Chen Shunwei was also a person who was always prepared for danger. When he saw that the stolen land was not far from the land of the residents in the community, he began to worry that the group of thugs would repeat the same trick.
He frowned, thinking of going back to hold a short meeting and discuss with the property management whether to inform the residents of the news, when he heard a loud voice calling out to him from behind: "Captain Chen, there's nothing we can do about the theft of our land, but I'm a formal resident of Qingyu Community now, shouldn't I be able to get a piece of the farmland on the back hill?"
Chen Shunwei knew this guy; like the others, he came from Suzhou. However, while the others were only temporary residents, he had somehow managed to transfer his household registration and even register a house in the complex under his name. He must have some connections.
Adhering to the principle of not offending anyone, Chen Shunwei smiled and said, "I really can't make that decision."
All the land on our Qingning Mountain is registered with the land department. Although it is legal to reclaim wasteland in Qinghua Kingdom, that applies to unclaimed wasteland, and Qingning Mountain is clearly not included in that scope.
If the property management and residents don't object, things can be muddled. But ultimately, there's no guarantee. Like now, it's only because the police are kind enough to come and investigate. If they don't want to get involved, they'll just dismiss it with a simple "your behavior is not in accordance with regulations."
After Chen Shunwei finished speaking, he glanced around again. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and asked Sheng Dejin, "Logically speaking, you have the ability to settle down here, so why didn't you go through the proper procedures to allocate land?"
"If the land had been developed within our guard team's patrol area from the beginning, we wouldn't have suffered this disaster."
As soon as Chen Shunwei finished speaking, Sheng Dejin pulled him aside and started chatting about everyday things with a pained expression: "It's not that I didn't think about it."
We all came from Suzhou together. I was somewhat capable enough to settle down here. But they had no money or food, and they were rejected after only two days at their relatives' house.
In the past, they were all relatives who got along well, but these days, no family has enough food to support a bunch of freeloaders.
Out of desperation, seeing that the community was backed by a mountain, the residents thought of clearing some land there to grow some vegetables. Although the harvest wouldn't be much, it was still better than listening to people's sarcastic remarks every day.
I'm easily swayed. When they said they were worried the property management wouldn't allow us to cultivate the land, and wanted to rely on me, the homeowner, to farm some land, I thought we were all from the same place, so I agreed. I never expected…”
Sheng Dejin gave a bitter laugh: "It's all for nothing! If I had known, I would have..."
Chen Shunwei patted the other person on the shoulder and sighed, "You're just too soft-hearted. But their relatives are all homeowners in Qingningshan, can't we at least give them some support?"
Sheng Dejin was taken aback, only then realizing that he had fallen into a cognitive trap.
After figuring it out, he was filled with anger, but he didn't want to lose face in front of Chen Shunwei, so he made an excuse, saying, "They already have a bit of a falling out with their relatives, so they're probably too embarrassed to ask."
Chen Shunwei smiled, neither confirming nor denying his belief. Sheng Dejin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chen Shunwei wasn't pressing the issue further.
After leaving Qingning Mountain, the group went home.
On the surface, this farce has come to an end, but in reality, it can hardly be the end.
Fan Haopeng's life hangs in the balance at the hospital. Once his injuries are assessed, those who caused the trouble will have to pay compensation or go to jail if necessary.
At that time, it's hard to know whether the relatives who took them in should be happy to finally get rid of these freeloaders for the time being, or worried that these parasites have caused them trouble again.
Of course, these things have nothing to do with Chen Shunwei.
He returned to the security room, first arranged some work, and then told everyone to increase patrol efforts before hurriedly going home.
Although Fan Haopeng's injury wasn't self-inflicted, it was still somewhat related to him. If he hadn't stood up for himself, he probably wouldn't have become the target of public criticism.
Without hesitation, Chen Shunwei had his wife pack up all the good things in the house and then picked out the ones that were useful before going to the hospital.
When he arrived at the hospital, the security guard he had sent to help was standing guard outside the operating room. Around him were a group of Fan Haopeng's family members.
They had already heard the security guard's account of what happened, but the guard arrived late and didn't know many of the details.
Upon seeing Chen Shunwei, they surrounded him and asked him what had happened that had led those people to attack him so violently.
Chen Shunwei recounted how the incident began, but when he got to the part about Fan Haopeng arguing for him, he hesitated, unsure whether to continue.
He was afraid to speak, fearing that the Fan family would blame him, and he also felt a little guilty, so he instinctively wanted to hide.
If I don't say anything, I feel like I'm being heartless. Although I don't need Fan Haopeng to stand up for me, he only did it out of good intentions.
After much hesitation and internal struggle, Chen Shunwei finally made up his mind to tell the truth.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Fan only got into a conflict with them because he was trying to protect me..." Chen Shunwei simply recounted the scene of the confrontation without embellishing the story.
Upon hearing this, some members of the Fan family attacked Chen Shunwei, shouting, "You wicked devil, you'll pay for my son's life!"
Seeing the situation was turning against them, the rest of the Fan family rushed forward to stop them. But it was too late. Fan's mother had scratched open several pustules on Chen Shunwei's face, and a fingernail mark was also scratched on his left cheek.
He hissed and gasped, touching his cheek with his fingers, only to find blood flowing out.
The security guard quickly pulled a tissue from his pocket and stuffed it into Chen Shunwei's hand so he could wipe himself. Then he shouted at the Fan family, "You guys have really gone too far!"
Chen Shunwei wiped his face haphazardly a couple of times without expression, then looked at the Fan family and said in an icy voice, "In that situation, if Fan Haopeng hadn't acted impulsively, there might have been a better solution."
I didn't blame him for speaking recklessly or not knowing how to assess the situation, so what right do you have to blame me for his injury?
In this fight, I was implicated by him and got beaten up too. I didn't blame him because I have a conscience. You can't try to make me take the blame just because my injuries weren't as severe as his.
The security camera footage at the entrance of the security room is right there; you can't judge who's right and who's wrong just by talking.
After Chen Shunwei finished speaking, he left with the millet, red dates, and longan supplements. The security guard glanced at the Fan family and chased after them.
On the way, Chen Shunwei thought bitterly, it wasn't that he wanted things to turn out this way, it was that Fan's mother was too...
Sigh, he's probably the most innocent one in this struggle, but they always want him to take the blame.
First there were troublemakers, then the Fan family. I don't know if this year is just unlucky, but I keep running into all sorts of messy things.
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