"The people in this village may seem simple and honest, but there's a demon inside each of them. They're united, but their unity is inherently xenophobic."

"Over the years, no matter whether we were reformed elements sent to the village or educated youth, none of us could escape their clutches. They would often parade us through the streets on various trumped-up charges. It seemed that bullying us had become the only pleasure in their miserable lives." Huo Chengwang gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred so thick that it could not be extinguished.

"Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you!" Huo Jianguo said word by word.

"Hasn't you ever thought about contacting people outside in these years?" Lu Xiuyuan, who had been silent beside him, asked.

"How could we not have thought of this? We wanted to call the police and expose the evil deeds of the villagers, but they had already guarded all the exits from the village. Another group of people were sent to keep an eye on us, so we couldn't leave the village at all." Huo Chengwang smiled bitterly.

In fact, before they were sent down, they had already imagined that they would have a hard time, but they never expected it to be so difficult.

"So you didn't call the police, right?" Lu Xiuyuan confirmed.

"Yeah." Lu Xiuyuan nodded.

"If someone died, why didn't the police come?" Lu Xiuyuan asked again.

Huo Chengwang shook his head.

"I guess they didn't report it. Anyway, I haven't seen the police come in the past two years."

"Okay." Lu Xiuyuan nodded.

Su Miaomiao, who was sitting next to him, looked up at him, her eyes showing a hint of strangeness.

"Chengwang, go and rest first. We'll talk about other things tomorrow." Huo Jianguo could see that Huo Chengwang was exhausted to the limit.

It's not just his body, but also his emotions. If he doesn't get enough rest, his body might not be able to bear it.

"Yeah." Huo Chengwang nodded.

Only Huo Chengwang and a few others could lie down in the narrow thatched hut.

Lu Xiuyuan was a soldier, and his skills in living in the wild were almost maxed out. He built a more sturdy thatched hut next to the house by himself.

He asked Su Miaomiao and Tang Chunlan to go inside to rest, while he stayed outside to keep watch.

Just as he was fiddling with the fire, Su Miaomiao sat down next to him.

"Why didn't you go to rest?" Lu Xiuyuan looked at her with some confusion.

"My dad is with my mom. She doesn't dare cry." Su Miaomiao lowered her voice.

"Auntie, are you okay?" Lu Xiuyuan asked softly.

"It's nothing serious, I'm just too sad. It may take me some time to recover." Su Miaomiao shook her head.

"Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you regarding your second uncle's matter." Lu Xiuyuan spoke word by word.

"Are you going to call the police?" Su Miaomiao asked.

"Yeah." Lu Xiuyuan nodded. "According to what your cousin said, this village doesn't seem to have any connection with the police. Calling the police is the quickest and most convenient way."

"But the person has been gone for so long, and my cousin and the others have no evidence. Do you think they will admit it?" Su Miaomiao opened her red lips slightly.

Lu Xiuyuan paused for a moment, but quickly recovered.

"I'll look for evidence."

Su Miaomiao cast her gaze on Lu Xiuyuan and wanted to say something, but when she saw his upright and pure eyes, she swallowed her words back.

"Then you go and try it." Su Miaomiao opened her mouth.

"Yeah." Lu Xiuyuan nodded.

"Do you want to go to sleep for a while? I'll just watch over you here." Lu Xiuyuan didn't seem to notice the change in Su Miaomiao's mood.

"No, I'll stay here with you." Su Miaomiao shook her head.