Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

On the way, since there were only Wang An and Huang Zhong in Wang An's GAZ truck, Wang An turned to Huang Zhong without any hesitation and asked:

"How's it going, Xiao Zhong? Isn't this much more exciting than you sneaking around and shooting in the shadows?"

Huang Zhong nodded, still somewhat shocked, and said:
"Yeah, bro, that's really ruthless of you. You arrested them without doing anything."

Wang An smiled slightly and said:

"Absolutely. Unless he doesn't make any mistakes, dealing with people like Song Ping is much easier than hunting them."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong seemed to be deep in thought and said:

"Yeah, I see them standing there obediently, not daring to use their guns."

Wang An chuckled and said with a disdainful expression:
"Draw a gun in front of a bunch of bastards? Holy crap, even if he had a hundred lives, would he dare? Heh heh, if they dared to draw their guns, things would be much easier."

Huang Zhong chuckled and chimed in:

"Yeah, right. We definitely can't let them pick up their guns, hehehe."

In that situation, let alone Song Ping and the others not daring to draw their guns, even if they made a move to pick up their guns or made any other unnecessary movements, Song Ping and the other three would most likely be riddled with bullets immediately.

That's a 56-centimeter-tall guy. If he gets angry, the consequences are unimaginable. So the only way to solve the problem is to kill him before he makes any move.

Anfu Village is not far from Shuangqiao Township, only a dozen miles away, so it only took a few minutes for everyone to arrive at Anfu Village.

As soon as the convoy entered the village, the roar of the engines and the exhaust fumes from the pipes caused the dogs in the village to start barking wildly.

As soon as this dog barked, the other dogs that noticed the unusual barked in response, and soon all the dogs in Anfu Village were barking.

Of course, this is the norm in rural Northeast China at this time. Often, one dog will lead the barking of all the dogs in the village. The sound may not be a big deal to the villagers, but to outsiders, it feels like they have nowhere to hide.

The sound of car engines, coupled with the barking of dogs throughout the village, naturally alerted everyone in Anfu Village.

Many villagers came out of their homes and ran to the gate, staring intently at Wang An and his group's car, their faces full of vigilance.

Some people followed along, clearly wanting to see what Wang An and his group were up to.

Guided by Huang Zhong, Wang An parked the car directly outside the gate of Song Ping's house.

As Wang An's GAZ truck came to a stop, Zhang Shuya and the others' cars also stopped.

Soon, all the well tea from both squadrons jumped off the vehicle and lined up outside Song Ping's gate.

Of course, judging from the number of people lined up at this time, it is not hard to tell that there were still a few people left on the car to watch over Song Ping and the other three.

As a group of police officers lined up at the gate of Song Ping's house, an old man in his fifties, holding a rather long pipe, led a few young men up.

Wang An suspected this man might be the village head, so he stepped forward and pointed to Song Ping's courtyard, asking:

"Sir, we're from the county's security department. Excuse me, is this Song Ping's house?"

The old man looked Wang An up and down, then at Zhang Shuya and the rest of the Jingcha group. Instead of answering Wang An's question, he frowned and asked:

"You're here because of his business of collecting bear fur and bile, right?"

Wang An was taken aback upon hearing this, but immediately nodded and said:

"Yes, the complaint handling office received reports from multiple people that Song Ping has purchased a large amount of fur, bear bile, musk, and other items, involving a huge sum of money and seriously violating relevant regulations. That's why they entrusted us, Jingfang, to handle this."

The old man sighed and said:

"Sigh, I told him he'd wasted his time, wasted his time, and was bound to get into trouble sooner or later. But he wouldn't listen, saying he'd pulled strings in the township. Look, look, now look what's happened! Sigh!"

Wang An didn't reply, but took out a cigarette, handed it to the old man, and lit it for him.

The old man took a puff of his cigarette before speaking:

"This is Song Ping's house. Please come in."

After saying that, the old man shook his head, his face full of sorrow and compassion.

Seeing this, Wang An quickly offered a feigned consolation:

“Every country has its laws, and every family has its rules. We’re at our wits’ end. There are just too many people reporting this, and the amount of money involved is too large. We have to come down here to investigate.”

After Wang An finished speaking, he nodded to the old man and turned to walk into Song Ping's courtyard.

Seeing this, the group of tea drinkers quickly followed.

However, after Wang An and the others entered the courtyard, a small incident, or rather a minor episode, occurred, as they were blocked by a middle-aged woman and three children.

The woman was in her forties and was probably Song Ping's wife. Of the three children, the two oldest were boys, one around sixteen or seventeen years old and the other around fourteen or fifteen. The youngest was a girl, around eleven or twelve years old.

The woman said angrily:
"What wrong has our leader done? Why are so many of you causing trouble at our house?"

The squad leader of the sixth team took out his badge, flashed it in front of the woman, and then said in a composed but not servile manner:
"Hello comrade, please do not obstruct official business. Song Ping has been reported for purchasing a large quantity of valuable furs, bear bile, musk, and other items. We are now confiscating and sealing the stolen goods that Song Ping has purchased for further processing. We appreciate your cooperation."

It was obvious that Song Ping's wife knew very well that Song Ping's behavior was not allowed at this time, and faced with so many well tea makers, even if Song Ping's wife was fierce, she did not dare to truly resist.

So, after the sixth team's captain finished speaking, Song Ping's wife knew things were hopeless, and said to the three children:

"Three little ones, four little ones, Er Ya, make way."

And so, the group filed in.

But when Wang An opened the door to the lower room and looked inside, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, his whole body felt like it was being electrocuted, and all the hairs on his body stood on end.

Wang An reacted quickly, immediately retreating. As he retreated, he instinctively pulled out his Type 54 pistol, exclaiming in surprise:

"Holy crap, a giant claw!"

Wang An's actions and exclamations naturally alerted the bystanders, who immediately raised their guns to their faces or drew their weapons to aim into the room, all looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

After calming himself down, Wang An realized how embarrassing his behavior was once he saw what was inside the room.

What Wang An described as "big claws" was actually a perfectly intact tiger skin.

Although Wang An felt humiliated, he pretended nothing was wrong and lowered the gun. He then said:

"It's not a big paw, it's not a big paw, it's big paw skin. I misread it, hehehe. I misread it."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuya, who was standing not far away, immediately put away her gun and went down into the house.

Tigers are not to be killed indiscriminately!
Even if the tiger injures people or livestock, it can only be killed after going through layers of approval.

However, even if a tiger is dead, its carcass is not allowed to be kept by private individuals.

The fact that a complete tiger skin was hanging there at that moment underscores the severity of the problem. (End of Chapter)