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Chapter 730 Satisfying! You reap what you sow, I'll beat you up!

The moon is still, the breeze is gentle...

The snow crunched and crunched as a group of people, carrying Type 56 rifles and old-fashioned hoes, marched forward menacingly, swearing and making a racket that drowned out the continuous, echoing screams of wild boars all around.

At first glance, the wild boars seemed to be running further and further away. However, a few of them stubbornly charged towards the group. The hunters with guns were not going to tolerate such behavior. They raised their guns and fired two shots into the heads. The gunfire abruptly ended, leaving behind several wild boar carcasses.

At this moment, Xu Ning charged ahead, ignoring six or seven wild boars that had been killed or maimed by the glass bottles. Beside him, Li Fuqiang gritted his teeth and cursed the three men of the Zhao family as bastards. Several other men beside him were burning with rage, wishing they could tear the three men of the Zhao family apart!
Just now, when the wild boars rushed up the hillside, they knocked over three or five people, including Wang Linhai, Da Laba, Lao Duan, and Chang Xifeng. The rest of the people were not knocked over, but they were terrified by the attacking herd of boars.

Wang Linhai said angrily, "Those three bastards, why don't we just blow them all up!"

Old Duan calmly said, "Then go ahead and shoot. After you're done, you'll pay with your life."

Wang Linhai fell silent. His feud with the Zhao family was obvious. Who could believe his words and become his weapon?
Old Xu, panting heavily, said, "My son, if it's really too much, don't bother chasing them. Let's just wait for them at their doorstep. Do you think they'll never come home again?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "No! We have to arrest the three of them tonight, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to the forest farm."

Everyone nodded in agreement. The task assigned by the forestry station had been botched, so they needed to find someone to take the blame. Xu Ning knew that everyone would be unwilling to give up the 10 yuan reward and would inevitably shift all the blame onto the three Zhao men. Although the matter was indeed entirely the fault of the three Zhao men, an excuse needed to be plausible...

Lan Dadan said, "Then let's chase them! I see there are only two people ahead, and it looks like one of them is carrying another on his back..."

They had chased them to the vicinity of the Snail Shell Temple, which was the heart of Snail Shell. It would take another two or three miles to walk north before they could leave Snail Shell and reach the embankment connecting to the Qian Tiao Tang.

Ahead, Zhao Guofeng, carrying Old Zhao on his back, was nearly exhausted. Beside him, Zhao Guoqing cursed and said, "These bastards! I'll just shoot them a couple of times later!"

Old Zhao frowned and said, "You're not stupid at all! If you shoot them twice, they can easily riddle the three of us with bullets. Guofeng, put me down, you two brothers run."

"Dad, it's okay, I can still carry you."

"Stop bothering, I can feel your legs shaking."

Zhao Guoqing said, "Brother, let me carry Dad on my back, let's switch."

"You're at least somewhat human!" Old Zhao commented.

Although the three men appeared completely calm, they had already resigned themselves to their fate. They knew that even if they were caught, they would at most get a beating, and as long as they didn't die, they would have a chance to fight back later.

Zhao Guoqing grinned as he carried his father on his back, and his first words were blunt: "Dad, you're as big as the little colt that Lao Liu's family raises!"

"If you can't chat, just shut up. Why are you so annoying?"

Zhao Guofeng, holding his gun, took a few deep breaths, looked back, and was startled. He said, "Let's go quickly, they're about to catch up."

Behind him, the shouts and curses of Li Fuqiang, Da Laba, and others urged Zhao Guoqing to frantically move his legs. Old Zhao glanced back and sighed slightly, feeling that things were going to be a bit risky today.

“Guofeng, you two should leave. They shot me in the leg. I don’t know who shot me, but at least there’s a bullet hole. They can’t kill me. If you two stay here, with your little brother’s sharp tongue, you’ll definitely get a beating.”

Zhao Guofeng frowned and said, "Dad, this matter is quite serious..."

“I know, my original plan was to throw the glass bottle and run, so who would notice that it was the three of us who threw it? But I was shot in the leg, so I was delayed in the middle.”

Old Zhao loosened his arms from around Zhao Guoqing's neck, pushed Zhao Guoqing's back with both hands, and sat down in the snow. Zhao Guoqing exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing, Dad?"

"You two hurry up and go, I'll hold them off for a bit, quick!"

Seeing that his father had made up his mind, Zhao Guofeng grabbed Zhao Guoqing's arm and ran forward, shouting, "Let's go!"

Zhao Guoqing didn't cause a scene and naturally ran off with Zhao Guofeng.

Upon seeing someone fall in the snow, Xu Laonian immediately perked up and shouted, "Quick, grab him! That bastard..."

Li Fuqiang turned around and called out, "Tiger, do you have a sack on you? Just put it over his head."

"Yes! Second Brother, are you going to kill him?"

Xu Ning squinted and said, "Why go all out? There are so many people here... You all follow me and keep chasing him. Dad, you and my second uncle catch him."

“Alright!” Xu Laonian turned around and called out, “Lao Duan, Lao Yang, San’er, you guys come with me.”

"I have to beat him up!"

"I almost got gored to death by a wild boar just now, those three are really..."

Twenty seconds later, a group of people ran up to Lao Zhao. What was Lao Zhao doing at that moment? He was leaning against a tree, rolling cigarettes with both hands.

Xu Ning, Wang Hu, Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei, and the others only glanced down before continuing their pursuit.

Old Zhao was stunned. He didn't expect to be so ignored. Then he felt a darkness in his vision. When he looked up, he saw Xu Laonian, Wang Erli, Lao Duan, and eight or nine other people surrounding him.

"Um...can I have a cigarette?"

Old Xu squatted down, staring at him, and raised his hand to slap him: "I'll slap you, you little bastard! I'll let you slap me! Beat him up!"

After seeing Xu Laonian take two steps back to make room, Wang Erli, Liu Daming, Lao Duan, and others raised their feet and kicked Lao Zhao hard!

Old Zhao clutched his head and yelled, "Oh my god!" But these people were furious and wouldn't stop. They kicked and cursed, "I'll teach you to be mean! Your family's children are all dead..."

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, I'm sorry, okay?"

Xu Laonian said, "Is this how you admit your mistake? Keep beating him! Break his legs!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Daming picked up a sledgehammer to smash it, but Wang Erli quickly stopped him, whispering, "So many people are watching, are you really going to smash it?"

"Damn, it's only because there are people around. If there weren't, I would have buried him under the tree roots."

Because the people around him weren't that close, it wasn't very reliable. If Liu Daming had smashed Lao Zhao's leg with a hammer in front of everyone, there would inevitably be gossipy people talking nonsense, and if word got out, there would definitely be a lot of trouble. That's why Xu Ning didn't fire the gun.

If only Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu, and Guan Lei were in the mountains, then Xu Ning and the other three would definitely have fired their guns...

Old Zhao collapsed at the base of a tree, grimacing and gasping for breath, saying, "You shot and broke my leg, and you still want to smash me with a sledgehammer?"

"Did I tell you to stop talking? Keep cutting!"

The group then proceeded to give Old Zhao another beating, kicking him until his face was bruised and swollen, and his arm was dislocated, before they stopped.

"I've been shot in the leg, stop shooting, or I'll be crippled."

Old Zhao showed no intention of apologizing at all. His words implied that they couldn't really kill him, because if they did, they would be in trouble too!
Xu Laonian and the others exchanged glances. The wise ones didn't respond, but instead retorted, "The three of you were causing trouble behind the pigs. We were hunting wild boars at the time. Bullets don't have eyes and they hit your leg. Isn't that normal? We're lucky we didn't kill you on the spot!"

"Not so good!"

Old Duan said, "Tie him up, shall we? We'll take him to the forest farm later to report."

"Tie him up, the forest farm can do whatever they want with him..." Old Zhao panicked upon hearing this. Why did they still want to send him to the forest farm? That would change the nature of the situation!

"No, no, no, I admit my mistake, okay? It's all my fault. I was blind and didn't recognize your worth... I was really thinking of blowing up a few wild boars and taking them home to eat."

Liu Daming glared at him and pointed, "Do you even believe what you're saying? You're lying through your teeth! You don't need to babbling on; the forestry leaders will definitely teach you a lesson."

When Lao Zhao saw that no one around him was paying attention to him, his heart sank. He thought to himself that he was really in deep trouble this time, and at the very least, he would have to spend two months in jail...

On the embankment between the snail shell and the front jumping pond, Li Fuqiang swung his long ash stick and struck Zhao Guoqing on the leg.

The ash tree was cut down by Wang Hu on the road. Xu Ning, Wang Hu, and Guan Lei all had some. When Zhao Guoqing was hit on the leg by the stick, he rolled down the slope.

Seeing this, Zhao Guofeng became enraged, "I'll fuck you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Ning raised his hand and slammed a stick into his head, yelling, "Still trying to act tough? Hit me!"

Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu rushed down the mountain. At this moment, Zhao Guoqing was dizzy. Just as he was about to get up, he saw a flying kick coming and kicked him directly into a large rock. His shoulder hit the rock and he landed firmly on the ground.

Wang Hu cursed under his breath, glared, and swung the ash branch, hitting Zhao Guoqing on the arm. Li Fuqiang also went all out, aiming to hit Zhao Guoqing's legs.

At this time, the clothes were quite thick, so the sound of the stick falling was a bit muffled because it hit cotton. So after Li Fuqiang realized what was happening, he swung the stick and slapped it on Zhao Guoqing's face.

"Holy crap... Waaah, I can't hold it in..."

Zhao Guoqing covered his mouth and tried to back away, but Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu ignored him and kept hitting his exposed skin, leaving marks with each blow.

On the ridge, Xu Ning and Guan Lei were also venting their anger, while Zhao Guofeng seemed much smarter. He knelt on the ground, buried his face in the snow, and held his head with his hands, letting the two men beat him.

At this moment, Xu Ning glanced coldly and saw the axe stuck in Guan Lei's back. After pulling the axe out, he squatted down and smashed it into Zhao Guofeng's ankle with the back of the axe.

"Ah!" Zhao Guofeng screamed repeatedly, cursing, "I'll fuck you... you motherfucker..."

"Say another word and I'll sew your basket into your mouth!"

Guan Lei kicked Zhao Guofeng in the chin. Since Zhao Guofeng's mouth was open, his teeth and tongue collided with the kick. Zhao Guofeng felt a jolt, and then the pain shot into his brain. He lowered his head and whimpered, and a large amount of blood mixed with saliva dripped into the snow.

Xu Ning stood on the embankment and shouted down the mountain, "Big brother, did you catch him?"

"Gotcha!"

"Get it up here quickly, we need to go back."

"it is good!"

Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu tied Zhao Guoqing's hands behind his back and dragged him up the mountain by the neck.

"Brother, it's a good thing you made them all go back, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to make a move."

Xu Ning grinned and said, "Their injuries came from rolling down the mountain. What does it have to do with the four of us?"

"Xu Er! You are the most insidious one..."

Li Fuqiang slapped Zhao Guoqing across the face with his other hand: "I think you didn't hit him hard enough!"

Zhao Guofeng was pulled up by Guan Lei, and said incoherently, "Stop fighting, Xu Er, we admit defeat this time..."

Xu Ning glanced at him but ignored him. Li Fuqiang stepped forward and slapped him again: "I'll teach you to be naughty! You still dare to be naughty? Huh, why don't you just let a wild boar run you over?"

"Brother Lei, tie his hands up, let's head back."

Xu Ning said, "He twisted his ankle just now, so he probably can't walk very far."

"Can't he leave? We'll drag him back, even if we have to, that son of a bitch..."

Li Fuqiang was still not satisfied. He cursed the two Zhao brothers while slapping their faces.

What do you call this? You reap what you sow!
Beating them would be too lenient...

Immediately, the four men dragged the two Zhao brothers back home.

Halfway there, they encountered Big Horn and Li Feng and his group. They showed no pity for the miserable state of the two Zhao brothers and punched and kicked them, silencing Zhao Guofeng and Zhao Guoqing. The two brothers realized that the more they screamed, the harder Big Horn and his group would beat them, so they wisely shut their mouths. When no sound could be heard, the crowd lost interest.

Upon further inquiry, it was learned that Da Ba and the others stayed behind to wait in case Xu Ning and Zhao Guofeng were about to engage in a gunfight. In case of gunfire, they could rush to their aid as quickly as possible. As for the others, they had been persuaded by Da Ba to go back and support Xu Laonian and the others.

As they walked and cursed, they met up with Xu Laonian, and the two sides exchanged blows again until everyone felt relieved and the fight finally stopped.

"There's nothing to say, just send it directly to the forest farm and let the leaders study it."

Xu Ning nodded: "Then let's do it this way. Go back and count how many wild boars have died in total. Come back to the mountains tomorrow to track them down. This group of wild boars won't be able to form a large group in a short time, but there will still be small groups. We can't let them gather together."

"Yeah, that's what I meant too. Let's head back first."

Old Xu sighed and said, "I was originally planning to use the sledgehammer to hit a few more pigs, but I only managed to kill one. Ugh, I'm so angry."

"Brother, let's go up the mountain tomorrow, what's the rush?" Wang Erli advised.

"Why should I be in such a hurry? I had to beg and plead to get up the mountain today. If I come back tomorrow, do you think your sister-in-law will let me? Forget it."

Liu Daming said, "Brother-in-law, we don't lack any toys at home now, why are you so fixated on these toys? Just settle down and enjoy your retirement at home."

"What do you mean by enjoying life? I'm getting so angry with this little brat all day long, he's always making fun of me."

Li Fuqiang laughed and said, "Uncle, you just like to make people laugh, isn't that how you earn some money?"

"Go away, you guys are all in cahoots, I'm not going to chat with you."

Old Jiang said, "Brother, when we get back to the forest farm, you can explain it to the leaders, right?"

Xu Laonian looked up at everyone before nodding in agreement: "Alright! But there's one thing: everyone give the same story. Old Zhao was shot before we hunted the wild boar, and these two were wounded while escaping..."

"Oh, isn't that the truth? They deserved it for messing around!"

"That's right, it was all their own doing, it has nothing to do with us."

"So what if he has connections? I'll slap him right now, and I'll be stuck in jail, won't I?"

Wang Linhai turned around and slapped Lao Zhao across the face, causing everyone around to burst into laughter. Xu Ning, however, scoffed, thinking that Wang Linhai was only relying on his numbers. Once Lao Zhao and his two sons recovered, Wang Linhai would definitely get beaten up too.

(End of this chapter)