Chapter 1975

“On the mountain.”

“Two groups of people started fighting, the scene quickly turned chaotic.”

“Under the leadership of Dong Xuebing, Jiaolin County gained a decisive advantage, and the ten or so police officers from Yanbei County couldn’t even fight back.”

“Fight!”

“Ouch!”

“Beat that guy for tearing down the tent earlier!”

“Hey, don’t let that guy run away, chase him!”

“Come on, everyone, follow Dong Secretary! Everyone, go!”

With a loud shout, a few more people from Jiaolin County rushed forward. With Secretary Dong around, what do they have to fear? If the sky falls, a leader is holding it up. The situation was already under control, and there was no need to worry about getting hurt. The Cultural Bureau and Cultural Hall had more people stepping in to pick on the weak. Earlier, Yanbei County started with violence—smashing, robbing, shouting—and everyone in Jiaolin County was burning with anger. Even in the end, one police officer from Yanbei County who was kicked flying by Dong Xuebing landed in front of an elderly cultural bureau official in his fifties or sixties. With some white hair, the old official glanced at the man and then, unexpectedly, gave him a little kick in the buttocks before hurriedly walking away as if nothing had happened.

“Three.”

“Five.”

People from Yanbei County were beaten one by one.

Then a few more got up and joined the fight, but Dong Xuebing’s team from Jiaolin County soon knocked them down. In the end, they all lay on the ground.”

Jiaolin County achieved a complete victory.

People from Yanbei County were stumbling around, groaning in pain.

Suddenly, the only police officer from Yanbei County with a gun, who was bruised and battered, managed to prop himself up with a look of anger. With a loud noise, he pulled a gun from his waist and aimed it at the sky, causing a loud bang that echoed through the mountains. Almost simultaneously, birds in the forest were startled and fluttered away from the trees. The scene became silent in an instant.

The police officer roared, “I see who dares to move!” The gun was already pointed towards Jiaolin County.

Everyone from Jiaolin County exchanged glances, and someone cursed under their breath. But no one dared to move.

Only Dong Xuebing acted as if he hadn’t seen it, shaking his head and casually kicking a small stone on the ground. With a whoosh, the stone seemed to have a targeting mechanism, hitting the police officer’s wrist directly. The man screamed, and the gun was thrown out of his hand.

Old Chu, who was watching from the side, was stunned.

Only Mu Zhengzhong wasn’t surprised; he knew Dong Xuebing’s combat strength well. After all, they were old acquaintances.

Without a gun, the intimidation disappeared instantly. Seeing this, the people from Jiaolin County couldn’t hold back their anger. “Damn it, you robbed our cultural artifacts, smashed our things, hit us, and now you pull a gun and still want to threaten our lives. It’s useless.” Dong Xuebing takes action. A group of over a dozen people from Jiaolin County surged forward and surrounded the man, raining punches and kicks down on him. The police officer cried out like a baby.

“Ah!”

“Ouch!”

“You wait!”

“Ugh, my leg!”

People from Yanbei County couldn’t stand up anymore, clutching their legs and groaning. Some even threatened that Jiaolin County would pay for this. The ten or so people from Jiaolin County who joined the fray were panting heavily and exhausted, but they all felt delighted for letting out this pent-up anger.

“Are you all okay?” Dong Xuebing asked.

The police officer from Jiaolin County replied, “Secretary Dong, we’re all okay.”

Another officer reported, “Sir, the criminals have been subdued. Please give instructions.”

Dong Xuebing waved his hand, “No instructions needed. Everyone, take a break; you’ve worked hard.”

Hearing this, people from Jiaolin County dispersed. They began to clean up the scene, setting up the tents torn down and smashed by Yanbei County. However, the structure inside was damaged and couldn’t be set up again; it was ruined, so they had to bring new ones. No spotlight that facilitated night work and patrols was preserved; none could be used, with bulbs shattered inside.

“These bastards.”

“They’re not finished with us yet.”

Cultural Bureau staff started cursing again.”

“These people from Yanbei County are really over the top. Even if there’s a dispute over the jurisdiction here, they can’t just come in and start hitting people and smashing things. What’s wrong with them? Are they police or thugs? They deserve to die.”

Dong Xuebing approached the few teachers, “Sorry for scaring you. I apologize.”

Teacher Chu pointed at the people from Yanbei County, shaking his head repeatedly, “These people… so outrageous. I’ve never seen such savagery.”

Teacher Meng added, “These are historical artifacts. Luckily, they didn’t get smashed. The consequences would be unimaginable, and the loss couldn’t be made up.”

Mu Zhengzhong said, “Thankfully, you arrived in time.”

“If I had known, I would have come earlier,” Dong Xuebing replied. “This time, it’s our oversight. In the afternoon, I’ll increase manpower and police presence. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will meet the same fate as today. We’ll do everything we can to protect the excavation work of these ancient tombs for all the teachers.”

Teacher Chu said, “It’s not just us. The equipment isn’t here, and we don’t have enough hands. With just a few of us, we’d be digging for lifetimes. I contacted the archaeological team last night and sent back our feedback and site pictures. Today or tomorrow, the archaeological team will send people, and the necessary equipment and excavation team should arrive within this week. That will truly be the time to begin protection work. Once the identity and historical value of the ancient tomb are confirmed, the military will get involved for proper arrangements.”

Dong Xuebing nodded, “Thank you, teachers.”

Teacher Chu smiled, “Don’t thank us. We should thank you. If you hadn’t noticed that the bronze mirror was special and passed it to Old Mu, we wouldn’t have contacted this tomb so quickly. Look at these artifacts unearthed—beautiful. It’s an honor for us to be the ones discovering this ancient tomb.”

Mu Zhengzhong added, “This is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“Yeah,” Teacher Meng said. “I’ve participated in many archaeological excavations, but this important tomb is the first.”

The level of these teachers was much higher than Dong Xuebing’s.

Dong Xuebing’s mind was full of career accomplishments and promotions. Even though he had previously dealt with antiques and collections, his primary purpose was to make money. Compared to the teachers, he felt ashamed to speak up. Teacher Mu once said that Dong Xuebing was an expert, but now he realizes what kind of expert he truly is. Even if he had spent his entire life in this field, he would never have reached the level of these teachers.

Suddenly, voices could be heard from below the mountain.

“Where is everyone?”

“Where are they?”

“Gunshots—where did they come from?”

It could be heard that someone was speaking not far away, and there were quite a few people.

A Jiaolin County Cultural Bureau staff member heard it and quickly told Dong Xuebing, “Secretary, that’s a Yanbei County accent. People from their county are coming again.”

People from Jiaolin County were on high alert.

Some even seemed to have quick reflexes, grabbing a hoe from the ground as if they were ready for battle again, clearly itching for another fight.

“Teachers, take a break for now. I’ll handle this situation,” Dong Xuebing said as he moved forward.

At that moment, a group slowly walked up from below the mountain. There were about ten or so of them. The few leaders at the front were officials, while the group behind them was holding excavation equipment, indicating they were from Yanbei County’s Cultural Bureau. It became clear that they had planned this. Yanbei County’s leadership had figured that Jiaolin County’s police force was not strong, so they sent up a team of about ten police officers early in the morning to ‘clear the area’ before anyone from their side arrived. They were probably hoping to have their police take control of the scene and drive away Jiaolin County’s people, with their people taking over afterwards. It looked like they had timed everything to the minute. No one would believe this wasn’t premeditated—probably planned yesterday.”

“Ai!”

“What’s going on?”

“Captain Sun! What happened to you?”

“Vice Captain Zhou, are you hurt? What’s happening here?”

The subsequent forces from Yanbei County rushed up as soon as they arrived, furious. They yelled and quickly moved forward to check on their colleagues’ injuries.

“Secretary Yang!”

“Secretary Yang, you’re finally here!”

The injured police officers from Yanbei County were relieved to see reinforcements. With Dong Xuebing present earlier, they didn’t dare act cocky—fearful of getting pummeled again by Jiaolin County’s people. Now that their county’s leaders had arrived, Sun Chenggong and the other police officers visibly perked up.

Secretary Yang, the Secretary of Yanbei County.

His full name should be Yang Gang, right?

Dong Xuebing glanced at the leading Secretary Yang, as if he had seen him at a meeting in the city before but never spoken to him.

Yang Gang seemed almost beside himself with rage, clearly taken aback by the situation, completely off from what they had anticipated. “Xiao Sun,” he addressed Sun Chenggong, whose face was swollen from Dong Xuebing’s punches. Supported, he stood up painfully, anger etched on his face as he complained, “Secretary…”

“Don’t be agitated. Tell me slowly. What happened? Who did this to you?” Secretary Yang was livid.

Sun Chenggong pointed accusingly at Dong Xuebing, “I told them this was our Yanbei County’s territory and to leave quickly. Not only did they not listen, but they also started attacking. Jiaolin County’s county secretary started it, bringing people from Jiaolin County to surround us. We were outnumbered.”

Attacked by the people surrounding them. Led by the county secretary.

Secretary Yang gasped, nearly choking on his fury.

The people from Yanbei County glanced at Jiaolin County, who still had people glaring with sticks and hoes, seemingly ready to charge at any moment. They then looked at Dong Xuebing, standing expressionless. They were nearly fainting from shock. Did the secretary of Jiaolin County start a gang fight? What kind of thug county is this?

What kind of county secretary is this?

It was heard that Jiaolin County’s new county secretary was a troublemaker, but the rumors were indeed true.

The people from Yanbei County were momentarily dumbfounded. They had never seen a county leader behave so shamelessly.

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