Chapter 1367 Zhang Fulin

"Brother Lin, are you planning to send Xiao Huang and Xiao Liu to look for them?" Zhao Tianshan asked, suddenly realizing.

"That's right, our Xiao Huang and Xiao Liu have a keen sense of smell, finding someone is a piece of cake!" Lin Hao said, then shouted towards the hilltop.

"Little Huang, Little Liu!"

Soon after, Xiao Huang and Xiao Liu came into view. Then Lin Hao let Xiao Liu and Xiao Huang smell the clothes that Zhang Fulin had worn.

"Woof woof woof!!" After sniffing the ground, both dogs headed in the direction Zhang Fulin had just left.

"Let's go, follow them." Then everyone followed Xiao Huang and Xiao Liu for a long time, but they still didn't see Zhang Fulin.

The more they ran, the more terrified they became. Where had Zhang Fulin gone? Had he really been carried off by wolves?
Everyone here knows there are wolves in these mountains. If we can't find them now, and we go deeper into the mountains, we might really be carried off by wolves.

"Don't panic, everyone. Old Zhang might just be lost. Don't give up!"

Seeing that some of the people were reluctant to continue the search, Lin Hao encouraged them.

"Brother Zhao, is it possible that Old Zhang has escaped?" At this moment, Wei Fugui looked at Zhao Tianshan and asked nervously.

"Impossible, Lao Zhang isn't that kind of person. Let's look again!" As a disciplined person, how could Zhao Tianshan doubt his companion at this time?

"Let's go, keep searching! We need to find him alive or dead!"

"Wait!" Lin Hao reminded him, "Don't forget to bring your gun. In case we encounter wild animals, at least you'll have a way to protect yourself!"

It has to be said that Zhang Fulin was unlucky; he had just hidden the gold and marked it.

Just as he was about to return to camp, he felt something staring at him, but after looking around several times, he couldn't see what it was.

But just as Zhang Fulin was about to leave, a wolf howl startled him so much that his legs trembled.

He then took off running, but soon he was caught by the wolf. Knowing he couldn't outrun it, Zhang Fulin picked up his pickaxe and turned to confront the wolf.

"Woof, woof woof!!!"

"Woof woof woof!!!"

Just as Zhang Fulin was preparing for a desperate fight, a dog barked from behind him.

At this moment, Zhang Fulin turned around and saw that it was Da Huang and Xiao Liu who had arrived.

Lin Hao, Zhao Tianshan, and the others then arrived at the scene with hunting rifles, and the wolf was also quite cunning.

Seeing so many people approaching, it seemed to sense danger and cautiously retreated into the mountains, eventually disappearing from everyone's sight.

After seeing the wolf retreat, Zhang Fulin collapsed to the ground, his entire body soaked in sweat.

"Expert Lin, Brother Zhao, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, I think I would have been meeting the King of Hell!"

Upon seeing Zhao Tianshan and Lin Hao appear before him, Zhang Fulin immediately grabbed Zhao Tianshan's leg and burst into tears.

Seeing Zhang Fulin's expression, Lin Hao shook his head, then noticed the pickaxe in Zhang Fulin's hand and knew that this matter might not be simple.

Then Lin Hao waved his hand, and Da Huang and Xiao Liu went from both sides in the direction Zhang Fulin had just come from.

"Zhang Fulin, tell me, why did you run so far? You have an upset stomach, is it really necessary to run this far?"

"Do you know how far everyone came to find you, and how worried they were about you?"

"If we hadn't arrived in time, you might have been carried off by wolves just now."

"Brother Zhao, Expert Lin, this isn't my fault. I just had an upset stomach, but I didn't expect to get lost so soon after I came out."

Zhang Fulin cried and recounted his story, tears streaming down his face.

"You haven't been here for just three or five months, it's been over a year. Don't you know where the dangers are? And with an upset stomach, was it really necessary to travel this far?"

"Now you'd better tell me honestly what you've come out here to do."

Zhao Tianshan was a retired soldier; he wasn't cunning and was straightforward.

However, as a soldier, reconnaissance and interrogation are basic skills, so Zhang Fulin's rhetoric could not fool Zhao Tianshan at all.

"Brother Zhao, I really just had an upset stomach and ran out, you have to believe me."

Zhang Fulin tearfully explained that he only had an upset stomach and that he had traveled so far because he was afraid of embarrassing himself.

"Brother Zhao, why don't we go back first? It's too dangerous out here. It's going to get dark soon, and it might be even more dangerous then."

Seeing Zhang Fulin like this, Feng Cheng felt a pang of pity. After all, they had worked together for so long, and Feng Cheng still trusted Zhang Fulin, an honest man.

"Alright then, let's head back first."

Zhao Tianshan glanced at the sky and realized it was getting late. He then gave Feng Cheng face and prepared to go back.

"Where are Dahuang and Xiaoliu?"

As everyone was preparing to leave, Feng Cheng noticed that the two dogs were missing. He immediately asked the others, and they looked around. Just then, they saw Xiao Liu and Da Huang returning from the other side of the sand dune.

"Woooo!!"

Da Huang and Xiao Liu whimpered twice, and then everyone noticed that the two dogs seemed to be carrying something in their mouths.

"This is?"

Feng Cheng took the thing from Xiao Liu's mouth and looked at it. It was a yellow horseshoe, and it was not an ordinary iron object.

"Gold ingots!"

Lin Hao took the contents out of the big yellow dog's mouth; they were a piece of gold ingot and a piece of yellow cloth.

"Roar!!"

"Be careful!!!"

When both pieces of gold ingots were fully revealed, Zhang Fulin, who had been cowering beside Zhao Tianshan, suddenly swung his pickaxe at Feng Cheng, who was closest to him.

Zhao Tianshan noticed, but it was too late; he only saw the pickaxe about to strike Feng Cheng's head.

"boom!!!"

At that moment, a gunshot rang out. In order to save Feng Cheng, Zhao Tianshan immediately raised his gun and prepared to fire a shot at Zhang Fulin in an attempt to rescue him.

However, just as he was about to fire, Zhang Fulin had already been shot in the head.

The one who fired the shot was none other than Lin Hao, who had been prepared all along. As soon as Zhang Fulin picked up the pickaxe, Lin Hao was ready to fire.

Once Lin Hao confirmed that Zhang Fulin's target was Feng Cheng, he fired a shot without hesitation, blowing Zhang Fulin's head off.

Firstly, since Zhang Fulin was already preparing to kill someone, they definitely couldn't let him succeed. Secondly, by the time Zhao Tianshan raised his gun, it was already too late.

Moreover, even if the gun were fired down this road, Feng Cheng would definitely be injured, though whether it would be a minor or fatal injury was uncertain.

When everyone saw Zhang Fulin fall to the ground after being shot, they were stunned. Lin Hao then looked at Feng Cheng and asked, "Feng Cheng, are you alright?"

"Brother Lin, it's nothing!" Feng Cheng looked at Lin Hao with surprise and uncertainty.

Then, thinking back to how caught off guard he had been, if Lin Hao hadn't fired the shot, he... It was only then that everyone realized that the one who shot Zhang Fulin in the head and saved Feng Cheng was actually Lin Hao.

"Expert Lin, you—!" Seeing Zhang Fulin get blown in the head by Lin Hao, Zhao Tianshan was speechless for a moment.

If Lin Hao hadn't intervened, Feng Cheng might have lost his life, and his reaction was clearly a beat too slow.

Moreover, even if he fired, Feng Cheng might still get injured.

After confirming that Feng Cheng was unharmed, Zhao Tianshan approached Zhang Fulin's body and then asked with a puzzled expression:
"What exactly is going on? Why did Zhang Fulin come here? And where did these two pieces of gold ingots come from?"

Zhang Fulin is now dead, but why did he attack Feng Cheng? Why did he go to such a remote place to bury two pieces of gold ingots?

The question of where these two pieces of gold ingots came from immediately aroused everyone's suspicion.

"The matter is obvious!" Lin Hao examined the gold ingots and then said calmly:

"Zhang Fulin had two pieces of gold ingots of unknown origin. When he heard that Brother Zhao was going to inspect the internal affairs, he was afraid of exposing the gold ingots, so he ran to this wilderness to hide them!"

Then Lin Hao shook his head and said:

"Zhang Fulin is already dead. We won't be able to find out the reason even if we ask. We should just wait until we get back and wait for the police to investigate!"

Although Zhang Fulin was dead, his death left a trace, so everyone immediately went back down to the dam to report the incident.

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After a series of detailed investigations, the police finally came to a conclusion and found out the truth of the matter.

It turns out that Zhang Fulin obtained the two gold ingots through murder and theft.

Zhang Fulin's true identity is not that of an ordinary local farmer, nor was his original name Zhang Fulin; he was a museum manager.

Together with his accomplice Han Laoqi, he stole four gold ingots from the museum and killed the museum's guards during the theft.

Afterwards, Zhang Fulin and Han Laoqi each left with two pieces of gold ingots.

Zhang Fulin fled to Saihanba and hid under an assumed name. Hearing that the forest farm was recruiting tree planters, he came to Saihanba, intending to escape the country from there.

While planting trees in the dam area, he found that no one paid attention to his identity and treated him quite well. He thought that living in anonymity here was not a bad idea.

Unexpectedly, his superiors suddenly ordered an inspection of his quarters, and the two ingots of gold were still hidden in his dugout. If they were discovered, he would be finished.

That's why they thought of digging a hole and burying the gold, hoping to dig it out later when they had the chance. But little Huang and Xiao Liu dug it up.

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After the investigation into Zhang Fulin's case was completed, Lin Hao resumed his previous work and continued to take care of the saplings in Bashang.

Meanwhile, the new seedlings in the nursery are slowly growing.

"Everyone, come over here for a second!!"

That day, after everyone watered the saplings, they suddenly saw a cloud of yellow sand flying. Qu He was riding a fast horse, whipping it hard.

"Old Qu, what brings you here?" Everyone gathered together, and when they saw the excited Qu He, Lin Hao and the others went up to greet him.

"Do you guys know why I'm so excited?"

"I came here at breakneck speed."

Do you know why I'm here?

"Has the seed situation been resolved?"

"no!"

Lin Hao's words instantly calmed the excited Qu He down.

"That's right, Director Yu's recruitment plan has ended, and they'll be here in three days at most!"

"So now, after discussion within the bureau, Zhao Tianshan, Wei Fugui, Wang Xiaonian, and Cao Erdan, the four of you, have been changed from the team assisting expert Lin and Feng Cheng to the logistics team, with Zhao Tianshan serving as the team leader."

"Furthermore, the newly arrived team will also be under Captain Zhao's management. From now on, all aspects of their lives will be under Captain Zhao's unified management, while technical matters will be managed by Expert Lin."

Qu He explained the purpose of his trip, then looked at Lin Hao and Zhao Tianshan.

"Yes!" Zhao Tianshan gave a solemn salute, and Lin Hao nodded in agreement.

"Your camp is almost ready; it's much better than I expected!"

Lin Hao and his team built ten dormitories, designed for two people per dormitory, with a maximum capacity of twenty people. As for the laboratory, they will temporarily share the same one with Lin Hao.

As for Lin Hao and his group's accommodation, they will continue to use the same dugouts. Lin Hao doesn't want to squeeze in with these college students yet.

The college students who can come to Saihanba now are all proud and arrogant, just like Feng Cheng was before.

It would be better if they lived together after they had experienced the hardships of life on the dam, and perhaps even moved into their own basement rooms.

After Qu He left, Lin Hao and the others continued with their usual routines.

Not to mention the nursery, the number of trees planted has already exceeded 30,000.

There are only seven of them. Even if they only water the plants once a day, the sheer number of plants makes up for it.

There are also countless shrubs, and patches of shrubs have taken shape. Saihanba is no longer the place where there was only yellow sand when Lin Hao first came. Now there is a touch of green.

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While Lin Hao and his colleagues were busy at work, a group of forestry bureau leaders were holding a welcome ceremony for the college students who were about to arrive at the Chengde Mountain Resort.

The leader stood before the crowd and encouraged them:
"On behalf of the Chengde Prefectural Committee and Administrative Office, I welcome all forestry college students to Chengde. We welcome you to settle down here, make contributions, and build a better Saihanba!"

"Great, great, great!" A group of college students with clear eyes clapped excitedly.

Then the leader said to Zheng, "Old Yu, I'm entrusting the people to you. Make sure you take good care of your guests!"

"Good!" Yu Zheng stood at attention and said gratefully, "Secretary, you can rest assured!"

Looking at the college students in front of him, Yu Zhenglai couldn't help but sigh. However, the girl he liked the most was the one who had volunteered to come to Saihanba to plant trees.

After the leaders left, Yu Zheng smiled and said to everyone:

"I, Yu Zhenglai, am a rough and unrefined guy. You all heard the welcoming speech the Party Secretary gave just now. I couldn't have come up with anything like it even if I thought about it for half a month!"

"How about this: since you all come from all over the country and each of you has your own unique characteristics, I won't introduce you one by one. You can introduce yourselves instead."

After saying that, she looked at Qin Xuemei in the crowd and said, "Then, Xiao Qin, let's start with you!"

After Yu Zheng finished speaking, Qin Xuemei, who had a dignified appearance, fair skin, and two small braids, immediately stood up.

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Qin Xuemei immediately smiled and introduced herself: "My name is Qin Xuemei, Qin (秦) from Xizao, I'm from Guangxi!"

"I graduated from Northeast Forestry College, and my major was seedling cultivation, which is the seedling raising major!"

I'm done talking!

"Qin Xuemei was the second student to volunteer to come to Saihanba. I was very moved at the time. Let's give Comrade Qin Xuemei a round of applause, comrades of Saihanba."

Upon hearing Qin Xuemei's lackluster introduction, Yu Zhenglai couldn't help but add some supplementary information.

(End of this chapter)

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