Reborn in 1985: Starting from Contracting a Ranch

Chapter 72 Departure from the BannerCounty

We arrived in town.

Shan Yaowu drove his brother to the town police station in a horse-drawn carriage. He didn't go back immediately, since his brother was going out to do something important, and he wanted to see what was going on so he could have a better understanding of the situation.

Also, if Director Su can help his brother rescue Zhang Du, then maybe his job at the ranch will be fine too.

I wouldn't say I got along particularly well with the director, but I could at least become acquainted with him by following Shan Yaowen.

"This township government is really impressive." Shan Yaowu followed his younger brother into the township government compound and sighed with envy after seeing the large courtyard.

Not just the township government compound, but along the way, he would ask Shan Yaowen about almost every building he saw, and then sigh with admiration.

After remarking on the architecture, Shan Yaowu looked at Shan Yaowen's calm demeanor.

He has to admire his younger brother for his calm and composed attitude, no matter where he goes.

What he didn't know was that after seeing those modern skyscrapers, Shan Yaowen felt that these buildings were like the countryside.

Of course, having a building like this back then would make you look very prestigious.

Upon arriving at the police station's buildings, Shan Yaowu quickly wiped his hands on his clothes and jogged over to shake hands with Su Lang.

"Director Su, I'm in trouble."

Su Lang still remembered Shan Yaowu; he was Shan Yaowen's older brother, a man of strong character and a heavy drinker.

When he went to the Shan family to express his gratitude last time, Shan Yaowu even had a few drinks with him. If he hadn't had to ride back on horseback that day, the two of them could have had more.

"It's nothing, I should say it's me who's bothering Brother Yaowen." Su Lang smiled and shook hands with Shan Yaowu.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Shan Yaowu realized that the other party had important business to attend to, so he drove the carriage back home.

"Is something wrong with your older brother?" Su Lang asked Shan Yaowen, looking strangely at Shan Yaowu who was driving the carriage away.

Shan Yaowen shrugged. "Uncle Wolf, don't be offended. My older brother rarely gets to meet a leader as high-ranking as you. The highest-ranking leader he's ever met is a sales coordinator at the supply and marketing cooperative."

"I can understand him, but what about you?" Old Wolf looked at Shan Yaowen curiously.

From the moment he first met Shan Yaowen that night, he felt that the young man in front of him was extraordinary.

The composure and calmness he exuded, no matter who he was looking at, were not qualities one would expect from someone his age.

Besides his calm and composed demeanor in the face of adversity, he also possesses a youthful air that is not typical of young people.

"Me? Maybe it's innate. I'm less prone to emotional fluctuations, or I'm not that sensitive to things in the outside world."

Shan Yaowen made up a random excuse. He couldn't very well tell him that he had been reborn and that he had already experienced many things.

Old Wolf nodded, then looked around.

Shan Yaowen knew what he was looking for and whistled towards the sky.

Then a huge steppe eagle descended from the sky and landed steadily on Shan Yaowen's outstretched arm.

"pretty!"

The old wolf couldn't help but whistle when it saw the steppe eagle fold its wings after landing.

Shan Yaowen took a strip of dried meat from his pocket and fed it to the silly bird, then stroked its feathers and looked at the old wolf:

"What should we say now?"

"Can your bird ride in a car?" Old Wolf asked before speaking.

"have no idea."

Shan Yaowen really wasn't sure if the silly bird could ride in a car. Of course, a closed minibus like that probably wouldn't work, but a motorcycle would be worth a try.

Old Wolf chuckled, "In that case, Xiao Lin, you take the others in the minibus, and Yaowen and I will go by motorcycle."

After giving the instructions, Lao Lang looked at Shan Yaowen and said, "It's cold on the motorcycle, so wear warm clothes."

"Don't worry, I'm warm all over now." Shan Yaowen patted his bundle. "If it really doesn't work, I'll wear all of them."

After saying that, he glanced around again. "Does our town's police station even have motorcycles?"

It's not that he doesn't believe the town's police station has the capability, but he knows the situation and conditions in the town all too well. How could they possibly have a motorcycle for you to ride?

Faced with Shan Yaowen's skepticism, Lao Lang glared at him irritably, "What are you looking at? You really think there's nothing there?"

"Really?" Shan Yaowen was quite surprised. He remembered that the town police station did not have motorcycles. Could it be that his rebirth had changed that?

"no."

Shan Yaowen: ...

You're talking nonsense.

Seeing Shan Yaowen's speechless expression, Lao Lang smiled awkwardly, "If we don't have it, we can borrow it."

"borrow?"

"Yes, the township government has one."

"Can we borrow it?"

It's not that Shan Yaowen doesn't believe in Lao Lang's abilities, it's just that he's from the local government, so he must treasure him dearly. Would he lend him the job so easily?

If you get bumped or scratched while out and about, you'd be heartbroken.

"Yes, this time the county ordered a joint investigation. Someone with special abilities like you who can help solve the case should definitely be given priority. If the town mayor doesn't give it to you, just wait and see how I complain to him."

Looking at Lao Lang's arrogant and roguish demeanor, Shan Yaowen smiled.

This is the old wolf I know.

"By the way, when you get next door, just say I introduced you, and that it has nothing to do with that big-mouthed Deng." Old Wolf gave Shan Yaowen a special reminder before leaving to borrow a car.

As soon as Lao Lang left, Lin Gong'an and the others surrounded them. For them, taking a car was much more comfortable than riding a motorcycle, and they knew all the minibuses that passed through the town, so they weren't in a hurry. They were more curious about the eagle in Shan Yaowen's hand.

Shan Yaowen never expected that his first amicable chat with all the police officers in the town would be caused by a silly bird.

However, everyone was very careful, only touching the birds a little, and some people even fed them some food.

The town's police station had a total of five people. One person stayed behind to guard the house, while three of the remaining four left in a minibus. The station chief, Su Lang, took Shan Yaowen on a motorcycle to the county.

After getting on the motorcycle, Shan Yaowen began to inquire about the matter.

Old Wolf didn't hide it from him, after all, they were already on the bus, and this matter wasn't a secret in the county town; many people knew about it.

"The group we're going to arrest this time is far more vicious than the one I caught last time. According to the clues we have, there are quite a few of them. Because of a leak during the previous arrest, the main members fled to the mountains. Now the county's intention is to mobilize the entire county's resources to bring this group to justice before the Lunar New Year."

"What did they do wrong?"

Hearing about the scale of the arrest, Shan Yaowen was very curious about what they had done; it couldn't possibly be as simple as just robbing a ranch.

"They robbed the county's fireworks factory, causing countless losses, both overt and covert."

"The people I arrested before were also influenced by this gang and took the risk of robbing people on the road. The county was furious and joined forces with the neighboring county, vowing to deal with this group, otherwise they would lose all face. Moreover, if they were not dealt with swiftly and severely, who knows how many more people would follow suit."

Upon hearing this, Shan Yaowen recalled a familiar name: the first case of 86.

This is the name that was mentioned in the newspaper after my past life.

Now Shan Yaowen can't remember many things, after all, more than forty years have passed, but if he touches on a memory point, he can still recall some things.

Moreover, after wiping out this gang of bandits, the higher-ups ordered the regional leaders to spread the word throughout the villages and ranches.

It's meant to deter people from imitating criminals.

However, Shan Yaowen vaguely remembered that the place where this group of people were hiding was in their county, near a Japanese soldier's cave in the Greater Khingan Mountains.

He simply couldn't remember where he was.