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Chapter 97 Offensive and defensive changes
It was past three in the afternoon when Yang Liming, secretary of the Zhongping Youth League Committee, Feng Chunlai, special commissioner of the Zhongping Public Security Bureau, Zhang Cheng, head of the Zhongping Armed Forces Department, and Ge Baosheng, armed company commander, brought a dozen armed militiamen and drove the only car in the commune, an NJ Yuejin 130 that was older than Xie Hushan, to the Lingguanying Commune.

The main problem is the car. Even the commune secretary Yin Qianfeng usually doesn't ride in this broken car. He would rather ride a bicycle when going to the countryside. If he really has to ride a car, he must drag a few young and strong guys into the car to help push the car at any time.

Every time they went back to the county for a meeting, Secretary Yin and the driver would wish they could knock the car down twice.

It was God's blessing that I was able to make the 47-mile trip to the county town without stalling or breaking down.

Once there is a problem, the time spent on repairing and pushing the bike may, in the end, be only slightly faster than riding a bicycle.

"Where is Hu San'er! Where is he!" Ge Baosheng had a Type 54 rifle on his waist and a Type 56 rifle on his chest. The militia behind him took off the rifles on their backs and held them in their hands, and jumped out of the truck without waiting for the car to stop.

The Lingguanying Commune compound was full of members of the Yakou Brigade. Ge Baosheng stood at the gate of the commune compound, holding a five-six-gun, looking at everyone in the compound, and shouted, "Thank you Hushan!"

Hundreds of people in the compound suddenly quieted down when they saw the dozen or so men with guns and swords outside the gate. The timid ones even squatted down with their heads in their hands!
In an office, someone seemed to have heard Ge Baosheng's shouting.

With a bang, the office door was opened from the inside, and Xie Hushan came out crying:
"Captain, Master, Leader Yang, we've been waiting for you!"

"You have to make the decision for me! I met a really unruly person. I almost died in Yakou Brigade this time. I brought shame to Zhongping!"

Hundreds of Yakou members in the compound looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what this Zhongping Huodie was up to. My goodness, had he run into a truly unruly citizen?
Liu Shouben, the branch secretary of the Yakou Production Brigade, broke his hip. This dad even deliberately picked up Lao Liu's grandson, who was only a few years old, in front of him, took off the safety of his pistol and let the child play with it. Lao Liu's whole family was so scared that they knelt down and kowtowed to him for mercy. Lao Liu is now completely frightened out of his mind and kowtows and calls everyone he sees.

Liu Changlu, the production team leader of the second production team, had a hole poked in his cheek. His eldest son rushed over to stand up for his father, but was beaten to the ground by this living father in front of Liu Changlu. He stabbed his crotch with a bayonet and threatened to castrate the other. Liu Changlu and his wife were so scared that they knelt on the ground, one on each side, for the sake of their son, and licked the soles of this living father's shoes with their tongues, licking them clean.

Liu Jinsuo, the militia platoon leader, had both his arms and nose broken, and he hasn't woken up yet. His father pointed at Liu Jinsuo's mother's nose and asked Liu Jinsuo's wife to go to Taozi's house to sleep with him tonight. If his family hadn't stopped him, Liu Jinsuo's wife would have been so scared that she wanted to jump into the well on the spot.

And now he is crying and shouting that he has met a really troublesome person?
It was clearly retribution for the wicked Liu family, who encountered this living bandit.

Hearing Xie Hushan's crying voice, Han Hongbing, Chen Daxixi and others raised the bayonets on their rifles, ready to rush in and bring the man out first. However, Ge Baosheng knew Xie Hushan very well. He had taught this grandson personally, and his bones and mouth were made of iron. He would rather lose his life than lose face.

As soon as he saw his deliberate servility, he knew he had not suffered any loss. He slung his gun over his shoulder, raised his hand to press down the muzzle of Han Hongbing's gun, and signaled his militia to put away their guns: "Don't listen to him showing off, he is just pretending to be a coward."

Then Ge Baosheng stepped aside and said to Yang Limin and Zhang Cheng who had just got off the car:
"Secretary Yang, Minister Zhang, they are here, and it seems like nothing is wrong. Why are you still in the mood to jump up and down and act like an asshole?"

Yang Liming, who had just jumped out of the car, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard these words.

Damn Xie Hushan, he really dares to cause trouble!
This matter came to mind when he was working at the reservoir and I rushed over to receive the honor. I mentioned that I had almost helped to contact the preliminary work of the brick kiln, and the Yakou Brigade was very cooperative.

At that time, Xie Hushan told him that the other party had no demands and agreed to it so readily. There must be something fishy going on. They might just wait for you to go through the procedures in Zhongping and the county, and then turn their backs on your agreement and negotiate benefits with you. This kind of trick is common in rural areas. No matter whether you help the poor or not, if there are no benefits for these group of parasites, they will definitely not cooperate.

Yang Limin felt that Xie Hushan thought too badly of people, but Xie Hushan said that he had no experience at the grassroots level, and that one should not take his two months in Zhongping as a sign of truly understanding the grassroots level in rural areas. He had only seen the daily problems within a brigade, and he, Yang Limin, had not seen the brigade's fierce and barbaric side to the outside world. Not to mention other things, when Ge Baosheng went to the county to get machines after the autumn harvest every year, the commune would never tell Yang Limin, a young county cadre, how he got them, for fear of scaring them to death. Ge Baosheng's bayonet and the May Fourth Movement were very good.

As a result, Yang Liming did not expect that Xie Hushan's words would come true. After he completed the procedures in Zhongping and informed the county, when he contacted the other party again, the other party turned hostile and refused to acknowledge their promise. You, Yang, want political achievements, and we, Liu, want benefits.

If the brick kiln is not allowed to be managed by the brigade cadres of Yakou, then there is no way it can be opened. Moreover, if any other brigade in Xishan dares to open one, Yakou will bring people over to cause trouble.

Yang Liming had a heart-to-heart talk, drank and ate with Liu, and was tortured to death. Secretary Liu refused to give in no matter what.

Secretary Liu said that nowadays people know that you can make money by burning and selling bricks. If you don't agree, Yakou can do it himself after the new year. The county is so big, it's hard to find skilled people who know how to build kilns and burn green bricks. By then, you won't even be able to get any political achievements.

Yang Liming was also planning to return after the New Year to continue his work. He originally mocked himself for his lack of experience in dealing with the masses, and mentioned this to Xie Hushan, saying that he had guessed it right.

When Xie Hushan heard this, he was also sarcastic and mocking him. He didn't say anything else. He just said that he would send Taozi back to his hometown on the New Year's Eve, and he would see if there was a chance then. If there was a chance, he, a country boy, would talk to the other party first. Since they were all from the countryside, they could talk more directly.

As for whether the deal is reached or not, the reasons for letting Yang Liming intervene after the two sides have met each other are very sufficient, and it will be convenient for him to mediate between the two sides if there are any differences.

Yang Liming didn't take it seriously, but he never expected that Xie Hushan's sending peaches home on New Year's Eve would really cause trouble!
Originally, Yang Liming wanted to go to his grandmother's house for dinner tonight, but since Xie Hushan was not at home and it was New Year's Eve, he decided to go to her house to help bring some cheer to the elderly.

As a result, just after I finished lunch in the cafeteria, I received a call from Lingguanying Commune!
They didn't look for him, but Zhang Cheng, who was told that an armed militia from Zhongping Commune had a conflict with the local brigade cadres in Yakou Brigade, so they asked Zhang Cheng to come and negotiate.

According to what Zhang Cheng told Yang Limin, Xie Hushan was doomed, and he cried when he asked for help over the phone:

"Master, I came here to survey the terrain for building a brick kiln, but the meat and food I brought were stolen, Secretary Yang's bicycle was also stolen, and dozens of people from Old Liu's family surrounded me and beat me up! The situation is very critical, and now the people at the cliff are about to surround the commune compound."

Zhang Cheng was frightened. Yang Liming hung up the phone and hurriedly led people over here, thinking of rescuing the people first no matter what.

"Are you okay?" Yang Liming walked up to Xie Hushan, looked him over, and asked with concern.

Xie Hushan was probably still in the act, holding Yang Limin with both hands, his mouth trembling: "Leader, wow, I almost..."

"Speak human language! I don't have time to talk nonsense with you! Tell me the situation quickly!" Yang Limin's pretty face was tense as he stared at Xie Hushan and asked.

The situation is so dangerous now, and this bastard is still in the mood to play tricks on me! Hundreds of Yakou members have gathered in the courtyard. If they are not handled properly, even they will be surrounded and unable to escape!

Xie Hushan immediately returned to his normal lazy tone:

"It's settled. I went door to door in the yard to ask them to bravely stand up and expose the Liu family bastards who controlled the brigade and oppressed the masses. They were all from our side. It was because of my disturbance that the leaders of Lingguanying Commune were too passive. They were a little unhappy and scolded me for a long time, saying that no one was as idiotic as me. When there was a conflict, they didn't go to the commune first, but mobilized the masses first." "I called you here because I hoped you could appease the commune leaders. I'm not good at official language, but you know everything about this."

"How did they talk?" Yang Liming was shocked. He originally thought that these more than one hundred people were surrounding Xie Hushan to cause trouble, but now he heard that they all wanted to expose and report the other party's members?

Xie Hushan pulled out the 54th and waved it in front of Yang Limin:

"How else can I talk? Like you, talk with my mouth? You didn't make it with your mouth, and I definitely can't make the same mistake again."

"This, plus the money Ermianfei agreed to give me for opening a brick kiln, the situation is not bad. With such great public outrage, I think if you come again, their commune will have to hold a public trial before the end of the year, and at least three people with the surname Liu will be killed."

"Can you tell me before you do anything next time? Why do you always put me in such a passive position?" Yang Liming looked at everyone in the compound, his expression eased a lot, and his mind began to quickly sort out the situation at hand.

It seemed that Xie Hushan, this bastard, handed him the pillow again.

Things have come to this point. If I still can't figure out what to do next, I might as well go home early to help my future mother-in-law with laundry and chores.

Xie Hushan stirred up public indignation. The Lingguanying Commune had to hold a public trial to try and sentence the Liu family as soon as possible. Otherwise, the commune leaders would feel uneasy in their positions.

Yang Liming came from the county. If he really took the initiative to give way to the other commune leader and the other side still dared to show disdain, then both sides would go directly to the county to talk. Xie Hushan was telling him that if they didn't give Yang Liming face, Xie Hushan could let these members of Yakou go to the county to talk together.

This calf cut through the thorns and brambles, relying on its recklessness and ruthlessness to clear a path. The remaining task of repairing the road and making it smoother will be left to him.

This job is really beautiful! Without his fierce and brutal ruthlessness to deal with the other party first, relying on Yang Limin's normal method of ideological work, I don't know when he can make a breakthrough!
Originally, in the eyes of the other commune and brigade, he was just a young clerk sent down from above, and his attitude when cooperating with the work here was somewhat perfunctory.

But now, this passive situation where he was looked down upon and everyone thought he was trying to gain political achievements was turned around by Xie Hushan!
Moreover, all the martial arts roles with real swords and guns were performed by him, Xie Hushan. Now that they needed to speak in an official tone with a smile, it was Yang Liming's turn to dress up as a handsome young man and sing an act of Xipi Erhuang.

So it wasn't wrong for Xie Hushan to pretend to cry when he saw him. He wasn't just waiting for me to take charge and clean up his mess.

Of course, it was also to allow Yang Liming to show his face again in the other commune with a new image, telling them that he was no longer an ignorant little guy in the county with no connections or power in the countryside, and that he had a group of Zhongping people who could help him get ahead.

No matter how the Liu family of Yakou Brigade made things difficult for me in the past, today Zhongping Brigade helped me deal with them.

From now on, the offensive and defensive strategies can be changed, and I can go wherever the enemy goes.

Moreover, in the eyes of ordinary members, if the commune quickly tried and sentenced the man surnamed Liu, they would think that Xie Hushan, an outsider, had connections and would intimidate other people. The subsequent opening of brick kilns would make many people put aside their improper thoughts.

Xie Hushan took out a cigarette from Lao Yang's pocket and lit one himself: "Let me tell you, with your personality, can I do this?"

He exhaled smoke and patted Yang Limin on the shoulder: "In short, tell them one thing. If anyone dares to make a good person like you unhappy during the New Year, I will make him die before the New Year."

Then he walked towards Zhang Cheng, Feng Chunlai, Ge Baosheng and others, saying, "The rest is up to you."

"It's that set of perverse theories again. Whoever dares to point a gun at a good person will be punished." Yang Limin cursed at Xie Hushan in a low voice:
"What a damn unreasonable and unruly people!"

"Unruly people must be dealt with. I will help you deal with it. Don't worry, at least in the next three years, all the people you meet at Yakou are good people. If anyone's smile is not sincere enough, tell me and I will teach him how to smile when he meets the leader." Xie Hushan turned around and responded to Yang Liming with a sly smile.

After scolding Xie Hushan, Yang Liming walked towards the Lingguanying Commune office. He was responsible for nailing down and concluding the matter.

The whole thing was that Xie Hushan was robbed by Liu's family at the cliff. The reason was sufficient: the bicycle was his and the meat was public property. Xie Hushan was trying to protect the collective and leadership property.

And who could believe that he came to the cliff alone and deliberately caused trouble?

Anyway, Yang Liming didn't believe it, and he believed that his old leader in the county committee certainly didn't believe it either.

Zhang Cheng put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and looked at Xie Hushan with his nose. When Xie Hushan came to him obediently holding the broken Type 54 rifle that he had given him and that didn't make any sound, he slowly asked:
"I just heard someone say there was a shooting. Where did the bullets come from?"

"Master, it was the other person's gun that accidentally went off and fired twice. You know me and this gun. How could I have any bullets? The few scrapped rifle bullets I came into contact with before were all destroyed in front of you. As for this gun, it's just a piece of scrap metal. Didn't you let me practice assembly techniques hard after work and strive to win honors in the competition, so you gave it to me temporarily to practice." Xie Hushan answered obediently in a low voice.

"Well, old guns are prone to accidental discharges, so put them away. Practice more when you have nothing to do. Our commune is counting on you to achieve results soon." Zhang Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

There is no problem as long as his apprentice's gun did not go off. As for where the bullet that caused the gun to go off today came from, he would have to ask the person who was carrying the gun.

My own apprentice can't even fire a Type 54 rifle, and he uses it as a practice prop. Even if he has bullets on him, they should be pistol bullets. How could he possibly take out rifle bullets? Isn't the other party lying and completely framing my own apprentice?

He specifically called for the special envoy Feng Chunlai to come along, because he knew that the other party would definitely frame Xie Hushan, so he would let Old Feng greet the special envoy from the Lingguan Camp. The apprentice's gun couldn't fire at all, so the gunshot and the bullet that caused the gunshot must be the other party's problem.

Nowadays, even the most difficult criminals will still cooperate with you even if you use the best means. They might even be willing to confess that they were the ones who secretly hid the bullets.

Although this disciple of mine is a bit of a jerk, he is still sensible and knows not to cause trouble for me.

(End of this chapter)