Chapter 311 is essentially unsolvable.

If it were really like their production team system, there would probably be very few people left here.

However, those people are really arrogant. They managed to take a perfectly good person away, and it seems their fate won't be any better.

Father Xiao hadn't expected that Xiao Taohua's bad mood was because of this. He couldn't help but glare at his eldest son. Why bring this up? If you're going out to play, just go out happily. Why are you making yourself unhappy?

"Dad, is it really not possible to save people?" Little Peach Blossom was still somewhat hopeful, so she looked at Xiao's father with expectant eyes.

To be honest, Mr. Xiao felt a lot of pressure looking into his daughter-in-law's innocent eyes.

Finally, Lin Guangsheng stepped forward and said, "Alright, Little Peach Blossom, I know you're worried about that person's safety, but this kind of thing isn't something you can just do on a whim."

"Oh." Little Peach Blossom's mood sank even further.

Father Xiao glared at Xiao Pei-chuan again.

It's all the eldest son's fault.

Xiao Peichuan also felt it was his fault.

He just couldn't help telling Xiao Taohua, but he regretted it afterward.

They wouldn't be staying here for long, and many people knew she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, so naturally they wouldn't dare to do anything to her. Just a moment ago, Xiao Peichuan was only worried that some fools might not know she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, and if he wasn't by her side, someone might actually deceive Xiao Taohua…

But now that I'm clear-headed, I realize that no matter what, my wife isn't so easily fooled, and she shouldn't have that kind of bad luck.

Lin Guangsheng gave his son-in-law a look, signaling Xiao Peichuan to take Xiao Taohua back and comfort her properly. Upon receiving his father-in-law's signal, Xiao Peichuan immediately took action, gently leading Xiao Taohua back to his room.

Lin Guangsheng and Xiao's father stood there, looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a long pause, it was Xiao's father who spoke first: "I'm sorry you had to see this."

"This matter?" Lin Guangsheng couldn't help but ask.

"There's nothing wrong with talking about this, especially since we're related by marriage. This kind of thing is very common in our area. In the past, people would smuggle people here from other places, but now that the authorities have loosened restrictions, many people come here on their own to look for opportunities, so those people have even more chances. Actually, just beyond that is the Golden Triangle region, which is quite chaotic and has all sorts of people. You know what it's like when someone has a gun and no one cares, so every household here is armed."

"Are there really no people who can control those people?" Lin Guangsheng asked.

"Take care of it? Those who tried to take care of it all ended up losing their lives. Over time, who would dare to take care of it? Fortunately, they don't dare to harm the local people either. Although that's a bit selfish, it's a way to maintain stability."

"Do those who were arrested never come back?"

Xiao's father glanced at him and said, "None of them will come back. Even if they die, they will probably be used as fertilizer by them."

"Who are they?!" Lin Guangsheng's expression changed.

"The burning of opium at Humen has been going on for many years, but the profits from it are too great. No one will give up something that is profitable." Xiao's father didn't say it so clearly, but Lin Guangsheng understood.

Mr. Xiao patted Lin Guangsheng on the shoulder: "Actually, it would be better for Pei-chuan and Xiao-tao-hua to be together in the capital or where you are than here." In other places, the couple could really live a peaceful life, but here, if that peace were to be broken one day, it would be really dangerous.

Lin Guangsheng didn't know what to say at this point, so he could only sigh.

"Don't worry, those people won't dare to really mess with us locals. But the person Little Peach Blossom mentioned is probably beyond saving. After all, nobody wants to really go up against that bunch of mad dogs." They all have families and friends, so the choice is obvious.

Even Lin Guangsheng dared not say he would go to save people at this moment.

That woman is pitiful, and the missing person is pitiful too, but to sacrifice themselves for an outsider, I'm truly sorry, I can't do it.

But I do feel guilty.

“This was also Pei-chuan’s fault; he shouldn’t have said those things to Xiao-tao-hua.” Father Xiao complained to his eldest son.

Why not just have fun? Saying these things is just asking for trouble.

Lin Guangsheng shook his head: "It's not Peichuan's fault. These are things that should be said to Xiaotaohua. After all, real life is not a fairy tale. My Xiaotaohua has been raised too naively by my husband and me. It's best to be worldly-wise but not cynical."

Lin Guangsheng didn't want his daughter to end up being someone who "doesn't know what's good for people."

There's nothing wrong with what Xiao Peichuan did.

“We can take it slowly; we shouldn’t have gone into such depth right from the start,” Xiao’s father still said, dissatisfied.

"I think Pei-chuan is really good."

Then the two fathers started praising each other's children again, and who knows whether they had really forgotten about what had just happened or had intentionally put it aside.

Back in her room, Xiao Taohua was sullen, so Xiao Peichuan quietly stayed with her.

"That person is really pitiful."

"Yes." Xiao Peichuan nodded.

Am I being too dramatic?

"No, my little peach blossom is the kindest."

"But I didn't save anyone."

"That's because I told you not to save him."

"But I feel so hypocritical right now." Little Peach Blossom's eyes were red.

She wanted to save them, but she also knew that saving them would offend people. Those people were very, very bad, and she didn't want to hurt the people she cared about by saving them.

Ultimately, she's a hypocrite, not a good person.

"No, our Little Peach Blossom is the best, the very best person." Xiao Peichuan gently comforted her, "Look, you cured me, and you're the most popular person in your production team, and the most popular person in your town. So many people like you, and so many people came to congratulate us when we got married. This shows that Little Peach Blossom, you've always been the best, the very best. You're not hypocritical at all. I know you did it for me, for the people you care about, and we all did it for the people we care about. There's nothing wrong with that. After all, no one in this world is a saint. It's impossible for anyone to be so pure and fair as to risk their life for anyone. I only want you to be well, and you must also want us to be well, right?"

Little Peach Blossom silently buried her head in Xiao Peichuan's arms, her voice muffled: "Yes."

"You see, so you really aren't a hypocrite. The real hypocrites are those who wear masks and do bad things. We didn't do anything."

"Am I useless? I'm clearly very strong, I know acupuncture, and I even have internal energy. I could actually go and save people, but I'm afraid. I have so many worries. I'm so afraid that if I go and save them, even if I succeed, they'll retaliate against you." Little Peach Blossom considered going alone, after all, she knew her own strength, but she also understood that going alone was dangerous, since the other side had guns. And what she feared most was implicating Xiao Peichuan, her parents, and all the people she cared about.

"No, I was worried about you too. I was worried that you would actually go and save people. In essence, this matter is unsolvable. It's hard to distinguish right from wrong, and the world isn't really black and white."

"Let me hug you."

"Okay, here you can hold him." Xiao Peichuan gently patted his wife's back.

(End of this chapter)