Rebirth: 1977

Chen Jun has already found out the exact location of Achou and his group.

He came back an hour ago to report to Ye Tianshui.

"Director, they are all detained in the county detention center, which is full of people. They are detained together in solitary confinement, all handcuffed and shackled.

I heard that they have been convicted for continuing to smuggle jade during a period of severe crackdown, which is adding insult to injury.

But they still have a bad attitude, resist inspection, and beat up law enforcement officers. Tomorrow... they will be shot."

Ye Tianshui sneered: "It's a high-sounding statement, but it's a big accusation!

How many public security personnel are there here?

Do they have weapons?"

Chen Jun: "There were only ten people in uniform, and they all looked lazy and sloppy.

Do you know who we saw when we went there? Wu Pingyan was actually in the detention center.

If a young girl hadn’t come and he didn’t know what her relationship was, and he hadn’t said a few words to her before he left, maybe Ah Chou and the others would have suffered.”

When Chen Jun mentioned Wu Pingyan, Ye Tianshui's expression became serious.

"Some of them might be militiamen, right? They are even more careless.

I found a lone man, handed him a cigarette, and told him about what happened yesterday, saying that they had been waiting there for a long time.”

"Hmm?" Ye Tianshui asked doubtfully, "Did he really say that he had received the order in advance and was waiting there?"

Chen Jun's face was grim:

"Yes, I threw a whole pack of cigarettes at him. He said these people deserved to die. They went abroad to do business with the evil imperialists and then returned to their own country to cheat people. They deserved to die!

They will be shot tomorrow.

When that person said these words, it seemed as if he was not lying to me. With a greedy look on his face, he whispered to me that after the confiscated items were sold, all the participants would receive a reward, at least three to five dollars per person.

Tsk, looking at his smug and ignorant face, I really want to beat him up!"

Ye Tianshui pondered for a while before explaining to Chen Jun:

"In the mountainous areas here, after working hard all year round, everyone may not get a few dollars at the end of the year.

So, what he said must have been what his superiors told him.

If Wu Pingyan also intervened, then the matter is not simple at all."

Chen Jun nodded and said ashamedly:

"You are right, this matter must be complicated, why would Ah Chou and the others refuse to be checked?

You are just looking for trouble on purpose to frame them.

Director, I have been with you for a few years and my life has become comfortable. I have almost forgotten the hard times back home. Our hometown was similar to here a few years ago, but it has gotten a little better in recent years. "

Ye Tianshui himself grew up in the countryside, so of course he was familiar with the situation there.

Pingcheng is a land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as the farmers are diligent, it is rare for them to go hungry.

After a year of work, the production team distributed collective items such as grain, oil, straw, etc., and those who worked for the team could get cash as dividends, with each family receiving a few yuan at least and dozens or even hundreds of yuan at most.

The good thing is that every family raises pigs, and diligent families can sell several pigs a year, which means real money goes into their pockets.

This is the advantage of having no shortage of food. The sweet potatoes and pumpkins were planted in the private plots, and the production team distributed rice and wheat. The chaff and bran from threshing at home, mixed with the grass cut by the family, were all used to raise pigs.

Ye Tianshui looked at the endless mountains around him. The mountains are collective, and every blade of grass and every tree in them is collective.

But have the leaders who sit in this position ever thought about seeking benefits for the common people here?

I wonder how many treasures in that mountain have rotted in the woods?

At that time, the Taibai Mountain National First-Class Protected Animal Forest Park had not yet been established, and the rare birds and animals therein had not yet been protected.

Especially giant pandas, golden monkeys, tigers, etc.

Ye Tianshui couldn't help but start making plans in his mind again.

Chen Jun added hastily, "By the way, Director, without your consent, I have left several of my men in the detention center to protect Ah Chou and his men, to monitor whether the other party will do anything to harm them."

Ye Tianshui praised: "You did the right thing. We have come here. If we let them suffer again, it would be a shame for us to travel thousands of miles."

Platoon Leader Chen arrived in Meihua County two hours later and reunited with Ye Tianshui.

Lin Hao led them to Ye Tianshui. Platoon Leader Chen took the lead and jumped out of the car. He saluted Ye Tianshui solemnly:

"Hello, Master Ye, I'm sorry we're late. Please punish us!"

The other thirty soldiers all looked exhausted. They quickly jumped off the car and lined up in front of Ye Tianshui. They straightened their backs and saluted in unison:

"Hello, Mr. Ye!"

The voices were uniform, and with Lin Hao's reminder, they all suppressed their voices.

Otherwise, if that roar was uttered, Meihua County would probably be shaken.

Ye Tianshui returned the greeting and waved his hand:

"You are not late, the timing is just right."

As long as Achou and his people are still around, Ye Tianshui will feel at ease.

It was already past lunch time, and considering that Platoon Leader Chen and his men were in such a hurry, they must be hungry, but there was really no restaurant in this small county town that could accommodate them at this time.

Ye Tianshui called Chen Jun and Lin Hao together:

"The two of you take our letters of introduction and work permits and go to see the county magistrate Bian Kang.

We asked him to arrange a place for us to eat and said we would settle the bill with him after the meal.

We don't owe them a penny.

If he asks us why we are here, just say I will talk to him in person after dinner.

Oh, tell him not to save money for us. We came here from the capital and want to try some of their local specialties. If there is no seafood, there must be mountain delicacies. Pick the best ones!"

Ye Tianshui didn't want to let these soldiers who traveled thousands of miles just for his words work with an empty stomach.

Although their work is relatively simple, they may just be a background board.

But looking at the thirty soldiers holding guns and looking so majestic, Ye Tianshui felt full of pride.

He suddenly thought that when buying land and building houses in the capital, he could not favor these soldiers who followed him over others, and he had to let them have a home in the capital.

Each person has a house, and if willing, married people can bring their families to the capital.

He would not promise lightly regarding household registration, but it was still easy for him to send the children to school and for the woman to find a job.

Chen Jun and Lin Hao took the order and left.

After about fifteen minutes, they hurried back, with only Bian Kang following hurriedly behind them.

He had a good idea. What if it was a "crossing dragon" and he would just take a rest and leave? It would be a good opportunity for them not to disturb each other.

Before Chen Jun and Lin Hao entered the county party committee compound, Bian Kang had already received information from below that not only did the original twenty-odd people not leave, but two more army green trucks arrived, filled with soldiers armed with live ammunition.

Moreover, he was going to meet up with the first group of people who arrived. What else didn’t he understand?

These people never visited him after they came, but instead scattered in groups of three or four to every corner of the county town.

What made him particularly alert was that five police officers from Beijing came to the detention center of the county public security bureau and stood guard with guns together with the original guards.

Bian Kang panicked. He regretted that he should not put on airs. Not to mention that he was not the top leader in the county yet, but only an 'acting' one.

Even if it were the case, no matter how powerful this local tyrant is, could he be more powerful than the powerful dragon from the capital?

Bian Kang is definitely not an ordinary person, as he has been able to rise to this position step by step from the grassroots.

He suspected that the people who came were very tough and did not take him seriously at all.

And what was the purpose of coming here? I'm afraid they came here for their county.

Before he had the chance to call Wu Pingyan to his office to discuss, Chen Jun and Lin Hao had already arrived.

They took out their work permits and letters of introduction and handed them to Bian Kang:

"County Magistrate Bian Kang, here are our work permits and letters of introduction. You don't need to ask for the rest for now. You will know when the time comes.

My master asked you to help us prepare meals for sixty people.

Bring all the best you have to the table. As for the money, our master has said that he will never owe you a single cent.

After the meal, I will settle the bill with you immediately."