Jiang Cheng didn't waste any time and asked, "What should we do with these eight criminals who wanted to kill the tiger?"
Zhou Deguang looked at the cheap watch on his wrist and said, "It's almost five o 'clock now. The people from the Public Security Bureau definitely won't go into the mountains overnight. These three reporters and I all climbed the mountain road for a few hours to get here. What do you think we should do tonight?"
Jiang Cheng put away the P90 and pistol in his hands, scaring the reporters next to him. They thought he was going to do something bad to them, but they didn't expect Jiang Cheng to just turn off the safety. Jiang Cheng turned off the safety and said to Zhou Deguang, "You want to spend the night in the mountains? Don't blame me for not telling you. It's such a cold day, and you don't even have any equipment to spend the night in the wild. Let's not talk about whether there are any wolves in the mountains. Even if there aren't, on a night without any equipment to keep out the cold, it would be strange if you didn't freeze to death! "
Zhou Deguang agreed. He had left in a hurry and didn't even bring any equipment. When he entered the mountains, he happened to meet the Jiangnan Daily reporter stationed in Shizhou. The five of them entered the mountains together, but in the end, they all overlooked a serious problem, which was that they didn't bring camping equipment.
Jiang Cheng packed his things and looked at the eight hunters gathered together. They were all shot in the legs. It wasn't a very serious injury, but if they weren't treated, it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't die. He didn't want to bear the crime of murder. Jiang Cheng thought about it and asked everyone, "Did anyone bring any tools to contact the outside world?"
Everyone looked at each other and took out their phones from their pockets. In the end, when they looked at their phones, they realized that there was no service. China Mobile, which claimed to have signal in every corner of the world, was not working. It seemed like their advertisements were not credible! Jiang Cheng also frowned. There weren't many medical tools and medicine at the moment. If these eight people didn't get treated as soon as possible, it would be troublesome if they lost their lives!
Great-grandfather, who was standing to the side, also seemed to notice something wrong with his grandson. He asked, "Grandson, are you thinking about leaving the mountains?"
Jiang Cheng nodded. Great-grandfather slapped his thigh and said, "Don't be afraid. With your great-grandfather here, you can go back to the village and have a hot meal at night!"
As he said this, he squatted beside Mu Ping and stared at the three reporters and Chief Zhou. When Great-grandfather saw Great-grandfather calling for him, he immediately wagged his tail and trotted in front of Great-grandfather. Great-grandfather borrowed a pen and paper from a reporter and wrote a paragraph. He then used a small rope to wrap the paper around Great-grandfather's leg. After wrapping it, Great-grandfather pointed in the village. "Go!"
Great-grandfather understood Great-grandfather's meaning at a glance. He took off at an extremely fast speed and disappeared from everyone's sight in a short while. Zhou Deguang, Chief Zhou, and the three reporters were stunned. The more delicate and pretty female reporter walked in front of Mu Ping and praised, "Little friend, your family's dog is so obedient. It even knows how to report!"
Mu Ping didn't like this beautiful reporter at all. Ever since she came, her eyes kept glancing at his big brother, just like a wife seeing her husband. Mu Ping snorted and said, "Our family's Great-grandfather is not a dog. It's a wolf!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. "My goodness, they dare to raise a wolf at home and have such a close relationship with a tiger. Are the people in this village all monsters? They aren't even afraid of these cold-blooded animals. It's unbelievable."
When Great-grandfather returned to the village to report, everyone sat down and chatted. Jiang Cheng first pulled Zhou Deguang aside and asked a lot of questions. He basically understood the situation in the city. When he learned that the public security department wasn't interested, Jiang Cheng knew what was going on. That Shi Shouxin definitely had something to do with the public security department. Otherwise, no matter where he was, if he heard that someone was hunting a tiger, he definitely wouldn't ignore it. Jiang Cheng immediately decided to suddenly interrogate these hunters that very night.
On the other side, the old man was being questioned by a few reporters about his glorious deeds in the Red Army. Jiang Cheng picked up the P90 in his hand, loaded it, and walked to the eight hunters who were tied together. He pointed the gun at them and said, "I am Jiang Cheng, a special agent of the National Security Bureau of the People's Republic of China. I now suspect that you were ordered by foreign anti-China forces to come here to hunt our country's first-class protected animal, the South China Tiger. I now announce that you will be executed by shooting!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned. Only the old man was still calmly watching his grandson scare people, especially the eight hunters. When they heard that the Special Agent of the National Security Bureau, foreign anti-China forces, and even wanted to execute them by shooting, they were scared silly. They had only been entrusted by Boss Shi to enter the mountain to hunt. Who knew that they would actually meet the Special Agent of the National Security Bureau? If they were to be shot dead in the deep mountains, they would really die in vain. They hadn't even gone to court yet!
One of the hunters who took the lead immediately said, "Don't shoot, don't shoot. We are not spies, nor have we colluded with any foreign forces. I am the deputy general manager of Shizhou's Youxin Limited Liability Company. These seven are hunters I recruited from outside. They are all from Shizhou, and we have ID cards on us as proof!"
Jiang Cheng continued to point the P90 at them, as if he was ready to shoot at any time. He teased the fragile nerves of these people who had just escaped from the tiger's mouth. He asked, "Why did you come into the mountain to hunt? Why did you hunt the country's first-class protected animal? Don't you know that this is against the law? If you are sent to court, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment!"
As Jiang Cheng spoke, he gestured with his hand to Mu Ping. Mu Ping immediately picked up the camera in his hand and turned on the recording function, ready to record the evidence. The female reporter who was interviewing the old man saw that there was going to be a juicy piece of news. She immediately called for the cameraman to pick up the camera and start recording.
Under Jiang Cheng's "torture", the eight hunters spilled the beans like beans from a bamboo tube. They told the whole story, starting from when Shi Shouxin's son broke his leg, all the way until he was captured by Jiang Cheng. In the middle, they told how Shi Shouxin threatened the old man into the mountain to hunt, how he cut the village's power lines, how he colluded with the village officials, how he gave them money, and how he made them put pressure on the old man. They confessed everything without holding anything back. Even if they wanted to, they didn't have the guts to do so. The national security agent's gun was pointed at them the whole time, and his finger never left the trigger.
In order to save their own lives, the eight of them shamelessly betrayed their boss. They even scolded their boss for not being human, for killing a first-class national protected animal for the sake of his son's leg. They should be dragged out and shot for five minutes.
Zhou Deguang, who was standing on the side and listening to the entire process, was so angry that his hands were shaking. He didn't expect there to be such heartless people. For the sake of a crippled leg, they would sacrifice so many lives, and they even threatened ordinary people. They were worse than landlords in the old society. The three reporters and cameraman from Jiangnan Daily were also filled with righteous indignation. The beautiful reporter immediately made a draft in her mind, ready to expose this matter to the people of all walks of life. She wanted to see how the so-called great philanthropist of Shizhou forced a nearly 100-year-old veteran of the Red Army to fight a tiger in the mountains.
More than two hours later, sounds came from afar. It sounded like there were a lot of people. Sure enough, a minute later, a big gray wolf jumped down from a distant hillside. In a few breaths, it rushed in front of the crowd. On the hillside behind them, there were more than a dozen flashlights and dozens of figures running toward them.
When the old man saw that the reinforcements had arrived, he stood up and clapped his hands. "Grandson, how was it? Your grandfather's reinforcements came in time, didn't they?"
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. This was too amazing. If this happened during wartime, it would definitely be like everyone was a soldier. With the big gray wolf acting as a messenger, this was simply the latest method of communication. Although it was very old, in this kind of old forest, it was the fastest and most effective method, aside from satellites.
Soon, the villagers rushed into the mountain, led by Mu Mingcheng. Jiang Cheng did a rough count and found that there were at least 20 people, all young and strong. Almost all the men in the village were here. They brought stretchers and flashlights so that they wouldn't have to worry about falling into the mountain stream even if they walked on the mountain road at night.
Two villagers carried a wounded man. In addition to the three reporters from the city and two officials from the yamen, there were no less than 30 people in the group. With so many people holding torches and flashlights in their hands, they wouldn't even be afraid of a pack of tigers, let alone a pack of wolves. But of course, Big Grandpa knew all the tigers in the mountain, so how could they come out and attack them?
Without saying a word along the way, everyone quickly returned to the village. When the women saw that the men had returned, they hurriedly served them hot meals. Everyone ate the hot meals and drank the hot soup happily. The only ones who were worse off were the eight hunters. They didn't have such good treatment and didn't have hot food to eat. Mu Ping threw the 20 pieces of flatbread that Jiang Cheng had brought into the mountain to them. Each of them ate half a piece and didn't give them any more, afraid that they would have the energy to escape once they were full.
Several reporters from the city chatted with the villagers during the meal and got a lot of useful information. The villagers were also happy to tell the reporters about their situation, hoping that the reporters could spread the voices of these people who lived in the mountains all year round.
After eating and drinking, everyone scattered in the Mushan Group's households. Jiang Cheng still lived in Mu Mingcheng's house. Several reporters and Director Zhou were assigned to live in the village chief's house. The remaining eight hunters, after treating their wounds, were scattered in the villagers' houses.
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