"What is it? Who called?"
"Who else? Some thug sent by that damned real estate company, threatening me. He said if our family still refuses to move, they'll demolish the place by force. They'll flatten our whole family along with the house with a bulldozer, dead or alive."
"That's vicious! Absolutely heartless! Maybe we should just forget it? Stop holding out!"
"No. If we hang on a little longer, we can definitely force them to budge. They're offering far too little right now. I have to fight for our son's interests. Otherwise, living in some run-down house in the suburbs, he'll have trouble even finding a wife!"
"But..."
"Don't worry. We live in a society governed by law now! They're just making verbal threats. Besides, most people are resisting. Would they really dare do something like that? Kill hundreds of people? They'd have to be insane!"
"Yes, that's true."
Shui Huize thought about how her husband's family wasn't the only one protesting. Even if the thugs retaliated, they wouldn't single him out.
Besides, it wasn't as if they refused to move.
The price was simply unreasonable. They were only fighting for their own interests.
With that thought, she felt reassured.
However.
The facts proved it.
For money, some people really were that crazed and unscrupulous.
They registered their names, bought the Jade Pendant, and had dinner.
That night.
A gang of thugs cornered the young couple in the street, dragged them into a vehicle, and took them to the outskirts.
Once they reached a secluded place.
Without a word, they grabbed clubs and gave them a savage beating.
Then they left.
The next day...
A passing street cleaner discovered two unrecognizable bodies and called the police.
Although a report was made, however...
Nothing more ever came of it.
Shui Huize