"Hit someone?" Zhao Wei raised the cloth bag. "People from your village sprinkled this stuff on our rice seedlings. What right do you think I have to do that?"
The man's face changed, and he pretended to be calm and said, "You're talking nonsense! He just came to relieve himself. At most, he peed. How could he spill anything?"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, let the investigators come and check it out." Zhao Wei's voice was not loud, but it was full of ruthlessness. "Last time you spread lime, this time you spread tung oil. Are you determined to destroy the livelihood of our village?"
The people in Lijiaao were speechless when asked, and some of them avoided looking, obviously knowing the situation.
The man who was pinned down suddenly shouted, "So what? Who told you to monopolize the water? Our village is dying of thirst, but you are growing rice here? Why?"
As soon as these words came out, the people of Lijiaao seemed to have found a reason and started to shout: "That's right! Why do you have water to drink and food to eat, but we have to wait to die!"
"Let him go! Otherwise we will be rude to you!"
Zhao Wei's eyes darkened, and he said to Er Xiao, "Blow the whistle and ask the villagers to come over."
Erxiao took out a whistle and blew it three times, "beep, beep," which was the signal for assembly.
Soon, the men from Yushudun came running over with hoes on their shoulders and surrounded the people from Lijiaao.
"Want to fight?" Zhao Wei took a step forward and slammed the hoe in his hand on the ground. "I tell you, this matter is not over today! Otherwise, it's not that you are right just because you are poor."
Seeing that they were surrounded and unable to get out, these people knew that fighting head-on would not bring them any benefits, so they gritted their teeth and said, "We just want to divert the water, not to harm you... You forced this thing on us, and you want us to take the blame, you are simply beasts!"
"Beast?" Zhao Wei pointed at the cloth bag. "You guys better straighten your tongue and speak human language, otherwise... I promise to make you regret being born as a human!"
These people are silent, obviously they have unyielding souls.
The man who was held down was still yelling and cursing, but after the yellow-haired man kicked him in the knee and got a mouthful of mud, he finally became obedient.
Zhao Wei looked at this group of people and suddenly said, "You guys are doing so many evil things, but you don't think about it. If you get caught here, will your family still be able to survive?"
Everyone in Lijiaao was stunned. They obviously did not expect Zhao Wei to say that.
The throats of the people in their family were dry and smoking, so they ran to Yushudun and had a full meal.
Thinking of this, if I say I’m not ashamed, I’d be a non-human.
"You just want to have enough food and drink, right? I hereby declare that as long as someone comes forward to testify, we at Yushutun will guarantee him enough food and drink until the end of the dry season."
Zhao Wei's words instantly shocked everyone present.
They rushed here in such a hurry, wasn't it just to have something to eat?
Then, we can teach those who hoard elms a lesson along the way.
But if I can fill my stomach, that little bit of hatred is really not worth mentioning!
The crowd was silent for a long time, and an old man sighed: "Just listen to President Zhao, I've told you the truth. If we continue to make trouble, we will really have no way to survive."
His words undoubtedly marked the beginning of the backstabbing.
At one time, countless people came forward to expose the crime.
Everyone was talking nonsense, but in the end they pushed the five men out.
They are not good people. It was they who instigated the people from Lijiaao to come this time.
The paper bag on Zhang Laosan's body was also forced upon him by them, so that he could scatter these things one by one in the fields when no one was paying attention.
This thing is black, different from the white of lime, and it is quite eye-catching.
It only takes a few hours, and by dark, the seedlings will be gone even if God comes and cannot save them.
Zhao Wei was so angry that he almost laughed. Why did he work so hard to arrange this planting?
Isn't it just the hope to get more food to help everyone survive the famine?
At that time, after ensuring the needs of the villagers, the surplus grain will eventually be distributed to the surrounding villages for disaster relief.
These people only regret that their village has a bumper harvest and the granaries are full, but they don't know that in order to keep the food, they have to fight wits and courage and are busy like dogs.
Zhao Wei looked at the five men who were pushed out. All of them had livid faces. Some were still struggling and cursing, with spit flying far away.
The main thing was to curse the people of Lijiaao, blaming them for having no moral principles and selling them out like that.
He also said that they were all fools who didn't even realize they were being cheated.
Those people were scolded so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads. After enduring it for a few minutes, some of them couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but retort.
"Shut up, you scumbags. It's because of you that we were almost harmed. You still have the nerve to scold us here. I'm giving you face, right?"
"I'm warning you. This is the retribution you deserve. Don't even think about getting involved with us. We have nothing to do with you."
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The five men were so angry that they wished they could stab to death the people from Lijiaao who were present.
The situation was so intense at one point that they almost started fighting among themselves.
Finally, the old man who spoke first stood up and said, "President Zhao, you must keep your word. We have already pointed it out. Where is the meal you mentioned?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers who were originally cursing suddenly came to their senses and looked at Zhao Wei anxiously.
Zhao Wei smiled coldly: "Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't the meal coming soon?"
He moved aside, revealing a haystack.
What was surprising was that many people wearing wide-brimmed hats appeared from all directions in this haystack...
They were so frightened that their legs almost went limp.
"What is this...what is this for?"
"It's none of our business. These five people tricked us into doing this."
"Catch these five, we are innocent!"
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Those five people were so angry that they wanted to vomit blood. They came together, but they were made to take the blame. It was simply unreasonable.
"I reported that it was the people from Lijiaao who wanted to deal with the people from Yushudun. They came up with such a bad idea. They pushed the five of us out to take the blame. They are so despicable and shameless that they are not worthy of being human beings at all."
"Please arrest all these people, otherwise it will be a big mistake..."
The leading case officer took two steps forward and showed the arrest warrant: "Everyone be quiet! We have received a report that someone deliberately destroyed collective property and is suspected of provoking trouble. Everyone, follow us back to the station to cooperate with the investigation!"
The people in Lijiaao panicked instantly, and the men who had just been eager to distance themselves from the incident were now feeling nervous.
The old man stammered, "Comrade, we...we are here to testify. President Zhao said...he said he would give us food..."
"You have to go to the police station to testify." The case officer had a blank expression on his face. "Who is the mastermind and who is the accomplice will be determined by the public."
He winked at the team members behind him and said, "Tie up those five, and the others line up and follow."
The team members moved quickly, taking out hemp ropes and tying up the five men behind their backs.
The five men were still struggling and shouting, "Why are you arresting us? They are also involved!"
But no one paid any attention to me and I was pushed towards the commune.
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