Chapter 1723: Patrol the Mountains Again

Tianduo City.

At this time, although the city is in a period of rapid development, it is a remote and poor western region after all, and the development of Tianduo City has not changed so much. Although there is indeed a lot of construction, on the whole, it still has the rustic atmosphere of the era filter, which is the atmosphere of the urban-rural fringe.

The dog market is located in the south of the city. At first, only a few people gathered here to sell dogs, and later more people came, so it became a dog market, and some houses of different sizes were built here, and shops were opened.

This attracted more people, selling cats, birds, and flowers, which actually became a flower, bird, fish, and insect market. Because there are many people, some people set up stalls and opened shops to provide food and drink, and the market is very active.

But because the initial rise came from the dog market, people are still accustomed to calling this place the dog market.

A group of five people shuttled through the dog market, heading straight for a shop called Wang Fu Pet with a clear goal.

Because it is a working day, there are not many people, and there are only two people in the shop looking at the puppies in the cage.

All five of them went in, and the leader said: "Who is the boss?"

A fat man on the side with a cigarette in his mouth, looking kind, said: "I am, are you looking for a dog?"

"Well, pick it. What do you call it?"

"My surname is Liu."

"Boss Liu, that's you, right." This person put his arm around Boss Liu's shoulder and walked to the side to whisper, "I heard people say that Boss Liu, your price is the fairest, and you are crisp when giving money. We have 200 skins to sell here, what price does Boss Liu give?"

Boss Liu didn't doubt it. After all, there are many people who kill sheep, and there are many who collect skins. This business has been prosperous for several years, and it is even rising in price. He has never been found by anyone.

"The price is easy to talk about. You look strange, where did you hear about me?"

"Daji. We met when we were killing sheep in the mountains, and almost fought."

"Fortunately, we didn't fight," Boss Liu said with lingering fear, "There are so many sheep, and we can all make money. It's not worth it if we lose our lives in Bolamula. This is 500 per sheet. If you can accept it, let's go and see."

"Yes, let's go, Boss Liu."

So Boss Liu dealt with the guests in the shop, locked the shop, and followed the five people to the outside where the car was parked.

There are few people here, which is very consistent with the appearance of sneaking around.

Boss Liu said: "You two jeeps, where are the skins? Actually, you don't have to be so afraid. It's just that there is a mountain patrol team in Maji County, who else cares about these in other places? Just cover it up a little, don't let people see it."

At this moment, the five people started together, and handcuffed Boss Liu in three or two strokes.

Boss Liu struggled hard and shouted: "Why are you arresting me? Come on! Help! Murder!"

Then his mouth was wrapped with tape, and he was stuffed into the car, leaving the dog market directly without stopping.

Some people passing by accidentally saw the scene, feeling quite horrified, and it was destined to be an unforgettable scene in this life...

Today is another good day, blue sky and white clouds, and you can clearly see the snow-capped mountains from afar.

The group of people who replenished again returned to the station in the village, sitting on stools in the courtyard, basking in the sun and catching lice.

"College students are different. Their brains are good, their bodies are also good, and even the mountain god blesses him, letting the yak ride him, and letting the dog follow him," Zacuo exclaimed.

Sangba and Lao Han on the side were speechless, and Bai Ju's face was twisted: "How did he do it?"

I saw a figure in a very far place, holding a small hammer and knocking on the ground, occasionally writing and drawing with paper and pen, running to the next mountain to overlook, and writing and drawing with a notebook.

And then met the Tibetan mastiff walking between the hills. Without seeing how it moved, the Tibetan mastiff lay down obediently, exposing its belly, letting Wang Yan stroke the long hair rolling with the wind.

There are yaks strolling leisurely, the plateau V8 spitting heat, digging with hooves. However, Wang Yan turned over and got on the yak's back, pulling the horns, letting the yak struggle wildly. After a while, it

If there were a need for a position to subdue wild yaks at this time, Wang Yan could sign up just based on this skill...

Just like that, Wang Yan sat leisurely on the back of a yak, letting the beast carry him around the village to inspect the geological conditions. Doing geographical surveys means walking until your legs break and writing until your hands cramp; drawing various diagrams, performing all kinds of analyses, and conducting thorough calculations, etc., is not an easy task to do.

But on the other hand, this job allows one to travel across the length and breadth of the country; Xu Xiake probably would have liked it quite a bit.

At this moment, a trail of dust was kicked up on the road outside the village as a jeep drove over. Duojie got out of the car and waved at Wang Yan from afar.

The plateau is too vast; what looks very far is actually not close at all. Wang Yan jogged for half an hour before returning to the courtyard.

At this moment, Duojie and the others were smoking and drinking milk tea together.

Watching with a smile as Dongzhiba poured a bowl of milk tea for Wang Yan, Duojie said, "That Boss Liu has been caught. He is indeed not the boss; there is someone behind him, and he is also involved in some smuggling matters. He has confessed everything. County Magistrate Lin is currently contacting the city, planning to investigate jointly."

"However, what is certain for now is that we can definitely confiscate a portion of Boss Liu's money. People have already gone to Tianduo City to find the money; there are tens of thousands in cash, and it's expected we can get one hundred thousand for us. There are also the vehicles seized earlier; after processing, there should be tens of thousands more, enough for us to use for a period of time. It's all your credit."

Wang Yan waved his hand: "It's you, the leader, who dares to take responsibility; otherwise, this matter probably wouldn't have been accomplished. And Duojie, don't think about just waiting to split the money. After all, there are still some problems with the procedures, and we have to wait until it's finished to see. Eating once versus being able to eat for a year or two—the difference is huge."

"I understand." Duojie nodded, "But we have no way to think that much; after all, so many people need to eat. Still the same saying, take care of the present. Once we get the money, first settle everyone's wages; the rest is enough for us to go into the mountains two more times."

"That's great, I was about to be unable to afford wine." Old Han was very supportive. He had already drunk himself into a bulbous nose, and his face was red.

Sangba said: "You should drink less wine; your hands are shaking when you hold a gun."

Old Han was dismissive: "Once I drink wine, they don't shake."

When there is nothing to do, everyone chats and brags together, enjoying the sunshine and the peace. Here, everything is not so fast; everyone is slow and lazy, not in such a hurry.

But Duojie is very fast; he seems to be in a different space-time than the others in the mountain patrol team.

Duojie is, after all, the Deputy County Magistrate of Maji County; he doesn't just manage the affairs of the mountain patrol team. Although the mountain patrol team indeed takes up his main energy, there are other aspects and problems that need him to handle.

For example, the situation around the station, comforting the disaster-stricken masses, etc., he also has to shoulder certain responsibilities. After all, there are so many administrative affairs; it is impossible for members of the leadership team to be solely responsible for one area.

Matters like the Economic Development Company should actually be guided by Duojie, the Deputy County Magistrate, with people below responsible for specific execution. It's just that in the process of execution, Duojie rolled up his sleeves and went to the front line himself.

And even if it's just a mountain patrol team, there are actually quite a few things to do. After all, the mountain patrol team is not just this one group of people like Zha Cuo and the others; there are more than thirty other people, divided into four teams.

Otherwise, if it were just this one team, then what kind of mountain patrol is that? It would purely be going into the mountains for a stroll. Bolamula is so big that four teams are far from enough; one team wouldn't even make a ripple...

As for Wang Yan, he wanders around nearby every day and went to the county seat once in the middle to pick up the photos developed by the propaganda officer. The level of photo developing is quite limited, so Wang Yan decided to develop them himself next time.

He also didn't forget to send the photos taken at the hospital over, and even showed Xiao Yan the enlarged photos from inside Bolamula: wild yaks, wild donkeys, and even bears, wolves, marmots, etc. —a whole bunch of wild animals. Of course, there were also the corpses of Tibetan antelopes all over the ground, human corpses, the cremation process, piles of sheepskins, and a group photo of the poachers being subdued.

After Xiao Yan looked at them, she was silent for a long time and told Wang Yan to pay attention to safety.

There were also a few photos that Wang Yan didn't send even while in the county seat, but instead brought back to the station with him.

"Old He, the photos are developed."

He Qingyuan, who was busy maintaining his firearms, hurriedly wiped his hands and stood up. Just as he was about to take them, he suddenly pulled his hand back.

He smiled: "Put the photos on the table; my hands are covered in oil, don't get them dirty."

Wang Yan placed the photos on the table and thoughtfully spread them out one by one.

He Qingyuan leaned in to look and saw Wangmu smiling brilliantly under the sunlight; her big eyes seemed to pierce through the photo paper, crossing the distance of time and space, gazing over here from Wangmu's store.

There was also a photo of He Qingyuan and Wangmu together. He Qingyuan was smiling very happily and standing very stiffly, while Wangmu also had a somewhat shy appearance. The two seemed to be looking at the lens, yet also seemed to be stealing glances at each other.

"I had Officer Yang in the county enlarge two copies; you keep one for yourself too."

"Good, thank you, college student. Next time I go to the county, I'll buy you cigarettes to smoke." He Qingyuan nodded repeatedly.

"It's all easy to say." Wang Yan patted his shoulder, "Old He, you have to be decisive. If you drag it out like this, and Wangmu waits a long time without your confession, aren't you afraid Wangmu will be with someone else?"

"If she is with someone else, it just means she doesn't like me." He Qingyuan said, "Since she doesn't like me, what is there to force?"

Zha Cuo couldn't listen anymore from the side: "Why don't you think about it? Every time you go to Wangmu's to buy things, Wangmu lets you buy on credit and even gives you things for free?"

"It's just that you always think about getting a formal position, think about being a cadre; otherwise, you would have children with Wangmu by now. The Mountain God tells us to be honest and to face ourselves. He also tells us that love is sacred, and you should make it clear to Wangmu."

"Chanting scriptures again." Bai Ju, who leaned over to look at the photos, was very disgusted, "Then what about your love?"

"My mother introduced me to someone. Last time I went back to see her, and we are getting married soon." Zha Cuo grabbed Wang Yan's hand, "College student, take a photo for me when the time comes."

Old Han, drinking his little wine, said: "You're getting married after seeing her only once?"

"We took a liking to each other. That's called love at... what..."

"Love at first sight, mutual affection." Wang Yan thoughtfully supplemented and pulled his hand out of Zha Cuo's grasp.

"Right! That's love at first sight and mutual affection; the Mountain God will also bless us."

As everyone was chatting here, there was a sudden sound of car tires screeching on the ground outside.

Sangba ran in: "Another herdsman saw a convoy enter the mountains! This time there are four vehicles, including two trucks!"

Duojie followed behind him: "Pack your things and set off! Bai Ju and Dongzhiba, watch the house."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly packed simply. He Qingyuan ran to wash his hands, separated the photos, put one copy in his inner pocket close to his body, and only then took his luggage and left.

Bai Ju pouted again, standing there like an outsider. Even though she had seen the cruelty inside Bolamula through the photos Wang Yan took, she still harbored the thought of going into the mountains to see.

"You just can't let go, you have to make things difficult for yourself and find trouble for yourself."

Wang Yan patted Bai Ju's shoulder, carried his bag, shouldered the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle he had used before, followed everyone to help check supplies, fuel, etc., looked at the condition of the vehicles, and then set off.

In less than fifteen minutes, just like last time, the two vehicles drove off one after another, gradually moving away until they disappeared from sight.

After a while, they drove to the place the herdsman reported, following the newly pressed tire tracks in pursuit.

The car bumped and swayed with the road surface. Sangba, who was driving, said: "Last time we entered the mountains, we followed the tire tracks, but after an ice rain, we couldn't find anything. I hope we can find them this time."

"You are the biggest jinx." Zha Cuo said, "The Mountain God doesn't like to hear you talk, Sangba."

"The Mountain God likes to hear you talk?"

"Of course. Yesterday the Mountain God even gave me a dream, saying he doesn't like you and told you to talk less."

If Sangba weren't driving, he would really want to curse Zha Cuo to death...

Duojie, in the passenger seat, turned his head back: "Wang Yan, if there is another firefight, you still have to hide and shoot like last time. You must not have a proud or lucky mentality just because you killed four people last time."

"Yes, leader."

Wang Yan nodded in response, his eyes looking out the window, dutifully making records.

Duojie didn't say anything more; he knew Wang Yan was a steady person, but he was just afraid that Wang Yan was young and easily impulsive, so he gave a reminder.

He turned to say: "The county's actions are very fast. Boss Liu's side is already going through the procedures, and County Magistrate Lin's communication with the city is also going smoothly; it can be considered a joint investigation. Once we get out this time, we should be able to get the money."

Zha Cuo patted Sangba's shoulder: "Duojie, if we catch people this time and deal with these people again, won't we earn even more next time?"

How could Duojie not understand Zha Cuo's meaning? He nodded with a smile: "If it goes smoothly, the Economic Development Company should also be able to have a few formal positions."

"That's great!" Sangba happily patted the steering wheel, "I hope the Mountain God takes care of us and lets us catch people and earn money! College student, it all depends on you; you must shoot accurately. Zha Cuo is getting married, and I also want to find a girl I like."

Unaccountably, a distant song rang out in Wang Yan's mind.

Long hair, black eyes, it seems I have seen you somewhere~

Just as Wang Yan's thoughts were wandering, the sky that had been clear just a moment ago became somewhat gloomy. A few raindrops hit the car window.

Sangba...

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