Chapter 40

When I heard what Brandon said, I realized that it wasn't Tyler who had betrayed us. The problem stemmed from my dad. As it turned out, Brandon and his group didn't know about Tyler. The reason they were targeting us today was that they had discovered long ago that many villagers, who were opposed to them, had been secretly collecting evidence of their crimes. This had been happening ever since the trial run of the Stonebrook cemetery. Over the years, the Ford family and Brandon had been dealing with similar situations in secret, using all kinds of threats and bribes. They knew that as long as they continued their illegal activities, there would always be people in the village collecting evidence against them. Whether it was the Alana incident or the Greenridge land dispute with our family, any event that could provide evidence to solidify their crimes would certainly bring them trouble. As a result, the Ford family had been quietly guarding against such things. Today, when To