The alley was deathly silent.
The curly-haired woman opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when she met Zhou Lichun's cold eyes, she forcibly swallowed the words.
The fat man quietly lowered his rolled-up sleeves.
The Eldest Aunt took a step back and hid herself among the crowd.
Zhou Lichun put away the documents and said indifferently, "Everyone, disperse. The Noble Council will handle the guardianship matter according to the law."
No one moved.
Zhou Lichun frowned. "Do I need to call the military police?"
The crowd finally began to stir.
Some cursed as they walked away, some whispered among themselves, and some unwillingly turned back for another look.
But no one dared to stay.
The military police.
The Noble Council's military police could arrest people outright and sentence them directly.
Who was tired of living enough to defy the Noble Council?
The curly-haired woman reached the mouth of the alley and glanced back at the window of Aunt Liu's house. She gritted her teeth, but still left.
The fat man climbed into his brand-new sedan and slammed the door shut.
Zhou Jianguo was the last to leave. Before going, he glanced back at Zhou Lichun, hesitated as if he wanted to say something, but finally sighed and walked away.
The alley fell quiet.
Pomegranate leaves covered the ground, trampled into a soggy mess.
Zhou Lichun stood in the empty alley and looked up at the window of Aunt Liu's house.
A small figure was sprawled on the windowsill, clutching an old cloth doll and watching him with a pair of red-rimmed eyes.
He sighed.
Just then, a roar came from the mouth of the alley.
It was not the sound of an ordinary car engine, but the deep growl of a Military SUV.
Everyone's footsteps stopped.
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