104: 'Xu Damao' becomes a gangster, angering the public

As soon as these words were uttered, it was like a bomb exploding in the crowd.

The girl cried out "waah" in fright and hid inside her home, not daring to come out.

The villagers were even more furious, their lungs practically bursting with rage.

A few young men, without a word, grabbed the carrying poles and wooden sticks beside them, while others simply clenched their fists and rushed towards Xu Damao.

"Uncle, don't stop us! Today, we must beat this hooligan to death!"

One must know, this girl was the village beauty, and many young men in the village had secretly admired her.

Now, seeing their beloved girl being teased and insulted by Xu Damao like this, how could they swallow this anger?

The older villagers, also extremely angry at this moment, simply stopped holding back and let the young people rush forward, their faces filled with fury.

One of the elders shouted, "Don't beat him to death! We'll catch him later and send him to the Commune!"

They never expected that the projectionist they invited this time would turn out to be a complete hooligan.

They would rather not watch the movie than let Xu Damao escape the punishment he deserved.

Xu Damao, seeing so many people charging at him aggressively, looked terrified, turned around, and ran off, shouting as he ran, "How dare you bully me? Just you wait! From now on, none of the villages in this area will ever get to watch movies!"

More and more people joined the chase, and even the village militia joined the pursuit.

But who would have thought that Xu Damao ran incredibly fast? Everyone was unable to catch him and could only watch as he plunged into the big mountain behind the village.

Once Xu Damao was sure no one was following, he immediately canceled his transformation, reverted to his clone, then became invisible and quietly left.

Meanwhile, the parents of the victim girl, hearing that their daughter had been wronged, were burning with anxiety and rushed home as quickly as possible.

"Niu Niu, Niu Niu, how are you? Are you alright?"

As soon as they entered the house, they anxiously called out.

"Mom and Dad, I'm fine." Niu Niu heard her parents' voices and quickly walked out from the inner room.

But her eyes were still red and swollen, and there were still traces of tears on her face, which pained her parents deeply.

"Niu Niu, you've been wronged. That damned hooligan must be caught and shot!"

Niu Niu's father was seething with rage and immediately turned to say, "I'm going to find the Team Leader. This matter absolutely cannot be left at that!"

Niu Niu's father went directly to the Team Leader's house but learned that the Team Leader had already gone to the Commune to report Xu Damao. Helpless, he could only return home for the time being.

It turned out that the Team Leader of the Lingshui Village Production Team, seeing that Xu Damao could not be caught, decisively went directly to the Commune to report him.

At the same time, Xu Damao's bicycle and projection equipment were also taken to the Commune.

The people of Lingshui Village knew that things not belonging to their village could not be taken, but their village girl had suffered verbal abuse, and this matter must have an explanation and corresponding compensation.

"What? This projectionist is actually so audacious!"

The head of the Commune's armed forces department was furious upon hearing this and immediately ordered, "Send people into the mountain to search for him. We will not rest until he is caught!"

Even the Women's Director, who rushed over after hearing the news, was indignant and loudly declared, "This kind of hooligan must be caught and shot; he absolutely cannot be let off lightly!"

The Commune Secretary was equally enraged, never expecting that Red Star Steel Rolling Plant would hire a hooligan as a projectionist.

"I will call the Steel rolling mill immediately and demand an explanation from them. The projection task was arranged by the Steel rolling mill, yet they sent such a person. Isn't this intentionally harming people?"

"Exactly, there must be an explanation! Our village girl is now so scared she doesn't dare to leave the house."

The Production Team Leader's heart was filled with anger whenever he thought of the village girl being verbally insulted by Xu Damao.

The Commune Secretary no longer delayed, picked up the phone, and quickly spun the dial to make a call.

--- At the same time, in the Lou Family's Siheyuan, Long Feiyang was filled with guilt and self-reproach.

Although this carefully planned play successfully confirmed Xu Damao's crime of hooliganism, causing Xu Damao to disappear into the mountains after fleeing, it successfully allowed the Lou Family and himself to escape possible implication.

After all, the villagers of Lingshui Village were all eyewitnesses to Xu Damao's hooliganism.

Regardless of whether this matter was entirely logically sound or possible to achieve, now as long as Xu Damao was caught, he would most likely be convicted of hooliganism.

However, the only victim in the entire incident was that innocent girl.

For his own schemes, he had cast a shadow over her heart and might even affect her future reputation.

The more Long Feiyang thought about it, the more he felt his sins were profound.

"No, I must find an opportunity to compensate that girl."

He secretly made up his mind to find a way to make amends for his mistakes... Xu Fugui hurried to Red Star Steel Rolling Plant and went straight to the security department.

Facing the security guard on duty, he said anxiously and politely, "Comrade, hello. My name is Xu Fugui, and I am the father of Xu Damao, our factory's projectionist. My son hasn't been home for a week, and I'm really worried. I want to ask Section Chief Wu of the propaganda department about the situation."

The security guard, upon hearing this, made a note in the register and casually asked, "Projectionist Xu Damao? Is he that guy with the horse face?"

Xu Fugui felt a wave of helplessness and a hint of embarrassment when he heard his son described that way, but he still quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, that's him."

After completing the registration, the security guard said, "Please wait a moment. I'll go to the propaganda department to find Section Chief Wu now."

With that, he quickly walked towards the propaganda department.

A moment later, the security guard arrived at Section Chief Wu's office and explained the reason for his visit: "Section Chief Wu, Xu Damao's father is here. He said Xu Damao hasn't been home for a week and wants to know if you know Xu Damao's whereabouts."

"Xu Damao's father? How dare he show his face!"

Section Chief Wu immediately became furious upon hearing this.

Just now, he had received a complaint and report call from the Commune where Lingshui Village was located, learning that Xu Damao had actually committed hooliganism in Lingshui Village, and his actions were extremely vile.

Although Xu Damao had fled into the mountains after resisting arrest, he was, after all, an employee of the Steel rolling mill. The factory could not shirk its responsibility in this matter; it not only had to assist in the arrest but also had to give an explanation to the victim girl of Lingshui Village.

Thinking of this, Section Chief Wu said to the security guard, "Xu Damao has committed a serious crime! This afternoon, he committed hooliganism in Lingshui Village, resisted arrest after being discovered, and then fled into the mountains. You first have his father wait there and cooperate with the investigation. I need to report this matter to the leaders immediately."

With that, Section Chief Wu rushed towards the factory director's office.

The security guard returned to the factory gate, stared at Xu Fugui with a serious expression, and said in a stern tone, "Comrade Xu, your son Xu Damao committed hooliganism in Lingshui Village this afternoon. He resisted cooperation when faced with arrest and fled into the mountains. Now, we need your cooperation in our investigation."