Hearing the Deaf Old Lady’s plea, Xushu couldn't help but sneer, his voice filled with disdain. He looked the Deaf Old Lady straight in the eyes, his gaze as sharp as a hawk’s, and spoke.
"Old Lady, I truly don't understand the way you people think. Back when Shazhu and Jia Dongxu first teamed up to report me, why didn't you step forward to say we were all neighbors and that we should show mercy? Why didn't you ask to let the matter go then? How is it that now the tables have turned and the situation is in my favor, you all come running out, asking me to overlook things for the sake of neighborly bonds? Don't you think that is a double standard?"
Xushu’s voice grew louder and more agitated. As he spoke, he pointed at Shazhu and Jia Dongxu, his eyes burning with rage. "Besides, both of them are grown men; they should know what is acceptable and what is not. Since they committed a wrong, they deserve to be punished. Even a child understands that. Are you saying that you, after living for most of a century, don't understand this simple logic? Or perhaps you'd like Banggen to explain it to you?"
Chapter 80