A group of people rushed into the village.

The village chief was pushed to the ground and his head hit a sharp stone, causing blood to flow from his head instantly.

He was powerless to stop these people from entering the village. He could only cover the wound on his head with his hands and yell at the villagers at the top of his voice: "They are unreasonable. Don't force them."

The twenty or so men kicked open the villagers' doors and rushed in to search like bandits. Their movements were so rough that many of the villagers' pots and jars were knocked over and broken.

A group of old and weak people looked at the broken belongings on the ground with heartache, their eyes blazing with grief and anger.

"Just find someone, why are you bumping around like that?"

The men laughed and said nonchalantly, "They are just a few worthless jars and cans. If they break, they break. We can buy new ones. Is it worth getting so mad about it?"

Weijia Village is very poor, and it is the poorest among the dozen or so villages in the surrounding area.

Due to the lack of labor, the old, young, women and children in the village have tried their best, but they cannot create the same value as other villages.

These jars and cans, and even every penny they have, are earned by them working many times harder than others.

Seeing these people destroying their own things like this, many people were furious.

"Let's fight them." The whole family, young and old, women and children, rushed forward with carrying poles to stop them.

But he was easily knocked to the ground by the men.

The men laughed and kicked them a few times, saying that they were overestimating their abilities, and walked to the next house while mocking them.

There were only a few dozen families in the entire village, and they quickly searched them all.

I didn’t see any of the educated youth.

They finally began to believe what the village chief said, and pulled out a child to lead the way, going up the mountain to find the educated youth.

The child looked at the devastated village, clenched his fists, turned around silently, and led the men up the mountain.

The mountains are steep, high and big, and the road is difficult to travel.

The boy climbed up the narrow stone wall like a nimble monkey.

The men followed him up with difficulty.

It took more than half an hour to climb to the halfway point of the mountain.

Standing halfway up the mountain and looking down, the village seems extremely small, and the adobe houses look like boxes.

The people going in and out to clean up the mess were as small as ants.

The men looked at the towering mountain, frowned and asked the child: "Kid, how long will it take to reach the top of the mountain?"

"It's still half an hour to reach the top of the mountain." The child lowered his head, not daring to look at the men.

…

On the gentle slope, a dozen educated youth surrounded Teacher Hu, looking down the mountain with worried faces.

Zhou Fanghua suddenly stood up, clenched her fist, and said loudly: "I'm not leaving. I'm going to confront them. I've never seen any small or big heads, and I've never killed anyone."

Teacher Hu sighed, "They are just trying to accuse you of something. It's clear that they are targeting you. No matter what you say, it's useless. Their goal is to get rid of you."

"When Jianshe came to report the incident, he said that they smashed every household and even kicked a 70-year-old woman.

The village chief was also beaten to a bloody pulp by them...

The people in the village are so nice. What if we run away and they take their anger out on the villagers?

Even if I run away, I will still feel uneasy in my life."

"I don't agree. We finally persuaded the village chief to let us all go up the mountain to open up wasteland. We just want to take this opportunity to leave.

Those people are looking for you. Once they can't find you, they will naturally disperse.

We are living in a society ruled by law now, and they are not real bandits. How dare they kill and burn people when they can't find anyone?

Fanghua, you think too seriously.

In fact, our departure has helped to divert the danger away from the villagers," said Zhou Xiaoshan.

The educated youth felt that Zhou Fanghua's worries were correct. One could not just stand by and watch others suffer because of themselves.

There were also people who felt that Zhou Xiaoshan was right. They just wanted to find Zhou Fanghua, and as long as they were sure that the person they were looking for was no longer in the village, the village would be safe.

Zhou Fanghua insisted on going down regardless.

Zhou Xiaoshan tried his best to stop him.

For a moment, more than a dozen people were in a stalemate.

…

The group of men from other villages finally climbed to the top of the mountain. They were all exhausted like dogs. They lay down on the ground, gasping for breath with their mouths wide open.

When they had rested enough, they stood up and looked around, only to find that the top of the mountain was completely covered with rocks, with no soil at all and not even weeds growing. How could they possibly reclaim the land for farming?

They immediately glared at the child who was leading the way.

"How dare you lie to us!" The men glared at Wei Jianshe angrily.

Wei Jianshe opened his eyes wide, full of innocence and confusion, "You asked me to take you up the mountain, and I have already taken you to the top of the mountain, how did I lie?"

"We want to go up the mountain to look for educated youth. There is not a single person on this mountain!"

"But you just said we were going up the mountain..." Wei Jianshe said with his neck shrunk, looking extremely aggrieved.

A man stood up and looked around.

Suddenly I saw a dozen small black dots on the gentle slope halfway up the mountain opposite.

He immediately pointed over there and said to the others: "The person is over there!"

"Take us over there now. If you dare to play tricks again, we will throw you off the mountain and kill you." The leading man said to Wei Jianshe ferociously.

"Murder, murder is against the law." Wei Jianshe felt his heart tighten as he looked at the man with a fierce look in his eyes.

The man laughed. "No one saw us taking you away. If you fall, others will just think you were naughty and climbed too high and lost your balance. What does it have to do with us?"

Wei Jianshe’s face turned pale.

"Lead the way!" The man came over and picked up Wei Jianshe, deliberately walked to the edge of the cliff, pretending to throw him down.

Wei Jianshe was so frightened that he couldn't stop shaking. He quickly said, "I, I'll lead the way."

This time, he didn't dare to play any tricks and silently led his men over there.

However, every time he walked a distance, he would look over there expectantly.

But those people didn't feel his expectation at all and were still there.

He clearly told them to leave quickly...

Why don't they leave...

They had clearly planned to leave.

That day, when they were discussing leaving, Wei Jianshe heard it.

But he never told anyone.

He could see that these brothers and sisters were not bad people.

So I decided to help them.

The mountains are connected, so even if he takes the men by taking a detour, it won't delay much time.

Wei Jianshe's lips trembled, and he wanted to shout over there several times to remind them to run quickly.

But the look in the man who was leading the group told him that if he dared to shout, he would definitely throw himself off the mountain.

His father had been in the army and had never come back, leaving only him, his mother, and his not-so-smart uncle at home.

If he fell to his death...

What should mom do...

Wei Jianshe walked forward with a heavy heart.

The men couldn't help but feel excited as they watched the small black dots grow bigger and clearer.

Soon, the distance between the two groups was only a few dozen meters.

As the distance got shorter, the faces of that group of educated youth became clearly discernible.

"Which one is Zhou Fanghua?"