"You...you're turning black into white!" Zhao Guohua was furious. These people were actually lying through their teeth. He said angrily, "Captain, the slap mark on my face couldn't have been made by just falling down, could it?"

Xu Guoqiang snorted coldly, "A rich young master from the city? You dare to order your comrades to do your work? Don't even mention a slap mark, you could leave a fist mark too."

This is blatant favoritism.

Zhao Guohua was furious. "Since the captain is so biased, fine, I'll call the police and let them judge this!"

He refused to believe it; surely the police couldn't be helping Li Xiyue too, could they?

These words stunned everyone.

The production team was to be evaluated as an advanced brigade. If it was evaluated, it would be rewarded with fertilizer, farm tools, and a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. This was something that all the production teams were trying their best to get.

Their team leader is planning to apply for a tractor this year, and if the team is recognized as an advanced brigade, there is a chance that this will be possible.

If the police are notified and a bad reputation is spread, you can forget about advancing to the next brigade.

This concerns the interests of the entire production team; it's no small matter.

Seeing that they were all silent, Zhao Guohua finally regained his composure. "Either the team will uphold justice for me and deal with that bitch Li Xiyue, or I'll report it to the police. Captain, you choose one!"

They definitely wouldn't dare report it to the police. They'd have to agree to whatever conditions he set. He wanted Li Xiyue to return all the money from the Zhao family and to serve him like a slave!

Xu Guoqiang had been the brigade leader for more than ten years, and this was the first time he had been threatened like this. His face turned ugly.

Wang Jiaxing was a little anxious. The team would never agree to report to the police, so the only option was to deal with Li Xiyue. But this was clearly Zhao Guohua's fault. If Li Xiyue was really dealt with, wouldn't that break the hearts of good comrades?

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard. Xu Yongshun, the village party secretary, who was about fifty years old, entered the courtyard and urged, "Guoqiang, why have you been calling for someone for so long? The county leaders and commune leaders are getting impatient. Everyone has arrived, and we're just waiting for Li Zhiqing."

Are both county and commune leaders here?

"What happened?" Huang Xinrui asked quickly.

Xu Guoqiang said, "The Public Security Bureau sent a letter of commendation to the commune, praising Li Zhiqing for his bravery on the train, which helped the Public Security Bureau catch the enemy agent. The leaders of the county party committee and the commune committee personally came down to hold a commendation meeting for Li Zhiqing."

Huang Xinrui slapped her forehead, "Oh right, that's right, I was so busy I forgot about it."

Wang Jiaxing had heard Huang Xinrui mention this before, and now that he remembered, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Li Zhiqing would be safe.

Li Xiyue calculated the days; the letter of commendation should be arriving soon.

"Hurry up and go, what are you still standing here for?" Xu Yongshun said to Li Xiyue.

Li Xiyue looked troubled. "It's not that I don't want to go, it's that Zhao, the educated youth, said he would report me to the police and have me arrested, so he won't let me leave."

"Report to the police? Report to what police?" Xu Yongshun glared at him, looking like he'd eat anyone who dared to report to the police.

Huang Xinrui, being quick to speak, recounted what had just happened, adding her own embellishments, of course.

Xu Yongshun glared at Zhao Guohua, "You are morally corrupt, repay kindness with enmity, and have the behavior of a bad element. You even reported it to the police. Go ahead and report it. Let's see if the police arrest you, this scoundrel who is having an affair behind people's backs, or Li, this good comrade who acted bravely for justice!"

That being said, he would never let Zhao Guohua report to the police. Anyone who dared to interfere with the selection of the Red Sun Production Team as an advanced brigade would be made to suffer.

Zhao Guohua was stunned. He never expected that Li Xiyue would help the police catch the enemy agent. The Public Security Bureau even sent her a letter of commendation, and leaders from the county party committee and the commune committee came down to commend her personally.

Even if he reported it to the police at this point, no one would believe him; he would only be humiliating himself.

Zhao Guohua looked utterly defeated; he was no match for Li Xiyue.

Seeing that Zhao Guohua had given up, Li Xiyue removed the silver needles from his body. "Secretary, Captain, now that the leaders are here, let's hurry over and not keep them waiting."

"Okay, let's go quickly."

Xu Guoqiang and Xu Yongshun quickly led Li Xiyue out of the educated youth settlement, and Wang Jiaxing and Huang Xinrui happily followed.

No one paid any attention to Zhao Guohua. He collapsed to the ground, crying in frustration and helplessness.