Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 438: I'm proud! He looks quite honest
In the evening, around 7 o'clock, the night was quiet.

The two groups of public security comrades withdrew one after another. Wan Faqun, as the team leader of the 218 major case, specially sent people to take Li Tielin, Zhao Wang and Zhao Yu, as the victims' families, to the provincial capital, and sent six public security officers to drive to pick up the families of Ba Yuexin and Xiao Linzi. They all needed to go to the provincial capital to cooperate with the follow-up work. After all, they were all dead, and their families had the right to know.

The captain of Dalingtun, Sun Jiye, Guan Lei, Wang Hu, and Sun Lianfang were not taken away. They had already confessed everything they needed to confess. The same was true for Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang, who had bravely done what was right. In fact, according to the procedure, they all had to go to the provincial capital, but the problem was that Lao Ba and Li Quan were already dead. What were Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang going to do? Squat in the fence? Under the relationship between Yang Yusheng and Sun Jishan, Wan Faqun and Lin Dongliang would not do such a move that would chill the hearts of the masses.

There was a gust of cold wind blowing in the street, chilling the residents of Dalingtun who had just walked out of their homes. They stood in groups of three or five outside the fence of Lao Ba's house, whispering and gossiping, saying nothing more than: "Ba Yuexin has never been a good person since he was a child. This time he really committed a murder, and he deserves it!"

After two or three minutes, the wind grew stronger and stronger, and they felt a chill down their spines. They saw the seal on the door of Lao Ba's house, and thought of the two bodies hidden in the cellar. The residents lost all energy to chat and hurriedly returned home with their necks shrunk.

Some even took out two pieces of yellow paper from their homes and burned them at the gate of their houses, muttering: "It has nothing to do with our family. Go find whoever has a grudge against you..."

At this moment, Sun Jiye held the wind vane with both hands. He turned his head and looked at the drowsy Xu Ning. Even though he had many questions in his mind, he did not ask them, because Xu Ning was in a very low state now. His hatted head was emitting heat. Although it was dark and he could not see his face clearly, Xu Ning could feel a fire erupting from his face. He had a high fever again, not because he was scared by Li Quan, but because he did not wear enough clothes, sweated after running in the mountains, and caught a cold from the wind.

The Dongfeng car drove to the door of Old Sun's house and stopped. Fang's mother, Third Aunt, and Sun Liansheng ran out of the house and asked hurriedly, "Old Third, how are you?"

Sun Jiye just got off the car and replied: "Nothing, big brother is back."

Fang's mother and Third Aunt walked quickly to the door, turned to look to the left, and saw Sun Jishan, Yang Yusheng, Xu Long and others pushing the door and getting out of the car. There was another car behind the jeep, and Sun Jiwei and Lian Jun, Xu, Liu Zhu, Wang Ye and other hunters jumped out of the car one after another.

Sun Jiye reminded, "Sheng, help your brother Qiang quickly, he has a calf injury."

Sun Liansheng hurried forward to help Li Fuqiang who was about to get off the car: "Oh my god, Brother Qiang, are you okay?"

Li Fuqiang smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. It will be fine in two days."

At this time, Sun Jishan and Yang Yusheng took two steps forward and greeted Fang's mother and Third Aunt.

Sun Jishan introduced: "This is our Brother Yang, who took good care of me at work."

"Come on, forget it. You are a local resident and I am an outsider. Who will take care of whom?"

Yang Yusheng made a joke and stretched out his hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, I'm Yang Yusheng, and this is my secretary Ma Li, and my driver Xu Long."

"Hey, I've heard about Brother Yang for a long time. Come in quickly! The food is already in the pot. We can start eating when it's served on the table. Brother, are Erning and Qiangzi okay?"

"It's okay. Erning has a high fever. He will be fine after a good night's sleep. Don't worry about him."

Fang's mother rubbed her hands and said, "I was terrified when I heard the news. Fortunately, the two children are fine. What would we do if something happened?"

"Stop talking nonsense and go inside." Sun Jiwei said with his eyes wide open. He didn't like to hear Fang's mother's quick words, which made people feel strange. He turned around and shouted, "Zhu Zi! Tell them to go inside and have a meal. No one can go back directly."

Liu Zhu, Wang Ye, Jun, and Xu invited all the hunters to enter the courtyard. None of them were in a hurry to go home. Even though they had eaten the big pot meal in Dalingtun, they still had to go to Old Sun's house and pick up their bowls because they all knew Sun Jiwei's character...

After Guan Lei and Li Fuqiang helped Xu Ning into the yard, Sun Lianfang pouted and hugged her mother's shoulders, saying, "Mom, why don't you ask if I'm okay?"

Fang's mother rolled her eyes and said, "You get angry when I look at you! If you didn't meddle in other people's business, why would there be so many troubles? You're just like your father!"

The three Sun brothers didn't say anything, but Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, why do you blame the child for such a small matter? Don't say that about Lianfang. Lianfang behaved very well today. If he hadn't been smart, two of them would have been injured."

Fang's mother smiled when she heard this and said, "As long as Erning and Qiangzi are fine, I'll be relieved."

At this time, Sun Jishan took over the conversation and said, "We have spoiled this child. Brother, come in quickly."

He stood at the door and made way for Yang Yusheng to go in first, then he turned around and said, "Old Third, go find two sets of clean clothes for Erning and Qiangzi to change into."

Sun Jiye responded, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Get two basins of water and send them over."

It was cold in the morning and evening and hot at noon. Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang were wearing autumn clothes and thick coats. Now their clothes were covered with blood. It was noon when they ran into the mountains, so they sweated a lot. It got cold again in the afternoon, and they shivered with cold when the breeze blew. Otherwise, Xu Ning would not have had a high fever.

Sun Jiye's brown leather jacket was taken away by the provincial public security comrades as evidence, so Xu Ning was shivering all over. His skin hurt when he moved the slightest, and he couldn't even lift things.

Wang Hu and Guan Lei sent him to the second east room. He sat on the edge of the kang while Guan Lei squatted down to take off his shoes and socks. Xu Long stood beside him and smelled the odor, saying, "This is like a three-year-old pickled cabbage jar. The smell is so pungent!"

Wang Hu laughed and said, "Hahaha, big brother, squat down and smell it closely."

"Please stop it, I'm afraid I'll choke to death!"

Xu Ningqiang opened his eyes and said, "You pulled your trouser pocket a little while ago. Who washed your trousers for you? You still despise me..."

"Get away! Why are you so annoying?" Xu Long said with a roll of his eyes.

Li Fuqiang pinched his cigarette and asked, "What's going on? Dalong, why did Xiao Qianer pull his trouser pocket?"

Xu Long recalled the unbearable past and said, "At that time, I ate two bowls of leftover corn stubble, then went to Hetao to take a bath. On the way home, I felt something was wrong. I thought it was a normal fart, so I ignored it, but it came out directly."

"Oh my god! Hahahaha..."

When everyone was grinning, Sun Lianxu came into the room carrying an enamel basin. He smelled the smell but said nothing. He only said, "Brother Ning, hurry up and soak your feet. My dad is going to find clothes and shoes for you."

Sun Lianfang walked into the room quietly, saw Xu Ning and grinned, "Brother, look at what this is? Eat some canned water first, it's sweet."

She raised the can in her hand and unscrewed the can, found a spoon to scoop the fruit pulp and water, and was about to pass it to Xu Ning's mouth when Guan Lei took it over: "Let me do it. Is your ankle better?"

Sun Lianfang grinned and said, "It's much better now. My mother applied a plaster on it. It will be healed in two days!"

Guan Lei looked at Sun Lianfang's smiling face and felt quite satisfied. Although this woman usually liked to meddle in other people's business, she was actually very free and easy-going. There was nothing wrong with her character and she was warm to others.

Xu Ning was soaking his feet while Guan Lei held the can and fed him two sips of sweet water with a spoon. Xu Ning swallowed with difficulty and shook his head: "I can't eat it. Cover yourself with the quilt first. I'll get into bed and sweat later."

Sun Lianxu took off his shoes and jumped onto the kang. When he was covering himself with the quilt, Sun Jiye came into the room holding his clothes. Seeing everyone standing on the floor, he said, "Dalong, you guys go over and have a meal first. Wait until they wash their feet and change their clothes before you go over. I'll wait here for a while."

Xu Long said, "Let's go together later. I'm not that hungry right now."

Sun Jiye put the clothes on the edge of the kang and said, "Come on, forget it. You only eat a few bites of food at night, and it's almost eight o'clock. Eat less, otherwise you will easily wake up from hunger." The two sets of clothes were small cotton-padded jackets distributed by the forest farm. The autumn clothes and autumn trousers belonged to Sun Lianxu, and they were also newly bought and never worn. However, he was half a head shorter than Xu Ning, but he was in the same class as Li Fuqiang, so the clothes fit Li Fuqiang perfectly, but the trouser legs were a little short for Xu Ning.

Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "You guys go over and eat. I can't eat anymore."

Li Fuqiang replied: "Then I will stay here to accompany my brother..."

"Forget it, just wipe your feet quickly, change your clothes and go over to get some more food. It will be more peaceful for me to sleep alone."

"..."

While Xu Ning was wiping his feet, Guan Lei pushed Sun Lianfang out of the house first, and Wang Hu and Sun Lianxu followed. After Li Fuqiang changed his clothes, he went to the east room with Sun Jieye and Xu Long.

There was a kang table in the east room. At this moment, Yang Yusheng and Sun Jishan were sitting on the kang and chatting. After they came in, Sun Jishan hurriedly called Li Fuqiang and asked him to sit next to Yang Yusheng. Xu Long, Guan Lei and others took their seats in turn.

They crowded the table full of people. Sun Lianfang placed two bottles of Maotai on the table and said, "Uncle San, let me accompany you to drink a little to relieve your fatigue."

"Hey, Lianfang is sensible! You can't refuse the wine that your niece handed to you, Jishan? Let's share it among us."

"Okay! Qiangzi can't drink it, right?"

Sun Lianfang chuckled, stretched out her hands from behind, and placed two bottles of orange soda in front of Li Fuqiang, "I've prepared this. Let my brother Qiang drink this."

"Okay, haha! This thing should quench your thirst."

What thirst quenching? The more you drink, the thirstier you become. But Li Fuqiang was expressing his happiness.

Everyone at the table started eating. This dish was prepared by Fang's mother and Third Aunt at noon, but they didn't expect something to go wrong in the middle of the preparation, so they just heated it up in the evening and served it on the table.

Sun Jiwei, Sun Liansheng and Sun Lianjun accompanied Liu Zhu, Wang Ye and other members of the hunter team. The dishes on the round table were the same as those in the east room. Sun Jiwei chatted with them for a while, then went to the east room with a glass of wine.

He raised his glass and clinked it with Yang Yusheng's, exchanged a few polite words, then took a sip and said, "At first I thought Qiangzi looked quite honest..."

Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "He is honest? Oh, if he is honest, there is no one more capable of mischief than him, but what he and Er Ning did today really made me proud!"

When Li Fuqiang heard his uncle praising him in public, he felt very happy and the food tasted much better when he chewed it.

"Of course! They were two fierce bandits, but Erning and Qiangzi were completely unscathed and managed to capture them. How capable are they?"

Sun Jishan praised the two men generously. Sun Jiye continued: "Well, I was a little confused at the time. I heard the gunshot and saw Qiangzi rushing into the yard with a 56 semi-automatic rifle. He was quite fearless of life and death!"

Li Fuqiang said appropriately: "Lianfang is also very good..."

Seeing that he couldn't come up with any words, Yang Yusheng said, "Women are just as good as men! Lianfang's shot really saved them. If anyone says anything bad about Lianfang again, I'll be the first to stop them!"

"Hahaha, thank you uncle." Sun Lianfang's nose was bubbled with joy when she heard that.

"Hu Zi's reaction was pretty quick. I used to think Hu Zi had a weak personality, but I never thought he could really take on the responsibility."

Wang Hu touched his nose in embarrassment. Xu Long said, "You can definitely learn something by hanging out with his second brother."

The group of people praised each other and did not feel any fear or worry at all, because Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang were back and the 218 case was completely solved. It was unwise to blame Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang for being impulsive, because they were both adults and should bear the corresponding price for their choices.

Moreover, when facing major disasters, people in Northeast China will always maintain an optimistic attitude and firmly believe that there will be a rainbow after the storm!
"Erning has a high fever now. If you really can't make it, just stay for two more days before leaving." Fang's mother turned around and said while sitting on the edge of the kang.

Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei, and Wang Hu remained silent. Seeing that no one was talking to him, Yang Yusheng glanced at Xu Long. He raised his elbow and nudged Li Fuqiang's arm, whispering, "Second Mother is talking to you."

"Ah, Second Aunt, I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to ask my brother."

Sun Jishan grinned and said, "How can you be a big brother like this? Just say the words."

Li Fuqiang said seriously: "Uncle, our group followed my brother to the mountains, so he is the leader and we all have to listen to his arrangements."

"Yeah." Wang Hu and Guan Lei nodded.

Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "How about this, I'll make arrangements for you. You can leave tomorrow morning, and I can go there for a stroll by then. Does Lian Jun still have to go to Qing'an for a blind date?"

"Yes, sir, my brother Ning introduced me to him."

"This kid is willing to do some matchmaking work, so let's do it this way, okay?"

Li Fuqiang looked up and said, "Okay, I'll go tell my brother then."

After saying that, he stretched out his legs, got off the ground, and ran out of the east room.

"This kid..." Yang Yusheng shook his head, but he was not dissatisfied in his heart. After all, Xu Ning could lead Li Fuqiang onto the right path, and he could control Li Fuqiang, which was more important than anything else.

Sun Jishan said: "Qiangzi is quite a man. I find that Erning's gang is quite down-to-earth, unlike others who are just full of empty talk."

"Hahaha!" Yang Yusheng laughed when he heard this, "If Erning is up to something, even if he is sold to these kids, they will have to count the money for him!"

Sun Jiye said: "Brother, I think Erning is very particular about his work. Besides, he would never play tricks on our family members. If it weren't for my relationship with my eldest brother, I would have called Erning a brother..."

"You are even more ridiculous!" Sun Jishan waved his hands and said, "Even if I don't have this relationship, don't we have Lianfang and Leizi? You are so confused to say this!"

"Oh, how could I have forgotten about this? What are Lei Zi and Lian Fang's plans for the future?" Sun Jiye asked.

Guan Lei put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "Lianfang and I are both young now. I am thinking of earning money for two years first, and then renovating the house before discussing marriage with Lianfang."

(End of this chapter)