Old Man Zhao, the legendary healer of Xinghua Village!

"So you two shouldn't worry. Lü Jie, you should rest well first. Once you've recovered enough, I'll give you a check-up and treatment. I promise you won't be disappointed!"

Lü Jinfeng nodded vigorously, her face filled with extreme gratitude.

Although Lü Jie didn't say much, his eyes shone with hope, no longer as dull and empty as before, filled only with despair.

"Let's remove the silver needles first," Jia Huizhen reminded her.

"Yes, yes, we need to remove the silver needles."

Zhao Dazhu nodded repeatedly and carefully removed the silver needles from Lü Jie's body one by one.

But just as they removed the last silver needle and inserted it into the roll of white cloth, a man's voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.

"What are you all doing here? Get out of the way!"

The next moment, a large group of people burst in from outside, and the leader was none other than the village chief, Wang Jianguo!

The thugs following behind Wang Jianguo were all swaggering and arrogant.

"Wang Jianguo, what are you doing here?" Zhao Dazhu stood up and asked.

Do I need to explain why I'm here?

Wang Jianguo snorted coldly and looked at Lü Jinfeng, saying arrogantly, "The other villagers have already paid their two thousand yuan, now it's just your family's turn! Lü Jinfeng, do you dare not pay?"

"You... such a terrible thing happened to my family, my husband almost died, and you actually bring people to my house to demand money at this time?"

Lu Jinfeng was so grief-stricken and indignant that she almost fainted from anger.

"But your husband isn't dead, is he?"

Wang Jianguo glanced at Lü Jie, who was half-paralyzed and lying on the ground unable to move, and said with a disdainful look:

"Besides, what does your husband's life or death have to do with me, or with building a cement road in our village?"

"Whether he's alive or dead, you still have to hand over the money to me now!"

"Wang Jianguo, you're not human, you're a dog!" Lü Jie cursed angrily.

The villagers outside the courtyard gate also started shouting excitedly and cursing at Wang Jianguo.

"Wang Jianguo, how could you say such a thing? Is that even human language?!"

"What a disgrace to our ancestors!"

"One should have a conscience!"

"He's not even human, where does his conscience come from?"

"You still have the nerve to ask for money? Go eat shit!"

Wang Jianguo sneered and said without any politeness, "Fine, since that's what you all say, then I don't want the money, and we shouldn't bother with building the cement road in our village. Let's just stop here!"

After Wang Jianguo said this, the villagers outside the courtyard gate, though still agitated, dared not utter another word.

After all, building cement roads is indeed very important.

Suddenly, Zhao Dazhu stood up and walked up to Wang Jianguo with a smile.

"Old Zhao, what do you want?" Wang Jianguo asked, frowning.

"What do I want? I'll slap you!"

As Zhao Dazhu spoke, he slapped Wang Jianguo across the face, knocking the guy to the ground in a sorry state.

Wang Jianguo lay on the ground, covering his face with his hands, and roared angrily, "How dare you lay a hand on me? I'm the village chief, do you know that?!"

"So what if you're the village chief? I'll still beat you up!"

As Zhao Dazhu spoke, he kicked Wang Jianguo again, making Wang Jianguo's face turn ashen.

Wang Jianguo immediately roared, "What are you all standing there for? Get to it!"

However, none of the thugs Wang Jianguo hired dared to make a move.

Because all the villagers at the courtyard gate rushed in, forming a circle around Wang Jianguo and the thugs, glaring at them with righteous indignation.

Wang Jianguo and his gang of thugs numbered only seven or eight, but the villagers numbered fifty or sixty, giving them an overwhelming advantage!

"Village chief, should we retreat?" a thug said, trembling.

"Yes, village chief, as long as the green hills remain, there's always firewood to burn," another thug said, trembling.

Wang Jianguo didn't want to leave like this. If he ran away in disgrace, how could he face the villagers and gain their respect?

"You've rebelled! You've all rebelled!"

Zhao Dazhu said coldly, "We've rebelled, so what? We've had enough of you, you dog village chief!"

"You...you..."

Wang Jianguo got up from the ground, not bothering to brush the dust off his body, and pointed his trembling finger at Zhao Dazhu's nose.

But just then, the piercing sound of police sirens came from afar.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone present changed their expressions drastically.

The next moment, a police car stopped at the gate of the compound, and several young police officers and a middle-aged man with a square face got out of the car.

This middle-aged man could only be Chen Jianjun, the chief of the Taohua County Police Department!

"Who is Wang Jianguo?" Chen Jianjun asked loudly.

"I am! I am Wang Jianguo!"

Wang Jianguo seemed to have seen a savior and rushed towards Chen Jianjun, shouting, "Director Chen, you've come at the right time! These troublemakers have openly rebelled! They..."

Upon hearing Wang Jianguo's words, the villagers present felt a chill run down their spines—they had assumed that Chen Jianjun, the police chief, was someone Wang Jianguo had summoned.

But Chen Jianjun suddenly grabbed Wang Jianguo's wrist and said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense and come with me. The Discipline Inspection Commission has received a formal complaint that you, the village chief, have embezzled and misappropriated village committee funds, committing numerous crimes. Now, please cooperate with our investigation!"

Wang Jianguo was stunned for a moment!

Zhao Dazhu was overjoyed, but at the same time, his heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

He originally thought that the relevant authorities would come to the village to investigate tomorrow or the day after.

But only a short time had passed, less than three hours in total, and the inspectors arrived, even the police came!

Qi Gaolan truly lives up to her reputation as the female county head of Taohua County; her efficiency in handling affairs is simply impeccable!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Wang Jianguo snapped out of it and roared, "This is impossible! Who would dare to report me!"

"I reported it!"

Zhao Dazhu stepped forward and said frankly.

Wang Jianguo abruptly turned to look at Zhao Dazhu, and said incredulously, "You... what did you just say? You reported me?"

"Yes, I reported you. I reported you by my real name, and I reported you to Ms. Qi Gaolan, the female county head of Taohua County," Zhao Dazhu said with a smile.

Before Wang Jianguo could ask any more questions, Zhao Dazhu continued, "I know you must have a lot to say and a lot of questions to ask, but don't ask anything. We can't waste Director Chen's time here, Director Chen, don't you agree?"

Chen Jianjun nodded to Zhao Dazhu, then pulled Wang Jianguo toward the police car.

Wang Jianguo struggled repeatedly, shouting and jumping, looking as pathetic as a mad dog.