Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 1229 I dealt with that little rascal for the sake of national unity!

The two scoundrels have been "borrowing" here smoothly these days. They have a sharp eye and specifically target boarding students whose homes are not in the county town. They also specifically target girls and weak boys, so there are no consequences.

So they never capsized, and their courage grew.

Actually, someone had tipped them off a long time ago, saying that there was a girl whose family picked them up in a car every week, so she must be very rich.

They had been watching Li Juan for a long time, but Li Juan was usually very cautious and rarely left the school unless she was buying necessities.

Today, I ran out of ink. After the first self-study period, I went out with a classmate to buy ink, but I didn't expect to run into this mess.

She had felt someone watching her these past few days, so she realized that Li Qingxia had spotted her when she left the school that day.

The guy who was hit by Li Long's stick screamed in pain, clearly feeling his forearm bend at an abnormal angle. His companion was also ruthless; seeing that Li Long was still holding a stick and had injured him, he didn't even try to escape. Instead, he raised his knife and stabbed at him without a word!
Li Juan and her female classmate screamed, but Li Long remained calm and dodged the knife by stepping aside. At the same time, he raised his stick and smashed it down on the guy's wrist!

"Ah—" The cowardly man who had been acting tough just moments before let out a scream, clutching his wrist and swinging it around in place. At that moment, his companion had already turned and was about to run away!
"Thump!" The coward who was trying to run away only took two steps before falling to the ground. Li Long gave Li Juan a thumbs up as she pulled her foot back.

Li Juan smiled shyly, then looked at the two scoundrels with eyes full of anger.

Clearly, they weren't just bluffing with knives; they meant they were serious!
Li Long was wearing gloves. He put away the two knives, went to his car to put them away, and then took a package and handed it to Li Juan:
"This is what your aunt asked me to bring you. It contains beef jerky. You can have some when you get hungry while studying... This student is good, hmm, worthy of praise."

The female classmate blushed and lowered her head.

Li Long had originally intended to mention the two female classmates who had just left, but then thought better of it. Li Juan was old enough to discern the truth.

“Then what about them…” Li Juan asked, pointing to two young men squatting on the ground.

"I'll take it with me," Li Long said. "Are you going to buy something? Hurry back to school after you're done."

Li Juan said goodbye to Li Long, bought some things at the store, and hurriedly entered the school gate.

Li Long watched Li Juan enter the school gate before carrying the two boys, one in each hand, to the car, intending to take them to the police station.

Just as he reached the car, he heard voices coming from inside the school gate. He turned his head to look, but couldn't see clearly. However, he could hear several people coming over, some asking questions with concern, and some adults' voices.

After listening for a few minutes, Li Long understood that the female students who had run away earlier had gone to call the teacher.

Thinking about it, that makes sense. Although there's a saying at the time: "In the 1960s, people helped each other; in the 1970s, well, that was it; in the 1980s, everyone looked after themselves."

But in reality, people at this age still have basic moral character, especially students; there aren't many who are truly selfish.

The two classmates' actions were quite clever, considering that even several girls together wouldn't be a match for those two thugs with knives. In Li Long's opinion, if Li Juan's classmates were in such a situation, he would also hope that Li Juan would do the same.

So double standards exist in everyone.

Li Long ignored them and shoved the two angry bastards into the car. The two boys tried to resist, but he slapped them twice across the face and they behaved.

It must be said that the villains are ruthless, and they are also united.

In a village called Baojiadian, southeast of the fourth team, there are more than a dozen ethnic minority households. One of them got into a conflict with a neighboring Han Chinese household. After just one shout, all the ethnic minority households in the team came out and surrounded the neighboring household.

Later, when the captain arrived with the militia to relieve the siege, the man from the neighboring house was beaten quite badly.

The ethnic minorities in Ma County are a minority, unlike many counties and cities in southern Xinjiang where ethnic minorities make up more than 90% of the population. Even so, these people are very united.

Just like those two guys.

Li Long tied the two men's hands with a rope and drove them to the police station diagonally opposite the courtyard.

It was already quite dark when he parked his car in front of the police station, and the officer on duty immediately came out to ask about the situation.

When Li Long dragged the two thugs into the police station, officer Sayimaiti glanced at them and asked:
"Comrade Li Long? What's wrong with you... what happened to these two lads?"

“Armed robbery,” Li Long said. “I went to the No. 1 Middle School to deliver something to my niece, and I happened to run into these two men robbing her of her money at knifepoint. I taught them a lesson and brought them back.”

The two scoundrels glared at Li Long with hatred, and one of them spoke to Sayimaiti in Uyghur.

“Speak properly, I understand.” Li Long realized this guy was complaining about him and couldn’t help but reply in Uyghur, “What’s wrong, you dare to do it but not admit it?”

Sayimaiti could tell that the two scoundrels were seriously injured, their arms definitely broken. He said with some resentment:

"Comrade Li Long, you went too far... Young people make mistakes all the time..."

When Li Long saw Sayimaiti, he knew things were going to get complicated. Some ethnic police officers tend to side with their ethnic groups.

If he hadn't given the police station a car a while ago, Sayimaiti would probably be questioning him right now.

"It's not that I'm ruthless, it's that he used a knife on me. I can't exactly talk back to him when he's wielding a knife, can I?" Li Long explained. "If I hadn't taken them both down back then, I'd probably have several holes in my body by now, and you might be eating pilaf."

Sayimaitigan smiled, then listened to the two thugs continuing to speak in Uyghur, and his expression became somewhat serious.

Li Long knew these two guys weren't being honest, so he simply interrupted them:

"Saimaiti, let me tell you, this is definitely not the first time these two have robbed someone there. Investigate thoroughly, you might uncover a whole gang. At this point, even if they have connections, it won't help, right?"
That No. 1 High School is the best in our county; every year, students from there get into university. These two bastards dare to even think about going there; they're incredibly audacious…”

“Comrade Li Long, we’re not in a hurry about this.” Sai Maiting had already figured out that the two young men were graduates of the county’s vocational school and that their parents had some connections. They had spoken in a bit of a hurry, which Li Long might not have noticed, but Sai Maiting could.

"How could we not be anxious? We can't just let them go back now and let them continue to snatch people, can we?" Li Long had his own status, so at least he didn't feel too much pressure when discussing things with the other party at this time.

For an ordinary person, they would probably have already started taking a statement by now. The fact that Sayimaiti has been avoiding the issue and dragging it out makes Li Long suspicious.

"Look, you are also an advanced individual in ethnic unity in our county, and you have always been very friendly to our ethnic comrades. I have heard about what you have done, and I admire you very much."

These two lads didn't do anything serious, just a few dollars, they can pay it back... So, shouldn't we give them a chance to turn over a new leaf...?

"It is precisely because I am an advanced individual in promoting ethnic unity that I must take charge of this matter! True ethnic unity is about mutual respect among all ethnic groups, not about some ethnic groups taking advantage of their small population and access to policies to act recklessly!"

Li Long felt there was no need for him to say anything more to Sayimaiti.

He had no intention of convicting those two scoundrels.

Li Long looked inside and realized that at night, the police station should not only have officers on duty, but also a duty officer.

Just then, he heard the door open, and someone came out. Li Long smiled.

Guo Tiebing.

“Deputy Director Guo,” Li Long waved his hand, “I am Li Long.”

"Hey, Comrade Li Long, what brings you here? And who are these two...?"

“Comrade Li Long has something to say…” Sayimaiti interjected, “Those two are from the school… there’s a misunderstanding.”

“They robbed students of their money at the gate of No. 1 Middle School.” Li Long didn’t give Saimaiti any face and went straight to the point. “They robbed my niece of her money, and after I stopped them, they even tried to stab me with a knife… The knife is still in my car. Many students at No. 1 Middle School saw this, and some teachers should already know about it.”

Guo Tiebing was in the toilet. He heard the noise outside, but when you need to use the restroom, you can't just stop, so he came out after he finished.

Upon hearing Li Long's words, Guo Tiebing immediately said to Saimaiti:
"Saimaiti, you take turns interrogating them, one after the other." "Deputy Director, this..."

"What? Is there a problem?" Guo Tiebing knew what Saimaiti was planning, but he didn't give Saimaiti any face at this moment:

"These two dared to use knives to attack people. With that kind of ruthlessness, do you know what would happen if they used it on students? Interrogate them thoroughly and see how long they've been doing this... This is robbery, understand?"

"But No. 1 Middle School isn't under our jurisdiction!" In his desperation, Sayimaiti thought of something.

“Is Comrade Li Long from our jurisdiction? He came to report the case, so this matter is related to us!” Guo Tiebing thought to himself, “They’ve brought him right to our doorstep. If we don’t investigate, what will happen if the representative takes the proposal to the county? Will the police station get away with that?”

Besides, as Li Long said, No. 1 Middle School is the best among the county's middle schools, and it can send several college students every year.

What would happen if we hurt future college students?
Seeing Guo Tiebing's determination, Li Long felt relieved and went over to take two knives from the car.

Guo Tiebing and Saimaiti first gave the two thugs a simple bandage before interrogating them.

After a brief questioning, Guo Tiebing sent Li Long back, saying he would inform him once the matter was investigated.

It was past eleven o'clock when Li Long returned to the courtyard, where Gu Xiaoxia had been waiting for him.

Mingming Haohao was already asleep. After washing up, Li Long went into the room, got into bed, and watched TV with Gu Xiaoxia while talking about what had happened that day.

"What? You took a knife? Are you alright?" Gu Xiaoxia was quite worried.

"It's nothing, I ambushed them. Those two bastards broke my arm." Li Long was quite proud of himself, not ashamed at all for his sneak attack.

"Then... do you think these two people will retaliate against us after they get out?" Gu Xiaoxia asked with some worry.

Having a child, Gu Xiaoxia herself wasn't too afraid. She drove to and from work without any worries.

But since Hao Hao is clearly in kindergarten, it's hard to say.

"Don't worry. I told Guo Tiebing the whole story today, and I classified it as robbery. I believe he understands what I mean. It's better to make a big deal out of this kind of thing than a small one. Making an example of them is the best approach. Even if they don't go to jail, they'll have to spend some time in a detention center... Robbery is a serious crime!"

At this point, adults who commit crimes are sentenced to prison, while juveniles under the age of fourteen who commit crimes are sent to juvenile detention centers for rehabilitation.

I don't know which spoon's proposal later removed the juvenile detention center.

There are bad people in the imperial court!
In any case, this matter should be resolved properly.

However, Li Long recalled that even ten years later, students at No. 1 High School were still being extorted for money from time to time. The fact that this hadn't stopped after ten years indicated that the crackdown wasn't strong enough, and that some people might have connections to the scheme.

So Li Long thought for a moment and said to Gu Xiaoxia:
"The National People's Congress will probably hold a meeting before or after the Lunar New Year. I plan to submit a new proposal this year, which is about the safety of middle school students. Now that life is better, some hooligans have also emerged. Occasionally, you can see gangs chasing and beating each other with knives on the street. We need to crack down on public security."

“If you’re going to make this proposal, you might really offend some people,” Gu Xiaoxia said. “Public security is the responsibility of the Public Security Bureau. If you expose their weaknesses, do you think they’ll be happy to see you?”

"Let me put it more tactfully. The middle school really needs to be managed better, and the moral education of students at the Uyghur and Hakka schools also needs to be strengthened. Don't just focus on learning those scriptures..."

Speaking of this, Li Long has a bit of a headache.

He had previously mentioned the matter of the Weixiao and Haxiao schools to that leader. The teaching materials there had been improved, but according to Li Long's understanding, the teaching of scriptures was still being done.

This is something that religious schools should be doing—religious schools are similar to vocational schools, places specifically for training imams.

When he was in Weizhong and Hazhong, he taught the students the scriptures. What was he trying to do?

Silent all night.

We've been married for a long time, and some things just happen naturally, so there's no need to say more.

The next afternoon, Guo Tiebing went to the purchasing station to find Li Long.

Li Long invited Guo Tiebing into the reception room, poured him tea, and said with a smile:

"Deputy Director Guo, you look exhausted. Have you been busy all day?"

"Yeah, we interrogated those two thugs yesterday and found out that they actually had a small gang of more than ten people who specialized in robbing students outside several middle schools!"

"That's outrageous!" Li Long slammed his hand on the table. "They've arrested them, haven't they? They've been extorting money for quite a while now, haven't they? Before..."

“They have people in the school who specifically target students who live far away, have no connections, and are introverted. They’ve been doing this for over two years, and the amount involved is several thousand yuan!”

Is it a lot? It doesn't sound like much. But Li Juan only spends five or six yuan a week now. Several thousand yuan is equivalent to the weekly living expenses of a thousand students, which is quite a lot!
"The amount of money involved is so large that it's rare to see one like this in my years as a police officer. Moreover, it's a gang, and the gang leader is a Uyghur who used to be a student at a Uyghur middle school. After being expelled for fighting, he became unemployed and then started extorting money from students at Uyghur schools..."

"Is no one in charge over there?" Li Long was a little surprised. Even if Wei Xiao was from there, wouldn't it attract attention if he dared to extort students?

"The ringleader was named Aishanjiang. He had a good relationship with a physical education teacher at the school and knew a lot about the school. So even though he extorted a lot of money, no one bothered him, or he would run away when they did."

"Did they catch them this time?"

"They've been caught. I reported to the director and instructor after the interrogation last night, and then our station organized personnel to make arrests overnight, but a few still managed to escape..."

"They escaped? They could escape in the middle of the night?" Li Long was somewhat surprised. "Did someone tip them off?"

"Yes, we are also suspicious at the moment," Guo Tiebing said. "Fortunately, most of the leaders and key members have been arrested and are being interrogated separately. This matter has been reported to the bureau, and the bureau leaders have instructed that it must be thoroughly investigated."

"Is Aishanjiang an adult now?" Li Long asked. "Organized crime, he would have been executed five years ago."

“He’s an adult, nineteen years old this year. He’s not only the leader of this gang, but he’s also involved in crimes such as intentional assault, robbery, and theft. He probably won’t be out for at least ten years. Most of the gang members are adults, so don’t worry, they’ll definitely be sentenced.”

Li Long was relieved. If the gang members were arrested but the leader escaped, that would be troublesome. Given these people's mentality, retaliation was inevitable.

I just don't know how those gang members escaped. It seems we still need to be on guard.

After seeing Guo Tiebing off, he went to the No. 1 Middle School to find Li Juan and told her to be careful lately.

Li Juan also explained the situation at school. The two students who ran away yesterday did indeed go to find a teacher, but they didn't expect Li Long to be there and to resolve the matter in such a short time.

"Today, our school teachers told all the students to try to go out less at night. In addition, the school also criticized the security guard and said that if this happens again, the security guard will be fired."

Li Juan rarely told Li Long about these things—mainly because Li Long handled things so efficiently yesterday that she didn't say much about it afterward. Her classmate told the other classmates about it, and they all found it quite amazing.

We always see thugs bullying students. These students, who still have the innocence of childhood, wish that a chivalrous hero would appear, drive away the bad guys, and save them.

I can't believe it actually happened!
Li Long perfectly embodies the image of a chivalrous knight-errant in their minds. Some of the boys in the class have even been asking Li Juan if her uncle practiced martial arts and which school he belonged to.

Li Juan found it both amazing and hilarious.

"Alright, don't worry about those things. The school and the police will handle it. Just focus on your studies." Li Long found these messy matters amusing. "I'll come over from time to time. If anything happens to you, be sure to let us know."

"Yes, Uncle, I understand."

P.S.: When you feel a little unwell, you really don't want to do anything... Writing these 10,000 words was incredibly difficult.

(End of this chapter)