"Captain, captain!" The man who came back to the village to report the news rushed into the Zhaojia Village Brigade Office like a rabbit.
"What are you howling for?" Zhao Antai, the leader of Zhaojia Village, saw him in such a hurry that he scolded him with a fierce face, "What a panic you are!!"
"No, Captain, over there in the river..." The man was breathing hard.
"What happened over there in the river?" Zhao Antai became anxious and asked hurriedly.
"Someone's coming, a large group of people, with weapons and stuff."
"Someone's coming? I thought it was something else." Zhao Antai felt relieved again. "If they're coming, then come. Why are you so nervous? We in Zhaojia Village are not afraid of them. Hurry up and go to the village to call people. Call people from the neighboring villages as well. I want to see who dares to act wildly on our territory!"
"What does Zhao Chenglong do for a living? He can't even do such a simple thing." Zhao Antai cursed.
"No, Captain!" The man waved his hands frantically. "A group of bigwigs came from Luoshui Village. Brother Long couldn't handle them, so he asked me to come find you."
"Big shot?" Zhao Antai was stunned. "What big shot?"
He sneered, "Where can such a big shot come from in this remote place? Who are you trying to scare?"
"No, Captain, those people are really powerful." The man hurriedly repeated what the big brother from Zhangjia Village said.
After listening to Su Qingyun's introduction and the identities of Qi Chu and others, Zhao Antai was stunned.
What does it mean to be a genius who's been featured in the newspapers and praised by the police? And what about university professors and experts from the provincial capital? Where did all these people come from? Zhao Antai was completely bewildered.
"Su Qingyun?" Someone nearby said the name in confusion. "Su Qingyun from Luoshui Village?"
"Do you know her?" Zhao Antai looked at him immediately.
"Of course I know." The man scratched his head. "There are very few people here who don't know her, right? Captain, have you forgotten? You know this girl too."
"What?" Zhao Antai flipped through his memory, but had no impression.
"It was last year that the child of Deputy County Chief Chen was kidnapped by a kidnapper. The child's owner was this girl. Later, she invented a harvester and was praised by the province. You told us about it after you came back from the meeting. Don't you remember it?" the man reminded him.
"And that professor he mentioned, you also mentioned that the higher-ups were planning to select a few locations in our county as pilot sites. You seemed to want to try to get one, but there's been no news since."
When this person mentioned these things, it brought back Zhao Antai's long-lost memories. He was stunned. He had not paid attention to the matter of the experimental group since it was confirmed. As for Su Qingyun, he simply didn't remember his name.
"You mean they are all on the other side of the river now?" Zhao Antai asked the person who reported the news again.
"Yes, people from several villages came, all grown men, armed with weapons, determined to dig a canal."
Zhao Antai frowned. This would be a difficult matter. If it were only those villagers, he would definitely not be afraid. But with Su Qingyun and the people from the experimental group involved, it would be different. It would be difficult for him to handle it. He actually knew in his heart that if this matter in their village was really reported to the higher authorities, they would be the only ones to suffer.
After thinking it over, he said, "Let's go and take a look at the situation first."
"Should we call for help?" the person next to him hesitated.
"Who are you calling? I won't call you anymore." Zhao Antai said unhappily.
After he finished speaking, he hurried towards the river.
At this moment, on the other side of the river, the two groups were still confronting each other. As the sun got higher and higher, everyone became restless and the atmosphere became more tense. Everyone stared at each other, and no one gave in, but no one dared to make the first move, because the person who made the first move would definitely be in the wrong.
"Oh my, there are so many people here." The sound of Zhao Antai's arrival broke the stalemate.
With a smile on his face, he walked to Zhao Chenglong and waved his hand to let him step back.
Zhao Chenglong took two steps back, breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly, and wiped the sweat from his head. If the captain didn't come soon, he would not be able to bear it anymore.
Zhao Antai looked at the leader, Qin Youfu, with a warm smile on his face. "Captain Qin from Luoshui Village, right? I'm Zhao Antai, the captain of Zhaojia Village. It's so hot, I'm really sorry you came here."
He glanced at Su Qingyun and Qi Chu beside Qin Youfu and realized that these were the two people he was talking about.
Qin Youfu looked at him with a half-smile, "It's not hard for us, but it's hard for Captain Zhao to come here."
Zhao Antai's smile froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. "Captain Qin is such a joker. How about we go to our brigade office and sit down and talk? It wouldn't look good with so many people gathered here, would it?"
"No need, let's talk about it right here." Qin Youfu said firmly, "Captain Zhao, no matter what, we have already dug this river channel today. Don't even think about giving us a once-over."
"Captain Qin, that's a pretty sure statement." The smile on Zhao Antai's face faded completely. "Now, the matter of digging the canal isn't decided by Zhaojia Village alone. Several surrounding villages share the same opinion as us. I can't make the final decision."
Qin Youfu smiled and said, "I told you, Captain Zhao, there's no need to say such perfunctory words. Everyone knows that these villages are acting according to the wishes of your Zhaojia Village. It was you who took the lead in not allowing us to dig the river. There's no point in pretending to be confused. Today, whether you agree or not, we are going to dig. It depends on whether you insist on stopping us."
After he said this, the villagers behind him took two steps forward, giving off a strong sense of oppression.
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