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

Urged on by Wang Deli, the two reluctantly headed toward Liu Weidong's private plot.

Liu Weidong looked at them with a cold smile, having already made up his mind. If these people dared to make a move, he would definitely break their legs, no matter who ordered him to do so!

However, just as Liu Weidong was about to take action, the villagers who had been taking care of the clivia came to his side and, together with Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan, protected the clivia behind them.

Grandpa Zheng, who was best at planting flowers, was right next to Liu Weidong. He gripped his shovel tightly and shouted, "Anyone who dares to damage Liu Weidong's private plot, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Yes, break his legs!"

"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're using the village committee as an excuse!"

Several other villagers also expressed their strong support for Liu Weidong.

Even Aunt Zhao stood beside Wang Shujuan and loudly said to the people Wang Deli brought, "Little Sizi, I think you're getting more and more ignorant! You're actually helping others bully your Aunt Zhao, aren't you? I'll tell your mother later and see if she'll beat you up!"

Xiao Sizi and Aunt Zhao were related; in fact, his mother was Aunt Zhao's sister. After being scolded, he quickly begged Aunt Zhao for forgiveness: "Second Aunt, I was wrong, okay? I'll go back now, please don't tell my mother!"

This boy, only seventeen or eighteen years old, had been tricked into coming here by Wang Deli. He initially thought it would be impressive to help the village chief, but after being scolded by his elders, he immediately chickened out. He didn't even greet Wang Deli before running off in a flash.

This left Wang Deli with only one person, who was at a complete disadvantage against Liu Weidong and his group, putting him in a dilemma and extremely embarrassed.

Seeing that things couldn't continue like this, Wang Deli quickly said loudly to Aunt Zhao and the others, "This is the village committee's decision. Don't help Liu Weidong fight against the village committee, or you'll suffer the consequences!"

If this had happened a few months ago, Aunt Zhao and the others would have been terrified if Wang Deli had said it like that.

However, after this period of subtle influence, Wang Deli's prestige in the village has declined significantly. Many people feel that it's more reliable to listen to Liu Weidong than to believe Wang Deli.

Not to mention that protecting Liu Weidong's family's private plot was equivalent to protecting their own monthly income of twenty yuan! So Aunt Zhao and the others didn't take Wang Deli's words seriously at all, and still stood by Liu Weidong's side in tacit understanding, supporting him with their silent actions.

The situation quickly attracted the attention of other villagers, and many people came to see what was going on.

"Weren't the Wei family's land just allocated? Why are they changing it again?"

"He only planted the flowers a short time ago, isn't this just deliberately making things difficult for him!"

"This is really going too far!"

The prestige Liu Weidong had built up in the village was now coming into play, with everyone supporting him and expressing dissatisfaction with Wang Deli's actions.

Hearing the villagers' whispers, Wang Deli's face turned ashen with anger. No one had ever dared to act like this before; it was all Liu Weidong's fault, causing him to lose all his prestige in the village!

However, despite his anger, Wang Deli was powerless to do anything about the situation. Of course, he could make things difficult for one or two troublemakers, forcing them to obey.

But now almost the entire village is helping Liu Weidong. It's not right to punish all of them, otherwise there will really be no one left to do the work in the village!

Seeing that he had angered everyone, the remaining young man panicked and hurriedly whispered to Wang Deli, "Village...Village Chief, I have something to do at home, I'll go back first, see you later!"

Before Wang Deli could agree, the guy slunk away under the contemptuous gazes of the crowd.

An older woman complained to her friend, "Yingzi, your second son isn't very bright. At a time like this, he's still helping Wang Deli make things difficult for Wei Dong. People will laugh at us if word gets out!"

The middle-aged woman named Yingzi, the mother of the young man who had just run away, gritted her teeth and said, "That brat has been a troublemaker since he was a child, and he still hasn't improved at all! His father is still at home drying matsutake mushrooms, planning to sell them to Weidong, but this little rascal comes to his house to cause trouble. It's infuriating!"

The older woman quickly reminded her friend, "Then you should hurry up and say hello to Wei Dong, lest you end up with the matsutake mushrooms!"

"Ah, right, right!" Yingzi nodded repeatedly and immediately said loudly, "Weidong, my little rascal is being naughty, please don't take it to heart. When we get back, I'll have his dad give him a good beating!"

Yingzi's words immediately caused a burst of laughter, making Wang Deli even more embarrassed. He had finally managed to persuade two people, but in the end, it didn't work, which infuriated him.

Liu Weidong crossed his arms and looked at Wang Deli with a half-smile, saying, "Now what do you have to say?"

So many people were watching him make a fool of himself, which infuriated Wang Deli, but he knew he couldn't possibly deal with Liu Weidong today.

However, Wang Deli was used to being arrogant in the village, and he was unwilling to go back like this. So he said fiercely to Liu Weidong, "Don't think that you can get away with this. I will report to the town leaders and have the town deal with you directly. You'll be in for a world of hurt!"

Liu Weidong chuckled and said, "If you report it to the town, they'll deal with me. Why should they listen to you?"

"Why?" Wang Deli asked smugly, leaning closer to Liu Weidong and whispering, "Because... I have connections. You're just waiting to be in trouble!"

After saying that, Wang Deli stormed off in a huff.

Watching the guy's departing figure, Liu Weidong also revealed a thoughtful expression.

Wang Jianzhong had previously stated that when they were preparing to arrest Wang Deli, a town leader spoke on his behalf. As a result, the county criminal investigation team had to conduct more investigations, delaying the arrest of Wang Deli by a day, which almost caused Liu Weidong to suffer losses.

Now that Wang Deli was actually saying to his face that he had connections, Liu Weidong couldn't help but become wary. It seemed this guy wasn't just bragging; he really did have powerful backers in town!

Since that was the case, he definitely needed to find out the truth before he could feel at ease, so the next day Liu Weidong went to the county town and soon arrived at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau.

This is definitely not a place you can just wander into. Liu Weidong identified himself to the police officer on duty at the entrance and said he needed to see Wang Jianzhong, the captain of the criminal investigation team.

The police quickly called Wang Jianzhong, and he soon came out with a big smile, saying to Liu Weidong, "Oh, Weidong, it's been a long time! I was just saying I'd come to see you after I've finished these last few days of work, but I didn't expect you to come first. What a coincidence!"

Seeing Wang Jianzhong's enthusiasm towards Liu Weidong, the police officers on duty were dumbfounded. They couldn't understand who this young man was that even Captain Wang was so polite to him.

"Captain Wang, you're too kind. You're so busy with work, of course I should be the one visiting you in the county town," Liu Weidong said politely, then added half-jokingly, "Actually... I've come today to confront you!"