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

In recent days, news has been circulating in the county government that Wei Guohui, a former teacher at the county's No. 1 Middle School, has been appointed by the city and will soon take up the post of county magistrate! As the captain of the county criminal investigation team, Wang Jianzhong has naturally heard about this as well.

This seemingly ordinary rural youth actually paid a New Year's visit to Wei Guohui's house on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year! Wei Guohui not only invited him to stay for dinner, but he didn't leave until after nine o'clock, indicating that their relationship was definitely not ordinary! Not to mention, Liu Weidong even escorted Wei Guohui's daughter home afterwards, showing that the county officials trusted him greatly!

The testimony of Wei Guohui's family and the police officers at the local police station is sufficient to prove that Liu Weidong had no opportunity to commit the crime. Unless Wang Jianzhong is an idiot, he would never utter a single word mentioning Liu Weidong's involvement in the case.

Liu Weidong could guess what was going on just by looking at Wang Jianzhong's reaction, but on the surface he still pretended to be completely unaware and asked, "Why do you look like that? What happened to my teacher?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I've just heard of Professor Wei's name, so I was a little surprised." Since the appointment hadn't been officially announced yet, Wang Jianzhong didn't say anything more, but simply said very politely, "Comrade Liu Weidong, since you have an alibi, this matter definitely has nothing to do with you, don't worry!"

Liu Weidong said unwillingly, "But Zhao Baojun just said that I framed him, this matter cannot be left unresolved!"

If an ordinary villager had said this, Wang Jianzhong would have easily smoothed things over with a few vague words and brushed it off.

But since this was said by the county magistrate's prized student, Wang Jianzhong certainly couldn't ignore it. He immediately told Liu Weidong, "Comrade Liu, don't worry, I will include this in the case file. When the time comes, Zhao Baojun will be punished for multiple crimes, and I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Liu Weidong was finally satisfied and thanked Wang Jianzhong with a smile: "Officer, thank you!"

"You're welcome. It's our duty, what we should do!" Wang Jianzhong said modestly, then loudly ordered his subordinates, "Take all these criminals back for thorough interrogation!"

Zhao Baojun and his accomplices were taken away, looking completely bewildered, while the villagers were in an uproar. Everyone thought this kid was incredibly audacious to commit such a serious crime! With a crackdown underway, he was definitely in deep trouble!

Liu Weidong wasn't in the mood to chat with others, so he quickened his pace and returned home, just in time to see Wang Shujuan coming out of the house. She was wearing a pink ski jacket, brown pants, and black cotton shoes, an outfit that would be considered fashionable even in the city, which further accentuated her beautiful face and tall figure.

Actually, Wang Shujuan hid the clothes in her suitcase as soon as she bought them. It was only after Liu Weidong persuaded her many times that she slowly became willing to wear them.

Seeing Liu Weidong push the door open and come in, Wang Shujuan smiled at him and said, "You're back!"

Looking at Wang Shujuan's radiant smile, Liu Weidong felt a surge of emotion and took two steps forward to embrace her.

Wang Shujuan blushed instantly and instinctively tried to break free from Liu Weidong's embrace, but the observant girl quickly noticed that something was wrong with his mood.

At this moment, Wang Shujuan no longer cared about pushing Liu Weidong away. Instead, she reached out and gently hugged him, asking softly, "Weidong, what's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing, I'm fine, I'm perfectly alright!" Having lived two lives, Liu Weidong was now genuinely moved, hugging Wang Shujuan tightly and whispering, "Sister, I've finally avenged you!"

At first, Wang Shujuan didn't understand what he meant. She just felt that Liu Weidong was very emotional, so she quietly let him hold her and used her gentleness to soothe his emotions.

"Zhao Baojun is really bold. He's going to go to jail now, isn't he?"

"What jail time? I heard he stole tens of thousands of kilograms of grain coupons from a state-run store. I think he should be shot!"

"Speaking of which, the police officers were really polite to Liu Weidong. Even our village chief didn't receive such treatment."

"That's because Wei Dong helped solve the case. He was the one who saw the bag containing the grain coupons first. Of course, the police officers would look at him with new respect!"

Just then, several villagers passed by outside the door, loudly discussing the major event that had just happened in the village.

Wang Shujuan, who had been puzzled, finally understood why Liu Weidong was so excited. Thinking of all the things he had done for her, Wang Shujuan felt a warmth in her heart and hugged Liu Weidong even tighter.

The two embraced tightly in the courtyard. At that moment, it seemed as if only the two of them existed in the world, and nothing else mattered.

After Zhao Baojun and others were taken back to the county public security bureau, they were immediately separated and interrogated.

However, their testimonies did not match at all. Apart from denying involvement in the theft, no two people gave completely identical accounts.

On the other hand, the police had substantial evidence: Zhao Baojun had a prior criminal record, a motive, and even the stolen goods were found in his home. From any perspective, this group was the perpetrator of the theft!

For such a major case with a serious impact that attracted the attention of city leaders, the relevant departments did not dare to delay in the slightest, and the case handling process was extremely swift.

Zhao Baojun and others were arrested just a few days ago, before even the Lantern Festival had passed, and the procuratorate had already filed a public prosecution against them. Adhering to the principle of swift and severe sentencing, the county court quickly delivered its verdict.

Zhao Baojun, as the principal offender in the theft case, was sentenced to death due to the huge amount of money involved and his refusal to plead guilty. He will be executed by firing squad once the higher court approves the sentence.

Luo Gang, an accomplice in the same case, was sentenced to life imprisonment and will spend the rest of his life in jail. As for Tiger and the other thugs, because they claimed to have been with Zhao Baojun during the Spring Festival and could not prove their innocence in the theft, they were also sentenced to prison terms ranging from ten to fifteen years.

After the verdict was announced, Wang Deli convened a village meeting to inform everyone of the verdicts against Zhao Baojun and others.

When the villagers learned that Zhao Baojun had indeed been sentenced to death, they were immediately in an uproar. This was the first time someone in the village had been sentenced to death, which surprised and excited everyone.

Ignoring the village chief's continued speech, everyone started whispering and discussing among themselves, making the village committee office as lively as a vegetable market.

Wang Shujuan was also taken aback, her beautiful lips parted in surprise as she looked at Liu Weidong beside her. Although Wang Shujuan couldn't guess how much of a role Liu Weidong had played in this matter, judging from his performance that day, he must have contributed a great deal.

Of course, Liu Weidong wouldn't tell Wang Shujuan that he had orchestrated this whole situation. He simply smiled at her and said, "Sister, I promised you, those who bully you will definitely not have a good ending!"