The second watch had passed.
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"Good!"
In the crowd gathered outside to watch the excitement, someone shouted, and the others immediately joined in, chattering away. Regardless of what had happened before or what might happen later, for now, one was genuinely repenting and the other genuinely forgiving. That was enough.
Deep down, everyone still hoped that Lin Baohe and Lin Baojiang wouldn't fall out completely. Ties mattered; they meant there might be a chance for them to return to Dalin Village in the future. If they really severed ties, the village likely wouldn't benefit from them anymore.
Many wouldn't admit it, but that was indeed the way people thought.
Liu Meiqing, who had rushed over with Liu Meifeng, heard the clamor and, not knowing what had happened, curiously asked a woman in the crowd, "What's going on inside?"
