Nanhu Clubhouse.
Hu Zhenghua invited Brother Mao over again.
"Master, the police have lifted the lockdown on the farm, and it can reopen tomorrow. Old Gui is going to pressure me again soon. What should I do?
If I refuse him, he'll send people to cause trouble every day. I'm in the service industry; any incident leads to a suspension for rectification. In the long run, who will come here to spend money?
But if I agree, a large amount of drugs will enter. Sooner or later, the police will investigate. At that time, not only will the farm be sealed, but I'll likely be implicated and go to jail."
Hu Zhenghua was extremely troubled. His establishment was not far from the county seat, yet it was relatively remote and secluded. It was also equipped with all the necessary facilities, making it an ideal place for parties. It wasn't surprising that Old Gui had his eye on it.
Brother Mao also frowned. "I arranged for someone to damage Sister Yang Jian's shop. I thought that once Yang Jian came out, he would retaliate against Old Gui. I didn't expect someone to rush to the hospital and finish off Wu Laizi. Even if Yang Jian came out, there would be no reason for him to cause trouble for Old Gui and his men. This matter is really difficult to handle."
"Master, Old Gui just called me. He's already backed down and is willing to forgive Yang Jian, as long as there's financial compensation. However, his price is too high, and Yu Feng refused it. I think they'll reach an agreement soon, and Old Gui will then focus all his attention on me."
"This is exactly as we predicted. Old Gui is still afraid of Yang Jian coming out for revenge."
"Master, why don't we just find someone to take care of Old Gui? That scumbag deserves to die."
Brother Mao sighed. "Many people want Old Gui dead, but it's too difficult to get rid of him. He's a formidable fighter himself; a few people can't get close to him. Moreover, the members of the Lake Gang are very united. He's always surrounded by his brothers. If we want to assassinate him, a small group won't be able to win, and a large group will easily be exposed. After all, there are very few fierce individuals like Yang Jian who can fight ten men at once."
"Damn it, if Yang Jian hadn't taken down Liu Ming, Old Gui wouldn't be so arrogant. If I give Lao Pan some dry shares, he can bring me a lot of business. In the end, it's Yang Jian who ruined my plans."
Hu Zhenghua blamed Yang Jian for his current predicament.
After pondering for a while, Brother Mao suddenly made a decision. "Since Old Gui wants to reconcile, let's pull off another ruthless move and make them completely irreconcilable."
Hu Zhenghua stared blankly at Brother Mao, knowing that he was about to come up with another more insidious plan.
"Not planting rice on May Day" is a local agricultural proverb, meaning that before May 1st, the seedlings of early rice must all be transplanted into the paddy fields.
Therefore, the end of April is the busiest season in the countryside. Yang Shuanglin and his wife Liu Xingzhi were busy in their two mu of paddy fields.
The climate this year was a bit abnormal. The Handong region, which usually had abundant rainfall, had not seen rain for almost a month. The relevant departments spent a huge amount of manpower and resources to build dams on the Daxin River to store water and divert it to the paddy planting areas on both banks to combat drought and ensure spring plowing.
As a result, farmers had to complete the transplanting of seedlings according to the time nodes regulated by the agricultural department for water diversion. The 40,000 mu of rice seedlings in Yangli Village, located in Xinqiao Town, had to be transplanted within two days; otherwise, the next water diversion would be after May Day.
Liu Xingzhi was not in good health and usually did not work in the fields. However, to save time, she had to endure her illness and go to the fields to plant rice. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were cooking at home.
"Brother Shuanglin, sister-in-law, hurry back, something has happened at your house."
Guihua, their cousin's wife from next door, shouted loudly from the edge of the field.
Liu Xingzhi threw down the seedlings in her hand. "Guihua, what happened?"
"You two hurry up. Seven or eight young men have come to your house, smashed your yard gate, trashed everything inside, and your father has fainted."
Guihua stomped her feet as she spoke, clearly very anxious. Although she was usually jealous of Yang Jian's family for buying a car, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. If something really happened, she wouldn't stand by.
Upon hearing this, Yang Shuanglin became anxious. He dropped his seedlings, ran to the bank, and without even putting on his shoes, ran home barefoot.
Liu Xingzhi also hurried to follow.
Guihua had no choice but to grab their shoes and chase after them.
Yang Shuanglin, who was already sixty years old, was much stronger than his peers due to practicing martial arts his whole life. He ran home in one breath.
He saw several young men in strange clothes walking out of the yard. The wooden yard gate had already been smashed to pieces.
"Stop! What are you doing here? Why did you come to my house?"
Yang Shuanglin, with his fiery temper, grabbed a hoe from the doorway and blocked the young men.
A young man with a tiger tattoo on his neck raised the pickaxe handle in his hand. "Old man, you must be Yang Jian's father. Let me tell you, Yang Jian injured our fifth brother and even sent someone to finish him off at the hospital. This matter cannot be settled for less than 500,000 yuan. Not only will Yang Jian spend his life in prison, but you old folks won't get away with it either."
"What did you say? Yang Jian injured your fifth brother? How is that possible? He's working in Hancheng."
Yang Shuanglin was a bit confused. Yang Hui had called him, saying that Yang Jian had gone to Hancheng long ago.
"Don't lie to me. Everyone in the county seat knows he's in the detention center now. He broke our fifth brother's hands and has been arrested for four days. Last night, his brother went to the hospital and stabbed Fifth Brother three times. We're here today to seek justice."
"Yang Jian was arrested?"
Liu Xingzhi, who had just rushed back, heard this news, her eyes went black, and her whole body collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Yang Shuanglin quickly dropped the hoe and went to help his wife. Seeing this, those people scattered and rode away on their motorcycles.
"Shuanglin, hurry and call for help, your father is not doing well."
His mother, over eighty years old, ran out of the house in a panic.
Yang Shuanglin picked up Liu Xingzhi and carried her into the house.
Guihua quickly ran to the neighbors to call for help and asked her husband to bring their tricycle.
The old father had already fainted, and Yang Shuanglin was extremely anxious. With two people falling ill at the same time, he was at a loss.
Fortunately, his cousin Yang Dalin arrived with several villagers. They carried the old man and Liu Xingzhi onto the tricycle and prepared to take them to the Xinqiao Town Health Center.
Thinking that he couldn't take care of two patients alone, Yang Shuanglin handed his phone number to Guihua and asked her to call their eldest daughter, Yang Hui, at the small shop at the village entrance.
Yangli Village is three kilometers from Xinqiao Town. By the time Yang Shuanglin and the others arrived at the town health center, the old man's vital signs were very weak. The health center dared not admit him and told them to go directly to the district hospital.
Thus, the tricycle sped towards the county seat again.
After receiving the call, Yang Hui immediately asked Biaobiao to drive her. On the way to Xinqiao, she saw Yang Dalin's tricycle and quickly turned around to follow behind.
Upon arriving at the District People's Hospital, Yang Hui handled the relevant procedures, and the old man was sent to the emergency room for rescue.
Liu Xingzhi's condition was slightly better and required examination by various instruments.