The Thirty-Seventh Chapter: The Tiger Captures the Wolf

  The sparse stars twinkled occasionally with a dim light in the dark night, and the surroundings were quiet, even the mosquitoes seemed to have fallen silent all at once. Zhao Guotang was getting a bit drowsy.

  If this week still has no effect, Zhao Guotang estimates that Qiu Yuanfeng will terminate this labor-intensive and costly action at the department meeting next Monday. The bureau started its summer defense campaign, and Jiangmiao Village, as the largest village in the countryside, was naturally assigned a heavy task, and Qiu Yuanfeng's pressure can be imagined.

  If there is no progress in this case and a large amount of manpower is invested, it is not very appropriate. It seems more cost-effective to choose other cases with some clues as a breakthrough, such as fleeing and cracking down on current cases.

  A blackmail case in Heishi Township seems to have some clues, Liu Meng hasn't returned yet and He Honghai is temporarily handling it. Fortunately, the case isn't complicated and He Honghai can handle it.

  However, the current situation is not enough to guarantee that Jiang Miao can complete his mission in the summer defense campaign, solve eight cases, and crack down on four people, especially the latter, which requires real results.

  "Huh?" Tan Kai's voice woke Zhao Guotang up and he turned around.

  "What's wrong?" Zhao Guotang didn't move, it was inevitable that he would encounter some nocturnal spirits during the night watch these past few days.

  "Someone is coming, it seems like they want to enter the mountain." Tan Kai's tone was somewhat puzzled, "It's already three o'clock, what are they doing entering the mountain?"

  A few days ago, I also met people who were traveling at midnight, but they were either coming back late or had an urgent matter to rush to. This guy in front of me was swaying back and forth, walking while looking around everywhere.

  Zhao Guodong caught a whiff of something different from usual.

  "Tan Kai, this guy is not right." Zhao Guotang stared at the back of that guy, still a blurry blackness, couldn't see anything else.

  "Hmm, Zhao Ge, this guy is suspicious, he might be a scout." Tan Kai also got excited, licking his lips and trying to look back.

  "For the time being, don't make a move on him. Wait for him to walk further ahead and then we'll see." Suppressing his inner excitement, Zhao Guodong narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly, it seemed like they would be making a move tonight.

  He was a man in his thirties, who cautiously made his way past the small hill where Zhao Guocong and Tan Kai were hiding, and he could even smell the stench of alcohol emanating from their bodies.

  The rear is still quiet, Zhao Guotang and Tan Kai are a little unbearable, but they have been guarding for so many days, and it doesn't make a difference in this moment. Zhao Guotang presses down on Tan Kai's shoulder.

  The guy continued to walk forward for about twenty meters, suddenly stopped, a bright light from his hand emitted towards the rear and shook violently several times, then listened to the sound and continued to move forward.

  Zhao Guodong's heart suddenly thumped loudly, it seemed that this guy was not simple after all, and he actually knew how to use this method to convey a message.

  After a suffocating silence, the thudding footsteps finally emerged in the darkness. Such heavy footsteps could not be human, but only those of large livestock, water buffalo!

  This strange way of course is not possible for a cow that was driven home, after more than 20 days of bitter waiting, there is finally a reward.

  Zhao Guodong felt like his whole body was about to boil over, got it!

  If we let these two guys run away, it would be a waste of our efforts. However, I didn't expect the other side to have two people as well, and we only have two people too. It's quite tricky to catch both of them.

  "Tan Kai, you wait here, I'll slip away from behind, don't wait for me. As soon as that guy comes near, pounce on him and pin him down. Remember, don't mind me or the cow, run away!"

  After finishing speaking, Zhao Guozhen bowed his head and slowly crawled towards the edge of the mountain from behind the slope. The thorns and shrubs on the side of the field were very uncomfortable, cutting Zhao Guozhen's arm outside, making it burn with pain, and he had to try not to make a sound.

  Zhao Guodong was worried that if the guy in front walked to the edge of the mountain, it would be difficult to catch him. It was dark and windy, and as soon as he slipped into any forest, you could only grope around blindly. But now, rushing forward to take action, Zhao Guodong was also worried that Tan Kai couldn't control the cowherd in time, and Tan Kai had to make the first move to hold him steady before he dared to act.

  "Halt!" Tan Kai's fierce cry was particularly jarring in the silent wilderness.

  At this time, Zhao Guotang couldn't care about whether Tan Kai succeeded or not, and suddenly rushed out of the field, rushing straight to the target.

  The black shadow in front reacted faster, and the flashlight shone brightly as it was thrown towards Zhao Guotang. Like a rabbit, he suddenly dived into the ridge of the field and ran wildly along the ridge with his head down.

  Zhao Guotong did not expect this guy to react so quickly, and he didn't run along the tractor path at all. Instead, he fled in the opposite direction of himself, which made him even more anxious for a moment.

  The field path is bumpy and uneven, this guy dares to run in the field path, it can only be said that this guy is more skilled at running in the field path, but at this time he doesn't care about thinking so much anymore.

  The wind whizzed past his ears, Zhao Guotang spread his legs and leaped like a bird in flight; the black shadow in front of him darted left and right, constantly changing direction, trying to shake off Zhao Guotang, but Zhao Guotang was like a shadow following closely, pursuing relentlessly.

  Zhao Guoding was about to catch up with the other party several times, but was thrown off again by the other party's sudden change of direction. At a glance, it can be seen that this guy is absolutely an old hand. Coupled with the unevenness of the field, if Zhao Guoding hadn't been on guard, ordinary people's feet wouldn't have been able to keep up with such speed, and they would have sprained their ankles and fallen behind long ago.

  Before his eyes, the mountain foot was a dark and dense forest. Zhao Guo's heart felt a wave of anxiety, once they entered the forest, it would be hard to say what would happen next. Could a cooked duck still fly?

  With a sudden burst of speed, he leapt out several meters, using the momentum to tumble and then jump up again. Zhao Guoding had already raised a large clod of earth mixed with corn stalks in his hand and hurled it out.

  "Ah!" The dark figure in front let out a miserable cry as he was hit on the back, stumbled, staggered a few steps, and perhaps it was also the last strength. He couldn't stand firm with this not very heavy blow, fell to the ground and got up again, wanting to run again, but Zhao Guodong's iron-like hands had already grasped his arm.

  "Still running?! You and Old Man Zhao are competing in physical strength, you didn't even go to weigh the two pounds of cotton, who did Old Man Zhao lose to in a long-distance run at school?" Zhao Guotang viciously mentioned his opponent, pinched his jaw with one hand, turned his face around, and it was exactly the appearance of Erjin Gong that Tan Kai described, and he felt an overwhelming joy.

  "Fu Binwa, is it?"

  There were also some unruly men who were struggling, and their whole body shook. "How did you know me?"

  "I've been waiting for you for a whole year!" Zhao Guotang said with a smile that was both sinister and eerie, exuding an aura of intimidation. "From the criminal police team to the local police station, I came here just for you! If you don't get your act together today, I'll make sure you understand how many eyes the Horse King has."

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