Carrying a Jurassic on me-Chapter 1254 - 621: Support Funds, On TV, Mechanization

The hoodlums loitered around the village, and without committing a crime, the police station had no recourse to act against them; even if they were caught stealing chickens or pickpocketing, the local station would just detain them for a few days. After being released, these hoodlums would only intensify their mischief—continuously spreading rumors nearby the village about how Hou Dayong’s sister was involved with him, saying all sorts of unsavory things.

Given that he was idle, whenever someone sought to beat him up, he would run away. The villagers weren’t free every day to deal with him, so it was hard to catch him for a while. That was until the last time when he mistakenly took the wrong path and accidentally fell into a ditch, where the villagers finally caught him.

In fact, this hoodlum had been roaming around the village for over two months, coming and going without much purpose. The villagers had their tempers and eventually went too far—ending up beating him to death.

There were many who had participated in the beating—half of the village had taken part. Whether it was Hou Dayong who had beaten him to death was uncertain—he was also wielding a stick and exerting a lot of effort.

When the man died, an investigation was inevitable. Hou Dayong then stepped forward, saying that the villagers were all troubled for his family’s sake, and regardless of who had killed the man, he would take the blame for it.

At the time, he wasn’t very old, just having dropped out of junior high school to stay at home. The local police station was aware of the situation and knew that the hoodlum wasn’t from their county. Considering all factors, the court’s sentence was relatively light. Further reduced for good behavior while incarcerated, Hou Dayong only ended up serving three to four years before being released.

In prison, the guy didn’t suffer much since other inmates, aware that he was incarcerated for murder, wouldn’t bully him—everyone knows that the first time doing something is the hardest, and after gaining experience, it gets easier. Likewise, while some turn over a new leaf out of fear after committing a crime once, many others continue committing crimes until they get caught.

So, even though he seemed simple and quiet, nobody in prison dared bully him. After all, everyone was cautious of possibly triggering an instance where he could commit the same crime again, leading to their premature release—as corpses didn’t need to serve sentences.

Upon his release, Hou Dayong was initially overjoyed to regain his freedom. However, after a few days, he no longer felt the same. Being a former inmate, especially one who had been convicted of murder, sounded quite alarming to those unknowledgeable about his specific situation.

As he reached the age suitable for marriage, finding a spouse became a challenging issue. His family suggested he should go out and work.

Yet, only a few days into the job, he was back home.

When these work outings took place, usually people from the same area would gather together, and someone who couldn’t keep their mouth shut spilled about his past conviction of having "committed murder." The boss, fearing trouble, promptly settled his wages and let him go.

This setback led him to idle at home for over half a year. When Old Gao found him, he even rejected the offer to work, saying he was a murderer. Old Gao just laughed it off, "Calling yourself a murderer in front of me, isn’t that embarrassing? I’ve personally slaughtered two and don’t boast about it. You just bear the title and think you’re tough. Can someone like you even qualify as a murderer?"

In fact, the reason Old Gao was so eager to find him was because of what Ma Chao had said about wanting someone with a notorious reputation—in the future, if the security team had three ex-convicts, two of whom had been convicted of murder, they could probably reduce the number of night patrols.

Of course, a security team of two or three people wouldn’t suffice, but Yan Fei didn’t plan to form a team solely of ex-convicts. The rest would consist of individuals due for discharge from military service, as they were trained and more professional.

But those of dischargeable age weren’t due yet, and most former servicemembers already had placements. Since a new batch of discharged personnel would be returning soon and Yan Fei wasn’t in a rush, Old Pan had not yet recommended anyone to him.

As for workers, there was no need to look for them. Xiaohei and Zhang Dawa had already arrived, and with two more people, everyone felt a difference. Especially Xiaohei, Heizi’s brother, who was already familiar with the area and well-known among the locals, could provide significant help immediately upon arriving.

The impact of their television news appearance was significant, and this time, they went on air boasting a two million endorsement. The next morning, as Boss Yan and Xiaosong were waiting by the entrance to greet several guests, passersby shouted from a distance, "Boss Yan, good morning! Congratulations, you were on TV!"

The shout reverberated!

Yan Fei responded with a grin, "Congratulations to us all, let’s all go on next time!"

The listener chuckled more, "No need for that, I’ll go on myself in a few days. If I can’t make it to the city channel, I can still make it to the county’s..."

Those not in the know might think this was boastful, but Yan Fei and Xiaosong understood and laughed even more upon hearing this.

It was about appearing on the local TV station, where the popular ads involved standing in fields promoting fast-acting and effective pesticides or expenses.

Apart from pesticides and fertilizers, the rest featured people boasting about how previous ailments like partial paralysis or chronic leg pain had disappeared after taking some miraculous medicine, enabling them to return to work immediately.

These kinds of ads had been popular for not just a day or two. The county TV station didn’t have much else to broadcast, so such ads could play for up to half an hour at a time. The featured farmers were local, and some viewers could even recognize which village each person came from.

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