"Are you handing over the person or not? Song Yun, this is your turf. We're giving you face, but if you don't hand over the murderer soon, don't blame us for smashing the door!"

"That bridesmaid killed one person and injured three others. Does she think she can escape?"

"Yeah, if you don't open the door now, believe us, we'll call the police!"

"Hurry up and let her out! Give our four families an explanation. My son was just participating in wedding hazing; why did she have to stab him so severely?"

The backyard door resounded with loud BANGING. The situation was quite frightening. Judging by the sound, more and more people were gathering outside—mostly relatives and neighbors of the four victims. After hearing about the incident, they had all been called over to lend support.

Song Yun listened to the shouts outside, gritting his teeth. He glanced at Qin Mu. Finally, steeling himself, he snorted coldly, "Don't open the door. Let's wait for the police!"

The situation had deteriorated to this point. He worried that if the door was opened, the bridesmaid would inevitably come to harm. Their village's customs could hardly be called simple and honest. On the contrary, they were quite fierce. It was common for everyone to rally in support when a family faced trouble.

Qin Mu nodded and decided to wait patiently in the backyard.

My afternoon fishing plan... I guess it's ruined.

Now, they had to wait for the police to arrive to pacify the enraged villagers.

"Uncle Qin, if they smash the door and rush in, what then?" Chen Zishi was not so calm. He asked, his face mournful and full of anxiety.

Qin Mu glanced at the door and said indifferently, "It's alright. We'll just have them pay for the door then."

Meanwhile, he had the cameraman aim the camera at the backyard door, ready to record the entire scene.

Speaking of which, if they really dare to break in... I'll sue every last one of them.

Forcibly entering a private residence was no small matter. This kind of group trespassing was even more egregious, constituting a criminal offense.

Time slowly passed. Ten minutes went by, but the police still hadn't arrived.

Outside the backyard, when the crowd saw Song Yun and the others acting like cowards, determined to protect the bridesmaid at all costs, they grew even more furious. Especially the parents of the deceased, Chen Quan, whose faces turned red with rage.

"To think I once considered Old Chen a decent person, but now he's helping outsiders bully our own people!"

"I can't take it anymore! Everyone, help me smash the door open! My son is dead, and the murderer still hasn't shown her face!"

"It was just wedding hazing, yet she dared to use a knife! She has no regard for the law whatsoever!"

"Once she comes out, we'll take her straight to the police station!"

"She probably won't come out. It seems we have to break down the door."

The relatives of the four families gathered outside the backyard door, their expressions unfriendly. There were as many as seventy or eighty people. Everyone from the village had heard about the incident, and all their relatives, near and far, had rushed to the scene. The crowd was large, primarily because they feared their own people being bullied. And yet... they hadn't even seen the murderer's face!

Finally, the crowd couldn't hold back any longer. A few burly men stood at the door and began to ram it.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

With three consecutive hits, they smashed the door open.

"I'll pay for the door! Everyone, get in there and drag that bridesmaid out!" Chen Daoguang, the deceased's father, waved his arm.

The crowd surged into the yard, surrounding Qin Mu, Song Yun, the bride and groom, and the others. Everyone wore a grim expression.

"Which one is the bridesmaid?" Chen Daoguang turned his head and looked at the young men who had participated in the wedding hazing.

The young man scanned the backyard. "She's not here. She must be in the inner rooms."

"Go into the inner rooms, drag her out, and take her to the police station!" Chen Daoguang snorted coldly.

The others rushed to help, attempting to force their way into the inner rooms.

But Peng Songyue, in her red wedding dress, spread her arms and blocked them. "Let's discuss this calmly. We've already called the police; they'll be here any minute."

"Discuss calmly? She killed my son and injured others! Now she's hiding like a coward, without even a word of apology. How can you expect us to discuss calmly?" Chen Daoguang's face was flushed red. Pointing at Peng Songyue, Song Yun, and the others, he angrily berated them, "All of you, harboring a murderer—you're all accomplices!"

"I'm telling you, harboring a murderer is illegal! Do you even understand the crime of harboring a fugitive?"

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