The sound of beating with wooden boards outside clashed against the fragile hearts of everyone in the room, especially that of Cao Lingling and Madam Zhou.
Cao Lingling struggled desperately, but alas, her mouth was gagged; otherwise, she would have been crying out things like 'Cousin, I am your cousin' again.
After Principal Clerk Zhou's family was taken away, it was the turn of Madam Zhou's maternal family. Madam Zhou's family included two brothers, but these two families had never separated.
Neither of her brothers was up to any good. The Eldest, like Principal Clerk Zhou, was a lecher. In the ten years that he held office, he had taken advantage of several women. As for Second, he was a local ruffian who extorted protection fees and had blood on his hands.
