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Chapter 437 There must be something wrong with the reporter interviewing me

"I saw them abandon their motorcycle and run into the woods, so I stepped on the accelerator, but I didn't expect them to stay and shoot two bullets into the car. We bent sideways to avoid the bullets, but the front windshield shattered and stabbed us all over. Look at my collar, it's full of small cuts from glass!"

"So I drove straight ahead and dodged their guns. Then I dared to get out of the car and chased them into the woods. After walking about 200 meters, I saw a trace on the ground..."

Xu Ning described what happened in great detail. Li Quan repeatedly used counter-reconnaissance and roundabout tactics. If it weren't for Xu Ning's cleverness, he and Li Fuqiang would have really stayed on the mountain.

Everyone in the tent listened attentively, staring at Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang. After hearing the words, scenes emerged in their minds. They were scared when they thought of the soul-stirring moments the two had experienced. Especially after Li Quan was shot, he actually took out the imitation 54 and fought back, and ran more than miles despite being seriously injured!
This Li Quan is really a vicious and ruthless bandit. If we start to arrest him in the city, the consequences will be disastrous. Who knows who he will point his gun at when he gets angry? It could be a child, an old man, a pregnant woman...

Xu Ning was so thirsty that his mouth was dry. While he was drinking water, Li Fuqiang took over the conversation and said, "Li Quan was shot at that time, but we didn't know where he was injured. For safety and to avoid taking risks, we followed him around, fearing that Li Quan and Lao Ba would turn around and ambush us again."

Xu Ning put down the teacup and said, "When we reached the pile of rocks at Sanchagou, I saw blood on the ground, and we thought Li Quan and Lao Ba were hiding in the pile of rocks."

The recorder listened attentively and couldn't help asking, "Why do you feel that way?"

Xu Ning grinned and said, "We are mountain hunters. We will have this kind of premonition during the hunting process..."

The recorder lowered his head and was about to write it down, but Wan Faqun said, "You don't need to write it down. Comrade Xu Ning, please continue."

"We walked about 30 or 40 meters into the pile of rocks, and Lao Ba leaned forward and fired a gun. But he must have been inexperienced, and he cursed at me as soon as he stepped out. I hid when I heard the noise..."

"Li Quan must have fainted from excessive blood loss. After being awakened by the gunshot, he fired at the two of us with his pistol. My eldest brother used his clothes as bait, and Li Quan emptied the magazine without seeing clearly. Because we were in different positions, Lao Ba couldn't see my eldest brother and jumped out from behind the rock. I happened to see him about to raise his gun, so I fired two shots and hit Lao Ba's arm..."

"My eldest brother and I kicked all the guns off the ground. When we were about to tie up Li Quan with a rope, he suddenly pulled out a knife and tried to stab my eldest brother. Lao Ba also ran over in a daze, and the four of us started fighting."

"Li Quan scratched my eldest brother's calf, and I stabbed Li Quan in the shoulder with a bayonet. Lao Ba tried to grab the knife, so my eldest brother hit his hand with the back of an axe. Then Lao Ba vomited blood and died. I was afraid that Li Quan would not behave himself again, so I hit his hand with an axe."

"..."

After hearing the details of the incident, Wan Faqun couldn't help but sigh: "Li Quan is indeed cruel and brutal. He is so cruel and wicked that he will die sooner or later! The law cannot sentence him, but the people have sharp eyes. It is a mercy for him to be sentenced to death by the people!"

Xu Ning blinked his sticky eyelids and found that the leader's speech was very skillful. In just a few words, he condemned the evil that Li Quan had done and also made clear the fact that Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang had acted bravely to save others.

Lin Dongliang continued, "For a ruthless and cruel bandit like this to die at the hands of the masses, he deserves to die!"

Wan Faqun stood up and saluted Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang. Lin Dongliang, the recorder and two comrades also stood up quickly. Wan Faqun said: "Comrade Xu Ning, Comrade Li Fuqiang, thank you for your courageous actions and your contribution to the harmony and stability of society. On behalf of the provincial team, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you!"

The recorder wrote down the last few words on a piece of draft paper, preparing to hand it over to the reporter at the newspaper later.

Afterwards, Wan Faqun exchanged a few polite words and the two of them went to rest. Seeing that Xu Ning was about to fall asleep, he shouted before he even left, "Why hasn't the doctor come yet?"

"I'm here! Director Wan, I saw you guys were doing something inside so I didn't go in."

Wan Faqun looked at the doctor and said, "They are both injured. Please check them carefully."

"Okay, don't worry."

After Wan Faqun and his men left, the doctor came to the end of the bed with a medical kit on his back. He first glanced at Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang's faces, then ran towards Xu Ning, grabbed his hand and placed it on his wrist, saying, "You caught a cold."

Xu Long asked suspiciously: "Doctor, is there anything else wrong?"

"There's nothing else wrong. I suggest you take care of yourself for a few days. Drink more hot water to sweat. Try not to take any medicine or injections. Medicines are toxic. If you can handle it, take it. If you really can't handle it, take two more pills."

Xu Ning grabbed the doctor's arm and said, "Doctor, my head hurts."

"The cold caused the weakness, and it will be better after a good night's sleep."

"Doctor, please take another look at me. I'm definitely in trouble."

The doctor was stunned when he heard this, and was a little confused. Yang Yusheng beside him said with a smile: "Erning, please stop making things difficult for Doctor Wen."

"Well, I'll lie down for a while. Doctor, please take a look at my elder brother. I think he's a little bit sick too."

Li Fuqiang said, "Doctor! I'm definitely sick. Look, my left leg is covered in blood."

Doctor Wen turned around and glanced at Li Fuqiang's left calf, then tore off the cloth strip to reveal the wound. He smiled and said, "Your wound is already fixed. Stop kidding me, you two."

Ding Ga Ba is a typical Northeastern dialect. Ding means to knot or solidify, and Ga Ba means blood scab. Together, they mean blood scab.

"Hahaha……"

Everyone in the tent burst into laughter.

Sun Jishan smiled and said, "I'm glad you're alright. I feel relieved."

Why was he relieved? Of course, it was because the place where Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang were standing was called Sandaohe. Moreover, it was Sun Lianfang who agreed to it. Sun Jiye was right beside them before the accident. If something happened to them in Sandaohe, his honeymoon with Yang Yusheng would most likely end, and they might even become enemies. Not only that, Guan Lei would also break up with Sun Lianfang, and the blind date that Xu Ning helped to arrange yesterday would also fail.

Xu Ning turned around and said, "Uncle San, uncle, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Yang Yusheng waved his hand and said, "It's good that I see that you two are fine. Don't take risks like this in the future, understand?"

"OK!"

At this time, four reporters came in and said, "Comrade Xu, Comrade Li, I am a reporter from the city evening newspaper..."

"I'm a reporter for the provincial daily newspaper..."

The reporter took out his work ID, introduced his name and work unit, and asked, "Excuse me, are you available for an interview now? We want to compile and publish the process as soon as possible, and we must let the general public see your heroic deeds as soon as possible!"

Xu Ning said, "No problem. Please take a seat! Huzi, go get some water for the reporter."

"No, no, we have water in the kettle, so shall we start now?"

"Okay, go ahead and ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

Yang Yusheng smiled silently, he found that this brat Xu Ning could chat with anyone and tell them everything he knew, all kinds of small talk!
Sun Jishan also found it very interesting. After all, he and Xu Ning met seldom. The last time they had dinner at his house, Xu Ning hardly said a word and left all the opportunities for Guan Lei to perform. So he had a very positive impression of Xu Ning. He just heard about Xu Ning's character from Yang Yusheng, Xu Long, Sun Jiye and others, and this kind of character was very pleasing to Sun Jishan. He liked this kind of clever guy who was very smooth in doing things.

No one in the tent got up and left. After the reporter sat down, no one drove him away. Instead, they took out a notebook and a tape recorder the size of a five-liter wine jug from their bag. Each person pressed a button, and the tape in the recorder started to turn.

The reporter asked: "What did you feel when you exchanged fire with the two gangsters?" Xu Ning said: "At that time, I didn't think about anything. I just wanted to catch them because the dead in the cellar were my classmates, and we didn't know that Li Quan was a wanted criminal at that time."

The reporter asked: "There are many plants in the mountains now. How do you find them?"

Xu Ning said: "We are hunters in the mountains, and we know how to trace the tracks. Now the ground in the mountains is wet and there are rotten leaves. When people step on it, there will be a small pit. We traced the tracks while chasing."

"..."

The interview was very routine. The four reporters did not ask complicated questions. They just wanted to understand Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang's mentality, as well as some simple things. After all, the four reporters were notified to come for the interview, and the person who notified them was in the tent. They didn't want to ruin their future.

The reporter got up and left halfway through the interview, while Sun Jiye and Yang Yusheng went out to see him off. Xu Long handed Li Fuqiang a cigarette and said, "Brother Qiang, don't mess with him in the future. He doesn't even think about the consequences of his actions."

Li Fuqiang took the cigarette and smiled. Xu Ning lay on the bed and pouted: "What do you know? Do you know what it means that life and death are determined by fate and wealth is determined by God? I dare to chase you only when I am sure. If I am not sure, I would not dare to chase you even if you lend me courage!"

"You are always right. When you get home, dad will definitely punish you."

Xu Ning thought: This is pure bragging. If Xu Laonian knew that his son was brave enough to do something righteous, he would definitely shout it all over the village, wishing that everyone in the world would know. Besides, didn’t you see the reporter coming over to interview us just now? Why did the reporter ask what we do for a living? Isn’t it just to get the city’s ears on the east wind? When the city knows that we don’t have a job, won’t they arrange for us to work? Otherwise, wouldn’t it chill the hearts of the people!

Sun Jiye said: "From what I heard from you two just now, Li Quan and Lao Ba died tragically?"

"Not too bad..."

Everyone was chatting in the tent, while Wan Faqun and Lin Dongliang were in another tent watching the forensic doctor examining the bodies of Li Quan and Lao Ba.

After the forensic examination, he took off his mask and said, "Li Quan died of excessive blood loss, and Ba Yuexin died from a punctured lung. I think it is very likely that he was shot and bent over sharply."

Lin Dongliang frowned and said, "Director Wan, this is the same as what Xu Ning said. At that time, the four of them started fighting, and Ba Yuexin jumped on two of them and was kicked down."

Wan Faqun pointed at the bodies of Zhao Lu and Xiao Linzi and said, "They were both strangled to death by Bayuexin. Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang told your comrades in the city this on the mountain, right?"

"Yes."

"Then the case is closed. The 218 major case is solved!"

After Wan Faqun finished speaking, he looked at Lin Dongliang and said, "You were transferred not long ago, why are you here to handle cases on the front line?"

Lin Dongliang said: "I have arrested Ba Yuexin twice in criminal investigation before. When I heard that he had committed a crime, I asked my leader to let me go to the front line."

"Ah, you should go to the province to study in two months, right? We'll get together then."

Lin Dongliang said with a smile: "Okay, Wan Ju, I have to have a free meal then."

"Can I get one meal? I can get two more meals."

"Okay!"

After the two men walked out of the tent, they saw Yang Yusheng and Sun Jishan escorting the reporter to the car and talking to him.

As I got closer, I heard Sun Jishan say, "Go back and tell your editor-in-chief that I'll have dinner with him next weekend."

"Oh, don't worry, I will definitely bring it to you."

Lin Dongliang turned around and said, "Director Wan, since the case is closed, we will go back first."

"Okay, let's go back."

Sun Jishan raised his chin towards Lin Dongliang, then Lin Dongliang greeted everyone and got into Zhang Yuemin's car. Two reporters from the city got into Cheng Yang's car. The two cars carried all the comrades from the second team of the Municipal Bureau and left Dalingtun.

Wan Faqun turned around and saw that the remaining people were all his own people. He said, "Old squad leader, we have to go back and report as well."

Yang Yusheng nodded: "Go back, you guys have worked hard too."

Wan Faqun smiled awkwardly and said, "What's the hard work? We came from the province at around ten o'clock, and it's almost five o'clock here. We barely had time to get comfortable with the case, and your two nephews sent the murderer back."

The provincial capital was more than 600 miles away from Sandaohe, because they had to take a long detour to travel south from the upper reaches of the Mudan River.

In fact, the transportation network in Heilongjiang Province today is not much different from that in 20 years, except that the dirt roads of the national highways have been turned into asphalt roads, expressways have been built, and tunnels have been dug in very rare cases.

"Isn't it tiring to ride in a car? Hahaha..."

Wan Faqun smiled and said, "It is indeed tiring. Then I will go back and discuss this matter with Lao Liu?"

"Okay, let the city ask Director Sun to help with the research. I can't do anything about it."

Sun Jishan smiled and said, "Of course we should! We must not let the brave people who are doing this to help others feel discouraged!"

Wan Faqun bowed his head and said, "I can only apply for bonuses and give them some convenience when necessary."

Yang Yusheng said: "That's enough. Shouldn't their heroic deeds be reported in the newspaper? As long as people can remember it, that's enough."

"Okay."

Afterwards, Wan Faqun asked his comrades in the province to pack up and prepare to go back as soon as possible. They could not stay in Dalingtun or the city because there were also people in the province waiting for news, and he still had a lot of work to do when he returned.

They put the four bodies into body bags and carried them to the back of the car. Comrades holding steel guns and wearing steel helmets boarded the car in an orderly manner, and things like tents and iron pots were also loaded into the car...

After the people from the province left, the street became empty, leaving only the hunter team from Dahe Village and the people from Lao Sun's family.

Xu Ning was sitting on a wooden stool in the street, wearing the brown leather jacket that Sun Jiye had been shot in three times. Li Fuqiang was standing beside him smoking.

Yang Yusheng walked over and said, "Hurry up and get in the car. Go back and have a good sleep."

"okay!"

(End of this chapter)