Chapter 477: The Female Bandit Caught

He Yuzhu tied the two female bandits up tight, then turned and pushed Liu Erhei, who was still snoring in the car, awake.

"Erhei, we've been infiltrated right into our own nest, damn it, and you're still sleeping?"

Liu Erhei opened his eyes in a daze, saw the two women lying on the ground, and immediately sobered up. He slapped himself hard across the face, "Captain, it's all my fault, I had a bit to drink... But I clearly stationed men at the town entrance, how did they get in?"

"Stop the damn chatter! Hurry up and wake the others, we need to interrogate these two women properly!" He Yuzhu cursed.

If it weren't for Man Yatou telling him that uninvited guests had come to town, just relying on Liu Erhei, this convoy would have been robbed several times over. This man really wasn't someone capable of leading a team.

"Yes, I'll go do it right away!" Liu Erhei hurried off to wake the few men on duty.

He Yuzhu didn't linger and headed straight for Ma Sigou's house.

Ma Sigou was sleeping very soundly; when He Yuzhu walked up to his bed, he hadn't even woken up. He was still snoring like thunder, with a smile on his face, likely having a pleasant dream.

He Yuzhu knocked him unconscious with one punch, efficiently tied him up, and stuffed his mouth with a rag.

The moment Ma Sigou opened his eyes and saw a masked man standing before him, he was first startled, then struggled desperately.

Seeing that he wasn't being cooperative, He Yuzhu swung his fist and struck him.

Ma Sigou rolled on the ground in pain; half an hour passed, and he had already gone limp, his breathing faint.

Only then did He Yuzhu squat down and ask in a deep voice, "What is the background of the two women staying at your place? What did they come here to do?"

Ma Sigou looked painfully at the rag in his mouth.

He Yuzhu quickly pulled it out for him.

"Good, good man, spare my life... They, they are subordinates of Big Boss Xie... This time they got word that a batch of trucks carrying valuable goods was passing through here, so they came specifically to scout the situation..."

He Yuzhu nodded, "Who is Big Boss Xie?"

"She is, she is a notorious female bandit in this area..."

"So that means you're a bandit too?" He Yuzhu asked.

"I'm wronged! I... I'm a gambler, I learned how to cheat at cards in the past. One time I was caught red-handed at a casino, and they wanted to chop off my hands. Later, one of Big Boss Xie's subordinates spoke up for me, and that's how I kept my hands... Ever since then, they've kept me in town to keep an eye on those merchant caravans..."

"Isn't that still being a bandit? What are you arguing about!" He Yuzhu mocked.

"But I've never committed any acts of robbery!" Ma Sigou explained.

He Yuzhu asked for some more information, then escorted him to the town government office.

Seeing He Yuzhu return, Liu Erhei hurried up to him, "Captain, those two women have mouths too hard, they won't say anything!"

He Yuzhu shook his head, "You didn't use any methods?"

"I couldn't bring myself to do it!" Liu Erhei spread his hands.

"Are you looking at the two female bandits because they're good-looking? Then just hand them over to the Town Mayor." He Yuzhu said sarcastically.

"I didn't!" Liu Erhei said, while walking outside to call people.

Before long, Town Mayor Shao Lin hurried over. Upon hearing that they had caught people belonging to the female bandit Xie Zhuqing, his face was immediately filled with smiles: "Comrade Xiao He, you've done a great job this time! The county has recently been planning to join forces with the local Garrison to wipe out this group of bandits! And you've gone and caught them!"

He Yuzhu said, "Li Sigou told us everything, but these two female bandits have mouths too hard, so I'll leave these people to you!"

Shao Lin patted his shoulder happily, "No problem, I'll send word to the Garrison right away."

He Yuzhu returned to his room and fell straight asleep. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a small figure standing quietly by his bed.

He was startled, "Man Yatou? How long have you been here, why didn't you wake me up?"

Man Yatou pursed her lips and smiled, "Brother, I just came over to ask you what price you're paying for mountain goods."

"Just pay the local market price." He Yuzhu took out a stack of money and handed it to her.

Man Yatou didn't take the money; she smiled and said, "Everyone has brought their things to my house, will you come with me?" Man Yatou looked at him with bright eyes.

"Let's go!" He Yuzhu started the car, and Man Yatou climbed into the passenger seat, looking left and right along the way, full of curiosity.

As soon as they arrived at Man Yatou's house, the small courtyard was already packed with people, and baskets and crates were spread all over the ground.

He Yuzhu discussed it with a few people and determined the prices.

Not long after, the truck was filled to the brim, yet people kept bringing things over.

Seeing the longing in the villagers' eyes, He Yuzhu's heart softened. He made an excuse to take the goods back to the base, but in reality, after driving the car out, he stored all the mountain goods into his space.

He drove the car back again, and everyone was very excited.

By the time the second truck was full, it was already past two in the afternoon.

Man Yatou had already finished cooking. It was stir-fried bacon with radish and stir-fried meat with chili, and the taste was actually quite good. He praised her, "Man Yatou, your cooking skills are quite good!"

Man Yatou smiled and said shyly, "My mother taught me. My grandfather was a cook for weddings and funerals in the village."

"No wonder your cooking skills are so impressive! So it's a family tradition!" He Yuzhu praised.

"It's nothing! My older sister is even better than me!" Man Yatou said.

"By the way, I forgot to mention just now, I also want to buy some Little Lobster, can you find people to get some for me?" He Yuzhu said.

Man Yatou immediately put down her bowl, "I'll go catch some for you right now!"

He Yuzhu held her back, "You alone won't catch enough, I'm looking to buy several hundred pounds!"

Upon hearing that he wanted to buy a large amount again, Man Yatou stood up immediately and said, "Then I'll go call people now... By the way, Brother, what price are you paying?" Man Yatou asked.

"The same price as pork."

Man Yatou widened her eyes and said, "Wouldn't that be too much of a loss for you?"

"Not a loss, Brother has a use for them!" He Yuzhu waved his hand.

Two hours later, the children came over one after another, carrying baskets on their backs.

He Yuzhu had originally intended to buy a few hundred pounds, but ended up collecting over a thousand pounds. It seems this really is a place suitable for Little Lobster to grow.

The children who had sold their goods were incredibly happy.

One child asked, "Brother, are you still buying tomorrow?"

He Yuzhu shook his head, "I'm leaving tomorrow."

Disappointment appeared on the children's faces.

The reason He Yuzhu wanted to collect Little Lobster was to bring them back to the suburbs of Si Jiu Cheng to raise them; when times were tough, this thing would also be a signature dish.

As the sky turned dark, Liu Sanman and her uncle Liu Sanshu returned driving an ox cart.

As soon as Liu Sanman saw He Yuzhu, she stepped forward and bowed, choking with sobs: "Thank you, brother. My mother's surgery is finished, and the doctor said, said she will be able to survive..."

He Yuzhu nodded: "Is the money I gave you still enough to use?"

"It's enough." Liu Sanman's voice was somewhat choked, and she turned to embrace Man Yatou, both of them shedding tears.

On the other side, Liu Sanshu knocked on Ma Sigou's door for a long time, but there was never any response.

He walked over, cursing and swearing: "Has Ma Sigou gone to gamble again?"

He Yuzhu said indifferently: "He was a secret agent planted here by the bandit Xie Zhuqing; he was caught by the Public Security Bureau and is likely not coming back."

Liu Sanshu's eyes rolled, and he chuckled: "Then his ox... can it belong to me?"

He Yuzhu glanced at him, feeling that this person's train of thought was truly strange, seemingly just like his mother's: "That is stolen property and must be seized and confiscated. If you take it, you will be considered his accomplice."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sanshu finally walked away, cursing and swearing.

Watching him walk far away, Man Yatou spat: "Greedy for money at the sight of it!"

Liu Sanman said with red eyes: "In the county town, Uncle has been constantly asking me for money, for things like meal money and lodging fees... he even took away another 30,000 yuan!"

Man Yatou bit her lip: "He really is no good. If I had known it would be like this, I would have been the one to go look after Mother."

He Yuzhu gently patted Man Yatou's shoulder: "Don't dwell on these things. Brother has to leave early tomorrow morning, so this is goodbye for now!"

However, Man Yatou grabbed his hand and refused to let go, her tears falling down in torrents.

Seeing her like this, He Yuzhu took out a fountain pen, wrote down his contact addresses in Beijing and Guangdong on a slip of paper, and said: "If you really encounter difficulties, just write a letter to this address, and brother will help you."

Man Yatou carefully folded the note, tucked it into her bosom, and said while wiping her tears: "My sister and I will go catch Little Lobster right now, and once they are caught, we will send them to you."

He Yuzhu nodded, a wave of emotion rising in his heart.

When he returned to the town, smoke from cooking fires was already rising in the government compound.