Reborn in 1985: Starting from Contracting a Ranch

Chapter 53 Old Wolf

Shan Yaowen thought that the robbery had nothing to do with him. At most, he would just cooperate with the village militia to wander around at the foot of the mountain and let the silly bird fly in the sky.

He can now focus solely on preparing for the wedding.

One day, while he was keeping watch over the sheep pen, he actually heard some noise.

"What the hell is that?"

At first, Shan Yaowen thought that wild animals had come down from the mountain.

So he grabbed his gun and flashlight and stood guard at the entrance to the sheep pen.

By the light of the moon and the snow on the ground, Shan Yaowen could vaguely make out that it was a humanoid creature, not some kind of wild beast.

"What the hell?"

Shan Yaowen muttered to himself, wondering if he should fire a warning shot.

As a result, the man staggered as if he were drunk and limped toward his cabin.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the man trying to break down the door, Shan Yaowen immediately cocked his gun and turned on his flashlight: "What are you doing?"

The man didn't speak, but instead rummaged through his clothes. Shan Yaowen frowned. "Speak, or I'll shoot!"

"No...I...I'm injured, I need...I need help!"

His voice was very hoarse, as if he hadn't drunk water for a long time and his throat was almost cracked.

After he finished speaking, the man stopped groping himself, raised his hands, and slowly turned around.

After turning around, Shan Yaowen saw his face.

He looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, with a haggard face, stubble, and faint wounds on his arms, with blood seeping out from the areas wrapped in white cloth.

He looked like a wild man fleeing famine, with only a knife in his hand and nothing else.

However, upon seeing this person, Shan Yaowen suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

An indescribable feeling arose in his heart.

So he tried calling out:

"Old Wolf?"

The man in front of me was in a hurry. He had only wanted to get some water, but he had been detained.

Just as he was thinking about how to explain, he heard the person in front of him call his name.

Do you know me?

"Is it really you?"

Looking at the man in front of him, who was so different from the man in his memories of his previous life, Shan Yaowen wondered for a moment if he had mistaken him for someone else.

"Who are you? Don't try to fool me." When the old wolf heard that this person could call him by name, he thought it was an acquaintance. However, since the other person was shining a flashlight on him, he couldn't see who it was at all.

But no matter who you are, just know yourself.

But just as he relaxed, before he could even speak, he swayed and fell backward.

"Damn, how did it get like this?"

Seeing that Old Wolf had fainted, Shan Yaowen didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly carried Old Wolf to his small wooden house.

Then I went to call someone to take a look.

Li Baoguo, wearing a military overcoat, looked helplessly at Shan Yaowen, who had woken him up in the middle of the night. "Awen, what can't we talk about tomorrow?"

He was having a wonderful dream when this kid woke him up.

"I found someone. Could you please go and take a look at them? We might also need to call a doctor."

He had already examined Old Wolf when he arrived; the wound on his arm was a gunshot wound, and if it wasn't treated quickly, it could easily lead to something serious.

In Shan Yaowen's memory, Lao Lang was always very capable. He was a special police commissioner and an all-around police officer who was deeply rooted in the grassroots.

However, he should still be a retired veteran. He was later recruited into the public security force, and after making several merits, he became the director of their town's police station.

In his previous life, Shan Yaowen learned hunting from his brother-in-law. One time, he went into the mountains alone and had an accident. At that time, an old wolf came into the mountains to chase a villain and saved him. That's how they met.

This outstanding veteran and police officer was shot and wounded. Shan Yaowen didn't dare to think too much about what had happened and immediately went to find the Party Secretary. No matter what, saving the person was the priority.

"No, what kind of place is that? It's one thing to find pheasants and rabbits normally, but how could you possibly find a savage?"

Although Li Baoguo was complaining, he still planned to go with Shan Yaowen to take a look.

Judging from Shan Yaowen's tone, he seemed to be in quite serious condition.

"Wait, is this guy a savage?" The Party Secretary frowned when he saw Old Wolf, then checked him over and pulled out a piece of paper from his body.

"Um?"

Upon seeing that piece of paper, the Party Secretary was jolted awake.

"He is a special commissioner of the public security bureau."

Shan Yaowen knew that Lao Lang was a special police commissioner because of his memories from his previous life, but he didn't expect that the Party Secretary would recognize him just by looking at a piece of paper.

Is it something like an identity document?

"Quickly, call the village doctor and that Taoist priest to come and take a look. He can't die." Li Baoguo had been acting nonchalantly before, but now that he knew Old Wolf's identity, he immediately rushed to find people and also instructed Shan Yaowen to take good care of him.

Shan Yaowen found a porcelain basin for washing his face, filled it with water, and boiled it on the fire pit.

In short, no matter what happens, boiling water first is always a good idea.

Then, Shan Yaowen stayed up all night watching over Lao Lang. There was nothing he could do, so the Party Secretary called everyone over and told him to stay and then said he was going to town to get more people.

Just as dawn broke, the militia captain came to take over the shift. Shan Yaowen had to shovel snow, herd sheep, and clean the sheep pen. When he finally finished and was about to rest, Old Wolf was still occupying his bed, so he had no choice but to go back to sleep.

As soon as he arrived at his doorstep, the Party Secretary returned, accompanied by an old policeman he knew, Deng Boshan.

He was the one who came to the village a while ago to warn the bandits about the roadside robbery.

"Well, looks like I won't get any sleep." Seeing the Party Secretary and the old policeman rushing around, Shan Yaowen sighed and turned to follow them back to the sheep pen at the ranch.

"Don't worry, once the special envoy is picked up, you can sleep wherever you want. Besides, you've done a great job this time." The Party Secretary patted Shan Yaowen on the shoulder.

"A great achievement?" He looked incredulous.

Deng Boshan picked up the conversation, "According to Secretary Li's description, this special envoy should be one of the special envoys we sent to the grassroots level. I don't know which one it is for now, but he should have discovered that gang of bandits."

"I see."

When Deng Boshan arrived at the sheepfold, the old wolf had already woken up.

"Comrade Su Lang?" Deng Boshan called out upon seeing him.

The old wolf on the bed sat up immediately when he heard someone call him. "Captain Deng?"

"It really is you." Deng Boshan patted Lao Lang's arm happily when he saw him. "Ever since I received the message from Secretary Li, I've been thinking that you must be one of those who can hike through the snow-covered mountains in winter to chase after criminals."

"Captain, please don't say anymore. You almost lost your life." Old Wolf gave a bitter smile. Only he knew what he had been through on the way.

If he hadn't encountered someone before he fainted, and if that person hadn't helped him, he would really be dead.

"By the way, Captain, I found the gang's hideout, but they discovered me. I shot and killed two of them, the others..."

Old Wolf was about to reveal what he knew, but Deng Boshan stopped him with a gesture of his hand. "Let's go back and talk. The higher-ups will send people to wipe them out. These bastards won't live much longer."

Old Wolf thanked Shan Yaowen again before returning with Deng Boshan.

"Alright, let's call it a day."

Watching the departing carriage, Shan Yaowen quickly tidied up and prepared to go to sleep.

However, the old Party Secretary insisted on talking to him.

"You're lucky, kid."