"Where is he? Take me to see him right now!" He practically shouted the order, rushing out without even putting away the document that had been bothering him.
Outside the office, Li Tie was covering his face, waiting anxiously.
Upon seeing a man in a cadre uniform stride out with an imposing air, followed by several team members, he immediately went to meet him.
"Who reported the case? What earth-shattering case? Explain yourself right now!!" The section chief rushed up to Li Tie, looked him up and down, and spoke urgently and authoritatively, looking at his swollen, deformed, and bruised face.
Li Tie was startled by the section chief's overly excited reaction and was a little puzzled.
Did this section chief take the wrong medicine today? Why is he even more anxious than him?
But... it's good that you're in a hurry, the more anxious you are, the more important it is!
He was secretly delighted, and quickly pointed to his face, beginning his "accusation" in a muffled, tearful voice, embellishing the story.
"Section Chief! You have to help me! Something terrible has happened! There's a murderer! He bribed the police and escaped from the Public Security Bureau! He's in that greenhouse at the east end of our village!"
"He's lawless, committing violence and assault in broad daylight! Look at my face! He's the one who beat me! He's also injured several villagers! He's absolutely vicious! You'd better take some men and arrest him! If you're too late, he might kill someone else!"
He deliberately concealed the fact that he led people to destroy the corn seedlings and that he started the attack, portraying himself only as an innocent victim and depicting Xu Kuo as a ruthless desperado.
Murderer? Bribed police to escape from prison? Committed a crime in broad daylight?
Upon hearing these keywords, the section chief's heart pounded wildly!
It was indeed a major case, and a shocking one at that, involving corruption within the public security system!
Good heavens, if this case is solved, not only will Xu Kuo be credited, but the county and even the city will be alarmed.
Wouldn't he be promoted directly as the head of the security department?
His excitement was beyond words, and he looked at Li Tie with a hint of approval—although this guy was badly beaten, he had delivered an incredible contribution!
"Outrageous! How dare they be so arrogant!" The section chief slapped his thigh in righteous indignation, his face showing anger mixed with excitement.
The section chief immediately turned around and waved his hand at the team members behind him, his voice booming: "Emergency assembly! Everyone grab your weapons! Follow me! A vicious murderer has committed a crime in the village! We must bring him to justice today!!"
"Yes, sir!" A dozen or so security guards responded in unison, and they all ran to get batons, ropes, and some even carried over two old rifles!
For a moment, the security department was bustling with noise, and the atmosphere was tense and solemn!
Li Tie was so excited by the sight that he trembled all over!
The section chief personally led the team, bringing so many brothers along, and even brought out guns. Let's see how arrogant that guy surnamed Xu can be now!
That guy surnamed Xu is an idiot. He thinks that letting him out is giving himself a way out.
This is fucking like letting a tiger return to the mountains!
Just wait! When he returns with the security personnel, he'll show Xu Kuo what regret is!
Li Tie roared viciously in his heart, but on his face he forced a grateful expression and bowed repeatedly to the section chief: "Section Chief is wise! Section Chief is mighty! I'll lead the way for you right away! The murderer is in the shed not far ahead!"
"Lead the way!" the section chief said with great enthusiasm, waving his hand.
Despite the excruciating pain, Li Tie straightened his back and strode confidently at the front, followed by a large, menacing security force. They marched in a mighty procession toward the greenhouse where Xu Kuo was located at the east end of the village!
With a "whoosh," the plastic curtain of the greenhouse was suddenly flung open, and a figure stumbled in.
It was Li Tie who had returned!
But at this moment, the arrogant smugness on his face hadn't even had a chance to fully unfold before it was ruined by the swollen and bruised injuries. There was still blood on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were burning with an almost insane sense of vengeful pleasure!
He endured the excruciating pain, trying to straighten his back and strike a victorious pose.
"hiss--"
Inside the shed, the people who were originally surrounding Xu Kuo, Niu Erbao, Tan Wang and others who were worried, all gasped when they saw Li Tie return, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets!
That son of a bitch... he really dares to come back?!
How long has it been, and you're back already?
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, sensing that something was amiss.
Xu Kuo's gaze instantly locked onto Li Tie, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger: "Where are the tools? Did you bring the hoe and seeds I asked you to fetch?"
Upon hearing this, Li Tie was first taken aback, then let out a muffled but extremely grating laugh. Because of his swollen face, the laugh looked even more ferocious: "Heh...heh...tools? You surnamed Xu, are you really stupid or just pretending?!"
He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, staring at Xu Kuo with venomous eyes: "You still want me to let you plant the land again? Keep dreaming! I'm back today to see how you die!"
Xu Kuo's eyes suddenly turned cold, piercing one's skin.
He slowly took a step forward, his aura instantly becoming oppressive and dangerous: "It seems I didn't hit you hard enough just now. Your memory is really not good."
Those seemingly ordinary words carried a chilling, sinister undertone!
"You... what do you want to do?!" Li Tie instinctively took a step back, shouting with a fierce but weak voice, "Let me tell you, you surnamed Xu, don't you dare be so arrogant! You're finished! Utterly finished!"
He seemed to have grasped at a straw, his voice suddenly rising in pitch, carrying a morbid excitement.
"I've called the security team! More than a dozen of them! And they're armed! You just injured me, injured a villager, and dared to threaten me! This is the evidence! And your accomplice, the one in the police uniform! You must have bribed someone from the Public Security Bureau to let him out! Neither of you will escape! Just wait to be arrested and shot!"
Security department?! Armed?!
Upon hearing this, Niu Erbao, Tan Wang, and the others turned deathly pale!
In those days, the security department wielded considerable power. If someone were arrested by them and accused of "sabotaging production," "committing assault," or even "colluding with escaped prisoners," the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Master... what... what should we do?" Niu Erbao was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead, and his voice trembled.
Several villagers who had just been injured by Li Tie were trembling with fear.
However, Xu Kuo's face showed no sign of panic, but rather a hint of amusement and disdain.
He didn't even lift his eyelids, simply asking Li Tie casually, "Oh? Someone from the security department? Where are they?"
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