He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Seeing that the hoe had been taken away, He Zhenzhen had no choice but to pick herself up and follow behind her brother and father.

"Hey, wait for me, wait for me!"

Zhang Xiuli also started shouting.

"And me too!"

She also ran more than ten meters away in an instant.

Villagers were running towards the dock in twos and threes, and when they saw Zhang Xiuli's appearance, they were stunned.

One of the villagers joked.

"Oh my, Xiuli, you're carrying a hoe? Are you standing up for your future son-in-law? What a good mother-in-law!"

Zhang Xiuli was stunned, and suddenly realized that she was still holding the hoe that she had just taken from her daughter's shoulder.

She exclaimed "Oh dear!", stamped her foot, and hurried back to put down the hoe.

By this time, a large crowd had already gathered at the dock.

Although it wasn't exactly a triple celebration, it was still as lively as half of the Lunar New Year.

Niu Dazhuang, Ma Chunhua, and Ma Youkao, along with his two henchmen, had already jumped onto Niu Bayi's fishing boat.

As Chen Meifeng watched them jump up, she suddenly felt weak all over, her legs went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.

She hugged herself and sobbed.

"Mom! Dad! Niu Bayi bullied me. He tore my clothes, pinned me to the bed, and tried to... he tried to mess with me. I almost got penetrated by him!"

Upon hearing this, Niu Dazhuang and Ma Chunhua were even more furious.

Ma Chunhua, in particular, started shouting loudly in the cabin.

"You beast! You little beast! Come out here and tell me, why did you do this to my daughter! Niu Dazhuang, what kind of son did you give birth to, how could you bully my daughter like this!"

"Heavens! Earth! Open your eyes! Send down some lightning bolts and strike this beast dead!"

She fell to her knees on the deck with a thud.

He raised both hands high, looked up at the sky, as if he could really summon wind and thunder.

Niu Dazhuang was also slapping his thigh.

"Oh dear, I really gave birth to a beastly son! Look at me, Niu Dazhuang, how unlucky I am to have given birth to such a beast who has done such an outrageous thing!"

Chen Meifeng tugged at her collar, choking back tears as she continued her accusations.

"He pinched me so hard it swelled up, it hurt like it was going to explode... Oh my god, I've never been in this much pain since I was a child."

As she was talking, she burst into tears again, crying so hard she felt like she couldn't go on.

Among the group of fishermen gathered at the dock, one of them raised a loud question.

"Speaking of Chen Meifeng, this is Niu Bayi's boat. It's so early in the morning, before dawn, and you've already climbed into his cabin, accusing him of molesting you. What exactly happened?"

Other fishermen also raised thought-provoking questions.

Ma Youkao gave a cold laugh.

As the deputy director, he naturally anticipated the villagers' reaction and had already made arrangements.

He immediately pointed at Chen Meifeng with a fierce expression.

"Yes, Chen Meifeng, tell me honestly, what were you doing on Niu Bayi's boat so early in the morning? Isn't that just making people suspicious!"

Chen Meifeng cried and said, "My brother was sent to prison by Niu Bayi. He's my only brother. Now that he's in jail, his life is ruined. That's why I can't sleep. So I came to beg Niu Bayi to have some mercy and release my brother."

"After all, we grew up together, we're practically family. He can't be so heartless!"

"As soon as I entered the cabin, I knelt down and begged him, and he dragged me to the bed, tore my clothes, and said that he would release my brother, but only if I... you know him!"

"I know shame and I can't do such a thing, so I fought back desperately. He hit me and... pinched me. Luckily, I managed to escape when he wasn't paying attention."

"Please help me, everyone. I know I shouldn't beg Niu Bayi to let my brother go, but... I really don't want anything to happen to my brother."

"No matter what, he shouldn't take advantage of my vulnerability and try to defile me!"

She cried her heart out, her tears moving everyone around her.

Ma Chunhua also started crying out.

"Daughter, are you silly!"

"Niu Bayi is heartless and ruthless. He keeps talking about severing ties with his family, sending his childhood friend to prison, but he never thought about releasing Da Gui!"

"Why are you still foolishly begging him? Isn't that like sending a lamb to the slaughter?"

"Niu Bayi, you're so heartless!"

"You sent my son to prison, and now you're trying to bully my daughter! How could you do such immoral and utterly depraved things!"

Niu Dazhuang slapped his leg hard.

"I gave birth to a beastly son."

Then he shouted loudly, "You're the deputy director of the police station! You...you better arrest Niu Bayi right now, and I'll pretend I never had this son. Do whatever you want with him, let the law decide!"

"They must be severely punished!"

"Don't let the bad guys succeed, or the good guys shed tears!"

A serious voice suddenly rang out from the dock.

"Chen Meifeng ran to the cabin before dawn to beg Niu Bayi to release her brother. That seems a bit unreasonable. Why did she choose this time to beg?"

The one who spoke was none other than Niu Aiguo.

The Party Secretary also arrived, his face grim.

Ma Chunhua immediately started shouting.

"Niu Aiguo, what do you mean? My daughter just stopped talking; she couldn't sleep all night because of her brother's situation, so she got up to beg Niu Bayi to let my son go!"

"You even doubt this? What kind of village party secretary are you!"

"You're siding with Niu Bayi, completely disregarding justice, aren't you?"

Niu Aiguo ignored him and looked at Ma Youkao with a chuckle.

"Deputy Director Ma, you're still on duty."

Ma Youkao understood the meaning behind his words perfectly, and immediately straightened his face.

"I, Ma Youkao, have worked diligently and conscientiously for the country and its people for half my life. Although I may occasionally make small mistakes, no one is perfect. The director feels that I am not qualified for this position."

"But the county thinks I can do it!"

"I want to be the director in the future."

Niu Aiguo responded with an "oh".

Having served as the village party secretary for twenty years, he knew that Ma Youkao must have found someone in higher positions.

Otherwise, given the severity of his crime, he would definitely have been dismissed.

It's just that he's lucky he wasn't brought to justice.

Niu Aiguo couldn't bother with such a matter, so he casually asked, "Deputy Director Ma, Chen Meifeng ran to Niu Bayi's boat early this morning to beg for mercy, so why did you also come so early this morning?"

"Could it be that you're just trying to protect Chen Meifeng from being bullied by Niu Bayi?"

Niu Aiguo's eyes are very sharp; he has already seen through everything.

Ma Youkao, though blustering, asked, "Niu Aiguo, what do you mean? If I could protect Chen Meifeng from Niu Bayi's bullying, would she be crying so miserably with her clothes torn to shreds?"

"I came here with two men to investigate a case that happened nearby."

"I worked tirelessly, leaving before dawn, but before I could even investigate the case, I was caught here hearing Chen Meifeng's wailing!"

"As the deputy director of the police station, it is my responsibility to uphold justice, maintain order, and reassure the public, so naturally I had to come and check on things!"

"I never expected that this guy, Niu Bayi, would dare to do such a vicious thing to Chen Meifeng!"

"Niu Bayi, you come out here!"

He suddenly drew his pistol and aimed it at the cabin door; his two men also drew their guns.