Sang's father shook his head and said firmly, "This matter cannot be left like this."

The village chief was so angry he wanted to kill him.

"Old Sang, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for!"

The village chief raised his voice, intentionally making sure everyone could hear him.

"You don't want that piece of land anymore, huh? Believe me or not, I'll make sure you harvest nothing this year!"

Sang's father did not speak.

Xie Tuoyu stepped forward, walked up to the village chief, bent down, and looked closely at the village chief's greasy face.

"Village chief, you've got quite the nerve. So land expropriation and reorganization are no longer under the government's jurisdiction, and it's all up to you now?"

He doesn't even need to make any expression; his height alone is enough to overwhelm the other.

The village chief still remembered his fierce fight against two opponents. He always only dared to bully the weak. Faced with Xie Tuoyu's oppressive gaze, he angrily turned his head away.

Sang's father expressed his opinion, but that doesn't represent everyone's opinion.

Everyone just wants to live a peaceful life. The village chief is the head of the village, and if you go against his wishes, you might not have a good life in the future.

A bearded man came out.

“I think we should do it the way the village chief suggested, give Chunlan some compensation, and then everyone can go their separate ways. We still have farm work to do this afternoon.”

Yi Mu noticed that when that person spoke, he even had a smile on his face, a fawning smile, which was extremely disgusting.

As soon as he said that, the rest of the people agreed.

As Chunlan looked at those people's faces, her vision gradually blurred, tears streaming down her cheeks as she wept silently.

Even though I was standing under the blazing sun, I felt very cold.

Two burly men dragged Li Qi away. The village chief gave Xie Tuoyu a smug, mocking smile and bumped into Sang's father hard as he left.

After the person left, Chunlan could no longer hold on. She squatted down, hugged herself, and wailed loudly.

Why do so many tragedies befall her? She has never done anything wrong, so why is she being treated like this?

Her cries were so heart-wrenching.

Sang's father sighed helplessly; nothing in this world is perfect.

Xie Tuoyu wiped his face and said to Yi Mu, "That village chief is a scoundrel. He will definitely not let Chunlan go. If you have the ability, arrange a place for her to stay."

He doesn't need to tell me; Yi Mu will do it anyway, but...

Yi Mu glanced at Sang's father and asked Xie Tuoyu, "Are you going to stay here any longer?"

Xie Tuoyu reached out and touched the back of his neck, giving him a reassuring smile: "I have to give Uncle Sang an explanation. You must protect Chunlan."

Yi Mu led Chunlan and the child away first, while Xie Tuoyu and Sang's father headed towards the Sang family home.

He took out two cigarettes from the pack, handed one to Sang's father, and lit it for him himself.

"Uncle, there are some things I need to explain to you."

Yi Mu arranged for Chunlan and the child to live with Penny.

It wasn't that we couldn't afford to rent another house, but we were worried about the safety of Chunlan and the child.

With Penny taking care of him, at least there's some security.

Penny had no idea what had happened to Chunlan.

Seeing her covered in injuries and carrying a skinny child, I felt sorry for her and went to the market to buy a lot of big bones to make soup for Chunlan to replenish her energy.

The village chief left a deep impression on Yi Mu, and he sent someone to investigate the village chief's background.

How could a mere village chief act so arrogantly and domineeringly?

About an hour later, a message was sent to his email.

Li Dali, born a local thug, became the village chief after the old village chief stepped down, using force to suppress the villagers.

He did nothing of substance for the village during his tenure, but he did a lot of despicable things like accepting gifts and accumulating money.

It's impossible for a village chief to rise to such a position without incurring public wrath. The reason he's held the position for so many years is because he has powerful backers.

The person backing him up wasn't a particularly powerful figure; he was just a county magistrate.

Yi Mu went through the information from beginning to end, thought for a moment, picked up his phone, and made a call.

"Xiao Tai, do me a favor."

It's very noisy over there, probably from a bar.

The sound faded after a moment, and then a male voice, in the throes of puberty, came through, filled with incredulous excitement: "Brother, you actually called me!"