The Brigade Leader and the Branch Secretary had initially assumed this was just a local affair, a matter of village scandal that could be resolved through mediation. However, they had not expected the Xu Family's Daughter-in-law to raise an accusation of rape, which escalated the matter significantly.
The Brigade Leader and the Branch Secretary exchanged a glance. The Brigade Leader turned to the Xu Family's Daughter-in-law and Zhang Min and said, "There is no need for either of you to be impulsive. Everything can be resolved through discussion. Enough, all of you standing around here like this is unseemly. Come with the Branch Secretary and me to the brigade office, and we will talk there. Oh, the Xu family members should come along as well."
After speaking, the two men exchanged another look and walked side by side away from the Educated Youth Point. Nan Yu curled his lips slightly; he could guess what they were thinking. They simply did not want to blow the incident out of proportion and hoped to leave some room for maneuver. Nan Yu glanced over at the wife of Xu Lao'si and saw her face was calm, her gaze steadfastly refusing to even drift in Zhang Min's direction. Nan Yu smiled and shook his head.
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