"How did Xiao Han and Xiao Hai from our village die? And there're also more than a dozen villagers died unclearly."
The three people mentioned are Xiao Chen's childhood friends. He didn't expect to hear such bad news when he returned this time.
"It was done by the supervisor from the neighboring county. There's nothing we can do. They're powerful and often oppress and force people from neighboring counties."
Xiao Chen was silent for a moment and asked, "Tell me, is there any way to protect my parents and friends from the hard labor?"
"Don't worry about your parents; they won't have to work hereafter." The thugs pounded their chests and promised one by one.
"I'm talking about everyone in our entire village."
"This... really puts us in a difficult position. It's okay to speak for one or two people, but the entire village... We don't have that power. If word got out, we'd have to collectively jump into the Yellow River tomorrow. Unless..."
