Liu Zhizhong was dumbfounded, but on second thought, maybe that made sense?
"Haha, it seems that Director Ha is the one who truly understands the local customs and traditions here!"
Hamuer gave a helpless smile, "I guess so, after all, I've worked here for over ten years and seen too much. Actually, in those fights where people start stabbing right away, even if sothing serious happens, it's not really a big deal."
"Uh..."
Liu Zhizhong was at a loss for words.
"This... even if soone dies, it's not a problem?"
"At least, in Shanan, it's not considered a problem. First, the Public Security Bureau will solve the case quickly, the efficiency is exceptionally high; second, the county governnt will rapidly provide compensation and condolences, there's a set price for a life, money is given quickly, so it's hardly a problem; third, sotis wealthy people also get into fights and accidentally kill soone, that's even more easily settled with money."
Liu Zhizhong: "..."
Speechless.
Savage, lawless... oh, but money is a rule too, right? Sigh...
Hamuer saw his speechless look and understood inside, saying, "County Magistrate Liu, do you hate these rules a bit? Want to change them?"
Liu Zhizhong waved his hand, "How dare I boast like that? In Shanan, there are its own rules, even if they don't conform to the law, they've probably been like that for decades, how can they change just like that?"
"Not decades, but for hundreds of years it's been like this, maybe even since ancient tis! Don't forget, a thousand years ago Shanan was a land of exile, everyone who ca here was a convict, haha..."
Liu Zhizhong nodded, took a deep breath, said nothing more, and drove off!
In front of them, four young n from minority ethnic groups had given each other black eyes and bloody noses, and the fight was over.
The winning side, covering their bleeding noses, waved their hands while walking away.
The losers got up from the ground, wiping their blood and cursing as they left from the other side.
The crowd that had gathered to watch lost interest and dispersed.
This is the daily life in a small county town—is it boring or is it helplessness?
Liu Zhizhong drove the car and suddenly rembered, "Hey, Director Ha, you haven't told about those two who tried to rob with knives just now!"
"Oh, haha..."
Hamuer adjusted his glasses and laughed, "Those two, I really know them. They're cousins, and another cousin of theirs is a director at the street office on that street in the county town. These two aren't very old, one's seventeen, the other's sixteen, they've been hanging around for a few years now. They like surfing the internet and also enjoy robbing with knives."
Liu Zhizhong felt depressed listening to this; the way Hamuer talked about ard robbery sounded so casual.
This, if ntioned outside, damn it, this is a serious cri!
Hamuer continued, "Don't take what they said about taking fifty thousand from you seriously, they just said it casually, each ti they rob, it's never more than a hundred or two hundred yuan, just enough for a al or a couple of days of internet. Since their cousin is a director at the street office and is a classmate with Qu Hongsheng, the County Public Security Bureau Director... sigh, over the years, nothing's been done about them. People just turn a blind eye, after all, they're not even eighteen. The most important part is, they've even been recognized for their bravery."
"Uh... recognized? For what?"
"For acts of bravery."
Liu Zhizhong was completely speechless...
Knife-wielding robbers turned habitual minor offenders, yet also honored as young heroes for bravery? This is just...
Shanan, oh Shanan... what a bizarre county town!
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