Chapter 759: Robbers

Red Star Rolling Mill

Bai Sister Lijuan sat on the sofa with documents, complaining that Cao Cao Weiguo didn't have time to accompany her.

Now their child could already call him "Dad," but Cao Cao Weiguo visited less and less.

Cao Cao Weiguo held the tea and kept trying to please her, with sweet words one after another.

Just as they were talking, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

"Director! Something happened!"

Li Jun’s voice came from the phone, and his panicked tone made Cao Cao Weiguo frown.

"We were robbed on the way back from Dongjiazhuang..."

Cao Cao Weiguo asked: "Are you guys hurt?"

Li Jun: "We’re fine. We’re calling you from Hongshan Commune now."

Cao Cao Weiguo: "I know. You guys report the case first, don't panic, I’ll get there as soon as possible."

Hanging up the phone with a cold face, Bai Sister Lijuan asked: "What’s wrong? What happened?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "Li Jun went to Dongjiazhuang to purchase supplies and was robbed on the way back."

Bai Sister Lijuan: "Who is so bold!"

Cao Cao Weiguo: "I’m going to report to Factory Manager Li now."

Walking out of the office, Cao Cao Weiguo found Li Li Huaide, who was holding an abacus.

Cao Cao Weiguo: "Leader, Li Jun and Zhou Zheng went to Dongjiazhuang to purchase supplies and were robbed on the way back."

Li Li Huaide said in surprise: "Robbed! Did you report the case? Is anyone hurt!"

Cao Cao Weiguo said seriously: "There were no casualties. They are now in Hongshan Commune. I want to lead a team there to handle it. It’s best if we can catch that group of people; we can't encourage that evil wind."

Li Li Huaide said angrily: "It’s simply lawless. We must deal with those robbers. You are fully responsible for this incident. I will let the Security Section cooperate with you fully."

Coming out of Li Li Huaide’s office, Cao Cao Weiguo acted decisively, found Zhao Zhao Mancang, selected more than a dozen elite soldiers from the Security Section, and asked the car team for four jeeps, leaving the Red Star Rolling Mill aggressively.

At the same time, Li Li Huaide also reported the incident and called a meeting of factory leaders.

At four in the afternoon, Cao Cao Weiguo, Zhao Zhao Mancang, and their group arrived at Hongshan Commune in a grand manner.

The commune secretary and cadres ran out to welcome them. This robbery occurred in their commune, and these cadres were also angry and panicked, wishing they could drag those criminals out and whip them.

Cao Cao Weiguo looked at the bruises on Li Jun and Zhou Zheng’s faces and asked with concern: "Didn't you say you weren't hurt?"

Li Jun said: "We just got punched a few times; it doesn't count as an injury. Leader, it’s our dereliction of duty; we couldn't protect the collective’s property. Please criticize us."

Cao Cao Weiguo interrupted Li Jun: "Don't say anymore. I didn't come here to listen to your self-criticism. I have two purposes for coming here: one is to check on your safety, and the other is to crack down on these lawless robbers. Now tell me in detail about the situation at that time."

Li Jun began to recount in detail: "We rode our bikes out of Dongjiazhuang, and after riding for about twenty miles, just as we were passing through a forest, six people suddenly rushed out and surrounded us. One of them had a gun in his hand and told us to leave everything behind. We were unwilling, so those people made a move, punched and kicked us, searched all the money on us, and took the bikes and the supplies on them..."

Police Station Chief Feng asked: "Do you have any impression of their physical characteristics? Did you hear them call each other anything? Try to recall carefully."

Li Jun shook his head: "Their faces were covered with cloth and they wore hats. One person did shout: 'Old Five, let’s go,' and they didn't call any other names during that time."

Chief Feng looked at Cao Cao Weiguo with a difficult expression: "Director Cao, this group of people is very cunning and left no useful clues. It will be very difficult to catch them."

Cao Cao Weiguo frowned: "Even if there are no clues, we must find clues. Li Jun, Zhou Zheng, take us to the scene."

Militia Company Commander Xing Feng said with a cold face: "Where there is action, there must be traces. As long as we look, we can find their traces. Director Cao, we will start working immediately."

Cao Cao Weiguo: "I’ll trouble Chief Feng and Commander Xing. Secretary Dong, I’ll also trouble you to introduce the situation of the villages around the crime scene."

The group drove, rode, and cycled to the crime scene in a grand manner. On the way, Secretary Dong and Chief Feng told Cao Cao Weiguo about the situation in the surrounding area.

The area around the crime scene belonged to the edge of the mountains, with complex terrain, few fields, and many people... Roadside robberies had happened before, and not just once or twice. The militia and the police station had caught some people, but this kind of thing was still endless, and there were always people taking risks.

Arriving at the crime scene, Cao Cao Weiguo looked around and said: "Looking at the situation, these people are nine times out of ten repeat offenders. I suggest we go in multiple ways: one way to survey the scene and look for clues, one way to visit surrounding villages secretly to see if anyone has suddenly become rich, and one way to go to the prison to ask the robbers caught in this area to see if we can get some information from them."

Secretary Dong said: "I will send people to visit the villages."

Chief Feng: "I will contact the prison immediately."

A group of people from multiple departments acted quickly, tossing and turning for two days and two nights, but gained nothing. Many people were physically and mentally exhausted, and Cao Cao Weiguo couldn't help but feel irritable.

These robbers were too cunning!

Just when the two were worrying, Militia Company Commander Xing Feng found them in a hurry: "Caught! We caught a group of people gambling in Dongjiazhuang. One of them is a well-known lazy man in the village, but he suddenly had a large sum of money. After some interrogation, the man couldn't hold on and confessed. He was one of the members who participated in the robbery, and he also confessed all his accomplices."

"Great!"

Cao Cao Weiguo slapped his thigh excitedly: "Section Chief Zhao, gather people immediately. We must catch this group of people in one net."

"Yes!"

Zhao Zhao Mancang responded excitedly and ran out to call people.

More than a dozen elite soldiers from the Security Section excitedly checked their guns and ammunition, preparing to vent their anger.

According to the confession of the caught robbers, among the six of them, three were from Dongjiazhuang, two were from Xihe Village, and one was from Beigou Village.

The leader was Zhou the Bald from Xihe Village. It is said that his grandfather was a bandit. Since he was a child, this guy had been idle and often did some petty theft. This robbery of the Red Star Rolling Mill’s purchaser was entirely because he owed a huge gambling debt and was desperate to take a risk and do a big job.

"Don't move!"

The Security Section and the militia rushed into a villager’s house in Dongjiazhuang, and one of the men took off running.

Cao Cao Weiguo shouted sternly: "Stand still! If you run again, I’ll shoot!"

"Bang!"

With a warning shot, the man who was about to climb over the wall was so scared that his legs went soft and stiff.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I won't run!"

The three from Dongjiazhuang were caught without much effort, and the one from Beigou Village was arrested by the militia, but Zhou the Bald from Xihe Village heard the news from somewhere and took his little brother into the mountains one step ahead.

Cao Cao Weiguo, who received the news, had a face of iron: "Even if he goes to heaven or enters the earth, I must drag him out!"

Seeing that Cao Cao Weiguo was determined to catch Zhou the Bald and the other, Secretary Dong, Chief Feng, and Company Commander Xing naturally cooperated fully.

Because the mountains were high and the forests were dense and the terrain was complex, Cao Cao Weiguo reported to the factory and requested to increase manpower.

Soon, more than thirty people came from the Red Star Rolling Mill Security Section, and the town mayor and district mayor who were alarmed also sent militia and police to cooperate in the arrest.

After a day and a night of searching, Zhou the Bald and the other were found, and a gun battle broke out between the two sides.

Zhou the Bald and the other, who were at the end of their rope, fought for their lives. That fierce energy was truly a bit scary, making Cao Cao Weiguo not dare to show his head and could only hide behind a tree to consume them.

Zhou the Bald’s accomplice ran out of bullets and wanted to surrender, but was killed by Zhou the Bald with a shot.

This made Cao Cao Weiguo feel cold. This Zhou the Bald was a desperate person through and through.

Militia Company Commander Xing Feng’s eyes turned cold. He rushed out and threw a grenade at Zhou the Bald.

"Boom!"

In the end, it was a dead end, and evil could not prevail over good. Even if Zhou the Bald was fierce, he was still a flesh and blood body.

The explosion forced him out from behind the stone, and then he was shot into a sieve by random guns.

This incident ended with the destruction of Zhou the Bald’s gang. Because of the fierce gun battle, it became a topic of conversation for ten miles and eight villages, and the Red Star Rolling Mill Security Section also became the focus of the factory. Because of this arrest operation, they were very glorious.

No matter when, there is no shortage of people who take risks.

In this day and age, ordinary people don't have much oil and water even if they are squeezed dry, so those purchasers who go to the countryside are fat sheep in the eyes of these people.

Also because of this incident, many people who had bad intentions toward the purchasers became much more honest.