Xiang Wenxin also became a bit concerned and poured some more tea for Liu Dongmei.

Liu Dongmei hurriedly thanked her politely, then sighed lightly, shook her head, and said bitterly, "Mr. Liu, Brother Dong Yuan is in prison now..."

"What?"

Liu Zhizhong nearly jumped out of his seat, exclaiming.

Xiang Wenxin almost exclaimed at the same time, "What's going on? Little Zhongzi, your best buddy is actually in prison? Hey, Liu Dongmei, how many years was your cousin sentenced to?"

Liu Dongmei replied, "It was originally a death sentence with a one-year reprieve, but then it was commuted to life imprisonment after meritorious service. When I visited him in prison a while ago, he said he'd try to earn merit to reduce his sentence, hoping to get out in 15 years."

"What? Death penalty?"

Liu Zhizhong and Xiang Wenxin really exclaimed in unison, then glanced at each other, looking quite incredulous.

Xiang Wenxin pressed on, "What exactly happened? How did it become so serious? Did someone die?"

Liu Zhizhong was also deeply shocked, finding it hard to believe.

Liu Dongyuan was a martial arts expert, and not just any kind of expert.

But he came from a fishing family, honest and sincere! Back in college, when girls pursued him, he would blush! He was still a virgin by the time he graduated.

But for such a brother, there was actually a homicide case, who would believe that?

Liu Zhizhong couldn't help but say, "Unless absolutely necessary, my Brother Dong Yuan wouldn't resort to violence causing death, I know him."

Liu Dongmei gave him another look, really agreeing with him, nodded, "Yes, Mr. Liu is right. But when it was absolutely necessary, my Brother Dong Yuan indeed caused deaths, and it was two lives..."

Xiang Wenxin was the first to shout, "Damn! Holy... two lives! Your brother indeed lives up to being your brother, huh, he can fight!"

Saying this, she glanced at Liu Zhizhong, nodding, "And you live up to being his buddy, both of you are pretty good fighters!"

Liu Zhizhong felt slightly embarrassed, "Um... Second Miss, let's not pick on me now, let's listen to what Dongmei has to say? Considering the closeness, Dongmei should have the most say about Brother Dong Yuan in the past, right?"

Liu Dongmei nodded and sighed painfully, "Sigh... the situation back then, was like this..."

Then, in a tone that was genuinely tinged with a faint sorrow, she began to narrate a tragedy that happened during a relocation period.

But to be honest, it really had nothing directly to do with the relocation. Relocation can sometimes be a good thing, keeping pace with the times, it shouldn't be a word that's universally cursed, right? It's just that some relocations have their own hidden agendas, no wonder people curse them.

As it turned out, Liu Dongyuan graduated from university, got his degree, and eagerly returned to his hometown first.

Returning to the small fishing village, there was a large area being repossessed there at home. Because he was quite an outstanding student, he already had a job lined up to start work at a large multinational corporation in Rong City.

Before starting work, he had a one-month rest period, so he wasn't in a rush and continued helping his parents with the last days of fishing at home, harvesting the last bit of crops. He was a kind-hearted, honest, and filial child, rare indeed, sigh...

The launch ceremony of the relocation project was about to start. The launch, meaning the excavators would begin operating, officially starting!

Two days before the launch ceremony, after Liu Dongyuan helped his family harvest the last of the corn cobs from the field, he prepared to go to the hills to herd back the last three sheep of the family to sell them along with the corn the next day.

However, something happened to the three sheep...