Chapter 49 Don’t take things too far…
"How dare you do such a thing?"
Xing Laoqi stood in front of Li Baotian and said, "Village Chief, this is my fault alone. It has nothing to do with anyone else."
Li Baotian glared at him angrily: "You, you just want to cause trouble for me..."
Xing Laoqi admitted his mistake sincerely, and Li Baotian just scolded him a few words.
As for the things moved back from the Ma family, Xing Laoqi could not return them, and Li Baotian did not say much about this matter.
"I don't care about your personal grudges. Get lost."
Li Baotian's words of personal grudge changed the nature of his abuse of power. Even if the superiors sent people to investigate the matter, it was the behavior of the seven people led by Xing Lao, and had nothing to do with his position.
"Village chief, you are busy. I will treat you to a drink later."
Xing Laoqi was very smart and understood Li Baotian's intention. The boy grinned with great joy.
Li Baotian smiled at his behavior and waved his hand impatiently, meaning that he should get out of here. Xing Laoqi nodded at Accountant Sun and left quickly.
After Xing Laoqi left, Accountant Sun held his pipe and said with a smile: "Village head, you are not fair."
Li Baotian took a sip of water and looked at Accountant Sun: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Accountant Sun smiled, knowing that Li Baotian was pretending to be ignorant. He filled his pipe with tobacco leaves and said, "The Ma family will definitely come to you to seek justice. What will you do then?"
Li Baotian stretched lazily in his chair and said, "Justice? Ma Youcai can ignore his own son, so who will give justice to Ma San?"
It would be best if Ma Youcai didn't come. If he came, Li Baotian would definitely not say anything good to him.
You choose your own path. When Ma Youcai disregards blood ties, he should have thought about his own fate.
Accountant Sun chuckled softly and pressed the tobacco leaves in the pipe with his thumb: "No matter what, you are the village chief, you must leave a way out for the Ma family."
Li Baotian yawned: "Don't worry, I know what I should do."
Even if Ma Youcai deserves to die, the law will punish him, and Li Baotian will not do anything to Ma's family.
At most he would say a few unpleasant words and give Ma Youcai a look of displeasure, but Li Baotian would not do anything else.
After all, he is the village chief and he has to consider the overall situation when doing things.
Accountant Sun lit his pipe and looked towards the door inadvertently. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Village chief, you have to make the decision for our family!!"
Ma Youcai came into the house crying, and Li Baotian looked at him expressionlessly.
Accountant Sun squinted his eyes, smoked his cigarette and said nothing, just like an outsider watching the fun.
"Be in charge? This is a brigade. You should go to the Public Security Brigade."
Ma Youcai said: "Village Chief, please listen to me..."
Xing Laoqi had already told Li Baotian what had happened, and Accountant Sun was right beside them at the time.
Therefore, there is not much difference in the statements made by the two people. It is obvious that Ma Youcai just wants to get those things back and does not want to make a bigger deal out of it.
Li Baotian listened patiently to Ma Youcai's words. He sighed faintly, "Tell me what happened to this matter. How can I make the decision for you?"
Ma Youcai wiped his tears and said, "Village Chief, no matter what, Xing Laoqi shouldn't have come to my house to move my things. Ma San didn't say anything. Why would he, an outsider, do this?"
Li Baotian glanced at Ma Youcai and said earnestly: "You and I are both sons of others and fathers. If you were Ma San and encountered this, what would you think and do?"
Ma Youcai's face froze, he was stumped by Li Baotian's question, and Accountant Sun's eyes showed a thoughtful look.
"Village Chief, isn't there anything I can do about it?"
Li Baotian nodded: "I understand that you have your own difficulties, but let me ask you, what did Ma San do wrong? He is your biological son, not an adopted child. Even if he was an adopted child, you would have feelings for him after raising him from childhood, right? But you chose to abandon him when he needed his parents the most. How can you feel good about your conscience?"
Ma Youcai finally broke down after listening to every heart-wrenching word from Li Baotian.
He collapsed on the ground and started crying with tears and snot.
Li Baotian and Accountant Sun looked at each other and were speechless about Ma Youcai.
Ma Youcai's crying attracted many people, including Dong Fu.
"What is this for?"
Li Baotian and Accountant Sun did not respond, and Dong Fu felt very unhappy.
"Ma Youcai, why are you crying here?"
Ma Youcai was crying so hard that when Dong Fu talked to him, he realized that many people were watching him.
After all, he is old and still knows how to save face.
Ma Youcai stood up from the ground. Dong Fu looked puzzled: "What happened to you?"
"Captain, please help me."
Be the boss?
"Tell me what's going on first, otherwise how can I make the decision for you?"
Ma Youcai briefly recounted the story, and Dong Fu's face was filled with excitement.
Dong Fu couldn't afford to offend the people in the Public Security Brigade, so he secretly cursed himself for talking too much.
Dong Fu cleared his throat and said, "This matter is not my business. You should ask the village chief to make the decision for you."
He was quite clever, and with a few pushes he slipped away.
Ma Youcai looked at Li Baotian and said humbly: "Village chief, please have mercy on our family. I don't need other things, just return the food to my family..."
Li Baotian's words made Ma Youcai feel guilty.
He knew that what he did was wrong, but at this point, he still chose to abandon Ma San to save his family.
In Ma Youcai's eyes, Ma San is now a burden who can't do anything and can only eat idle meals at home.
It’s possible in the short term, but what about in the long term?
Besides, the couple are both old. What will Ma San do after they pass away?
Rather than letting the three Ma brothers live like half-humans, half-ghosts, Ma Youcai felt that it would be better for him to die early.
That's why he was unwilling to pay for Ma San's medical treatment. Ma Youcai's behavior was truly selfish.
However, what Ma Youcai did not expect was that although he did not care about Ma San, someone else did. It can only be said that he is short-sighted and attaches too much importance to interests.
After listening to Ma Youcai's words, Li Baotian said: "This matter is not easy to handle. How about this first? The brigade will lend you some food first, and the rest of the matter can be dealt with after Cao Biao comes back..."
Cao Biao is not here, Xing Laoqi is the most powerful person in the Public Security Brigade. Ma Youcai is doomed to fail if he goes against him.
Ma Youcai thought this was fine, but he had his own concerns.
"But village chief, what if the food can't be returned?"
Li Baotian spread his hands and said, "That's your family affair. What do you want me to do?"
Ma Youcai opened his mouth, and Accountant Sun said, "Your family has many people, and you will get a lot of grain in autumn. Ma San is no longer able to work, so you should leave the grain to him. Don't be too ruthless..."
The onlookers were also talking about this matter. If Ma Youcai asked for the food back, what would happen to Ma San?
Ma Youcai felt embarrassed by everyone's talk and agreed to it reluctantly.
The talented people were sent away and the crowd who were watching the fun dispersed.
Li Baotian looked at Accountant Sun and said, "I thought you would keep pretending to be deaf and dumb. Are you finally unable to bear it?"
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