Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

Upon hearing Yang Bai's voice, Chen Dahai slowly opened his eyes, got up from the ground, and patted the dust off his body.

"Yang Bai, I knew you'd come. You handed over the things on the ship to the higher-ups, didn't you?"

Yang Bai nodded: "As soon as Lao Liu gave me the tip, I figured out how to handle it and got it done last night. Now Chen Zhuan is basically caught, and the team leader and accountant will also be held accountable."

Chen Dahai's lips slowly curved upwards, his eyes brimming with emotion.

"Yang Bai, thank you."

Before the incident yesterday, he had been planning that the evidence would eventually have to be handed over to Yang Bai. He couldn't rest easy if he entrusted it to Yang Jun and the others. Only after Yang Bai stepped in and resolved the situation did he truly feel at ease.

"Don't be so polite, hurry home. Your wife can't sleep all night, and you're just curled up on the haystack sleeping soundly." Yang Bai walked to the door and waved to Chen Dahai, who was standing there.

Chen Dahai quickly caught up, looking anxious.

"Cuihua? How is Cuihua? Did something happen? We clearly agreed that if anything happened, you would be there to cover for her and she wouldn't have to worry. Why did she stay up all night? It's all my fault."

Yang Bai laughed when he saw Yang Bai's guilty expression.

"The way you talk is almost exactly like your wife. Don't worry, she's fine. I've already told her to go home and rest."

Chen Dahai let out a long breath, his heart finally at ease.

"Yang Bai, thank you."

"Let's go home."

The two men boarded the tractor and bumped along until they arrived at Chen Dahai's house. Chen Dahai asked, "Has everyone gone out to sea?"

Yang Bai nodded: "Yes, they've all gone out to sea. Come inside quickly."

As soon as Chen Dahai jumped off the tractor and stepped into the courtyard, two burly men rushed out of the house, their gleaming knives pressed directly against his neck.

Two men grabbed Chen Dahai and forcibly dragged him out of the house.

Yang Bai's expression changed, and he immediately jumped off the tractor.

"What do you want to do?"

He never expected that, just when things were about to get out of hand, this would happen; he was simply insane.

The fat man on the right, with a large head and big ears, spoke in a deep, hoarse voice: "Yang Bai, we've been waiting for you here!"

"Chen Dahai, you're really ruthless! You're even willing to ruin your own cousin, determined to send him to jail!"

Chen Dahai remained remarkably calm: "Chen Biao, Chen Zhuan committed a wrong and has fallen to this state; he deserves it. If you know what's good for you, get out of here, and I won't bother with you. But if you dare to lay a hand on someone, you won't escape being shot yourself."

These two men are Chen Zhuan's two younger brothers. The fat man is the second brother, Chen Biao, and the man with buck teeth is the third brother, Chen De.

Upon hearing the word "execution," Chen Biao instinctively trembled and hurriedly turned to look at Chen De beside him.

Chen De applied slight pressure, bringing the blade even closer. The sharp edge sliced ​​through the skin of Chen Dahai's neck, drawing out a thin bead of blood.

"Execute you? We don't intend to kill you. As long as you change your story and say that all the account books you seized were fake, and have Yang Bai destroy all the evidence in his possession, we'll let you go. Wouldn't it be better if everyone went back to their lives as before? Why do you have to act like a hero?"

Chen Dahai spat out a mouthful of saliva.

"Live a good life? How dare you say that! Yang Bai, don't waste time with them, immediately notify the special envoy!"

Chen De immediately reached out and covered Chen Dahai's mouth tightly, the tip of the knife pointing directly at Yang Bai.

"If you dare move! If you dare call for help, I'll kill him right now!"

Yang Bai frowned, his heart heavy with worry. He knew these two brothers were notorious in the village for their recklessness and stupidity—simple-minded, extreme in their actions, and utterly unreasonable. Although they might not actually dare to kill, in a desperate situation, no one could guarantee that nothing would go wrong. If they lost control, Chen Dahai's life would be in grave danger.

To appease them, Yang Bai had no choice but to compromise temporarily, softening his tone: "Alright, alright, I won't move, I won't call for help, I'll do as you say right now. But the journey to and from the commune is long and takes a long time, so please keep your emotions in check and don't act impulsively and hurt anyone."

Seeing that he had given in, Chen De lowered his guard slightly and said coldly, "We won't hurt anyone. We'll only give you one day. Go and come back quickly!"

Yang Bai didn't dare to delay and immediately turned around and boarded the tractor.

The tractor driver was filled with unease: "Captain Yang, is it really a good idea to just agree to their demands?"

Yang Bai gazed at the courtyard receding into the distance and said calmly, "It's nothing. They're the ones who should be worried."

The fact that the other party only gave me one day gave me ample room to maneuver.

"Shall we go straight to the commune?" the driver asked again.

"No need, let's go back to the village brigade." Yang Bai shook his head decisively.

If a large number of militia were mobilized to surround the courtyard, the noise and commotion would only further provoke the two desperate men, forcing them to take desperate measures and potentially causing an irreparable tragedy. Chen Dahai's house is dilapidated, with low walls and numerous hidden spots nearby, making it suitable for covert observation and infiltration. A rash attack would only backfire.

The tractor sped along and soon returned to the village. Yang Bai hurried straight to the production brigade and pushed open the door to Secretary Ma's office.

"Secretary Ma, something's happened! Chen Dahai has been kidnapped at knifepoint by Chen Zhuan's two younger brothers."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hou abruptly raised his hand, put down his pen, and stood up abruptly, his face filled with shock and disbelief, his eyes filled with anxiety.

He had been following the corruption case in Hetou Village closely recently. He knew that Chen Dahai had just been exonerated and released, and Chen Zhuan had been detained for investigation. He thought the storm had come to a complete end, but he never expected such a dangerous turn of events to occur halfway through.

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail!"

Yang Bai quickly recounted to Ma Hou the entire process of how the Chen brothers ambushed him at his home, held him at knifepoint, and coerced him into destroying evidence, without missing a single detail.

After hearing this, Ma Hou was so angry at their stupid behavior that he laughed.

"These two utterly foolish people! They're completely lawless and courting death!"

They don’t understand that the ledgers have been verified and archived by multiple parties, and all records of corruption, witness testimonies, and physical evidence have been filed, making it an undeniable fact!

Even if you destroy the copies of the evidence you have, the case will still stand, and you can't overturn it at all!

They don't even understand this most basic principle; they're utterly foolish!

He immediately asked in a deep voice, "Should I mobilize a large contingent of militia and deploy them all to surround and rescue them?"

"No." Yang Bai immediately waved his hand to stop them, and calmly analyzed, "These two are immature, have extreme emotions, and extremely poor mental fortitude. If a large number of people surround our door, the commotion will only make them panic and act desperately. In their desperation, they could easily injure someone, which would be a matter of life and death, and we cannot afford the consequences."

Ma Hou nodded heavily: "You're right, those two have extremely poor mental fortitude. So, what's your idea?"

Yang Bai reached out his hand: "Lend me a gun, and take a few capable and reliable men with you. We'll rescue them when they're asleep at night."