Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Sigh, Yunshan, you shouldn't have been so impulsive back then, saying those things to that Director Jin."

In the village office, the village chief called the commune's education office to inquire about the progress of the application materials, but was met with a cold response from the other party.

After hanging up the phone, the village chief scratched his hair in frustration.

"Village chief, you can't say that. If we had given the money donated by Yunshan to that Director Jin back then, although he might not have blocked the reconstruction of the village primary school, it's hard to say how much of that money would be left for our village primary school when it's rebuilt next spring."

"Yes, that guy surnamed Jin just takes advantage of his power to make things difficult for us ordinary people. No matter what we do, we're all going to get stabbed whether we stick our necks out or not."

"This is not Yunshan's fault. If anyone is to blame, it is that Jin guy who is too ruthless."

"How about we go to the commune and make a scene? I don't believe that if dozens or even hundreds of people from our village go to the commune and make a scene, that guy surnamed Jin can still argue his way out of it."

"You're oversimplifying things. I heard that Director Jin's father-in-law is the second-in-command of the county education bureau, in charge of the construction funds for all primary and secondary schools and high schools in the county. Xiangyang Commune doesn't just have our Guapigou Village primary school; there are more than thirty village primary schools and teaching points."

"If we make a scene, the commune will probably side with the Jin family more, since the commune leaders also have to consider the overall situation of the commune."

"I reckon that the guy surnamed Jin is just trying to delay us and make us anxious. In reality, he will still approve the materials and submit them to the county education bureau. It's just that it's hard to say when he will approve the materials for us."

After listening to the village chief's complaints, the other village officials couldn't help but express their own opinions.

However, the village officials all agreed with Li Yunshan's previous approach.

After all, if the money donated by Li Yunshan is really transferred to Director Jin, then how much of the funds can actually be used for the construction of their village primary school will not be up to them to decide.

"Yunshan, what do you want to say? Make your stance clear."

A village official looked at Li Yunshan, who was sitting in the corner smoking.

"If giving in won't solve the problem, then let's deal with the people who created it."

Li Yunshan took a deep drag on his cigarette, flicking the ash from a Daqianmen cigarette between his fingers. A wisp of sparks landed on the ground and scattered.

"What do you plan to do? Arrest that guy surnamed Jin and beat him up?"

The village chief frowned.

He knew Li Yunshan's temper. This kid used to be a troublemaker. Although he had learned his lesson, he might still act recklessly if that Director Jin made things difficult for him. He might actually go to the commune and beat up Director Jin.

"Give him a beating? That won't do, it's illegal. Yunshan, listen to your uncle's advice, don't lay a hand on him, or you'll get yourself into trouble."

"Yes, if all else fails, we'll think of another way."

"Yes, he's surnamed Jin, so he can't drag this out for six months or a year. Just bear with it and it will pass. At worst, the children will still be having classes in the village granary next spring. We can just drill a few more windows in the granary to let in some fresh air."

Several other village officials quickly spoke up.

"Hitting people won't solve the problem. I have my own way of dealing with it. Give me a few days, and I'll take care of that Director Jin."

After Li Yunshan finished speaking, he walked out of the village office.

But from that day on, Li Yunshan rode his bicycle to the commune every day.

Every day at the crack of dawn, after having breakfast at home, he would set off on his bicycle, heading straight for Xiangyang Commune.

On the first day, he spent half a day outside the commune's education office, saw Jin Jianbin go home after get off work, figured out Jin Jianbin's home address, and then saw Jin Jianbin and his wife go out together to buy vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperative.

In the following days, Li Yunshan would also rush to Xiangyang Commune shortly after dawn.

He was tracking them and also inquiring about them.

Through inquiries, Li Yunshan learned that Jin Jianbin had a mistress who lived in a village near the commune. Unfortunately, after following him for two days, he did not see Jin Jianbin go to his mistress's house to have sex.

On the fifth day, Li Yunshan arrived near Jin Jianbin's residence in Xiangyang Commune early in the morning and followed him after he went to work.

In the morning, Jin Jianbin stayed in the education office of Xiangyang Commune, while Li Yunshan kept watch nearby. In the afternoon, Jin Jianbin went to the commune office in Xiangyang Commune for a meeting. When it was time to leave work, Jin Jianbin did not go home, but went to the bus stop in the commune.

Seeing that he didn't go home but went to the bus stop, Li Yunshan became suspicious. So he put on a mask and followed him onto the same bus.

The bus bumped along the way and finally stopped at the county's bus station before dark.

Passengers disembarked one after another, and Li Yunshan followed Jin Jianbin off the bus.

Because of his thermal imaging capabilities, Li Yunshan did not follow him closely. Instead, after locking onto Jin Jianbin, he used the thermal imaging to track him from a distance until he arrived at a guesthouse near the county bus station.

"As expected, it's nothing good."

Seeing Jin Jianbin enter the guesthouse, Li Yunshan couldn't help but smile slightly.

According to information he obtained yesterday from Jin Jianbin's neighbors in Xiangyang Commune, Jin Jianbin, as the son-in-law of the second-in-command of the county education bureau, had a residence in the county town before he came to work in Xiangyang Commune.

At this time, instead of returning to his residence in the county town, he checked into a guesthouse near the bus station, which must be suspicious.

Based on his interactions with Jin Jianbin in his previous life and his understanding of him, Jin Jianbin is a greedy and lustful person.

The guesthouse is a legitimate place and would not allow gambling. The only explanation is that Jin Jianbin traveled all the way from the commune to the county town to have an affair with his lover.

But what should we do?

Should we try to take photos of Kim Geon-bin and his mistress having an affair, or should we call the police and have them catch Kim Geon-bin red-handed and bring him and his mistress to justice?

After much deliberation, Li Yunshan decided to call the police.

Because he thought of Captain Jiang from the county public security bureau.

All things considered, he did Captain Jiang two big favors.

On one occasion, he and Gao Hongmei went to the county town to sell wild boar meat. At the county town's farmers' market, they were targeted by a group of highway robbers. On their way back to the village, he dealt with the highway robbers.

Captain Jiang led the police to take those four highway robbers away.

This can be considered as him helping the police and maintaining peace in the area.

As for Captain Jiang taking the highway robbers away, who got the credit?

Anyway, he didn't take it.

In that sense, Captain Jiang owes him a favor.

The second time I helped Captain Jiang was when I went to deposit money at a bank in the county town not long ago and encountered a mentally ill person wielding a knife and injuring people.

At that time, the madman had already slashed three or four passersby and was about to attack a little boy. If Li Yunshan hadn't intervened in time, subdued the madman, and saved the little boy, the boy, who was so young, would definitely have been killed by the madman.

In fact, if he hadn't intervened, the madman might have continued hacking away before the police arrived, which would have caused much more harm and impact.

As the head of the public security brigade of the county public security bureau, Captain Jiang will definitely be held accountable by his superiors, and in serious cases, he may even lose his job.

With this in mind, Li Yunshan immediately rushed to the county public security bureau.

Just then, Captain Jiang had just finished get off work and was about to ride his bicycle home.

"Hey, Brother Li, what brings you to the county town so late? Come on, I just got off work, let's find a restaurant and have a couple of drinks."

Captain Jiang was quite pleased to see Li Yunshan.

Because Li Yunshan had previously dealt with a group of highway robbers, which earned him some credit; and last time, Li Yunshan had also subdued the mentally ill man who was indiscriminately slashing and killing, preventing the situation from escalating and thus preventing him, as the security captain, from being held accountable by the bureau leaders.

Therefore, Captain Jiang always remembered Li Yunshan's kindness.

It was already dark when he saw Li Yunshan run to the county town. He subconsciously assumed that Li Yunshan hadn't eaten yet, so he invited him to go out to eat.

"Captain Jiang, there's no need to go out to eat for now. There's something I'd like to ask you."

Li Yunshan quickly waved his hand.

"What's wrong? Just tell me. As long as it doesn't violate work regulations and principles, I'll definitely help if I can."

Upon hearing this, Captain Jiang immediately asked.

"Here's what happened: I went to the county town to run some errands today. After I finished, I was about to take the last bus back when I ran into a public official from our commune at the county bus station. He's the director of the commune's education office..."

To avoid wasting time, Li Yunshan kept it brief and told Captain Jiang everything from how Jin Jianbin tried to embezzle the funds he had donated to the village primary school, to how he blocked the application materials for the village primary school, to how he followed Jin Jianbin, and how he came to the county town.

"Captain Jiang, according to the information I've gathered these past few days, Director Jin has a widow as his lover in our Xiangyang Commune. He has a residence in the county town, but he doesn't live there. Why is he going to the guesthouse instead? Don't you find that strange?"

"You mean, Jin Jianbin ran away from Xiangyang Commune to stay in a guesthouse in the county town because he was having an affair with his mistress?"

After listening to Li Yunshan's words, Captain Jiang couldn't help but admire Li Yunshan.

Jin Jianbin wanted to deduct the construction funds he donated to Guapigou Village Primary School, but the person followed him for several days and even found out how many mistresses Jin Jianbin had. They even followed him all the way to the county town.

But Jin Jianbin seemed to have never noticed Li Yunshan's existence at all.

"Brother Li, with your tracking skills, it's a real pity you didn't join the army as a reconnaissance soldier when you were young."

Captain Jiang couldn't help but blurt out.

"Captain Jiang, then this favor..."

"I'll definitely help. As a police officer, it's my duty to fight crime. Please wait here while I go in and change back into my uniform."