In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

Seeing that the situation had spiraled out of their control, Zhao Bangde and his son's expressions grew increasingly grim.

"Stop talking nonsense! Which eye of yours saw my son poison someone? He was just carrying a bottle of arsenic!"

Zhao Bangde stared at Chen Shan and said through gritted teeth.

Of course, he dared not admit that Zhao Ergou was going to poison people!

However, these words were clearly spoken without much confidence.

After all, everyone in the village knows what kind of person Zhao Ergou is!

They've fallen into Chen Shan's trap again. It would be a lie to say they don't want to do anything.

"Oh? Is that so? In that case, let's report it to the authorities and let them judge the matter. Let's see what they have to say!"

Chen Shan clasped his hands in a fist salute and spoke calmly.

"Report to the authorities? No, absolutely not!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Bangde's expression changed, and he shook his head vigorously.

"Didn't Chief Zhao say he was going to report it to the authorities? Why is he saying it's not allowed now?"

Chen Shan looked Zhao Tingzhang up and down, his eyes seeming to see right through him, and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Yes, why doesn't Father go to see the magistrate?"

Zhao Ergou was covered in blood, and he glared at the smug Chen Shan with hatred in his teeth. Therefore, he was particularly puzzled by his father's hesitant attitude.

"Shut up!"

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Bangde gave Zhao Ergou a stern scolding, then picked him up and carried him away.

Go see the magistrate? Are you kidding me!

He was just a lowly village head in Kaoshan!

Especially when it comes to things like poisoning, which can be fatal!

Do you really think the magistrate will side with you if you go to him?

Even if the evidence is insufficient, Zhao Ergou is fine!

But he had long since squandered any goodwill he had in the magistrate's heart.

The position of village head might have to be changed in the future!

After all, Kaoshan Village was so poor that it didn't even have oil or fat. In the past, it couldn't even curry favor with the county magistrate, so how could the magistrate possibly do anything for you?

"Chen Shan, I, Zhao Bangde, will accept this loss, but don't get too cocky. We'll see about this in the future!"

Before leaving, Zhao Bangde glared at Chen Shan with resentment, almost spitting out the words through gritted teeth.

My son has been treated so badly!

So what if it's Zhao Ergou's fault?

Doesn't Chen Shan bear even the slightest responsibility?

Zhao Bangde did not feel that Zhao Ergou had brought this upon himself at all; instead, he blamed all the mistakes on Chen Shan.

"Hmph, you should take care of your son first. Judging from his injuries, even if he recovers, he'll only be disabled."

Faced with the village head's threat, Chen Shan remained unmoved and instead calmly replied.

"snort!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Bangde turned ashen-faced, but said nothing, quickened his pace, and carried Zhao Ergou away.

Chen Shan's eyes flickered as he watched Zhao Bangde's departing figure.

He has now completely offended the Zhao family. Although he has lost Zhao Ergou, Zhao Bangde, as the village head, is obviously more difficult to deal with.

If possible, Chen Shan would naturally want to eliminate the threat completely.

However, the world is not yet in complete chaos. The imperial court is still functioning normally, and the law still has a deterrent effect.

Therefore, even if Chen Shan really wanted to eliminate future troubles, it would be an easy task, but he still had to be extremely cautious.

He couldn't afford the consequences if he were exposed.

After all, he wasn't a fool like Zhao Ergou, who only thought about using underhanded tricks and didn't care about the consequences.

"Chen Shan, you guys need to be careful in the future. Zhao Bangde won't let you off so easily."

Aunt Chen, who was standing nearby, spoke up, her words full of concern:

"But don't worry, if the Zhao family really wants revenge, we, the villagers, won't stand idly by!"

"Yes, we will not let Zhao Bangde do as he pleases!"

"The only thing the Zhao family father and son have to boast about is the title of 'village head,' they say. They claim to have a relative who's a squad leader in the army, but what good is that?"

Other villagers also chimed in with their agreement.

Although Kaoshan Village is poor, its sparsely populated environment means that there are not many conflicts or frictions among the villagers. Since they are all neighbors, they naturally wouldn't stand by and watch Zhao Bangde bully others.

What if Zhao Bangde bullies Chen Shan today, and then bullies someone else tomorrow?

In such an impoverished environment as Kaoshan Village, everyone was struggling, so sticking together was the natural thing to do.

"Thank you all, fellow villagers. If I, Chen Shan, ever achieve something in the future, I will never forget you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shan sighed with emotion and solemnly bowed to everyone.

"Chen Shan, you're being too formal. We're from the same village, why are you saying such things?"

Aunt Chen smiled dismissively; she and the other villagers clearly didn't take Chen Shan's words seriously.

After all, they watched Chen Shan grow up, so how could they not know Chen Shan's abilities?

It's already a struggle to support myself!

There were now four more women in the household, and they were to join the army in a month.

Whether they can survive in the future is still uncertain, let alone any repayment.

Chen Shan simply smiled and didn't offer any further explanation.

Before you've achieved anything, anything you say is meaningless and will only make people think you're not just a big talker.

After seeing the villagers off, Chen Shan and Liu Ruyu walked back to the front yard. The back yard was full of traps, and Chen Shan would not take the back yard unless necessary.

Now the news that there's a trap in the backyard has spread!

It's likely that even a wicked person like Zhao Ergou would be wary and wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

But then again, who in the entire Kaoshan Village, besides trash like Zhao Ergou, would do such a petty theft?

"Fortunately, my husband returned in time, otherwise Ruyu really wouldn't know what to do."

Liu Ruyu held Chen Shan's strong arm and said softly.

"Hehe, Zhao Ergou was in the wrong to begin with. Even without me, with you and Chu Yiren, they can still make Zhao Bangde and his gang run away in a sorry state."

Chen Shan gently patted Liu Ruyu's hand and said with a smile.

He knew that Liu Ruyu had always been gentle on the outside but strong on the inside!

She only shows her tender and gentle side when she is by my side.

"Sister Chu?"

Liu Ruyu was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"When I returned from hunting, I heard the commotion and wanted to come and help you. Chu Yiren and the others also had the same idea. I originally wanted to tell them to go back first and not get involved, but Chu Yiren told me that there was no need to be afraid of Zhao Bangde's threats."

Chen Shan nodded slightly and began to recount what had happened upon his return.

"I see. Sister Chu is truly capable. Otherwise, we would have been fooled by Zhao Bangde's use of the county magistrate's name."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyu smiled and expressed her admiration for Chu Yiren.

Chen Shan became increasingly curious about Chu Yiren's background. Judging from her appearance, she clearly knew a great deal about the filth of officialdom.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Shan was able to strike at Zhao Bangde's weak point and force him to leave hastily; otherwise, who knows how long the argument would have dragged on.