Hearing what they said, Wu Guohua was furious. These people were shameless, saying such nonsense in front of the police officers.

"Stop spouting nonsense. What does it have to do with you if a couple wants to get a divorce? Go home and stop making a scene here!"

After all, there wasn't any major dispute in the divorce, and the police didn't interfere. Making a scene here now would only make him look bad!

After hearing what the captain said, Wu Guangli and the others were about to slink away.

Old Mrs. Xia was not having it. They had damaged her things, how could they be allowed to leave so easily? "Captain, we can't let them go! Look, all these things in my house were smashed by that guy surnamed Wu. They have to pay for them."

The captain then realized that the Xia family's courtyard had been smashed beyond recognition. He had been so happy that he had brought the police with him that he hadn't noticed the situation in the courtyard at all.

"Wu Guangli, what's going on? Why are you coming here and smashing things? Your sister's divorce is their business. Your family is not allowed to interfere anymore, or you'll lose three months' work points!"

Old Mrs. Wu immediately screamed, "Captain, you can't do this! If you deduct all our work points, how are we supposed to survive?"

"If you're afraid of losing points, don't cause trouble. You've wrecked someone's yard like this. Those who should pay compensation should do so, and those who should clean up the mess should do so right now!" Wu Guohua rubbed his aching temples. He had been in a good mood today, but these people had ruined it.

"My home..."

"We'll pay, Captain, we'll pay. There's no need to trouble the police. We'll go back and get our things... we'll pay..."

Grandma Wu wanted to say something, but her son stopped her. The police were still around, so it wasn't the time to say anything more. They were already in the wrong, and Xia Wan had just done a good deed and received a banner in recognition of her merit. Saying too much now would definitely be detrimental to them.

Seeing that they were so sensible, the captain and the Xia family didn't say anything and just waved for them to leave.

Old Man Xia didn't have time to dwell on these trivial matters. His eyes swept over the group of thugs, and his heart pounded. Would that brat Xia Wan say something in front of the police?

His worries were indeed justified. Before Xia Wan could even speak, the captain had already begun asking questions.

"What are you all doing standing here? Where did these people come from?"

The captain's eyes swept over the thugs. These people were not from their Huaihua Brigade. Why were they standing in the Xia family's house now?

As the captain asked this question, his eyes were fixed on Xia Wan. He had a premonition that this matter was definitely related to Xia Wan.

Xia Wan shrugged helplessly and pointed at Wang Ergou and the others: "Captain, this has nothing to do with me. I'm the victim. You should let them talk."

Wu Guohua looked in the direction she was pointing, and Wang Ergou, as if given a command, told everyone the facts he had mentioned.

"It was this old man surnamed Xia who paid us to drag Xia Wan into the grove. After it was done, we would use this incident to threaten Xia Wan, making her move out of the Xia family home and into the educated youth settlement, and also to have less contact with the Xia family in the future."

"He also told us that Xia Wan was strong and knew some martial arts, so we should be careful. However, we didn't take his warning to heart when we heard she was just a young girl, which is why we're so worried now..."

If he had known Xia Wan was this capable, he wouldn't have taken the job. He still has to go to Xia Shitou to ask for the remaining money later; so many brothers were injured, and not a penny can be missing.

"No...no, I've never even seen these people before, how could I possibly pay them?" Old Man Xia thought to himself with resentment, it must have been that brat Xia Wan who conspired with these thugs.

He clearly asked Xia Shitou to do this, so there's no way he could be blamed. Now that these people only recognize him, it must all be Xia Wan's doing.

Wang Ergou wasn't about to give him a chance to clarify: "How could it not be you? You even said you'd give us the money after it was done. All the brothers can testify. How dare you lie through your teeth?"

Sun Gong'an looked at Xia Wan with pity in his eyes. This child was really pitiful. Being treated like this by her own grandfather, she must be heartbroken.

"Which of you has evidence to prove that what you're saying is true?" Officer Sun asked Old Man Xia and Wang Ergou with a serious expression.

His question silenced Old Man Xia and Wang Ergou, as they truly had no evidence.

Er Gou did have some money given to him by Xia Shitou, but there was no name on the money, so there was no way to prove that it was given to him by Old Man Xia.

Moreover, if he actually took out the money, wouldn't it be confiscated by the police?

The two fell silent. Xia Wan lowered her eyes and pretended to be heartbroken by her family: "I did have a few arguments with my family this morning. My grandparents asked me to move to the educated youth settlement, but I wanted to stay and take care of my father, so I didn't agree."

I never expected... that Grandpa would actually send someone... to do this to me..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, and she looked heartbroken. She looked up with tears in her eyes, which made everyone curse Old Man Xia in their hearts for letting someone take advantage of their own granddaughter.

Grandma Xia pointed at Xia Wan, her face full of anger: "You little brat, don't talk nonsense. We let you move out because you got up in the middle of the night and hit someone, but my old man didn't hire anyone to molest you."

“Yes, that brat Xia Wan got up in the middle of the night to beat people. She didn’t spare our whole family, and we’re still aching all over.” Li Cao perked up when talking about beating people.

“Yes, police officer, Xia Wan hit someone first! My dad would never do such a thing. Besides, everyone was at work this morning, how could my dad have had time to associate with these thugs?” Xia Jianjun echoed his mother and wife.

We absolutely cannot let his father admit to being involved in this matter today. The eldest son and that educated youth are not married yet. If his father is arrested at this juncture, it will affect his son's marriage.

Old Man Xia looked at the police officer, his old face full of grievance: "Officer, you have to stand up for me! I really haven't had any contact with these thugs. I would never harm my own granddaughter!"

His behavior was so bad that even the captain and the police officer couldn't bear to look at him. It was Officer Sun who spoke up: "Then come with us to the police station. We must find out the truth about this matter. It's no small matter to harass a woman. Whether it's the mastermind or someone who was instructed, they can't be let off lightly!"

"No...no, officer, this has nothing to do with me, you can't arrest me!" Old Man Xia was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Even now, he still doesn't want to implicate his own grandson. After all, he is his eldest grandson, and his grandson is about to marry a sent-down youth. He absolutely cannot be implicated!

“This matter has nothing to do with my dad. He’s too old to handle any more trouble.”

"Yes, yes, these thugs framed my old man. My old man worked all morning, how could he have time to bribe them?"