sbdcsierra Chapter 1879 Zhao Jun Regrets It
Chapter 1879 Zhao Jun Regrets It
Chapter 1879 Zhao Jun Regrets It
A Jiefang truck was parked in front of the office building, with two mechanics from the auto repair team sitting inside.
At Liu Jinyong's command, the twelve security guards climbed onto the back of the vehicle.
Liu Jinyong, along with the remaining two guards, Li Baoyu, and Xie Chen, got into the jeep. Li Baoyu started the car and led the way, and the two vehicles left the forest farm and headed straight for Qingshilazi.
A little after 9:30, the two vehicles stopped at the foot of the mountain. Jie Chen got out of the car and, with two auto mechanics, headed straight for the Jiefang truck whose tire had been punctured.
Jie Chen stayed behind to assist the two auto mechanics in patching the tires on the Jiefang truck.
At this moment, the twelve guards who had come in the train carriage after the liberation of the forest farm got off the train one after another. Li Baoyu called Zhou Daikui, who lived in Yong'an, to get on the jeep, and then took four guards, including Liu Jinyong, up the mountain.
As for the other eleven guards, they had no choice but to walk up the mountain.
Li Baoyu drove fast, arriving near the shack in just over ten minutes.
Yesterday afternoon, Zhao Jun and his group first covered the ginseng king with a plastic sheet, then spread soil on top and leveled it, and also dug up wild grass from elsewhere to cover it up.
Zhao Jun knew there wouldn't be any peace and quiet today, so the group didn't rush to start work in the morning.
Hearing the barking of the dogs, Zhao Jun guessed that Li Baoyu had returned with his men. He told Ma Yang and Little Black Bear to hide in the shack, while he led Xing San, Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, and Zhao Jinhui out of the shack and headed towards the place where Pang Gaoming and the others were tied up.
When Zhao Jun arrived, he saw Li Baoyu and the others coming up.
"Team leader!" Zhao Jun called out to Liu Jinyong, then led Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin to jog towards Liu Jinyong.
When Zhao Jun reached Liu Jinyong, he saw Liu Jinyong extend his hand to him and quickly shook hands with him. Then he heard Liu Jinyong say, "Zhao Jun, you've worked hard."
"Hmm?" Zhao Jun was taken aback, and then he heard Liu Jinyong sigh softly. While holding Zhao Jun's hand, he said to Zhou Daikui and the other guards beside him, "In our group, there are always some gossipy people talking about how the forestry guards don't do any work all day."
Do they even know what's going on with the work? Huh? Look at Team Leader Zhao, as soon as he heard some big fry were coming from the mountains, a few of them went straight in to build a hut. Could they do that? They're just all talk!
Liu Jinyong's words made Zhao Jun feel embarrassed, and he quickly smiled and said, "Oh, team leader, it's all for the sake of work."
"That's true." Liu Jinyong said, releasing Zhao Jun's hand and then patting Zhao Jun's shoulder lightly. He added, "But Big Claws is different from others; the group has to support you."
Today, there were fifteen of us, including myself. Later, I'll take seven people back with me, leaving eight for you.”
"Oh, no need! No need!" At this moment, Zhao Jun was still unaware of the encounter between Han Shusheng and the other three with the tiger. He only believed that Li Ruhai had lied on the spot as he had been instructed.
Zhao Jun was still thinking that once the security team took Pang Gaoming and his gang of scoundrels away, he would quickly lead his men to graze on the mountain and carry ginseng. What to do with the eight security guards left behind?
Therefore, Zhao Jun quickly refused Liu Jinyong, saying, "Team leader, you don't need to leave any for me, we can manage on our own."
When Zhao Jun said this, Li Baoyu sensed something was wrong, but by the time he gave Zhao Jun a meaningful look, it was too late.
"Zhao Jun, have you heard something?" Liu Jinyong said to Zhao Jun sincerely, "Let me tell you, don't overthink it. Although the forestry security is a separate unit, it still belongs to our farm's security team."
We're colleagues, we're comrades-in-arms. When you need help, we have to help.
After saying this, Liu Jinyong paused for a moment, then added, "If we ever need your help here, even if it has nothing to do with your forestry and security work, you'll still have to lend a hand, won't you?"
"Of course, team leader." Hearing Liu Jinyong's sincere words, Zhao Jun still felt a little uneasy.
We're all colleagues from the same place, but others go to work every day and even take shifts, while I'm the one who either stays at home eating, drinking, and having fun, or goes out to eat, drink, and have fun. Thinking about it, I really feel ashamed.
But since things had come to this, Zhao Jun could only suppress his guilt and say to Liu Jinyong, "But this big claw is different from others. We try to keep the people in our group away from it if they haven't fought it before. But if there's a need, I'll definitely tell the group."
As Zhao Jun said this, Li Baoyu kept winking at him, but Zhao Jun was only looking at Liu Jinyong and didn't notice him.
Zhang Yuanmin did notice Li Baoyu's little action, but he didn't realize it.
Since Zhao Jun had already said so, Liu Jinyong didn't insist any further, and simply said, "Alright, Zhao Jun, if you need any help, you'd better let me know."
"Yeah, team leader," Zhao Jun said with a smile, "We're all family, no need for formalities, haha..."
Zhao Jun laughed, and Liu Jinyong, Zhou Daikui, and the others also laughed. Li Baoyu didn't laugh, and at this moment he stopped blinking.
"Brother Yong." At this moment, a weak voice interrupted, disrupting the pleasant and harmonious atmosphere between Zhao Jun and his colleagues.
Zhao Jun turned around abruptly, and Liu Jinyong also looked up. It was Pang Zhihua who was speaking. He looked at Liu Jinyong with hopeful eyes and said, "Brother Yong, please talk to Team Leader Zhao and ask him to let us go."
Pang Zhihua, Han Wenxue, and Han Shengli all lived in Yongli Village. Since they were all from the same village, they would see each other all the time. Liu Jinyong was also the head of the security team. Pang Zhihua and the others usually chatted with Liu Jinyong and got along well with him.
Normally, if Pang Zhihua made a sound, as long as the matter wasn't serious, Liu Jinyong would at least give him face.
But today, Liu Jinyong dared not give Pang Zhihua that much face.
When Yan Shugang made his statement in Zhou Chunming's office, Liu Jinyong sat next to him and observed both Zhou Chunming and Yan Shugang's attitudes.
The Party Secretary and the Security Chief both agreed that the matter should be dealt with seriously. Liu Jinyong had come out on a mission, so how could he let Pang Zhihua off the hook?
Liu Jinyong led his men to Pang Zhihua. Looking at Pang Zhihua, who was bruised and covered in dirt, Liu Jinyong sighed and said, "Zhihua, when you get to the group later, cooperate well and try to get leniency."
Pang Zhihua wasn't very educated, and when he heard Liu Jinyong say that, he thought that Liu Jinyong had given in, so he immediately said excitedly, "Okay, Brother Yong, I will definitely cooperate."
Pang Zhihua was foolish, but there were others around who weren't. Hearing their conversation, Wang Yaoguang knew something was wrong. Despite the pain from his severed arm, he shouted, "Leader! We're innocent!"
"Hmm?" Liu Jinyong looked at Wang Yaoguang upon hearing this, and frowned when he saw an unfamiliar face. "Who is this?"
Before Zhao Jun could speak, Wang Yaoguang shouted again, "We went into the mountains to plant jujubes yesterday, and we were on the way to Moda Mountain. In the middle of the night, we saw a shack here and thought we'd find a place to stay. Who would have thought that Zhao Jun and his men would come up and start attacking us!"
"找个宿" is a local dialect word meaning to stay somewhere.
"Go to hell!" Zhao Jun was furious upon hearing Wang Yaoguang's words and cursed, "You're really shameless! Yesterday at noon, you and your gang were eating and drinking in that shack in Qingshi Lazi. Were you out hunting in the mountains in the afternoon?"
"I..." Wang Yaoguang didn't expect Zhao Jun to know even this. He was speechless for a moment, and then Zhao Jun continued, "You're still looking for lodging? You don't stay in that shack in Qing Shi La Zi, but you run ten miles to our shack to find lodging?"
Seeing that Wang Yaoguang remained silent, Zhao Jun turned to Liu Jinyong and said, "Team leader, we didn't bring any rags with us when we came up the mountain, otherwise I would have gagged them. Before we take them back, make sure they don't collude to give conflicting accounts."
“No!” Liu Jinyong, who also had work experience, immediately said, “Our colleague will be here in a while, let’s take a few statements first.”
As he spoke, Liu Jinyong pointed at Pang Zhihua and said, "Untie him, take him aside, record his conversation first, and let him explain what happened."
As soon as Liu Jinyong said this, Zhou Daikui and a security guard stepped forward to untie Pang Zhihua and then dragged him away.
During this time, Liu Jinyong walked past the group of prisoners. He recognized everyone except for Wang Yaoguang's group.
Liu Jinyong sighed more and more as he looked at Han Shengli. When he reached Han Shengli, Liu Jinyong sighed heavily and said with regret, "Brother Han, how could you do such a thing?"
"I..." Han Shengli wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
"Sigh!" Liu Jinyong sighed again, turned around and said to the last guard he brought with him, "Hu, you and Baoyu untie him, then take him aside to take his statement."
Upon hearing this, Li Baoyu looked at Zhao Jun. Seeing that Zhao Jun did not speak, he and the guard surnamed Hu went forward to untie Han Shengli.
Just then, Liu Jinyong said to Han Shengli, "Brother Han, things have come to this, so just tell the truth and try to get leniency."
Hearing Liu Jinyong's words, Zhao Jun didn't even raise his eyelids. He knew that Liu Jinyong seemed to be on Han Shengli's side, but in reality, he wanted to create an opening among this group.
Because Wang Yaoguang's shout just now was an open attempt to collude with others, if all thirteen people insist that they came out to roam the mountains in the afternoon and got lost and came to ask for lodging, then it will be really troublesome.
"Jin Yong." Han Shengli, who had been untied, looked at Liu Jin Yong with tears in his eyes.
Logically speaking, Han Shengli had seen his share of big battles and shouldn't be so weak. But then, Han Shengli said, "Please help me, my groin hurts so much, it's unbearable."
"Huh?" Liu Jinyong was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked down at the space between Han Shengli's legs.
"Team leader," Zhao Jun stepped forward and said to Liu Jinyong, "Yesterday he hit our dog and made it bite him, tearing his testicles open."
Compared to Zhang Laibao's injuries, this was much less serious. Even so, Liu Jinyong frowned as he listened.
"Brother Han," Liu Jinyong instructed Han Shengli, "you must cooperate well, don't..."
Before Liu Jinyong could finish speaking, Wang Yaoguang shouted, "Brother Han, Zhihua, stop talking nonsense!"
"Damn it!" Xing San roared in fury, immediately reaching for his lower back, but was fortunately stopped by Wang Qiang.
Just then, Zhang Yuanmin, who had returned to the shack at some point, came down. He quickly went behind Wang Yaoguang, took a piece of hemp rope, wrapped it around Wang Yaoguang's eyes, and then tightened the rope at both ends, directly choking Wang Yaoguang's mouth.
Liu Jinyong glanced at it, said nothing, and only looked at Han Wenxue and said, "Wenxue, you are an honest man. Your brother Liu wants to give you a hand. I will take your statement in a while. Tell the truth."
"Okay, okay, Brother Liu." After last night's battle and being tied up all night, Han Wenxue's mind was in complete turmoil. Although Wang Yaoguang had spoken up for him, Han Wenxue trusted Liu Jinyong more.
Zhao Jun waved for Wang Qiang to come and help. After Wang Qiang and Liu Jinyong took Han Wenxue away, Zhao Jun, Xing San, and Zhang Yuanmin found a place to sit down and waited for Liu Jinyong and the others to take their statements.
About thirteen or fourteen minutes later, Liu Jinyong and Wang Qiang brought Han Wenxue back. Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin got up, took Han Wenxue, and tied him to the tree again.
While Zhao Jun and his men were tying people up, Liu Jinyong took out a cigarette from his pocket. To his surprise, Xing San said to him, "Here, have a smoke of mine."
"Huh?" Liu Jinyong was taken aback, looking at the Zhonghua cigarettes that Xing San handed him, feeling somewhat flattered.
In terms of status, Liu Jinyong, the security team leader, was miles ahead of Xing San. But he'd heard of Xing San over the years; he knew the old man was a local tyrant, and anyone who offered Xing San a cigarette would be met with a cold shoulder. Liu Jinyong never expected Xing San to give him cigarettes… and even a Zhonghua brand!
Liu Jinyong took the cigarette, lit it with the lighter Xing San offered, took a puff, and looked at it with admiration, saying, "This cigarette is really good."
Thinking of this, Liu Jinyong secretly glanced at Xing San and couldn't help but feel sad: "Even an old mountain dog like him is smoking Zhonghua cigarettes, while I'm still smoking grapes. One Zhonghua cigarette could be exchanged for a box of grapes, and I'd still have some left over."
Just as Liu Jinyong was lost in thought, Zhao Jun, Wang Qiang, and Zhang Yuanmin came over after tying up Han Wenxue.
Xing San offered cigarettes to Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin. Liu Jinyong took out a small notebook from his pocket, opened it to the page with the confessions, and handed it to Zhao Jun, saying, "Han Wenxue is done. Whether the others are interrogated or not, it's all the same stuff."
Hearing Liu Jinyong's words, Zhao Jun took the notebook and looked at it. As soon as he looked at it, his head started buzzing.
Han Xuewen gave a very clear account, from how they plotted at Pang Gaoming's house to what Wang Yaoguang and the others said.
When Zhao Jun saw the statement in which Wang Yaoguang recounted that there were ginseng kings in the area where Zhao Jun and his group built their shacks, he knew something was wrong.
With that statement recorded, it's no secret. No matter how eloquent Li Ruhai is, he can't withstand the corroboration from the security team.
If word gets out that the Zhao family is bringing out the Ginseng King, won't that invite disaster?
How was Zhao Jun's Bai family wiped out in his previous life? The scene of Wang Haitao raising a hammer from behind him after the Lunar New Year this year remains vivid in Zhao Jun's memory. Even with two lifetimes of experience and worldly wisdom, he still feels a chill run down his spine.
"Hehe." Zhao Jun's laughter sounded off, and his expression was stiff, but he had no choice but to say to Liu Jinyong, "These people, are they just... just talking nonsense? Ginseng King? I haven't even seen a hair of Ginseng King."
When Zhao Jun said this, he felt that his words were untenable, but he had to say them.
To Zhao Jun's surprise, upon hearing this, Liu Jinyong nodded and said, "Don't pay any attention to them, they're just obsessed with money."
"Huh? Yes! That's right! They've all gone crazy!" Zhao Jun didn't expect Liu Jinyong to believe him so easily. It seems that his reputation for benevolence and righteousness in Yong'an is really effective.
Just as Zhao Jun was lost in thought, Li Baoyu and his group returned with Han Shengli and Pang Zhihua. The group sat down to have a smoke and rest for a while before continuing to take statements from people in pairs.
After taking statements from nine people, the other security guards arrived to join them.
Seeing that the nine testimonies were largely the same, Liu Jinyong waved his hand and ordered the guards to escort Pang Gaoming and the other thirteen people down the mountain.
"Zhao Jun," Liu Jinyong said to Zhao Jun before leaving, "When we came here, Secretary Zhou and Director Yan both said that whatever difficulties you have, our farm will help you solve them."
"Don't worry, team leader," Zhao Jun said with a smile. "There are no difficulties. And if there are, we can overcome them."
"That's good." Hearing Zhao Jun say that, Liu Jinyong also felt relieved. Thinking back to when Zhao Jun hadn't taken over the forest protection work, whenever there was a tiger or bear in Yong'an, he had to lead people into the forest, and those days were really tough.
Thinking of this, Liu Jinyong patted Zhao Jun heavily on the shoulder and said, "Alright then, Zhao Jun, we'll wait for your news of victory."
"Okay, team leader." Zhao Jun replied with a smile, thinking to himself that once he brought out the ginseng king, he would say that he had chased away that big claw.
And so, Zhao Jun happily saw Liu Jinyong and the others off.
After Liu Jinyong left, Zhao Jun's smile disappeared. He waved to everyone, then turned and walked quickly upstairs, saying as he went, "Hurry up, let's get to work."
Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, and Xing San followed Zhao Jun's footsteps, while Li Baoyu caught up with Zhao Jun and said, "Brother, those forest rangers are watching Big Claw at the old 25 forest farm."
"Ah, hehe." Zhao Jun chuckled upon hearing this and said, "That's what you told Director Yan."
"Ah!" Li Baoyu responded, then said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, should we go over now or how should we recruit them?"
"What past?" Zhao Jun chuckled and said, "Brother, are you confused?"
"That's right, Baoyu," Wang Qiang said with a smile to Li Baoyu, "Why do you always make such bold statements?"
"What's wrong, Baoyu?" Zhang Yuanmin teased Li Baoyu with a smile, saying, "Did you lie to yourself?"
"Hahaha..." Zhao Jun and the others laughed, but then Li Baoyu said urgently, "Brother, I'm not lying, Old 25 really has shown his claws?"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun stopped abruptly, staring at Li Baoyu in shock.
"What did you say, Baoyu?" Xing San asked. Li Baoyu replied, "It's that Master Han who came yesterday, the one from the forest rangers. The four of them were watching Big Claw at the old 25th forest section after they finished get off work this morning."
"Damn it!" Zhao Jun finally understood why Liu Jinyong believed they were in the shed to deal with Big Claw, not to carry ginseng king in the mountains as their confession stated.
It could be said that the giant claw came at the right time, but how to deal with it was a difficult question for Zhao Jun.
Including Xie Chen at the foot of the mountain, the Zhao family now has a total of eight people in the mountains. Aside from the young Ma Yang and the immobile Zhao Jinhui, there are only six people and six dogs left to deal with the Siberian tiger in this lush mountain where the grass is taller than a person. This is no small challenge!
At this moment, Zhao Jun regretted it. He should have kept those eight guards!