Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

Chapter 54 Dad Isn't a Thief

"Liu Bei has broken the law! He's going to jail!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers who had been watching the tractor all turned their heads away and made way for each other.

The Liu family looked in the direction of the sound.

Two people came in total.

Leading the way was Fan Xibei, wearing a faded blue cotton jacket. He had his hands behind his back and his chin held high, looking just like a rooster that had just won a battle.

Zhao Liuzhi followed closely behind, a fawning smile on his face.

Upon seeing these two, Liu Bei's expression darkened.

It's only been a few days since the last incident, and these two are back again.

Just as he was about to step forward, Zhao Chunyan grabbed a thin stick and rushed forward first, the tip of the stick pointing directly at Fan Xibei's nose.

"Bullshit! If you dare spout any more nonsense, I'll slap you across the face!"

Fan Xibei glanced at the stick, then at Zhao Chunyan. Instead of backing down, he proactively stretched his neck forward.

"You want to hit me, huh? Fine, go ahead and hit me."

Zhao Chunyan's eyebrows shot up. "What did you say?"

"Go ahead and hit me!" Fan Xibei patted his face. "If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll call the police right now and say you assaulted me. You'll be detained for five or ten days, eating moldy cornbread every day. I'll see if you can still act tough then."

"you--"

Zhao Chunyan's stick froze in mid-air.

Seeing that she dared not move, Fan Xibei laughed even harder and shouted to the surrounding villagers, "Everyone saw it! Liu Bei's wives are all incredibly troublesome, like shrewish women who curse and hit people at the drop of a hat. It's true what they say, like man, like woman!"

At this point, he deliberately turned to look at Liu Bei, a grin spreading across his face, "Hey, Liu Bei, you only dare to hide behind women? What a den of thieves—"

Before the words "useless slut" could be uttered, Liu Bei rushed forward, snatched the stick from Zhao Chunyan's hand, and shoved it into Fan Xibei's wide-open mouth with a "whoosh."

Wow~

The entire room erupted in uproar.

"Pfft—" Suddenly, a villager couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Fan Xibei: "..."

He was completely stunned.

He had imagined countless possibilities.

For example, would Liu Bei use his fists? Or would Liu Bei kick him? Or would Liu Fan retaliate with verbal abuse?

The only thing he didn't expect was that Liu Bei would stuff a stick into his mouth.

This scene looks a bit like his wife doing *that* at night.

It's just that the role has changed to him.

Hey!

Fan Xibei was furious and was about to make a move.

Liu Bei said, "If you dare to move even a little, believe me, I'll stab you even deeper."

Fan Xibei: "..."

Looking into Liu Bei's eyes, he knew that Liu Bei wasn't joking; he was serious.

"Mmm-mmm-mmm—"

He opened his mouth for a long time, trying to say something, but with a stick in his mouth, he couldn't utter a single word.

Instead, his saliva dripped down the stick, staining his blue cotton jacket and leaving a dark patch.

He panicked and frantically tried to signal to Zhao Liuzhi with his eyes.

Zhao Liuzhi was stunned for a while before he finally came to his senses.

"Liu Bei! Not only did you steal timber from the forest farm, but you also assaulted someone in public! This makes your crime even more serious!"

After saying that, he pointed to the logs on several tractors and started shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Look everyone! These are such good cedar trees, each one must be worth several dollars, right? Where did Liu Bei get so much money to buy them? He clearly stole them from the forest farm!"

"Nonsense!" Zhao Chunyan was the first to explode. "These logs really were all bought from the forest farm by my husband, Liu Bei!"

"Yes. My son paid for all the timber." Zhao Da'e stepped forward. "I personally watched my son go to the forest farm."

Lin Wanqiu also stepped forward, "The timber was personally delivered by Director Fan, how can it be considered theft? Zhao Liuzhi, don't just slander an innocent person!"

"A good person? Haha, that's the funniest joke I've heard all day!"

Zhao Liuzhi chuckled coldly, tapped a few logs with his fingers, and raised his voice, "Everyone in the village knows what kind of person Liu Bei is. If he's considered a good person, then there are no bad people in all of China. You actually dare to tell me he's a good person? Who would believe that? Besides, just because you say the timber was bought doesn't mean it was bought. You have mouths, of course you can say whatever you want!"

"you--"

Zhao Da'e was so angry she choked and had no words to retort.

Because of his son's reputation, he was truly utterly disgraced in the village.

For a moment, she really didn't know how to deal with it.

"What? Speechless now?" Zhao Liuzhi continued with a sneer. "Uncles and aunts, there are thirty pieces of this fine wood in total! Zhao Chunyan and the others said they bought them with money, do you believe them? I'm the first not to believe it!"

Someone in the crowd chimed in, "Yeah, this wood is really expensive."

"Liu Bei used to be a hoodlum, so it's normal for him to have some dirty tricks up his sleeve."

"You can't say that..."

Who knows?

For a time, some villagers were talking about it. Some followed suit, some watched from the sidelines, and some were secretly worried for Liu Bei, but no one stood up to speak for him.

"you--"

Zhao Da'e turned pale with anger.

Lin Wanqiu gripped her sleeves tightly, her face grim.

Zhao Chunyan stood there with her empty fist clenched, her teeth grinding together.

Su Yuehe's face was completely drained of color, and she subconsciously pulled the three children behind her.

Panpan bit her lip and protected Niannian with both hands.

Niannian buried her face in Su Yuehe's legs.

Liu Bao clutched Su Yuehe's clothes and muttered softly, "Dad isn't a thief... he definitely isn't..."

"hehe……"

Suddenly, Liu Bei smiled.

Zhao Liuzhi stared at him. "What are you laughing at? How can you still laugh at a time like this?"

"I'm laughing at you for spouting nonsense. You say I stole the wood. Fine. You wait here, I'll go get something from inside. I hope you'll still be so self-righteous then."

"Take something? What do you want to take?" Zhao Liuzhi squinted.

You'll find out soon enough.

After saying that, Liu Bei pulled the stick out of Fan Xibei's mouth and handed it to Zhao Chunyan, then turned and went back to the courtyard.

"Huffing and puffing~"

Fan Xibei was panting heavily, wiping his saliva repeatedly, his face extremely gloomy as he looked at Liu Bei's back.

"Brother Northwest, no... I hope nothing bad will happen?" Zhao Liuzhi leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"What problem could there be?" Fan Xibei wiped his mouth. "He's just bluffing and stalling for time. Where is he going to get a receipt for thirty good logs? Even if he did, who would believe a penniless guy could afford that?"

He straightened his back, adjusted his jacket, and once again adopted a confident and composed demeanor.

"Today, Liu Bei's timber theft is confirmed. When the police arrive, they'll arrest him immediately and send him to jail!"

"That makes sense! Northwest Bro, you've got foresight! Haha..."

Zhao Liuzhi felt relieved, and a smug look returned to his face.

"The village secretary is here! Everyone, make way, make way!!"

Just then, another commotion arose outside the crowd.

Upon hearing this, the villagers spontaneously parted to make way for each other.

Sure enough, village party secretary Fan Sanyuan arrived.

He was wearing a gray Zhongshan suit today, and he had a big smile on his face.

Three police officers followed behind him.

Seeing this scene, the villagers were completely in an uproar.

"The police have really come!"