"Brother Da Gang, please take me away quickly."

"We still have time, otherwise none of us will be able to escape."

"What will happen to our children then?"

Shen Chuntao's small face was deathly pale, and she looked at Liu Pinggang with tears streaming down her face.

"Wait, wait a minute."

"Stop crying, calm down, calm down!"

"You said you pushed Chen Haiying into the river, did she see you?"

"No, I was terrified."

“I was afraid she would find out that I had informed you, so I used the fishing rod to subdue her. Then I heard Liu Qunfu calling her, so I ran away as fast as I could.”

"I only realized where I left my things after I ran away."

“Brother Gangzi, if they see my things, they’ll definitely know it was me.”

"If I go in too, what will happen to our son, our son? Waaah!"

Liu Pinggang's mind went blank.

"Calm down, calm down, let me think about it."

"Where can we go if we escape? These days, we need letters of introduction for everything, from transportation to accommodation."

"Outside, everything requires tickets, and even if you have money, you might not be able to spend it."

Liu Ping just remembered how he had been dragged out to meetings time and time again over the years, and how he felt being pelted with rotten leaves and eggs.

All sorts of offensive insults and disdainful, mocking glances.

“I’m already like this, I can’t let my son live in a stinking ditch.”

"I need to leave a note for the Liu family."

"Chuntao, swear to God that you will treat my son well, or you will suffer a terrible death."

"Brother Da Gang, waaaaah, you're hurting me! What are you doing?"

"Do as I say."

Shen Chuntao looked at Liu Pinggang's ferocious expression and seemed to be frightened.

“I, Shen Chuntao, swear to God that if I do not treat my son and Liu Pinggang’s son well, I will die a horrible death.”

"Okay, remember what you said, or I'll haunt you even as a ghost."

Shen Chuntao's pupils dilated, as if she understood what Liu Ping was about to do, and she said anxiously.

"Brother Da Gang, don't do anything foolish."

"What will happen to me and our son if you're not here?"

"Waaaaah, I have nothing left, and my reputation is ruined. If you lose everything too, how am I supposed to live?"

Seeing the woman's heartbroken state, it would be a lie to say Liu Ping wasn't moved.

She resembled the wife her father had arranged for him when he was a child—small and timid.

He blushed before she even spoke; he truly liked her, otherwise he wouldn't have forced himself on her.

"Chuntao, Chuntao, listen to me."

"I know I can't escape, but we have to protect our son."

“I did everything myself, it has nothing to do with you.”

"If I'm gone, you must be strong. When the child grows up, bring him to my grave so I can see him."

"My life, Liu Pinggang, is worth it."

"After this is all over, if you encounter anything you can't handle, go to..."

After Liu Ping finished explaining everything, he pulled out a wood-chopping knife, grabbed Shen Chuntao, and went out.

"Remember, it was I who pushed Chen Haiying into the water."

"You know nothing."

"Shout! Shout loudly!"

"Brother Da Gang, I don't want to, sob sob sob, I don't want you to die."

Liu Ping just placed the machete on Chen Haiying's shoulder and said, "I told you to call out, so call out."

"quick."

"Help! Help! Murder!"

"Ah~ Liu Ping just killed someone~"

Shen Chuntao pushed Liu Ping aside and ran towards the Xiao family's house.

A fierce glint flashed in Liu Pinggang's eyes, and he raised his wood-chopping knife and chased after Shen Chuntao.

As the sharp cries for help rang out, many neighbors rushed out with sticks in hand.

A series of chaotic footsteps sounded, and Shen Chuntao screamed as she rushed into the Xiao family home.

Liu Pinggang followed closely behind.

Song Zaizhao, holding the child, was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.

Xiao Long and Xiao Jian carried stools and overturned tables, the two brothers working together to hold off Liu Pinggang.

Liu Pinggang's eyes were filled with hostility.

Xiao Quangui and Xiao Sanying used to be long-term workers for the Liu family. When they were children, they called him "little young master" all the time.

Unexpectedly, after the Liu family fell from grace, the Xiao family became the most rebellious.

Several of the crimes committed by the Liu family were reported by the Xiao family.

Thinking of how Yan Yan died at their hands and how Shen Chun Tao suffered all kinds of grievances at their hands, his heart burned with even more anger.

He swung the chipped machete with all his might at the crowd.

Soon, Xiao Quangui and Xiao Jian were each stabbed.

The commune members who rushed in after him worked together to push Liu Pinggang down and held him down firmly with a stool.

Shen Chuntao looked at Liu Pinggang through tears, her eyes filled with reluctance and despair.

Liu Ping's lips trembled as he silently uttered a few words.

Treat my child well.

Shen Chuntao nodded with tears in her eyes.

The police arrived quickly.

Liu Pinggang burst into laughter.

"What a pity, you lackeys, I didn't kill you all."

"If the world hadn't changed, your Xiao family would still be kneeling at the feet of our Liu family, begging us to give you a bite to eat."

“Xiao Quangui, I haven’t forgotten that it was you who opened the door and let people rush into my house.”

"As a result, my grandfather and mother were trampled to death in the chaos."

“If you hadn’t betrayed your master, our Liu family wouldn’t have been reduced to just me, barely clinging to life.”

“You played a huge role in the destruction of our Liu family, so it’s my turn to contribute to your Xiao family.”

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