Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

The police arrived just as Wang Deli announced his intention to arrest Liu Weidong, causing the villagers who had been watching to secretly worry. If Liu Weidong were indeed arrested, it would mean that Wang Deli was still in charge of Hexi Village, and their lives would continue to be miserable!

Wang Deli didn't think much of it. He stepped forward and pointed at Liu Weidong, saying to the police, "Officer, Liu Weidong is over there. Arrest him quickly!"

However, the police responded to Wang Deli with a pair of cold handcuffs. With a crisp "click," his hands were cuffed.

Wang Deli was immediately shocked and asked, "Police officers, what are you doing?"

In fact, the police officer leading the team was Wang Jianzhong. He coldly said to Wang Deli, "Wang Deli, we now suspect that you have been protecting Wang Dashan. Come with us for investigation!"

Wang Deli turned pale with fright and hurriedly shouted, "Officer, I'm innocent! I don't know Wang Dashan at all. I had no idea he would come back, let alone that he had killed someone outside!"

However, after two days of investigation, Wang Jianzhong had gathered sufficient evidence and did not believe Wang Deli's nonsense at all. He simply ordered his subordinates to put the guy in the jeep.

At the same time, Wang Jianzhong walked up to Wang Dahai, gave him a cold look, and said, "Wang Dahai, is it? Come with us too!"

"I...I won't go! You police are framing an innocent person!" Wang Dahai's reaction was much more intense than his uncle's. He shouted and then turned and ran.

"Trying to run away!" Liu Weidong sneered, picked up the wooden stick that Wang Dahai had just dropped, and threw it heavily at him.

The wooden stick spun through the air and flew towards Wang Dahai, striking him squarely behind the knee. His legs immediately buckled, and he fell face-first into the dirt. When he lifted his head, his mouth was full of blood, and both his front teeth were broken.

Wang Jianzhong and another policeman quickly chased after him, pinned down the struggling Wang Dahai, and then handcuffed him as well.

Having finally caught both of them, Wang Jianzhong greeted Liu Weidong warmly: "Ha, Weidong, we meet again. This time, it's all thanks to you, otherwise this guy might have gotten away!"

Liu Weidong, however, said with a half-smile, "No, I should thank you, Captain Wang. Luckily you arrived in time, otherwise I might have been in trouble!"

Sensing Liu Weidong's dissatisfaction, Wang Jianzhong nervously asked him, "What do you mean by that? What exactly happened just now?"

Liu Weidong said calmly, "I just got back from the hospital and hadn't even had a chance to get inside when Wang Deli and Wang Dahai came to cause trouble, saying they wanted to avenge Wang Dashan!"

Wang Jianzhong immediately understood the reason for Liu Weidong's dissatisfaction and quickly explained in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Weidong, we really couldn't arrest these two in time. It's mainly because a leader in the town spoke up for Wang Deli, so we had to investigate for an extra day and arrest them only after we had solid evidence!"

Since this wasn't Wang Jianzhong deliberately stalling for time, Liu Weidong didn't give him a hard time anymore. He nodded slightly and said, "I see. But it's good that it's a day later. What happened just now allowed them to expose themselves more thoroughly!"

Wang Jianzhong readily agreed, then lowered his voice and said to Liu Weidong, "Weidong, don't worry, I won't let you suffer in vain today. I'll handle it well, just you wait and see!"

The other villagers were dumbfounded as they watched the two whispering to each other.

Everyone knows what kind of person Liu Weidong used to be. Outside, he would only follow Li Yinfeng around, but when he got home, he would bully his poor sister.

At that time, many people thought that Liu's son was good-for-nothing and would eventually be swindled out of his fortune by Li Yinfeng. It was one thing for him to suffer the consequences, but it was truly pitiful that such a good girl as Wang Shujuan was also implicated!

However, for some reason, starting a few months ago, Liu Weidong seemed like a completely different person, entirely unlike before. Under his management, the Liu family's life became increasingly prosperous, and the siblings even started wearing ski jackets, becoming the envy of everyone in the village.

Now even the leaders of the public security bureau are chatting and laughing with Liu Weidong, and even seeming to be very careful around him. This is just too unbelievable!

However, what surprised everyone even more was yet to come. Wang Jianzhong quickly returned to the jeep. At this time, Wang Dahai was still dawdling, unwilling to get into the car. Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Jianzhong directly pulled out his baton from his waist and stabbed the man hard in the ribs.

With a muffled thud, Wang Dahai immediately screamed and collapsed to the ground, likely having broken several ribs.

The villagers who had been watching the commotion all gasped, and their gazes towards Liu Weidong changed completely. Everyone could see that Wang Jianzhong was standing up for Liu Weidong, and the two had a relationship that was definitely more than just ordinary.

Wang Jianzhong acted as if nothing had happened and greeted Liu Weidong loudly, "Weidong, I'm leaving now. Let's have a meal together sometime!"

"Okay, I'll come find you when I have time!" Liu Weidong nodded in agreement. After the jeep drove away, he loudly told the villagers, "Don't worry, everyone, I still stand by what I said about buying matsutake and pig mushrooms! But my injury hasn't healed yet, so I'll go home and rest first. Everyone, you can all go home now!"

After Liu Weidong finished speaking, he limped home with the help of Wang Shujuan and Hao Jianjun.

Since there was nothing more to see and do, the other villagers gradually dispersed.

The Third Grandfather stood outside Liu Weidong's house for a while, then gently shook his head and sighed, "It seems that Wang Deli will no longer be in charge of Hexi Village!"

"Haha, that's great, really great!" At the same time, at Liu Weidong's house, Hao Jianjun was beaming as he said to Liu Weidong, "Brother Weidong, now that old bastard and Wang Dahai have been arrested, no one will make things difficult for you and Sister Shujuan anymore, that's wonderful, haha!"

Liu Weidong felt that words of thanks were superfluous to his childhood friend who had stood by him. He patted Hao Jianjun's shoulder forcefully and said, "Good brother, I won't say any more nonsense. From now on, as long as I have food to eat, you will definitely not go hungry!"

Hao Jianjun laughed and said, "Brother Weidong, is there even a question? I've been working for you for two months and earned more than my dad did in several years. From now on, I'll do whatever you ask me to do without hesitation!"

After Hao Jianjun left, Wang Shujuan said to Liu Weidong with lingering fear, "That was really scary! Luckily, the police arrived in time, otherwise I really don't know what I would have done!"

"Sister, don't be afraid. Wang Deli will never be able to control everything in the village again." Liu Weidong comforted Wang Shujuan with a smile, then his expression suddenly changed and he exclaimed, "Oh no!"