It is indeed as Zhou Fan guessed that these old stubborn people were willing to fight within the family.

There is a consideration for doing this that the palms and backs of hands are fleshy, and it is unreasonable to help anyone or not.

The other is to think about free competition and wins, so that the ultimate victory can be suitable for the head of the family.

However, their attitude was misinterpreted by the people below, or in other words, some people used this as an excuse to suppress their competitors using various despicable means.

What happened to Zhou Fan a year ago was that some people relied on their stubbornness as their backer to create such a thing that harmed the tribe.

Previously, Zhou Fan's father, the head of the Zhou family, had investigated who was the one who attacked him, but the person behind him did not dare to make a big move.

Now that things have been exposed in front of a group of old stubborn people, those who secretly attack can no longer be free and are all taken to the old stubborn people.

The Zhou family lived in seclusion, a mountain in the remote suburbs of Yanjing, Mutian Peak.

In a wooden building halfway up the mountain, more than a dozen old men of different shapes were glaring at the three people kneeling in front of them.

There was also a middle-aged man standing in the room, with his eyebrows full of determination, but the expression on his face was a little sad, which gave people a bit awkward.

This person is not someone else, but Zhou Fan's father, Zhou Zhenyu, the contemporary head of the Zhou family.

Seeing that a group of guys who persecuted his son were finally killed, he felt very happy.

But at the same time, there is also a hint of reluctance.

The head of the family actually had no choice but to deal with these guys. He also needed to rely on his son's own efforts, which made him feel very strongly frustrated and disappointed with the family system.

Although the culprit has been found, a group of old guys have discussed for a long time but have not given any punishment.

After all, it is because someone wants to protect those guys.

Another thing is that your own strength is still not strong enough!

While he was mourning and complaining here, some old guys over there finally spoke.

"Great Elder, the others have realized their mistakes. Zhou Fan's child has no loss. Why not let it go for this matter."

The person who spoke was an old man who was about to die of decay. Judging from his skinny posture, he felt that even breathing hard would make him exhausted.

But the fact is not the case. The old man's blood rushes, and ordinary young people are not as energetic as him.

He is the third elder in the Zhou family's elders' group, and he is also the direct blood relative of two of the three people kneeling on the ground.

The elder group of the Zhou family is composed of elders from each branch of the Zhou family. Their bloodlines are indeed from the Zhou family, but they are also divided into relatives and distant places.

The direct blood relatives naturally have to take care of their own people, and no one wants to let their younger generations suffer losses.

As soon as he finished speaking, another voice sounded, "Yes, elder, it's better to make a big deal worse."

This is an old woman, the elder of the last of the three. When they spoke, they did not consider the feelings of Zhou Zhenyu, the head of the family, which is enough to show the status of the elders in the Zhou family.

At this time, the second elder who had been silent all the time snorted coldly, "The clan rules clearly stipulate that the same clans should not be killed by each other. The three of them knowingly commit crimes should be added to the first level. How can there be a big deal to make a small statement?"

The second elder is Zhou Zhenyu's supporter, but unfortunately he is the head of the family lineage.

One reason for the existence of the elders is to supervise the head of the family, but now it has been distorted to restrict the rights of the head of the family, so that most people will jointly suppress the head of the family.

Therefore, the second elder cannot be said to be isolated and helpless in the elder group, but he does not have much say.

The third elder responded directly: "Second Elder, you are biased. Zhou Fan is doing well now and has made such a big noise in Linhai. How can he say that they harm the same clan?"

"I want to ask Zhou Fan, as a child of the Zhou family, he doesn't contribute to the Zhou family. What do he want to do?"

The old woman also sneered, "I think that Zhou Fan is born with a rebellious bone. He was entangled with the witch before, but now he has done such a thing that ignores the overall situation. He is the one who deserves to be punished!"

After hearing what they said, Zhou Zhenyu almost couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

Such a group of people who are indistinguishable from black and white, and who are not right or wrong are actually members of the elders who dominate the Zhou family. This is simply the tragedy of the Zhou family.

Fortunately, the Great Elder finally spoke, "Don't argue, I have made a decision, and now vote."

The elders are not a one-man rule, but most of the time they are mainly based on the elders. After the elders make a decision, other elders vote.

In fact, this is just a form. Usually, the decision of the elder is the final decision.

When he said this, everyone else closed their mouths, and even the three people kneeling below raised their heads and looked at the Great Elder with a eager look.

The elder's eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, suddenly opened, and a flash of light flashed away, and he said in a low voice.

"Zhou Zhentian, Zhou Zhenyue, Zhou Zhenlin, you three violated the clan rules and committed acts of harming the clan. Although there was no serious consequence, this crime was not punished to calm the anger. Therefore, you will be punished for one year and you will be punished to face the wall of the ancestral hall. You must not step out of the ancestral hall within a year. Do you agree?"

The final question was naturally not about asking the opinions of the three people, but about other members of the elders' group.

As soon as he made this decision, Zhou Zhenyu's expression was helpless. Finally, the elder gave face and punished those three guys.

But the punishment was too light no matter how you looked at it, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only shake his head secretly.

The second elder's face was not very good, but the eldest elder had decided that nothing he could say would make no sense.

In addition to being the strongest elder, the other thing he can do is that he must ensure that he has no selfish intentions, so his decision is relatively fair.

It can be said that there is no favor to talk about in the Great Elder, and the decisions he makes are based on family interests.

No matter how much these three people are, they are all direct descendants of the Zhou family. If they really follow the clan rules, let alone their elders, the Zhou family juniors who are related to them will have to jump out and oppose it.

So the second elder could only look at Zhou Zhenyu helplessly and no longer express any opinions.

His silence does not mean a compromise, but no matter how others decide, it doesn't matter if the minority obeys the majority.

After this matter was decided, the Great Elder ordered people to throw the three people directly into the ancestral hall, and then looked at Zhou Zhenyu with a happy look.

"Honor, I wonder if I made such a decision, are you satisfied?"

Zhou Zhenyu said, you have already made a decision, what can I do if I am not satisfied?

So his attitude was not much better. He replied in a humble manner, "When you go back to the Great Elder, Zhenyu dare not have any objections, everything depends on the Great Elder."

The third elder snorted angrily, "The elder made such a decision, but he didn't want the Zhou family to be disheartened. As the head of the family, can't you see this clearly?"

Faced with his questioning, Zhou Zhenyu didn't even move his eyelids and didn't take his words seriously.

Seeing that the third elder wanted to say something, the eldest elder interrupted him with a wave of his hand and continued to say to Zhou Zhenyu.

"Honor, since you don't object to my decision, let's talk about Zhou Fan."

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Chapter completed!