"Hello, Comrade Xu, you are also a village cadre. How could you take the lead in doing something like blocking the river and diverting the flow?"
I heard about this as soon as I got back to the county town, and immediately had the driver bring us here, but it was too late.
Qian Xianmin frowned deeply and said with strong disapproval.
"County Magistrate Qian, you've been wronged!"
This river clearly belongs to our village, but my grandfather's generation opened up this tributary because they felt sorry for the people in Xishan Village.
Providing water to the people of Xishan Village is a favor; not providing water is simply our duty.
How can you blame us for this?
Moreover, they arrived without asking a single question, and immediately started to attack and kill.
When Xu Guobing saw County Chief Qian's long face and accusing expression, his heart skipped a beat. He glanced towards Xishan Village and then shouted loudly that he was innocent.
When they went to deliver the autumn grain last time, Xishan Village was even publicly criticized.
For so many years, Xishan has been trailing behind in the county's list of advanced units.
Logically, those in power should be quite dissatisfied with Tan Dingguo and Xishan Village.
But now, judging from County Chief Qian's tone, he is clearly speaking on behalf of Xishan Village.
Xu Guobing was unsure, but he was in a difficult position, so he could only try to shift the blame first.
"You're lying. This river belongs to everyone. How did it become part of your Dongxi Village?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Tieniu and the villagers of Xishan couldn't help but angrily question him.
"Village Chief Xu, right? You say this river belongs to your Dongxi Village, but do you have any evidence to prove it?"
Fu Hongxing raised his hand behind him to calm the villagers of Xishan Village, then turned to Xu Guobing and asked calmly.
"What evidence do you need? This river has flowed past our village for generations."
"You can tell from the size of this river that it belongs to our Dongxi Village."
Xu Guobing had no evidence; he simply gestured with his hand to indicate the width of the river branching off from Dongxi Village.
It is quite obvious that the river flowing eastward to Xixi Village is much larger than the river flowing westward to Xishan Village.
Upon hearing this, the people of Xishan Village were immediately in an uproar.
Upon hearing this, Fu Hongxing suddenly realized and said, "So, Village Chief Xu originally used this as evidence to prove that the river belongs to Dongxi Village?"
Xu Guobing raised his chin and said arrogantly, "Of course."
Then Fu Hongxing continued, "So that means, whichever village or town the river passes through, the larger section of the river belongs to that village or town, right?"
Xu Guobing frowned. He felt that something was wrong, but the matter had already been discussed to this extent.
He nodded, forcing himself to remain calm, and said, "That's right."
Fu Hongxing nodded, then turned and took something out of his pocket, saying to Qian Xianmin, "County Chief Qian, look, this is a map of our county."
This river passes through here, here, and here, and then begins to branch into other waterways, and then branch again.
According to Village Chief Xu, as long as the river passes through one's own property from the beginning, the larger the river, the more it belongs to that property.
"Then, I would like to ask County Chief Qian to make a decision to dam these two rivers, leaving only one that leads directly to the county seat."
Pointing to the upstream areas of the river, Fu Hongxing said that if the river were dammed, Xishan Village would certainly have no water to drink, but Dongxi Village would also be without water.
Xu Guobing flew into a rage and pointed at Fu Hongxing's nose, saying, "Boy, you have such a vicious mind."
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