Li Mei was extremely panicked, but facing the captain's scrutiny, she still looked him in the face without fear: "Captain, this lock may not be the one that locks Wen Zhiqing and Huo Jue!"

The captain snorted coldly: "If it's not, why are you so anxious to come forward and grab it?"

He took the lock from Wen Xia Nuan's hand and glanced at Li Mei and Wen Xia Nuan: "Anyway, Chen Yanfang is waiting outside the house. Whether it's true or not, we'll find out once we ask!"

Wen Xia Nuan was also walking out. Li Mei gritted her teeth, glared at Wen Xia Nuan fiercely, and chased after her again.

"Is this a conclusion?"

When Chen Yanfang saw the three people coming out, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Captain, everyone is still waiting!"

He released the lock in his hand and his eyes fell on Chen Yanfang: "Look, is this the lock?"

Chen Yanfang glanced at the lock he was holding and nodded immediately: "This is it!"

"Chen Yanfang! You have to open your eyes and see clearly! If you hadn't knocked the lock open and slandered my son, I wouldn't have forgiven you!"

When Li Mei heard Chen Yanfang's words, she immediately warned her. Aunt Pang looked at Li Mei's landlord-like demeanor and sneered, "It's been so many years since the reform, how come someone still acts like a landlord's wife? Li Mei, my daughter won't slander anyone casually!"

Auntie Pang didn't care how ugly Li Mei's face was. She reached out and squeezed her daughter's hand: "Yanfang, if you have something to say, just say it. Mom is here, don't be afraid!"

Chen Yanfang's heart warmed. She nodded to her mother and then turned her gaze to Huo Jue. "Brother Jue, you and Wen Zhiqing should still remember it, right? I couldn't crack it open with a rock before, so I went home and got some pliers!"

Huo Jue nodded and looked at the lock Chen Yanfang was pointing at. "Look, there are marks of stone impact on both sides of the lock. And this broken part, it must have been broken by pliers, right?"

"Captain, can I take a closer look?"

Hearing Huo Jue want to take a closer look at the lock, he quickly handed the lock to Huo Jue.

What Chen Yanfang said was exactly the same as the marks on the lock. Huo Jue quickly said, "I believe what Yanfang said."

"And this lock is made of copper. It's the only one of its kind in our village."

"Yeah! Many people in our village still use mortise and tenon locks. How could we possibly have the money to buy copper ones?"

"This lock is only found in town, right?"

"I saw Huo Chen showing off this lock. He said it was new in town! It's so expensive!"

Li Mei didn't expect that her idiot son would use this kind of lock to lock the door!

She was speechless and glanced at Wen Xia Nuan and Chen Yanfang. She was so angry in her heart!

"Huo Chen, isn't it time for you to explain clearly?"

After Huo Chen's name was called, he saw that everyone's eyes were on him. He subconsciously took a few steps back, but was pushed back to where he was again by the people in the crowd.

"Huo Chen, please explain quickly!"

"I didn't expect that you would become so vicious after finding a job in town!"

"Closing the granary is no small matter. If Chen Yanfang hadn't discovered it, it would have been suffocating in such hot weather!"

A cacophony of voices could be heard, and the captain waved his hand, and the villagers' voices quieted down.

"What else do you want to say now?"

The captain stared at him intently. Huo Chen pulled a smile from the corner of his mouth and said, "Captain, what else can I say?"

They have already made this matter a done deal, and even if he had a mouth, he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly!

"Huo Chen, don't act like we're slandering you. If you're a man, you have to take responsibility for your actions!"

Wen Xia Nuan's eyes fell on Huo Chen: "Huo Jue and I have never offended you, but you keep targeting us. Is this right?"

Huo Chen didn't take her words to heart, his eyes fell on the captain: "Captain, I admit, I was wrong!"

He twitched his lips. "But if I do this, the most I can do is hold a criticism meeting and write a self-criticism, right? I can write it, it just depends on whether you're willing to accept it."

The captain felt very unhappy when he saw Huo Chen's arrogant look.

But what he said was right. There was nothing else I could do except asking him to write a self-criticism!

"Ajue, Wen Zhiqing, I was just joking with you, who could have thought you would take it so seriously!"

Huo Chen looked at Huo Jue with a smile, but he couldn't help but walked over and whispered in his ear: "Huo Jue, watching the woman you love being wronged but unable to help, what's the point of a man like you?"

Huo Chen left with a smile on his face. Huo Jue's expression changed. When he reached out to grab Huo Chen's collar, Wen Xia Nuan grabbed him and said, "Ajue, wait a minute!"

Huo Jue's eyes were violent. Wen Xia Nuan saw it and couldn't help but be shocked, but she quickly tugged at his sleeve and said, "I have a way to teach him a lesson!"

Huo Jue's eyes fell on Wen Xia Nuan and saw her walking towards the captain.

"Wen Zhiqing?"

Wen Xia Nuan nodded to the team leader: "Team Leader, if anyone in our village commits a serious offense, I know we can report it to the town and let the town officials handle it, right?"

The captain nodded, a flash of surprise flashing across his eyes: "Wen Zhiqing, you are right, this is indeed the case!"

"Huo Jue and I were almost killed by Huo Chen. Since the village can't solve the problem, shouldn't we report it?"

Wen Xia Nuan smiled and said, "I heard Huo Chen is still working at the town's government-run marketing store? Shouldn't we also inform them about this, to prevent his colleagues from risking their lives because of a joke? That would be terrible!"

"Yes, Wen Zhiqing is right!"

"Captain, this matter absolutely cannot be let go like this. Huo Chen dared to joke with Wen Zhiqing and Huo Jue now, so he will dare to play the same joke on us next time!"

Li Mei waved her hands repeatedly: "My son is just talking nonsense! Captain, you can't do this!"

The captain said nothing, his eyes fixed on Huo Jue: "Huo Jue, what do you think?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Huo Jue, and some people were looking forward to him being able to put an end to Huo Chen's arrogance.

Huo Jue glanced at Huo Chen a few times, then gave him a nonchalant glance. After a moment of silence, Huo Jue said, "I agree with what Wen Zhiqing said, Captain. Huo Chen really has to pay for the mistakes he made!"

The captain nodded in agreement and glanced at Huo Jue: "Okay, then, let's do as you say!"

Li Mei panicked and started cursing at Huo Jue, "Huo Jue, he's still your brother after all. Why can't you see him getting any better?"