When he heard about that incident in the morning, he guessed that Lao Wang would come. But when he actually saw him, especially the expression on the village chief's face, the commune secretary couldn't help but recall the scene from a few years ago when his pants were almost pulled down. He felt terrible.

"If you keep acting like a woman, crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, believe me, I'll kick you out right now."

The village chief was actually a little embarrassed. He really didn't mean to do it that time. Who knew the secretary's belt was so loose?

"Ahem, Secretary, how could you think of me like that? I'm not that kind of person."

"I'm here today because of one of the educated youth from our village, the one I told you about last time, Gu, do you remember?"

The commune secretary didn't really have any other requirements as long as he didn't throw a tantrum. Seeing this, he nodded and said, "I remember, she's the female educated youth who helped us spread first aid knowledge. That girl is good. Your village's propaganda team has been doing very well lately."

Hearing him praise his village, the village chief was naturally pleased, but he tried his best to suppress the urge to smile.

"That's right, it's that kid. He's good in every way, polite and sensible, and he even got several orders for our village. It's almost the end of the year and everyone in our village will get more grain and money, but some people just can't stand to see us doing well..."

The village chief recounted the whole story from beginning to end, emphasizing how pitiful Gu An'an was and how despicable Zhou Hongbing and others were.

Are you talking about Zhou Hongbing?

The village chief immediately nodded, "That's him. I don't care about his work, but they wanted to take Gu Zhiqing away without asking any questions. Who knows what they're thinking?"

"And then there's Zhou Dong. I heard from Da Shan that he's Zhou Hongbing's younger brother, and a hoodlum. He's the one who grabbed Gu Zhiqing back then. Doesn't he know what it means for men and women to be intimate?"

“In a small place like ours, a young woman’s reputation is the most important thing. He was just trying to ruin Gu Zhiqing.”

The village chief became more and more excited as he spoke, his face turning red and his neck thick with emotion.

The Party Secretary looked thoughtful. "I probably won't be able to punish him."

The village chief, thinking the commune secretary was trying to protect the other party, said with great distress, "You are a good secretary of the people, how can you let such a person go? Isn't this making us, the people, feel disheartened?"

After that near-fall in the pants, their relationship quickly warmed up. Now, although they are said to be superior and subordinate, they are more like friends. Otherwise, the village chief would not have dared to say such a thing.

"Can you let me finish what I have to say?"

The Party Secretary poured a glass of water for the village chief before continuing, "You must have come directly to my place and didn't wander around outside."

The village chief took a sip of water and said, "I don't have time to go out and wander around. After I finish things, I still have to go back and help pick pine nuts."

The Party Secretary didn't keep anyone in suspense. "Zhou Hongbing was arrested last night."

"Arrested? How was he arrested? Why was he arrested? Why is he so unlucky?"

If it weren't for his wide smile, one might mistake him for someone who cares about others.

"Ahem, he's keeping a mistress outside. Last night, he went to her house under the pretense of working overtime, but the neighbors found out and he was taken to the police station."

Upon hearing this reason, the village chief's mouth stretched from ear to ear in a wide grin.

"I knew that kid was no good. He really is a scoundrel. Good! This is truly gratifying!"

Then, changing the subject, he said, "Since Zhou Hongbing has already done this, I won't kick him while he's down. But we need to keep Zhou Dong in line too. If there are too many hooligans like him, how can our commune have any peace? Secretary, don't you think so?"

The secretary's expression became even more subtle. "Zhou Dong drank too much last night and was stripped naked and tied to a tree in front of his house all night. He was found this morning with a high fever and unconsciousness and was sent to the hospital."

His house happens to be in the same area as Zhou Dong's house. I never expected that the gossip I heard this morning would have a sequel.

village head:……

Whoever he wants to find will be unlucky. Is he too powerful or is the other person just too unlucky?

"Who did this?"

Seeing his genuinely curious expression, the secretary slowly said, "I had another question for you."

The village chief pointed at himself, "Ask me? If I knew, would I be coming to you for help?"

The secretary certainly understood this principle, but the two brothers had just offended someone during the day and were dealt with that very night. He certainly wouldn't believe there wasn't some connection between them.

"Don't you think it's a coincidence?"

The village chief understood what he meant, but he pretended not to. “It’s not a coincidence at all. I could tell from the way those two brothers acted yesterday that this wasn’t the first time they had done something like that. They must have been retaliated against.”

The secretary thought about it and realized it wasn't impossible. Of course, even if the people from Xiaowang Village really did it last night, he could only pretend he didn't know anything, since those two had been caught red-handed.

“Secretary, even if Zhou Dong has a fever now, he will definitely get better one day. When that day comes, he will still be the same as now, threatening the safety of the female comrades in the commune. We still have to do something about it.”

The main point is to strike while the iron is hot; don't think that getting chilled for one night will save you from misfortune.

No! Misfortune was with him.

"Okay, okay, I'll think of a way."

Actually, it wasn't because of what the village chief said today. If he had just heard some gossip about Zhou Dong today, he would have found a way to prevent those things from happening even if the village chief hadn't made this trip.

Of course, he would never say that.

When he left, the village chief couldn't contain his smile at all; he even chatted with the dog as he passed the guardhouse.

Moreover, he didn't rush back. He took his time to explore the commune, listening to many stories about the two Zhou brothers, before finally returning home satisfied to report the news.

"An'an, do you know? The Zhou brothers have gotten their comeuppance."

Zhang Cuicui thought her father-in-law's abilities had become so powerful that before long, the two of them had already suffered retribution.

"Dad, how did you get the Party Secretary to help us punish those two from the Zhou family?"

The village chief waved his hand, "I don't have that kind of ability, they're just unlucky..."

He recounted all the information he had gathered in detail, which made Zhang Cuicui slap her thigh in delight.

"Serves them right! They've been doing nothing all day, now they're getting their comeuppance!"

"Dad, is Zhou Hongbing going to get shot?"

The village chief chuckled, "Even if he doesn't get shot, he won't be much better off. His wife is not someone to be trifled with; it would be strange if she let him go."

"And Zhou Dong, none of them will escape, don't worry! The secretary said he will thoroughly rectify this unhealthy trend."

Gu An'an was quite satisfied with the result. "Thank you so much, Uncle Village Chief, for making the trip so early in the morning. I really don't know what to say."

Seeing her excited expression, the village chief was quite pleased, but the old man still waved his hand arrogantly, "Do we need to talk about this? If you're going to do this, shouldn't everyone in the village line up to bow to you and thank you?"

Just as I was about to change the subject, I noticed the package on the back of the bicycle and said mysteriously, "An'an, this package is yours. Take it back and take a look."