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Xia Chenglan could not believe that Lu Ming would actually call their men down when Madam Yang humiliated her.

She would not let the person who had done that to her go unpunished.

“Do not stop! Kill that bitch! I’ll bear all the responsibility!” Xia Chenglan roared. She didn’t plan to cooperate with Lu Ming. All she wanted was for Madam Yang to die.

Lu Ming frowned and whispered, “Miss, we have to settle this later. We have a more important matter to attend to today. We can always punish her in the future.”

“You!”

Xia Chenglan glared at Lu Ming.

Unfortunately for her, the people that accompanied them were all loyal to Lu Ming instead of her. They would never prioritize her over Lu Ming.

That made her even more furious.

Yet there was nothing she could do about it. All she could do was back down and try to hide the fact that she had pissed herself just a moment ago.

Niu Tongsheng had already noticed this the moment he entered the garden. However, Xia Chenglan was still a woman, so he didn’t want to embarrass her too much. It was never a good thing to embarrass a woman in public.

“I’m the Chief of Lengshui Village. What is going on here? Were you guys trying to break into someone else’s house? You do know that we can report this to the government, right? Trespassing and all,” Niu Tongsheng said with a serious expression.

“I’m the butler of the Xia clan,” Lu Ming introduced himself. “We’re here because one of us was kidnapped by someone from Lengshui Village. We hadn’t heard from her for a very long time, and we finally found evidence of her being here, or rather, she used to be here. Everything we’ve learned points to Lengshui Village. This is a serious matter, Chief. If you try to protect them, you better be prepared to face the consequences. If you don’t know about this, it’s in your best interest to mind your own business and let us do what we came for. We don’t want you to get into trouble, too, do we?”

“Is that so? Where’s the evidence? Show us the evidence,” Niu Tongsheng asked. “Are they kidnappers just because you say so? If I call you a scammer, then are you one as well? That is not how things work. The government will need evidence to prove that they are kidnappers. That’s how the government works if you don’t know. If they really are kidnappers or scammers, as you said they are, then show us the evidence. If they really did kidnap someone from the Xia clan, I’ll personally send them to the government myself. However, if there isn’t any evidence, then don’t even think of taking someone from our village.”

Lu Ming was completely surprised by Niu Tongsheng’s reaction.

He thought the village chief would get scared when he announced he was from the Xia clan.

To his surprise, Niu Tongsheng was not a timid person.

It was as if everyone from Lengshui Village was fearless—like they had the guts of steel.

In the past, people would’ve cooperated right away the moment they heard he was from the Xia clan. That had always been the case.

To him, the villagers were like the rocks inside the toilet—stinky and hard.

“So, you’re going to protect them?”

“Until you have proof that they did it, of course.”

“Do you know who Xia Chenglan is? She’s our eldest young lady! She went missing a decade ago, and we’ve been looking for her! We only recently learned that she was tricked into this village and was forced to give birth by her then-husband. Unfortunately, she passed away before we found her, and we’re here to handle this matter. So move aside and let us do our job.”

Lu Ming glared at Niu Tongsheng as if he were talking to a subordinate.

Niu Tongsheng nodded. “It’s true that someone from this clan married a woman called Xia Chenglan. But anyone with a pair of eyes can see that Xia Chenglan loved her husband a lot. I’m sure everyone here agrees. There’s nothing that suggests that she had been tricked. Also, what proof do you have that this Xia Chenglan is from your clan?”

“Does she look like this?” Lu Ming took a picture from one of his men and showed it to Niu Tongsheng. “This is a portrait of our eldest young lady. Was this her?”

Many people had gathered at Old Man Zhao’s house by then.

Almost all of them could instantly recognize the woman in the drawing. That was Zhao Chuchu’s mother, Xia Chenglan.

“Are you serious? Xia Chenglan is the young lady of the Xia clan? They don’t look like farmers but like a prestigious family, no?”

“I always thought that she didn’t look like a lady who grew up in a village! I was right!”

“But, how could such a person be so hardworking? Did you guys forget how hard she worked when she was alive? She could do things that most families would not let their daughters do!”

“Could they be the scammer instead? Chuchu is now known as Doctor Miracle by everyone. Did they ever come for her when she was living a hard life? Now that she’s famous, they’re suddenly here, claiming to be her family. It’s clear that they’re scammers!”

At first, Lu Ming seemed to have proof that Zhao Chuchu was part of the Xia clan, but the tide quickly changed.

The smile on his face slowly disappeared as he could not believe a group of peasants dared to call him a scammer.

“See? You treat them with respect, and this is what you get!” Xia Chenglan tried to add more fuel to the fire. “Looks like you aren’t much when you’re not

home, huh?”

Lu Ming did not reply to that and turned to Niu Tongsheng instead. “No matter what you say, it’s true that one of us got kidnapped and had come to this village. She’s dead now, so no one can prove that. But none of you are from the Zhao clan. I’d still like to settle this with them. Even if you are the village chief, you have no right to butt into this, am I right?”

Niu Tongsheng smiled. “You’re right. She’s dead. But that doesn’t make you right either, does it?”

“You’re not wrong, but our young lady had married someone from the Zhao clan, and that’s a fact. Our Old Mr. Xia didn’t want to make a mess out of this. There’s no point in denying this. We just want our young lady to live in her afterlife peacefully.”

“Then why are you making such a scene like a group of bandits?”

“They were the ones who disrespected us first. We were forced to fight back, or else we would’ve gotten killed by her.”

“What nonsense are you spouting?” Madam Yang roared. “You look like a gentleman, but you’re nothing more than a thug! You were the one who broke down my door first! Chief! You have to help us! This man is trying to kill me!”

“Who are you calling a thug?”

“You!”

“You better not regret this!” Lu Ming scoffed.

Suddenly, the Zhao clan’s head arrived with the rest of the clan members.

“What’s happening here? Why can’t we talk this out instead of fighting?”

The clan head then turned to Lu Ming. “I’m the head of the Zhao clan. Just tell me if you need anything. She can’t represent the whole clan.”

“Do you know her?” Lu Ming asked while showing her the portrait.

The clan head pretended to be shocked after a few seconds. “Madam Yang, isn’t that your eldest daughter-in-law?”

“What are you talking about?” Madam Yang chastised.. “This has nothing to do with you, by the way! Stop butting into other people’s business!”