"Yes. Reputation is important." Someone else immediately echoed: "If this woman's reputation is damaged, she might as well die."
Chen Heng sneered in her heart: "Are you just going to let us go like this?"
"Since I said I would handle this impartially, I will definitely not show favoritism." Xie Changgen suppressed his anger and looked at the sharp-tongued wife of Xie Jian. "But it is indeed late tonight, and everyone is tired. Let's talk about everything after daybreak. First, let's lock Sheng up in the ancestral hall."
Before Shen Heng could say anything, Xie Changgen had already ordered two clansmen to take Sheng away.
"Let's go, let's talk about everything tomorrow." The patriarch said to the remaining tribesmen.
Chen Heng watched them leave coldly, without stopping them or saying anything, because there was nothing to do, this was the current situation.
Soon, only Xie Jian, Xia Shi, Xie Min, and Chen Heng were left in the yard.
Xia suddenly fell to the ground, staring blankly into the distance, tears streaming down her face. She then covered her mouth with her hands and sobbed.
Xie Min was so scared that he hugged his mother and started crying too.
Xie Jian suddenly sneered, then laughed sarcastically, with a choked laugh.
Chen Heng felt distressed when she heard this. She wanted to help, but there was little she could do, and she couldn't resolve so many injustices. But things had to be resolved one by one: "Sister-in-law, Ajian, flowers don't bloom forever, and people don't stay young forever. Fortunes change. We are still alive, living a life of poverty. One day, the humiliation we suffer today will be repaid double in the future."
Xia looked at her with tearful eyes.
"What happened tonight isn't over yet." Shen Heng helped Xia up and said softly, "Sister-in-law, let's report it to the police. Only by reporting it can Sheng get the punishment he deserves." Privately, they couldn't do anything at all.
"Report to the police?" Xie Jian sneered.
"That's not right." Xia shook her head and choked up, saying, "That's not right. Over the years, we've even gone to the government office because of my father-in-law's affairs, but they didn't even investigate and finally kicked us out."
"Even if there's nothing, it's better than the one who swallows his anger like this." Shen Heng searched her memory, "The new magistrate Lu Ji'an solved a major case as soon as he took office and did several practical things for the people. I think I can give it a try."
"What if it doesn't work? If it doesn't work, how can I live my life in the future? What will happen to Jian and Min'er?"
Chen Heng knew what Xia was worried about: "Sister-in-law, if things get worse in the future, will there be a worse situation than now?"
Xia was stunned.
Xie Jian looked at her coldly, not understanding why Chen Heng's face was full of tenacity, as if full of hope. She actually had expectations for the government? It was really ridiculous.
"Even if it doesn't work, we have to let others know that we are not to be bullied. Even if the government is unfair, there will always be righteous people in this world. Sister-in-law, Ajian, no matter how bad things are, we can't lose faith in life because of these people and things that make us bad." What happened tonight was a big blow to Xia Shi and Xie Jian, especially Xie Jian. The young man's expression made her feel scared. She always felt that he could kill someone the next moment.
The first thing Chen Heng had to do was to pull them out of their negative emotions.
"I, I don't know." Xia was already in a state of panic. This matter concerned her reputation, but her sister-in-law was right. They were already in a bad situation. The clan members would not keep her secret about what happened tonight. They might even exaggerate it. It couldn't get any worse than it was now. What should she do? "Aheng, I'll listen to you and Ajian."
Chen Heng looked at Xie Jian and said, "Ah Jian, if we want to report this to the authorities, then we must go now. If we wait until tomorrow, we don't know what will happen to the clan leader."
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