Chapter 123: Heaven Opens Its Eyes

  Zhang Shu-tian's face showed a hint of embarrassment: "Sorry, I can't control the fact that Er Lu Zi is occupying the small road."

  "You're the village head, how can you not be in charge?" Xu Qiujie was stunned for a moment.

  Zhang Shu-tian let out a bitter laugh: "This afternoon, I received a call from the county land bureau's leader, saying that the land bureau has already allowed Er Duzi to occupy the small road..."

  "What? Land Bureau?" Xu Qiujie frowned: "Why would the Land Bureau speak for Er Duzi?"

  "I'm not clear about that, Qiujie, the Land Bureau has already agreed, I have no right to stop Er Duzi again, I really owe you an apology." Zhang Shutian said with embarrassment.

  "Village Chief Zhang, don't say that, you've already helped us a lot." Lin Dahai said hastily.

  Zhang Shutian shook his head: "I still have something to do, I'll go first." After finishing speaking, Zhang Shutian stood up and walked out of the house.

  Lin Dahai immediately went out to see him off.

  "Are we just going to stand by and watch Er Gouzi take over the alley?" Xu Qiujie was so angry that she stomped her foot.

  Lin Dahai helplessly said: "The Land Bureau has allowed Er Duzi to occupy the small road, what can we do?"

  "No way, I'm going to the Land Bureau to get an explanation." Xu Qiujie picked up her coat and was about to leave.

  "What's the time now? The Land Bureau has long since closed!" Lin Dahai said, pointing at the clock on the wall.

  "Qiu Ju, calm down. Tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to the Land Bureau!" Lin Wanshan said in a low voice: "It's getting late now, hurry up and have dinner."

  Gǔ Jiālán walked over and grasped Xú Qiūjú's arm: "Auntie, calm down, things will definitely be resolved!"

  After some persuasion from several people, Xu Qiujie finally agreed to go to the Land Bureau again tomorrow to ask for an explanation.

  Xu Qiujie let out a breath, put down her coat, and went to get dinner ready.

  Lin San Yi stood by the door, from start to finish he didn't say a word, only his eyes occasionally flashed with a thread of murderous aura.

  ……

  Late at night.

  Lin San took advantage of the fact that everyone in his family was fast asleep and slipped out of the house, arriving at the east end of the village.

  At the east end of the village, two large excavators were parked, which were rented by Erzi in the daytime to build a small building.

  Lin San took a closer look at the two large excavators, his eyebrows furrowed slightly as he muttered to himself: "Such massive things, I wonder if the storage ring can hold them." After a moment of contemplation, Lin San stretched out his hand wearing the storage ring and waved it lightly. The two excavators in front of him vanished into thin air. Lin San probed with his divine sense and a hint of a smile appeared on his face: "This storage ring is indeed extraordinary, able to store even such massive and heavy excavators. It was worth spending so much effort to refine it."

  "Woof woof woof......" A burst of dog barking suddenly came from a house by the side of the road.

  Lin San feared that staying too long would be discovered by others, so he immediately turned around and returned home, took off his clothes, and crawled into bed to sleep soundly.

  ……

  "Where's my excavator!!!" Just as the sky was getting light, a mournful cry came from the east end of the village.

  Today, Er Lu Zi came to the east of the village early in the morning and suddenly found that the two excavators parked on the foundation were gone. He was frightened and shouted loudly. Er Lu Zi reacted quickly and hurriedly took out his mobile phone to call the police.

  Before long, the police arrived at the scene.

  Two donkeys pulled at the policeman's sleeve, with a nose full of snot and tears, begging: "Comrade Policeman, my two excavators are lost, you must help me get them back..."

  The police comforted Erzi for a few words and began to investigate the scene.

  It's impossible to steal two large excavators with huge volumes and heavy weights without certain tools. The police investigated at the scene for half a day but didn't find any clues, not even tire tracks.

  According to the surrounding residents, last night was quiet and peaceful all night long, without hearing any unusual sounds.

  "I know who stole the excavator!" The second donkey suddenly shouted.

  The police immediately asked who it was.

  "Lin Dahi and his family! Yesterday, Lin Dahi and his family came to me to quarrel, later if the village chief hadn't come, I would have fought with Lin Dahi and his family...” Er Lu Zi detailedly described what happened yesterday when he had a conflict with Lin Dahi's family.

  After listening to Er Zhuizi's account, the police also felt that Lin Dahi and his family were somewhat suspicious, so they immediately rushed to Lin Dahi's home for investigation.

  Half an hour later, the police came out of Lin Dahi's house. Lin Dahi and his family all said that they were sleeping soundly at home last night and did not go to steal any excavators. Besides, the excavator is so heavy, they couldn't have stolen it anyway.

  The police saw that they couldn't find anything in Apricot Village, so they left first.

  Two donkeys gathered a few people and ran to Lin Dahan's home to make trouble, but were all driven out by Lin Sansan with three punches and two kicks.

  Seeing Lin San being so fierce, Er Duzi didn't dare to come and provoke him again, but kept urging the police to crack the case as soon as possible.

  It's said that a paper bag can't hold fire, and Wang Deqiu, the owner of the excavator, finally got the news.

  Wang Deqi furiously found Er Lüzǐ: "Er Lüzǐ, where did you put my excavator?"

  "Uncle, I was just thinking of coming to find you. Those two excavators have vanished into thin air, I..." Er Duzi said with a bitter face.

  "Has it flown away? Damn, do you think I'm an idiot? The excavator doesn't have wings, how can it fly? You little donkey, did you secretly hide my excavator?" Wang Deqiu shouted angrily.

  "Heavens! How could I ever do such an unscrupulous thing?" The Second Donkey cried out in grievance: "Uncle, how could I..."

  "Hum! What kind of evil deed can't you do? You two donkeys, listen up, if you don't return my excavator within three days, I'll make you regret it!" Wang Deqiu coldly snorted.

  "Uncle, three days is too short a time, can you give us a few more days...?"

  "Get out of here!" Wang Deqiu suddenly pushed Er Duzi away.

  The two donkeys "clattered" and retreated several steps, their heels getting stuck on a protruding brick, and with a backward lean, they sat down on the ground.

  "In two days' time, if I don't see the excavator, your life is mine!" With that, Wang Deqiu stormed off.

  Two donkeys sat on the ground, staring in the direction where Wang Deqiu had left, and were immediately stunned.

  Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

  The two donkeys still couldn't find the excavator.

  Wang Deqiu didn't get the excavator back, so in a fit of anger, he directly sued Er Duzi to court and demanded compensation for his losses.

  Two excavators worth hundreds of thousands, even killing two donkeys couldn't compensate for it. In the end, the court had no choice but to sentence the two dogs to 15 years in prison for swindling private property.

  Wang Deqiu lost tens of thousands of yuan and couldn't let it go, so he brought a group of people to move away all the valuable things in Er Gouz's home, even the small dog raised in the yard was not spared.

  The parents of the two donkeys directly fainted and were hospitalized.

  "It's really too exciting! The two donkeys' calamity has finally been caught!" Xu Qiujie excitedly patted her thigh.

  "Heavens!”, Lin Dahi also had a joyful expression on his face.

  Lin Wanshan knocked on his cigarette and said in confusion: "After all, who is it that sneaked away with the excavator without anyone knowing?"

  "Whoever it is, anyway, they're a good person!" Xu Qiujie laughed.

  Lin Wanshan slightly shook his head and didn't say another word. In Lin Wanshan's heart, stealing was just wrong.

  "Mom, I'm hungry." Lin San shouted from the side.

  "I'll go cook now." Xu Qiujie stood up, put on an apron and walked into the kitchen.

  Gu Jialan stood up and followed to help.

  Lin Wanshan and Lin Dahai gathered together, still pondering who the thief was that stole the excavator.

  Lin San sat on one side, leisurely playing mobile games.

  January 6th

  Lin San and Gu Jialan are going back to Lanzhou City.

  Lin Wanshan, Lin Dahai and Xu Qiujie sent them all the way to the crossroads.

  Lin San and Gu Jialan drove away after saying goodbye to their relatives.

  Watching the car disappear into the distance, Xu Qiujie's eyes reddened and tears fell "plop plop".

  Lin Dahai patted Xu Qiujie's shoulder: "Qiujie, don't be sad, after a while, Sanzi and Lanlan will come back."

  "Let's go, let's go back." Seeing Lin San and Gu Jialan leave, Lin Wanshan also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. As people get older, they all hope that their children and grandchildren will stay by their side.

  Xu Qiujie nodded, wiped away her tears and followed Lin Wanshan and Lin Dahai back home.

  On an Audi car.

  Gǔ Jiālán smiled and said: "Lín Sān, your parents and grandfather are really good and kind people."

  Lin San said while driving: "The quality of rural people is very good."

  "Lin San, try to find an opportunity to bring your grandfather and parents to Lanzhou City, so we can take care of them too. They are all very old now, living in the countryside is really not convenient." Gu Jialan said with a moment's hesitation.

  Lin San shook his head: "My grandfather's personality is very stubborn, he will not agree to come to Lanzhou City."

  "Alternatively, I'll send two bodyguards over to protect your grandfather's safety," Gu Jialan said, furrowing her brow slightly. She was worried that another rascal like Er Duzi would appear in the village.

  "This doesn't seem quite right......" Lin San hesitated for a moment.

  Gu Jialan smiled: "What's not suitable, I'll let two bodyguards disguise themselves as outsiders and secretly protect Grandpa and them. This way, they won't disturb Grandpa's peaceful life, and can also protect them from being bullied. It's a win-win situation, isn't it great?"

  Lin San thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll do it as you said. The salary of the two bodyguards will be paid by me."

  Gu Jialan's face sank, and he said unhappily: "Lin San, you're treating me like an outsider. Isn't my money your money too? Do we need to split it so clearly?"

  "No, I just thought..." Lin San hastily explained when he saw Gu Jialan getting angry.

  "Lin San, I know you're a traditional man and feel embarrassed about spending women's money, but what I want to say is that I'm your girlfriend, future wife, everything of mine will belong to you, including my property. For you, I'm willing to give up everything! Including my own life!" Gu Jialan said slowly.

  "Jialan, being able to receive your love is the happiest thing for me in this lifetime..." A warm current flashed through Lin San's heart.

  Gujalan gently rested her head on Lin San's leg and softly said: "I'm also very happy."