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

He Zhenzhen was very annoyed and irritable, so she put down her chopsticks, walked to the window, and put her two little hands together in prayer.

He was muttering to himself.

"May the Dragon King protect him! Bayi is your godson, please protect him so he doesn't get into trouble. After you sell the golden willow or something, come back quickly. Oh dear, I'm so worried about him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he could faintly hear footsteps outside.

He Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran out, shouting.

"August 1st! August 1st! Is that you back?"

However, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The footsteps outside sounded quite chaotic, and there seemed to be more than one person.

There were several people.

Immediately afterwards, a shrewish voice pierced through like a knife.

"Niu Bayi, get out here right now! You'll pay for my son's life! If you don't, I'll call the police and have you arrested!"

"I'll shoot you!!"

Upon hearing this, He Zhenzhen immediately stopped in her tracks.

A group of people from the kitchen also strode out.

Zhang Xiuli's expression changed.

"Ma Chunhua? What happened? Is her son dead?"

Outside the gate, Chen Dagui's somewhat resentful voice could be heard.

"Mom, what do you mean by 'compensate with my life'? I'm not dead yet, just half-dead from the beating, paralyzed in a wheelchair and can't get up. I have to pay money!"

"Pay 10000 yuan, or I'll call the police! This Niu Bayi deserves to be shot!"

Upon hearing this, the He family's expressions changed drastically, and they quickly went outside.

In the darkness, a group of people, probably more than a dozen, strode over.

Niu Dazhuang, Ma Chunhua, and Chen Meifeng all came.

Chen Dagui was also there, of course.

However, he was sitting in a wheelchair, his body wrapped in bandages, even his head was wrapped several times, and there was a slight seepage of blood.

Upon closer inspection, the thief looked like a seriously wounded soldier who had just come down from the battlefield.

No, is the injury that serious?

The entire He family was grumbling to themselves.

There were also six or seven other people, all of whom were fishermen.

He Rong greeted him with a stern face.

"Niu Dazhuang, what are you doing?"

Niu Dazhuang said fiercely, "Look at my son, you son of a bitch! Niu Bayi beat him up like this! He's practically on his last breath, his spine is broken!"

"The doctor said that if things don't go well, I might be bedridden for life and become a useless person!"

"Damn Niu Bayi, you beat my son so badly! Is he even with you? Make him come out and pay up!"

Ma Chunhua swung her arm forcefully, not afraid of accidentally breaking it.

"Yes, we have to pay compensation, at least 10000 yuan!"

The entire He family gasped in shock.

He Laifu shouted, "10000 yuan in compensation? You're robbing me!"

He Zhenzhen said angrily, "Niu Dazhuang, Bayi is at least your biological son, but you keep saying that this damned Chen Dagui is your son. How can you be so heartless!"

Niu Dazhuang spoke with conviction.

"Niu Bayi doesn't know how to be filial to me, but Da Gui knows what filial piety is!"

"Besides, I've severed ties with that little beast, so he's definitely not my son. Da Gui is. Now that he's beaten my son so badly, what's wrong with me making him pay compensation?"

Ma Chunhua clapped her hands vigorously.

"Dazhuang is right, he's absolutely right!"

"Da Gui is your son! Niu Bayi is a heartless ingrate! You little beast! Our Niu family has disowned him long ago. He beat my son like this; you must pay compensation!"

"Give me 10000 yuan right now."

He Zhenzhen was so angry she felt like her chest was about to explode.

"You have the nerve to call Bayi an ingrate? Who's the ingrate here?"

"Heaven is watching what people do. If you say something so outrageous, you might be struck by lightning! Even if Chen Dagui hired a bunch of pirates to take care of Bayi and even rammed and blew up my ship!"

"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet!"

"You have the nerve to come knocking on our door demanding compensation?!"

He Rong said in a deep voice, "Yes, Niu Dazhuang, don't make trouble out of nothing. It was all Chen Dagui's doing. He colluded with pirates, rammed my family's ship, and almost killed Bayi."

"Who is ultimately responsible for paying this loss?"

"Damn it! I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you've already come knocking on my door? You're really trying to shift the blame!!"

Chen Dagui, weak and feigning distress, cried out, "I'm innocent! When did I ever gather pirates to ram your ship and kill Niu Bayi? Do you have any evidence?"

"If you have something to say, produce it; if you don't, don't make things up. Otherwise, this could be... a crime of false accusation!"

"Do you also want to end up like Niu Bayi, in jail and executed?"

Ma Chunhua shouted fiercely, "That's right! When did my son ever colluded with pirates to deal with Niu Bayi? He was just unlucky; he caught so many fish and got targeted by the pirates!"

"They lost the boat, so they're taking it out on my son, beating him like this! This isn't the first time; my son was beaten to death! If they don't pay compensation, we'll call the police. There are witnesses all around!"

She gestured with her hand behind her back.

Niu Dazhuang immediately turned his head and winked at the group of fishermen behind him.

These fishermen were on good terms with him; they often played cards and drank together. They were also quite greedy.

Niu Dazhuang had already made arrangements with them, giving each of them ten yuan as a tip for their hard work.

If we can cooperate properly, we can get 10000 yuan in compensation from Niu Bayi, and then each of us will give 50 yuan.

This much money is enough for them to live on for several days, so they are all very enthusiastic.

Seeing Niu Dazhuang's signal, they all started shouting.

"That's right, what do you mean Da Gui colluded with pirates to harm Niu Bayi? Do you have any evidence? Don't talk nonsense if you don't have any evidence!"

"Da Guiren is honest and kind-hearted, how could he do such a vicious thing? Niu Bayi must have framed him!"

"Absolutely! This morning at the dock, everyone saw with their own eyes how Niu Bayi beat Da Gui, kicking him again and again! How can there be such a ruthless person in the world? Da Gui is his brother, he wanted to kick his brother to death!"

"This isn't the first or second time. Every time they see Da Gui, they beat him up so badly. Is Niu Bayi possessed by an evil spirit?!"

"We have to stand up for justice! We'll make Niu Bayi pay Da Gui ten thousand yuan, or we'll take him to the police station and have him shot!"

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Ma Chunhua added the finishing touch.

She plopped down on the ground, raised her hands, and slapped her legs hard.

"My son, Da Gui is my only son. He was beaten so badly that he is paralyzed, his spine is smashed to pieces, and his head is about to explode. I thought that Niu Bayi was once part of our family, so I didn't have the heart to call the police to arrest him."

"Otherwise, a large number of police officers would have arrived by now, arrested him, and maybe even shot him dead on the spot!"

"I only want him to pay me 10,000 yuan. Is that too much to ask? What do you all think?!"

A group of fishermen shook their heads vigorously: "That's not excessive! You're too kind!!"

Chen Meifeng also shouted in a shrill voice, "He beat my brother so badly, and all he wants is 10,000 yuan in compensation. Anyone else would never do that; they'd just kill Niu Bayi!"

"Our hearts are so kind, don't be ungrateful!"

Niu Dazhuang said fiercely, "Where's Niu Bayi? Call him out here right now and make him pay!"

He Zhenzhen was furious and about to retort when Zhang Xiuli tugged at her hand, signaling her to be quiet.

Then she said, "Bayi went to the county to run some errands at noon and hasn't come back yet. We're waiting for him to come home for lunch. If you're looking for Bayi, go to the county!"