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

The two weren't actually very familiar with each other, but since Wu Mingpeng had stopped him, Wang Jianzhong had no choice but to stop and say, "Oh, it's Section Chief Wu. What's going on here?"

"Don't ask any questions yet, just take these people back first!" Wu Mingpeng was also an arrogant and conceited guy, and he actually started ordering Wang Jianzhong around in public.

Wang Jianzhong suppressed his displeasure and looked in the direction Wu Mingpeng pointed, only to be immediately taken aback.

Wang Jianzhong had previously contacted Liu Weidong during his investigation of thefts at state-owned stores. He even went to verify Liu's alibi at the time, which is how he met Wei Wanqing.

Wu Mingpeng actually wanted to arrest the county magistrate's daughter as well, which made Wang Jianzhong curse inwardly. This guy was clearly trying to harm people. If he wanted to die, he shouldn't drag others down with him!

"Hello, Captain Wang!" Liu Weidong greeted Wang Jianzhong with a smile, then pointed at Wu Fei and shouted, "I want to report this guy for groping and molesting my senior sister. Please arrest him immediately!"

Wang Jianzhong was immediately startled, thinking Wu Fei was incredibly audacious. There was a crackdown going on right now, and he dared to act like a hooligan in the street! Even if Wei Wanqing had no connections, Wu Fei was in big trouble!

Wu Fei, of course, wouldn't admit it and quickly defended himself: "Captain Wang, don't listen to this kid. He was the one who started the fight, and now he's turning around and accusing me. He's the one who should be arrested!"

Wei Wanqing immediately said to Wang Jianzhong, "Captain Wang, don't listen to this man. He really did try to harm me! My junior brother only acted to stop a crime; he did nothing wrong!"

Hao Jianjun also shouted loudly, "That's right, what Wei Dong and I did was... to do what's right, to stop this guy from touching his senior sister inappropriately!"

Hao Jianjun himself could never have come up with the term "heroic act of righteousness." He had heard Wang Deli mention it once at a village meeting, and now he could use it.

Wu Mingpeng immediately flew into a rage and said, "Captain Wang, you've got it wrong. These people beat my nephew, so of course they'll make excuses for themselves, and nothing they say counts!"

Now Wang Jianzhong was in a real bind. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have walked in front of the state-run restaurant, and he wouldn't have gotten himself into this mess! Now he was in a real predicament; he couldn't ignore it, but he didn't know how to handle it properly.

Seeing that the two sides were deadlocked, Li Yongjiu gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted, "Captain Wang, I am the manager of this state-run restaurant and Wu Fei's superior. I can testify that he did indeed harass this woman, and these two comrades couldn't stand it and stepped in to stop him, so they had no choice but to take action against him!"

Li Yongjiu's willingness to speak up for Liu Weidong truly surprised Wu Mingpeng and his nephew. Wu Fei glared at him with a face full of resentment and said, "Li Yongjiu, you just wait and see!"

Li Yongjiu had figured it out. He'd already thoroughly offended Wu Mingpeng and his nephew over the egg-buying deal. Since things had come to this, he might as well completely break ties with them. If he could use this opportunity to send Wu Fei to jail, it would be a way to vent his anger!

"I...I can prove it too!"

"Wu Fei did indeed make unwanted physical advances towards this woman!"

"That's right, we all saw it!"

Seeing that Li Yongjiu had already expressed his opinion, several restaurant employees also stepped forward to testify on Liu Weidong's behalf.

This can only be blamed on Wu Fei's usual arrogance and domineering attitude, which resulted in him being extremely unpopular at work. Now he is facing a situation where everyone is kicking him while he's down.

With so many people testifying for Liu Weidong and Wei Wanqing, Wang Jianzhong was secretly pleased, thinking that he wouldn't be in a difficult position anymore! So he took out handcuffs without hesitation and handcuffed Wu Fei directly.

Even at this point, Wu Fei still showed no remorse and even threatened Li Yongjiu and the others: "You bunch of bastards, just you wait! I'll have my uncle teach you a lesson, and none of you will have a good life!"

"Wang Jianzhong, what do you mean by this?" Wu Mingpeng was also anxious and actually called Wang Jianzhong by his name: "We are colleagues from the same county. You arrested my nephew without asking any questions. Aren't you afraid that I will report this to my superiors and lose your job?"

This guy has already offended the county magistrate's daughter, yet he's still brazenly threatening me. Wang Jianzhong found it amusing and said impatiently, "I'm handling this case impartially. If you think there's a problem, of course you can report it to my superiors, but..."

At this point, Wang Jianzhong's face darkened, and he coldly added, "As a state employee, you are also committing a crime by protecting criminals and slandering police officers who are enforcing the law impartially!"

Wu Mingpeng, enraged, laughed and pointed at Wang Jianzhong's nose, saying, "What, you mean you're going to arrest me too?"

Wang Jianzhong had only intended to warn Wu Mingpeng, figuring that given the guy's behavior today, he'd definitely be dealt with later. But Wu Mingpeng unexpectedly turned around and provoked him, as if he couldn't wait to suffer the consequences!

Since that's the case, Wang Jianzhong didn't hold back. He grabbed Wu Mingpeng's hands and twisted them behind his back, his face ashen. "Since you've said so, then I'll grant your wish!"

"Wang Jianzhong, you're in trouble!" Wu Mingpeng shouted, still not understanding the situation, looking indignant.

Police officers back then weren't as "gentle" as they are in later generations. Seeing that Wu Mingpeng was disobedient, Wang Jianzhong didn't hesitate to punch him in the ribs while shouting, "Behave yourself!"

Wu Mingpeng was considered a minor official in the county, and he had never suffered like this before. He immediately started screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

Seeing this guy who was just so arrogant now in such a sorry state under Wang Jianzhong's command, Wei Wanqing finally felt relieved and couldn't help but smile.

But Wu Mingpeng saw the strong woman's smile and immediately became furious, shouting, "You bitch, just you wait! As long as I, Wu Mingpeng, am still in this county, you'll never have a peaceful life!"

Wei Wanqing's smile slowly faded, replaced by a cold expression, and she said to Wang Jianzhong, word by word, "Captain Wang, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of this case!"

Just by looking at Wei Wanqing's expression, it was clear that she was truly furious. Wang Jianzhong also knew that Wu Mingpeng and his nephew had no chance of turning things around, so he quickly nodded solemnly and said, "Comrade Wei, don't worry, I will personally handle this case and will absolutely not let a single bad person go!"

Wang Jianzhong had made his point perfectly clear, and Wei Wanqing nodded in satisfaction.

Wang Jianzhong didn't hesitate either, giving Wu Mingpeng a hard shove and saying, "Let's go!"

However, at this moment, Liu Weidong lazily spoke up: "Captain Wang, please wait a moment!"