A faint, gray light had just appeared on the horizon.

Lu Qingshan dragged someone out of the forest.

The man was covered in blood, and his two legs, like two broken sacks, left two glaring red streaks on the snow.

The threshing ground at the village entrance was already crowded with people.

It was a dark, oppressive mass, like solidified dark clouds, pressing down on people's hearts.

Last night, the news that Lu Qingshan had gone into the mountains alone to capture Zhao Erhu spread like wildfire throughout Hongshitun.

Some people are waiting to see a good show, while others are sweating bullets.

At that moment, all sound disappeared.

All that remained were heavy breathing and the whistling of the wind whistling through the bare tree branches.

"My God..."

"That's... Zhao Erhu?"

In the crowd, someone asked a question in a trembling voice, as if afraid of disturbing something.

"My leg... my leg is broken..."

The crowd dispersed like water splashed with pebbles, then quickly retreated to both sides, making way for a wide path.

All eyes were on the man dragging a shadow.

Lu Qingshan.

His old cotton-padded jacket was covered in snow and mud, but his face was shockingly clean.

There was no sweat, no blood, not even a trace of extra expression.

He dragged the half-dead Zhao Erhu along, step by step, as steadily as if he were walking on his own kang (heated brick bed).

Zhao Erhu had already fainted from the pain, groaning unconsciously, his body twitching occasionally like a fish out of water.

"Bang."

Lu Qingshan walked to the entrance of the village committee and let go of her hand.

Zhao Erhu was thrown onto the cold stone steps like a bag of garbage.

He turned to face Li Erniu, who was already waiting there.

"Go make a phone call."

The sound wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Call him Director Wang Jianguo of the County Public Security Bureau."

"Tell them, I've caught Zhao Erhu, the suspect who sabotaged the transportation line."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the pool of blood on the ground.

"Caught red-handed."

Li Erniu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly jumped up.

"Why!"

He responded and took off running towards the forest farm where there was a telephone.

The villagers who were watching looked at each other in bewilderment, their suppressed murmurs spreading like bamboo shoots emerging from the ground.

"Is Qingshan... going to hand him over to the authorities?"

"Nonsense! If I don't hand him over to the authorities, am I supposed to bury him myself? That would make me a murderer!"

"But...but he beat someone up like this, and now that the police are here, how can we not blame him?"

"What nonsense! That bastard Zhao Erhu blocked the road and tried to extort money from us, almost ruining our entire winter's work! This is karma!"

"Yes! Well done!"

I don't know who started shouting it.

"Well played!"

Soon, cheers and applause filled the air.

Grandpa Lu, leaning on his old pipe, stood at the back of the crowd, his eyes reddening as he looked at his grandson's straight, spear-like back.

This kid has a methodical approach to things.

He's much better than his honest, simple-minded father.

Lin Xiulan was also standing in the crowd.

She held a still-warm cornbread in her hand, her eyes fixed on her man.

She did not go forward.

She knew that Lu Qingshan didn't need any pampering or concern right now.

What he wants is everyone's awe.

……

half an hour.

It felt like an eternity.

"Squeak—"

A green Jeep, smelling of burning tires from sudden braking, abruptly stopped in front of the village committee.

The car door opened, and Wang Jianguo, dressed in a crisp police uniform, strode out.

Behind him followed two young police officers with serious expressions and notebooks.

Wang Jianguo's gaze immediately fell on Zhao Erhu, who was lying on the ground, barely alive.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

The two legs were twisted at an eerie angle.

Blood and mud were mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish between flesh and bone.

It was broken by someone using tremendous force.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Lu Qingshan beside him.

Lu Qingshan stood there calmly, as if he had just swatted an annoying fly.

Wang Jianguo's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

He worked in the public security field for twenty years and had seen all sorts of injuries, including being stabbed and stabbed.

But at this moment, he actually felt a chill emanating from this young man who was not even twenty years old, a chill that made his heart tremble.

This kid is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

"Director Wang."

Lu Qingshan spoke first, his voice calm and even.

"Zhao Erhu illegally set up roadblocks at the pass, blocking the road with stones and broken wood, and forcibly demanded tolls. I have witnesses to prove it."

He raised his hand and pointed to a pile of things that he had arranged neatly next to him.

A dull axe, a muddy iron crowbar, a rusty animal trap, a cigarette case, and a few cigarette butts.

"I have physical evidence that he set a trap on the mountain road in an attempt to harm people."

"The triangular pinch mark on this cigarette butt is his habit."

"He pried the stones in the pass, and he chopped down the trees. The tools are here."

"He also set the traps on the mountain road. I dismantled them yesterday."

After Lu Qingshan finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked directly into Wang Jianguo's eyes.

"I've arrested him."

"I broke your leg."

"He wanted to run away, but I was afraid that if he ran away, he would harm people again."

Wang Jianguo took a deep breath of the cold air.

He squatted down, ignoring Zhao Erhu's wailing, and first carefully examined the pinch marks on the cigarette butts, then looked at the nicks on the axe.

After a while, he stood up and waved to the two stunned young policemen behind him.

"take away!"

Two police officers immediately stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Erhu from the left and right.

Zhao Erhu finally caught his breath. Upon seeing the police, he felt like he had grasped a lifeline and cried out with all his might.

"Officer! Help!"

"He... Lu Qingshan intentionally injured me! He tried to kill me! Look at my leg! You have to stand up for me!"

Wang Jianguo gave him a cold glance.

"Shut up!"

A low shout, like a thunderclap.

"You illegally set up roadblocks and engaged in extortion; according to the law, you should be sentenced to three years!"

"You set a deadly trap on the mountain path, which constitutes attempted intentional injury, and the methods used were extremely heinous! Two more years added!"

"Both crimes will be punished together; you'll spend the rest of your life reflecting on your actions inside!"

Wang Jianguo looked at Zhao Erhu's face, which had turned deathly pale, and then changed the subject, looking at Lu Qingshan.

"As for your legs..."

"Comrade Lu Qingshan, as a victim and a member of the public who acted bravely, in the process of assisting our police in arresting the suspect, in the face of your violent resistance to arrest and your attempt to escape, he took necessary defensive measures in order to stop the crime."

Wang Jianguo's voice was strong and resonant.

"That's called self-defense!"

"Thump."

Zhao Erhu collapsed completely, and the smell of feces and urine instantly filled the air.

Wang Jianguo turned around, walked up to Lu Qingshan, and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"Xiao Lu, well done."

"We can't be lenient when dealing with this kind of social scum."

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