, I found a letter on the road. The recipient’s name seems to be yours. Take a look.”

Lin Xiaodou accepted the envelope and glanced at it.

Several large words immediately caught her eye:

For Comrade Lin Xiaodou

The handwriting belonged to Zhou Qinglang!

Lin Xiaodou frowned and quickly asked, “Sister Chen, where did you find this letter?”

Sister Chen replied, “I passed by Auntie Wu’s house just now. She was carrying a bundle of firewood toward the little woods, and this letter fell out of the pile. I was going to return it to her, but when I saw your name on it, I thought something was wrong. So I hurried back to tell you.”

“This letter was sent to me by a friend. He said inside that he had mailed me some food. My things must be at Auntie Wu’s house!”

Lin Xiaodou rose as she spoke and headed outside. “Come on, Sister Chen. Let’s go take a look.”

When the two of them arrived at Auntie Wu’s house, Auntie Wu was happily slicing dried beef, preparing to cook.

She had gone to the woods earlier to burn firewood and make some charcoal. She had intended to use the letter as kindling.

She had not expected to lose it along the way.

Auntie Wu had not been worried. It was only a letter, after all. Who could tell that she had taken someone else’s things?

But before she could even put the food in the pot, the rightful owner had come looking for it.

And it was none other than that terrifying Lin Xiaodou!

Remembering the beating she had received before, Auntie Wu shuddered and hurriedly laid out everything from the parcel.

“Doctor Lin, everything is here. I didn’t take a single thing, truly!”

Compared with her life, those precious foodstuffs were completely insignificant.

Lin Xiaodou had not expected the previously shameless Auntie Wu to admit defeat so quickly.

Zhou Qinglang had listed the contents of the parcel in his letter. Lin Xiaodou checked everything one by one, and nothing was missing.

Lin Xiaodou said, “I’ve found everything, but there’s still one question I need to ask you.”

Auntie Wu hunched her neck. “Ask away, ask away.”

“Where did you take my parcel?”

Auntie Wu answered honestly, “From the grass outside the veterinary station. I happened to see it when I was passing by after work.”

“From the grass?” Sister Chen asked in surprise. “The mail carrier should have delivered it directly to you. At worst, he would have found someone to pass it along. Why would he throw it into the grass?”

Lin Xiaodou’s gaze sharpened. “Unless someone signed for it on my behalf and deliberately threw it away.”

Sister Chen grew furious. “Who could have done such a shameless thing?”

Lin Xiaodou said, “That’s easy enough to resolve. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go to the post office and find the mail carrier. I’ll have him come here and identify the person.”

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