Digging up graves was a serious matter, and Liu Haiguo, being the team leader who led people in this deed, was now facing consequences as a young member of the team had died and several had fallen ill. The families were making a commotion, and it was Ge Lai who managed to pacify the situation.
If it weren't for Ge Lai intervening, those few families might have gone to The Lius to beat Liu Haiguo to death, or even demanded his life in retribution.
After all, it was a young man who died, a son—an important labor force for the family. How could they not harbor resentment?
On Liu Haiguo's side, fearing that he might be ousted from power due to prolonged illness, Ge Lai urgently claimed he had recovered and emerged to seize control, directing Ge Lai to take the lead in work.
