Wailing and explaining to the villagers at the same time, she hoped to gain some sympathy.
Ma Zhicai's face was ashen, his pig-like face looking monstrous. Amid the contempt of everyone, he also kept explaining, "When I saw the child rushing over, I was just worried about his safety, not whether he was in the middle of the road or at the side. Don't wrongly accuse me."
Unfortunately, whether he was wronged or not was no longer up to him to decide, as could be seen from the angry stares of the villagers. In the countryside, breaking up a couple's unions is considered a sin punishable by divine wrath, not to mention this young man who was trying to take advantage of the situation by pretending to be a lifesaver to trick his way into a marriage with the Lin Family. Thankfully, Lin Ziyin was smart enough to not be deceived by him.
"Beat this brat to death." Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou were so angry that they wanted to thrash the person in question.