The section chief got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and wanted to kick him again, but when he saw Li Tie's miserable state, he held back and just pointed at his nose and cursed.
"If it weren't for my good eyesight and recognizing Captain Xu, I would have been killed by you, you son of a bitch! I wouldn't have been able to earn any merit, I would have been skinned alive!"
After berating Li Tie, the section chief took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear and anger in his heart, and instantly plastered an extremely obsequious and respectful smile on his face.
He jogged, almost bouncing, to Xu Kuo, rubbing his hands together, his words filled with awe and flattery.
"Captain Xu... I'm so sorry! I was blind! I was misled by this ignorant bastard! I disturbed you! Look... is there anything I can do for you here? Just tell me! I promise I'll take care of it perfectly!"
Seeing the security chief, who had been so imposing and ready to arrest people, now bowing and scraping before Xu Kuo, the surrounding villagers didn't dare to breathe loudly.
They all kept their heads down, afraid of being noticed by the newly appointed "Captain Xu," who seemed to have a bad temper, and being taken out on them.
The entire scene was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.
Xu Kuo glanced indifferently at the bowing and scraping section chief, ignoring his attempts to curry favor, and his gaze returned to Li Tie lying on the ground in the distance.
His lips curled slightly, and though his voice was soft, it carried clearly to everyone's ears: "Li Tie."
Li Tie shuddered and looked at Xu Kuo in fear.
Xu Kuo's voice, tinged with amusement, slowly rang out: "Weren't you just yelling that you wanted the section chief to arrest me? That you wanted to send me to jail? What... are you not going to arrest me now?"
"Thump!"
Upon hearing this, Li Tie was terrified!
He no longer cared about the excruciating pain in his body.
He scrambled and crawled, using both hands and feet, and in an extremely disheveled state, rushed to Xu Kuo and knelt down heavily!
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
He kowtowed forcefully, his forehead hitting the ground with a dull thud, while wailing and crying, tears streaming down his face, pleading for mercy in a pitiful voice.
"Captain Xu! Grandpa Xu! I was wrong! I was blind! I didn't recognize your greatness! I'm not human! I'm an animal! You're a magnanimous person, you can forgive me! Please, just let me go! I beg you! I'll never do it again! I'll never do it again!"
At that moment, all thoughts of revenge and resentment were replaced by boundless fear; all he wanted was to live!
Xu Kuo looked at Li Tie at his feet, kowtowing repeatedly and humbled to the point of being in the dust, but his eyes remained unmoved, cold and indifferent.
He slowly raised his foot, as if he wanted to do something, but in the end he only lightly kicked Li Tie's shoulder, his voice devoid of any warmth: "Spare you? Fine."
Upon hearing this, Li Tie's eyes blazed with wild joy, as if he had grasped a lifeline.
However, Xu Kuo's next words plunged him into an icy abyss.
"Get back into the greenhouse and replant every single corn seedling you destroyed! Turn the soil over again! You can leave when you're done!"
The ecstasy on Li Tie's face froze instantly, replaced by endless bitterness and fear.
But how could he dare to utter a single word of "no"? He knew that this was Xu Kuo's last chance for him.
"Yes...yes! Captain Xu! I'll go right away! I'll go right away!"
As if granted a pardon, he scrambled to his feet, ignoring his injuries, dirt, and blood, and limped and stumbled toward the greenhouse, his back view filled with dishevelment and deep fear.
Li Tie's stumbling and scrambling figure rushing towards the greenhouse struck a chord deep in the hearts of the thugs who had followed him, who had originally intended to bully others.
The boss... the boss even knelt down! He kowtowed! And now we still have to farm like slaves?!
Is this guy surnamed Xu... like the King of Hell?! Even the head of security is afraid of him?!
A chilling fear instantly gripped them, making their hair stand on end and their hands and feet go cold.
Xu Kuo didn't need to say another word, or even give them a glance. The thugs turned pale and were terrified. They didn't care about the dust on their bodies and pushed each other, rushing towards the greenhouse with their hands and feet.
They were muttering incoherently, "Plant! We'll plant! We're going to plant now!"
They were rushing around as if they would be scared to death by Xu Kuo if they were even a step too late.
Seeing the arrogant and domineering villains who had just been destroying seedlings and beating people suddenly turn into groveling laborers who were obediently going to "atone for their sins," the villagers watching were shocked and in awe to the extreme.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Xu Kuo was no longer just fear, but also mixed with an indescribable fanaticism.
Niu Erbao and Tan Wang, supporting each other, limped forward, their faces filled with gratitude and excitement, their eyes shining brightly as they looked at Xu Kuo.
"Master! You...you're amazing!" Niu Erbao's lips trembled, the pain from the beating seemed to have lessened considerably. "These sons of bitches deserve to be treated like this! As soon as you arrive, they don't dare utter a sound!"
"Yeah! Brother Xu! That's so satisfying! That's fucking satisfying!" Tan Wang echoed, his face flushed with excitement. "If it weren't for you, we would have been beaten to death by these bastards today!"
The other injured villagers also gathered around, expressing their gratitude and admiration in a flurry of voices.
Xu Kuo simply waved his hand casually, his face expressionless, and replied indifferently, "Alright, it's nothing."
His gaze shifted to Old Wu, who hadn't said much but whose eyes held a complex expression.
"Old Wu."
"You heard what that idiot Li Tie shouted just now. What murderer, what harm he did to Captain Sheng... That's quite a smear campaign."
Old Wu's body trembled, and he immediately understood Xu Kuo's meaning.
He knew that Xu Kuo was using this opportunity to completely clear his name in front of all the villagers, and at the same time further consolidate the prestige he had just established.
"Captain Xu is right!" Old Wu immediately straightened his back, took a step forward, cleared his throat, and swept his gaze over all the villagers present. His voice was loud and clear, carrying the solemnity and authority unique to officials.
"Everyone, please be quiet! Let me say a few words!"
The noisy crowd fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were focused on Old Wu.
Old Wu announced loudly: "Regarding Captain Sheng's injury and some rumors circulating in society, I want to solemnly clarify here! Comrade Xu Kuo is not a murderer at all, but rather the savior of our public security officers!"
What?! My savior?!
The villagers were in an uproar again, their eyes wide with disbelief!
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