Wei Dacai, the village bully, throws his weight around and spares no one, not even taking money meant for an elderly man's burial. Sun Tiejun, a young man who has returned to his hometown, steps forward and uses a staged 'deceased man's debt collection' to help the old man recover his hard-earned money, but this brings a series of retaliatory attacks. From stealing customers at banquets to withholding wages and extorting money, Sun Tiejun joins forces with the villagers to overcome one crisis after another, gradually giving a village accustomed to swallowing its grievances the courage to fight back. When Wei Dacai attempts to disguise himself as a virtuous and charitable village elder, the entire village finally turns against him, exposing his misdeeds and reclaiming their dignity and the peaceful lives they deserve.