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After doing all this, Chen Yongqiang went back to the village office to check on the situation. Jin Laoda and Jin Laoer were both locked up together.

Police officer Xiao Zhou was talking to Yang Dahai, who was sitting on a bench. The wound on his forehead had stopped bleeding.

Xiao Zhou adjusted his glasses with cracked lenses. "Village Chief Yang, you've kept him locked up for a day, you should give him some food."

Ding Wanru was bandaging Yang Dahai's head injury with gauze in her hand.

Yang Dahai, already angry, became even angrier after being injured: "Starving them for a day and a night won't kill anyone! Those people from Jinjiatun brought trouble and beat me up like this, and you expect me to bring them food?"

This was the first time Xiao Zhou had dealt with such a situation, and he was at a loss as to what to do with the tough-minded villagers.

When Ding Wanru saw Chen Yongqiang, although she really wanted to ask him if he was injured, she pretended not to know him and did not greet him.

Yang Dahai snorted, still cursing, "Send them to the police station first thing tomorrow morning, let them beg the police for food!"

"Village chief, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now!" Chen Yongqiang hadn't eaten yet because he was so busy with this matter.

"Go back now, thanks to you today." Yang Dahai knew that Chen Yongqiang had done a lot of work.

Before leaving, Chen Yongqiang added, "We can refuse to give food to the people of Jinjiatun, but Comrade Xiao Zhou must arrange some food for them."

He went to the police station just as it was about to end. Xiao Zhou hadn't gone home for dinner and came to Shimen Village with him.

After giving a brief explanation, Chen Yongqiang went back first, but he left Tianlang at the village office in case anything unexpected happened.

Back at the homestead, Qin Liping greeted him first: "Brother Yongqiang, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Let me heat up your food for you."

Hearing the commotion, Lin Xiulian came out of the thatched hut: "Yongqiang, did nothing happen today?"

There was quite a commotion at the village entrance just now, but none of the women in the village participated, so they don't know what happened.

"It's nothing serious, the police have already arrived," Chen Yongqiang said simply, not wanting Lin Xiulian to worry.

He had barely sat down when Qin Liping brought over the reheated food.

Three steamed buns, a plate of pickled vegetables, and a plate of meat.

Chen Yongqiang was indeed hungry, so he picked up a steamed bun and started eating. Qin Liping thoughtfully poured him a glass of wine.

While they were eating, Liang Meie came over with her two children.

Li Gensheng pulled his younger sister to watch TV, while Liang Meie sat down next to Chen Yongqiang and started chatting: "Yongqiang, I heard that the village chief was injured by people from Jinjiatun?"

"He did get hit, but it's not a big problem." Chen Yongqiang saw that Ding Wanru had already stopped Yang Dahai's bleeding.

Liang Meie cursed, "The people from Jinjiatun have gone too far. They stole trees from our village and even dared to injure people."

These days, people are known for their fierce and unruly nature. Some villages have produced local bullies who, relying on their numbers and power, act arrogantly and domineeringly.

Chen Yongqiang took a bite of his steamed bun. "Jinjiatun has been like this for years. Relying on its large workforce, it has taken advantage of the surrounding villages."

Liang Meie sighed: "The reason our Shimen Village suffers is because we are not united enough. Otherwise, we wouldn't let them bully us like this."

Shimen Village is a special case, as most of its residents are migrants from other places.

Lin Xiulian chimed in from the side: "I heard that Jin Lao Er from Jinjiatun used to be in jail, but he became even more arrogant after he got out."

"People who have been in jail are fearless." Chen Yongqiang took a sip of his drink.

"However, this time they were in the wrong. They were caught red-handed stealing trees and even assaulted the village chief. The police station won't let them off easily."

"I heard that Jinjiatun has some connections with the town. There have been a few incidents there before, but they were all dropped in the end," Liang Meie said, recalling a past event.

"This time it's different. They've been caught red-handed, they can't deny it." Chen Yongqiang was confident he could send the two troublemakers to jail.

Just then, Zhu Zi ran in: "Yongqiang, go and see! The village chief of Jinjiatun has brought his men again! Some of them are even carrying bird guns."

Chen Yongqiang downed the wine in his glass in one gulp: "Let's go, let's go meet him."

He stood up and noticed that several women were looking at him.

"It's alright, they won't dare to do anything reckless." Chen Yongqiang said this to Lin Xiulian, and also to Liang Meie and Qin Liping.

He then went inside and took out a double-barreled shotgun.

Lin Xiulian said with some concern, "Yongqiang, if you don't have to use any weapons, don't use them. It's not worth it."

"Don't worry, I'll just take them out and let them see that Shimen Village isn't easy to bully." Chen Yongqiang was naturally sensible.

Liang Meie also stood up: "Should I go with them?"

"None of you should go." Chen Yongqiang didn't want the women involved in this kind of thing.

Chen Yongqiang walked to the door, glanced back, and said, "Close the door. No matter what's going on outside, don't come out."

After saying that, he picked up his gun and strode towards the village entrance.

"How many people came to Jinjiatun this time? Have you notified the village chief?" Chen Yongqiang asked Zhu Zi, who was standing next to him.

"There aren't many people coming this time, only four or five. We've already notified the village chief," Zhu Zi replied.

"Four or five people dared to bring muskets; they came prepared." Chen Yongqiang quickened his pace.

Zhu Zi, standing beside him, asked, "Brother Yongqiang, do you think they'd actually dare to fire?"

"It's just to scare them. If they really dared to fire, they wouldn't have just sent four or five people." Chen Yongqiang gripped the hunting rifle in his hand.

This is how conflicts between villages happen: they start with minor frictions, escalate after a few words are exchanged, first arguing, then pushing and shoving, and finally resorting to knives and guns.

Over the years, disputes between several nearby villages over mountain forests, water sources, and trees have escalated to this point.

Sometimes it's just a tree, sometimes it's a wasteland, but it eventually escalates to the point where someone bleeds, someone goes to jail, and the two villages never speak to each other again, before it finally comes to an end.

Chen Yongqiang had seen it too many times. When he was sixteen, two neighboring villages were fighting over water.

The two families got into a fight, using shovels and hoes. In the end, three people ended up in the hospital, one of whom was left disabled.

For the next twenty years, the two villages did not intermarry, and they would take a detour when they met on the road during festivals.

This matter is neither a major nor a minor one.

Jin Laoda was caught stealing trees, and the people from Jinjiatun came to demand his release. They beat up the village chief, and now they've come back with a bird gun.

If this is not handled properly, Shimen Village and Jinjiatun will become sworn enemies.

When Chen Yongqiang arrived at the village entrance, Yang Dahai and Xiao Zhou had already arrived.

Xiao Zhou was trying to persuade the people of Jinjiatun: "What are you doing? Put your guns away!"

The leader from Jinjiatun was a thin, frail old man in his fifties. Chen Yongqiang recognized him as Jin Mancang, the village secretary of Jinjiatun.

This person usually doesn't show off, but he's definitely not a pushover, having served as the Party Secretary in Jinjiatun for so many years.

Jin Mancang wasn't carrying any weapons, but he was followed by four burly men, two of whom were holding muskets.

"Comrade Zhou, don't blame us for bringing weapons. Our people from Jinjiatun have been detained by you, and I'm here to demand their release. We have to be careful, right?"