The old man beat Chen Jinfeng so badly that he ran around wildly. Normally, he would have fought back long ago, but what was going on now?

A dark mass of people stared at him, their gazes alone enough to tear him to shreds. He could only tough it out.

Finally, after Chen Jinhai had exhausted himself, Chen Jinfa had a chance to jump aside and say...

"Jin Hai, are you out of your mind? You just start hitting me. What do you mean I stole your money? Where did you hear that? I'm from the Chen family. How could I steal your money? Someone must be trying to sow discord between us."

He's starting to regret it now; he'd flaunted his wealth when he bought the massager, which made them suspicious.

However, he estimated that these people only had suspicions and certainly no evidence.

"Heh, you little brat, you still won't admit it now, huh?" Before Chen Jinhai could speak, Chen Houda started cursing.

"Uncle, I really didn't do it. What dirty money? I don't know what you're talking about!" Chen Jinfa looked completely innocent.

“You can see how much I’ve done for the Chen family. Whenever there’s trouble in the family, I’m always the first to rush to the front. When we fought Ye Cheng, I was always the first one there.”

"Now you start to doubt me just because you hear a little bit of gossip. That's really disheartening."

Chen Jinfa spoke with such conviction that he felt like a loyal minister who had been wronged.

However, these people had seen the photocopied contract. Just as one of them tried to take something out, Chen Houda raised his hand to stop him, then continued speaking to Chen Jinfa.

"Blonde, I'm your uncle, so you should answer honestly when I ask you something, right?"

"That's right, you're my uncle, my elder, but you have to uphold justice, don't you? If you're going to wrong me like this, I'll go ask my great-grandfather for help." Chen Jinfa was fearless; he didn't believe these people could find the shipyard or know how he made his money.

Besides, even if they found the shipyard, they wouldn't tell these bumpkins.

“Alright, let me ask you, where did your 40,000 yuan come from? It’s the 40,000 yuan you spent on buying ten instruments in the auditorium in one go,” Chen Houda said, staring at him.

Chen Jinfa thought to himself, "He really slipped up when it came to money."

Fortunately, he thought of something to say when he was being beaten.

“Uncle, you mean that 40,000 yuan? I borrowed it, not from anyone in our village. It was borrowed from my wife’s family.”

He knew that borrowing from the village wouldn't work, since half the village was there; he could only ask his wife's side of the family.

"Bullshit! Your wife's family is even poorer than you. They might not even be able to come up with 400 yuan. There's no way you could borrow 40,000 yuan." Chen Jinli jumped out and cursed. They knew the situation. To put it bluntly, they were from the same village, and everyone knew each other.

"Jinli, I don't like hearing that," Chen Jinfeng said, pointing at Chen Jinli.

"Your relatives are poor? Oh, my wife's family is poor, but who doesn't have a rich relative? You're just envious and jealous that they're willing to lend me money, aren't you?"

If we didn't know the truth beforehand, judging from his current matter-of-fact attitude, we might actually believe it.

"Stop wasting your breath on him, you son of a bitch Chen Jinfa, look at this for yourself."

He was rambling on in front of everyone, and some people behind him couldn't hold back any longer. Unlike a few old men who were dawdling around, they went up and threw the torn-off contract in Chen Jinfa's face.

"You bastard, look at yourself, holy crap!"

The man got angry as he spoke and kicked Chen Jinfa hard while Chen Jinfa was picking up his things.

Chen Jinfa was completely stunned; he was kicked to the ground and couldn't get up.

He was very familiar with the two pieces of paper in front of him; they were the contracts he had signed for buying and selling the ship.

When he saw the two pieces of paper, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

How is that possible?

How is that possible?

Why would they have these two things?

He was only now beginning to feel fear, a fear that made him feel utterly powerless.

He wasn't afraid to do bad things, but now that he'd been discovered, he was finished.

He glanced at the angry crowd and knew he was doomed; things were going to get very bad.

I don't know which bastard got this; he's trying to kill himself.

"Chen Jinfeng, what else do you have to say?!"

"Look at what's written on this paper, 40,000! You really have the guts to do that."

"Damn it, we all lost money, but you made 40,000 yuan all by yourself! You heartless bastard!"

"Hit him!"

"Hit him!"

The crowd began to get agitated, and as they cursed, they started to get angry.

Seeing that things were about to get out of hand, Chen Jinfa quickly scrambled to his feet, took a few steps back, pressed himself against the courtyard wall, and began to beg for mercy.

"Dear uncles and brothers, I was wrong. I will refund the money right away. Please don't get agitated."

The only option now is to refund the money, otherwise he's afraid he'll be beaten to death.

He knew this group of people all too well; several of them were just as reckless as him. If he didn't back down now, he might really get beaten up.

However, it's a bit too late for him to back down now; the crowd has long been blinded by the shame and indignation of being deceived.

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, we will handle this, everyone wait a moment, wait a moment," Chen Jinhai tried his best to reassure the crowd that was about to riot.

He is the village chief and the clan leader, so fighting is not a good thing for him.

Given his prestige over the years, suppressing his own people shouldn't be a problem for him.

The problem is that he has done a few stupid things recently and failed to make money for everyone, so people have long been dissatisfied with him.

Moreover, he and Chen Jinfeng have always been close, so who knows if he will protect him?

"Jin Hai, stop trying to be a good guy."

Chen Houda pointed at Chen Jinhai's nose and began to curse him without any politeness.

"It's not even clear whether you're involved in this today's incident. He got 40,000, didn't you get anything out of it?"

Chen Jinhai's eyes widened in disbelief; he simply couldn't believe he would be a suspect.

"No, Uncle, don't make false accusations. He is him, and I am me. Don't drag me into his affairs."

"Heh, he's him, and you're you? Let me ask you, did you send him to buy the boat? And what about selling the boat? And going out to sea, why should he be the one to drive the boat and get paid such a high wage?"

What Chen Houda said made Chen Jinhai suddenly realize that he had no way to defend himself.

Actually, it was Chen Jinfa himself who said he wanted to do it, and they didn't object.

Now that things have gone wrong, it's all their fault.

Damn it, forget it, I won't stop it anymore. You blonde guy got yourself into this mess, so you'll have to deal with it yourself.