Lin Lan was very moved and grabbed his sleeve, "Third brother, I'm not angry anymore. If I break up with him, he won't dare to do it again. Let's not argue with him and have dinner."

She was afraid that Han Qingsong would go and deal with Cao Guangrong, but instead he would be caught by Deputy Director Yang, which would be disadvantageous to him.

Han Qingsong pushed her on the waist and said, "It's okay, go." Lin Lan knew that there were some things she couldn't persuade him to do, so she had to go back first.

Han Qingsong watched Lin Lan walk around the corner, then turned around and went to the Propaganda Department to find Cao Guangrong.

Several people in the Propaganda Department's office are chatting now.

The deputy minister was away, so Minister Zhuang took the lead in talking to the other two about gossip about Han Qingsong's case handling.

Officer Qiu: "I heard from Captain Luo that Director Han is very ruthless when handling cases, and he is very aggressive. One time, a few hooligans bullied a female educated youth, and he kicked them one by one, until they couldn't get up. It was just one kick, and I think the bones would have been broken with a little force!"

Officer Liu: "Yes, I also heard from Qingyun that a mule in a brigade got scared and bit several members, breaking their fingers. They had no choice but to report the case, and Director Han personally led people there. He didn't let anyone else go, and he went up and subdued the crazy mule himself. Isn't that amazing?"

Minister Zhuang: "You all heard about it, but I saw it myself. There was a madman in Niutou Village behind us. He was very strong. When he went crazy, he would eat live chickens. Even dogs didn't dare to bite him! Many people in the brigade were beaten by him, and he would run away after being locked up. Later, he went crazy once and hit several people on the head with a brick. It was Director Han who dealt with it. The madman threw a brick at him, and Director Han punched the brick and the madman away... Hehe, awesome."

You three have heard about it and I have seen it with my own eyes. Cao Guangrong couldn't even eat his meal.

At this moment, Han Qingsong walked in. Qiu Gan saw him in advance and immediately stood up and said, "Director Han."

Upon hearing this, Cao Guangrong immediately buried his head in eating, pretending that he knew nothing.

Minister Zhuang also stood up to greet Han Qingsong. Fearing that Han Qingsong might hit Cao Guangrong impulsively, he changed the subject and said, "Director Han, have you found the bad guy who killed the cow?"

Han Qingsong raised one hand to signal others not to interfere.

He walked to Cao Guangrong's desk and stretched out his hand to pull him out, but found that Cao Guangrong's head was about to be inserted into the drawer. He bent his fingers and knocked on the table, waking up Cao Guangrong who was concentrating on pretending to know nothing.

Cao Guangrong looked at Han Qingsong's stern face and his legs went a little weak, fearing that Han Qingsong would break his head with a punch.

Han Qingsong: "The manuscript, you copied it."

Cao Guangrong wanted to argue, but he couldn't resist because of Han Qingsong's stern gaze. That look was too scary, reminding him of the half-man-tall black dog in the village chief's house when he was a child, with a cold and cruel look.

He was sweating profusely, and although he wanted to deny it, he nodded mechanically.

Han Qingsong: "You kicked Lin."

The tone of the statement was so cold in his voice that Cao Guangrong couldn't help but shiver. Under pressure, he nodded.

Han Qingsong turned his gaze and saw the stick at the base of the wall, so he walked over and picked it up.

Everyone in the room immediately became nervous, thinking that Han Qingsong was going to hit Cao Guangrong with a stick.

Cao Guangrong was so scared that he held his head and shouted, "Don't hit me!"

Minister Zhuang said nervously: "Director Han? That's not necessary." It would not be good if he was held accountable by his superiors for such a small matter.

Han Qingsong said nothing, but handed the stick to Cao Guangrong and said, "Take it."

Cao Guangrong held his head and looked at him in disbelief, "What the hell?"

Han Qingsong's eyes were cold, "If you want to fight, men fight against men, and only cowards bully women."

"She hit me first, she hit me first! I didn't want to fight with her, you are bullying me!" Cao Guangrong was so anxious that he wanted to cry, how could he be a match for Han Qingsong.

Han Qingsong: "Lin Lan is my wife, I am responsible if she hits me." He thrust the stick in front of Cao Guangrong, "Hit her back, and we'll settle the matter later."

Cao Guangrong shuddered and murmured, "You, you, you want to kick back?" He grasped the key point of Han Qingsong's words. If Han Qingsong kicked him, would he still be alive? His intestines would be broken. What's the point of beating Han Qingsong? He didn't want to be kicked by Han Qingsong.

How could he dare to touch the stick? He quickly waved his hand: "Forget it, forget it, I won't fight back."

Han Qingsong's eyes were cold and he shouted coldly: "Take it!"

Not only did Cao Guangrong not gain courage from his shout, but he was so scared that he ran away with his head in his hands.

Han Qingsong stretched out his legs to block, but Cao Guangrong rushed over and failed to knock Han Qingsong away. Instead, he stepped back two steps and hit the wall.

As soon as Han Qingsong moved his feet, Cao Guangrong was so frightened that he immediately squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, shouting, "I was wrong, I was wrong! You spared me! I'm sorry I shouldn't have copied Lin's manuscript. I won't dare to do it again, I won't dare to do it again!"

Seeing him so cowardly, Han Qingsong didn't even want to kick him out.

Han Qingsong: "Wrong?"

Cao Guangrong nodded vigorously: "Wrong, wrong! I, I will go and confess to the director right now... confess."

No matter how arrogant he is to others, he is just as cowardly in front of Han Qingsong. It's not that he doesn't want to be tough, but the pressure is too great. No one here can control Han Qingsong. Director Yang hates and is angry with him. What can he do?

I will never dare to mess with that woman Lin Lan again.

Seeing that Han Qingsong looked dissatisfied, he had to continue, "What else? Oh, I'll go apologize to Officer Lin." He hurriedly ran to admit his mistake to Deputy Director Yang.

Han Qingsong then greeted Minister Zhuang.

Secretary Qiu and Secretary Liu looked up at Han Qingsong in admiration: "Director Han~~" From now on, our Propaganda Department will have someone to protect it.

Minister Zhuang smiled widely, "Don't be angry, Director Han. Some new comrades don't have the awareness. Look at us old comrades, we are very clear-headed."

Don’t underestimate a small commune organization. There are only ten supervisors, and the people below are all errand boys. But even with just ten people, they are divided into small groups. The big factions are very simple, namely the rebels and the government. Although it is now a revolutionary committee, the two factions are together, but there are still contradictions. Deputy Director Yang was born in the rebel faction and has no ability, but now he is in the mainstream and has a backer. There are also two deputy secretaries, who are conservatives and do not support the revolution too radically. Now they are suppressed by Deputy Director Yang.

Han Qingsong does not rely on either faction, but he is a retired soldier and has connections with people above him. Some people have wanted to take action against him for a long time but have been unable to do so.

Minister Zhuang went to the county and heard someone whisper, "As long as Han Qingsong is not a counter-revolutionary, no one can touch him in this area. Even if he is a counter-revolutionary, he will be detained by the group army."

Although he didn't know whether it was true or not, Minister Zhuang believed it, so he insisted on letting Lin Lan join the commune's propaganda department, and had to get several other people to sincerely welcome her and make her feel at home.

Han Qingsong chatted with them for a few words and then said goodbye and went back.

Deputy Director Yang was so angry when he saw Cao Guangrong kneel down so quickly. You said to death that he really dared to hit you? Even if he hit you, would he dare to kill you? Is he shameless? Does he not care about his status? But Cao Guangrong admitted his mistake himself, and he had no choice but to say a few words in a neutral tone, "Be careful in the future."

Yu Xin said in a sinister tone: "Cao, you are afraid of power. This is not good."

Cao Guangrong: "Secretary Yu, it's easier to talk while standing."

He wiped the sweat off his face and left quickly. He still had to apologize to Lin Lan. If he couldn't satisfy Lin Lan today, he probably wouldn't be able to get past Han Qingsong.

I was also confused and too eager to show off my achievements that I didn't even think of this.

Yu Xin also followed him out. When she saw Han Qingsong coming out of the Propaganda Department, she immediately tugged at the hem of her skirt and walked over quickly.

She still had her hair tied into two small braids, and she had permed her hair with chopsticks herself. She was wearing a light blue Dacron short-sleeved shirt and a blue skirt. The hem of the skirt was pleated, revealing a section of her white calves. She was wearing white socks and plastic sandals.

This is the most fashionable clothing style in their county. After the 1970s, girls began to quietly pursue beauty and color. As long as it is not too outrageous, skirts can still be worn. However, rural women have to work and do not have extra fabrics. Almost no one wears skirts. Generally, only girls who go to school will wear them.

Female cadres usually seldom wear it because they have to pay attention to their image.

Yu Xin prides herself on being pretty and having never given birth to a child, so she should be slimmer and more agile than Lin Lan. Anyway, she has to be more attractive than Lin Lan in her clothes.

She pursed her lips and walked towards Han Qingsong. She smiled a few steps away: "Director Han."

Han Qingsong turned a blind eye and tried to turn out in front of her.

Yu Xin immediately slid sideways and said teasingly with a smile: "Director Han, we are all comrades, what are you doing..."

"Get out!" Han Qingsong shouted impatiently, making Yu Xin so angry that her face turned pale and her legs went limp that she took two steps back.

Looking at Han Qingsong's tall back as he left, Yu Xin stamped her feet in anger, "What are you doing here?"

When Han Qingsong returned to the office, Cao Guangrong was apologizing to Lin Lan. "Secretary Lin, I was wrong. I shouldn't have torn up your notebook and copied your article. I'm sorry." He swallowed and said, "I, I have already confessed to the director. The article is still yours. It's all yours. I, I won't take it away."

Lin Lan glanced at him. Regardless of whether he was sincerely apologizing or not, it seemed that he was frightened by Han Qingsong and probably would not dare to provoke her again.

Seeing that she didn't say anything to forgive him, Cao Guangrong became so nervous that his body began to tremble.

Lin Lan: “Are you really wrong?”

Cao Guangrong: “That’s really wrong.”

Lin Lan: "Well, you copy my manuscript, I slap you and then you admit your mistake and apologize to me, is that okay?"

Cao Guangrong lowered his head: "No..."

Lin Lan: "The manuscript issue is settled, but you still owe me a favor." Lin Lan turned to look at Han Qingsong.

He stood there, tall and straight, like a mountain, able to shield her from the wind and rain and make her feel at ease. Han Qingsong looked at her and told her to do whatever she wanted.

Lin Lan said to Cao Guangrong, "Stand still and kick me back! If you are not satisfied with my kick, let Director Han kick me back."

Cao Guangrong was so scared that he immediately stood still and let Lin Lan kick him. He didn't want to be kicked by Han Qingsong.

Just now in the office, Han Qingsong's gesture of asking him to take the stick was enough to scare him to death. And when he bumped into Han Qingsong's leg, he not only failed to push Han Qingsong away, but was pushed back instead. He knew that he absolutely didn't want to be touched by Han Qingsong.

Lin Lan is not tall and has a slim figure, so she definitely doesn't have much strength, so it wouldn't hurt much when she kicked him.

Lin Lan kicked back and immediately felt her muscles and bones stretched and her whole body relaxed, as if her Ren and Du meridians were opened, and all the anger in her body was expelled.

"Okay, we're even."

If she didn't make a fuss, she would have to suffer in silence. If there was no Han Qingsong, she would have no way to seek justice. How many people have been wronged and can only swallow their anger? She won't do that! She'll just piss off the deputy director to death!

Although Cao Guangrong staggered after being kicked, he felt greatly relieved that he had saved his life.

Han Qingsong then said, "This will not be an exception."

He said that this was not an exception, all out of respect for Cao Guangrong's father, otherwise he would have kicked him in the office.

Cao Guangrong resigned and ran away immediately after he found out that he had survived. He was too embarrassed to go back to the office, as it was embarrassing. After all, he had always felt that he was superior, an advanced person, the son of a martyr, and someone who had made great sacrifices and contributions to the Republic, and therefore deserved preferential treatment.

But at this moment, he was frightened by Han Qingsong at first sight.

He felt ashamed again.

At this time, Minister Zhuang came over and looked at him, "What's the matter, Cao, you're not convinced?"

Humph, if I don't discipline you, will you still listen to my instructions? I am the director. If you don't want to go back to the brigade and want to stay in the Propaganda Department, you have to listen to my command and don't just show off and ask the director to support you every day.

Cao Guangrong's eyes were red and he ignored him.

Minister Zhuang stood with his hands behind his back, facing the hot wind, and said with emotion: "Do you think it's amazing that your father saved five people?"

Cao Guangrong: If you have the guts, can you save one for me? Of course it would be amazing!

Minister Zhuang: "You really should take a good look at Director Han's files. Of course, some files are not public, and some missions are not declassified so you can't see all of them. But even if you can see the resume, you should know that there are always better ones."

Cao Guangrong: But he is not as good as my father!

Minister Zhuang: "Don't mention that your father saved five people, five hundred people, or five thousand people. You have to walk your own path. Children of martyrs cannot just enjoy the glory brought by the martyrs, but should also bring honor to their fathers and not bring discredit to them."

Having said this, Minister Zhuang turned and left.

Cao Guangrong was still a little unconvinced: Han Qingsong was powerful but he was not dead, while his father was dead. Thinking about it, he felt that his family had a hard life. If his father was alive, he would at least be a commune cadre when he returned, and he would not have to be bullied so much.

Thinking about how powerful Han Qingsong was and how he got frustrated again, he had to behave himself from now on and never dare to offend Lin Lan again.

After dinner, Deputy Director Yang asked Yu Xin to call Lin Lan to the office and pretended to comfort her, saying that he was too busy and didn't take it seriously, and asked her to work hard and not to worry too much.

Lin Lan answered him perfunctorily and went back to work.

She did not want to neglect her work just because of her anger with Deputy Director Yang and Cao Guangrong. She passed on the spirit and content of this meeting and arranged the propaganda work in the countryside. Forget about the criticism of Lin and Confucius, but the theme of anti-feudalism and anti-restoration is very good. At this time, there are still many old customs and habits that harm women and children in the countryside. It is necessary to take the opportunity to increase the intensity and punish some bad elements to rescue some women and children.

After get off work, Lin Lan went to find Han Qingsong.

He, Sun Zhuowen and Han Qingyun were analyzing the case of the killing of oxen in the Tanjia Village brigade.

Sun Zhuowen: "Director Han, was it poisoned? They said the cow was foaming at the mouth."

Han Qingyun: "Deputy Director Sun, you were not at the scene. The cow's neck was cut."

Han Qingsong: "The fatal wound was the small hole on the cow's shoulder." He pointed to a place in the record where he had drawn a simple diagram and marked it, "A thin, sharp object stabbed into it is more deadly than a knife."

Han Qingyun looked at it, puzzled, "Third brother, who do you think would go to such great lengths to kill a cow?"

Sun Zhuowen: "Are you planning to kill the animals for beef? Didn't someone deliberately kill the animals of the production team for meat?"

Han Qingyun: "That doesn't have to be the case. If it's like this, even a fool would know it. Shouldn't we investigate them?"

In the hungriest years, the members of the commune had no food to eat, but the brigade had to raise livestock. Someone had a perverse idea and drove the livestock into a pit to injure them and kill them, so that the whole village could have meat. But after all, death by falling looked like an accident, while death by stabbing was a little hard to justify.

Han Qingsong: "Go check the butchers in Tanjia Village and nearby areas, especially those who slaughter cattle, including those who have already worked in the commune's slaughterhouse. Check them one by one and bring back any suspicious ones."

He looked up and saw Lin Lan outside the door, so he stood up and said, "Get off work."

Han Qingyun: "Third brother, then tell my dad that I may not go home tonight."

Sun Zhuowen patted Han Qingyun on the shoulder and said, "Qingyun, work hard. This might be a big case."

Han Qingsong packed up and rode his bicycle home with Lin Lan.

Lin Lan sat in the back. She was in a good mood because she had dealt with Cao Guangrong. She started to tease Han Qingsong again: "Third brother, why don't you have any principles?"

Han Qingsong: “What?”

Lin Lan: "You are the police chief. It is your duty to catch the bad guys."

Han Qingsong: "I dare not neglect my duty."

Lin Lan: "Then why are you so protective of me? If I hit someone, and you help me settle the matter, wouldn't that be abusing your power and condoning me?"

Han Qingsong: "You hit people randomly?"

Lin Lan: "That's not the case." She wanted to tease him, but now she felt that it was true. She was a law-abiding person, and she would not offend anyone unless they offended her. Of course, she would not take the initiative to hit anyone. But he protected her so much, and she was really happy.

But thinking about her eldest son going to the army on an empty stomach the day after tomorrow, Lin Lan felt a little unhappy. Although she was very touched that he protected her today, she had to leave him alone when she got home after being moved at the unit.

She ignored him on purpose.

Han Qingsong realized after a while that she couldn't hear him talking, "Unhappy?"

Lin Lan: “No.”

"Tell me the truth."

"Really?" His tone was a little emotional.

“…Don’t make me confess.”

"What? Are you still forcing a confession? Where's your professional ethics?"

Han Qingsong: "If you confess, you will be treated leniently; if you resist, you will be treated severely. This severe treatment allows for certain measures to be taken."

Lin Lan: “…………” Humph! In the end, she didn’t dare to really hum it out loud.

Han Qingsong was neither fast nor slow. Lin Lan pushed his waist and said, "Hurry up."

Han Qingsong: "Don't beg for mercy when the time comes."

Lin Lan: ...Why are you becoming more and more shameless? I am usually shy around you.

After a while, Lin Lan said, "Third brother, please be more serious from now on."

Han Qingsong: "What's wrong with that?"

Lin Lan: “You know it yourself.”

"I think I'm too serious with you." Han Qingsong's voice was normal, but the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

When someone greeted him on the road, his expression immediately returned to seriousness, which frightened the person so much that he said hello and quickly rode away on his bicycle.

Lin Lan lay on his back and laughed.

"Third brother, sister-in-law, are you off work?" Liu Haozhe's smiling voice came from the front.

Han Qingsong rode up to them, put one foot on the ground, glanced at the two of them, and nodded.

Lin Lan also got off the seat and greeted Liu Haozhe. She saw that Han Jinyu's originally smiling face suddenly turned gloomy when he saw her. His expression changed so quickly.

Liu Haozhe: "Third brother, sister-in-law, I'm going to go back first and let Jinyu stay at her parents' home for a few days. If she's wrong, you guys should bear with her. I'll give her..."

"What are you doing? How have I embarrassed you?" Han Jinyu suddenly got angry. "Get out of here." She sat directly in the back seat.

Liu Haozhe pinched her face lovingly, "Third brother, sister-in-law, let's go." He asked Han Jinyu to come down, "You go back quickly, you don't have to see me off."

However, Han Jinyu refused and seemed to want to go back with him.

Lin Lan greeted them and left with Han Qingsong.

After Han Qingsong and Lin Lan walked away, Han Jinyu snorted, "When she came, you smiled so hard that your back teeth showed."

"She's pretty." Liu Haozhe still smiled, "Your third brother and his wife are very loving."

Han Jinyu: "It's none of your business."

"Of course it has something to do with me. Breaking them up is also a great sense of accomplishment."

"You're dreaming. Let me, the third brother, bang you first."

"Why didn't you tell him just now? Just tell him that I was after him and his wife and let him kill me."

Han Jinyu was so angry that she hit him on the back.

Liu Haozhe said slowly: "Han Qingsong is really...very good. If he listens to me, he will definitely be able to become a county director in a few years. His future is limitless."

"Who do you think you are? He doesn't even listen to his parents, but listens to that...his wife." Han Jinyu said angrily.

"This shows that my sister-in-law has some outstanding qualities." Liu Haozhe was full of admiration, "If we get along well with Third Brother, and he becomes the county director in the future, then the entire county will be ours..."

"I'll give you back your world. How could you be so dreamy? This world belongs to Chairman M and the proletariat!"

"You want to be a member of the proletariat? Then why don't you stay in the countryside and farm? Why do you have to marry into the city? Why don't you use hard work to temper your proletarian willpower?" Liu Haozhe sneered.

Han Jinyu was speechless. "Anyway, you are not allowed to have any ideas about her."

"Okay, I'll target your third brother. You should try to build a good relationship with them and visit them often in the future." He looked at her and warned her, "If you mess it up..."

"If you promise not to target Lin Lan, I'll help you."

"I promise, I'm going to target Director Han. With him as our backer, we can run rampant in the county. Didn't you see that no matter whether it was the Red Army or the Workers' Propaganda Team, in the end the military controlled everything? This shows that the army is the most powerful." Liu Haozhe patted her face and said, "Go back, I'm leaving first." He knew that Han Jinyu was acting in front of him, but he would never say anything nonsense after she left him.

Lin Lan looked back from a distance and grabbed Han Qingsong's clothes, "Third brother, do you feel anything?"

Han Qingsong: “What?”

Lin Lan: "Are Liu Haozhe and Han Jinyu a little weird?"

Han Qingsong didn't pay attention to them, so he didn't know if they were weird or not. But he knew she was a very thoughtful person. "What's weird about that?"

Lin Lan: "I can't really explain it, it's just my intuition. You know women's intuition, it's very sensitive and useful."

Han Qingsong nodded, "That's true."

For two years, they were lurking in the border area between the enemy and us, and they could be buried in the wilderness at any time. At that time, they saved many lives by relying on their intuition of danger. So he didn't disagree with Lin Lan's intuition, but although he looked down on Liu Haozhe, he didn't feel that the other party brought him any danger, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to it.

"Tell me about it." Seeing that they were almost at the school, he simply stopped his bike and asked her to get off, so that they could walk side by side.

Lin Lan: "Third brother, Liu Haozhe and the widow and her daughter are having...something of an affair?"

Han Qingsong: "Luo Haicheng found out that this is the case."

Lin Lan: "Why is Han Jinyu so calm?"

When she tested him, Han Jinyu took the initiative to cover up. This is not normal. Is Han Jinyu the kind of person who would suffer losses?

In addition, although Liu Haozhe seemed to be very good to Han Jinyu, she always felt that there was a sense of incongruity. As for what it was, she couldn't say it, after all, she didn't have much contact with them. Anyway, this couple gave her a feeling that was a bit strange.

Han Jinyu is so arrogant. If Liu Haozhe pampers her and asks her to pay him back, won't Han Jinyu be furious?

And Han Jinyu actually obeyed.

Is it that Han Jinyu has turned over a new leaf, or is it that Liu Haozhe is just too charming?

If Han Jinyu turns over a new leaf, he will not treat me like that again.

The only explanation is that Liu Haozhe is too charming.

How attractive is he?

Although I didn't know him well, I felt a natural affinity for him and thought he was a good guy, not a bad person. Sun Yaowu said that he was flirting with other women, and that they must be jealous of him and were slandering him.

Han Jinyu was a proud and unruly woman. After marrying him, she actually tolerated his flirting with other women, covered up for him, and behaved very well in front of him.

This shows his ability.

Although it seemed that there was no problem, Lin Lan felt that there was a big problem.

Intuition!

She told Han Qingsong her analysis, "Third brother, am I not talking nonsense?"

Han Qingsong nodded slightly, "That makes sense."

Lin Lan was encouraged and her thoughts were clear. "Then tell me, why did they suddenly return the money to us? We didn't force them to pay us back. How could Han Jinyu be so self-righteous? I think they must have other intentions."

Han Qingsong: "What is the purpose?"

Lin Lan: "He must be trying to find you through the backdoor. We have to be vigilant and don't let him do anything shameful in the county under your name and implicate you."

Han Qingsong paused and looked at her, then said slowly, "No one can do anything under my name." He added at the end, "Except you."