Reborn in 1965, I can obtain resources just by sweeping the floor.

Inside the village committee office, Yang Dazhuang, the village accountant, the warehouse keeper, and the village secretary were discussing the next steps for village work when they heard hurried footsteps outside. Then, the office door was pushed open forcefully, and more than a dozen people rushed in, led by a burly young man.

Upon seeing the red armbands on these people's arms, Yang Dazhuang and the others frowned. But what the next person said left them completely bewildered, and they stood there dumbfounded.

When did he become a corrupt official? Where did this story begin? Over the years, Yang Dazhuang has never put any collective money into his own pocket. The people present can all testify to this.

Without saying a word, the group rushed over and grabbed Yang Dazhuang.

"What are you doing? Why are you arresting the village chief?"

"What makes you say that Village Chief Yang is corrupt?"

"What evidence do you have, and why are you arresting Dr. Su?"

Dozens of villagers rushed over and blocked the entrance to the meeting room, and more and more villagers were hurrying towards the scene.

"What are you arguing about? Yang Dazhuang and the doctor surnamed Su embezzled collective property and should be tried by the people. If you dare to obstruct them again, you will be arrested and sent to labor camps just like them."

Hu Yongjun was not afraid of these villagers at all, because he represented justice. These villagers must have been misled by Yang Dazhuang and Doctor Su, which is why they did these incomprehensible things.

"Everyone, make way and let us in. We'll be holding a public trial for Yang Dazhuang and Su Chen at the village committee in a bit. We'll give everyone a satisfactory answer. These two colluded and acted recklessly, using their power to seek personal gain. And that Su Chen was living with two other educated youths in an ambiguous relationship; he's definitely having an affair..."

Outside the crowd, Zhang Cuihua escorted Su Chen out of the medicinal herb field. Seeing so many villagers gathered at the gate, she immediately climbed onto the high platform specially built for the criticism meeting and shouted a few times at the top of her lungs.

The crowd quickly calmed down, turning around to glare angrily at Zhang Cuihua standing on the platform, wishing they could rush over and tear the old woman to pieces.

"Take Yang Dazhuang away and let him face the people's judgment. Yang Dazhuang, you must honestly confess your crimes and strive for leniency, otherwise your crime will be compounded."

Hearing Zhang Cuihua's voice outside, Hu Yongjun waved his hand and ordered someone to bring Yang Dazhuang outside.

"Fellow villagers, listen to me. Don't be fooled by people like Yang Dazhuang. He colluded with Su Chen, an educated youth, to embezzle collective property by abusing his power. Yang Dazhuang and Su Chen, you two should confess honestly how much you embezzled."

Zhang Cuihua, filled with righteous indignation, angrily denounced Yang Dazhuang and Su Chen.

"You...how could it be you..."

After Hu Yongjun escorted Yang Dazhuang up to the high platform, he saw that Doctor Su, who had been captured by Zhang Cuihua, looked somewhat familiar. He couldn't help but come over and take a closer look, and he was stunned.

As he was pondering what Zhang Cuihua had done wrong this time, and what evidence she had to accuse him and Village Chief Yang of embezzling collective property, he suddenly heard a surprised voice. He looked up and saw a dark face appear in his line of sight.

"Dajunzi, it's you! What, are you teaming up with Zhang Cuihua to get revenge for yourself?"

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I had no idea it was you. Just because you saved the old man's life, I can't repay kindness with enmity. It was that Director Zhang from your village who reported you, saying that you colluded with Village Chief Yang to embezzle village property, and also said..."

"Brother, tell me if you've embezzled any assets. Don't worry, I'll figure something out and make sure you don't suffer."

After Hu Yongjun recounted Zhang Cuihua's report, Su Chen finally understood the reason for the matter. He couldn't help but smile slightly, and his impression of this dark-faced guy improved considerably. At least he wasn't the kind of person who would kick someone when they're down or repay kindness with enmity. Based on that alone, how bad could this person be?

"That's not true, it's just her own speculation. Brother Jun, that old woman isn't a good person, can you get rid of her?"

"No problem, as long as you can prove that she made a false accusation, I have a way. But the premise is that you yourself must be innocent, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining to my superiors."

Without hesitation, Hu Yongjun whispered something and then turned and went to the podium.

"Director Zhang, please tell everyone what you know again. We can't let the villagers be kept in the dark. These bad elements must get what they deserve."

"Captain Hu, don't worry, I will resolutely fight against these bad elements. Fellow villagers, Yang Dazhuang and Su Chen..."

Following Captain Hu's instructions, Zhang Cuihua began to present the so-called evidence she had gathered, one by one.

“Very likely. No wonder he was building houses and buying bicycles. Turns out he’s so wicked. We were almost fooled by him.”

"Nonsense, is Village Chief Yang that kind of person? Besides, their houses were built before that. When we went to see a doctor and get medicine, Dr. Su overcharged people that time. A person can't be without conscience. Anyway, I don't believe it."

"Director Zhang, what evidence do you have for what you're saying? We can't just believe you based on what you say; you need to provide concrete evidence."

Yang Dahei's entire family, along with Yang Cuishan's parents, all stood up and loudly questioned Zhang Cuihua.

"Evidence...of course there is evidence. In all these days, the village's medicinal herbs have been sold more than once, right? Have you seen the money from selling the herbs? No, because they've embezzled it all. And there's this ordinary barefoot doctor, yet people are calling him a miracle doctor. What is this if not feudal superstition..."

Zhang Cuihua's words were reasonable and well-founded, which aroused the interest of many people, especially those who went to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs every day. They were even more skeptical, as it did seem to make sense.

"Director Zhang, people call Dr. Su a miracle doctor. It's spontaneous, not because Dr. Su told us to call him that. It's because people recognize Dr. Su's medical skills. If you don't believe me, you can go to the village and ask around. Not just in our village, but in the surrounding villages, you can ask around. Many people have come to our village to see a doctor."

"Then... what about the money from selling medicinal herbs? And what about the two female educated youths he let live in his house, the three of them living together in an ambiguous way? What else could it be but an illicit affair?"

Upon seeing someone contradict her, Zhang Cuihua immediately rebuked them angrily.

"You're lying, Zhang Cuihua! How could we have an affair? Go ask around. We came here together. Su Chen is our younger brother. What's wrong with us living together? Besides, are you blind or doing this on purpose? Didn't you see there were six rooms?"

Upon hearing Zhang Cuihua smear her again, Feng Lan immediately began to curse.

"Ahem! Director Zhang, I can explain to you where the money from selling medicinal herbs went. The money is at the village committee. Comrade Xiao Su said to save it up and give the villagers a surprise later. I didn't expect it to cause a misunderstanding. If you don't believe me, I'll go and get the account book and the money right now so you can check it carefully."

Accountant Yang squeezed out of the crowd and took out the receipts from the pharmaceutical company, as well as the records from when the accounts were entered.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yongjun's eyes lit up. It seemed that he really wasn't lying. This way, he wouldn't have to do him a favor to help him get away with it.

They hurriedly had someone bring over the account books and receipts, and after several people checked them in turn, it was finally confirmed that they were all genuine.

"Village Chief Yang, we are so sorry. We didn't expect things to turn out this way. We misunderstood you and Doctor Su."

What's wrong with the team leader today? He made a mistake, so why apologize to him? He wouldn't dare cause trouble for the Revolutionary Committee if he didn't apologize. Besides, you have Minister Hu backing you up. Is it really necessary to speak to a mere village chief in such a humble manner?

Not only were they puzzled, but even Yang Dazhuang was surprised. He had seen the work team's arrogance before, and even if they were wrong, that was one thing. Why didn't they explain it earlier? Who would be responsible for wasting the work team's time? But today...