Secretary Hu was just sighing with emotion when he saw Xu Yan, Li Shi and others being brought out by plainclothes officers with their hands handcuffed.
"Secretary! Help me! Please talk to the leaders. We don't have any conflicts. We are from the same village. It's impossible for a murder to happen because of a woman."
Xu Yan had been in prison for so many years that his legs went weak whenever he thought of the days in there.
As he passed by Secretary Hu, he knelt down in front of him and said, "Secretary, I don't want to pursue this anymore! I don't want anything anymore! Please help me to intercede. I don't want to go back to jail!"
Li Shi's face also turned pale. "Old Secretary, I am willing to compensate Xu Yan. Everything is up for discussion. Everything is up for discussion!"
Secretary Hu hurriedly spoke to the leaders, "Leaders, you see they have all realized their mistakes. Why don't you give me, and Ji Nanfeng of our brigade, a favor? We will definitely handle this matter privately.
Leaders, you may not know Ji Nanfeng from our brigade yet. He works in the investigation department of Jing City, and his wife is also the director of Jing City Hospital.
Secretary Hu deliberately mentioned Ji Nanfeng's identity, hoping that the county leaders would give them some face and not bring shame to their Qingyun Brigade.
The county leaders and the plainclothes officers naturally gave Ji Nanfeng some face. They looked at Ji Nanfeng and asked, "Comrade Ji is an expert in this area. In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
Everyone's eyes turned to Ji Nanfeng. "The organization is upholding the banner of reform and opening up and vigorously developing the economy. In our county, there are still team members who can't even handle their personal affairs and have even threatened to kill each other. With such team members, how can our team and Hongyang County develop and catch up?!"
The county leaders and plainclothes officers were shocked and looked at Ji Nanfeng with eyes full of admiration!
As expected of someone who came from Beijing to visit relatives, he was able to interpret the spirit of the organization very accurately.
"Comrade Ji is right! To develop, we must unite! To unite, we must combat all destabilizing factors!"
"Take all the members of the Li and Xu families away!"
"This time, I will definitely restore stability and unity to the Qingyun Brigade and a positive living environment to Hongyang County!"
Originally, they only took away the people involved in the case, but now even Captain Li and his family were taken away.
If Uncle Xu had not severed ties with Xu Yan's family long ago, he would have been implicated this time.
After everyone was taken away, Secretary Hu looked at Ji Nanfeng with an unexpected look on his face. "Ji family boy, this kind of thing happened in our brigade. If you don't ask for help, how can you add fuel to the fire? If this happens, our Qingyun Brigade will become famous again. It will be difficult for young people in our village to get married in the future."
Sure enough, the villagers who had young children at home also grumbled in agreement. They did not dare to offend the Ji family, so they did not dare to loudly accuse Ji Nanfeng.
Ji Nanfeng looked around and said in a loud voice: "Secretary Hu, you are old and it is time for you to retire."
One word made Secretary Hu's face as black as the bottom of a pot.
He always wanted to leave the position of old secretary to his son, but his eldest son was not able to make it. He wanted to wait a few more years to help Hu Dazhi, but Hu Dazhi just wanted to run away.
So, he could only hold on in this position. As he got older, like last night when he made a scene for most of the night, he had to stay in bed for most of the next day to recover, and he couldn't do things as he wished.
"Ji Nanfeng, I respect you as a person with a lot to do, but since you've been away all the time, I don't know how much I've sacrificed for the Qingyun Brigade!"
The villagers echoed, "Yes, yes, Secretary Hu has worked hard, Xiao Ji, you can't just cross the river and demolish the bridge."
There was also a small number of villagers who remained silent, and Secretary Hu and his men could not afford to offend them.
Ji Nanfeng spread his hands indifferently, "I just made a suggestion. It's up to you whether to listen to it or not. When the next brigade builds two-story buildings one after another and every household has a big TV, you just don't get jealous."
Since it concerns the interests of each family, the villagers kept silent.
The Yu family from the next brigade had already built a two-story red brick house with a large TV. When Yu Qi's unfilial eldest son and daughter-in-law wanted to move in, they were beaten out by Yu Qi. Even after being beaten, the eldest son and his family didn't dare to get angry. From time to time, they would come home to visit Yu Qi, carrying meat in their left hand and fish in their right hand.
Yu Xi had food to eat, but whenever his eldest son and his family tried to take advantage of him, Yu Xi would kick them out.
The old people in Qingyun Brigade have long been envious of such a wonderful life.
Unfortunately, they have no money, and when their children have disputes or conflicts, they give them the cold shoulder.
Because of the jatropha, they worked hard in those years but didn't get much harvest, and their harvest lagged far behind that of nearby brigades.
Just because they have no money, they can't stand up straight and can only act according to their children's wishes. They are afraid that their children will not support them when they are old.
If only they had money... The old people's heartbeats quickened at the thought of this possibility. They have money and can eat whatever they want. Why would they need to be given the cold shoulder for picking up an extra piece of meat with their chopsticks?
As for the young people, they think more simply. If they have money, they can buy a radio and play music while riding a bicycle. Will they become the ones who always worry about not being able to get a wife?
As Secretary Hu listened to the villagers' voices supporting him becoming increasingly weaker, his eyes began to flicker. He was so angry that he rolled his eyes and almost fell down.
Ji Nanfeng quickly supported the man, and the word "thank you" that Secretary Hu blurted out was stuck in his throat.
"Secretary Hu is not in good health. You should get more rest. If you feel any discomfort, you can ask my father-in-law to give you a couple of injections on your head."
Ji Nanfeng handed Secretary Hu back to the Hu family and smiled gently: "Also, don't thank me too much."
Secretary Hu was supported by his family as he walked home, but Ji Nanfeng was still standing there "spreading rumors to confuse the public"!
"Our team has everything, but there are a few termites. After we pull out those termites, we can focus on catching the harvest!"
"The money has been collected, and our brigade is united. Why should we worry about not being able to find a wife? Don't be ridiculous. By then, even the girls in the city might cry and beg to marry into our village!"
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Listening to Ji Nanfeng's brainwashing words, the villagers were overwhelmed with excitement. They wished that Ji Nanfeng would stay and become the secretary of Qingyun Brigade and the decision maker!
However, they still retained a bit of clarity and knew that the Ji family was here to visit relatives and would return to Beijing, so Ji Nanfeng could only give them advice.
"Then according to you, Nanfeng, who should our village choose as secretary?"
"Judging from what happened with the Li family, Captain Li is not reliable either. Li Shidu has been using surrogacy for so many years, isn't it all because of Captain Li's influence?"
"Yes! If we need to change them, we'll change them all. Let's get two that can make us money!"
When Secretary Hu heard that the villagers wanted to overthrow him, he was so angry that he trembled all over and wanted to turn around and argue with them!
"These ungrateful things..."
Before he could finish his words, Secretary Hu was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he fainted completely.
The Hu family was busy pinching Secretary Hu's philtrum and was anxious to send him to Ji's house.
Secretary Hu, with the last bit of clarity left in him, managed to say, "I don't want to go to the Ji family! Send me to the barefoot doctor! I don't want to see anyone with the last name Ji again in my life..."
After saying this, Secretary Hu completely fainted.
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