Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

The situation was urgent, and there was no time for Zhao Lei to hesitate.

So he gritted his teeth, turned over, and rushed out of the paddy field.

"Damn it! We absolutely can't let them get away! If they escape tonight, we'll probably never catch them again!"

Zhao Lei didn't want to have an unnecessary conflict with these people, since he had already contacted Captain Zhou and the others.

As long as Qin Bowen and Captain Zhou arrive at the scene, they will be able to catch the perpetrators red-handed and make their arrests.

And what he wasn't sure about was whether Zhao Chenghu was among those three figures.

Zhao Lei's biggest goal was to catch Zhao Chenghu red-handed and send the kid straight to the police station for embezzling the production brigade's common property and theft, and give him a good dressing down.

Even if his brother is Zhao Chenglong, it's impossible for him to cover up the crime when caught red-handed.

That's why Zhao Lei stayed hidden in the field ridge, keeping an eye on the group, afraid that a sudden move would alert them and scare away the other thieves who hadn't yet shown themselves.

But now the situation is beyond his control; if he doesn't intervene, the other party might slip away under the cover of darkness.

If someone runs away and he didn't see their face clearly, how can he catch them?

Seeing Zhao Lei dart off in a flash, Wang Zongbao gritted his teeth and followed closely behind, calling out, "Brother Lei, wait for me!"

Zhao Laosan had been paying attention to the direction in which the red dot had appeared.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the cornfield, and then two figures darted out of it.

Old Zhao was terrified and shouted at Zhang Wuyuan and Wang Xiaoqi, "Zhang Wuyuan, Wang Xiaoqi, damn it, they're catching up! Forget about those things, just leave them all behind!"

The two were carrying the fish bucket together when they heard this and hurriedly looked around. They saw two figures rushing towards them with great speed.

In the blink of an eye, the two figures had already run up to us.

In an instant, the two men trembled with fright, and the bucket containing forty or fifty pounds of fish slipped from their grasp and overturned.

Zhang Wuyuan was timid, so he went straight into the cornfield.

When disaster strikes, everyone flees for their own lives!

He couldn't care less about that now.

"Third Brother is right. Since we didn't see the person's face clearly, who would know it was me if I ran away?"

However, the youngest member, Wang Xiaoqi, calmed down after a brief moment of panic.

"Fifth Brother, why the hell are you running away? Hurry up and load the fish onto the boat, let's row!"

No matter how much he shouted, Zhang Wuyuan was terrified and disappeared into the cornfield in a flash.

Wang Xiaoqi looked at the spilled fruits of her labor on the ground and felt heartbroken.

While bending down to pick up the fish, he shouted to Zhao Laosan, "Third Brother, come and help! That spineless Zhang Wuyuan has been scared away!"

Seeing this, Zhao Laosan was also furious.

Damn it, they're all idiots!

At a time like this, you're still thinking about fish?

Zhao Laosan stepped forward and kicked Wang Xiaoqi, cursing, "Forget it, Wang Xiaoqi! At a time like this, you're still thinking about fish? Get on the boat!"

Wang Xiaoqi realized what was going on after being yelled at.

Where there is life, there is hope.

So he and Zhao Laosan jumped onto the fishing boat and pushed it into the river, which was moored by the water plants.

In that short time, Zhao Lei and Wang Zongbao had already run up to them.

Seeing someone run into the field, Wang Zongbao instinctively wanted to dive into the cornfield to chase after him, but Zhao Lei grabbed him: "Zongbao, don't worry about him! Grab these two on the boat, and that person won't get away either."

Wang Zongbao immediately stopped and turned his attention to Zhao Laosan and his companion, who had just pushed the boat into the river.

Zhao Lei and Wang Zongbao stood on the riverbank.

Zhao Laosan and Wang Xiaoqi had already clearly seen the two men's appearances by the moonlight.

Upon seeing the two men, Zhao Laosan immediately understood everything.

He cursed under his breath, "Damn it, we've been tricked! This Wang Zongbao deliberately spread rumors to lure us in."

But at this point, there's no use saying anything; getting out of there is the most important thing.

Zhao Laosan urged Wang Xiaoqi, "Hurry up! Row the boat, let's go!"

At this point, they could only pin their hopes on the ship.

Once the boat starts moving, Zhao Lei and Wang Zongbao on the shore will likely be able to only watch helplessly as they escape.

Zhao Lei also saw through their intentions and immediately became anxious.

While taking off his clothes, he shouted at Wang Zongbao, "Zongbao, get in the water!"

With a thud.

Before Zhao Lei could give any instructions, Wang Zongbao had already jumped into the river.

Seeing Wang Zongbao's decisiveness, Zhao Lei disregarded everything else, ripped off his clothes, and without even bothering to take off his pants, jumped into the water.

thump!

When Zhao Laosan saw Zhao Lei and his companion jump into the river and swim towards them, he became even more anxious. He looked around and his eyes fell on the fishing net on the boat.

"Damn it, you forced me to do this!"

Zhao Laosan gritted his teeth, picked up the fishing net, and cast it toward Wang Zongbao.

In an instant, Wang Zongbao, whose head was half floating on the river, saw a net closing in on him!

Upon seeing this, Zhao Lei, who was following closely behind, felt a chill in his heart and knew something was wrong.

The fishing nets used for catching fish are all equipped with iron rings around the edges. When cast into the water, the rings around the nets sink quickly, encircling Wang Zongbao in the center.

If it's not done properly, what's the difference between this and being drowned in a pig cage?

Seeing that Wang Zongbao's life was in danger, Zhao Lei quickly came up with a clever idea.

Without thinking of anything else, I took a deep breath and plunged into the water...

Wang Zongbao was completely covered by the fishing net.

He was a good swimmer, and the moment the net came down, he immediately took a deep breath and dived to the bottom.

But the fishing net was too large; after swimming only a few steps, he was still trapped inside...

On the river.

Seeing that Wang Zongbao and Zhao Lei had both disappeared into the water, Zhao Laosan breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to push his bamboo pole downstream.

As Wang Xiaoqi poled the boat, he asked with some worry, "Third Brother, will Wang Zongbao die?"

Although Wang Xiaoqi has the impulsiveness of youth, he chickens out when it comes to actually taking lives.

"Third Brother, why don't we rescue them first? Stealing a boat and killing someone are completely different things!"

suddenly.

With a snap!

Wang Xiaoqi received a solid slap from Zhao Laosan, which made him stagger and almost fall off the boat.

Zhao Laosan cursed, "Fuck your mother! You and Zhang Wuyuan were the ones who persuaded me to do this, and now you're backing down?"

Zhang Wuyuan, that spineless coward, has vanished without a trace. Now you're scared, huh?

Wang Xiaoqi shakily steadied himself, looking at Zhao Laosan in terror: "Third...Third Brother, I...I didn't expect it to turn out like this! I just wanted some money, I never intended to kill anyone!"

Zhao Laosan didn't care about any of that, grabbed the bamboo pole and continued to row the boat downstream with all his might.

Just after they had already paddled a distance.

Suddenly, a commotion arose from the main road not far away, and several beams of flashlight light shone on them...