Chapter 220 - Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Malicious Intentions (1/2)
Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Malicious Intentions
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“Miss Zhou, could you please open the door? Master Ding specifically sent us to inform you that there is no need to worry anymore,” Zhang Lin repeated.
As instructed by Ding Gaochang, he needed to ensure that Zhou Daya was safe and prevent her from taking any rash actions due to this incident.
However, in Zhang Lin’s eyes, if he were the one who’d had to face a lifethreatening situation like this, he would undoubtedly be enraged, ready to make his enemies regret, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.
Regrettably, the law is the law.
Those villagers who almost drove Zhou Daya to death were wrong, and complicity in such an act is abhorrent. But they were misled and didn’t actually kill Zhou Daya. Thus, their punishment would not be severe.
If Zhou Daya were to retaliate out of anger and harm someone, that would be a real crime against the law, and it would bring about severe punishment.
Ding Gaochang was concerned that Zhou Daya might make a foolish mistake, not only causing harm to others but also cutting off her own lifeline. Therefore, he specifically sent Zhang Lin to meet with her and try to persuade her from doing so.
Even though Zhang Lin always advocates for retribution and doesn’t like mediating, he is doing this given Zhou Daya’s pitiful circumstances. Should she lose her life over this seemingly insignificant matter, leaving behind her only grandmother, it would be a total disaster with no way out.
Zhang Lin felt compassion, thus he took this matter to heart.
After Zhang Lin finished talking, there was no response from inside the house for a while.
Some people in the courtyard couldn’ t wait anymore. They raised their voices and yelled, “Daya, please open the door. We understand you are angry with us, but we were deceived as well. We committed such mistakes out of confusion. Considering our past friendship, please forgive us.”
“Yes, Daya, please don’t take it to heart.”
“Indeed, we wronged you…”
Upon hearing these words, Zhang Lin’s brows furrowed and he scolded them, “Are you guys here to apologize or not?”
“What do you mean by that?” someone retorted at the unhappy Zhang Lin, “Of course we came to apologize.”
“You say you came to apologize, yet you ask Miss Zhou not to blame you. To an outsider, it looks as if you forced the girl into something.”
Zhang Lin said discontentedly, “I’ve never heard of such an apology before. This isn’t an apology; it’s more like you guys feeling guilty and seeking comfort. You just want her to forgive you so that you can rid yourselves of guilt and so that your hearts won’t feel as heavy.”
“You guys didn’t come to apologize, you’re just seeking peace of mind!”
In the end, it’s all about selfishness. They were just thinking about their own feelings without considering others, especially Zhou Daya. Asking her to forgive them in such a way was simply disgusting!
Zhang Lin already found these villagers despicable for having earlier tried to force Zhou Daya to become the bride of the Water Ghost. It seemed that they coerced a young girl into giving up her life for their own gain.