Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Yes...it's true. When I was arrested last time, a police officer mentioned it," Lin Weiguo explained hesitantly.

Wow~

As soon as this word comes out,

The surrounding parents were in an uproar.

"What? That person was arrested?"

"So you're saying he's been to prison, a former convict?"

"My God, he's a former prisoner, yet he dares to accuse others of being morally corrupt and unethical! That's utterly outrageous!"

"Liar, shameless!"

"Yes, that's outrageous!"

……

In an instant, the surrounding parents all turned their guns on Lin Weiguo.

Lin Weiguo quickly waved his hands, explaining, "It's not what you think. I was arrested because—"

Lin Weiguo swallowed the rest of his words after speaking only halfway through.

Liu Bei teased, "Lin Weiguo, why do you only say half of what you mean? Go on, when you speak, say the whole thing. What's the point of saying only half?"

"Right. Speak in complete sentences."

"That's all."

"Speak!"

……

The parents all agreed.

"I...I..." Lin Weiguo was flustered and didn't know what to say.

Liu Bei spoke again, saying, "If you won't say it, I'll say it for you!"

"Huh? No, don't say it!"

However, Lin Weiguo's intervention came a little too late.

Liu Beidao said, "A few days ago, Wanqiu and I sold things at the town market to earn some money to support our families. After we finished selling, guess what Lin Weiguo did?"

"The moment he appeared, he didn't say a kind word; he immediately started mocking Wanqiu, criticizing her, and reopening her wounds."

"That's bad enough. But what he really did was force us to give him the money from selling the goods. If we didn't, he threatened to ruin my and Wanqiu's reputations!"

"He's Wanqiu's cousin."

"As an older brother, instead of protecting his younger sister, he thought about bullying her, and after bullying her, he even forced her to give him money."

"As Wanqiu's ex-husband, of course I couldn't stand by and watch. In a fit of anger, I stood up for her. Then an argument ensued. Finally, the police arrived, investigated, determined that I acted in self-defense, and arrested him for a re-education!"

"I thought he'd reformed after a few days in jail. Ha, who knew he'd be a leopard can't change its spots? He's back to his old ways again today!"

"He swears constantly. And he even tried to stop my eldest daughter from going to school!"

"He even tarnished our family's reputation. Everyone, be the judge, what kind of cousin is he? What kind of relative is he? What kind of noble character does he have? What kind of good morals does he possess?"

"Such a thing actually happened? How shameless!"

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!"

"He even bullies his own cousin, he's a real scoundrel!"

"You beast! You heartless beast!"

……

Upon hearing this, the parents were once again in an uproar and began to discuss it.

Lin Weiguo's face fell.

Jiang Meifeng was so angry that the veins on her forehead bulged, and she roared hysterically.

"Shut up. All of you shut up!"

"It's all fake. Everything he said is a lie."

"I don't believe he ever received any government commendation. If a village hoodlum can become a great hero, then I—"

Jiang Meifeng glanced around, then pointed to a pile of cow dung not far away, "I'm going to eat that pile of cow dung!"

"So you're really going to eat it!"

The voice just fell,

Then another sound came from outside the crowd.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound with curiosity.

"It's the town mayor!"

"Hello, Mayor!"

"Hello, Mayor!"

……

Parents who knew the town mayor bowed to him.

Zhao Shanhe and the school teachers immediately went to greet them.

"Mayor Bai, what brings you here?"

Zhao Shanhe wore a smile.

"It's the kids' first day of school, can't I come and check on them?"

"Sure. Of course!"

Zhao Shanhe nodded repeatedly.

"Oh, Comrade Liu Bei, we meet again!"

Mayor Bai approached Liu Bei and extended his hand to him.

Holding Liu Bei's hand, Mayor Bai smiled and said,

"I can testify for Comrade Liu Bei. He did indeed receive commendations from the county government and the public security bureau!"

Wow, really?!

"So, we've really been scammed!"

"Shameless!"

……

Parents sighed and were furious.

Jiang Meifeng was dumbfounded.

How could the town mayor personally endorse Liu Bei?

"Furthermore, you might not know this," Mayor Bai continued, "yesterday, a tiger came to our town. The tiger was injured and rescued by a hunter. That hunter was Comrade Liu Bei!"

"What? Liu Bei saved the tiger? Does that mean he's a tiger-saver hero?"

"Yes. He is the hero who saved the tiger!" Mayor Bai nodded.

"Wow! It was him!"

"Comrade Liu Bei, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have listened to Lin Weiguo and his wife. I misunderstood you. I apologize for any inconvenience caused to you and your family!"

"I also apologize to your whole family!"

"I apologize too!"

……

For a time,

The parents bowed their heads and sincerely apologized.

Liu Bei waved his hand, "The misunderstanding is cleared up!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Meifeng, "Now you believe me, right?"

"Impossible!"

"You're clearly just a village scoundrel who gambles, drinks, and whores, how did you become a great hero?"

"You even saved a tiger. That's a tiger, you know. It can swallow several people whole. With your skinny frame, how could you possibly have saved one?"

"I don't believe it. It's fake, it must be fake. He... he's not the mayor. He must be from the opera troupe you hired. Yes, he's from the opera troupe. He's not the mayor!"

As soon as this word comes out,

The school gate was deathly silent.

All eyes turned to Jiang Meifeng.

Looking at her was like looking at an idiot and a pathetic creature.

He is clearly the town mayor.

They actually said it was fake and even mistook it for a theatrical troupe.

This woman is mentally ill.

That's incomprehensible. He must have gone mad and is talking nonsense.

They actually believed this woman.

Fortunately, the attitude was changed in time; otherwise, if Mayor Bai had gotten angry, the situation would have been uncontrollable.

really.

"Hmph!" Mayor Bai's face darkened, his voice icy. "You're saying my opera troupe is fake? Director Zhou, is she right?"

"Of course not. You are the mayor of Da Liu Town!" Zhou Jianguo testified.

"Did you hear that? The police station chief confirmed my identity. What do you have to say now? Are you going to retort that Chief Zhou is also an imposter, that he's also from the opera troupe?"

"I...I..."

Jiang Meifeng stammered a few words, then lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"How could this happen?"

"That shouldn't be the case!"

"That guy surnamed Liu is clearly a country bumpkin, when did he become a great hero?"

"Uh, no, that's not right. Lin Weiguo said that when he was arrested last time, he already knew Liu Bei had done a good job!"

"But he just hasn't brought it up at all!"

"She was made a complete fool of herself today, losing all face!"

"It's all Lin Weiguo's fault! Yes, it's all his fault. If he had mentioned Liu Bei's past contributions earlier, would she have still smeared Liu Bei and Lin Wanqiu?"

"Damn Lin Weiguo!"

"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!!!"