Elder Zhou was originally at the government gate crying out in grievance to the villagers, but when he saw himself being seized, he instantly turned into a quail in fear.

Zhou Sanlang and Mrs. Zhou Hu were both bullies afraid of the strong, and they cried in fear, shaking and saying, "Spare, spare us... We dare not, we dare not anymore."

Only Young Master Zhou calmed down after the initial panic, glanced at Qin Sanlang and Luo Wu, and said nothing, allowing the officials to escort him to the prison.

Bam bam bam, Elder Zhou, Young Master Zhou, Zhou Sanlang were thrown into a dirty, stinking cell full of lice and rats, while Mrs. Zhou Hu was tossed into the women’s prison.

Though Mrs. Zhou Hu was not good, reputation could kill. If Mrs. Zhou Hu was locked up with Elder Zhou, she would drown in spit in one night.

"Stay put, if you dare to cause trouble again, your punishment will be increased!" Luo Wu warned them, then turned his gaze to Elder Zhou: "Especially you, Qin, Gu, and Luo families have already given you enough face. If you still want to rely on your age to manipulate these families, you can’t afford the consequences!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Elder Zhou shivered all over when he heard this, how could the Luo Family boy be so fierce?

Well, well, each one has become successful and forgotten the bonds with fellow villagers, looking down on him now that his family is in trouble. Just wait, this old man will surely...

But what could he possibly do to the Qin, Gu, and Luo families?

Elder Zhou knew that, given the current state of these families and the achievements of their children, the Zhou Family couldn’t bully them even in a lifetime, only flatter Qin, Gu, and Luo families.

Elder Zhou cried, crying very sadly: "Wah wah wah, why is the Zhou family’s luck so bad? All fleeing from famine, others have become rich and official, why is my family suffering so much?!"

Constable Xiao Tang couldn’t listen anymore and scolded, "Old man, what are you complaining about? Don’t think we don’t know your family’s background; relying on sending off granddaughters, your life is much better than the Lin Family."

The Lin Family opened up land and planted crops, all of which could be stolen overnight, while the Zhou Family relied on Li Kuihu for support and could follow along to steal grain from the Lin Family, living quite comfortably.

The Zhou Family is just playing poor.

Elder Zhou was furious upon hearing Constable Xiao Tang’s words but dared not retort.

Zhou Sanlang, young and impetuous, shouted, "You henchman, just know how to bully us, hurry and let us out, or I’ll make you pay!"

"Oh, want to make me pay? Come, come, I’ll first show you a lesson." Constable Xiao Tang glanced at Luo Wu, and when he nodded, Xiao Tang immediately brought two officials into the cell, dragging Zhou Sanlang out: "Let’s go to the Punishment Room, I’ll give you some stretching exercises!"

"Pun... Punishment Room!" Zhou Sanlang was scared pale, hurriedly calling Elder Zhou: "Grandpa, save me, save me!"

With a slap, Constable Xiao Tang struck Zhou Sanlang, cursing: "Yelling for what? Your grandpa is locked up too, how can he save you?"

Then he dragged Zhou Sanlang to the Punishment Room, and soon Zhou Sanlang’s cries of pain echoed from the adjoining Punishment Room.

Aaah, it was as miserable as it could get.

Elder Zhou shivered, his face pale, breaking into a cold sweat, looking as if he was about to faint.

Luo Wu sneered coldly: "Scared? If you’re scared, then behave, if you dare to cause trouble again, you’ll be the next dragged to the Punishment Room!"

Elder Zhou was already scared out of his wits, hearing this, he couldn’t hold on any longer, rolled his eyes and fainted.

"Grandpa, grandpa!" Young Master Zhou hurriedly came over, pinching Elder Zhou’s philtrum, finally waking him up, but Elder Zhou was weak all over, making whimpering sounds, looking like he hadn’t come back to himself.

Young Master Zhou was anxious, pleading with Luo Wu: "Squad Leader Luo, I know my grandpa and the others were wrong, but please, for the sake of his age, could you bring Doctor Zhou to see him? I... I can’t watch him die in prison."

Saying this, he banged his head against the ground in front of Luo Wu.

Luo Wu knew that Qin Sanlang merely wanted to scare the Zhou family, not kill them, and seeing that Young Master Zhou seemed sensible, nodded in agreement: "Wait."

Soon, Doctor Zhou was brought in.

Doctor Zhou was quite helpless, being a famous physician in the county, he had been wandering around the government office these days, but because of it, he had developed some goodwill towards the office.

Lord Zheng, worthy of being from a noble family, acted very by the book, afraid that the villagers kneeling for tax money at the government gate might faint, starve, or die, he had invited Doctor Zhou to keep watch. Once a villager fainted, he was to provide treatment, even handed out a meal a day to the villagers, causing some poor families to come upon hearing the news, deliberately looking for free food and drink.

"Nothing serious, just scared, take good care and he’ll be fine." Doctor Zhou took Elder Zhou’s pulse, gave him some acupuncture, and knowing that Elder Zhou could stir up trouble, added: "Though there’s nothing serious this time, but he’s getting old, remember not to shout and yell, or experience extreme emotions, or he will certainly have a stroke and be paralyzed, and will have to lie on bed thereafter."

"What? Doc... Doctor, is that true?" Elder Zhou feared death, immediately started to tremble, clutching Doctor Zhou’s hand desperately.

Doctor Zhou nodded: "Yes, you’re old, and have fled from famine, your body is deficient, must take good rest, or you’ll easily become paralyzed, even unable to breathe, and directly go."

Elder Zhou cried: "Doctor, Doctor, please prescribe some good medicine, you must heal my body well, my grandson hasn’t married yet, I haven’t seen my great-grandson’s face, I can’t just go like this."

Luo Wu’s expression shifted slightly upon hearing this, realizing he was so afraid of death, fear of death was good.

Doctor Zhou said: "Want medicine? Medicine isn’t cheap, just resting well will do."

Look at what your grandson is wearing? Coarse hemp clothes, that fabric can scrape off a layer of skin, and yet here you ask for good medicine, are you trying to drag the whole family to death.

Elder Zhou looked as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, saying: "Prescribe, Doctor, you can prescribe good medicine unhesitatingly, my family can afford silver!"

"Prescribe medicine? Still not enough trouble to your own family?" Luo Wu interrupted Elder Zhou: "Selfish, if you dare cause trouble again, I will immediately have you dragged to the Punishment Room for punishment."

This, this?

Elder Zhou panicked, wiping tears: "Is it not okay to just want to live?"

"How about this, I’ll prescribe a few cheap yet effective medicines, you’ll take them for a month, then rest peacefully. Remember not to get angry, or even the best medicine is useless." Doctor Zhou saw Elder Zhou as selfish, if he didn’t prescribe, he estimated Elder Zhou would run to another pharmacy to get expensive medicine, causing harm to Young Master Zhou.

"Ah ah ah, thank you doctor." Elder Zhou was overjoyed, no longer caring about Zhou Sanlang’s cries from punishment, watching as Doctor Zhou wrote the prescription, solemnly accepting it.

Luo Wu simply turned away, deciding to keep Elder Zhou locked up longer, hitting him every other day, letting him suffer enough, then releasing him.

However, Elder Zhou was more easily scared than Luo Wu imagined, when Zhou Sanlang, covered in blood, was dragged back, he fainted again, and upon waking, he cried: "I was wrong, the old man knows his mistake, I beg Squad Leader Luo to let us go, I dare not cause trouble anymore, dare not plot against your families."

But alas, Luo Wu completely ignored him, turning around and leaving directly.