Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1178: Stirring Up Trouble

"This." Zhou Qiang stammered. He could shout in front of the common people, but in front of higher-ups, he didn’t dare speak."Zhou Qiang, would you like to repeat the events?"

This was another chance for him, but Zhou Qiang, having lived this long, was always pampered. He certainly wouldn’t seize the opportunity.

"Leader, everything I said is true."

"Then I won’t ask further. Your testimony won’t be accepted."

"Leader, I’m an employee; they’re just peasants. Why would you choose to side with them? You should believe me."

Li Yunqiao stood up, "Comrade Zhou, is this how you serve as a public servant of the nation? What qualifies you to serve the people when you belittle the common folk?"

That was harsh. Li Yunqiao meant that no matter how powerful his family was, he couldn’t survive here.

Zhou Qiang also realized he misspoke. But he had been pampered, unable to reflect properly. He didn’t know how to counter, just standing there stubbornly.

Xing Zhibin glanced at the county director, "What do you have to say?"

"Leader, this matter has been thoroughly investigated. It was all due to Comrade Zhou’s stubbornness, showing no respect to the farmer brothers.

As his superior, I feel ashamed."

Xing Zhibin was very satisfied with his subordinate’s response. "It has nothing to do with you. This matter has been clarified.

Although it’s Zhou Qiang’s responsibility, the Li Family Village doesn’t have no issues at all."

Upon hearing this, the two old men weren’t pleased. Even though they were almost eighty, their hearing was clear, and they heard distinctly.

The two stood up simultaneously, "What problem does our Li Family Village have? It’s not just some inspection squad; even the highest leader from the city could come tomorrow. If it’s harmful to our Li Family Village, it will be treated the same."

This was a message to them, "Don’t stir trouble, or it won’t end well for you."

Li Yunqiao didn’t wait for Xing Zhibin to speak, "Uncle Grandpa, let’s hear Mr. Xing finish before reacting. In this matter, we’re the impulsive ones."

"Bullshit, your third uncle is still lying in bed."

The old man’s cane tapped loudly on the ground.

"Uncle Grandpa."

"You shut up. You two cowards leave it to us old folks."

"Uncle Grandpa," Li Yunqiao called out again.

"What? Does what I say not carry weight anymore?"

Those words carried weight. The Li Family Brothers all stayed silent now.

Xing Zhibin looked at Li Yunqiao with a sense of helplessness. If they were acting, they were doing too well, weren’t they?

"Old Chief, don’t worry, listen to me to finish."

"What else is there to say? Unless someone’s sitting on my neck to shit, must I still endure?"

Li Yunqiao rubbed his forehead, "Uncle Grandpa, state law is above everything."

"I know. We haven’t broken the law."

Now, everyone in the room stayed silent. It simply couldn’t be reasoned with.

"You can’t rely on age; hitting me isn’t against the law?"

"Wow, this youngster’s got spirit. What’s your name?"

"I’m Zhou Qiang from the Zhou family of the Capital." Zhou Qiang felt he must intimidate them.

"Is Zhou Changzheng yours?"

"That’s my grandfather," Zhou Qiang said, proudly lifting his head.

"I see. You know your family phone number, right?"

"Knowing doesn’t mean I’ll tell you."

Xing Zhibin looked at the fool standing in the middle, utterly speechless. How could he be so clueless? Couldn’t he see the medals on their chests?

"Haha, alright then, young man, call the Zhou family. Get Zhou Changzheng over here." Li Laifu pointed to Wei Kaiyun.

"Yes, Old Chief, I will go to town to borrow a phone."

"Alright, go, have them drive you there."

"Uncle Grandpa, should they stay for dinner?" Li Yungui asked.

"Yeah, but we don’t have enough food. Let them go; take those ten back, leave this one, have Zhou Changzheng come to pick up the person.

Also, our Li Family Village did nothing wrong; we don’t need anyone to pin anything on us. If you’re dissatisfied, go to the higher-ups. Even at the central government, I’ll wait for you. Rest assured, I’m not dying anytime soon; I can wait."

Xing Zhibin looked at Li Yunqiao, wondering what to do about the matter.

"Uncle Grandpa, since everyone involved is here today, let’s resolve this. It saves them from bothering you later."

"Resolve what? This isn’t even serious. Just hit a child? Let their parents come and handle it.

As for your talk about national law, which one did we break? Would anyone find reason in your explanation?"

"Uncle Grandpa, they made the first mistake; we can reason with them."

"Bullshit, when the Japanese invaded, try reasoning with them?"

Li Yunqiao helplessly looked at his old classmates, powerless.

Seeing the circumstances, Xing Zhibin knew the matter would have to wait for someone from the Zhou family to arrive. He was just a small fry, lacked capability.

"Old Chief, then we’ll take them and leave."

"Go on, go on, we don’t have the food to host."

They had cycled over yesterday, so Xing Zhibin didn’t mind them.

"Vice Mayor Li, are you going back with us?"

Li Yunqiao shook his head; with the elders out, he dared not leave.

"Director Xing, you can’t leave me." Zhou Qiang wasn’t genuinely foolish, just often acted without thinking.

Leaving himself in Li Family Village, would he find it easy?

"Comrade Zhou, since Chief Zhou will come, stay in Li Family Village as a guest." Who would want to host this troublemaker? How to arrange him back home? If he escaped, they couldn’t afford to distress these two elders. It’s more convenient to stay in Li Family Village.

"Director Xing, is this being a guest?"

Xing Zhibin waved his hand; he couldn’t handle this, even if provincial leaders came.

"Wait, Director Xing, this matter requires compensation for Li Family Village. Our chicken farm had a hundred fewer this morning." Li Yungui once again blocked Xing Zhibin.

"Village Chief Li, let’s wait for Comrade Zhou’s family to resolve this. Talk about your losses then."

"Yeah, wait, it won’t fall short for everyone." Li Yunqiao also spoke.

Li Yungui calmed down, thinking if someone had come earlier, the loss might have been less. Wait, or head to the Zhou family in the Capital for compensation.

The group escorted the visiting leaders out. Xing Zhibin and Li Yunqiao walked behind, "You all are impressive."

Li Yunqiao helplessly pulled a wry grin, "I don’t know either, the elders rarely come out. Who knew they’d care about this?"

Xing Zhibin believed Li Yunqiao’s words, seeing even he hit a snag.

"Alright, I’ll leave, talk later," Xing Zhibin didn’t want to get involved, mainly because he couldn’t afford to provoke either side.

Li Yunqiao took a deep breath, "Once those two elder ones come out, they can’t refuse coming."