I couldn't take it anymore; when I went home for Chinese New Year, the family genealogy book ha

"Oh my! That Stone kid is so honest!"

"Absolutely! Three hundred points, that's equivalent to how many bowls of chicken soup we give away!"

The day after the contribution list was released, the direction of "involution" in Jiangjia Village changed significantly.

People are no longer satisfied with those small, routine good deeds.

Everyone racked their brains, wanting to undertake a "major project," a "five-star high-difficulty" project, hoping to make a name for themselves on the leaderboard.

The village's stinking ditches and garbage dumps suddenly became more sought-after items than gold mines.

Hu Lahua and her group of square-dancing sisters, whose average age was over fifty, originally wanted to grab a section of the stinky ditch.

But these old women, with their frail arms and legs, were no match for the young and strong men in the village.

Seeing the gap between herself and Jiang Shitou widening on the leaderboard, Hu Lahua was so anxious that several large blisters appeared on her lips.

That morning, Hu Lahua sat in the courtyard, sighing.

One of the girls came over and suggested, "Sister Spicy Flower, how about we try a different approach?"

"It's hard to find work in the village, how about we go to town? Maybe we'll run into some elderly people living alone who need help? Helping an old lady cross the street, that'll definitely count towards our points!"

Hu La Hua's eyes lit up.

Yes! We need to broaden our perspective!

If we can't get things moving in the village, we'll go to the town and use a more powerful approach!

Just do it!

Hu Lahua immediately gathered her seven or eight most capable middle-aged women.

Everyone carried a vegetable basket, changed into their brightest clothes, and boarded the first bus bound for Qingshui Town with great pride and high spirits.

Officially, it was a big shopping trip to the town's vegetable market.

In fact, everyone was staring intently, like radar, scanning the street for anyone who looked like they needed help.

"Hey, that old man pushing the cart looks like he's having a hard time, should we go help him?"

"No, that one's already being eyed by Aunt Li from the next village. We need to find an exclusive one!"

A group of middle-aged women wandered around the market for a long time, but couldn't find a chance to get involved.

Just as Hu La Hua was feeling disheartened and preparing to buy two pounds of cabbage and head home...

Her gaze inadvertently swept over a stall selling counterfeit medicine, which was tucked away in a corner.

The stall owner was a thin man wearing a baseball cap pulled low. He had shifty eyes and kept glancing around furtively, making him look furtive.

Hu La Hua didn't pay attention at first.

But after looking at it a few more times, she suddenly felt that this face looked more and more familiar.

It seems... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?

She suddenly slapped her forehead!

I remember now!

Last night, the provincial TV news broadcast that Class A wanted notice!

That ruthless bandit who injured several people while robbing a jewelry store!

This is what it looks like!

Hu Lahua's heart began to pound wildly.

She took two steps back without making a sound, moved closer to her sisters, lowered her voice, and spoke with barely suppressed excitement.

"Sisters! It looks like we're about to strike it rich!"

"What?"

"Look at that guy selling fake medicine!" Hu Lahua pointed her chin at the skinny man. "Doesn't he look like that guy on TV... that walking 500-point guy?"

The sisters followed her gaze and their eyes widened in surprise.

"My goodness! It really is!"

"That mole near the mouth! Exactly the same!"

"Grab him! He's a walking points magnet!"

Hu La Hua's blood boiled, and she no longer cared about the danger; only one thought occupied her mind.

If I catch him, the top spot on the leaderboard will be mine!

Hu Lahua shouted and threw a large cabbage she had just bought, as if it were a grenade, directly at the wanted criminal's head!

"Stop! Don't run!"

The wanted criminal, already feeling guilty, was terrified by the sudden shout.

He turned and tried to run away.

But how could he outrun this group of fierce middle-aged women who were blinded by their pursuit of points!

"Sisters! Let's go!"

Hu La Hua gave the order.

Seven or eight middle-aged women rushed forward like tigers descending a mountain!

Some threw the vegetables into their baskets, while others swung large radishes.

An older woman who had just finished shopping at the nearby grocery store picked up a thick, long wooden rolling pin used for rolling out dumpling wrappers!

The wanted criminal was a ruthless bandit who had seen blood before. Just as he was about to resist, an old woman smashed a huge winter melon into the back of his head.

His vision went black, and he was completely stunned.

Immediately afterwards, countless fists, slaps, brooms, and rolling pins rained down on him.

"Ouch!"

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I surrender! I surrender, okay?!"

A notorious Class A wanted criminal was beaten to a pulp by a group of middle-aged women with an average age of over fifty, pinned down in a pile of rotten vegetable leaves at the market.

When the police arrived at the scene with sirens blaring.

The wanted criminal had been tied up like a big rice dumpling by the aunties using nylon rope that came with their grocery shopping.

With his face bruised and swollen, and his clothes torn to shreds, he saw the police in uniform and rushed over as if he were seeing a relative, crying his eyes out.

"Officer! Help! Arrest me! This place is terrifying!"

The young police officer leading the team watched this unbelievable scene, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

He looked at Hu Lahua and the others standing beside him, hands on their hips, looking like victorious generals, and gave them a thumbs up in admiration.

This incident quickly caused a sensation throughout Qinghe County.

That afternoon.

Director Zhang of the county police station personally led two police cars and arrived at Jiangjia Village with gongs and drums.

The vehicle was also carrying a huge red banner that read "A Model of Police-Community Cooperation, Women Are Just as Valiant as Men" and a reward of 30,000 yuan for bravery.

Amidst the envious gazes of the entire village.

Director Zhang firmly grasped Hu Lahua's hands, which were rough from years of hard work, and praised her in a loud voice:

"Comrade Hu Lahua! You guys are truly the 'Chaoyang Aunties' of Qinghe County!"

"You've solved a huge problem for our police! On behalf of the county bureau and all the people of the county, thank you!"

Hu Lahua had never seen anything like this before; she was personally praised by the bureau chief and even appeared on television.

She puffed out her chest, her face beaming like a blooming chrysanthemum, her mouth agape.

The whole village felt proud and honored.

Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't let go of this good opportunity for publicity.

In front of everyone, he took the village committee's official seal and personally wrote Hu Lahua's name on a bright red certificate that had been prepared beforehand.

Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order to Wang Dagou on the other end.

"Da Gou, add an extra 1,000 honor points to Comrade Hu Lahua on the contribution points leaderboard!"

One thousand points!

As soon as this number was released, Hu Lahua's score instantly surpassed Jiang Shitou's, taking the top spot with an absolute advantage!

Hu La Hua was so happy that she jumped up and down, hugging one of her sisters and laughing and jumping.

The eyes of the other villagers around them all turned red.

Catching a bad guy not only brings a reward and a banner, but also adds a thousand points!

This deal is even more profitable than finding money on the street!

That evening, every literate villager in Jiangjia Village received a copy of a nationwide wanted poster for fugitives, printed from the internet.

Those who couldn't read would pester their children to describe in detail the physical characteristics of the wanted criminals.

At the village entrance, several old men who were planning to go to the county town to play cards changed their minds at the last minute.

"What are you doing playing cards! You're so useless!"

An old man threw down his playing cards and pulled a crumpled wanted poster from his pocket.

"Come on! Let's go patrol the streets!"

"Tonight, nobody's going to sleep until we catch a thief!"