Xie Laifu watched the scene unfold in the ward.

He caught the clan chief who was staggering backward.

Sweat dripped down his forehead.

This is really serious.

How could those bastards in the team be so cruel?

It's like putting the entire Xie family on the hot seat.

Even if the Xie family has connections in the town and county, attacking the security team is equivalent to attacking a state public official.

This is different from the situation of members of other production teams.

If things go wrong, you could be labeled as anti-communist.

How are they supposed to handle this?

Not to mention Xie Jingxuan and Xie Laifu, even Xiao Li'an was stunned.

Is it that serious?

He subconsciously turned his gaze to his lover, Wang Yanli, who was holding a tray of medicine beside him.

"Comrade Yanli, what's wrong, this...?"

Wang Yanli said with an unfriendly expression, "Keep quiet. Which of the ladies needs to rest and can't stand noise?"

“The baby in her belly is only a little over a month old. If you make any more trouble, she might lose her life.”

After speaking, Wang Yanli turned her gaze to Xie Jingxuan and Xie Laifu.

"I've always heard of the Xie family's reputation, but I never expected them to be this fierce."

"In a single encounter, they managed to bring in four of the six town security guards!"

"Captain Xie, what a show of power!"

At this moment, Su Qingci, who was lying inside, quickly spoke up, "Mayor Xiao, call my uncle quickly, the Xie family is about to rebel."

“I told my uncle that I had been beaten and hospitalized, and asked them to come and seek justice for me and send troops to suppress the violence.”

With tears in her eyes, Xiao Yuehua said, "Yes, call Secretary Zhou right away."

"He clearly said that we were in charge of maintaining order in Peach Blossom Town. I thought I was the only one who could beat up others, but I didn't expect to get beaten up too!"

Wang Dachui, with the mummy's head on his head, said weakly, "Uncle, I'm dizzy, I keep shaking. My aunt says I have a concussion."

"Won't I turn into an idiot? I haven't even left any descendants for the Wang family yet."

"I want to find my grandma! I'm going to sue her!"

Seeing this, Liu Siqing quickly supported his leg and kept groaning in pain.

With a cold face, Song Jingzhou said, "Mayor, I think you should give your seat and our security team seats to Captain Xie and the Xie family."

"The Xie family is truly all-powerful in Peach Blossom Town. They can beat up government officials whenever they want."

"If we hadn't run fast today, several of them would be buried in the Xie family's grave!"

"I wonder if the Xie family has a problem with the public officials in our town, or with our leaders?"

"Our great leader once said that our fight must never stop. Any internal or external rebels who dare to run rampant and oppress the people under the Communist Party’s rule must be eliminated by us as quickly as possible."

"Our cause is just, and a just cause cannot be defeated by any enemy!"

"If our party cannot even guarantee the most basic dignity of public officials, then what about our party and our people...?"

"Comrade!" Xie Laifu shouted, interrupting Song Jingzhou's next words.

Beads of sweat kept dripping from his forehead.

“This is serious, this is serious. Our Xie family has always supported and fully endorsed any decision made by the Party.”

"We firmly keep the saying 'the military and the people are united as one' in our hearts, and we don't have any of the negative thoughts you mentioned!"

Xie Jingxuan felt his scalp tingle.

It's true what they say, what you fear most is what happens. He was worried that this accident would lead to serious consequences, and now it's really happened!

I had heard long ago that some members of the security team were specifically selected and parachuted in from the county.

Unexpectedly, they were all related.

This person is both an uncle and a secretary. You should know that the Xie family's biggest backer in the county is only a deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee Office.

Furthermore, this deputy director had also warned them, his fellow villagers, to behave themselves during this special period and not to give others any reason to criticize them.

If he had known this had happened, it's uncertain whether he would have protected the Xie family.

Thinking of this, Xie Jingxuan quickly stepped forward, "Young comrade, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

“The young men in our village are ignorant and arrogant, they don’t know the immensity of the world.”

"When people work together, friction is inevitable at times."

"What's wrong? Let's talk it out."

“Our superiors are already busy with all sorts of official business every day, so let’s not bother them with this little thing.”

"It's all my fault for not teaching the people below well, which caused these young comrades to suffer."

"You see, as soon as I heard about this, I didn't dare to linger for a moment. I immediately brought people over to visit these comrades."

"This whole incident is the fault of the Xie family. On behalf of the entire Xie family, I would like to apologize to these comrades!"

"Don't worry, everyone. The Xie family will cover all your medical and nutritional expenses."

Song Jingzhou curled his lip and sneered, "Clan Chief Xie makes it sound so easy, washing the Xie family clean with just a few words."

"Pay back medical expenses and nutrition fees? So this is all our bad luck's fault?"

"Was all that beating for nothing?"

"Put yourself in someone else's shoes. If you were beaten so badly that you couldn't get out of bed, and that person paid your medical bills, would everything be fine?"

Xie Jingxuan looked at Xiao Li'an as if pleading for help, hoping that Xiao Li'an could smooth things over.

Xiao Li'an touched his nose and quickly avoided his gaze.

He's feeling guilty now. Su Qingci had previously suggested using special methods to find fault with the Xie family and pressure them into turning a blind eye.

He disagreed and insisted on a fair and open negotiation in person.

As a result, the security team suffered such a huge loss.

Secondly, the fact that the security team was beaten up like this was a slap in the face to him.

The other party didn't take him, the town mayor, seriously at all!

Xie Jingxuan gritted his teeth; how could he not know what Song Jingzhou and Xiao Li'an meant?

But at this point, the entire Xie family was put on a pedestal, and he had no choice but to humble himself.

"Fellow security guards, please feel free to make any requests you may have."

"Chief Xie, you must know why we've come to your door today."

"You can't let us suffer such a huge loss before the official business is even finished, right?"

"First, let's lower the water level."

Seeing the other party remain silent, Song Jingzhou continued, "Don't try to fob us off with some excuse that the Xie family doesn't have water either."

"When we went there today, we first took a stroll around Xie Family Reservoir before coming to your door."

Xie Laifu and Xie Jingxuan exchanged glances.

"Okay, we'll open the blocked gate tonight."

"From now on, release the water every day from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

"But during the day, it has to be the Xie family's money."

"Since you comrades have come to see our reservoir, you should know that if our water level drops, the water won't be able to come out of the sluice gate, and we'll need to raise it manually."