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Chapter 682: It turns out that he is Xiao Xu Pao with long hair and short knowledge!

When Du Manzhi heard that Lin Dongliang from the Municipal Bureau was looking for Xu Ning to do something, he was quite surprised. In just one year, Xu Ning's changes were earth-shaking, from family wealth to personal connections, which increased exponentially. In the past, the Xu family's relationships were all dependent on Du Shoucai and Guo Xingmin, and the scope was only within Qing'an Forest Farm and the village, but now it has extended to the streets, cities, and even the provincial capital!

Du Manzhi envied this kind of relationship, but Xu Ning knew that from the perspective of adults, there were no absolute friends. If he got into trouble one day, Lin Dongliang would arrest him without mercy, because if he was lenient, he would lose his skin...

Any relationship is based on equal values. If it weren't for Yang Yusheng, not to mention Wan Faqun, even Hu Zhibin wouldn't give him face.

So, when Lin Dongliang called him for help, although he heard that the suspect was Liu Yu, whom he had met once, he still nodded and agreed. Even though Liu Yu and Sun Lianfang were childhood friends, he had to seize this opportunity and let Lin Dongliang do him a favor.

Li Fuqiang didn't know who Liu Yu was. On the way back, Wang Hu told him about his encounter with Liu Yu. Li Fuqiang frowned and said, "He deserves it!"

Wang Hu nodded: "Second brother, Brother Qiang and I can go with you?"

Xu Ning looked at Wang Hu and said, "You stay at home. I will go with my brother."

"What am I going to do at home? Just let me go with you."

Xu Ning waved his hand: "There will be a lot of people following us, you won't be able to help much, just stay at home and do some work."

After arriving home, Xu Laonian and Wang Erli were sitting on the sofa, looking at the food. Several dishes were already on the dining table, while Meng Ziyan, Sun Lianfang and others were busy in the north kitchen.

When Xu Laonian saw him coming into the room, he laughed strangely and said, "What's the trouble again? How come someone in the city is calling you?"

"What else could it be? Lin Dongliang and the Lin Bureau from the city asked me for help. I'll go to the city right after dinner."

Liu Lizhen came over with a plate of food and asked in surprise, "What can I ask you to do for me?"

"He went into the mountains to track down two fugitives. They hid in the mountains. He really had no other options, so he came to me to see if he could catch a mouse by chance."

"What the hell? Oh my god, this job is dangerous. Do you agree to it?"

What should be done is what should be done. Although Xu Laonian is sometimes irrational, he thinks very clearly about this matter. His original intention is not to let Xu Ning help take risks. After all, Lin Dongliang is the main person in charge. To put it bluntly, if anyone needs to take off clothes, it should be his clothes. It has nothing to do with ordinary people like Xu Ning.

Liu Lizhen frowned and asked, "Does your third uncle know about this?"

"I know. Lin Dongliang called my uncle first and called me after he was done."

Liu Lizhen said unhappily: "If he doesn't handle things clearly, won't he report it to the higher-ups? It would be much better to find someone from the provincial capital..."

Xu Laonian slapped his knees and pouted, "This old woman has long hair and short knowledge. If he reports it to the higher-ups, they will know about it, and then send people down to investigate. How can that be the same as solving the case by myself?"

At that time, not only will you not have any merit, but you will be guilty of a mistake. If you are given appropriate punishment, it will be like losing both the lady and the army.

Wang Erli said, "Erning, can you let Huzi go with you?"

"No, let him stay home and do some work. There's no point in having so many people there. Our identities are just guides, so we don't have to do anything to capture him. There's basically no danger."

Xu Laonian swung his arms and said, "Nonsense! Anyway, you should be more careful. Zhen, why don't you talk to him?"

Liu Lizhen rolled her eyes: "What can I say? Do I still have a place in this family?"

Xu Ning laughed and said, "Oh my god! Don't be so talkative. You are the most senior person in our family. I am just trying to help you and do you a favor. If my brother can work at the police station in the future, wouldn't it be easier to get things done with Lin Dongliang's relationship?"

Wang Shujuan heard this and said, "There's no need to take such a risk. Your brother has a stable job..."

Wang Erli said with a smile: "Erning is really thoughtful. I didn't even think of this."

The family members were very happy to hear Xu Ning reveal his true feelings. It is a good thing for brothers to help each other, but too much is as bad as too little. Now they are worried that something might happen to Xu Ning when he goes into the mountains.

Li Fuqiang saw that his uncle and aunt were worried, so he said, "I'll go with my brother. Don't worry, we will definitely come back!"

Xu Ning didn't take it seriously at first, but he was helpless after hearing that. He said, "Brother, we are not going to the battlefield. Besides, there are so many people following us in the city. We don't need to rush to the front if something happens. After all, there are many people who want to make progress."

Just as the topic was about to end, Sun Lianfang came over and asked, "Brother, what did those two people do?"

Xu Ning lowered his head to glance at her and said, "There are six people in this group..."

Sun Lianfang frowned when she heard this. Xu Ning continued, "The six of them got the three women drunk and dragged them to the second floor in the backyard to do harm. The next morning, one of the women had corpse spots on her body. Now we have arrested four people, and two of them have fled into the mountains."

"Liu Yu?" Sun Lianfang opened her eyes and stared at him questioningly.

"Correct."

Sun Lianfang stamped her feet twice and said, "I knew they were going to cause trouble!"

Han Fengjiao asked, "Does Lianfang know her?"

"Yeah, we used to play together a lot a while ago, because we were from the same family compound. Then I went back to Sandaohe to go to school and I haven't seen you for many years. I ran into you again when I went for a walk in the city a few days ago..."

Sun Lianfang said without much emotion: "These guys get together and do nothing. Sooner or later, this day will come!"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "I thought you would cry twice."

"Why am I crying? I just played in the mud with them a few days ago. We haven't seen each other for so many years. How can we still have any feelings for each other? The main reason is that they helped me catch a thief last time, so I owe them a favor. This time I can't repay them."

Xu Ning said: "If he can pay it back, we can catch him and give him a quick death."

"Hey, stop talking nonsense. It's not up to you to decide whether it hurts or not. Just eat your meal."

Everyone sat down and started eating. Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang played with their chopsticks like whirlwinds. After finishing a meal in no time, they stood up to prepare. First of all, they had to get two sets of clothes because the mountains were covered with snow and it would be easy to get your pants wet. If you sweat and soak them, you would not be able to wear them. So they had to take two more sets of clothes to change into so they would not get sick easily.

Before getting on the car, Xu Ning decided to take the gun for self-defense. The mountain road to the city in the dark was a bit long, and you never know where a group of people might suddenly appear.

Liu Lizhen repeatedly warned, "Be careful! Safety is the most important thing. If you can help, help. If you can't, come back quickly. We don't ask for favors."

"Know!"

Xu Ning nodded in response. He stepped into the car and turned to glance at Meng Ziyan. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he waved at her and said, "Nothing's wrong. I'll be back in two or three days."

Without waiting for Meng Ziyan to reply, he got into the car, closed the door, and drove away with Li Fuqiang.

Because we left Qing'an a little late, it was almost 10 o'clock when we arrived in the city.

The two men did not go to the forestry family building to bother Yang Yusheng, but parked the car directly in front of the municipal bureau. Just when Xu Ning was about to get out of the car to find the security guard, Lin Dongliang, Cheng Yang and Zhang Yuemin pushed open the door and walked out of the guard room.

"Uncle Lin, Brother Yang, Brother Zhang!"

Lin Dongliang smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Isn't this calling them uncles? So what? From now on, they can call me uncle."

"Hey, let's just talk about our own affairs, brother Yang and brother Zhang, please stop nitpicking." Cheng Yang had a relaxed smile on his face, but he was mentally exhausted. He had been frowning over the case for the past two days and his weight had plummeted.

"What's the point of picking on this? We're just brothers. Doesn't this make me look younger?"

Lin Dongliang smiled silently and waved his hand: "Drive to the yard..."

Xu Ning stepped on the accelerator to control the old Dongfeng into the yard, and then he and Li Fuqiang jumped out of the car.

After entering the hospital, Xu Ning stopped joking. What happened outside just now was a personal relationship, but now he was in the hospital to help, so he should take it seriously.

Lin Dongliang nodded to the two without any further ado, and said, "Let's go inside and eat and chat, both of you don't have to be polite..."

In the lounge on the first floor, there is a wood-burning stove. On the stove are several aluminum lunch boxes containing cabbage stewed with vermicelli and radish stewed with meat.

The five of them sat down around the stove, and Lin Dongliang started talking about the case. It was almost the same as what he said on the phone, except that Cheng Yang and Zhang Yuemin were careless in handling the case, allowing the main culprit Liu Yu and his accomplices to escape, and a gunfight occurred during the escape. Although no one was injured, the nature of the case had changed!

As for the difficulty of catching them later, Zhang Yuemin added: "Now we have two teams guarding the road where they enter the mountain. I know we can't do it. With so few people, we can't surround such a big mountain. This is the only solution."

Lin Dongliang said: "Where do you think they can run to?"

Xu Ning shook his head without giving a definite answer. He hadn't even been to the scene, so how could he know where Liu Yu and the other man were running to?

Besides, a heavy snowfall covered all the traces, making it even more difficult to find the traces...

"Uncle Lin, let's go to the scene tomorrow and take a look. I've never been to this mountain. Can you give us two guns tomorrow?"

Lin Dongliang said: "Are you afraid of danger? Okay, I'll take care of it if anything happens!"

"We both know the rules and won't fire our guns randomly."

"I know. If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't be able to call you. So you two should go back to your room and sleep. Let Dayang take you there."

Cheng Yang stood up and said, "Come on, brother, there is everything in the house. Our conditions are much better than those in the guesthouse."

Because this building was only built in the last two years, the conditions are definitely better than those of a guesthouse.

After entering the room, Xu Ning saw the standard iron kettle, enamel basin, and two hard bed boards, but on the bedside table there was also a plate of peanuts and melon seeds and two packs of economy cigarettes!
"There's hot water in the kettle. You two should go to sleep first. We'll have dinner at five o'clock tomorrow morning, and we have to go over there at half past five..."

Cheng Yang gave a few instructions and then closed the door and left. Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang didn't even wash their feet. They went straight into bed and fell asleep.

The next day, the two heard some noise in the corridor at 4:30. They sat up a little confused and took a while to calm down before slowly putting on their clothes. Li Fuqiang poured some water into the enamel pot. The two drank some water to moisten their throats before washing their faces one after another.

The door knocked twice. Cheng Yang pushed it open and saw two people wiping their faces. He said, "It's just the right time to get up. Let's go to the cafeteria to have some porridge, and then go into the mountains?"

"Okay! Brother Yang, let's eat on the mountain at noon?"

"Well, our canteen brought us a lot of dry food. Just in case, the Forestry Bureau also asked the logistics department to distribute marching blankets..."

Xu Ning nodded: "Do all of us comrades bind our feet? I mean wrapping our feet with cloth strips and then wearing shoes."

"We are all tangled up. The two brothers chased us too hastily before, and it snowed heavily when we entered the mountain. We almost froze our toes off. Our feet have been tangled up for the past two days, and we are wearing high-waisted cotton shoes outside."

"That's fine. The snow in the mountains is about a foot and a half thick. It's best to bring more clothes."

Cheng Yang was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I'll go find Director Lin now. Have you two prepared your clothes?"

"We've got our clothes. They're all in the car. Just take them when you leave."

"Okay, I'll take you two to the cafeteria now."

When Cheng Yang, Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang arrived at the cafeteria, there were already more than 30 people eating inside. When they saw Captain Cheng leading two strangers in, they all looked up and looked at them.

Cheng Yang clapped his hands and said, "Let me introduce you to the two of you. These two are guides hired by the Forestry Bureau to help you track down the trail in the mountains. Welcome everyone!"

After a round of applause, Cheng Yang pressed the two men to the table, pointed at the two people next to him and said, "Go get two meals. Take good care of these two brothers. Whether our second team can hold our heads high depends on these two brothers!"

"Hey! Brothers, it's all thanks to your help."

Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang smiled. During this time, someone recognized Xu Ning and walked over to him and said, "You two look familiar to me. Are you the ones who arrested Li Quan and Lao Ba in Sandahe last year... Oh my god! Is it really you two?"

"That's what I told you! The more I look at him, the more familiar he looks. I was wondering who he was, and it turns out to be Xiao Xu Pao!"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Brother, you are too kind. What's the point of Xiao Xu Pao? It's just a nickname!"

"Then you two have real skills too!"

Someone asked, "Koizumi, what's going on?"

"When Li Quan was arrested in Sandahe last year, you were not there, but I was there! Li Quan and Lao Ba were carried out, and they looked miserable..."

After this person finished speaking, everyone looked at Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang with awe. After all, the deaths of Li Quan and Lao Ba were so horrific, but these two brothers were unharmed and ran back and forth in the mountains for nearly 80 miles.

"I said Director Lin could find some tough guys. These two are really fierce!"

Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang felt a tremor in their hearts when they heard people praising them. In the past, they felt a little scared when they heard people praising them, but now they felt very comfortable listening to them.

After Lin Dongliang and Cheng Yang entered the cafeteria, Lin Dongliang waved his hand and said, "After you finish eating, go to the logistics room to get another set of clothes, so that you won't get sick from sweating in the mountains!"

"Yes!"

After finishing their meal, those who had finished their meal put down their chopsticks, hurriedly stood up and ran to the logistics department to get their clothes.

Lin Dongliang and Cheng Yang ordered two meals and walked over to sit next to Xu Ning. Lin Dongliang said, "In the past, when we went into the mountains to carry out arrest missions, we didn't need to change clothes at all. We could find the person by following the trail, but this time it's going to be difficult. You have experience."

"I'm used to running in the mountains so often. I'll just keep going until I find someone."

"Well, they have been in the mountains for more than two days. I thought there was nothing to eat in the mountains, so they must go down the mountain to find something to eat. I sent people to the surrounding villages to inquire, but I didn't hear of any strangers entering the villages."

Xu Ning asked: "Do you have a map? I need to take a look."

"Yes! We'll watch it on the road later..."

After putting down their chopsticks, Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang took out the two sets of clothes in the car and sat in Jeep 212 with Lin Dongliang.

Lin Dongliang, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, turned around and handed over the map, saying, "Take a look first to see if there is any clue. I think they entered the mountain from the west of Daji Village and should be able to exit from the north, because the Songhua River is to the north. As long as they encounter a boat, they can continue to go north and then go abroad..."

(End of this chapter)