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

The scorching light from the flashlight blinded Zhao Laosan and Wang Xiaoqi.

The two tried to see who it was through their fingers, when a loud shout rang in their ears.

"Bring the boat ashore immediately! You are suspected of theft and have been arrested!"

Zhao Laosan originally wanted to abandon the boat and jump into the river to escape, but he couldn't resist the fact that five or six burly figures had already gathered on the riverbank.

Everyone was holding a flashlight, ready for battle.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the two had no choice but to surrender.

Upon seeing the two men arrested, Qin Bowen glanced around and, noticing no one chasing after them, anxiously asked, "You two bastards, what are you doing here? Where are my brother-in-law and Zongbao?"

In just a short while, Captain Zhou had handcuffed the two men, who hung their heads dejectedly and remained silent.

Captain Zhou noticed the fear on Wang Xiaoqi's face and his trembling body. He grabbed Wang Xiaoqi by the collar and shouted, "What happened? Explain yourself now!"

Wang Xiaoqi was already afraid of someone dying, and when he was startled by Captain Zhou in his security uniform, he immediately told him everything.

Upon hearing Wang Xiaoqi say that Wang Zongbao had been caught in a fishing net and might have sunk to the bottom of the river, the law enforcement officers and Qin Bowen present were all shocked.

They initially thought it was just a theft, but they never expected it to result in a death.

So the group quickly led the two of them upstream to the location of the crime.

When they arrived at the scene of the crime, they happened to see two figures lying on the riverbank.

Qin Bowen rushed forward anxiously: "Brother-in-law, Zongbao!"

Hearing the flashlight beam and hearing Qin Bowen's voice beside him, Zhao Lei propped himself up and sat up: "Bowen, you're finally here. Did you catch those two boat thieves?"

Seeing that his brother-in-law was safe and sound, Qin Bowen was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Wang Zongbao lying motionless on the ground next to him, and his heart sank.

"Brother-in-law! Zongbao, Zongbao, he, he, he..."

Zhao Lei slapped Wang Zongbao on the ground in an annoyed tone.

Suddenly, the other person jumped up and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, scared you, huh?"

"Holy crap! Zongbao, are you alright? You scared the hell out of me!"

The three brothers were all safe and sound, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Lei then saw Captain Zhou leading two suspects over and greeted him, "Captain Zhou, thank you for your hard work. Where did you catch them?"

Qin Bowen spoke up first: "Brother-in-law, I was just bringing Captain Zhou and the others over when we saw a boat floating on the Qingshui River in the distance. Without a doubt, it was our boat. We caught them red-handed."

Zhao Lei gave Qin Bowen a thumbs up: "Well done, Bowen."

Captain Zhou also came forward to learn about the specific situation.

Only then did they learn that Wang Zongbao had been caught in the fishing net cast by Zhao Laosan and had quickly sunk to the bottom.

Fortunately, Zhao Lei sensed something was wrong and dived to the bottom of the river. Before the fishing net completely ensnared the two of them, he managed to pull an opening and swim out with Wang Zongbao.

After escaping, the two could not find Zhao Laosan or the fishing boat, so they could only climb ashore to rest for a while. Soon after, Captain Zhou and his group arrived.

After learning the details, Captain Zhou turned to Zhao Laosan and scolded him, "Zhao Laosan, now that you've been caught red-handed, what else do you have to say?"

"I……"

Zhao Laosan was about to say something, but then he lowered his head helplessly.

It's over, it's all over!

They got caught red-handed.

Zhao Laosan and Wang Xiaoqi were now speechless with grievances.

Captain Zhou then sternly rebuked the two men, "Zhao Laosan, Wang Xiaoqi, do you have any accomplices? You'd better tell me the truth!"

You've committed more than just theft; you're also suspected of intentional homicide. If investigated, you could be executed!

Zhao Laosan was so frightened that his mind went blank, and he lowered his head and remained silent.

Wang Xiaoqi, standing to the side, completely panicked and stammered, "Captain Zhou, Captain Zhou, I didn't mean to harm anyone! I just wanted to catch some fish to earn some money. It was Zhao Laosan who cast the net on Wang Zongbao. I didn't participate at all!"

Captain Zhou raised an eyebrow.

With his extensive experience in handling cases, he could tell at a glance that Wang Xiaoqi was terrified.

On the other hand, Zhao Laosan is a seasoned veteran, so it seems the key to the case lies with Wang Xiaoqi.

as predicted.

Wang Xiaoqi was very open and honest, even revealing the whereabouts of Zhang Wuyuan, who had escaped.

After listening to the story, the three Zhao brothers were greatly disappointed to find that Zhao Chenghu was not mentioned at all.

Zhao Lei knew perfectly well that Zhao Laosan and his two companions at most had the guts to steal a boat and go fishing on the river; the idea of ​​stealing the boat in the first place was definitely not theirs.

He walked up to Captain Zhou and whispered a few words in his ear.

Captain Zhou looked at Zhao Lei with surprise, then nodded, and turned to question Wang Xiaoqi again.

Sure enough, they got the whole story from Wang Xiaoqi.

It turned out that Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin had been fishing in the Qingshui River for more than a week and their catch was so good that it made others envious. Someone secretly told Zhao Chenghu about it.

Upon learning this, Zhao Chenghu instigated Zhao Laosan and his two companions to target the fishing boats.

While Wang Zongbao and his companion were out selling fish, they conspired to carry the fishing boat into a ravine and hide it.

Upon hearing this, Captain Zhou had a look of sudden realization: "Oh, no wonder, so Zhao Chenghu was the mastermind! Xiao Li, immediately take men to Zhao Chenghu's house to make the arrest."

The security officer, nicknamed Xiao Li, looked troubled and whispered, "Captain, Zhao Chenghu's brother is Director Zhao..."

"Xiao Li, can't you understand me? I'm telling you to go and make the arrest right now!"

As he spoke, Captain Zhou patted his uniform, "Xiao Li, we wear these uniforms to serve the people, not to serve any particular individual!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Xiao Li immediately understood, raised his hand in salute, and led two other colleagues to set off to arrest Zhao Chenghu.

Seeing this, the three Zhao brothers finally smiled with satisfaction.

When Xiao Li and his colleagues went to arrest Zhao Chenghu, Zhao Chenghu resisted fiercely and desperately.

"What do you want? What right do you have to arrest me?"

Zhao Chenghu, a tall and burly man, was only wearing shorts when he was escorted out of the house by two sheriffs.

Xiao Li pointed at Zhao Chenghu and shouted sternly, "Zhao Chenghu! You know perfectly well what you've done. You'd better cooperate with our investigation and not make things too difficult for yourself."

Zhao Chenghu struggled to break free from the restraints of the two sheriffs.

With a disdainful look, he roared, "You're slandering me! I was peacefully sleeping at home when you dragged me out for no reason! I'm going to petition and sue you!"

Police Chief Li snorted coldly.

"Hmph, Zhao Chenghu, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin! Did you steal Zhao Lei's fishing boat?"

With a loud bang, those words completely woke Zhao Chenghu, who was still half asleep.

What?

What happened?

I hid the boat very well, how could it have been exposed?

Seeing Zhao Chenghu standing there in a daze, Xiao Li waved his hand: "Take him away!"