When Sun Yaozu disappeared, he was on vacation visiting relatives and was completely unaware of the situation. He only learned of Sun's death upon returning to the village, so it wouldn't even be considered that he knew but didn't report it. His subsequent decision to conceal his role in the incident was simply to avoid getting into trouble.

Given the behavior of the elderly couple in the Sun family, if he were to tell the truth, they would probably pin the blame for Sun Yaozu's death directly on him.

Therefore, Tang Xiaoxiao doesn't need to fire him over this.

After a period of anxiety, Tang Wei discovered that he had not been punished. After making inquiries with his superiors, he learned of Tang Xiaoxiao's decision and was extremely grateful.

The thugs found out the address of the Sun family's daughter and went there. Sure enough, the elderly Sun couple were hiding at their daughter's house.

The thugs came to their door, throwing out an IOU with Sun Yaozu's fingerprint on it. The IOU was clearly written in black and white, making it clear that they wouldn't renege on their debt. The old couple in the Sun family had no money, but didn't they still have their daughter?

Even though the Sun family's daughter called the police, the police couldn't do anything about them. A group of thugs neither smashed anything nor hurt anyone; they just stood guard at the door all day, their sinister eyes fixed on the Sun family. Who could stand that?

They leave as soon as the police arrive. After all, they were just standing on the street and didn't break into any houses, so there's no reason to arrest them. Once the police leave, they'll just reappear out of nowhere.

The son-in-law of the Sun family was already very unhappy because the elderly couple of the Sun family had stayed at their house for several months. Now that they had attracted such a group of troublemakers, he no longer cared about any feelings and bluntly said that if the daughter of the Sun family did not sever ties with the Sun family, then she should get a divorce and go with her parents.

The daughter of the Sun family is quite filial. Although she didn't get divorced, she took the elderly couple back to their old house in Houtang Village. However, they still didn't have the money to pay back the debts. Naturally, the debts owed to the casino couldn't be repaid in full. After so much time, the principal of tens of thousands of yuan had ballooned to nearly two hundred thousand yuan due to compound interest.

Unable to repay the money, the creditors couldn't just give up. But the Sun family was indeed poor, and killing them wouldn't help. Besides, those thugs really didn't dare to kill anyone, so the two sides could only wait it out.

As a result, the Sun family's frequent disturbances became a common sight in Houtang Village. The thugs would come to their door demanding money, but they couldn't come empty-handed either. Today they would catch a chicken, tomorrow they would pick a couple of bunches of vegetables. The Sun family was living a life of misery.

The group of women sighed deeply when they talked about it.

That's why they say you can't get involved in anything related to pornography, gambling, or drugs.

A perfectly good young man, even if his job wasn't great and his family wasn't well-off, he still had loving parents and a happy family. But because he lost his mind, he racked up huge debts without even realizing it.

Are high-interest loans so easy to obtain?

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't say anything, just listened to their conversation. Just then, by sheer coincidence, two figures, one tall and one short, walked out onto the road leading out of the village. The shorter one was none other than Old Mrs. Sun.

The slightly taller, thin woman must be their daughter.

Sun Yaozu was quite good-looking, and his sister was also a pretty girl with striking features, but her complexion was sallow and she looked withered, without a trace of life.

I imagine I've been through a lot of torment since returning to the village.

In contrast, the old lady from the Sun family seemed more energetic. She had a vegetable basket slung over her arm, covered with a cloth, and walked briskly.

As they passed under the big willow tree, Grandma Sun glared at Tang Xiaoxiao.

His eyes were filled with resentment and malice.