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

This guy called Tiger is the town's big boss, a notorious lecher who always has his eyes on other people's young women and wives.

Zhao Baojun only met this person during the Spring Festival, and immediately felt he had found a way to get revenge on Liu Weidong. He described Wang Shujuan's appearance to Brother Hu, which immediately piqued the brother's interest, and he decided to go back to the village with him today to see for himself.

Looking at the tall and burly Tiger and his gang, Zhao Baojun couldn't be more smug. It didn't matter that he couldn't beat Liu Weidong, as long as Tiger and his men could. He'd make sure the whole village knew Wang Shujuan had been slept with, and then they'd have no face to live in the village!

Just as Zhao Baojun was reveling in the pleasure of taking revenge on Liu Weidong, a large group of people walked towards him, including several people in police uniforms.

Before the guy could even react, Liu Weidong, who was walking at the front, shouted to Wang Jianzhong, "That's Zhao Baojun!"

For Wang Jianzhong, this surprise came too suddenly. Fortunately, he quickly regained his composure, pointed at Zhao Baojun and the others, and shouted, "Don't move!"

Thugs like Zhao Baojun are already nervous around people in uniform. Upon hearing Wang Jianzhong's loud shout, they all instinctively turned and ran.

Just then, a sharp gunshot startled everyone. Wang Jianzhong fired a shot into the air and shouted a warning: "If you run again, I'll shoot!"

Now Zhao Baojun and the others all behaved themselves, and one by one they skillfully squatted down by the roadside with their heads in their hands, waiting for the police to handcuff them one by one.

Wang Jianzhong approached Zhao Baojun, looked him up and down, and asked, "Zhao Baojun, do you recognize this bag?"

Zhao Baojun glanced at the black faux leather handbag and shook his head slightly, saying, "Never seen it before."

"Hmph, caught red-handed and still trying to deny it? This bag was found in your house!" Wang Jianzhong sneered. "Zhao Baojun, you know our policy: confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely! Honestly confess to the theft of the state-run store in the county town and try to get lenient treatment!"

Zhao Baojun quickly shouted, "I didn't do it! I've been with Brother Hu and the others these past few days, they can vouch for me!"

Wang Jianzhong glanced at Tiger and the others and said, "Alright, then let me ask you, where were you between 6 pm and 8 pm on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?"

During the Spring Festival, Zhao Baojun and his accomplices were out partying and getting drunk every day, and they couldn't remember what they were doing during that time.

The result was that everyone's answers were completely nonsensical. Some said they drank at Tiger's house, others said they went to the village to steal chickens, and the most outrageous one was that someone actually said he went to sleep with his lover.

In short, these guys who claimed to have been together all did a variety of things during the time of the incident, and no two of them had the same story!

Therefore, Wang Jianzhong became even more suspicious of these people, so he waved his hand and said, "Take all of them back and interrogate them thoroughly!"

Liu Weidong knew that the matter was basically settled. He gave the panicked Zhao Baojun a cold smile and raised his hand to make a throat-slitting gesture.

Although Zhao Baojun didn't know the meaning of the gesture, he guessed it was nothing good. His strong survival instinct suddenly made him realize something, and he quickly pointed at Liu Weidong and shouted, "I know! It must be Liu Weidong! This kid must have framed me!"

Wang Jianzhong frowned and said, "Zhao Baojun, what do you mean by that?"

"Officer, I'm truly innocent!" Zhao Baojun cried out, as if grasping at a last straw, pointing at Liu Weidong and shouting, "Everyone in the village knows I have a grudge against him, so this kid must have framed me! Look how smug he is, I've been wronged!"

Recalling what happened after arriving in the village, Liu Weidong had indeed been exceptionally proactive; he was even the first to discover the briefcase containing the stolen goods, which Wang Jianzhong found somewhat suspicious. If the two truly had a grudge, then Zhao Baojun's claim didn't seem impossible!

Thinking about this, Wang Jianzhong felt that more investigation was needed to rule out other possibilities. So he ordered his subordinates to keep a close watch on Zhao Baojun and the others, while he pulled Liu Weidong aside.

Although Liu Weidong had anticipated this situation, he still pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Officer, what are you doing?"

"Comrade Liu, let me make this clear beforehand, it's not that I don't believe you," Wang Jianzhong said with a friendly expression, "but this is a big case, so we still need to investigate it thoroughly so that everyone can feel at ease. Don't you agree?"

Seeing Liu Weidong nod in agreement, Wang Jianzhong looked at him and asked, word by word, "Can you tell me what you were doing between 6 pm and 8 pm on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?"

Liu Weidong's expression changed from surprise to anger, and he frowned, saying, "Officer, are you doubting me?"

Wang Jianzhong, of course, would not admit it, and quickly smiled and said, "Of course not, it's just a routine inquiry. Don't get agitated, just tell me what you've been doing lately."

In fact, Liu Weidong was just putting on an act. He soon told Wang Jianzhong angrily, "On the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I went to my former teacher's house to pay my respects. I arrived at his house around 4 p.m., had dinner, and didn't leave until after 9 p.m. Then I even escorted my teacher's daughter home. I arrived at her house around 10 p.m.

Liu Weidong deliberately scheduled his New Year's greetings for the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to create a perfect alibi. This way, no matter how the police investigated, no one would suspect his involvement in the case.

Since Liu Weidong mentioned his teacher, Wang Jianzhong naturally followed up by asking, "What's your teacher's name, and where does he live?"

Liu Weidong told the truth: "My teacher's name is Wei Guohui. He lives not far from the county's No. 1 Middle School. He is also a teacher there..."

Upon hearing the name Wei Guohui, Wang Jianzhong paused for a moment and quickly asked, "Your teacher is Wei Guo...Teacher Wei from the county's No. 1 High School?"

Liu Weidong nodded blankly: "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Wang Jianzhong asked incredulously, "You went to Teacher Wei's house to pay New Year's respects on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, had dinner at his house, stayed until after nine o'clock, and even took Teacher Wei's daughter home?"

"Yes, Teacher Wei's daughter is named Wei Wanqing, and I call her my senior sister!" Liu Weidong said seriously. "By the way, on the way to take my senior sister home, we encountered some thugs. Luckily, Zhao Zheng from Guanqian Street Police Station happened to be there too. That's why nothing happened. By the way, Zhao Zheng is also Teacher Wei's student; he's my senior brother. If you don't believe me, you can ask them!"

Looking at Liu Weidong, who was speaking eloquently, Wang Jianzhong's heart was already filled with turbulent waves.