If the family members know nothing and continue to live here, then as long as the bandits are not eliminated, the family members will be in greater danger.
Those people are extremely cruel. If his wife and child fell into their hands, they probably wouldn't even be able to die.
His son, who looked about eight years old, started tugging at Meng An's clothes, shouting, "Bad people! You're bad people! Why are you tying up my father!"
"Release my father! You bad man!"
While tearing at Meng An's robe, he also punched and beat Meng An.
Li Gang's wife tried to pull the child back, but the child was strong and struggled fiercely.
Because the other party was a child, Meng An couldn't bring himself to do anything and could only stand there dumbfounded.
Li Gang and his son rarely see each other. This time, he stayed at home for an extended period of time, spending most of his time with his son, so the son has a deep affection for him.
“Good child, stop it now. Your Uncle Meng An did nothing wrong. It is your father who is wrong.”
The child looked at him crying and asked, "What did Father do wrong? He can correct it. Why are you tying Father up? It's so uncomfortable!"
Li Gang forced a smile onto his dusty and sweaty face, which didn't look good: "Silly son, you need to know that not all mistakes in this world can be corrected."
His son didn't quite understand, but he stopped hitting Meng An and let his wife hold him in her arms.
Li Gang knelt on the ground with great difficulty, kowtowed to his parents, and then kowtowed to Zhang Changgui's family.
"Father, Mother, Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, Sister-in-law Zhang, I'm sorry."
"I've kept something from everyone: Brother Changgui didn't go to another place; he's gone..."
Zhang Changgui's mother fainted on the spot, and Zhang Changgui's wife also lost consciousness shortly afterward.
Ruan Banxia and Meng Chuying's workload increased dramatically.
Zhang Changgui's father bent over in disbelief to confirm with Li Gang, his voice trembling: "Say it again, what's gone?"
Li Gang lowered his head, not daring to look at their expressions, and said in a low voice, "Brother Changgui, he didn't go to another place, he's dead."
Zhang Changgui's father trembled slightly, and Meng An quickly stepped forward to support him.
The village chief, who had been sitting, stood up at this moment.
It's common for villagers to have minor conflicts and squabbles; living together like this, it's normal for them to have some minor disagreements.
But I've never heard of anyone fighting to the death over something trivial. Besides, Zhang Changgui isn't the type to fight to the death!
Meng Qiuliang strode up to Li Gang, frowned, and asked, "Li Gang, do you know that killing someone will cost you your head?"
Li Gang nodded: "I know, I know everything. But I didn't kill Brother Changgui, I didn't kill anyone."
He didn't kill anyone, but what he did wasn't much better than killing someone!
If they hadn't had ulterior motives, Zhang Changgui might not have died.
If you don't provoke the bandits, none of these things will happen.
But even if you regret it to the core now, it's too late.
The dead will never come back to life.
Meng Qiuliang raised his voice: "Why don't you quickly explain the whole story!"
Li Gang lowered his head, his voice trembling with tears: "I'm not human, it's all because I was too greedy."
“When I returned to my hometown some time ago, I saw that Cheng San, who used to be unable to afford food, was now so wealthy, so I conspired with Zhang Changgui to commit wicked schemes.”
"Since we didn't dare to rob them, we thought of those bandits who were active in the neighboring counties..."
When Li Gang's father heard that he was colluding with bandits, he was so angry that he went over and punched him twice, almost causing Li Gang to faint from anger.
His withered, trembling hand shook as he pointed at Li Gang and cursed, "You unfilial son! How dare you!"
"How dare you! Even if you don't think about me and your mother, what about your wife and Bao'er?!"
Bao'er is the name of Li Gang's son.
He was only a few years old and didn't know the seriousness of colluding with bandits; he only knew that his father had been beaten by his grandfather.
Terrified, he hugged his mother tightly, staring blankly at Li Gang, too afraid to speak.
Zhang Changgui's family members cursed loudly: "Hey Li, don't make false accusations! Our Changgui has just gone on a long journey and has not colluded with bandits. Don't think that just because he's not here, you can frame someone!"
Unexpectedly, Li Gang laughed as if he had gone mad: "He didn't collude with bandits? I'm accusing someone wrongly?"
"Hahahaha! If Zhang Changgui hadn't brought up robbing first, I might not have ended up like this!"
“You think I’m the only bad guy? You don’t believe me, do you? He’s buried in the ravine along the road where the Cheng family’s things were stolen. If you don’t believe me, you can have someone dig him up.”
"Oh, by the way, there was also a dead bandit buried with him. I dug the pit where they were buried!"
Everyone was stunned, and the scene began to descend into chaos.
Fortunately, Cheng Qingyan's home is far from the village center, so if something happens, not many people will notice.
The few people who had come to watch the spectacle earlier had come with Zhang Changgui's family.
Li Gang is now in dire straits himself. If the bandits cannot be wiped out, his family will live in fear from now on.
Meng Qiuliang had a headache from the noise, and Meng An, fearing that the scene was too chaotic and might hurt Cheng Qingyan and the others, stayed by their side the whole time.
Zhang Changgui's family kicked and beat Li Gang. Li Gang's father and wife couldn't stand by and watch him be beaten like that, so they rushed over.
The cries and shouts attracted some villagers who were walking by nearby.
Bao'er and Zhang Changgui's son were also terrified, not understanding why they were fighting, and stood there crying loudly.
The once peaceful courtyard was now filled with the noise of these people, making my ears hurt.
Ruan Banxia pulled Meng Chuying back a long way and hid to the side, shaking her head.
Despite the arguments, the matter has been mostly resolved.
The robbery of Cheng Qingyan and his group's supplies was orchestrated by Li Gang, Zhang Changgui, and the bandits.
This explains why Cheng Qingyan had Li Gang tied up, and why Li Gang and Zhang Changgui's family got into a fight over it.
Meng Qiuliang sat to the side, puzzled as to why nothing had happened when everyone in the village had similar living conditions at the beginning.
Now Cheng Qingyan has provided employment opportunities for many people in the village, and most families have improved their living conditions.
This is clearly a good thing, so why are so many villagers making trouble for no reason?
When Cheng Qingyan was struggling to make ends meet, she was shunned by the villagers.
Now that she's successful, she doesn't complain about the villagers who looked down on her before; instead, she gives them opportunities to make money.
Why do some people always have to cause trouble?
How can greed so easily destroy a person's kindness and make their heart so terrible?
He suddenly felt so tired. Not everyone knows how to repay kindness!
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