The half-open door was kicked open by a young man, followed by Old Man Sun, who came in with his dry pipe clacking.
A group of people behind Old Man Sun had angry faces and held clubs, looking at us with ill intent.
"Uncle Sun, you say it was these two outsiders who went to Grandma Wang's house?"
After taking a puff from his dry pipe, Old Man Sun nodded and said, "It was indeed these two. They came to my store to buy things near noon, and asked me about Grandma Wang's address. Later, they came to my store again and insisted on giving me money, but I didn't accept it and kicked them out. Then..."
Old Man Sun didn't finish his words, but this only further enraged the people who came with him.
Old Man Sun's actions made me want to spray him in the face with mosquito repellent.
Damn it, what you're saying is practically pushing us to our deaths.
In my opinion, this is a frame-up, the kind where even if it's not shit, it looks like shit because it fell into your pants, making it impossible to explain.
With a dark expression, I looked at Old Man Sun, "You old geezer, don't you go slandering me. Which eye of yours saw me kill someone?"
As soon as I said that, I felt something was wrong because everyone was looking at me with confused expressions.
Now I wished I could slap myself. He hadn't said anything, so how did I know Old Mrs. Wang was murdered?
Isn't this like confessing without being accused, or protesting too much?
As expected, the young man who had kicked open the door jumped out from behind Old Man Sun as soon as he heard me speak.
"It really was you! See if I don't beat you to death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he snatched a baseball bat from someone beside him and swung it at my head.
Nothing had gone my way these past few days, and now I was being framed so severely. My anger was understandable.
I stepped back with my right leg, bent my left leg, and sidestepped his attack. My foot pushed off the ground, and I naturally sprang up, kicking the young man in the abdomen.
Before my foot could even land, a force pushed me from the side, sending me stumbling and nearly falling.
It was Zhang Dabiao beside me. I looked at him with confusion, and he shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement.
It seemed to say, if you make a move, it will be even harder to explain.
Seeing that I was pushed away by Zhang Dabiao and missed, the young man turned his anger towards Zhang Dabiao.
"Hitting you is the same. You're all bad."
Zhang Dabiao shifted his body, his wrist flipped, and a bone-penetrating nail instantly appeared in his hand.
The young man, having exerted too much force, lost his balance and stumbled forward.
Zhang Dabiao blocked him with his hand, steadied him, and at the same time, the bone-penetrating nail was firmly pressed against his throat.
This scene, though slow in description, happened incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, the situation before us had completely changed.
Seeing the young man being restrained, the others immediately started shouting for Zhang Dabiao to let him go.
"You killed Grandma Wang, are you going to kill her only grandson too?"
"I'm telling you, we've already called the police. They'll be here soon."
"..."
Facing the threats from everyone, Zhang Dabiao's expression remained cold.
He pushed the young man in his hand forward and said, "Who told you we killed someone?"
Before anyone else could speak, Old Man Sun said, "He just admitted it. We came here and didn't say anything, and he already knew Old Mrs. Wang was killed. If it wasn't you, then who else could it be?"
I did know Old Mrs. Wang was killed. I had spoken too quickly just now, letting it slip. If we had killed someone, why would we still be here? Wouldn't that be like a fool trying to hide something obvious?
"You catch a thief by their loot, you catch an adulterer with evidence. You're accusing us of murder without any proof. If you say it like that, I can say you're the killer!"
Old Man Sun sneered, "I've seen plenty of people like you, who resort to any means to achieve their goals. If we didn't have evidence, would we come to find you?"
As he spoke, Old Man Sun took out his phone from his pocket, fiddled with it for a moment, and then opened a video, playing it for us.
The content in the video was filmed very clearly. The camera was pointed directly at the entrance of Old Mrs. Wang's house.
First, Zhang Dabiao and I were shown knocking on the door with gifts, then Old Mrs. Wang welcomed us in. Not long after we entered, Zhang Dabiao was seen pulling me out in a hurry.
Seeing this, Old Man Sun put away his phone.
"I won't show you the rest of the scene. I'm sure you two know what happened in your hearts. The evidence will be for the police to see when they arrive."
Looking at Old Man Sun, my eyes blazed with anger. I wanted to lunge forward and strangle him. This video was definitely edited.
We did go into Old Mrs. Wang's house, but she kicked us out. And the part where we ran away was precisely when Zhang Dabiao sensed something was wrong and pulled me out.
"Trying to fool us with an edited video? Do you really think we're three-year-old children?"
Old Man Sun snorted, "With the evidence in hand, no matter how eloquently you argue, it's useless. You'll be rotting in jail."
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of people behind Old Man Sun, each holding their weapons, rushed forward.
Zhang Dabiao's expression turned cold, and with a clang, his Pishan Dao appeared in his hand.
"Before this matter is clarified, let's see who dares to make a move?"
Seeing Zhang Dabiao's Pishan Dao, the expressions of several people clearly changed.
Zhang Dabiao stared intently at the convenience store owner, "We have no grievances, nor any conflict of interest. What is your purpose in framing us like this?"
"I don't understand what you're saying." Old Man Sun retorted, then said to the others, "What are you waiting for? Wang, aren't you going to avenge your grandmother?"
I had always thought Zhang Dabiao's saber was for dealing with malevolent spirits, and I never imagined it would be so formidable when used against people.
The Pishan Dao moved up and down, and all that could be heard were muffled grunts, followed by figures falling down. Su Dan Novel Network.
I was stunned. Just as I was about to step forward to check if Zhang Dabiao had killed them all.
"I knocked them all out."
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that no one is dead."
At the same time, I turned my gaze to Old Man Sun.
I couldn't quite understand why he insisted that we had killed Old Mrs. Wang.
Moreover, we had no enmity with Old Man Sun. What did he want?
Now, in the entire courtyard, only I, Zhang Dabiao, and Old Man Sun, who was trembling slightly, remained.
I guessed that even if you beat him to death, he wouldn't have imagined that he, with more than ten people, would be taken down by Zhang Dabiao alone with one saber, as if raindrops falling into a pond without causing a ripple.
At this moment, I clearly saw a hint of fear on Old Man Sun's face, but then he puffed out his chest again, his voice trembling slightly.
"I'm telling you, this is a society governed by law. The police will be here soon. You won't escape after killing someone."
Zhang Dabiao flicked his long saber, strode over the fallen bodies, and headed towards Old Man Sun.
"Help! Murder!"
Old Man Sun's expression changed, and he turned to run.
At this moment, police sirens also began to sound in the village.