Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Comrade Wanqiu, you mean to say that the three of you delivered goods according to the cooperation agreement, and he—" After listening to Lin Wanqiu's account, Zhou Jianguo pointed to the fashionable young man, "He suddenly appeared and announced on the spot that the supply and marketing cooperative was terminating its cooperation agreement with you. He told you not to deliver goods anymore! Is that right?"

"Yes!" Lin Wanqiu nodded.

"Comrade Zhao Chunyan was dissatisfied after hearing this and argued with him. He ordered his men to threaten the three of you and even threatened to attack you. In a fit of anger, Comrade Zhao Chunyan and his men, that is, that person—"

Zhou Jianguo then pointed to the fashionable young man's henchman lying on the ground and said, "He got into a fight with the person lying on the ground. In the chaos, Comrade Zhao Chunyan injured his leg, and he also sustained other injuries. Comrade Zhao Chunyan was also injured in the chaos and immediately lost consciousness. Is that right?"

"Yes!" Lin Wanqiu nodded again.

"You see, after Comrade Zhao Chunyan fainted, he told Comrade Su Yuehe to immediately go to the market and find Comrade Liu Bei. Just then, Wang was about to attack you, but Liu Bei arrived at the same time and stopped him! He spoke rudely to Comrade Liu Bei, insulted him as a country bumpkin, and even threatened that if Comrade Liu Bei didn't pay compensation, he would make the three of you sleep with him. Is that what he meant?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean!" Lin Wanqiu nodded again.

"Then, Comrade Liu Bei became very angry. In a fit of rage, he threw Wang onto a tractor carrying domestic pigs, stunning one of them on the spot. Wang was then eaten by the pigs like a cabbage. The pigs' owner, a butcher, in a fit of anger, dragged Wang off the tractor, threw him on the ground, gave him a stern warning, and left!"

"Then, Comrade Liu Bei walked up to him and said a few words. Then the rest of us arrived. Is that right?"

"Yes, that's right!" Lin Wanqiu replied.

"Oh, I understand!"

After confirming that everything was correct, Zhou Jianguo's face fell.

He was in charge of maintaining order in Da Liu Town.

In his jurisdiction, not only did several incidents of contempt for farmers occur, but he also openly clamored to take three rural women back and force them to sleep with him.

If this matter is not handled properly, and it gets reported to higher authorities, he will likely be punished, and his career will be ruined.

Suddenly, his gaze toward the fashionable young man turned cold.

"You said your father has status and influence in the county town?"

"Yes, yes, yes. My father is Wang, the vice president of the county's Federation of Industry and Commerce..."

"Shut up!" Before the fashionable young man could finish speaking, Zhou Jianguo immediately interrupted, "I don't care what your father's status or position is in the county. You dare to openly bully and look down on our farmers in Da Liu Town, publicly humiliating and insulting them—you're going against the people!"

"We serve the people. By doing this, you are going against the people and against us!"

Fashionable young person: "..."

Upon hearing this, he panicked and waved his hands repeatedly, explaining, "Director Zhou, you...you've misunderstood. I...I didn't mean that. I just said he...he's a country bumpkin..."

"Did you say that this country bumpkin is both poor and dirty?" Zhou Jianguo interrupted him immediately after he finished speaking.

"I...I..." the fashionable young man stammered.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'? I'm asking you a question. Did you say that or not?" Zhou Jianguo was furious.

"I...I did say that...but I was just..."

"So what if I said it? It's the truth. Besides, you even said that peasants are born to be bullied by you city people, and that it's a blessing for the country people that you bully them, right?"

"I...I..."

"What? Can't say anything now?" Zhou Jianguo's face suddenly turned cold. "You city folks really think you're so special. But don't forget who founded this country in the first place! It was millions upon millions of rural farmers like Comrade Liu Bei who founded it!"

"You've only had a few good days, and you've already forgotten your roots? And that's not all, you actually dared to threaten Comrade Liu Bei and his gang in broad daylight. If they don't pay you back, you're going to take his three ex-wives back to sleep with them!"

"Heh, Young Master Wang, do you know that what you're doing is illegal? You don't think that just because your father is the vice president of the county's Federation of Industry and Commerce, you can ignore the law and do whatever you want, do you?"

Fashionable young man: "I...I didn't, I really didn't...I didn't..."

"No? You mean what Comrade Lin Wanqiu just said was all a lie?" Zhou Jianguo pressed.

"She...she didn't..."

"If you don't have it, then why are you still making excuses?" Zhou Jianguo's face turned completely black, so black it looked like ink could drip from it.

He pointed at the fashionable young man and his henchman, "Cuff these two immediately and send them to the station!"

"It's Director Zhou!"

"What? Chief Zhou, you can't arrest me!"

"My... my dad is the vice president of the county's Federation of Industry and Commerce. Even Director Qin Feng of the supply and marketing cooperative has to give him some face!"

"Get out of my way, or my father will make sure you get away with it!"

……

Seeing the two police officers approach, the fashionable young man struggled, threatened, and shouted, but to no avail. He was quickly handcuffed and taken away along with his henchmen.

"As for you guys—"

Zhou Jianguo's gaze then swept over several employees of the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Director Zhou...Director Zhou, we...we didn't do anything."

"Yes, we really didn't do anything. It's none of our business!"

"Chief Zhou, you can't just arrest people randomly!"

……

The employees of the supply and marketing cooperative panicked and tried to defend themselves.

Zhou Jianguo said, "You didn't lift a finger. But this happened in front of your supply and marketing cooperative. Everything was caused by your supply and marketing cooperative. As members of the cooperative, you were wrong to stand by and do nothing."

"When Wang ordered his men to beat up Lin Wanqiu and the other two women, you all stood by and did nothing. You were accomplices. Therefore, you should also be detained for a few days for education!"

"Let's bring them to the station too!"

"It's Director Zhou!"

"What?" Upon hearing this, several employees of the supply and marketing cooperative were so frightened that their legs went weak.

In one extreme case, a female employee was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground and wet herself in public.

Lin Wanqiu frowned. "Shameless!"

Liu Bei: "..."

He pinched his nose, fanned himself to smell, and exclaimed, "So pungent!"

He shook his head, stepped forward, and said, "Wait!"

"Comrade Liu Bei, is there anything else you want to say?" Zhou Jianguo asked with a smile.

"Director Zhou, may I speak with them for a few minutes?"

"Go ahead!"

"Thank you!" Liu Bei stepped forward and sized up the employees of the supply and marketing cooperative. "Two things. First, you've accepted today's goods, but the payment hasn't been settled yet. You need to settle the payment before you go to the police station. Otherwise, it's a breach of contract!"

"..."

"Don't look at me like that." Liu Bei held up a second finger. "Second, according to the contract, neither party can unilaterally breach it. But you have violated the contract. Therefore, you must pay three times the penalty!"

"Let's settle our bill before you go to the police station!"

"..."