Upon hearing his words, the people of Dongxi Village were immediately enraged and pointed at Liu Wangcai, saying, "Kill this murderer!"
Immediately, everyone rushed towards Liu Wangcai, brandishing wooden sticks and hoes, and the villagers of Xishan instinctively took a step back.
"Stop it."
"Stop right now!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously.
Fu Hongxing hurried as fast as he could and finally arrived at the riverbank in Dongxi Village.
Seeing this, he hurriedly stopped them.
Tan Dingguo, accompanied by County Magistrate Qian Xianmin, also arrived at Dongxi Village.
Seeing this scene gave me a huge fright.
Xu Guobing, the village head of Dongxi Village, had attended a meeting in the county and was also taken aback when he met Qian Xianmin.
Because he knew County Magistrate Qian, and when he saw Tan Dingguo accompanying County Magistrate Qian, he knew perfectly well that it must have been this old fox who invited County Magistrate Qian.
“County Chief Qian, not only did the people from Xishan Village gather a large group of people to cause trouble in our Dongxi Village, but they also killed one of our villagers.”
He stopped the agitated villagers from their attempt to beat Liu Wangcai and instead complained directly to County Chief Qian.
Upon hearing Xu Guobing's words, Tan Dingguo's heart skipped a beat, and his heart jumped into his throat.
Unable to contain himself, he retorted, "If it weren't for your Dongxi Village blocking our river channels and making it impossible for us to survive, why would the villagers of Xishan Village cause trouble for your Dongxi Village?"
Xu Guobing sneered, "This river originally belonged to our village. In previous years, when the harvest was good, we didn't hold it against you. It was fine if we shared some water with you."
But the weather is so dry this year that we don't even have enough water to irrigate our own fields. Where would we get extra water for you?
For so many years, we've been using your water for free, and now you're acting like the water originally belonged to your village?
What an ungrateful wretch!
Upon hearing Xu Guobing's words, Tan Dingguo was so angry that he felt a mouthful of blood rise to his head, and he still wanted to argue.
But then they heard Fu Hongxing, who had been crouching down to examine Dou Fugui, stride towards him and shout loudly.
"Stop arguing, or someone might really die."
He looked up and coldly surveyed his surroundings: "If he dies, every one of you will be a murderer."
The villagers, who had been itching to act, shrank back upon hearing Fu Hongxing's words, and hesitantly withdrew the hoes they were holding tightly.
Ultimately, everyone's just trying to make a living.
I definitely don't want to do anything that could actually take someone's life.
"County Chief Qian, how did you get here?"
Upon hearing Fu Hongxing's words, Qian Xianmin quickly replied, "I drove here."
"Quick, Xiaolin, help lift him into the car and get him to the hospital immediately."
Together with the driver, he carried Dou Fugui, who was lying motionless on the ground, into the car.
Tan Dingguo was worried, so he gave Fu Hongxing a few instructions and then accompanied him to the car.
Fu Hongxing and Qian Xianmin were left alone, watching the villagers on both sides.
Fu Hongxing pursed his lips and looked at the village chief of Dongxi Village.
He looked to be in his early forties, with a fleshy face, and you could tell from his previous words that he was very domineering.
Xu Guobing felt disdainful when he saw Tan Dingguo leave behind such a young and inexperienced man.
"County Chief Qian, my name is Xu Guobing. We met before at a meeting in the county town."
He turned to Qian Xianmin, extended his hand, and introduced himself warmly.
Qian Xianmin glanced at him, feeling that he was somewhat unfamiliar and that he didn't have any recollection of him.
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