Chapter 446 - 445 Compensation? Life for Life?_2
"That’s right! We can’t leave such a person outside to harm others!"
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Regardless, those living nearby were essentially locals, generations upon generations living here. Even if there were conflicts, it was all trivial matters like you stealing two dates from my house, and I pinching two knives from your kitchen.
Surely just writing grievances, who had ever heard or seen such things, where disagreement led to blinding and killing with poison. Suddenly, everyone felt endangered; such a person absolutely could not be allowed to stay in Shiqiao Town.
Shopkeeper Zhang’s face turned anxious immediately. Without the master’s orders, they couldn’t leave Shiqiao Town at will. But given the situation, even if they wanted to stay, they feared they could not.
After exchanging a glance with Hunter Qin, Shopkeeper Zhang clenched his teeth and said, "Auntie, even if it’s our brothers who have done wrong, we apologize to Song Chongjin. How about this, you set the terms. Whatever your demands, just tell us, and we’ll see if we can meet them? It’s also a form of compensation for Song Chongjin. What do you say?"
It was the first time that Shopkeeper Zhang had lowered himself so much, feeling his face burning with shame. He cursed inwardly, but for now, he had no choice but to bow his head and resolve the matter first.
Old Granny Zhang spat a thick gob of phlegm at Shopkeeper Zhang’s feet and sneered, "Bah! Do you think we’re here for the money? Let me tell you, you might think us country folks’ lives don’t matter! But let me tell you, my son-in-law’s life is worth much more than you two good-for-nothings! You’ve got money, but can money cure my son-in-law’s eyes? Can it heal his broken body? If it could, I’d give you silver; do you believe that?"
"You think you can brush me off with your lousy money? You’ve got the wrong idea! Today, either you cure my son-in-law’s eyes and his body, or you compensate with your lives for my son-in-law’s!"