If this had happened in the past, Wei Baoping wouldn't have cared at all; it would have been a trivial matter.

But now, Liu Donglai, the powerful figure behind Li Xiangdong, is someone he can't afford to offend.

Liu Donglai had been investigating him for a long time. Although he had covered up the things he had done before, they couldn't withstand close scrutiny.

As long as he's in power, those who are dissatisfied with him won't dare to make any rash moves, lest Liu Donglai take this opportunity to deal with him...

A storm begins with a single ripple.

In the not-so-warm office, Wei Baoping stood in front of Liu Donglai, drenched in sweat.

“Secretary Liu, it’s just kids playing around. How about we settle this privately? I’ll compensate Li Xiangdong for his emotional distress on behalf of Xiao Hao, okay?”

Liu Donglai's expression remained unchanged, showing neither joy nor anger, and he remained silent.

Wei Baoping's heart sank.

Solitary confinement.

Xiao Hao and Xiao Chen were both locked up.

There was nothing in the room. Xiao Hao sat dejectedly in the corner, feeling utterly stupid!

Unexpectedly, Li Xiangdong's backer was Liu Donglai!

It seems that I really can't keep the clothes I'm wearing.

Thinking of this, Xiao Hao slapped himself twice!

After waiting for a while, he suddenly remembered something and shouted loudly outside.

A long-faced policeman rushed in. "Captain Hao, what's wrong?"

"Help me call the provincial capital!"

"this……"

The long-faced policeman thought for a moment, then said, "Captain Hao, give me your phone number."

...

In another office, despite Wei Baoping's best efforts to reason with Li Xiangdong, Li insisted on reporting the case to the police.

If a report is filed, not only will Xiao Hao be implicated for violating laws and regulations, but you will definitely get involved as well.

Thinking of this, he got up and called Wei Changrong, who was standing nervously outside the door, in.

"Xiangdong, you and Changrong are classmates. It's always his fault for slapping you hard during your playful fights. Today, I'm going to give you a taste of your own medicine!"

After Wei Baoping finished speaking, he slapped Wei Changrong hard across the face, and then kicked him two meters away!

Wei Changrong let out a scream!

Although he often caused trouble for Li Xiangdong, he never actually gained the upper hand over Li Xiangdong.

"Director Wei, it wasn't your son who hit me!"

Just speak up, and there's always a chance to change things!

Wei Baoping was secretly delighted.

A short while later, Xiao Hao, who had been given instructions, came in.

As soon as he entered the room, he sincerely apologized to Li Xiangdong, and then he started slapping himself in the face!

Li Xiangdong didn't say anything, just coldly watched him slap himself until his cheeks were red and swollen and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Wei Baoping felt a pang of pity and advised Li Xiangdong, "Xiangdong, leave yourself some way out, so you can meet again in the future. Know when to stop!"

Li Xiangdong asked curiously, "Director Wei, did I say something?"

Whether it was hitting Wei Changrong or Xiao Hao slapping himself, it wasn't what he requested.

Wei Baoping, suppressing his anger, said, "Are you calm now? Can you please not report this to the police?"

Li Xiangdong smiled slightly, "No way, Xiao Hao gave me a concussion, I'm really dizzy right now!"

Wei Baoping stepped forward, furious. "You're playing me?"

Li Xiangdong blinked his big eyes, and Fen'er innocently asked, "What's wrong with teasing you?"

"you--"

Li Xiangdong squinted at him, and then he remembered that Wei Baoping was no good at all!

In his previous life, Wei Baoping rose through the ranks, but he was later found to have accepted bribes, protected criminals, and had a huge amount of unexplained wealth when he was almost retired.

He was not afraid of offending Wei Baoping.

First, Li Xiangdong hoped that this sudden incident would open a loophole for Liu Donglai to investigate Wei Baoping.

Secondly, if he were beaten without any explanation and then got away with it, word would get out, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Huichuan anymore.

Li Xiangdong was personally accompanied by Deputy Director Qin of the Public Security Bureau and several of his subordinates to the hospital for a physical examination, and then driven back to Lijiapo.

Zhao Sufang was on tenterhooks inside the house when she heard the roar of a car engine at her doorstep. She hurriedly went out to check.

Deputy Director Qin warmly took Li Xiangdong's hand and led him into the house, saying, "Xiangdong, you've been wronged today! Rest well at home! If you need anything in the future, just ask Uncle Qin."

He then said kindly to Zhao Sufang, "Sister-in-law, I'll be going now!"

Zhao Sufang, Li Lan, and others were puzzled.

However, one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so they politely saw Deputy Director Qin to his car.

Once only Director Yan and Li Zhen remained in the room, and there were no outsiders, Zhao Sufang anxiously asked, "Brother Yan, what happened?"

Factory Director Yan recounted the whole story, saying, "Fortunately, Xiao Zhen arrived in time, and Xiang Dong didn't suffer a major loss."

When Zhao Sufang heard that her son had been beaten, tears welled up in her eyes, and she hurriedly looked at Li Xiangdong's head.

Li Xiangdong laughed and said, "Your son isn't that stubborn. When he hit me twice, I turned my head to let it go!"

"Then why are you vomiting blood?"

"I've had a sore throat and bleeding gums these past few days, so I was just trying to scare them!"

As he spoke, Li Xiangdong spat out another mouthful of bloody saliva.

hiss--

My mouth ulcers are really painful!

Factory Director Yan stayed a while longer, and seeing that Li Xiangdong was indeed alright, he prepared to go home.

Huang Guimei must still be thinking about Li Xiangdong; going back soon would put his wife at ease.

Zhao Sufang thanked him profusely, first packing him a basket of steamed white flour buns and pork and cabbage dumplings, and then instructing Li Zhen to ride a bicycle to take Director Yan home.

When Li Jin got home and found out about this, he felt sorry for Li Xiangdong for a long time.

Li Xiangdong couldn't stand his father's nauseatingly affectionate gaze, so he asked him, "Did you talk to Director Tang about that matter?"

Li Jin nodded. "I told him. Old Tang said the brigade just needs to draft an application document."

Li Ping was very curious, "What's wrong?"

Now Li Xiangdong doesn't hide anything from his younger siblings, and he even deliberately involves them in some matters, hoping they can grow up faster and better.

Li Xiangdong patiently explained it to her.

He was talking about pumping water from the Baiyang River to store in fishponds and shrimp ponds.

When it came to dredging water from the river, nobody paid any attention at first, saying he was overthinking it.

It is a very common thing for ordinary people to use water pumps to draw water from the river to irrigate their fields.

No one has ever submitted an application to the water authority.

Li Xiangdong insisted that China has a Water Law that clearly stipulates that water resources belong to the state and that privately extracting water resources is illegal!

If it's just a minor incident involving a little water, the authorities won't investigate unless the people complain.

However, in Lijiapo, people are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. If someone secretly tries to sabotage things, it will be troublesome.

Li Xiangdong has always liked to do things first.

Seeing that Li Xiangdong could still think of these things, they realized he hadn't been seriously injured, and the family felt relieved enough to prepare dinner.

After the Little New Year, every meal is a delicious meal.

Tonight's dinner is fried crispy pork, pickled cabbage and pork belly, and white rice. The family had just sat down at the table to eat when they heard a huge explosion outside!