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The two men were about the same height, both around 1.8 meters, and at this moment they were facing each other fiercely, ready to fight!

"Zhao Chenghu, where the hell are you looking? Who do you think you are to call Wanqing?"

Zhao Chenghu, not to be outdone, puffed out his chest and glared angrily at Zhao Lei: "What? You and Wanqing are divorced, and Wanqing is single now. What business is it of yours if I talk to her?"

Seeing the other person's smug look, Zhao Lei didn't hesitate and punched him hard in the face!

Bang!

Zhao Chenghu cried out in pain and stumbled back several steps, falling backward onto the crowd.

If it weren't for the militia members behind him catching him, he would have fallen flat on his face by now.

"You motherfucker! Zhao Lei, you're asking for it!"

Zhao Chenghu was humiliated in front of so many people, losing all face.

Especially with Su Wanqing present, who was his goddess, losing face in front of her was worse than losing his life.

Zhao Chenghu was instantly enraged. He grabbed a hunting rifle from a member of the militia, cocked it with a clatter, and aimed it at Zhao Lei.

"what!"

A scream erupted from the crowd, and the villagers were all terrified.

"That bastard Zhao Chenghu is really capable of doing something like this!"

"Zhao Chenghu, put the gun down! What are you doing?"

The captain of the Qingshuigou brigade, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, suddenly couldn't sit still and immediately shouted angrily.

But with the crowd so noisy, who could possibly listen to him?

In particular, Zhao Chenghu didn't take the captain seriously at all!

His brother, Zhao Chenglong, holds a leadership position in the town. Even the brigade leader usually has to be mindful of Zhao Chenghu's attitude, let alone now that Zhao Chenghu has lost face and is in a bad mood.

Without thinking twice, Zhao Chenghu immediately prepared to pull the trigger!

Seeing that things were not going well, Zhao Lei turned around and shielded Su Wanqing behind him in his arms.

Su Wanqing's eyes widened in shock, and she cried out, "No!"

At this critical moment...

Qin Dashan had been on guard against Zhao Chenghu because he was aware of the conflict between the two. He had hidden himself in the crowd early on, specifically to guard against this move.

The moment the other person raised their gun, Qin Dashan had already rushed out of the crowd, and with a bang!

Zhao Chenghu was sent flying by the impact!

In desperation, Qin Dashan unleashed a savage charge like a wild boar, sending him flying sideways.

Qin Dashan was tall and strong, and his impact was considerable.

In an instant, the hunting rifle in Zhao Chenghu's hand flew out and fell to the ground.

He himself was like a cannonball, crashing hard into the wall with a thud.

Suddenly, his mind went blank, his head spun and he collapsed into the corner of the wall.

Zhao Chenghu's militia members were stunned for a moment before they reacted: "Brother Hu, Brother Hu, what's wrong?"

"Who the hell did this?"

The militia members immediately split into two groups. One group went forward to help Zhao Chenghu and kept pinching his philtrum.

Another group of people searched around for the person who had caused the incident, and when they saw that the culprit was Qin Dashan, they were all stunned.

Qin Dashan was the militia captain of the Peace Brigade, and he had just as many men under his command as they did. They really couldn't afford to mess with him.

For a moment, the two sides were frozen in place, facing each other.

Zhao Chenghu was so dizzy from the impact that he lay on the ground for a long time before slowly regaining his senses.

He stared intently at Zhao Lei and Qin Dashan, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

the other side.

Zhao Bangguo, the fifty-something-year-old brigade leader of Qingshuigou, squeezed into the crowd.

Seeing that Zhao Chenghu ultimately failed to pull the trigger and fire, he breathed a long sigh of relief, but secretly cursed incessantly:

Zhao Chenghu, you idiot!

How dare he raise a gun and injure someone in front of so many people?

Even if your brother were a town official, or even a provincial leader, he couldn't protect you, you bastard.

Fortunately, Qin Dashan intervened in time, saving your life.

Although Zhao Bangguo was dissatisfied, he stepped forward to mediate.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Do you really want to kill someone? Huh?"

Zhao Bangguo symbolically shouted at Zhao Chenghu, "Zhao Chenghu, you're a militia captain, not a bandit leader! Leading a bunch of men carrying hunting rifles into the commune compound, what do you think you're doing? Trying to seize the command center?"

After being yelled at by his cousin, Zhao Chenghu finally calmed down a bit.

He was completely blinded by rage, and all he could think about was killing Zhao Lei.

When I came to my senses, a cold sweat broke out on my back, and I was filled with lingering fear.

He remained silent in the face of Zhao Bangguo's accusations.

Then Zhao Bangguo turned to Qin Dashan and took the initiative to extend his hand to thank him: "Dashan, thank you so much. If it weren't for your help, someone would definitely have died in our commune compound today. Well done, you are a much more competent militia captain than Zhao Chenghu."

After speaking, Zhao Bangguo looked at Zhao Lei and asked, "Zhao Lei, right? Are you injured?"

Zhao Lei first calmed Su Wanqing, who was quite frightened in his arms, before turning around and smiling faintly: "Heh, Captain Zhao, you've come at just the right time. Thanks to you... I'm unharmed."

Zhao Lei's words had a double meaning.

He had long seen Zhao Bangguo hiding at the entrance of the commune office, spying on things. The whole compound was in an uproar, but this man hadn't shown up until now, only now coming out to pretend to be a good person and put on a show.

Zhao Bangguo sensed the underlying dissatisfaction in Zhao Lei's words and tried to smooth things over with a smile: "Haha, it's alright, it's alright..."

He then turned to the villagers who had gathered around and said loudly, "Folks, if there's nothing else, you can all disperse. I will handle this matter entirely. Everyone go about your business."

Zhao Bangguo planned to clear the area, as fewer people would make it easier to mediate privately.

If Zhao Lei is unharmed, then Zhao Chenghu's charge of injuring someone with a gun cannot be substantiated.

Ultimately, he still had to give Zhao Chenglong face and clean up his brother's mess...

But Zhao Lei had no intention of letting it go so easily. He immediately spoke up loudly, "Captain Zhao, this isn't over yet! Zhao Chenghu shot and killed someone in public, and everyone in the compound saw it. Does he think he won't bear any legal responsibility just because I survived?"

"Hey, Lei Zi, your father-in-law and I have worked together for many years and have a good relationship. If there's any conflict, we can just talk it out in private, right? Cheng Hu was just acting impulsively. Look, no one's hurt. How about we both take a step back?"

Zhao Lei raised his hand to interrupt him directly: "Captain Zhao, do you think that as long as someone isn't killed, the matter of armed assault can be wiped clean? Don't you think that's absurd?"

Zhao Bangguo was speechless.

Knowing full well that Zhao Lei was not someone to be easily fooled, this young man was a real troublemaker!

Left with no other choice, Zhao Bangguo forcibly pulled Zhao Lei to the corner of the wall: "Leizi, let's talk in private."

Zhao Lei stood still, motionless.

Zhao Bangguo was sweating profusely with anxiety. He lowered his voice and pleaded, "Lei Zi, don't be so stubborn. Give Uncle Zhao some face in front of the whole village. We're from the same family, don't make me lose face in public, okay?"

Just as the two were at an impasse, Su Wanqing gently patted Zhao Lei and gave him a look.

Zhao Lei then followed Zhao Bangguo to the corner of the wall, where the two began to talk in hushed tones.

"Lei Zi, I'm begging you, let's settle all our differences privately, whether it's compensation or some other method, just please don't escalate things... If it escalates, neither side will benefit..."