Chapter 40.1

Chapter 40.1

The public security officers carrying out orders this time were basically all young people with a strong sense of justice. There are quite a lot of people in this county, a place where plenty of snakes and dragons mingle. Coupled with the poverty of the county, the public security bureau was naturally not configured to do anything large-scaled. With few hands and a big area, the fear of accidentally encountering a difficult task while on duty, and only able to arrest some petty criminals, it could only be considered too conservative.

This time was a rare occasion, the upper echelon sent out a missive directly and explicitly saying that there was no need to give anyone face; just directly arrest, convict, and sentence those people the whole package.

But not having to give any face, does that include these simple civilians?

The young public security officers began to wonder if they were arresting the wrong people, but looking back at these people they arrested themselves, it was indeed a gangster group.

They just wouldnt let the men go, so the people just wouldnt make way. Finally, an older public security officer decided not to do anything rash. After all, their duty was to catch the bad guys, not to go up against civilians.

This is a special period right now. If you really caught the wrong person and it was then reported to the higher-ups, you might not be able to keep this stable job.

The older public security officer instructed a few words and ran off to find the leader.

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When the leader came over, the scene stunned him, he turned and asked a subordinate, You guys arent blindly arresting people for the sake of the task, are you? Why do all the villagers look so agitated?

Really didnt!

The older officer was quite agitated himself, Isnt neighboring county also doing a similar operation? A gangster that was caught said hed like to redeem himself by good service and told us about how many people were in this small group and their activity route in our county. The local comrades all specifically asked about it and after confirming that they were indeed taking money from the people, only then did we come with them to arrest.

His voice was not loud, but the vegetable farmers who were close to him heard it very clearly, and they were anxious when they heard it. How can you believe what those gangsters in the next county said? They used to come here to harass us just because of their large numbers. They destroyed all of Liu Zi familys crops, causing his father to be in debt and he even fell ill due to the anger. Hes still in bed.

The villagers who didnt hear these words immediately got agitated as well and a group of people pushed forward noisily to argue.

Its their group of people that are black-hearted and green-eyed, not only bullying people in their county but also coming to our county to cause trouble. If it wasnt for this group of young men taking action, how much money would we lose?

We paid the money voluntarily. This group of young men helped us beat up those hoodlums, and scare them away. To help us, all of them would patrol the streets without eating. We pay them just so they can eat!

Public security comrades, you are all comrades of the country, but you cant listen to those villains!

If it was a small group of people who cried foul, perhaps the police would still think that this was their accomplices helping them to commit perjury. But now, almost half of the people in the community are here. The excitement and anger on their faces were not false. Now, even the leader rather believed that it was the group of gangsters, who had been driven away, that held a grudge and took this opportunity to try to get these people into prison.

He held out his hand and tried to comfort the villagers in front of him. Dont worry. Dont panic. We just want them to come back with us for investigation, just for investigation. If there is really isnt a problem, they will definitely be released.

We still need to bring them back to the station.

It was fine if he didnt say this but when he did, the villagers grew even more anxious.

Theyre all good lads. You cant take them away!

When my dad was younger, he only kissed my mom on the street; at that time, they also said theyd bring him back to the station to investigate, but then they just directly locked him up.

No, you cant take them away! They are all good people!Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

Seeing the surprise and excitement on the faces of the villagers who thought they were being oppressed, he confirmed his previous thoughts even more.

There must have been a mistake.

If they caught the wrong people, then they caught the wrong people. Even if they made a special trip, they couldnt help but feel apologetic about it. The leader thought about it, turned to the ruffian group, and kindly advised, This time we were the ones that didnt investigate clearly and wronged good people. But right now, the country is vigorously cracking down on gangsters and criminals. Although the original intention of collecting money to do things for the villagers is good, this kind of behavior could still easily make people think of gangsters. Dont do it again next time. If anyone comes to your county to make trouble, you can control the situation first, then send someone to the public security bureau to call us to deal with it. That way. there wont be another misunderstanding.

The group of people who just had faces full of happiness was now at a loss. If they didnt receive any money, how would they eat?

But it was a special situation right now, they cant just grab the public security officer and say no, we have to collect money! They eventually complied Yes, yes, thank you, public security comrade! We wont do it again. Sorry to have bothered you and wasted your time like this.

Youre welcome. Next time you need anything, just come to us. Lets go, were withdrawing!

The public security started to withdraw, the people were less emotional and gave way. The leader took the lead in front, pinching his brows with a bit of a headache.

No matter who it was that worked hard to bring people here and then ended up with a wasted trip, they wouldnt be in a good mood.

I remember in the directive from above, there is a penalty for false accusations. Tell the next county to remember to punish the punk who reported this blindly. I remember that the lowest penalty for false accusations was three years, wasnt it?

The man who was following him closely at the side promptly said, Theyre already going to jail. I dont know if they can add more years in that situation.

I think it could be added. Nevermind, I will personally go to the next county to explain this matter. This situation is already well-known here. If there isnt any punishment for falsely accusing someone What if in the future those hooligans who get caught clamber around indiscriminately to get revenge on someone they used to have a grudge against, what then?

The amount of trouble and time we have to spend on a single report, like this time It must be punished severely!

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When the uniformed men left, the ruffian group forgot to think about how to make money in the future, instead, they hurriedly thanked the people around them.

To be honest, no one in the ruffian group could remain unmoved when they saw this group of villagers, who they had helped, stop the public security to keep them from being arrested.

It is precisely because they were moved that they felt more guilt in their hearts, that they treated everyone well only to deal with the public security.

Both sides spoke for a while before the crowd gradually dispersed, those who had relatives left first to comfort their loved ones, and the remaining bachelors looking at each other and finally voiced their worries.

Not accepting protection fees. What will we do in the future?

Right! We dont have any skills or capital, were broke and possess nothing. Aside from fighting, what else do we know?

Liu Zi hasnt left. His dad was old and sick and had been staying home to recover from his illness, so he probably didnt come even after such a long time because no one told him. So, Liu Zi simply stayed to discuss with everyone.

I inquired about finding work when my family was in trouble before. Theres easy work for little pay. For more pay, youll have to work harder and its also farther from home. A round trip will take a lot of effort, and will be busy for most of the day, from morning to night.

As soon as he said this, the others were instantly at a loss for what to do.

They were all people that were used to freedom, how can they stand working hard the entire day?