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

Watching Zhang Shuya lead her people into the lower room, Wang An made no move, mainly because he was genuinely terrified by that tiger skin.

Wang An was terrified, not because he was a coward, but because Song Ping, that old rascal, had draped the entire tiger skin over a thick log, with the tiger's head facing the doorway.

As is well known, the lower room, or storage room, in rural areas usually only has one small window for ventilation, so the entire lower room is very dark.

Therefore, when Wang Anyi opened the door and glanced at it, it was difficult for him to immediately determine whether it was a tiger skin or a live tiger.

The main point is that Wang Anke has actually looked directly at a tiger, and was even slapped by a tiger's paw, resulting in an injury that took him more than half a year to heal.

So, it would be strange not to be startled if you suddenly saw a tiger skin that looked like a tiger.

To be honest, it's only because Wang Anyi is exceptionally brave and bold that he managed to kill the tiger that had injured him. Otherwise, if it were anyone else, they would have been scared out of their wits.

Wang An took out a cigarette, lit it, and after a few puffs, the nicotine finally calmed his racing heartbeat.

After Zhang Shuya and the others entered the storeroom, they quickly took out the entire tiger skin from the lower room.

This tiger skin isn't very big; it's about half the size of the tiger skin that Wang An killed. In other words, this tiger was probably only a sub-adult Siberian tiger when it was alive.

Furthermore, the tiger skin was not completely dry, indicating that the tiger had not been killed for very long, at most no more than a month.

Regardless, this tiger skin is quite valuable; if a suitable buyer is found, it should fetch at least 3 yuan.

That's right, it's over 3, specifically over 80 in the 3s.

However, the tiger skin, which was so valuable, became irrefutable evidence of the crimes committed by Song Ping and others.

If the investigation continues based on the clues from this tiger skin, it's likely that the people who poached Siberian tigers will be brought to justice.

It has to be said, Song Ping is incredibly audacious; he even dared to accept something as dangerous as a tiger skin.

Even someone as audacious and powerful as Wang An could only cut the tiger skin into small pieces and wrap them in cloth; he dared not store the whole thing.

But Song Ping was different. Not only did he dare to buy this thing, he also dared to just openly put it in the warehouse to dry in the shade, as if he wasn't afraid of being seen at all.

That's awesome, absolutely awesome!

As the tiger skin was taken out, other skins were also gradually taken out of the warehouse.

Meanwhile, those who searched the main house also found valuable items such as bear bile, musk, sable fur, and lynx fur.

With the combined efforts of more than 30 people, the search was quickly completed.

The sight of the large pile of things in the yard was still quite shocking to everyone.

It has to be admitted that Song Ping has received quite a few good things.

Besides the tiger skin, the most valuable items included three lynx pelts, eight sable pelts, six bear gallbladders, and two musk sachets.

There were several bundles of items such as weasel pelts, squirrel pelts, mink pelts, and fox pelts.

However, what Wang An cared about most, namely arsenic, was not found in Song Ping's house, which was quite frustrating for Wang An.

Preliminary estimates suggest these items are worth over 30,000 yuan, excluding the tiger skin. It's safe to say that Song Ping is completely finished; his life is over.

Even without the poisoning, the value of the goods and the existence of that tiger skin alone are enough to put Song Ping in jail for 20 or 30 years, and it's not impossible that he'll be reduced to eating peanuts.

Unfortunately, the weight ratio was still very strict at this point.

After displaying all the items in the middle of the courtyard, everyone worked together to count and list all the items.

After the sixth team leader had Song Ping's wife sign to confirm, he tore off the sheet underneath the carbon copy and gave it to Song Ping's wife to keep.

Song Ping's wife clutched the paper tightly, her face full of heartache and pain as she watched everyone load the furs and other items onto the truck, without uttering a single unnecessary word from beginning to end.

Because she knew very well that it was already a very rare thing that she wasn't arrested as an accomplice.

If she dares to obstruct in any way, she will at least be considered an obstructor of official business. If she was also involved in the acquisition of the tiger skin, she will have to spend a few years in jail.

After loading all the stolen goods into the car, Wang An and his entourage drove away from Anfutun without any hesitation.

After Wang An and the others drove away, Song Ping's wife couldn't help but burst into tears.

When the men of the household are arrested and valuables are confiscated, it's a huge blow to anyone.

Unfortunately, that's just how things are, that's just how the situation is, there's no use saying anything, we can only accept it.

After leaving Anfutun, Wang An and Huang Zhong did not go home, but instead followed the convoy back to the county.

Wang An's biggest worry is that he still hasn't figured out who the poisoner is.

Wang An couldn't even sleep soundly until he figured this out.

After returning to Gong Anju, with Zhang Shuya's consent, Wang An and two interrogators took charge of interrogating Song Ping.

Once inside the interrogation room, Song Ping probably realized that there was no point in hiding anything anymore, and that if he confessed, he might be able to get leniency.

So, before Wang An and the other two could even ask any questions, Song Ping spilled the beans, revealing all the details about buying and selling furs and mountain goods.

According to Song Ping, the fur, bear bile, and musk were all purchased by Song Ping when he traveled from village to village, and he mentioned the names of many hunters and their residences.

However, the public security authorities will certainly not pursue the matter against the hunters who sold the items to Song Ping.

The main reason is that there are too many people. Besides, these hunters are not reselling for profit; their actions are simply selling their earnings as normal labor.

The key point is that the market had been open for several years by then, so it was understandable that hunters would choose to sell their goods at high prices.

Song Ping also gave a detailed explanation of the origin of the tiger skin.

Song Ping himself said that he spent 1 yuan to get it back from an old mountain dog, but Wang An deduced from the flickering look in Song Ping's eyes that Song Ping had something else he hadn't said, something that was very unfavorable to Song Ping.

After repeatedly questioning Song Ping, who always evaded the question, Song Ping remained silent.

Under the watchful eyes of the two interrogators, Wang An cheerfully performed a memory-restoring massage on Song Ping that he would never forget. (End of Chapter)