Chen Dan saw the joint defense team take out a thin rope to tie up her brother, and she didn't even bother to greet Shen Huai. She rushed forward again, trying to grab her brother away, knowing that if he was really taken by the joint defense team, at least one layer of skin would be peeled off before he could get out.

  "Wang Gang, you beast, dare to touch my brother's finger, I'll burn your house down." Chen Dan burst into tears and rushed up to grab Wang Gang's face.

  Shen Huai quickly pulled Chen Dan back. If Chen Dan had a kitchen knife in her hand, she might have been able to scare Wang Gang away. But with bare fists, what could she do?

  Wang Gang glanced at Chen Dan, his mouth twitching slightly, and said viciously: "Your brother injured a member of the joint defense team on the street. You can't reason with anyone, not even the King of Heaven. If you come to the joint defense team tonight and cooperate with the investigation, maybe there's still room for leniency. I'm not an unreasonable person, otherwise, based on your previous words, I'll tie you up. Your father wants to bail you out? He'll have to see my face first."

  "You yellow-faced cat, you son of a bitch! You dare to kill me? If you can't kill me today, then tomorrow it will be your turn to die!" Chen Tong was pinned down by three strong league guards, still struggling and staring viciously at Wang Gang, his anger burning with hidden implications for the threat Wang Gang had made against his sister earlier.

  "Alright, everyone heard that, this kid actually threatened our law enforcement personnel on the street," Wang Gang laughed and nodded to the surrounding crowd, then walked up to Chen Tong, slapped him in the face, and said in a low voice, "I don't dare kill you, guess if I dare make you disabled?"

  Although he was suppressing his voice, it just happened to be loud enough for Shen Huan and Chen Dan, who was holding onto Shen Huan, to hear. The gaze that turned around seemed to have greedily licked Chen Dan's face once.

  Shen Huai saw Wang Gang's bold and unscrupulous plan to hit Chen Dan, thinking that it was likely him who had intentionally found fault with Chen Dan's younger brother before. This beast still has not changed his greedy ways towards Chen Dan.

  Shen Hua didn't care about the work permit on the ground, but instead turned his face to stare at the joint defense team member who had seen his work permit.

  That league defender had a somewhat fearful look in his eyes, and he didn't dare to make things bigger, so he leaned over to Wang Gang's ear and said, "His work permit says he is from the Municipal Government Secretariat."

  Wang Gang's heart skipped a beat. Although he was reckless, he only dared to act tyrannically in Meixi Town and knew the heavens were high and the earth was thick.

  Even the city government's toilet cleaners aren't people he can bully, Wang Gang suddenly realized that the situation was quite serious, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he wanted to pick up the green leather work permit that had been slammed to the ground to verify it, but he couldn't bear to show his face.

  "The city government is really something, who knows what's true or false, even if it's the city government's, can they stop the joint defense team from enforcing the law?" Wang Gang shouted at the team member who reminded him, with some guilt in his heart.

  Chen Dan only calmed down at this time, and felt how foolish and impulsive she had been. To prevent Wang Gang from taking her brother away, there was no need to ask anyone for help, just finding Shen Hua in front of her would be enough. If even Shen Hua couldn't do it, then no matter who she asked, there would be no way to get the person back from Wang Gang's hands.

  It turned out that someone else recognized Chen Dan's siblings and couldn't bear to watch, saying: "We can't let them tie Chen Tong up with the joint defense team, they deliberately said dirty words about you, Chen Tong just couldn't help but hit people first..."

  Beautiful women are often gossiped about; Shen Huai didn't wait for Chen Dan to ask, seeing a withered yellow leaf stuck on her shoulder, he helped her remove it and flicked it off, then turned to look at the militia members who had just been like ferocious wolves and tigers, coldly asking:

  "Is the Party Secretary of Meixi Town Du Jian, and is the Deputy Secretary and Town Mayor He Qing She? I'll call them now to ask if the Meixi Town Joint Defense Team has the power to beat up civilians on the street and take people away with ropes. Do they have the power not to accept supervision from the Municipal Government's Inspection Office? Do they have the power to swing their fists at me, a passerby, and curse my mother?"

  Shen Hua didn't go to pick up the work permit on the ground, turned around and went to lift up the fallen bicycle, taking the briefcase from the handlebars.

  As soon as Shen Hua opened his briefcase and took out his phone, Wang Gang's heart sank, only then did he realize that today was indeed a bad day.

  In those years, several big bosses in the town were still using brick-like "big brothers" to show off in front of people, and Motorola mobile phones cost more than 10,000 yuan in Donghua.

  Wang Gang only had a Chinese pager that Du Jian had discarded at his waist, and he was acting like an idiot, how dare he question Shen Huai's identity again?

  Wang Gang stood stiffly there, looking at Shen Hui who was dialing the phone, then looked at Chen Tong who was tied up with a rope by the joint defense team members, and saw Chen Dan's expectant face looking at Shen Hui, and also glanced at the work permit that had been thrown to the ground, its green color piercing his eyes. For a moment, he didn't know how to react. The other joint defense team members were also standing there stupidly, not daring to move forward.

  Shen Huai made a phone call, and while waiting for the call to connect, he turned his head to look at Wang Gang: "Are you Wang Gang? Besides you, who else is in charge of the joint defense team in Meixi Town today? When you went out to clean up the streets, why didn't you bring any police officers with you? Where's the person in charge of the town's comprehensive governance office?"

  "I, I," Wang Gang stared at Shen Hui's eyes, as if bitten by a venomous snake, his heart racing, "I" twice, but couldn't come up with an excuse for himself.

  Although he is uneducated and untalented, he still has some knowledge of the social cleaning program for tidying up the streets. He listened to Shen Huan's every word, asking about the key points, fearing that things would get out of hand. The skin on his body might have to be peeled off first, and it was unknown whether it would implicate Du Jian or not.

  Wang Gang's forehead was sweating coldly as he thought of this, his face burning and swelling. He bent down to pick up the green leather work permit, not daring to check it carelessly, and wiped it vigorously on his clothes twice before handing it over with both hands. "I'm really sorry, I... didn't know you were a comrade from the city government..." His heart was afraid that Shen Hua would make a big deal out of this, and his mouth became incoherent with fear.

  Du Jian is a local tyrant in Meixi Town, and Du Jian also indulges him because of his mother's face, so he can bully people in the town.

  If Du Jian knew that the people from the city had been offended here, he would probably scold him severely.

  The style of those people in the city, Du Jian is not just hearsay. The Mei Creek Steel Factory was made that way, and there is credit to be given to those young masters from the city. Looking at the mobile phone in Shen Hua's hand, which is quite valuable, it is clear that he is not an ordinary employee of the municipal government, and may even be the son of a municipal leader.

  Compared to those rich kids, Wang Gang knew he was nothing. Don't even mention him, if Du Jian had offended the rich kids in the city, they wouldn't even know how to die.

  Shen Huai didn't want to make a big deal out of it either, who knows how much face this "municipal government secretary" still had left? Seeing Wang Gang back down, he took the opportunity to retreat and there would be plenty of chances to deal with this kid later.

  Shen Huai hung up the phone, took over his work permit and put it in his pocket, looked at Chen Tong who was still tied up with five flowers, and asked: "How do you plan to deal with this matter? I only saw you beating him up, if someone had beaten him before, everyone can go to the police station to solve it and accept the investigation. However, I have never heard that the joint defense team has the power to bind or detain people."

  "It's not a big deal, he set up a stall on the side of the road, affecting traffic, we can't just ignore it," Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "This kid has been driven away several times, but still doesn't listen to advice, if we continue to indulge him, our work will also become difficult..."

  "Why can't we set up a stall when others can? Isn't it just because we didn't pay you protection fees?" Chen Tong loosened his bindings and supported his numb arm, still looking at Wang Gang with discontent.

  "Alright, you've made a mess of the street, and now you're going to reason with me?" Shen Huan stopped Chen Tong from continuing to pester him.

  Chen Tong was stunned again, but he also knew that Shen Huan was helping him at this time. Some words were stuck in his throat and he forced them back, his face flushing bright red.

  Shen Huai looked at Chen Tong and saw that he still knew his limits, so he turned around and said to Wang Gang, "Maintaining the appearance of the streets is your job, I won't say much. But you also need to remember to follow the law. With so many people watching, what did you look like just now? Let's put it this way, as long as no one was seriously hurt and can still walk, let's just consider this matter settled. If we make a big deal out of it, it will only bring shame to Mei Creek Town..."

  After Wang Gang left with his men, the others, seeing there was nothing more to see, dispersed in a hurry.

  Chen Dan will gather up all the scattered small goods that the joint defense team members have obtained, put them in a plastic bag, and place them at the back of the tricycle.

  Shen Huai accompanied Chen Dan and her siblings to the infirmary to treat Chen Tong's injuries. Fortunately, he had a sturdy physique and didn't suffer any serious harm despite being punched and kicked several times. At the infirmary, they ran into Wang Gang and some other militiamen, who were grinning from ear to ear, indicating that Chen Tong hadn't been at a disadvantage in the fight earlier. He was a hot-headed person who had honed his physique during his three years in the army.

  However, Shen Hua thought of what he had heard before that Chen Tong had the opportunity to transfer his military service in the army, and didn't know how he ended up retiring from the army instead. These were questions that this "stranger" wasn't convenient for him to ask.

  As I walked out of the town health center, it had already turned dark.

  "If it weren't for Secretary Shen, today's matter would not have been settled," Chen Dan said with great gratitude, standing at the door of the health room. "If Secretary Shen doesn't have other things to do, let's have a meal in town and give us a chance to thank you properly?"

  Shen Huai didn't mind accompanying Chen Dan for a meal, but Chen Dan wasn't going back. Xiao Li was at home, getting anxious? He smiled and said: "I met Zhao Dong, the department head, two days ago, and he told me that you've been with Sun Haiwen's sister these past few days. You should hurry back, don't make Sun Haiwen's sister worry. I'm not busy, just find a place to eat, and then head back to the city later."

  "How can this be? My home is just at the east end of the town," Chen Dan said, her face turning red, not knowing if Shen Hui had realized he was avoiding him earlier. "If Secretary Shen doesn't mind, then let's go to my place for dinner..." Thinking that her younger brother was there, especially after such a big commotion today, inviting Shen Hui to the old mansion for dinner wouldn't be afraid of gossip.

  Shen Huai was worried that he wouldn't have a chance to get close to Xiao Li, and even though he knew it wasn't quite right, he didn't refuse Chen Dan's invitation. He said, "In that case, let's just buy some takeout and head back; I've also heard in the city that Wang Er's braised pork head from Mei Creek is very famous."

  Hearing Shen Huan being so casual, Chen Dan also breathed a sigh of relief.

  Wang Gang carefully accompanied the smiling face to send Shen Huai and Chen Dan to the clinic door before turning back to see the injured joint defense team members. Seeing Shen Huai and Chen Dan chatting and laughing at the clinic door, he felt a chill in his heart: This kid is so diligent, eight out of ten chances are that he has taken a liking to Chen Dan, but isn't that something good that would never happen to him in eight lifetimes?