Chapter 375 - 375 Armed Melee
375 Armed Melee
Seeing that Wen An had given in, the people of Houtu village naturally did not want to let go of this opportunity.
“I’ll apologize to everyone on their behalf. I’m sorry.” Wen An took a deep breath and spoke to the Houtu villagers with a sincere attitude.
“Hmph, since you, the village chief, have spoken, we won’t stoop to your level,” the young man from Houtu village said arrogantly.
“Chief, but we urgently need to use the water!”
“Isn’t this clearly bullying?”
“Sigh, we can’t always use tap water. It’s not convenient!”
The Qinghe villagers were obviously not very satisfied with this result. It was the people of Houtu Village who had first started the conflict, but now it ended with them giving in.
“We’ll talk when we get back.” Wen An took a deep breath. It was obvious that someone was targeting the entire Qinghe Village.
The other party had discreetly gone straight to the point the moment they made their move. They had allied with several villages to put pressure on Qinghe Village at the same time. Wen An did not know who this unknown opponent was.
After Wen An finished speaking, he turned and left. Behind him, a group of depressed and helpless Qinghe villagers followed.
However, the riverbank was destined not to be peaceful that day.
Perhaps it was because the Chief of Qinghe Village was still helpless about the situation, a Houtu villager suddenly spoke out loud.
“The people of Qinghe Village are just a bunch of cowards.” The voice was not loud.
However, it was enough for the Qinghe villager at the back to hear.
“What the h*** did you just say?” The Qinghe villager turned around and roared furiously in the direction of the voice.
Originally, they were already incensed, as cutting off the river flow was the fault of the people of Houtu village.
If Wen An had not stopped them in time, they would have already started fighting.
However, the words of the Houtu villager instantly became a fuse again, and the situation spiraled out of control.
“So what if I said it! Didn’t you hear it just now?” Although the person who spoke was a little guilty, he looked at the Houtu villagers around him and gathered his courage to reply.
“D*** you!” The Qinghe villager who had first turned around could no longer bear the ridicule. He raised the shoulder pole in his hand and rushed forward.
His action was like a signal, and the residents of Qinghe Village and Houtu Village started a large-scale fight on the riverbank.
The last time something like this had happened in Sanhua Town was more than a decade ago…
Wen An, who was walking in front, didn’t even know what was happening at the back of the group.
He could only vaguely hear a few angry shouts. Then, the Qinghe villagers beside him turned around and joined the fight.
“Stop! Come back quickly!” Wen An looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and tried to stop it, but it was already too late.
The Houtu and Qinghe villagers even sent people back to their respective villages to continue calling for reinforcements.
The two sides had already been at daggers drawn, and just because of a single sentence, such a huge conflict had occurred.
Houtu Village was envious of Qinghe Village’s recent pace of development. Qinghe Village resented Houtu Village for being unreasonable and even daring to provoke them.
Even though they were already in a civilized society, fists were always one of the most effective ways to solve problems.
They didn’t work in the office all day long, so it was their deep-seated belief that conflicts needed to be resolved by force. After all, the cost of fighting in the countryside was not high.
When Wen An saw this, he sighed.
He had no choice but to call the police.
While the residents of Qinghe Village and Houtu Village were having a conflict, the meeting room of the Houtu village council was filled with dozens of people.
Other than the chief of Houtu Village and a few important people in the village, the people sitting there were the chiefs of the other nearby villages.
Zhou Hao was there as well.
He stood at the front of the conference room and looked at the people wearing solemn expressions before him. He couldn’t help but smile sarcastically.
Behind him, a huge PowerPoint presentation explained in detail how big the gap between their villages and Qinghe Village was.
Of course, Zhou Hao had exaggerated a little, but this was exactly the effect he wanted.
“Everyone has been listening to me for more than half an hour. There are only so many resources available. The development of Qinghe village will definitely need to draw on the nutrients from the surrounding villages.”
Zhou Hao paused for a moment. He was observing the reactions of these people.
Sure enough, these people’s expressions became uglier.
“This is snatching the fruits of your labor! Using your blood and sweat in exchange for their wealth!” Zhou Hao lamented.