Summit Farmer
Chapter 556 - 555: Development is the Key Principle

Chapter 556: Chapter 555: Development is the Key Principle

"Mayor Wang." At this moment, Tobias Thompson from the Police Station also hurried over. Seeing everyone gathered here, he was worried that something had happened to Peter Brown, so he ran while shouting loudly.

When he got closer, he saw that Peter was actually performing acupuncture to save people.

What was going on?

Tobias couldn’t figure out the situation.

This time, Peter had treated everyone once, and he said to those who were injured, "You should be fine now."

"Thank you, Mayor Wang."

The injured knew that without Peter today, their wounds probably wouldn’t have healed so quickly.

Peter then looked at the dejected women and children and said, "What can I say to you? Can’t you just sit down and talk? There’s no need for violence. If something serious happened to those who were seriously injured today, what would become of your families?"

Strangely enough, if anyone else had scolded them like this, the people from both villages would have been resentful by now. But facing Peter’s powerful skills, and seeing that he had saved them, everyone was very convinced by him and no one contradicted his words.

At this moment, Tobias widened his eyes, as he was stunned. He knew the situation of these two villages very well, and they never acknowledged anyone. Even the working team sent by the township couldn’t carry out their work. To put it bluntly, the people of these two villages were stubborn and didn’t listen to anyone’s orders.

However, today’s situation was strange. Peter was just a newly arrived deputy town chief, so why did everyone seem so obedient?

As they were talking, they saw several seriously injured people wake up.

"Dad, how are you now?"

"Dad, are you okay?"

Seeing them wake up, all the villagers were full of joy.

At this moment, Peter said, "Alright, they’re fine now. They’ll be better after a few days of rest."

"Thank you, Mayor Wang!"

An old lady knelt down in front of Peter. One of the seriously injured men was her son. If her son had died, their family would have been ruined.

Peter quickly helped her up.

At this time, several more families also knelt down.

Everyone knew in their hearts that without Peter’s help, their families’ pillars would be gone and they could imagine what their families would become.

After helping them up one by one, Peter looked at these villagers and saw that they were actually wearing very tattered clothes. Then he saw their disheveled appearances. Peter sighed inwardly, as it seemed that the poorer the place, the more likely it was to have such violent incidents.

Looking at the villagers of the two villages, Peter asked, "Who are the ones who can speak on behalf of your two villages? Please come forward, and let’s have a good talk."

Now, there were very few people who didn’t listen to Peter’s words. After hearing him speak, several people from both villages stepped forward.

Peter pointed to a spot, "Since everyone is here to fight over water, let’s take this opportunity to sit down and discuss the matter. What do you think?"

As he was speaking, two middle-aged men hurried over.

Peter looked at them and remembered that they were both at the wine party yesterday.

"Stop it, stop fighting!"

Before they even got close, both men began shouting.

Peter asked, "You two are the village chiefs, right?"

"Mayor Wang, are you alright?"

Peter asked, "What’s going on with this situation in the village?"

The two men exchanged glances, glared at each other, and then started arguing.

Peter understood that this matter had piled up over the years and wasn’t just a day or two of problems.

"Sit down. It’s okay now. Let’s talk about the situation in the village."

After they sat down, Peter said, "I’m new here and not very familiar with the situation. Can you explain it to me?"

Sajan Evans, the village chief of the mountain village, looked at Peter and said, "Mayor Wang, it’s not that we want to cut off their water supply, but we have no choice!"

"What do you mean, no choice? You guys constantly cut off our water supply every year. Should we just not grow crops?" retorted Gael Armstrong, the village chief of the Tilted Sunset Village, angrily.

Listening to their quarrel, Peter learned more about the situation here, and then said, "So, it all comes down to a single water source. Is it possible to put more effort into water diversion?"

Gael shook his head, "It’s a matter of topography. Our water source has never been good, as the water that flows here is also very small. There’s hardly any solution. Without intercepting it, even one village’s land would not be irrigated enough."

Peter asked, "Is there no other way?"

"There is one other way, but it requires too much money and simply won’t work."

"Oh, what kind of method is it?"

Sajan explained, "There is a river at the bottom of the mountain in Tilted Sunset Village. If we can pump the water from the river, our water problem can be solved. However, due to the high elevation, we need to invest a lot of money to buy pumps, pipes, and other equipment. Our village simply can’t afford it."

Tobias chimed in, "The township has already discussed your proposal, but the funds are too large and simply not possible."

Upon hearing this, Peter breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as there’s a solution, it’s fine. If we don’t have the conditions, we’ll create them."

"Easy to say, but no leader has ever dared to approve this matter."

Peter looked at the two village chiefs, "If Tilted Sunset Village really manages to secure its water supply, will there be enough water for your mountain village?"

Gael replied, "If it’s only for one village, of course there would be enough."

Peter nodded slightly, "This matter can’t be resolved in a day or two anyway. I’ll make a promise here; I’ll take charge of this issue and help you solve the water problem. Before it’s resolved, you will each share half of the water. What do you think?"

Everyone looked at Peter again and again. Gael looked back at the villagers behind him and asked, "What do you all think?"

After a round of discussion, Gael looked at Peter and said, "Alright, we’ll give Mayor Wang a chance. Let’s handle the matter this way."

Sajan also agreed, "If that’s the case, we have no objections either."

Just as the matter was resolved, Alexander Lee and his group approached from afar.

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