Er Dou's face became greener and greener under the firelight, and he backed up with his hands on the ground.
"No, no, we fellow villagers, give us some face!"
There was a line of water stains on the ground where this guy fell back, which made him pee in fear.
Suddenly he felt a huge pain in his back and lay down on the ground. He tilted his head and saw that Xiao Zhen was retracting his big foot.
"You, you are not injured!"
Xiao Zhen wiped his back, "Xiao Shang, if I hadn't pretended just now, I would have died!"
"Jia Qiang, how do you plan to deal with this kid?"
As his experience increased, Xiao Zhen's mind became much more flexible, and he actually learned to cheat. This was absolutely impossible before!
Zhang Jiaqiang smacked his lips and said, "I heard that there are many wild beasts in the mountains, including wolves and badgers. Do you think we can attract wild beasts by stripping him naked and tying him to a tree and stabbing him a few times?"
Before he could finish speaking, Er Dou screamed miserably, as if he was really being bitten by a wild beast.
"Don't, don't, spare me, spare my life, I will give you something!"
Zhang Jiaqiang chuckled and said, "What good is it? A watch fished out of well water?"
"No, no, Shanbao and the others are tomb robbers. They have been active around Laojun Temple recently. They must have discovered something big..."
"Bah, what did I think? We are not interested in this. Unless you can expose the village chief, you are waiting to be chewed into bones!"
The village chief was his biological father. No matter how easy it was, Er Dou would not dare to do such a thing. He lowered his head so low that he almost buried it in his crotch, trying hard to think of a way to survive.
Zhang Jiaqiang thought he should scare him a little more, and said with a sad smile.
"Brother Zhen, I heard that the ants in this mountain are very big and their bites are very painful. Let's scratch this kid's body and pour honey on it. Do you think it's quite satisfying?"
Xiao Zhen couldn't help but tremble, "This is too poisonous, or feed it to wild animals!"
Zhang Jiaqiang chuckled, "It's okay, we can do it both ways, the beasts and ants come together!"
"No, I said, I said, can't you? My father is flirting with a little widow in the village. I guess they are having an affair!"
Zhang Jiaqiang raised his leg and kicked him hard, "This nonsense is useless, tell me about him bullying the villagers, or about corruption and bribery!"
"Hey, hey, he's in charge of the water pump. In addition to using it for relatives and friends, other people have to fill it with benefits, otherwise it won't be drained!"
Zhang Jiaqiang nodded with satisfaction, "Continue, whether you can survive depends on how much you give me!"
He quietly pressed the record button on his Walkman.
"Last year during the flash floods, he withheld half of the relief food allocated by the superiors and sold it secretly. I was the one who did it. I knew who it was sold to and how much it cost..."
"Not enough. These are not enough to buy your life. There must be something shocking, otherwise you will wait to be chewed into bones by ants!"
Er Douyi gritted his teeth and said, "Last year, there was a businessman who came to collect mountain goods. He drove here. I don't know why I got into a quarrel with him. Later, the sheepherder found the man's body from the back ridge..."
...
At this moment, the village was in chaos again.
The water pump stored at the entrance of the village was sealed, and the people looking at the machine were driven away and replaced by the village chief's confidant.
"These are stolen goods. Let's take them away tomorrow!" the village chief said with a wave of his hand.
Zhigang stood in the distance and said unconvinced.
"I obviously bought these machines myself, how could they be stolen goods?"
The village chief sneered, "I bought it with stolen money. Of course it's stolen goods. I haven't held you responsible yet, but you're still blowing wings with me. Go home and hug your mother-in-law to sleep!"
Legal awareness is weak in this era, especially in mountain villages.
The villagers were baffled as to how a good water pump could become stolen goods.
This has not been used even once, and it is a waste of joy. From now on, we will have to continue to have to wait in line for the whole village to get a water pump.
I don’t know if my family is lucky enough to be in the queue, and I’m more afraid that I won’t be able to be in the autumn harvest.
Everyone's face was full of anger, but no one dared to raise objections. They just watched from a distance, as if watching other people's excitement.
Zhigang was scolded, but refused to leave and yelled from afar.
"These dog days are when the dealers are short of water. It affects whether everyone can have enough to eat. This water pump is considered stolen goods. Let's use it first. What are we afraid of?"
The village chief shouted sternly, "Hey, you are so cowardly. How dare you use stolen goods? You are not afraid of losing your head. What are you afraid of if you eat less? What are you afraid of if you are more tired and fetch water? I think you are just lazy and don't want to do it." I’m trying to make excuses, and besides, there’s really no harvest, and there’s relief food, can I watch you starve to death?”
He glanced around at the villagers watching the excitement, raised his finger and pointed.
"You, you, and you, you also spoke for the boy named Zhang during the day. I have remembered it. If you don't behave well, the police will soon label you as that boy's accomplice. I said it in front of you, even if you are Even if I die of thirst, I can’t even use these water pumps!”
After the village chief said this, he staggered away with his hands behind his back, leaving only a large group of villagers talking about it.
"What does he mean, why can't a good water pump be used?"
"If the village chief has consciousness, he will die of thirst and starvation and cannot compromise with the criminals!"
"What the hell, he can eat the relief food and use the water pump freely. It's not his family members who are dying of thirst and starvation!"
"I think he just deliberately prevents everyone from using the new water pump and controls the one in the village to increase his power!"
"This bastard doesn't care about our life and death for that little bit of power!"
"Please keep your voice down, don't spread it to his ears, and put on your little shoes!"
"Bah, I don't need a water pump anyway. Are you afraid of him? I dare to scold him in person!"
At this moment, a man ran up and yelled.
"The village chief led the people from the security office to surround the Wang family and demanded that they hand over Zhang Jiaqiang!"
"It's the village chief's fault again!"
"Let's go take a look!"
"Yes, we can't let him do this!"
Everyone said hello, and they went into groups of three and five, one after another towards the Wang family courtyard.
In the blink of an eye, the whole village gathered into a torrent. It looked calm on the surface, but secretly it was turbulent.
Bang bang bang!
"Open the door quickly, open the door, the police are coming. If you don't want to die, open the door quickly!"
Erdan, the village chief's nephew, stood in front of Wang's courtyard and slapped the gate loudly.
Behind him stood three or four uniformed security guards, and the village chief who had just arrived was pointing.
"The kid's car was still parked here during the day. He should have driven out now, but the monk can't escape from the temple. His parents and relatives are all here. He must come back sooner or later!"
Director Liu gritted his teeth and said, "Don't waste time, try to minimize the impact, and open the door for me!"
The village chief showed joy on his face and turned to shout at the iron rods.
"Did you hear that? Liu Suo has spoken. Open the door for me!"
Those guys immediately picked up a beam and rushed to the door shouting slogans.
"Hey, hey, one, two, three, hit!"
There was a loud clang, and the wooden door could not withstand the impact. The bolt broke and the door immediately opened wide, revealing the dark courtyard.
"Let me in, you look for someone, you guys search for stolen goods, no one can escape!"
These people were like flies that saw smelly meat and rushed over like swarms of swarms.
Just as he was about to rush into the door, a clear voice suddenly sounded from the courtyard.
"Breaking into a private house is not a small crime!"
