sinovels Chapter 1678 Team Leader Zhao, I've Long Heard of Your Name
Chapter 1678 Team Leader Zhao, I've Long Heard of Your Name
Chapter 1678 Team Leader Zhao, I've Long Heard of Your Name
Liu Tiezui sat at the Zhao family's house for a while, then left without eating. When she left, Xie Sunshi and Liu Lanying accompanied her to the small shop, bought her pastries and canned goods, and then took her home.
As soon as Liu Tiezui left, the Zhao family gang quickly assembled. Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, Xie Zhong, and Xie Chen got into a jeep and headed straight for the Third Work Section.
When they arrived at the third work section, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu had already eaten lunch there.
Although Wang Qiang and his three companions hadn't eaten yet, they were just waiting to eat when they got home.
And so, the two vehicles, one after the other, headed towards Qing Shi La Zi.
When they arrived at the location where they had hunted the bears yesterday, a group of people transported the two brown bears onto a Liberation truck in two separate trips.
“Nephew!” At this moment, Wang Qiang patted the bulging pocket on his chest and said to Zhao Jun, “I have ten thousand here, and Yuanmin has ten thousand in his pocket.”
Zhao Jun had arranged to go to Xu Changming's place today to collect the nine large hides he had received. Since the hides weren't in the shed yesterday, Zhao Jun hadn't seen their quality, so he didn't ask about their sex or discuss the price.
However, with 20,000, it should be enough to collect nine large leather bags.
Zhao Jun personally drove the jeep to lead the way, with Li Baoyu following closely behind in a Jiefang truck. The two vehicles headed towards the northwest corner of Qingshilazi.
Zhao Jun came yesterday, so he's very familiar with the place today.
But as soon as the car stopped at the entrance of the shack, just as Zhao Jun was about to honk the horn, a chill ran straight to the top of his head!
The door to that shack is wide open!
Although spring has arrived, strong winds are common in Northeast China, especially in the mountains.
Those living in shacks rely entirely on the warmth inside for insulation; how could they leave the doors open?
Having experienced the killer bear and explored the murder scene in the 54th Forest Section, Zhao Jun immediately sensed something was wrong when he saw the shack door was open.
"Big Brother!" Zhao Jun shouted, startling Wang Qiang in the passenger seat and Zhang Yuanmin in the back.
"What are you doing, nephew!" Wang Qiang asked, and then Zhao Jun shouted to Zhang Yuanmin, "Give me the gun!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuanmin hurriedly handed the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle that was standing to the side to Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun took the gun, then pulled out a magazine from his pocket, and cocked the gun to load the bullet into the chamber.
When Zhao Jun got out of the car, Li Baoyu and Xie Chen from the Jiefang truck behind him had already gotten out and come over.
The two were wondering why Zhao Jun neither honked his horn nor got out of the car when they arrived at their destination.
They had just reached the car door when they saw the door open and guns being fired.
Li Baoyu was startled. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Jun walking quickly toward the shack.
When Zhao Jun went inside the shack, his eyes widened in shock.
"What's wrong, brother?" Li Baoyu, who had just caught up, asked, but was pushed aside by Zhao Jun who had turned around.
Zhao Jun then pulled the shack door shut. The wooden door had two rope buckles at the top and bottom, and there were two corresponding nails on the door frame. He wrapped the rope buckles around the nails a few times, and the door was secured.
"What's wrong, nephew?" Wang Qiang came over and saw Zhao Jun's movements, so he quickly asked, "Did something happen?"
Zhao Jun nodded solemnly. He glanced at the group and then said to Wang Qiang, "Uncle, you four go back with Brother Zhang, Brother Xie, and Xiao Chen. Once you get home, call the local police station and tell them to come quickly and tell them someone has died here."
"Brother!" Zhao Jun said, but Zhang Yuanmin replied, "Can the two of you manage? I'll stay here with you."
"No need!" Zhao Jun said, "We both have two semi-automatic ones..."
At this point, Zhao Jun paused slightly, then said, "We'll head to Section Three in an hour."
Then, Zhao Jun said to Wang Qiang, "Uncle, have them come to the Third Workshop to find us."
As he spoke, Zhao Jun explained to Wang Qiang and the others, "Otherwise, if they couldn't find this place, you would have to come with them."
With such a big incident, and the possibility of another all-night effort, Zhao Jun didn't want to send any more people in. As for why Zhao Jun chose Li Baoyu to stay with him, it was because the two of them had already eaten, while Wang Qiang and the others hadn't even had lunch yet.
Hearing Zhao Jun's explanation, Wang Qiang didn't insist any further. He and Zhang Yuanmin each carried 10,000 yuan. It didn't matter if they couldn't buy the leather, but they had to bring the money back.
After seeing the four people off, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu got into the car. Zhao Jun sat in the back seat, staring silently at the shacks outside the window.
At this moment, Zhao Jun recalled Xu Changming's voice and smile, and they appeared before his eyes. Thinking that the two of them had gone up the mountain together and hunted together just yesterday, but were now separated by death, Zhao Jun felt a mix of emotions.
Just as Zhao Jun was deep in thought, Li Baoyu, who was sitting in front, kept looking around cautiously, which startled Zhao Jun.
“It’s alright, Baoyu.” Zhao Jun said to Li Baoyu, “The bad guys ran away long ago. We’re just staying here to keep watch and make sure no one goes into the shack and ruins any clues or anything.”
"Brother!" Li Baoyu turned around and asked Zhao Jun, "What's it like inside the shack? You won't even let me go in and take a look."
"What are you looking at?" Zhao Jun frowned and said, "What's so interesting to look at?"
There's really nothing interesting about dead people, but Li Baoyu's curiosity was irresistible.
"Brother!" Li Baoyu turned around and glanced at Zhao Jun, then asked, "Aren't there still two old men in the shack? Are they both dead?"
Zhao Jun nodded, but didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Li Baoyu asked Zhao Jun, "How did they die?"
"I didn't look closely," Zhao Jun said. "It should have been killed with a hammer, right?"
"Did they die on the kang (heated brick bed)?" Li Baoyu asked again, but Zhao Jun frowned and said, "Why are you asking that?"
"Are they covered with blankets?" Li Baoyu pressed, causing Zhao Jun to frown.
Seeing that Zhao Jun simply stopped talking, Li Baoyu explained, "Brother, if the two of them died on the bed under the covers, then they were killed before going to sleep."
"Hmm?" Zhao Jun looked up at Li Baoyu upon hearing this, and then Li Baoyu continued, "Brother, I heard my uncle mention that those two old men have guns."
"Ah! Yes!" Zhao Jun nodded, confirming Li Baoyu's words, and said, "Master Xu has a No. 16 stalk."
"That's right!" Li Baoyu slapped his thigh and said, "Brother, think about it!"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun's eyes widened, but he had no idea what Li Baoyu wanted him to think about.
Li Baoyu pointed to the shack and said, "If these two old men want to sleep, they'll definitely have to prop the shack door shut from the inside. If anyone tries to force their way in, they'll dare to bang their guns against them."
"Hmm!" Zhao Jun nodded, and Li Baoyu added, "If they died on the kang (heated brick bed), it's most likely they were knocked to death while asleep, which means it was definitely done by someone they knew!"
Hearing Li Baoyu say this, Zhao Jun said, "Even acquaintances are not safe. I told them yesterday that we have to be careful no matter who comes."
“Yes!” Li Baoyu said, “It’s because you told them, brother, that this bad guy is someone they trust one hundred percent!”
Upon hearing Li Baoyu's words, Zhao Jun's eyes widened instantly.
Li Baoyu is right. That person must have a special identity, which made Xu Changming and Song Laowai lower their guard.
"Baoyu," Zhao Jun patted Li Baoyu on the shoulder and said, "Why don't you go inside the shack and take a look?"
It was only then that Zhao Jun realized that Li Baoyu actually had a talent for solving cases.
“No need!” Li Baoyu raised his right hand, rejecting Zhao Jun’s suggestion, and said, “I don’t need to go in; I can solve this case myself.”
"How do we solve this?" Zhao Jun perked up as soon as he heard that.
"Find all the relatives of these two old men," Li Baoyu said. "Check them one by one, ask them one by one."
Zhao Jun felt that Li Baoyu's words made sense; the only thing that could make the two old mountain dogs completely lower their guard was their relatives.
"Baoyu!" But at this moment, Zhao Jun said to Li Baoyu, "When the police come, you must not say a word."
"Hmm?" Li Baoyu was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Brother, I understand. You deserve the credit."
"Huh?" Zhao Jun was taken aback, but then he understood what Li Baoyu meant.
"What did you say?" Zhao Jun raised his hand and patted Li Baoyu on the back of the neck, making Li Baoyu shrink back.
“Baoyu!” Zhao Jun said to Li Baoyu, “When the police arrive, I’ll tell them everything about what happened yesterday, how I fought the bear with Master Xu, and what I told Master Xu. I think they can think of what you can think of too.”
If they can't figure it out, we can try to give them hints or suggestions, but we can't just hug them directly.
"Why, brother?" Li Baoyu asked, puzzled. Zhao Jun replied, "Who is Song Laowai? His brother is Song Zhuzi, and Song Tiemin is his nephew. He's my uncle's apprentice!"
Song Tiemin was the group leader of the Guileng group in the forest farm. Zhao Jun had worked with him when he was measuring trees at the 77th forest farm. When Song Tiemin first started working, he was assigned to work under Li Dayong and became Li Dayong's apprentice.
Seeing Li Baoyu in a daze, Zhao Jun knew he hadn't grasped the situation, so he added, "Master Xu and Xu Guangyi from our village are cousins. If you have the police station investigate them, you won't be staying in this village anymore."
Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Li Baoyu blinked and fell silent. These days, people value their reputation, just as trees value their bark. We all live in the same village; if you suspect me of being a murderer and send the police to investigate me, that would create a huge grudge.
"Listen to your brother!" Zhao Jun patted Li Baoyu on the shoulder again and said, "When they come later, if you want to take a look, you can peek through the door. If you find anything, don't make a fuss, just tell me."
"I understand, brother." At this moment, Li Baoyu no longer wanted to show off and immediately said to Zhao Jun, "I'll listen to you!"
Seeing that Li Baoyu understood his good intentions, Zhao Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
"Baoyu!" Suddenly, Zhao Jun thought of something and said to Li Baoyu, "Remind me to divide the dogs into two for Grandma Jiang's family, two for Uncle Jiang's family, two for Uncle Liu's family, and two for Brother Shunzi's family when we get back."
"Is it really necessary, brother?" Li Baoyu said, "Uncle, Grandma Jiang, Sixth Uncle... none of their families have any money."
The Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce was thriving, but none of the major shareholders demanded dividends.
The money invested and earned by the Chamber of Commerce, apart from what Zhao Weipeng took, is all kept in the Zhao family's coffers.
None of the shareholders had much money; they only had their personal salaries, enough for their daily expenses.
Faced with Li Baoyu's questioning, Zhao Jun laughed and said, "You know their family is poor, but does the bad guy know that?"
Li Baoyu smiled upon hearing this, and then smiled as well. Indeed, outsiders would assume these families were incredibly wealthy.
Even so, Li Baoyu pointed out the window and asked Zhao Jun with a smile, "Brother, surely he wouldn't do that? Does he make more money by raiding shacks?"
"What if we can't get it?" Zhao Jun didn't know that Xu Changming had taken the big leather bag back to the shack last night. At this moment, he told Li Baoyu about the old mountain dogs' methods of hiding valuables, and then said to Li Baoyu, "Baoyu, we must be extra careful. We won't sell our hanging-barrel gun, Uncle's sleeve gun, and Uncle San's and Brother Zhang's No. 16 guns yet."
“Yeah!” Li Baoyu chimed in, “We’re not short of that little bit of money.”
"That's right!" Zhao Jun said, letting out a heavy sigh. In his previous life, when Zhao Jun heard the news that the Bai family had been almost wiped out, he wasn't too affected and just continued living his life as usual.
But things are different now. Now that his family is large and his business is thriving, Zhao Jun will not be at ease until this person is eliminated.
Seeing Zhao Jun sigh repeatedly, Li Baoyu comforted him, saying, "Brother, don't worry about it. If the police station can't solve the case, we, Baoyu, are here for you!"
When he said the last five words, Li Baoyu slapped his chest twice.
"Didn't I tell you? You can't go forward." Zhao Jun said this, but Li Baoyu replied, "Brother, I know what you mean. Don't worry, I definitely won't be picky."
What I mean is, the police station will conduct an overt investigation, while we'll do a covert one. If we can identify this person, then we'll report him to the police station.
Hearing Li Baoyu's words, Zhao Jun felt that there was something to it, so he asked Li Baoyu, "Then how do you plan to conduct the undercover investigation?"
"Brother, think about it," Li Baoyu said. "The Song and Xu families only have a few relatives. Let's investigate and see if any of them have recently encountered any misfortunes and urgently need money. Tsk!"
At this point, Li Baoyu clapped his hands, while Zhao Jun slapped the back of the chair in front of him.
The two brothers hit it off immediately, and they didn't think investigating those companies would be difficult at all. Although they couldn't do it themselves, someone else was willing to, and the success rate was almost 100%.
Thinking about it this way, Zhao Jun suddenly felt much more at ease. The two brothers waited for another half hour before finally taking a car to the Third Work Section.
When they arrived at the third work section, the police hadn't come yet. Zhao Jun found Chen Liangyou and asked him to arrange for a cook to prepare some food for the two brothers.
We don't know when we can go back today, so the two of us need to fill our stomachs first.
The two brothers were in a hurry, so the old cook prepared noodles for them. Although it had only been three hours since they had eaten, Zhao Jun and his brother ate quite a bit.
After the two brothers finished their soup, no one from the police station had arrived yet.
After waiting for another half hour, they finally heard car horns. Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu rushed out and saw three jeeps arrive.
Chen Weiyi got out of the first jeep, along with a middle-aged man with a serious face.
"Team Leader Zhao!" Chen Weiyi called out to Zhao Jun, introducing him: "This is Director Sun from the county."
Zhao Jun instinctively reached out to shake hands with him, but saw Director Sun raise his hand and salute him.
"Ouch!" Zhao Jun was a little confused by this behavior. He was about to raise his hands in a fist salute when Director Sun grabbed his hands.
"Team Leader Zhao, I've heard so much about you!"
This chapter is owed. I couldn't take it anymore after finishing that chapter yesterday at noon. My back felt like it had collapsed. It took me ten minutes to even turn over in bed. Then I had to find a car to go to the city to see a doctor... It was such a tough day. I have cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, and these past two days I've also developed tennis elbow, plus a herniated disc and Achilles tendonitis... It's not getting better.
(End of this chapter)