章節 6: Chapter 6: Life is Cheap
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The Chen family committed murder?!
Upon hearing this news, Shen Qing was shocked and quickly stopped what he was doing, running out from the bamboo grove.
He caught Chen Dahu, who had just come out of the house, and asked, "What's happening outside?"
Chen Dahu also just heard the news while staying at home, and he was as puzzled as Shen Qing.
After a while, Shen Qing saw his cousins, Shen Xiaohu and Shen Xiaoshan, hurriedly approaching them.
"Xiaohu, Shanwa, what's the situation?"
Seeing it was Shen Qing calling, Shen Xiaoshan and Shen Xiaohu did not hide anything.
Xiaohu, panting, said, "Tian Chuan was beaten to death by the second and third sons of the Chen family."
"I heard that Tian Chuan was discovered climbing the wall by the Chen family's second and third sons, and they killed him. Now his body is lying in the snow, and the blood has dyed a large area red."
"The Tian family has gone over there to demand an explanation."
"Brother Qingzi, do you want to go with us?"
Shen Xiaoshan and Shen Xiaohu explained the situation to Shen Qing, so he roughly understood what had happened.
The Tian family was newcomers who didn't hold a high position in Hongshan Village, leading a difficult life.
Tian Chuan's family was even more so.
He was the only male member, and his parents were both elderly and weak.
Their household found it very hard to make ends meet.
Unexpectedly, he was killed by the Chen family members.
"You guys wait for me." Shen Qing went back into the house and said a few things to Shen Fang, closed the door, and then called out, "Let's go!"
By the time Shen Qing and the others arrived, many villagers from Hongshan Village were already there, whispering amongst themselves.
Tian Chuan's corpse lay stiff in the snow, the surrounding area stained crimson with his blood, a shocking sight.
The villagers' faces were full of surprise and pity.
Next to Tian Chuan's body, Chen Tai and Chen An from the Chen family stood cold-faced, each holding a stick smeared with red blood, still dripping.
Chen An exuded a murderous aura, as if afraid others wouldn't know he was the one who acted.
At that moment, Tian Chuan's parents, who had rushed over after hearing the news, stumbled through the crowd.
Upon seeing their son's body, Mother Tian collapsed to the ground, while Lord Tian's eyes went blank, tears streaming.
Mother Tian wailed, "My son, how could this happen to you!"
Lord Tian, his hand trembling, pointed at the Chen Family Brothers and shouted, "This is murder!"
His voice was shrill and filled with despair.
For a moment, the villagers of Hongshan Village kept sighing.
"Alas, poor Tian Chuan had no choice, with this heavy snow blocking the mountain, they probably ran out of food at home."
"But sneaking into the Chen house to steal is still wrong."
"But no matter how wrong, he shouldn't have been beaten to death?" someone commented angrily.
After a while, the villagers' discussions clarified the course of events.
Tian Chuan, in desperation from hunger due to a lack of food at home, tried to steal preserved meat from the Chen family.
Unfortunately, he was caught by Chen Tai and Chen An, and after a quarrel and scuffle, Chen An killed him in a fit of rage in the snow.
By then, the Tian Family members in Hongshan Village had already arrived early, confronting the Chen Family Brothers, accusing them of being brutal and ruthless.
Everyone in the mountains carried a bit of ferocity with them.
If not for people holding them back, the Tian Family members would have wielded their hunting knives as if to cut the Chen Family Brothers to pieces.
Chen Tai and Chen An stood beside them, expressionless and arrogant, indifferent.
"He was beaten to death, just a thief." Chen San sneered, "I didn't know he was so fragile."
The villagers looked from Tian Chuan's corpse to the Chen Family Brothers' attitudes and couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
"Give me back my son, give me back my son!"
Mother Tian suddenly went mad and lunged at Chen An, but Chen Tai quickly kicked her aside.
The scene immediately turned chaotic.
Chen Yuan, the eldest son of the Chen family, squeezed through the crowd.
He was tall and robust, with an air of evil that even the village's old hunter couldn't match, easily dominating.
Chen Yuan looked around and said in a deep voice, "Listen, everyone."
"Tian Chuan climbed over the wall to my house to steal meat, and even though my house has some wealth, not just anyone can take from it. What's more, that Tian Chuan had a dagger and intended to attack my two brothers."
Chen An lifted Tian Chuan's arm with the stick, and indeed, a dagger was found.
Seeing this scene, the villagers were in an uproar.
In the crowd, Shen Qing listened to Chen Yuan's words, frowning.
He had some impression of Tian Chuan.
He believed Tian Chuan would steal meat out of starvation, but not that Tian Chuan would use a dagger against the Chen brothers.
Tian Chuan was likely driven to desperation.
But it was too late to say anything now.
Tian Chuan was already dead.
Chen Yuan was now using this point to make a spectacle of Tian Chuan's death, clearly wanting to use it for intimidation.
He looked around and stepped forward, continuing loudly, "I have one flaw—I am protective. If anyone touches a hair on my brothers' heads, don't blame me for dealing with them on the spot; you've been warned."
As soon as the words fell, a menacing aura emanated from Chen Yuan, as if he transformed into a demon.
This scene, combined with Tian Chuan's body, made the villagers of Hongshan Village tremble, much like quails.
No one dared speak for Tian Chuan, but only silently sympathized in their hearts.
In the crowd, Shen Qing looked at Chen Yuan and thought, "Chen Yuan has entered the path of martial arts, able to fight three at once. If all the villagers joined forces, they might beat him to death."
"Sadly, no one wanted to stand out as those three in 'fight three.'"
Seemingly aware of Shen Qing's thoughts, Chen Yuan glanced in his direction.
Shen Qing quickly lowered his head.
Faced with the Chen family's dominance, the initially outraged Tian Family members no longer had their previous momentum.
Chen An shouted, "Why are you all gathering at my house in this snowy weather? Get lost!"
With his shout, the gathered villagers dispersed.
Tian Chuan's aged parents, with red eyes, dragged Tian Chuan's body home through the snow, leaving a long trail of blood.
Soon, the snow covered the blood, leaving everything white, as if nothing had happened.
Back home, Shen Xiaohu and Shen Xiaoshan were filled with righteous indignation.
"The Chen Family Brothers are so domineering, and the Tian Family is too cowardly. If not for the Chen family's collusion with the city bosses to suppress the price of hunting goods, Tian Chuan wouldn't have had nothing to eat."
"What use is not being cowardly? Tian Chuan had no siblings, and with elderly parents, who would risk standing up for them? Even finding help from the government requires connections."
"Dead means dead."
"The least valuable lives in the world are those of people like us."
Shen Qing remained silent, quietly listening, without saying another word.
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