Sujiatun.

The open space in front of the village office was now packed with people, and even the usually bustling village store at the entrance was closed.

The old Party Secretary stood on the millstone, leaning on his cane, his white eyebrows furrowed in a knot.

"Quiet down, everyone!"

The old Party Secretary struck the gong.

"The heads of households, stand at the front; the women and children, stand at the back."

The crowd stirred for a moment, and the men quietly moved to the front.

As Su Jianguo pushed his bicycle into the village entrance, he saw Zhang Dazhu rushing toward the village office.

"Brother Jianguo! You're finally back!"

Upon seeing Su Jianguo, Zhang Dazhu immediately turned around.

"Something terrible has happened! Ermaitai almost got torn apart by the wild boar king!"

Su Jianguo's heart tightened immediately, and his bicycle crashed to the side of the road.

Zhang Dazhu hurriedly dragged Su Jianguo to the village office.

Upon seeing his elder brother return, Su Jianjun quickly squeezed through the crowd.

"elder brother!"

Su Jianjun arrived at Su Jianguo's place.

"That wild boar king that escaped is back for revenge; it almost killed Er Maitai today!"

Su Jianguo narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

Wu Er, unkempt and unkempt, squatted beside the millstone, his trousers torn to shreds, drinking water from a rough porcelain bowl.

Upon seeing Su Jianguo looking at him, Wu Er ran over with a silly grin.

“Brother Jianguo, you have no idea, that wild boar, that leader, its brains were sticking out, it was terrifying! It even tried to ram me, so I climbed a tree and peed all over its face.”

After listening to Wu Er's ramblings.

The surrounding villagers all had ashen faces. The women were holding their children, and the men were gripping hoes and shovels. A sense of panic that I hadn't seen in many years permeated the air.

"What exactly happened?"

Su Jianguo lowered his voice and asked Su Jianjun in a low voice, while taking out a cigarette case from his pocket.

He smuggled a cigarette around to the men in the vicinity.

Su Jianjun took the cigarette, lit it with a match, and took a puff.

"Brother, that beast knows how to ambush, holds grudges, and even ran away after I shot it. It doesn't even look like a wild boar; it's more like..."

He paused.

"It's like it's come to life."

The old Party Secretary's gong rang again.

Seeing that everyone's attention had returned.

The old Party Secretary said directly.

"Jianguo is back? Come here quickly!"

The old man's voice was filled with relief.

"Perfect timing, you can come up with an idea!"

The crowd parted automatically to make way, and the villagers all stared at Su Jianguo.

There was expectation, there was fear, and even more so, there was a sense of utter helplessness.

Widow Wang, holding her child in her arms, suddenly knelt down with a "thump".

"Jianguo, you have to save our village! What if that beast breaks in at night..."

"Don't panic."

Su Jianguo helped Widow Wang up and strode to the millstone.

The former Party Secretary gave up his position.

Facing the gazes of the villagers, Su Jianguo thought carefully for a moment before asking the question.

"Has any of you actually seen that wild boar?"

Among the crowd, the eldest son of the Li family was the first to raise his hand.

"I saw it when I went with Jianjun to rescue Ermaitai. That beast..."

He swallowed hard.

"That beast had a hole in its forehead, and you could see its head clearly inside, and it was even throbbing. It was terrifying!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

Hunter Zhao squatted in the corner, silently smoking.

"I've been hunting for forty years, and I've never seen anything like it. An ordinary wild boar, when shot, either runs or fights for its life, but this beast..."

The old hunter looked up.

"It's probably become a spirit."

"Building a nation."

The old Party Secretary stepped forward.

"Right now, my biggest fear is that it will come and wreak havoc in the village at night. I was thinking of having the militia take turns keeping watch at night, but someone said, what about going up the mountain and working in the fields during the day? We can't just have the whole village stop working..."

Su Jianguo was smoking when he suddenly remembered a story told by an old hunter when he was in the forest farm in Northeast China.

Some wild beasts that survive great calamities become "xiao," which seek out and kill their enemies.

"Build an army."

Su Jianguo looked at his younger brother.

Where did you hit it?

"Stomach! Got it!"

Su Jianjun gestured.

"But it ran around as if nothing was wrong, and only a few drops of blood were dripped..."

Su Jianguo nodded.

Su Jianjun used a double-barreled shotgun, which was very powerful.

When a wild boar is shot in the abdomen, its intestines will spill out.

Only the wild boar king managed to withstand a bullet and still escape.

Su Jianguo glanced at Wu Ermaidai.

At this moment, Wu Ermaitai was nervously biting his nails, muttering nonsense like "all the lantern fruits have been scattered."

"Listen to me, everyone."

Su Jianguo raised his voice, intending to calm the villagers down.

The crowd immediately fell silent.

"This wild boar may sound scary, but no matter how fierce it is, it's still just an animal."

Su Jianguo deliberately spoke with absolute certainty, and the backs of the young men straightened up a bit.

"Right now, the most important thing is to protect two places—the village and my vegetable greenhouse."

The old Party Secretary was taken aback.

"A greenhouse?"

"I really angered Ermaita today."

Su Jianguo stared at the dark mountain shadows in the distance.

"This vengeful beast will seek revenge first. Brother Wu has angered it today, it will definitely retaliate, and it'll definitely go to the greenhouse where the seedlings are tender and have a strong aroma."

The crowd immediately began to stir again.

"I'll take some men to guard the greenhouse tonight."

Su Jianguo jumped off the millstone and gave instructions.

"Leave some able-bodied men in the village, but don't make any noise at night, just like before. I'll take a few men up the mountain, we'll lie in wait and wait for it to come to us."

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