"Mother, I remember telling you that if there is a next time, I will never let it go." Old Man Chi clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead were faintly visible.
Do you think I'm joking with you?
Why!
Why force him?
Isn't he her biological son?
Time and time again, did you think he had no heart?
Zhou hesitated for a moment, glanced timidly at Li Guangmao, and only after receiving a signal did she muster her courage and speak weakly:
“Cai, I really didn’t know what Li Lao Er did… Luckily, Tang Tang is very lucky and nothing happened to her. Our two families are family after all. With Li Lao Er around, you won’t have to take care of me in my old age. Letting Li Lao Er go will also benefit you.”
"Everyone knows the relationship between our two families. If you keep harping on Li Lao Er, it won't do your own family's reputation any good."
Why bother?
Isn't that brat Chi Tang alright?
If nothing's wrong, why report it to the authorities?
"You'll take care of me in my old age? Haha, you don't actually think I'd take care of you after everything that's happened, do you? Where do you get the nerve?"
Old Man Chi, in a madman-like manner, roared out with loud laughter.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his facial muscles were twitching, showing how excited he was.
Everyone was stunned.
Even if you don't want to take care of your mother in her old age, there's no need to shout it out in front of so many people, is there?
You...
That's it...
"What?"
"Do you think I don't know? If you and Li Cuiliu hadn't calculated Tang Bao's birth date and time and said she would be rich and powerful, how would Li Lao Er have known? And how would he have stolen Tang Bao?"
"My daughter is alright. It's because she's incredibly lucky, because the person who bought her was kind, because the Meng family helped her desperately, and because the villagers helped search for her... What's it to you!"
Old Man Chi, extremely agitated, cursed, "So, my daughter isn't dead or injured, and I'm supposed to kneel down and kowtow to you to thank your family for sparing my daughter? To thank Li Lao Er for not stealing her and then killing her?"
The man's roar echoed continuously in the air above the courtyard.
The middle-aged and elderly people who were not tall were so excited that they jumped up and started cursing.
How can a person be so disgusting?
"Father, Father, don't get too agitated. It's not worth it for these people. Don't upset yourself." Chi Dashan was terrified when he saw his father's face turn red with agitation, and his ears, hands, and feet were trembling.
Don't get so worked up that you give yourself a heart attack!
The village chief also hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Yongcai, we should be thankful that Tangtang is alright. Don't get so excited that you faint, or your family will be in complete chaos."
Seeing that Chi Sanhe brought warm water for Old Man Chi to drink, and that Old Man Chi gradually calmed down, the village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It's alright, it's alright.
"Village chief, please help me... If the second son is convicted, it will damage the village's reputation and affect the rest of the village."
Li Guangmao couldn't bring himself to ask Chi Yongcai for help, so he decided to ask the village chief instead.
The village chief's beard twitched.
Is this a threat against him?
"What, are you saying that people who steal children shouldn't be sentenced?" The village chief looked up and surveyed the agitated villagers, asking coldly, "Or is there anyone among you who will stand up and tell me that you don't want people who steal children to be sentenced?"
Who would dare say that?
Who doesn't have a child?
If it gets stolen... I don't even want to think about it.
Therefore, those who had just been stirred up by Li Guangmao's words all lowered their heads and stopped thinking about it.
"village head!"
"Calling for your ancestors won't help! I'm only doing this for the good of the village, and I won't help you at all! If I helped you today and pleaded for you, the Chi family would really agree not to pursue the matter."
Wouldn't the younger generation in the village follow suit? Doing wrong things, breaking the law, and getting away with it? Then my Dahe Village would truly be finished!
The village chief jabbed his cane forcefully, his white beard trembling incessantly.
Actually, the village chief had considered pleading for leniency.
But after thinking about it carefully, I realized I still couldn't help.
If I help, what does it even mean?
Why help those who make mistakes instead of those who suffer?
Wouldn't that make people laugh their heads off?
Li Guangmao felt as if struck by lightning.
Zhou crawled and cried until she reached Chi Yongcai's feet, grabbing his trouser leg and pleading, "Please let Li Lao Er go, just give your mother a way to live!"
Seeing his mother crawl to his feet, Old Man Chi did not dodge this time.
He knelt down as well.
He kowtowed three times to Zhou.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Three shots rang out in succession, each one louder than the last.
When he looked up, blood was already flowing from Old Man Chi's forehead.
Crimson blood flowed down from his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes, even staining his eyelashes. With a blink, the world before his eyes was shrouded in blood.
"Mother, I thank you for giving me life and raising me. From now on... we will have no further connection!"
Old Man Chi used all his strength, gritted his teeth, and said those words with fierce determination.
Zhou murmured, "You, you're not going to acknowledge me? I'm your own mother, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
“Li Cuiliu,” Old Man Chi suddenly uttered the name.
Li Cuiliu, standing in the crowd, was somewhat bewildered.
Why call her at this time?
For once, Zhou was surprisingly quick-witted. Realizing something, she screamed frantically, "No! No!"
They even lunged forward, trying to cover Old Man Chi's mouth.
But this time, Old Man Chi was determined.
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