The sun was high in the sky.
With nothing to do, Zhang Cheng strolled toward the orchard he had contracted.
At the foot of the mountain, the villagers were busy pruning branches. When they saw him arrive, they all raised their warm smiles.
"Er Gouzi, you've finally decided to come and visit!"
"Hahaha, I heard you've been riding around on your big sister every day lately? You've got some nerve! That's the mother of the mountain king. If it were anyone else, the women in the village would fight him to the death!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng laughed loudly, took out cigarettes from his pocket, and familiarly tossed them to his uncles.
"Tell me, isn't it impressive to ride a tiger into the mountains to hunt?"
"That would definitely be impressive! But would your little sister actually let you ride her obediently?"
"My older sister is also a lazybones, otherwise why would she stay in our village and refuse to leave?"
Amidst laughter and conversation, Zhang Cheng moved closer to Zhang Jucai, who was in charge of recording work points.
The government has abolished the work point system, but the village still has to keep its own accounts.
Zhang Cheng curiously peeked out and almost burst out laughing.
The names on the notebook were all replaced with simple scribbles.
Next to Li Hongzhuang's name, a pair of cow horns were drawn.
Li's meat-eating symbol is a circle with a small black patch in the middle, resembling a piece of meat that has been bitten.
Only Zhang Jucai himself could understand this celestial book.
...
Back at the store, Zhang Cheng lay down on the rattan chair, let out a long sigh, and reached out to massage his slightly sore calves.
"Are you tired? Let me give you a massage."
Shi Yangyang quietly walked to the rattan chair, gently squatted down, and gently pinched Zhang Cheng's calves with her delicate hands.
Zhang Cheng hummed a tuneless little tune contentedly: "I love you, I love you, just like a mouse loves rice..."
Upon hearing the straightforward yet strange lyrics, Shi Yangyang's cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
Under his wife's gentle massage, Zhang Cheng's eyelids grew heavy, and he drifted off to sleep.
I don't know how much time passed.
A sudden shout woke him from his sleep.
Zhang Cheng opened his eyes. A thin blanket covered him. He smiled knowingly and then looked up.
Not far away, Zhong Te, accompanied by three police officers, was running towards them with barely suppressed excitement on his face.
Zhang Cheng's eyes instantly turned cold.
This guy doesn't seem to have any good intentions.
"Huff...huff..."
Zhong Te ran outside the store, panting heavily, his eyes scanning Zhang-Cheng up and down, grinning, his tone full of provocation.
"Zhang Cheng, you seem pretty relaxed, don't you?"
"Deputy Director Zhong," Zhang Cheng slowly sat up straight, his gaze calm and unwavering, "came specifically to see me?"
"Otherwise what!" Zhong Te sneered. "If I remember correctly, you're still on medical parole, aren't you?"
"Is there a problem?"
"What's wrong?" Zhong Te's voice suddenly rose. "You look radiant and healthy, even healthier than me, a policeman!"
"Oh."
Zhang Cheng suddenly raised his hand to his forehead, leaned back in the rattan chair, and let out a painful groan.
"My head hurts so much!"
Zhong Te was so angry at his clumsy performance that his face turned green.
"Zhang Cheng! Stop pretending with me! I'm here to order you back to the station to cooperate with the investigation!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shi Yangyang strode out of the store, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, spreading her arms to block the rattan chair, her beautiful eyes fixed on Zhong Te.
Zhong Te looked Shi Yangyang up and down with disdain, chuckled, and deliberately raised his voice:
"Zhang Cheng, you're really something. You have a Li Yuanyuan in the county, and you've got such a beautiful and charming woman hidden in the village. Alright, enough talk, get up and come with me!"
Zhang Cheng ignored him completely, not even bothering to lift his eyelids.
His medical parole was handled by Zhao Daming, and the case is at the Nanyang Street Police Station.
What qualifications does the Jiefang Road Police Station have to investigate cases outside its jurisdiction?
Zhong Te's visit this time was purely presumptuous and an overreach of authority.
"Zhang Cheng, don't force me to use force!" Zhong Te's eyes turned sinister.
Shi Yangyang's heart tightened, and suddenly, with all her might, she shouted a mournful cry towards the village:
"Fellow villagers! Someone's trying to arrest Zhang Cheng!"
The sound wasn't deafening, but it was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The next second, the large gong in the village, which was used to summon the entire village, was struck with a deafening roar!
A barely perceptible smile appeared on Zhang Cheng's lips.
Shi Yangyang's shout...
Zhong Te is in big trouble.
"Who dares to arrest Er Gouzi? Are they tired of living?!"
"Damn it! They've got some nerve! Daring to come to Zhangjia Village to arrest people?!"
"Let's go! Grab your weapons!"
Roars and curses echoed from all directions within the village, as if a hornet's nest had been stirred up.
Li Xiaodai was the first to rush into view, carrying a gleaming hunting rifle and cursing under his breath.
"Which bastard wants to arrest Er Gouzi? Come on! Ask the thing in my hand if it agrees first!"
Following closely behind was Li Chirou, who held a razor-sharp spear in his hand, silent, but the ferocity in his eyes was more terrifying than that of a wild beast.
Because of Zhang Cheng, Li Chirou was able to have his own page in the family genealogy. This is an immense favor!
If someone tries to harm Zhang Cheng, he's ready to fight to the death!
Zhong Te's expression finally changed as he watched the villagers surging down the village road like a tide, each carrying a hoe, machete, or hunting rifle.
He cursed under his breath: "Poor and remote places breed nothing but wicked people!"
"What are you trying to do?!"
Zhong Te, his anger barely concealed beneath a fierce expression, glared at the villagers who had surrounded the four of them, and shouted, "You're obstructing official business! If this continues, it will be considered violent resistance to the law! That's a crime punishable by death! Get out of my way!"
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