Both old men said they had nothing to do with that old fellow.
They were merely ordinary neighbors.
Even so, the woman still felt disappointed.
Grandpa Zhang opened and closed his mouth, unsure whether he wanted to comfort the woman or put in a good word for Old Meng...
"Old Meng really isn't a bad person."
"Then what was he doing just now?"
The woman blurted out.
He attacked a child in the middle of the street...
Someone like that...
How could anyone believe he wasn't a bad person?
If he had actually hit her daughter then...
They wouldn't be here right now. They'd be at the Police Station.
Grandpa Zhang was left speechless.
Grandpa Zou clicked his tongue, clearly a little irritated.
"That old fellow..."
"He really wasn't like this before..."
"Has he ever done anything like this before?"
The woman asked suddenly.
Huh?
The two old men froze for a moment.
Then they realized what the woman was asking.
They looked at each other.
Then shook their heads.
"No—"
"He really hasn't..."
The woman pressed them, "Or is it that you don't know?"
After all...
They had just said themselves that they were merely ordinary neighbors.
The two old men were stumped.
Sigh...
The woman's words reminded them.
That's right...
The two old men smiled bitterly.
"...Anyway, we haven't heard that Old Meng ever did anything like this before..."
"From what we know of Old Meng..."
Grandpa Zhang frowned.
He still couldn't believe that Old Meng had truly harbored ill will toward a child...
"We've been neighbors for many years. We do know him to some extent."
"Old Meng isn't the kind of person who would hit a child."
"You don't know..."
Grandpa Zou continued, "Old Meng's wife