To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Wu Axiu was stunned when she heard this.

"Let go of me! Don't embarrass yourself!" Lin Jiagui forcefully shook off his mother's hand and walked away.

Lin Jiagui rushed out of the crowd and went outside.

Wu Axiu panicked and chased after him, calling out, "Jiagui! Jiagui! Jiagui! Wait for me!"

Suddenly, the crowd blocked the gate completely. Wu Axiu tried to squeeze through several gaps but couldn't get out. As Gu Juncheng approached step by step, her face turned ashen.

Lin Qingping was genuinely worried, afraid that Gu Juncheng would actually take action, and worried that if word got out, it would affect Gu Juncheng. Although Gu Juncheng himself said that he was willing to give up his military uniform, she couldn't let him actually lose it, because protecting the country had always been his ideal, from his previous life to this one.

She stepped forward and grabbed his arm. "Juncheng, let it go."

Wu Axiu felt as if she had seen a savior. "Pingzi, Pingzi, please save me! I'm still your mother!"

Gu Juncheng pressed Lin Qingping's hand, indicating that she should leave it alone.

"You say you're a mother, and I won't say anything else, but you have two daughters, Qingping and Ermei. I'll just talk about how you treat them. Your second daughter, Lin Qingyun, is clearly exceptionally intelligent, but not only did you not let her study properly, you even sold her to a cripple for 500 yuan to be his wife. If it weren't for my wife Qingping buying her sister for 500 yuan to encourage her to continue her studies, would Ermei be able to study at the Capital University today?"

Gu Juncheng is not usually talkative, but today he spoke with a stern face, just like when he was giving a lecture—powerful, resounding, and intimidating.

These words immediately sparked a murmur of discussion: "My God, what kind of person is this! What does he treat his daughter like! A commodity?"

"Yes! A daughter who could get into the capital university! And they want to sell her to a cripple as a wife? And for 500 yuan?"

"They even sold their daughter to their eldest daughter! This is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing. It's truly an eye-opener!"

"Yes!" Gu Juncheng continued, "Even so, during the college entrance examination, my mother-in-law still secretly obtained Lin Qingyun's admission ticket and used it to blackmail her into marrying someone!"

The onlookers were in an uproar. "My God! How could a mother be like this!"

"This is unheard of!"

Gu Juncheng's face was filled with sorrow. "Yes, I am a soldier, but I also have personal feelings that I cherish and protect. I thought my mother's place was the best safe haven for her children, but I never expected it to be the biggest den of wolves. If I can't even protect my own wife, how can I be worthy of being called a man!"

"Yes! Xiao Gu, we support you!"

"Xiao Gu, don't worry. No matter what decision you make or how you do it today, we will stand by you. You won't take off this military uniform!"

Lin Qingping: ...

Unexpectedly, Gu Juncheng also resorted to emotional appeals...

Gu Juncheng's eyes dimmed. "Thank you everyone. No matter what, we are all children. Who would want to break with their mother until the very last moment? We have endured again and again, all because of filial piety and gratitude. But everyone's patience has its limits..."

“Xiao Gu, we all understand! Your mother-in-law is really going too far!” the neighbor responded firmly.

Gu Juncheng was heartbroken. "Even so, we can only send her back. However, I'm often away from home. Today, Xiao Gu also asked the neighbors to look after Lin Qingping. She's a woman, timid, weak, and used to being kind to people. If someone bullies her, she'll just cry..."

Wu Axiu's eyes widened. Was this describing Lin Qingping? Timid? Weak? Kind to people? Only good at crying? Which of these four descriptions had anything to do with her?

Lin Qingping herself felt a little embarrassed, as if she had gone a bit too far.

Gu Juncheng continued, "If any more unidentified people come knocking on our door, and we don't want to trouble everyone too much, we'll just send a message to Lin Qingping, telling her not to go home for the time being and to find a place to hide. We'll deal with it when I get back."

“How could that be! We’re all neighbors, and neighbors help each other, right? As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative! We will definitely protect Lin Qingping, and we won’t just inform her!” the neighbors said one after another.

"Thank you all!" Gu Juncheng expressed his deep gratitude and grabbed Wu Axiu's arm with one hand.

Wu Axiu felt as if her arm was about to break and screamed.

No one even glanced at her; they only felt sorry for Gu Juncheng. "Little Gu, what are you going to do? Do you need our help?"

Gu Juncheng looked distressed. "I'll go buy tickets and send my mother-in-law and brother-in-law back. No matter what, they're relatives. Thank you. Just help me comfort Lin Qingping."

Everyone sighed, saying that Xiao Gu and Xiao Lin were really unlucky to have such a mother, but they also said that Xiao Gu was still kind-hearted and couldn't let go of this family bond.

Only Wu Axiu was in excruciating pain in her arm, constantly yelling, "Murder! Murder! Help! Murder!"

The crowd gave her a disdainful look. Little Gu has already done so much for her, and this person still doesn't know what's good for her! They all made way for Gu Juncheng to pass.

Gu Juncheng grabbed her, his fingers as hard as iron, and dragged her all the way to the corner before letting go.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." Wu Axiu clutched her arm, crying out incessantly.

Gu Juncheng's expression changed instantly, from initially looking heartbroken to becoming cold and ruthless, even his eyes revealing a deep chill. "It hurts already?"

Wu Axiu didn't know if her hand was broken; she just kept crying out in pain.

Gu Juncheng's face was ashen. "Mother-in-law, do you know, when I was fighting on the battlefield, here, here, here..." He pointed to each spot on his body, "I was shot five times. That's what pain is... With every step I took, blood gushed out. I felt like if I kept going, I would bleed to death. But I still ran over and..."

A chill ran down Wu Axiu's spine. She looked up at Gu Juncheng and found his face terrifying. She immediately started trembling like a sieve, and her body began to ache in various places.

Gu Juncheng smiled and said, "What are you thinking, Mother-in-law? I just threw him to the ground and pointed a gun at his head. My blood stained his face, and his whole face was soaked in blood, with only his eyes showing, like two big holes."

Wu Axiu's lips were pale, and his face looked as if it were covered in dark red blood, with two large holes in his eyes.

"Another time, someone broke my bones. I heard the cracking sound of my bones breaking, and I told myself that even if I was scared, I would crawl over and kill the person..."

"Ah—" Wu Axiu covered her ears, feeling that the black-faced Yama she had seen in the play looked exactly like Gu Juncheng. Her legs trembled uncontrollably, and a heat rose between her legs, causing her to urinate in her crotch.

Gu Juncheng looked at the wet marks on the ground and sneered.