Chapter 022 I Will Stand With You
"Are you going to be humiliated again? Officials and clans protect each other, cats and mice sleep together, people like us have long been abandoned."
"We have no other choice."
"Yes, of course. They're forcing me to go to hell, so I'll naturally drag them down with me."
Under the moonlight, Xie Jian's black eyes had a frightening red streak, his eyes were gloomy, his face was scary, and his fists were clenched tightly.
Chen Heng didn't know how to persuade her. She had never suffered any harm in her youth. She grew up in an environment full of family love and friendship. Even if she encountered many unfair things after work, even if she saw too much indifference in human nature, she could always fight against them with positive strength.
The thing a person fears most is feeling powerless, unable to hold up an umbrella of protection for himself, and being able to only go with the flow.
"I don't like going to hell." Chen Heng said, "I want to live in the human world, and live happily and freely."
Xie Jian looked at her with a sneer: "Naive."
There was little of her innocence left. When evil came into the world, it was hell, but there was also good in the world. As long as we were alive, we must have the power to fight against evil.
"Ajian, you're not alone. You have your sister-in-law and Min'er." Chen Heng knew she was just a passer-by in Xie Jian's life. She appeared during his most difficult years, but she would never share his happiness. But now she had to share the fate of this young man and perish together: "And me."
Xie Jian looked at her coldly: "And you? I don't believe you."
"We are a family. No matter what happens, I will stand by you." In extraordinary times, words still need to be heard. As for what she was thinking, it was mainly because she had nowhere else to go. If this world was a little kinder to women, she would have taken the two thousand taels of silver and left on the day she came here, and would not have encountered these things.
But this was her initial thought. Now, she also realized that she had been tied to Xie Jian for a long time and could not stay out of it.
It's just that she doesn't have any great abilities. Look at those people just now. It's obvious from what they said and did that they were not stupid. The problem is that her IQ is not that high either.
Without golden fingers, space systems, or great abilities, the family can only support each other and step out of this mud.
The words "advance and retreat together" made Xie Jian's expression soften a little: "Are you really willing to advance and retreat together with me?"
Although Shao Yu's expression was extremely cold and hard, and the hatred in his eyes was still there, Chen Heng could still hear a hint of desire in his words and said without hesitation: "Of course."
Xie Jian didn't believe this woman. She herself didn't want to live a different life. If she did, she wouldn't have cursed the Xie family every day for the past two days. But he had to think about his sister-in-law and Min'er. His sister-in-law supported the entire family alone, and Min'er was still so young. He hoped they could live happily and freely, just as this woman said.
These days, this woman has indeed changed a lot, bringing a lot of laughter to the sister-in-law and Min'er. They also saw how hard she tried to protect the family just now.
For this reason, he was willing to believe it again: "Tai, report to the authorities."
The county government office is located in the city.
It was very different from what Shen Heng had seen on TV; it wasn't as glamorous. The walls were decorated with eight characters, and above the gate, a large black lacquer plaque read "Nanming County Office."
On the left side of the door stood a pair of lions taller than humans.
The ebony walls, grey tiles, vermilion gate and emerald green doorposts give the overall impression of being simple yet cold and aloof, which makes people feel awe.
Xie Jian stood in front of the Drum of Injustice, the moonlight shining on his thin back while half of his body merged with the night. After a moment, he picked up the drumstick and struck it with all his might.
The sound of drums shook the sky, breaking the silence of the night.
As countless footsteps sounded, the vermilion door opened.
Xia was so frightened that she quickly picked up her son and held him in her arms.
Chen Heng was also startled. She looked at the two rows of yamen runners walking out of the door with water and fire sticks, each of them looking at them with a stern face.
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