sinovels Chapter 1667 The Ruthless Man Who Hammers People's Heads (Thanks to Alliance Leader Kang Pangpa
Chapter 1667 The Ruthless Man Who Hammers People's Heads (Thanks to Alliance Leader Kang Pangpa
Chapter 1667 The Ruthless Man Who Hammers People's Heads (Thanks to Alliance Leader Kang Pangpang for the extra 35 chapters)
When the jeep drove into Yonglitun, it was already 9:30, and there were hardly any houses with their lights on.
When Zhao Jun arrived at Yan Shugang's house, the courtyard was also pitch black.
As soon as the jeep stopped at the gate, the dogs in the Yan family's courtyard started barking incessantly.
Fearing that Yan Shugang might not wake up, Zhao Jun deliberately climbed over the fence and entered Yan's courtyard.
As soon as Zhao Jun entered, the Yan family's big white dog went crazy, pulling on its chain.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun was afraid that the dog would break free of its chain like a black tiger and bite him.
He ran all the way to the east window of Yan Shugang's house, knocked on the window, and shouted, "Director Yan! Director Yan!"
At this moment, Yan Shugang and his wife had been woken up by the dog's barking. Yan Shugang's wife was saying to Yan Shugang, "Old Yan, get up and go see what's going on. Why is the dog barking like that?"
Yan Shugang had a cold expression and was quite serious even at home. He got up with a sullen face and was hurriedly putting on his clothes when he heard Zhao Jun knocking on the window.
"Oh no!" Yan Shugang's heart skipped a beat, knowing that something must have gone wrong.
Yan Shugang hurriedly got off the kang (a heated brick bed), went to the outer room, opened the door, and Zhao Jun came over.
"Manager!" Zhao Jun stepped forward, his face filled with urgency, and said, "Something's happened!"
If Old Wang was gouged to death by wild animals, Zhao Jun would at most send a message to his family. Whether he would later kill those wild animals to avenge him is another matter.
But the old man was murdered, which is a big deal. Zhao Jun is a security guard, so he has to report to his superiors immediately.
Logically speaking, Zhao Jun's actions constituted bypassing his superiors, and he should have gone to Liu Jinyong first.
But Liu Jinyong worked three shifts, so Zhao Jun didn't know whether he was at home or at the forest farm.
Therefore, Zhao Jun went directly to Yan Shugang.
Yan Shugang had been working as a security guard since he started his job. When he saw that the person was Zhao Jun, he knew that something serious had happened, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.
"Come in, come in quickly." Just as Yan Shu was beckoning Zhao Jun to come inside, Zhao Jun turned around and pointed outside the yard, saying, "Director, there are still two people outside."
Upon hearing this, Yan Shugang walked straight towards the gate of the courtyard without saying a word, scolding the dogs in the yard as he went.
The guard dog was quite intelligent; the big white dog now knew that Zhao Jun was not a bad person, so it stopped barking.
When Yan Shugang opened the courtyard gate, Zhang Jimin and Li Qingdong were already waiting under the car.
Xing San and Xie Zhong did not get out of the car; this was Zhao Jun's instruction.
Although Yan Shugang had only been working in Yong'an for a few days, he knew all of Zhao Jun's forestry guards.
It was late at night, and Zhao Jun had clearly returned from the mountains again. But instead of bringing the young and strong Li Baoyu and others, he brought a seventy-year-old man. It would be strange if Yan Shugang didn't ask questions.
Zhao Jun was afraid that Yan Shugang would ask him questions. He couldn't very well say that Li Baoyu and the others had gone to the Xuri Forest Area to carry out their forest protection work, could he?
Seeing that there were people vaguely visible in the car, Yan Shugang didn't ask any further questions, because it was already this late, and it wouldn't be appropriate for the group to go to anyone's house.
Yan Shugang assumed that Zhao Jun didn't want to cause trouble for his family, so he didn't say anything and led Zhao Jun, Zhang Jimin, and Li Qingdong into the courtyard, into the house, and into the outer room of his house.
At this moment, Yan Shugang's wife and two sons got up.
Yan Shugang's wife offered to pour water for Zhao Jun and the other two, but Zhao Jun refused, saying he had urgent business to report to Yan Shugang. Yan Shugang then led the three of them into the west room and sent his two sons to the east room.
The four of them went inside and sat down. Zhao Jun quickly asked Zhang Jimin to start the story from the beginning.
Zhang Jimin didn't say he went to that shack to run errands for Zhao Jun; he only said he went there to ask for a drink of water. He also didn't mention that he initially suspected Zhao Jun hadn't completely eradicated evil; he only said that as soon as he saw a dead body, he ran to report to his superiors.
They all lived in the same village and saw each other all the time, so Yan Shugang knew Zhang Jimin.
Yan Shugang did not ask for specific details. He listened patiently to Zhang Jimin finish speaking and then listened to Zhao Jun recount what he had seen in the shack.
Upon hearing Zhao Jun confirm that the man had died from murder, rather than being killed by wild animals, Yan Shugang's expression changed drastically.
The deceased was a wild animal, not a forestry worker. In cases like this, if the person was killed by wild animals, the forestry farm wouldn't even need to investigate. But since the person was killed by someone else, and the incident occurred in the Yong'an forest area, it's related to the Yong'an Forestry Farm.
However, this matter cannot be resolved by the forest farm alone; the local police station must also be notified.
Moreover, unlike wild animals that harm people, this kind of thing cannot be left to be dealt with until tomorrow; once it is discovered, it must be dealt with as soon as possible.
"Zhao Jun, you haven't eaten yet, have you?" Yan Shugang didn't mention anything else, but said to Zhao Jun, "Shall I ask your aunt to get you something to eat?"
"Manager," Zhao Jun hurriedly said to Yan Shugang, "Don't trouble my aunt. We have food ready at home. I'll take them home to eat."
"What are you going to do then?" Yan Shugang asked hurriedly. "Why bother? We have noodles at home, it's no trouble to cook you some."
"Manager, my family is waiting for me." Zhao Jun said, "I'll go back and tell them, then I'll drive over."
As he spoke, Zhao Jun gestured outwards and said, "And those two people in the car, I'll leave them at home to make room so we can go up the mountain later."
Zhao Jun knew he wouldn't be able to sleep with his wife tonight; once the local police station arrived, they would have to head into the mountains. Since Yan Shugang knew this, he also had to go.
"Hmm!" Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Yan Shugang gave Zhao Jun a satisfied look and said, "Then you can go back. I'll call Liu Jinyong over, and then I'll have someone make a phone call."
At this point, making a phone call wouldn't be difficult. Yan Shugang had to go to the home of the village head of Yongli Village, wake him up, and then the two of them would go to the village headquarters to make the call.
"Manager, should I make the call?" Zhao Jun said, "I'll be home in about ten minutes, and I have a phone at home."
“That works too.” Yan Shugang nodded and said, “The local police station should be here in about an hour. Have them come to the east end of this village, and we can wait for them there.”
Yan Shugang meant that you should be in place within an hour of making the call. Zhao Jun responded and then hurriedly took his leave with Zhang Jimin and Li Qingdong.
The three got into the car, and Zhao Jun started driving towards Yong'an. Zhao Jun didn't leave Zhang and Li behind because they were on duty today, and the forest rangers worked in three shifts. Zhang and Li started work this morning and would have to finish get off work tomorrow morning.
Their family wasn't planning on them going home, so they wouldn't prepare a meal for them. Now that it's time to send them home, and then have them meet up at a certain place an hour later, that would be incredibly inconsiderate.
Zhao Jun couldn't bring himself to do that. He planned to take the two of them home for a meal and then come back.
The road conditions between Yongli and Yong'an were good, and there was no one around late at night, so Zhao Jun drove very fast. As a result, he couldn't avoid a passing weasel and ran it over when he was near the village.
Zhao Jun didn't do it on purpose. The weasel was originally by the roadside, and when it saw the car coming, it rushed into the road. Wasn't that just asking for death?
Before Zhao Jun could brake, he heard a slight thud, and the car drove straight into the village.
Zhao Jun arrived at the compound first, leaving the four to wait in the car. He hurriedly went inside and made a phone call to the local police station. Then Zhao Jun came out again and led the four to the Zhao family's old house.
When Zhao Jun returned to the old house, the guests at the Zhao family's restaurant had not yet left.
These days, people in the forest area go to bed early because they have nothing to do. But these people are different; they get together and watch all the TV programs, and still have time to chat.
Zhao Jun and his four companions entered the house, and while eating, they told everyone about the situation on the mountain.
There are no secrets in the forest area; even if he doesn't tell now, it will spread tomorrow.
Besides Li Ruhai, there were few people in the family who were good at gossiping. And although Li Ruhai was exceptionally skilled in this area, at this point, who could he possibly gossip about?
After dinner, Zhao Jun left Xing San and Xie Zhong at home and arranged for Wang Meilan to accompany Ma Ling home. He then drove Zhang Jimin and Li Qingdong to Yonglitun.
They were both eyewitnesses; they were the ones who first discovered the situation, so we have to take care of them.
Zhang Jimin and Li Qingdong had no objections to this. To be frank, if it weren't for such a big incident, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to interact with a leader of Yan Shugang's rank.
When Zhao Jun drove into Yonglitun, only forty minutes had passed since he called the local police station.
Zhao Jun drove to Yan Shugang's house and saw that the gate was open, so he led two forest rangers straight inside.
When the three entered the outer room of Yan Shugang's house, Liu Jinyong had already arrived.
Zhao Jun quickly greeted Liu Jinyong and casually explained why he had reported to a higher-level official.
Even if Zhao Jun didn't explain, Liu Jinyong would have no recourse. But if Zhao Jun did explain, it would be a sign of respect and give him face, and Liu Jinyong would have even less reason to object.
The group couldn't sit still inside, so they went out, got into the car, and headed to the east end of the village to wait.
The local police station said it would take an hour, but it actually took one hour and three minutes.
Three people from the local police station arrived, led by Chen Weiyi, the station's director.
Zhao Jun knew Chen Weiyi. It was this man who led the team that Zheng Xuekun had reported Zhao Youcai to, and that arrested Zheng and his son, as well as Hua Guier Yang, in Yangjia Village.
It was quite a coincidence that Chen Weiyi was on duty today. Upon hearing that a major case had occurred in Yong'an, he left one person to guard the house and brought his other two subordinates with him.
Unlike Zhao Jun and others who carried semi-automatic rifles, the three officers from the police station all carried Type 54 pistols on their waists.
The two sides didn't exchange many pleasantries upon meeting; after a brief greeting, they both got into their cars. The three officers from the police station didn't inquire about the situation at the scene for the time being, fearing they might be misled by laymen.
And so, Zhao Jun drove ahead, with the three officers from the police station following behind in a jeep.
Driving on the mountain road for transporting firewood at night requires extra caution. It took more than half an hour longer to get here from Yonglitun at night than during the day.
Upon arrival at the location, of the three officers from the police station, Chen Weiyi led one person into the house to inspect the scene, while the other took statements from Zhao Jun, Zhang Jimin, and Li Qingdong in the car.
After the statement was taken, Chen Weiyi and his companion came out of the shack.
At this moment, Chen Weiyi looked serious and asked the five people from Yong'an, "Who lives in the shack?"
“The person living in that shack is Wang Jiusheng from our village,” Liu Jinyong added. Upon hearing this, Chen Weiyi quickly followed up, “Who else lives in his family?”
“His wife passed away two years ago,” Liu Jinyong said. “He also has two sons and a daughter. His daughter’s husband’s family lives in Yongfu, and she doesn’t come back often. After that, he and his two sons separated from the family, and he was left to live in a makeshift shack on the mountain.”
Hearing Liu Jinyong's words, Chen Weiyi keenly sensed the problem and hurriedly asked, "He doesn't get along well with his two sons?"
There are only two sons, and they've both separated from the family; there's definitely something wrong with that.
"Hmm... how should I put it?" Liu Jinyong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not too bad, things have been alright these past two years."
Chen Weiyi remained silent, waiting for Liu Jinyong to continue.
“His two sons are three years apart,” Liu Jinyong continued. “For the first two years, neither of his sons had a job. Since the old man was a forestry worker, he wanted his two sons to take over his job.”
The two of them couldn't even take over the same job. Wang Jiusheng didn't really discuss it with his two sons; in the end, his eldest son took over, and his second son went to learn carpentry.
Upon hearing this, Chen Weiyi sensed something was amiss. In the Yong'an forest area, the rule was that whichever son would provide for their parents in their old age would inherit everything.
Logically, since Wang Jiusheng's eldest son is taking over the business, he should bear the responsibility and obligation of caring for the elderly.
The eldest son ended up separating from the family, so there must be something wrong with that.
Although he had questions, Chen Weiyi didn't interrupt, but listened to Liu Jinyong continue: "After his eldest son got married, his eldest daughter-in-law started preparing for the division of the family property. When his younger son came back, after Wang Jiusheng got married to his younger son, his younger daughter-in-law also started preparing for the division of the family property."
Different strokes for different folks, and Chen Weiyi had seen many cases like the Wang family. He could tell at a glance that the three men in the Wang family were all quiet, honest types. The two sons weren't unfilial, but they were simply not capable enough and hadn't married well. After getting married, they listened to their wives, which led to Wang Jiusheng's tragedy.
There are quite a few old men like him still running around in the mountains in the forest area. Not to mention now, even 20 or 30 years from now, as long as they can move around, people in their seventies and eighties in the forest area and rural areas will not be idle. They will farm or gather firewood.
But while you can run in the mountains, you can go into the mountains during the day to set traps and escape traps, and then go home at night.
According to Chen Weiyi, the elderly people who live in makeshift shelters in the mountains year-round all have children who have problems. Some are like Xing San, who have no children, while others are like Qin Dajiang and Wang Jiusheng, whose sons are unreliable.
In cases like this, there is no deep-seated hatred between the father and son, or between the father-in-law and daughter-in-law, so it is unlikely that they would commit murder.
"Hey? Team Leader Liu." At this moment, Chen Weiyi asked Liu Jinyong again, "Since you two live in the same village, do you know if he has any feuds with anyone or anything?"
"It seems not." Liu Jinyong shook his head and said, "That old man is very honest. I've never heard him quarrel with anyone. In the last two years, he hasn't lived in the village anymore, so he can't afford to make enemies with the villagers. It's just... I don't know what he's like in the mountains, whether he gets into any unpleasantness with anyone or anything."
Hearing Liu Jinyong's words, Chen Weiyi nodded slightly. At this moment, Zhao Jun suddenly interjected, asking, "Chief Chen, is there anything valuable in this old man's shack?"
"No, that's all." Chen Weiyi answered without hesitation, proving that he had also considered that point.
“That’s not right.” As soon as Chen Weiyi finished speaking, Zhao Jun said, “There should be yellow leaves in his shack.”
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Chen Weiyi turned to look at Zhao Jun before speaking, "Logically speaking, that should be the case. But what if he urgently needs money and went down the mountain to sell Huang Yezi these past two days?"
As the director of the local police station, Chen Weiyi has worked in the Yong'an forest area for nearly ten years. Although he doesn't run in the mountains, he knows about those things.
"No." Zhao Jun shook his head, denying Chen Weiyi's words, and said, "Director Chen, my family has been buying mountain products and furs since before the New Year. We don't haggle over prices; we pay whatever the big stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in the city offer."
So that winter, my family collected almost all the hides from the surrounding villages in the forest area.
At this point, Zhao Jun pointed to the shack and said, "My... Mom remembers very clearly that this old man Wang Jiusheng came to my house on the 27th to sell yellow leaves. He sold eighteen female leaves and thirteen male leaves, for a total of one thousand yuan."
Actually, this information was provided by Zhao Youcai, but Zhao Youcai was a forestry security guard, so he couldn't just openly tell his superiors that his father was doing business at home, could he?
“Then he should still have money on him…” Chen Weiyi deduced some useful information from Zhao Jun’s words, but Liu Jinyong said at this moment, “That’s not necessarily true.”
"Huh? What happened?" Chen Weiyi asked. Liu Jinyong replied, "The old man spent the New Year at his eldest son's house."
Chen Weiyi immediately understood: whether Wang Jiusheng's eldest son and daughter-in-law had a change of heart or were simply seeing their old man making money, Wang Jiusheng would likely be broke after the New Year.
"You don't have any money, but you should have saved up some hides by now, right?" Chen Weiyi was asking the question with an answer in mind. Hearing him ask this, Zhao Jun knew that there probably wasn't anything valuable in this shack.
The shack was originally completely exposed, but Chen Weiyi and his companion had been inside for so long that they must have searched the entire shack.
Based on the police and gangster movies he watched in his previous life, Zhao Jun deduced that Wang Jiusheng's death was likely a murder for money.
"Director Yan, Team Leader Liu, Team Leader Zhao," Chen Weiyi called out, omitting Zhang Jimin and Li Qingdong.
Seeing Chen Weiyi slowly walk to the side, Zhao Jun and the other two who had been called upon quickly followed.
At this moment, Chen Weiyi said, "Don't let the family members come up to pick him up yet. Let's nail the door of his shack shut first. Then we'll have to send someone up this afternoon to check it again."
Hearing Chen Weiyi's words, Yan Shugang quickly agreed. Then, Chen Weiyi asked the three men, "Are there any tough guys in our forest area?"
"Huh?" Yan Shugang and Liu Jinyong were taken aback, while Zhao Jun looked at Chen Weiyi in surprise, thinking: Ruthless? My family is full of them!
“This…” Chen Weiyi raised his hand and pointed to the shack, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “This old man was beaten to death with a hammer.”
"What?" Yan Shugang and Liu Jinyong both stared wide-eyed, somewhat unable to believe it. How ruthless must someone be to be so heartless?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun was overwhelmed with shock. He never expected that this person had been hiding in the Yong'an Forest Area all along!
(End of this chapter)