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Upon hearing Shen Yu’an’s words, Zhang Wendong immediately went outside to call for people.
As for the group of people gathered at the entrance, seeing Shen Yu’an looking so confident made them feel uncertain.
Could it be that Aunt Pan did something to provoke someone, leading to her being tied up like this?
Having lived together for decades, they naturally knew what kind of person Aunt Pan was.
With the way she spoke, it was hard for people to like her. While they had disagreements from time to time, they had never reached the point of tying someone up or seeking revenge like this before.
Inside the house, Xiao Zhang’s shouts were getting louder and louder, making the hearts of those outside clench with anxiety.
Song Shi brought out one basin of blood after another, with hot water ready outside for immediate use.
Meanwhile, Zhu Li Zheng finally followed Zhang Wendong and arrived.
Looking at the crowd gathered here, Zhu Li Zheng asked, “What’s going on here?”
Before anyone could respond, Zhu stepped forward and said, “Li Zheng, you must speak up for us; otherwise, these newcomers will really think they can be the local tyrants here.”
“Just look at how they have tied up and tortured Aunt Pan.”
Zhu Li Zheng’s gaze followed Zhu’s finger and landed on Aunt Pan, who was obscured
behind the crowd.
Aunt Pan, upon seeing Li Zheng’s arrival, felt relieved to have someone backing her and immediately started crying out for help.
Zhu Li Zheng didn’t jump to conclusions right away, considering it was Zhang Wendong, the lad from the Zhang family, who had called him over.
Surely, he wouldn’t voluntarily call him to expose himself.
So, he looked at Zhang Wendong and Shen Yu’an and asked, “Can you two explain what’s going on?”
Upon hearing Zhu Li Zheng’s question, Zhu (the other person) felt a bit displeased, thinking that Li Zheng was favoring the other side.
Zhang Wendong glanced at Shen Yu’an, signaling her to explain since he only knew the rough outline of what had happened.
Shen Yu’an calmly recounted the recent events. As the crowd heard how Aunt Pan had come uninvited and somehow got into an altercation with Xiao Zhang, causing her to fall and experience difficulties during childbirth, their expressions gradually changed.
Shen Yu’an continued at the right moment, saying, “As you all know, my third aunt is carrying twins, and carrying two children is already challenging for a woman. Considering Aunt Pan’s actions just now, it’s unclear whether it was unintentional or deliberate.”
Aunt Pan, frightened, vigorously shook her head.
In the courtyard, Xiao Zhang’s cries of pain continued, and now everyone’s gaze unconsciously shifted towards Aunt Pan lying on the ground as they listened to the sounds.
Aunt Pan could roughly guess what everyone was thinking from their expressions.
With a cloth stuffed in her mouth, she could only keep squirming and gesturing to draw attention.
Zhu noticed her actions and her eyes lit up as she exclaimed, “We’ve said everything, but Aunt Pan insists she didn’t do anything!”
Aunt Pan hurriedly nodded.
Shen Yu’an smiled and looked at Aunt Pan, saying, “Of course, we won’t falsely accuse innocent people. Since nobody believes us, let her speak for herself.”
Aunt Pan looked up and met Shen Yu’an’s smiling gaze, causing her heart to tremble with fear.
Aunt Pan collected her thoughts and decided that she would never admit to what they were saying. If she held her ground, no one could do anything to her.
She planned to claim that they had tied her up and demanded compensation—maybe ten taels of silver… no, one hundred taels of silver!
With this plan in mind, Aunt Pan became somewhat impatient.
But Zhu couldn’t wait any longer. She swiftly removed the dirty cloth, stained with Aunt Pan’s saliva, from her mouth.