Village chief Zheng Fugui swaggered back to Xiaohe Village with Baldy Brother and five Iron Rod Gang members.
When the villagers of Xiaohe Village saw them, they all gathered at Zheng Fugui's home.
Inside Zheng Fugui's home, two middle-aged men with injured arms held pointed knives to the throats of Zheng Fugui's wife and child.
Seeing his wife and child in danger, Zheng Fugui hurriedly said, "Everyone, don't act rashly. The Iron Rod Gang has come."
A middle-aged man asked, "Did the Iron Rod Gang come to help us deal with the Horse Bandits?"
Baldy Lieutenant said, "Yes, I came to help you deal with the Horse Bandits. Release them first."
He lied without even bothering to draft a script.
The two middle-aged men were not so easily fooled. One of them said, "We'll release these two after the horse bandit problem has been settled."
Baldy Lieutenant took two steps forward and roared, "I fucking told you to release them. Didn't you hear me?"
Some people grew bolder once they had seen blood.
These two middle-aged men were exactly that kind of people.
The middle-aged man holding Zheng Fugui's wife hostage lightly drew his blade across her skin, leaving a cut beneath her chin.
Blood immediately flowed out.
Zheng Fugui's wife screamed in terror, "Ahhh! Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
Zheng Fugui hurriedly stopped Baldy Lieutenant from moving forward, then said to the two men, "Brothers, calm down. We're all fellow villagers. There's no need for this."
The middle-aged man holding Zheng Fugui's son hostage said, "What the fuck do you mean, no need for this?
The Old Lin family took their child and ran. Are you planning to take your child and run too?
Then our children will be the ones fed to the snakes.
Your children are