As soon as I was reborn, my fiancé came to propose marriage!

While Chen Jixiang was shouting with all his might, he looked back at the fellow villagers behind him, especially those brothers who were on good terms with him, hoping that they would come out and support him.

Who would have thought that as soon as they met his gaze, they retreated behind the crowd like turtles, let alone standing up.

I dare not even fart.

His eyes changed from expectation to disappointment. Just when he thought that this matter was hopeless, he heard a loud voice from behind.

"Brother Jixiang is right. Now we are afraid of this and that. When the bandits sneak in, we can go to the underworld to meet each other as a family."

"It's quite lively, we can have a table full of food."

Chen Yan walked out from the crowd, his tall figure standing out from the crowd. His voice penetrated the entire open space and was clearly heard by everyone.

Cui Yunzhu laughed so hard that her stomach hurt when she heard this. Xiao Zheng hurriedly pulled her aside and told her not to be so blatant, "Sister-in-law, there are so many people watching us."

She refused, and laughed even more vigorously.

"Before I married and came to Yulin Village, I thought all the men here were real men. But when something happened in the village, they all became cowards and dared not step forward."

"It's not even as good as our Xiaoqiao Village."

"Who said that?"

A 14-year-old boy stood up and shouted to Cui Yunzhu anxiously.

But when he saw Chen Yan glaring at him, he stammered, "I, I'm not a coward, I'm a man too!"

He was not convinced, "Village Chief, if they don't go, I will go!"

Chen Ping also stood up immediately afterwards, "Brother Jixiang is right, we are all from the village, if we don't come to protect the village at this time, then we will all be doomed!"

Even a 14-year-old child stood up. How could the adult men have the face to hide behind? They walked out of the crowd one by one and stood in front of the village chief.

The village chief calculated that if each family provided one young person, there would be about 50 young people in total.

He nodded in satisfaction and did just that, "Good job!"

"Everyone, bring your weapons after dinner. Whether it's sickles or hoes, whatever you can use, the sharpest ones, and the ones that can hit people the hardest, bring them out!"

"Gather at the entrance of the village, and then start drawing lots to divide the teams and arrange patrols."

I thought the matter was over, but someone in the crowd was dissatisfied again, "What about the split? It can't be that only one person comes out, right?"

"For example, the Chen family, when the three brothers divided up the family, they couldn't have only one person from each family."

Chen Yan looked at him with amusement, "Who said that my family only has one child? After the family split up, naturally each of us has our own child. Didn't you hear me and my second brother both come out to talk?"

"What about the other one?" the man kept holding on and refused to let go.

"Go look for whoever isn't here. Why are you staring at our house?" Cui Yunzhu replied loudly.

The people next to him even laughed at him, "Yeah, go find Chen Kang, what are you going to say to his two brothers? You're just an idiot, hahaha."

"you!"

After the episode, everyone dispersed and hurried home to report the news to their families.

........

When they reached the small road that was full of wasteland and forests, Cui Yunzhu started to discuss with Chen Yan, "Do you think the person who was killed was Zhao Nian?"

Chen Yan nodded, "It's very likely. If someone died on this official road, do you think the government officials would just come to the door to warn them?"

She looked at Chen Yan with some doubt, and then slowly said, "Not to mention warnings, they might even go to every household in the village to ask if anyone is hiding bandits or has seen anyone behaving suspiciously."

"But the people from the government went to the village chief's house. What does this mean?" Chen Yan guided step by step.

She suddenly realized, "This means that the identity of the deceased cannot be revealed, and this matter cannot be publicized."

"But we can't keep it to ourselves. After all, the whole Lingshui Village knows about the death of a man at the entrance of the village. If we keep it a secret, it will only arouse more suspicion."

The more she analyzed, the more excited she became. She simply stopped moving forward and slowly paced in front of Chen Yan, thinking.

"So the government informed the village heads to be alert, but the best approach is not to delve too deeply into the matter."

"My wife is really smart, she understands things immediately!"

Chen Yan felt as if his daughter had grown up.

What is this called, what is this...

He scratched his head secretly, thinking that he had read too few books and couldn't remember anything...

Cui Yunzhu felt embarrassed by his praise, and it was rare to see shyness on her face.

"So this person is most likely Zhao Nian. He was sued by Madam Zhao and sent to prison, but was bailed out by Boss Zhao using some unknown means."

"Because of his status as a death row inmate, it is not appropriate to publicize it, and we will not investigate him one by one. This is to protect the yamen's senior officials."

Chen Yan took over her words.

"If it really is Zhao Nian, then what Madam Zhao did is really satisfying!"

"A mother must be strong. If we don't cut the Gordian knot quickly, who knows what kind of trouble Zhao Nian will cause in the future."

She clenched her fists and said angrily.

Chen Yan felt extremely relieved as he looked at his wife, whose expression was sharp, unlike her usual relaxed and carefree self.

She was not afraid of Mrs. Zhao killing people. Instead, she thought that doing so was a good thing to cut the roots of the problem. She was not afraid of bandits entering the village, and had the courage to stand up and speak for herself!

The woman in front of him had really grown up a lot, completely different from the little girl who could only cry silently when he first saw her on the mountain.

But some of their characteristics have not changed!

Cui Yunzhu was stunned by his gaze and waved her finger in front of his eyes, "What are you thinking about?"

The woman in front of him had a rosy face and was smiling and talking, which made him feel confused and fascinated. "I'm thinking about my wife, how nice she is."

Cui Yunzhu lowered her head shyly, and slapped him in the face, "What time is it, and you are still thinking about these things?"

She blinked her big eyes at the man and said, "Do you think the story about the bandits is true?"

Chen Yan thought for a while and said in a deep voice, "It is very likely. Since Madam Zhao can make decisions so decisively, she will not easily reveal her flaws. So the story about the bandits is very likely to be true."

"I just don't know what method she used to lure the bandits to kill Zhao Nian, and I don't know whether these bandits actually left, so it is necessary for the village to be more vigilant."

"Don't worry, I will definitely carry the weapon you gave me when I go on patrol."

The weapon Chen Yan was talking about was the stun gun that Cui Yunzhu took out from the space, which was extremely powerful.

Even if you encounter bandits, a close-range attack will render them incapable of movement, so dealing with them is easy.

Cui Yunzhu naturally knew that Chen Yan was trying to relieve her tension, and said in agreement.

"Actually, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. After something like this happens in the village, everyone will patrol and guard together, and they will be more united."

"If something similar happens again in the future, we can learn from it and avoid chaos."