Shen Xiaoxiao and the others followed the village chief as they slowly walked out of the police station gate, their figures gradually disappearing into the night.
Along the way, everyone was laughing and chatting, as if they had forgotten the fatigue and troubles of the day.
Meanwhile, a nauseating stench permeated the police station.
Several police officers stood in the center of the police station, staring solemnly at the corpse that had begun to emit a foul odor.
The corpse lay sprawled on the cold ground, its stench sending a chill down the spines of everyone present.
An experienced veteran policeman looked around at the inexperienced, pale-faced young officers. He frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then decisively assigned two of them to go to Majia Village to conduct an investigation.
The remaining personnel were required to remain at the police station and stand guard. All personnel were on duty today and were not allowed to leave without permission, quietly awaiting news from Majia Village.
Upon receiving the assignment, the two police officers acted swiftly. They mounted their bicycles, gripped their bright flashlights tightly, and sped towards Majia Village.
On the other side, Shen Xiaoxiao and her group had just reached the village entrance when they noticed something unusual.
The village, which should have been quiet at this time, was brightly lit, especially the threshing ground, where the light of countless torches illuminated it as if it were daytime.
The village chief felt a chill run down his spine; an ominous premonition washed over him.
Without thinking twice, he quickened his pace and ran towards the threshing ground.
Seeing this, the people behind him followed closely behind.
Before long, they arrived near the threshing ground.
Before we even got close, we could hear a series of noisy shouts and curses coming from afar.
The village chief, panting, jogged over and, upon closer inspection, saw that, just as he had expected, the people from Majia Village had once again arrived uninvited!
The village chief was furious, his face flushed red and his hair standing on end. He pointed at the group of people from Majia Village and roared, "You people from Majia Village are really something! We just sent one group away, and now a new group is here! Do you think our village is a vegetable market where we can come and go as we please?"
At this moment, a middle-aged woman who had been sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum, crying and screaming, suddenly sprang up like a spring. She put her hands on her hips, glared at the village chief with wide eyes, and shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Hey! You're the village chief, right? Tell me right now, where did you take my precious son? If you don't return him to me safe and sound today, this isn't over!"
Before the words were even finished, three or four burly men suddenly jumped out from the crowd, echoing menacingly, "That's right! Hand over the person now! Or we'll fight you to the death!"
The scene became tense and chaotic, with both sides on the verge of exploding at any moment.
"Where are your sons? How dare you cause trouble in my Shenjia Village? You have no shame!" the village chief roared angrily, his wrinkled face flushed red with rage as he stared intently at the uninvited guests before him.
Although the woman standing opposite knew she was in the wrong, the anxiety and anger in her heart instantly overwhelmed her reason when she thought about her son's current condition.
With her hands on her hips, she retorted defiantly, "I don't care about any of that. You have to hand over my son to us safe and sound today!"
Faced with the woman's unreasonable behavior, the village chief snorted coldly and replied expressionlessly, "If you want a son, then go to the police station!"
After saying that, the village chief seemed to have no intention of getting entangled with these people any further.
Upon hearing this, the woman exploded like a powder keg, completely losing control of her emotions.
She screamed hysterically, "You heartless bastard! You actually had the nerve to send my son to the police station! This is just a small conflict between our two villages, did you have to make such a fuss?"
The village chief remained unmoved by the woman's accusations. He widened his eyes and retorted righteously, "Of course you should go to the police to solve the problem! Do you expect me to personally run to your village and beg you for money and grain compensation?"
At this moment, the woman had completely lost her mind. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Fine, since you are so heartless and ruthless, then today I will risk my old life to make you suffer!"
Before she finished speaking, she lunged at the village chief with her claws outstretched.
"Hey! Your opponent is me, your grandma! Our village chief is a man destined for great things, how dare you, a nobody, provoke him? You actually dared to dream of fighting him, you really don't know your own limitations!"
With a furious shout, Li Erhua shot out like an arrow, heading straight for her opponent.
At the same time, the other women, seeing this, also rushed forward without showing any weakness, each rubbing their fists together, eager to try, showing a determination not to give up until they defeated the other party.
They were all seething with anger, determined to teach this guy who dared to cause trouble a lesson.
In the blink of an eye, several more women suddenly rushed out of the village.
In an instant, chaos erupted as the women became entangled, each refusing to give way.
Some grabbed the other person's hair tightly and pulled hard; others stretched out their fingernails and scratched the other person's face desperately. The scene was so intense that it was astonishing.
The village chief of Majia Village, who had been watching from the rear, finally strolled forward slowly. His already gloomy face was now even more ashen, like a dark cloud covering his face.
He roared in a dark voice, "Stop it, all of you! Do you think fighting here will solve anything? It's utter nonsense!"
However, the women, caught in the midst of their brawl, paid no heed to his reprimands and continued fighting fiercely.
At this moment, one of the women caught her breath and called out to the village chief of Majia Village, "Village Chief Shen, those few rascals from our village really didn't mean to offend you or your village!"
"If they happen to be in your village right now, we hope you will be magnanimous and let them off the hook! We will pay them whatever amount of compensation they owe."
Hearing this, Village Chief Shen snorted coldly and replied irritably, "Hmph, I already said that those troublemakers have been sent to the police station. If you really want to take them back, then go to the police station yourselves and ask for them! Don't give me this nonsense!"
After saying that, he glared at the village chief of Majia Village and cursed inwardly: This guy is usually treacherous, cunning, despicable and shameless. Now he dares to come here to cause trouble. He is extremely hateful!
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