Reborn in 1985, starting from the mountains of Northwest China

Upon seeing Chen Feng and his group, Director Yang stood up nervously, his hand already reaching for the holster at his waist.

He shouted, "What are you doing here! That man, throw your gun on the ground, don't you know where you are? You dare brandish knives and guns!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng immediately threw his gun several meters away. At this moment, he had to cooperate with the other party and not let him misunderstand him.

Hearing the commotion outside, the police officers on duty at the station all ran out and surrounded Chen Feng and his group.

Chen Feng called out to Lin Xi, then walked up to Director Yang and said in a humble yet assertive manner, "Sir, we went into the mountains to rescue people. We found the fugitive Zhao Dahai and his two accomplices."

According to them, they were going to the mountains to rob tombs. My brother-in-law and I escorted them here!

Director Yang walked over with some doubt, and when he saw Zhao Dahai, he incredulously went up and rubbed his face several times.

"No mistake, definitely no mistake!" Director Yang muttered to himself. These past few days, even after get off work, he had been repeatedly examining the photos of several suspects. The one standing in front of him was definitely the murderer of the robbery and murder of his family—Zhao Dahai!

He quickly directed the others to handcuff the tall, thin man and Shunzi. After glancing at Zhao Dahai's gunshot and knife wounds, the deputy director whispered a few words to Director Yang.

But Chief Yang waved his hand dismissively: "This kind of thug deserves to be beaten to death! Xiao Wang, take him to the county hospital and get his statement taken as soon as he's sober. Xiao Zhang, you and the deputy chief interrogate his two accomplices!"

With just a few words, Director Yang arranged the work, picked up the gun that Chen Feng had just thrown away, wiped the dust off the gun with his sleeve, and then solemnly handed it back to Chen Feng.

"Please forgive me, young man. I've been under a lot of pressure these past few days, and my tone was a bit harsh just now. Please don't take it to heart."

"You're too kind, sir. Just call me Xiao Chen. My brother caught a cold from the cold on the mountain and has had a fever for the past few days. Could you please take him to the hospital for a check-up as well?"

Director Yang immediately arranged for someone to ride a 28-inch motorcycle and carry Yang Chengwu to the county hospital.

He beckoned Chen Feng and Lin Xi in: "Young brother, you've done me a great favor this time! Don't be shy, I'll have someone make you a cup of tea. Let's rest for a while before we talk business. This Zhao Dahai is quite cunning; we've been having a headache trying to catch him for a long time."

Chen Feng readily agreed, and after exchanging a few words with Director Yang, the other party said:

"Don't keep calling me 'leader'. My real name is Yang Kai. I'm a few years older than you, so just call me Brother Yang!"

"Alright, Brother Yang, it's like this..."

Chen Feng recounted everything that had happened in the past few days in detail. Yang Kai listened most of the time, occasionally asking a few questions.

Having worked as a criminal investigator for over a decade, he was naturally able to discern whether Chen Feng was telling the truth or not.

But when he heard that four people were still missing in the mountains, his life hanging in the balance, he suddenly stood up and said in a trembling voice:

"Xiao Feng, have you found any trace of those people?"

Chen Feng shook his head: "After we entered the mountains, we had just found Yang Chengwu when we ran into Zhao Dahai and his group. I had read the newspaper in town before and recognized them, so I took them down the mountain. There wasn't time to look for the others!"

Yang Kai nodded. They had indeed placed advertisements in the newspapers to issue a warrant for Zhao Dahai's arrest. They hadn't expected this needle-in-a-haystack method to be effective, but they hadn't anticipated that someone as dedicated as Chen Feng would actually come along.

"Xiao Feng, are you busy? If you're not, I'll take you to a few villages later to gather manpower. Let's take advantage of the fact that it's not snowing these next few days and go up the mountain to search and rescue as soon as possible."

Yang Kai certainly didn't want four people to die in his jurisdiction, especially during the Chinese New Year!

After a moment's thought, Chen Feng agreed.

Firstly, this is a centralized rescue operation with many people involved, so they can look after each other and won't be in any danger.

Secondly, it's clear that Yang Kai greatly admires him and genuinely wants to be his friend.

Otherwise, he could have easily gone to notify them himself, and bringing me along would have been a way of showing his support.

After his rebirth, although he had the experience of his previous life, he was limited by his network of connections, so his earning speed was indeed relatively slow.

Chen Feng certainly wouldn't let the opportunity to befriend Yang Kai slip by. From now on, anyone trying to force a sale of their land would have to think twice before acting!

Yang Kai's opinion of Chen Feng improved considerably when he saw how readily Chen Feng agreed.

He is indeed different from the young people under his command. He dares to seize opportunities and doesn't hesitate or pretend to be reserved.

"This matter can't be delayed. I'll take you there on my bike."

"Alright, let's go then."

Lin Xi sat to the side, unable to get a word in edgewise, but he admired his brother-in-law immensely.

Not only are they highly skilled at mountain climbing, but they are also courageous and resourceful when faced with crises.

He remained so calm when he met someone important. Yang Kai's shout just now made his legs go weak.

Ever since Lin Bei was slapped by Chen Feng, he has regarded Chen Feng as his enemy!

Not only did it embarrass him, but more importantly, Chen Feng would lend him money every year. This year, however, he neither lent him any money nor shared any winter bamboo shoots with him.

This made him feel ashamed in front of his wife, and because they didn't have money to eat meat during the New Year, she wouldn't even let him sleep on the kang (heated brick bed) for a while.

Lin Bei harbored resentment and would complain about Chen Feng to other villagers whenever he had the chance.

Some say he's ungrateful, others say he looks down on his relatives and friends now that he has some money.

Although most people are reasonable and straightforward, some directly confronted Lin Bei for being shameless, while others, out of consideration for their fellow villagers, spoke behind his back, saying that Lin Bei and Lu Fang were ungrateful.

But with a large village, there are always a few like-minded people like Lin Bei, and none of them do any work.

They would gather together and complain about their relatives and friends who were doing better than them, asking why they weren't being helped!

Lin Bei was talking enthusiastically when he saw a 28-inch motorcycle approaching from a distance. It looked quite new.

When they got closer, they could see that the person riding the bicycle in front was a policeman, and the person behind looked vaguely familiar!

Lin Bei stood on tiptoe and looked carefully for a while, then recognized that the person was actually Chen Feng!

He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Chen Feng has finally gotten his comeuppance! These past few days he's either been selling things in town or going to the mountains! Heaven has eyes!"

"What, let me see?"

The others followed the direction Lin Bei pointed and also recognized Chen Feng. One of them had sharp eyes and immediately recognized that the person riding the bicycle in front was Director Yang Kai!

"Chen Feng's crime this time is definitely serious; he's been brought back by the station chief. Maybe if we expose him, we can even earn some merit?"

Lin Bei was very tempted when he heard this. If he could show his face just once, his wife would definitely admire him!

He immediately walked to the middle of the road, stopped Yang Kai, and said, "Sir, let me tell you, Chen Feng has been a coward since he was a child! I'm his relative, and I have to report some things about him to you!"