Chapter 56: The Villagers Get the Short End of the Stick

A normal person would feel a chill in their heart when stared at with such a resentful gaze by someone on the brink of death.

But Lin Shi was clearly not a normal person.

He slightly opened his mouth, keeping his lips still, and spoke in a voice only audible to the two of them:

"Rest assured that you will not die alone.

I will send your parents and sister to join you later."

Li Qiang, hearing this, was so enraged that his eyes almost burst from their sockets.

Overwhelmed by anger, he kicked his legs and rolled his eyes back, turning white.

A security officer came over to check on Li Qiang's condition.

Lin Shi composed his expression, revealing a look of having narrowly escaped death.

The security officer, upon discovering that Li Qiang was dead, said to another security officer:

"The perpetrator is dead."

"Are you alright? Are you injured?"

The security officer asked Lin Shi.

Lin Shi: "No, I'm fine.

Fortunately, you arrived in time.

These villagers were extorting money..."

The village head, with a quick turn of his eyes, squeezed out tears and knelt on the ground, interrupting Lin Shi's words:

"Heaven almighty! What kind of sin have we committed?!"

The village head, tears streaming down his face, knelt on the ground and pounded his chest, crying out:

"Old Li, your hand was broken by this villain, and your son was killed by this villain! How can I face your entire family?"

The village head knelt in front of the villagers, making gestures with his other hand behind his back.

The villagers who saw it immediately understood.

Wang Liang, with a face full of indignation, pointed to the two teeth that Li Qiang had spat out on the ground and said:

"This bastard broke the father of Qiang's hand, and we were accompanying Qiang to ask for medical expenses.

But he not only didn't give it, he also knocked out Qiang's teeth.

Officers, look at these two teeth on the ground, and then look at Qiang's face!"

The security officers indeed saw two teeth on the ground and checked Li Qiang's face, which was indeed severely beaten, his entire face swollen and purple.

Li Qiang's act of committing murder was already a fact, so they decided to drag this stubborn young man into the water and see if he would dare to be so arrogant!

A sly look flashed in Wang Liang's eyes.

The village head looked at Wang Liang approvingly, he was indeed his most favored successor.

"That's right, Qiang was forced to fight back."

"He beat someone like this, and he's not allowed to fight back?"

"Qiang died so miserably! He still has two elderly parents and an unmarried sister at home, what should they do?"

"Is there any justice in this world?"

The villagers, having cooperated dozens or even hundreds of times over the years, were already skilled at this, speaking up as soon as they opened their mouths.

Both security officers frowned.

They asked:

"Did you hit someone?"

Lin Shi did not deny it:

"He came at me with a knife first, and then I fought back."

"Hmm.

Next time you encounter this situation, run first, protecting your own life is the most important, you know?"

The security officer patted Lin Shi on the shoulder and said.

This village was well-known in the surrounding area, and the two security officers had heard of it before.

Naturally, they did not believe the villagers' words.

They had personally seen the murderer wielding a knife, and a group of villagers surrounding Lin Shi with weapons, eyeing him hungrily.

Most importantly, Lin Shi had no weapons in his hands, and it seemed that he was the victim.

Lin Shi's expression was slightly surprised, not feigned this time.

He had thought he would have to argue with these villagers.

But he quickly understood what was going on.

The villagers were directly stunned.

In the past, they relied on their numbers and tacit cooperation, not knowing how many times they had made the security officers helpless.

Unfortunately, this time it was not about them having the final say because of their numbers.

"Officers, he hit someone, why are you still favoring him!" Wang Liang indignantly questioned.

"Even if it's a fight, it's not a reason for murder," the security officer said.

"You all had weapons against him alone, and even if he fought back, it was self-defense.

When we came, we saw with our own eyes that you all surrounded him with these things, were you planning to commit a crime in public?"

Another security officer said.

"We brought these tools to hit the dog!"

A villager defended.

"Where's the dog?"

The villager looked around for a while.

The dog had long run away; there was no dog left.

The security officer looked at these villagers sternly and said:

"You all stay in the village recently, waiting to be investigated, understand?!"

Times have changed; if it were a few days ago, they would have investigated this matter thoroughly and dealt with it seriously.

They would have taken all these people back to the station.

But now, they have more important things to do.

A dozen villagers looked unwilling.

The common people's awe for security officers cannot be eliminated in such a short time.

Although they knew there was no surveillance now, they did not dare to blatantly take action against the security officers.

Seeing that a dozen villagers just stared without speaking, the two security officers exchanged glances, both relieved inwardly.

As people within the system, they were more aware than ordinary people that order had begun to spiral out of control.

...

Although the truth was obvious, the two security officers still pulled Lin Shi aside to inquire about the process.

They took a simple record.

Lin Shi truthfully recounted how Li Qiang's family first came to his doorstep to make a scene, how he "accidentally" broke Old Man Li's hand, and agreed to compensate 50,000, to today being demanded 500,000, and the conflict that ensued.

The two security officers nodded, the situation was roughly as they had guessed.

The security officer said to Lin Shi:

"Will you come with us to the town? We can arrange a place for you to stay first.

It's not peaceful these days, and this place is remote; we find it hard to take care of it now."

The implication was clear, fearing the villagers would take action against Lin Shi again.

The villagers were so angry they gnashed their teeth, these damned cops!

To everyone's surprise, Lin Shi refused.

"I won't go."

The security officer pulled Lin Shi aside, speaking softly and close:

"When we leave, if these villagers cause you trouble, we won't be able to help you."

Lin Shi looked into the eyes of the security officer, seeing that he was genuinely concerned for him.

But he could only refuse the kindness, saying:

"I will protect myself; I have learned some combat techniques.

Moreover, my home is very secure, they can't do anything to me."

After a few persuasions, seeing Lin's firm attitude, they had to give up.

"If anything happens to you, go to the nearest town security office for help immediately, understand?"

Lin Shi nodded.

Asking for help was out of the question; if anyone needed help, it was these villagers.

The two security officers, with their backs to the villagers, did not see.

At this moment, these dozen villagers each revealed malicious and fierce expressions, looking at Lin Shi.

Some even made a few provocative gestures towards Lin Shi.

The village head also looked gloomily at Lin Shi.

Their village had never suffered such a great loss.

Lin Shi just sneered coldly in the face of this malice.

One security officer noticed Lin Shi's gaze and looked back.

The villagers immediately returned to normal.

But he still caught a few malicious glances.

"You can all go back to the village now, remember not to go out these days, and the village head stays!"

The security officer made up his mind to sternly warn and admonish this village head.

The other villagers gave Lin Shi a fierce look before dispersing.

"You should also go back, try not to go out recently, and keep warm and store some food."

The security officer instructed Lin Shi.

Lin Shi indicated he understood.

Riding a shared bicycle, before leaving, Lin Shi took a glance at the grass where the dog had hidden before.

It was now empty.

Perhaps his arrival had inadvertently helped the dog out of the encirclement.

The dog had jumped out to save him when Li Qiang attacked him.

It was indeed a grateful dog.

Lin Shi suddenly felt that his previous idea of giving up on raising a dog was somewhat regrettable.

The journey back to the mountain was smooth.

However, when he returned to the top of the mountain and saw the black dog sitting in the open space in front of the door, Lin Shi's mood suddenly became cheerful:

"Are you waiting for me?"

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