The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Chen Shi returned to the police station. Nothing much happened, so he went back and took a nap.

With the Spring Festival approaching, the Public Security Management Brigade is at its busiest, as many people who have been away from home return to celebrate the New Year. Chunyang County's population has more than doubled, and wherever you go, you see a dense crowd.

With more people, the public order deteriorates, and brash young men and women emerge one after another, often fighting over a girl.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Shi asked Wang Tao and Wang Jianming to suggest to Song Yun that Zhang Dao be appointed as the acting deputy captain of the public security management team.

Liu Feng was transferred to the County Party Committee Office and the Public Security Management Brigade, where Wang Tao was the only deputy captain and was too busy to handle everything.

After deliberation by the Party Committee, Song Yunkai decided that Zhang Dao would temporarily serve as the deputy captain of the Public Security Management Brigade.

As the Spring Festival holiday approached, Chen Shi spent his workday reviewing policy documents related to education issued by the Ministry of Education and the State Council.

As the incoming head of the education bureau, I must closely follow the policies.

Chen Shi's phone rang at an inopportune moment. He really wanted to turn it off and quietly read the policy documents for a while.

Being disturbed from time to time is very annoying.

Chen Shi picked up his phone and saw that it was Shen Xiaorong calling. What did she want to talk to him about?

After hesitating for a moment, I answered the phone.

The sound of Shen Xiaorong crying came from the phone.

"Brother, is someone bullying me?"

Chen Shi quickly asked, "Where are you? I'm coming right away."

"At home"

Shen Xiaorong's home is in Xiaoqinggou Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Zhongshan Subdistrict Office. Before she could finish speaking, her phone was snatched away by her neighbor Ye Xiaozhu and smashed on the ground.

The phone shattered, and Shen Xiaorong looked at Ye Xiaozhu with teary eyes.

Ye Xiaozhu pointed at Shen Xiaorong's nose with a fierce expression and cursed, "You little slut, just like your mother, you have a pair of seductive peach blossom eyes. If you weren't a girl, I would have beaten you to death today."

Ye Xiaozhu was a bully in Xiaoqinggou Village, and when Shen Lang was around, he didn't dare to utter a word.

Shen Lang was a ruthless man in Xiaoqinggou Village. There was no one he dared not beat, and no one in the village dared to mess with him.

Ye Xiaozhu had been beaten by him several times. The two families were neighbors, separated by a wall.

There is an open space in front of Shen Xiaorong's house, which has always been used by Shen Xiaorong's family to store firewood.

This vacant lot was a private plot dug by Shen Xiaorong's grandfather.

Seeing that Shen Xiaorong was all alone and a girl, Ye Xiaozhu thought she was easy to bully. So she wanted to take over the open space, throw away the firewood that Shen Xiaorong had piled up, and prepare to build a pigsty to raise pigs there.

Seeing this, Shen Xiaorong, who had known this open space as long as she could remember, argued with Ye Xiaozhu.

Unable to argue with Shen Xiaorong, Ye Xiaozhu slapped her, leaving Shen Xiaorong's cheek swollen and red. She then called Chen Shi for help.

Ye Xiaozhu knew that Shen Xiaorong only had one aunt, who was married and wouldn't care about this matter. Emboldened, she snatched Shen Xiaorong's phone and smashed it on the ground.

Many villagers watched, but no one came forward to help Shen Xiaorong.

Shen Xiaorong, a young girl, was like a fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others.

Ye Xiaozhu, wanting to intimidate Shen Xiaorong, raised her voice and shouted, "This land belongs to our family! Shen Lang seized it. That kind of bully deserves to die! Do you still want to be a little bully and continue to occupy our land?"

The villagers pointed and whispered about Ye Xiaozhu bullying an orphan girl, but no one stood up to say a good word for Shen Xiaorong.

Shen Xiaorong was not intimidated by Ye Xiaozhu. She stared intently at Ye Xiaozhu, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth: "You say this land belongs to your family? Show us the land certificate."

Ye Xiaozhu dared to occupy this land because she knew it was her private plot, and Shen Xiaorong didn't have a land certificate.

He sneered, "You say it's yours? Produce the land certificate to prove it."

Shen Xiaorong said firmly, "This land has always been used by my family to store firewood and straw; it belongs to my family."

Veins bulged on Ye Xiaozhu's forehead as she roared, "This land belongs to my family. It was seized by Shen Lang, and now it's being returned to its rightful owner."

Shen Xiaorong's voice was firm and powerful: "You say it was taken by my father, but who can prove that? Don't shout like that. Just because someone shouts louder doesn't mean they're right."

Ye Xiaozhu never expected that Shen Xiaorong, who usually looked so frail and weak, would be deterred from arguing after a few words of intimidation. Instead, she met with resistance, couldn't be intimidated, and even resorted to physical violence, yet still dared to linger here.

With so many villagers watching, he felt humiliated and decided to give Shen Xiaorong a good beating to show her what he was capable of.

He quickly reached out and grabbed Shen Xiaorong's long hair, causing Shen Xiaorong to burst into tears from the pain.

Ye Xiaozhu raised her fist, the size of a sandbag, about to strike Shen Xiaorong, when the sound of police sirens rang out, and her raised fist stopped in mid-air.

Ye Xiaozhu was stunned. This little bitch in front of her was calling the police. Wasn't she calling him "brother"?

The Shen family line has died out; where would she get a brother?

Chen Shi, along with Zhang Hu and several other police officers, got out of the police car and walked over quickly.

Upon seeing this, Ye Xiaozhu quickly released Shen Xiaorong.

Chen Shi came to Shen Xiaorong's side. Upon seeing Chen Shi, Shen Xiaorong instantly felt safe and threw herself into his arms, bursting into tears.

She was pretending to be strong, but she was actually very scared inside, and her whole body was trembling slightly.

Ye Xiaozhu was startled when she saw Chen Shi and Zhang Hu, as her experience in the interrogation room last time was still fresh in her mind.

Chen Shi said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

After comforting Shen Xiaorong, he gently touched her swollen cheek and then looked at the shattered phone on the ground.

He demanded sharply, "Did you hit him?"

Ye Xiaozhu pointed tremblingly into the empty space and said, "This land belongs to my family. Her father seized it. Now I want it back, but she won't give it to me, so I hit her."

Chen Shi asked, "Do you have a land certificate?"

Seeing that Ye Xiaozhu hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything, they probably guessed what had happened.

Did you break the phone?

Ye Xiaozhu tried to deny it and quickly said, "I didn't drop it, she didn't hold it properly and it fell to the ground and broke."

Chen Shi squatted down, put on gloves, and picked up the shattered phone: "Show me how you can break a phone like this."

To find out if you fell, they'll take you to the police station and check for your fingerprints. That will tell them.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaozhu remembered her previous experience and broke out in a cold sweat. She whispered, "I fell."

Chen Shi shouted, "Louder!"

"I fell," Ye Xiaozhu said, raising her voice.

"Those who damage private property and commit serious crimes shall be criminally detained, sent to the procuratorate, and prosecuted."

Intentionally assaulting another person and causing injury will result in criminal detention, and multiple offenses will be punished concurrently, potentially leading to a prison sentence of several years.

Chen Shi looked at Ye Xiaozhu: "Captain Zhang, arrest him and send him to the Criminal Investigation Brigade. I will personally take Shen Xiaorong to the hospital for a check-up."

Two police officers stepped forward, restrained Ye Xiaozhu, and handcuffed her.

Upon hearing that she would be going to jail, Ye Xiaozhu broke out in a cold sweat and quickly shouted, "I don't want the land anymore, I'll pay for the broken phone at full price, and I'll cover Shen Xiaorong's medical expenses."

Chen Shi shouted, "Take them away!"