"Let's hope so," sighed Yang Xuehua resignedly. It seemed this would be her life from now on, but compared to others, she was still pretty well-off.
Over at the Red Star Production Team, Liu Haiguo was panicking, especially since a few families had already come knocking at his door.
When a life was lost, no one cared whether you were a team leader or not. The only thing keeping the situation at bay was the local militia, but even they couldn't prevent Liu Haiguo from getting beaten.
In such a dire situation, Liu Haihua ran toward the county town to seek Wang Xueyong's help.
Liu Haiguo had recently gotten in cahoots with Wang Xueyong and would certainly turn to him first at times like these. Although Liu Yue's house had some influence, they were, after all, quite far away.
Upon hearing of Liu Haiguo's troubles, Wang Xueyong immediately brought people over. With Wang Xueyong's intervention, the uproar died down a bit, but the people were far from willing to let it go.
