Powerful and resounding.

As Lü Guohua and the others gradually pieced together the story from the chaotic scene, and learned that the truth was that the father and son from the Guo family had broken into Qin Zheng's house with malicious intent, the shock in their hearts was like a lake being struck by a boulder, causing ripples to rise and fall!

They're just a small village, how could such a bizarre thing have ever happened there?

It's unbelievable and outrageous that Old Man Guo and his third son would do such a thing!

However, despite the overwhelming shock, the guidance given to Qin Zheng did not stop.

"Even so, the child is still lying safely in your arms, Qin Zheng shouldn't have beaten him so badly..."

Someone in the crowd muttered something.

These words acted like a fuse, igniting another uproar in the quiet crowd and sparking renewed discussion.

"Is that enough?"

Ye Yun raised her voice.

She scanned the crowd, pursed her lips, and asked in a voice that was authoritative even without anger: "Who said that just now?"

Silence fell over the crowd.

"You have the nerve to speak, but not the nerve to stand up? You only dare to hide in the back like a rat in a stinking ditch, don't you? Did someone dig up your ancestral graves and give birth to a dog like you who doesn't care about right or wrong?" Ye Yun cursed again.

That was a very harsh insult.

A defiant figure immediately emerged from the crowd; it was a middle-aged man.

He was short, had a mustache, and pointed at Ye Yun, cursing, "Are you even speaking human language? I thought you were a reasonable woman, but how come your mouth is so foul? Blackwater Village must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck to marry such a formidable woman like you!"

Ye Yun looked closely.

Wow, Old Guo's cousin.

"You said it yourself, don't regret it!" Ye Yun said, then shoved the child into Qin Xiang'e's hands.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she picked up a stick and strode menacingly toward Old Guo's cousin.

The man was startled.

"You! What are you doing!" he shouted as he hid behind Lü Guohua.

Seeing this, Lü Guohua quickly reached out to stop her, repeatedly comforting her, "Qin family daughter-in-law, don't be impulsive, impulsiveness is the devil!"

Unexpectedly, Ye Yun walked straight past them.

Squeezing through the crowd of villagers who had followed her, she reached out and forcefully grabbed a five- or six-year-old boy, dragging and pulling him by the back of the collar into the main room.

The boy was terrified and waved his hands at the man, crying, "Grandpa...Grandpa, save me..."

The man looked closely and his face turned pale. Wasn't that his precious grandson?

He disregarded everything else and hurriedly tried to catch up with Ye Yun, shouting angrily, "Qin family daughter-in-law! Put my grandson down right now!"

Bang!

His response was the sound of the main room door slamming shut right in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, the sounds of smashing and breaking came from the main room, along with the cries of children—it was utterly tragic!

Everyone was speechless.

Everything happened so suddenly that they didn't even have time to react. All they could hear was Ye Yun beating the child inside the house!

"Open the door! Open the door right now!"

The man, startled and enraged by the commotion, pounded on the door and shouted in a furious voice, "Qin family daughter-in-law! Give me back my grandson right now! If anything happens to him, I'll kill you!"

Splash—

The door was suddenly pulled open, and Ye Yun was holding the child's hand, standing openly in front of that person.

Ye Yun's gaze was like frost, and she said coldly, "Uncle Guo, why are you making such a fuss? Are you panicking now? Are you hurting yourself? Why do you want to kill me? Your grandson is standing right here, isn't he? Do you think I would actually harm an innocent child because of a beast who can't even speak?"

"you……"

The man was so frustrated that his face turned red, he gritted his teeth, and stared, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Ye Yun snorted coldly and pressed her advantage: "Look at this, I just pulled your grandson into the house and you want to kill me? Those two from your Guo family sneaked into my house to steal my child! My Qin Zheng hasn't even killed them yet and you're already accusing him of being ruthless. Don't be so heartless!"

The man was furious: "I..."

"Grandpa!" The little boy, who was being led by Ye Yun, blinked his big eyes and called out in a clear, innocent voice, "Grandpa, Aunt Qin didn't hit me. She even gave me candy and told me to pretend to cry for you!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

The man was humiliated, knowing he was in the wrong and unable to argue with Ye Yun, so he picked up the child and hurriedly disappeared into the crowd.

Now, even the Guo family's relatives stopped speaking up for them.

Ye Yun looked at Lü Guohua and the others, and said firmly, "Everyone, Qin Zheng of our family is in the right. It was Old Man Guo who led Guo Laosan into our home. Qin Zheng acted in self-defense!"

"Even if you go and report it to the police station, the one who should be punished is the thief, not our Qin Zheng!"

"That's right!" As soon as Ye Yun finished speaking, someone shouted and raised their hands repeatedly to speak out for Qin Zheng.

When one person spoke up, the others broke their silence and began to raise their fists in unison.

"That's right! Even if we take it to the police station, it's not Qin Zheng's fault!"

"What kind of world is this? Thieves are sneaking into houses to steal things. Should we beat them to death or treat them like royalty?"

"Besides, this thief stole from a child! It was an inside job, so this retaliation only compounded the crime!"

The crowd was filled with righteous indignation.

Those who had previously spoken up for Old Guo and Guo Laosan now hid in the crowd like quails, remaining silent.

"Hmph! Today he dared to steal the Qin family's child because of his conflict with the Qin family. If he has a conflict with us tomorrow, won't he steal our child too?!"

Someone in the crowd cursed.

A single word awakened me from my dream!

Watching the fire from across the river, you won't feel the pain until it burns you yourself.

But those words really struck a chord with the villagers!

We're all from the same village, we see each other all the time. Who knows when a single wrong word could cause a rift between us? What if one day they become Qin Zheng?

"No! They must be taken to the police station; we can't let them do anything wrong again!"

"That's right, village chief! We can't keep someone like that in our village!"

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, creating immense pressure on Lü Guohua.

If it were someone else who had offended Qin Zheng, Lü Guohua would have taken them in without hesitation. But the person who had the conflict with Qin Zheng was from the previous family, and one of them was his half-brother. The two of them had the same mother. How could he handle the case decisively?

well……

Lu Guohua was troubled, unable to find the right balance in handling the situation.

They were afraid that if they dealt with it too lightly, the Qin family would be dissatisfied; but if they dealt with it too harshly, it would hurt Guo Laosan, and cause Li Xiuying to hold a grudge against Qin Zheng again, which would bring Qin Zheng a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Lü Guohua gritted his teeth and turned his gaze to Li Xiuying, who was sitting on the ground, hugging Guo Laosan and crying bitterly.

"Li Xiuying, what do you think about this?"