Su Hong glanced at it and curled her lip, her eyes full of disdain.

"Don't even mention it. He's tall and strong, but he was so tired on the first day of the autumn harvest that he cried. He even got a lot of sympathy from the villagers. After that, he only earned three or four work points a day. But he's good-natured and loves to talk and laugh, so he got much closer to the villagers."

However, the other educated youth didn't seem very enthusiastic towards him, and I always felt there was something strange about him, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

There have been many things happening in the past few years. Last year there was a snow disaster and the influx of displaced people. The educated youth in the educated youth compound may not have been particularly close, but they have been through so much together, so it has a special meaning.

Especially when a few new people suddenly arrive, they are not used to it and form small groups, which is very normal.

The autumn harvest is a busy time, and working together is the easiest time to empathize with each other. While working, we can exchange experiences, or even complain together. You could say that any casual remark can become a topic of conversation.

More than a month later, he was still being ostracized by the other educated youth, which surprised Jian Dan.

Did they offend you?

Su Hong rolled her eyes at her.

"What does it have to do with me? I've barely spoken a few words to them. I'm just worried they might have ulterior motives towards you."

"Ignorance is bliss; they really think you're an easy target."

As she spoke, she shook her head helplessly.

"I really want them to see your true colors."

It was simple and direct, which made me laugh.

"You really know your place, talking as if I'm some kind of mysterious person,"

"That's not true,"

Su Hong waved her hand, her eyes still holding a hint of anticipation and a mischievous desire to see the drama unfold.

"What would their reaction be if you showed them how you killed a wild boar with one punch?"

Speechless, yet you call that heroic?

"What, is this something to be proud of?"

Su Hong was laughing uncontrollably as she linked arms with her. Wang Qiang, who was in front, kept looking back, thinking he was hiding, but he didn't see Jian Dan's cold gaze when he turned around, or the fleeting coldness in Lin Dongfang's eyes beside him.

The villagers went to deliver their grain tax and then went to the hospital to find Tang Sumei, but Lao Yang told them that she had already left.

She spotted a familiar figure at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. Before she could even get a clear look at the situation, and just as she reached out to call for help, her eyes were immediately drawn to the bright red color at the scene.

Two people staggered towards them, brandishing bloodstained knives.

"Get out of the way, all of you get out of the way."

Today, many villages handed over their grain tax, and the villagers were happy. There were quite a few people from the commune, but the knife was no joke. Seeing this, they all jostled and pushed back.

Two policemen followed behind, catching up a few steps behind.

"stop!"

"Stop! It's illegal to use a weapon to injure someone. Stop now, or we won't be polite."

The chase intensified, and the two women, running frantically and without reason, were on the verge of being caught. Before Cheng Yuanshan could even catch her breath, the tall man's eyes hardened, and he charged to the left, grabbing someone from the crowd and pressing a knife against her neck.

"Stop right there! If you come any closer, I'll kill her!"

After a moment of silence, the hostages' family members screamed in fright.

"No! Don't touch her, child!"

Then, the old lady's eyes rolled back and she fainted.

"Depend on!"

Jian Dan originally planned to wait for someone to come over before she intervened to prevent any injury to passersby, but she never expected this to happen.

Cheng Yuanshan's face darkened further. He could only signal his two men to stop the pursuit. He stepped forward; capturing the suspect was important, but he couldn't just stand by and watch a heavily pregnant woman be killed.

"She is innocent, don't hurt her."

What exactly do you want to do?

The man was mentally unstable. He held the pregnant woman tightly, and the knife in his hand trembled. Soon, a thin line of blood appeared on the pregnant woman's neck.

At the same time, hushed whispers arose from the surrounding area.

"She's bleeding! Can this pregnant woman have an abortion?"

With a quick glance, he saw that the pregnant woman had a small pool of red blood at her feet and her legs were trembling.

The police officers on the other side had tried to approach, but the two men were very wary. Whenever the other side made a move, they cautiously pressed the knife against the hostage's neck.

Even when police officers tried to sneak past the crowd to look for opportunities at the back, they were immediately discovered.

Cheng Yuanshan and the other police officers had no good solutions and dared not leave the scene, for fear that the other party would be provoked and actually take action.

For a moment, the two sides were almost deadlocked.

Cheng Yuanshan was trying every trick in the book to negotiate with people, stall for time, and find a solution.

After a brief moment of thought while blending into the crowd, he subtly moved closer, taking a few steps to the side so that both the other party and the hostage were within his sight.

She was focused on finding an opportunity and didn't realize that someone else was also watching her every move and looking for a breakthrough, just like her.

"No, prepare a car for me, five thousand yuan, five hundred jin of grain coupons, and take us to the provincial capital, or I'll kill her."

"No, no, no, we can talk about whatever you want. Please don't hurt her,"

Seeing his agitation, Cheng Yuanshan could only try to calm him down slowly.

"Brother, I can see that you didn't really intend to kill anyone."

We're in the same boat on this point. Look, this is a pregnant woman, isn't she, buddy? Even if we're doing this for the sake of our wives, children, and our parents, we can't do this kind of thing, can we?

Don't get agitated. I understand your demands. You see, as you know, this is just a small commune police station with only a few people. Even the amount of money you're asking for is more than our entire police station can come up with.

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