Chapter 262: Leave Some Good Deeds for Yourself

The family planning office, which had left earlier, returned and startled the neighbors who had just returned to their homes. After seeing Li Xian and the officials from the family planning office clash, everyone was on edge, worried that the Li family might have provoked these officials into taking extreme measures.

In this day and age, the family planning office could demolish houses and arrest people without hesitation. It was an ordinary occurrence for them!

"It's over, it's over. Li Er is really asking for trouble! Sure, he has money, but how can he go against the government like this?"

"Yeah, it looks like this won't end well. Let's see how it turns out. If it escalates, we should lend a hand to avoid any fatalities."

"Don't worry, it won't come to that. The Li family isn't poor. Even if they're punished, it will just mean paying some fines or spending some time in detention. How bad could it be?"

Fearing they might be dragged into the mess, the neighbors didn't dare to get too close. They stayed hidden behind their own walls, keeping a close watch on the situation at Li Qing's house.

As the crowd discussed anxiously, the family planning office staff entered Li Qing's courtyard. At this moment, Li Xian, with Wang Tiecheng and Zhou Yong, who had managed to get a white dragon pipe somewhere, came out the door.

The two groups faced each other.

The atmosphere was tense!

"What's this? Haven't you had enough beating yet?"

Zhou Yong, who had been flaunting his strength and had managed to win the fight two against sixteen, was now puffed up with arrogance. Seeing the family planning officials returning, he brandished his white dragon pipe, pointing forward. Whether he was genuinely bold or just putting on an act, he was certainly imposing.

Next to him, Aunt Ma, who was worried about escalating the situation, quickly intervened, "Look, we're all from the same department. Is there any need to fight? Can't we talk things over calmly, brother?"

While Aunt Ma was sweating from the anxiety, Hu Kezhang, the official who had initially wanted to demolish houses and arrest people, stepped through the crowd and approached. Seeing Li Xian glaring at him at the door, he began, "Well… we came to… deliver the birth control certificate…"

What?

The voice wasn't loud, but the neighbors around were dead silent, their anxiety palpable. The quiet was so intense that one could hear a pin drop.

When the family planning office, known for its tyranny and having just suffered a major defeat, actually came to deliver a birth control certificate after being beaten, the shock around Li Qing's house was palpable!

"Is this for real?" muttered the neighbor next door, Old Yu. The look in the neighbors' eyes turned even more curious.

Feeling the intense scrutiny, Hu Chuanzhong was also desperate.

Just minutes earlier, after returning to the guesthouse, he had contacted the local police station using the guesthouse's phone. The call was answered by a forest ranger named Meng Qingwei, who Hu had dealt with before. He reported the situation at the Eight-Nine Forest Farm and requested support.

To his dismay, after a long pause, Meng Qingwei said, "The police are out chasing gamblers and patrolling for fire safety, so we can't assist with the family planning work."

When would they have time?

That was uncertain.

Just as Hu Chuanzhong was cursing his bad luck and complaining about the unfortunate timing, Meng Qingwei abruptly said something cryptic: "You're really something, why provoke that family? I had my teeth knocked out there last year."

Before Hu could ask for clarification, the call ended.

Hu Chuanzhong quickly called the family planning office again. Before he could report the situation to Director Liu, he was given an urgent task: "Old Hu, you're at the Eight-Nine Forest Farm, right? Stop messing around and quickly deliver a birth control certificate to someone named Li Qing. Director Xu specifically instructed us to get this done immediately. Put aside your current tasks and do it now! Which Xu? Xu Chaoyang!"

At that moment, Hu Chuanzhong understood that he was truly in trouble.

With a sullen face, Hu Chuanzhong handed the birth control certificate to Li Xian and, under the amazed gaze of those around him, bent his back in a bow.

Looking at the handwritten, rough birth control certificate in his hand, Li Xian smirked.

"Hu Kezhang, is someone behind this trouble at my brother's house?"

"No, no!" Hu Chuanzhong, fearing another beating, waved his chubby hands frantically, "We really came here because of a report."

Seeing Hu's anxious expression didn't seem like an act, Li Xian frowned. Could it be that Li Qing was just unlucky and got targeted by the family planning office? Could such a coincidence really happen?

After a brief thought, he asked, "Who made the report?"

"I don't know," Hu Chuanzhong was eager to leave, "The reporting line for the family planning office isn't my responsibility. I'm just the delivery guy."

Li Xian nodded, seeing that no more useful information could be obtained, and waved him off.

As Hu Chuanzhong and his team hurriedly left, Li Xian's voice rang out behind them.

"While doing family planning work, you should leave some good deeds for yourself. If you can save a life that was meant to be on this earth, do so. Otherwise, be careful of vengeful spirits seeking retribution and ending your lineage."

Hu Chuanzhong, who was fleeing with his head down, shivered at these words. It felt as if something had grabbed his feet, causing him to stumble and fall in the dirt.

As he lay on the ground and looked back, Hu Chuanzhong was drenched in cold sweat—there was nothing behind him, just a smooth, empty road!

"Hu Ke, are you alright?"

When his subordinates came to help, Hu Chuanzhong shook his head, quickly getting up and brushing off the dirt. "I'm fine, I'm fine! Let's go quickly, this place is too damn eerie!"

At the entrance, watching Hu Chuanzhong and his team flee in panic, Li Xian chuckled and glanced at Wang Tiecheng, who was standing silently by his side.

The latter kicked a small stone with his foot and looked up at the sky.

"This sky looks like it's going to hail."

Remarkably, Wang Tiecheng spoke up for the first time.

In the distance, in the small forest at the crossroads, a figure struck the tree trunk beside him in frustration.

"Damn it, I don't believe I can't take down this damned family!"