Seeing this scene, the township cadre named Zhao who came with him was unhappy.
Because he felt he was being slighted.
Cadre Zhao looked at Uncle Li up and down with a scrutinizing gaze:
"Why do old comrades have to be so secretive?!"
"If you have anything to say, just say it here!"
"Everything must be subject to supervision by the people!"
"There is nothing shameful, unless...unless you are related to this murder case, and you killed the person!"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused public outrage.
Uncle Li's prestige in the village is higher than that of the deaf mother-in-law.
Especially after that plague.
It can be said that in the hearts of the Jiudaogou villagers, Uncle Li is their savior!
When the cadre surnamed Zhao said that Uncle Li was a murderer, he was tantamount to pointing his fingers at all the villagers and scolding their ancestors!
The first to attack was the pungent Sister-in-law Zhang:
"Can you, comrade, speak?"
"How can you accuse people unjustly without evidence?!"
The villagers who were watching the excitement all agreed:
"That's right, Uncle Li is a good man, and we can all vouch for him."
Some villagers with bad temper even wanted to beat the cadre named Zhao.
Fortunately, someone else caught me.
"Don't hit him here, the police are here!"
"In broad daylight, it will also cause trouble for Uncle Li."
"We'll wait outside the village in a while and beat this little brat on his way back!"
"He smashed the bike!"
Although the speaker tried his best to lower his voice, the farmer was born with a loud voice, but Cadre Zhao could still hear him clearly.
"I rebelled against you, you bunch of unruly people, and you still want to beat me?!"
"I am a state cadre, let's see who dares to touch me!"
Cadre Zhao's words completely angered the villagers present.
The crowd was excited and rushed forward one after another.
"Who the hell are you calling a troublemaker?"
"Come on, folks, and beat this son of a bitch to death!"
When Tian Zhigang saw this, he was sweating profusely:
On the one hand, he is the leader and never dares to offend;
On the other side are the folks who have lived together since childhood. If you say this poorly, it will hurt everyone.
Therefore, I could only whisper to Uncle Li:
"Please say something quickly."
"This is the township chief's brother-in-law. If we really want to beat him, we will be the ones who suffer!"
Uncle Li is an old Red Army soldier with a bad temper and a tough temper.
If he didn't take the overall situation into consideration, he wouldn't care about the township chief's brother-in-law.
Even the mayor, his father, the old man will do it without fail!
After giving Cadre Zhao a hard look, Uncle Li snorted coldly at the villagers.
"Shut up, everyone, and stay calm!"
When the villagers saw Uncle Li speaking, they immediately stopped shouting.
But the look he looked at Cadre Zhao was even more unkind.
"Bad boy, just wait for me!"
Cadre Zhao was frightened when he faced the angry crowd.
However, he still roared at Director Zhou:
"Old Zhou, they want to attack state cadres, do you care?"
Director Zhou knew very well what Cadre Zhao was, so he did not give him a good look:
"You are a state cadre, and I am the people's police!"
"What did you shout to me?!"
"Besides, haven't your fellow villagers beaten you yet?"
"I'll wait until I hit you!"
After hearing what Director Zhou said, the villagers clapped their hands and applauded.
Tian Zhigang was afraid that Cadre Zhao would become angry due to shame, so he quickly took him to his home.
When only he and Director Zhou were left, Uncle Li got straight to the point:
"Comrade Xiao Zhou, do you believe there are dirty things in this world?!"
Director Zhou was stunned for a moment, then said righteously:
"Old comrade, we police officers are all materialists!"
"I have no objection to your religious beliefs."
"But please don't say this in front of me!"
Uncle Li admired Director Zhou very much, so he was not angry.
Instead, he asked with a smile:
"You were also retired from the army. Did you participate in the counterattack against Vietnam in 1979?"
Director Zhou was stunned for a moment, then answered:
"Old sir, I didn't participate in that war, but I heard other comrades talk about the situation at that time..."
Having said this, Director Zhou fell silent.
Because according to his understanding, the enemy used sorcery in that war.
Uncle Li lit the cigarette bag and took a puff slowly.
Then he took out three medals with body temperature from the clothes inside.
"Comrade Xiao Zhou, look at this."
Director Zhou took it and watched it carefully, and immediately exclaimed:
"August 1st Medal! Medal of Independence and Freedom!! Medal of Liberation!!!"
He immediately stood up and saluted a standard military salute neatly:
"Hello, old general!"
Uncle Li took the medal back with a smile and put it in his arms again.
"What an old general, it's all in the past."
"Now the old man is just an ordinary veteran."
"If this kind of thing hadn't happened, I'm afraid you wouldn't believe me, and the old man wouldn't have shown you this."
"You can't let others know about this, remember?!"
Director Zhou hesitated for a moment, then straightened his body and answered loudly:
"Report to the old general, Zhou Limin will remember it!"