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Chapter 692: The sidecar driver went to find Xiao Xupao to learn more about the situation

Da Laba rode his donkey back to Taiping Village. When he was about to enter the village, he found that there was no mourning shed outside the village, only a group of people standing on both sides of the farmland.

He turned the accelerator and slowly moved forward. After he saw who was standing in the crowd, he waved his hand and asked, "Uncle Hu, what's going on? Why are you all standing here?"

Old Hu said with his hands behind his back, "Old Yang's son disappeared in the mountains. Wang Linhai from Nantun saw him in the woods, but he only sent someone back to tell Old Yang. He didn't bring back Yang Dong's body. Old Yang heard about it and came to me, asking me to help find two people to go to the woods to look for Yang Dong. I asked Lan Dabing and Old Han to go with them, and they should be back soon."

Dababa frowned and asked, "Wang Linhai went into the woods to look for his nephew? I heard that they had a fight yesterday."

"Yes, there was a fight, but Yang Dong would never kill him. It was just a matter of money, would he risk his life? I heard from Wang Linhai that he ran into a big cat in the woods. One of his brothers went into the woods to look for someone and was frightened and paralyzed. Then Wang Linhai and his gang carried the cat out."

Li Mazi said, "The specific situation is this: when they found Wang Linhai's nephew, they couldn't tell what he looked like. Someone in Nantun said that his nephew's head was broken, and only a piece of skin was left connecting his arms and legs..."

An old woman said, "That's not right. The one with the broken head should be Yang Dong."

Old Hu waved his hand: "We don't know what's going on yet, so stop talking nonsense. When Old Yang comes back, don't talk nonsense."

"Know……"

The loud speaker listened to everyone's words and quickly sorted out their thoughts.

In the morning, after Wang Linhai returned to the village and asked people to go into the woods, they first found Yang Dong's body. Then they followed the trail and found his nephew's body. However, the body was so horrible that it frightened the person so much that he became paralyzed and could not walk. Therefore, Wang Linhai and others carried the two people out of the woods.

Wang Linhai was a petty person. He had a quarrel with Yang Dong's father in the morning and thought: You don't act like a father, but I act like an uncle! Now my nephew is gone, and your son is gone too. Since you, as a father, don't care, then I can't care either!
However, when Wang Linhai saw the wound on his nephew's shoulder, he frowned immediately. He turned around and sent someone to Taipingtun to inform Lao Yang, but he did not tell Lao Yang what he was thinking when his nephew was hit on the shoulder by an axe.
Wang Linhai and others carried the two people out of the woods and happened to meet Lao Hu, Lan Dabing and Li Mazi, so they chatted with them briefly. Wang Linhai borrowed the phone in Taipingtun to call the police first, and then called the forest farm to report.

At this time, Lao Yang, Lan Dabing, Lao Han and others went into the woods to look for Yang Dong's body, so Lao Yang and Wang Linhai did not meet.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Linhai and everyone else took a small path back to Nantun.

"With such a big incident, people will definitely come to the forest farm later..."

"Of course! Not only people from the forest farm, but also people from the county have to come and take a look, and we have to set up some rules."

After a while, several figures vaguely emerged at the edge of the forest. They were Lao Yang, Lan Dabing, Lao Han and others. On the simple stretcher they made of branches was a person covered with a white cloth.

Due to the distance, the loudspeaker could not see Lao Yang's facial expression clearly, but could only hear his heavy footsteps.

When they got closer, Old Hu went to greet them and said, "Old Tang will be here soon. He went to Nantun to build a shed for Wang Linhai's nephew first."

Old Yang shook his head: "No need to ask Old Tang for help, just throw it here."

"How can this be possible?"

Old Yang insisted, "Okay! This little bastard stole all the money from the bottom of the family box, and I don't have any spare money to send him away, so I'll just leave it here."

Lao Hu, Lan Dabing and others looked at each other in bewilderment. They did not offer to pay for sending Yang Dong back. They had no choice but to follow Lao Yang's instructions and leave Yang Dong in the snow.

At this time, a white-haired elderly woman squeezed through the crowd and threw herself on the snow, crying, "Oh, my dear, why are you gone like this..."

Old Yang ran over and pulled him up, "Why are you crying? You're such a laughing stock! It's better if this kid is gone, so he doesn't have to make me angry all the time! Stop crying, go to the store and buy some paper...Guodong, uncle has to trouble you to go to the lower room of my house and get some wooden boards."

Lan Dadan couldn't refuse and nodded: "Okay, Guoxing happens to have a car, so we can drive him there, saving time and effort."

Daba frowned and waved his hands to refuse: "This bike can't be used to make funeral boards. This is Old Xu's bike. I usually ride it to sell meat. Who would be happy if you want to use this thing?"

Old Hu chimed in, "Stop taking other people's things. Let's go to the village and drive the donkey cart. The donkey cart is powerful and can do it all in one trip. Old Han will come with you."

Old Yang opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He held his pipe in silence, staring at his wife who was sitting in the snow and crying loudly, feeling a little upset.

Da LaBa turned around and said to Lao Hu: "Uncle Hu, I'll come over to help after I send the car back."

Lao Hu nodded: "Okay, come over if you have time."

After that, Da Laba rode his donkey back to Qing'an Village. After arriving at Lao Xu's house, he told everyone what he had seen and heard, and everyone immediately felt sorry for him.

The main point is that it was wrong for Yang Dong and Wang Lin's nephew to die in the mountains. For such a small amount of money, they risked their lives. Was this bad luck or was it their own fault?

It must be their own fault. If Yang Dong hadn't wanted to satisfy their momentary desire, the two of them wouldn't have gone into the woods. Of course, Wang Linhai and Wang Changhai are also to blame. If they had stopped them, nothing would have happened afterwards.

"Old Yang directly said that Yang Dong had lost all the money in the family, so how could he have any money left to build a mourning shed for him..."

Li Fuqiang turned around and asked, "Brother, have you ever stolen money from home before?"

"Oh my god, I won't do such a conscienceless thing! A small part of the money in my crotch pocket was given by my mother and sister-in-law, and most of the rest was saved when I was playing outside."

Dababa grinned and said, "I can tell from the looks of it that my old man is a man who lives a simple life! He can even save money."

"Hahaha..." Everyone looked up and laughed.

Liu Lizhen did not refute, because Xu Ning really had never stolen money from the family. At that time, she was afraid that Xu Ning would not have enough to eat outside, so she gave him some pocket money every time she came back. Although Xu Ning got into trouble every now and then, he was still her own flesh and blood, and as a mother she must feel sorry for him, so she doted on him a little.

Just when everyone was chatting happily, a sidecar suddenly stopped at the gate of the courtyard.

The sidecar was blue and white with the word "Public Security" printed on the side. Two people in military green police uniforms stepped out of the car, and then the dogs in the yard started barking.

Xu Ning and the others looked out at the same time. Meng Ziyan was standing in the plastic shed and said, "Oh my god, why are the police here at our house?"

"What the hell?" Liu Lizhen's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Xu Ning.

Xu Ning frowned and said, "I'll go take a look outside."

He walked to the plastic shed and opened the door, then saw two comrades standing at the door looking into the yard. "Is this Old Xu's house? Let's go find Xu Ning to find out more."

Xu Ning waved his hand and said with a smile: "What's the matter, comrade? I am Xu Ning."

"Ah, hello, we are from the Red Star Police Station on the street. My name is Bian Baoguo. I came here to ask you about what happened with Yang Dong and Zhang Guangjun yesterday."

Hearing this, Xu Ning waved and said, "Come in quickly. I just heard about their story. They are so unlucky that they were killed by a tiger when they went into the mountains..."

Bian Baoguo was about to take a step when he said, "Can you please not disturb me?"

"It's okay, there are just a lot of people in the room, but they are all family members, come in and chat."

As Bian Baoguo and his companions walked into the house, he said, "When Yang Dong and Zhang Guangjun were fighting yesterday, were you there?"

"Yeah, I went to visit the east end of the village, and they started fighting there."

After saying that, Xu Ning opened the plastic door and welcomed the two people into the room. Bian Baoguo was a little dumbfounded after entering the room, because there were more than ten people sitting in the room, and the air froze when they saw the two people come in.

"Mom, this is a comrade from the Red Star Police Station in our street. He came to ask me about Yang Dong and Zhang Guangjun." Liu Lizhen put down her guard and nodded: "Then you guys can chat, let's go inside."

Li Fuqiang, Dalaba, Wang Hu and Yang Jun did not leave, so Liu Lizhen led Meng Ziyan, Han Fengjiao and others into the west room.

Bian Baoguo looked at the bear skin on the sofa and asked, "Do you usually hunt animals in the mountains?"

"If you have nothing to do, take a walk in the mountains. You two can drink some tea to moisten your throats."

"Thank you. Did they also see Yang Dong and Zhang Guangjun fighting yesterday?"

The implication is to drive Li Fuqiang, Yang Jun and others away.

Li Fuqiang said: "I had it right in front of me at the time."

"When I went to the street this morning, I saw Yang Dong's father and Zhang Guangjun's uncle quarreling at the entrance of Taiping Village."

Bian Baoguo nodded when he heard this and asked his companion to start taking notes, while he followed the procedure to inquire about the details of the matter.

"Yang Dong had a big axe in his hand at that time. Where did the axe come from?"

Xu Ning said bluntly: "The axe was snatched by Yang Dong from the old Chang family's yard. At that time, old Chang was chasing after him, trying to get the axe back, but he was too old and his legs couldn't catch up with Yang Dong at all. He ran out of energy when he reached the west entrance of the village."

"Did you steal the axe? You often go hiking in the mountains, so you must know there are tigers in the forest. Why didn't you inform the villagers to stay away from them?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Comrade, I'm just an ordinary person. How can I have so many thoughts? Besides, the forest farm organized a large-scale enclosure some time ago, and three people in our village were attacked by tigers. Not only the county but also the city knows about this! Do I still need to run around to tell others?"

Bian Baoguo frowned and was about to say something to refute, but he heard the sound of a motorcycle at the gate again. Daba stood up, glanced outside, and said, "Two more people."

The two men were also riding on sidecars, with leather belts around their waists, handcuffs and pistols hanging from their waists, and wearing military coats and cotton hats.

When Xu Ningying went out, he heard one of the middle-aged men say with a smile: "Hey, I was wondering whose family it was? Why is it you, kid?"

He looked at the middle-aged man and felt that he looked familiar. He nodded with a smile and said, "Yeah, you haven't changed in these years."

"It's only been a few years? You sound really famous now. I often hear your name in the county. I couldn't believe it at first, but now I see you in person."

Bian Baoguo and his companions stood up and greeted: "Zhou Suo!"

Zhou nodded: "Are you done asking questions?"

"I'm asking, this comrade is quite tough in his words."

Chief Zhou glanced at Xu Ning and said with a smile: "You are so confident. Besides, we are asking the masses to cooperate. You should correct your attitude!"

Bian Baoguo nodded: "I understand."

At this time, Xu Ning remembered the name of the man in front of him. His name was Zhou Dayong. Whenever Xu Ning got into trouble outside, it was he who drove a sidecar police car to send him back. He and Zhou He from the health center were uncles.

"Hey, Chief Zhou! You're promoted very quickly."

Zhou Dayong laughed and said: "How old am I..."

Only then did Bian Baoguo notice the way Zhou Dayong and Xu Ning spoke. They were quite amiable, just like elders chatting with juniors.

"Captain Zhou, drink some water to moisten your throat."

"Okay, everyone, take a seat. We will just follow the procedure and ask the witnesses what happened at the time."

Xu Ning nodded: "As long as I know it, I will definitely tell you everything."

"Xiaobian, please continue asking."

Then, Bian Baoguo asked about the obvious things and did not make things difficult...

About 20 minutes later, Zhou Dayong, Bian Baoguo and four others stood up and shook hands with Xu Ning and others.

"Thank you."

"Don't be polite. We are serving the people. I am a member of the people, so I should do my best."

Zhou Dayong said, "You are still as eloquent as ever. Let's go, don't see me off."

"I'll see you off, I'll see you off...Brother, you guys stay in the room."

Xu Ning sent Zhou Dayong to the gate of the courtyard. Zhou Dayong turned around and asked Bian Baoguo to go to the old Chang’s house to find Chang Danian to find out the situation.

After watching Bian Baoguo leave, Xu Ning frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Zhou Dayong said: "We received a report at noon that there were two bodies in the forest in Qing'an. One of the bodies had marks of being hit by an axe on the shoulder. Our technicians just confirmed on the spot that Zhang Guangjun's right shoulder was indeed hit and his collarbone was broken."

"Is this case quite complicated?"

"It's not complicated. The wound on Zhang Guangjun's shoulder is not fatal. The fatal thing is that his neck was broken by the tiger. I think the person who reported the case probably wants some money."

Xu Ning laughed and said, "The Yang family has no money. Yang Dong gambled all the time and lost all the money in the family."

"Same as you were before? Hey, why have you changed your ways now?"

"This is not changing one's ways, this is stopping at the brink of disaster!"

"Hahaha, great! I heard that you have a good relationship with Hu Zhibin?"

"Ah, the relationship is okay. What's the matter, Chief Zhou? If you have anything, go find my brother Bin."

"It's nothing, it's just that my child isn't doing well in school, so I want to get him into a school in the city, in case he can become a good student. I can't get along with Hu Zhibin, so if you have time, could you give him a word of advice?"

Xu Ning did not agree immediately, but only said: "Chief Zhou, you have taken good care of me in the past, I can't frame you. I am not sure about this matter, mainly because there are too many people who come to my brother Bin to do things. How about when my brother Bin comes back, I will arrange for you two to sit down and chat together?"

Zhou Dayong clapped his hands and said, "Okay! It's fine if you can just chat a little. Thank you for your help."

"Why are you being so polite? If you have anything to ask me next time, just tell me. I will definitely do what I can!"

"Okay, when you go to the street again, go find me at Red Star and we'll have a drink."

"okay."

(End of this chapter)