pjbooks Chapter 81 Someone Stole a Sheep
Chapter 81 Someone Stole a Sheep
When Li Baoguo saw Shan Yaowen walk in, he stood up with a smile and greeted him.
In the past, he could have sat there patiently waiting for Shan Yaowen to offer him a cigarette.
After all, he was Shan Yaowen's elder, both in terms of status and age.
But things are different now. Shan Yaowen has become a special envoy. Although neither of them can lead the other, Shan Yaowen is so young that he might be able to advance further in the future.
If Shan Yaowen really becomes the director of the town's police station, it would be good for him to make connections beforehand.
"Uncle, sit down." Shan Yaowen put down his work tools, sat down opposite Li Baoguo, and offered him a cigarette. "Is there something you need?"
The village secretary doesn't usually visit people easily; he only does so when visiting relatives or other people's homes, and usually when he has something to do.
"Go arrange the snow removal for the various teams over the next few days. I'll just drop by your house on the way." Li Baoguo chuckled as he took the cigarette, then looked at Shan Yaowen:
"But there is something. It's almost Chinese New Year, and the village is planning to hold a good prayer ceremony to ward off bad luck this year. Now that you've become a special envoy, you also have to attend the meeting."
Shan Yaowen nodded, "Sure, that's fine. But I don't have much experience, so you guys can handle it, and I'll learn from you."
In ordinary times, all matters, big and small, in the village are decided by the Party Secretary, the village committee leaders, and then the villagers are notified.
Now, thanks to his status as a special envoy, Shan Yaowen can participate in discussions on major and minor matters in the village.
However, he knew he was a newcomer to these matters, so he didn't act assertively. Instead, he took the initiative to let the Party Secretary take charge.
It wasn't that he was trying to be a nice guy; it was just that these things were troublesome, and if not handled properly, people would gossip. So he was too lazy to get involved.
Li Baoguo was very satisfied with Shan Yaowen's attitude. He nodded and continued, "I went to town this morning. Director Su asked me to give you a message: they'll be having a feast on the eve of the Lunar New Year, and they want you to come too."
"I see."
After saying a lot more, Li Baoguo finally left.
Actually, the matter was nothing more than notifying Shan Yaowen to participate in village affairs, both big and small.
All that was left was to deliver a message, and then I talked to Shan Yaowen about many things in the village and town.
Mother Shan happily tidied up the teacup the Party Secretary had finished drinking. The fact that the Party Secretary came to discuss matters with her son clearly showed that her son had a voice in the village, and that she would have more face when she went out.
"Mom, I might be very busy during the Lunar New Year period. You and Anian can discuss what to buy for the family."
As she wiped the table, Mother Shan smiled and said, "I know."
Shan Yaowen didn't know what his mother was laughing about, but laughter was better than tears. Thinking about his family's situation at this time in his previous life sent a chill down his spine. Laughter was the best policy.
"Are you cold? I'll add some more firewood." Seeing her son shiver, the mother put down the rag and went to get firewood.
"No need, you guys warm yourselves by the fire, I have other things to do."
Shan Yaowen rubbed his hands together, got up and went back to his room. Seeing Lin Nian doing handicrafts, Shan Yaowen went over, cupped his wife's face and kissed her.
Lin Nian rolled her eyes at him, "In broad daylight, aren't you afraid of being seen?"
"So what if I saw it? I'm kissing my own wife." After saying that, Shan Yaowen went to the closet, took out his identification and a handgun, and carried them with him.
"What are you doing? And you're carrying a gun?" Lin Nian asked Shan Yaowen with concern.
She feared he was going on some dangerous mission.
"It's nothing, I just brought it with me," Shan Yaowen chuckled.
He's like a kid who's got a new toy; he won't let go of the gun until he's completely bored with it.
I used to work at the sheep pen, so I left it at home.
Now that I need to go out to run errands, how can I leave without my tools?
"Are you really alright?" Lin Nian was still a little worried.
"Yes, I went to get revenge." Shan Yaowen explained that his brother-in-law had been reported.
Lin Nian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Shan Yaowen had only gone to Chu Er's house to confirm the identity of the whistleblower.
"Then why bring a gun?"
"It's fun."
Shan Yaowen chuckled, "Stay home and wait for me."
"Not eating?"
"Just leave some for me."
He pinched his wife's cheek, then got dressed and went out.
In winter, the sun sets early in the afternoon, and it gets dark as early as four o'clock.
After going outside, Shan Yaowen saw Gou Dan and Shi Zhang, who had been lying in wait at the intersection.
"Brother Wen, you're amazing." Shi Zhang greeted Shan Yaowen warmly as he approached.
At the same time, he was also thinking to himself, "We're about the same age, so why is he so amazing? He's become a special police commissioner in such a short time."
"So-so, I smoke." After offering cigarettes to the two men, Shan Yaowen asked, "How's it going? Have you found out anything about Chu Er's family?"
"Yeah, a relative did come to visit, but I don't know if it's the same guy who reported your brother-in-law."
After the two parted ways, Gou Dan went to Chu Er's house.
Gou Dan had wanted to teach Chu Er a lesson for a long time, but he never had the chance.
This guy knows that what he reported was immoral and offended too many people, so he is always very careful when he goes out, and he even looks around when walking at night.
Ever since he was beaten up after being caught fishing in Sandao Lake with a sack over his head, he has become more cautious, feeling like someone is going to beat him up wherever he goes.
Actually, Shan Yaowen had gotten revenge for this guy reporting him after he finished fighting at Sandaohu.
However, when he got married, this guy would always bring people to block his way and annoy him. Shan Yaowen was really fed up with him. In addition, Chu Er was also involved in the gambling incident that Gou Dan was implicated in. Gou Dan had been looking for an opportunity to deal with him.
He just didn't find an opportunity; this guy is indeed cautious.
So after returning this time, Gou Dan discussed it with Shan Yaowen and they decided to just ambush him openly and beat him up, without waiting for an opportunity to do so.
While we're at it, ask about his relative. If he's the one who reported Zhang Du, then we'll deal with him too.
"Are you sure he'll walk this way?" Shan Yaowen asked, pulling a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and cracking them open.
Dog Egg unceremoniously reached out and took some from Shan Yaowen's hand. "I'm sure. This guy is short of money lately, so he's got his eye on Sandao Lake again, trying to make some money by fishing. He's been hanging around there these days."
Gou Dan snatched the melon seeds from Shan Yaowen's hand, and Shan Yaowen grabbed another handful, sharing some with Shi Zhang before the three of them sat down at the intersection to wait.
Unfortunately, they waited until dark, but Chu Er never showed up.
"Damn, your intelligence is terrible!"
"That shouldn't be the case; I've been walking this way for the past few days."
As the sun set, the world suddenly darkened.
None of the three had brought flashlights, so they huddled together and discussed going back first and coming back next time.
On their way back, the three of them could only rely on the snow piled up by the roadside to find their way.
"I should have brought a flashlight; without it on, I can't see anything at all."
"Hurry up and take a few steps. I grew up in this village; I know the way even with my eyes closed. What are you afraid of not seeing clearly?"
"It's one thing if you can't see the road clearly, but who knows, maybe a ghost is following you."
Upon hearing Gou Dan's words, Shi Zhang tightened his clothes and indeed felt that there were strange things blowing around him in the wind.
"You're crazy. It's not like you've never walked alone at night before. When you were a kid, you could walk by moonlight all night, couldn't you?"
"How can that be the same? Back then the moon was bright, and you could see the road clearly. What can you see now?"
"I mean ghosts. I've never been afraid of them since I was a kid, so why would I be afraid now?"
"When you were a child, you were a virgin with abundant yang energy. What about now?"
"It's okay, Brother Hao, you don't have a wife, you go first."
Dog Egg: ...
"Damn it, so what if you're single? You deserve to be haunted by ghosts, huh!"
The three bickered as they walked toward the village entrance.
Although they said they weren't afraid of ghosts, they unconsciously quickened their pace.
"Holy crap, something's fishy!"
Shan Yaowen and Shi Zhang each grabbed one of Gou Dan's hands and made him walk in front, when the kid suddenly exclaimed.
"Damn, are you trying to scare me?" Shan Yaowen kicked his butt in annoyance.
Dog Egg didn't have time to curse, so he covered his butt and pointed ahead.
Two furtive figures were seen hiding near the fence of someone's sheep pen. One was carrying a sack and climbing over the fence, while the other was hiding outside, looking around suspiciously.
Seeing this, the three of them knew exactly what was going on.
The sheep thief.
One kept watch while the other took action.
"How so?"
Shi Zhang instinctively looked at Shan Yaowen.
"What can we do? We can only warn them. Can we just stand by and watch them steal sheep?"
As soon as Shan Yaowen spoke, Gou Dan stopped him, saying, "Don't rush."
Shi Zhang looked at Lin Hao with a puzzled expression: "Brother Hao, what's wrong? Everyone's already climbed in, or the sheep will steal them out."
"What if we shout now and they don't steal it, but just run away after finding it? We need to catch them red-handed."
"Okay, whatever you say." Shan Yaowen shrugged.
A moment later, when the person inside, carrying a large, fat sheep, had climbed over the courtyard wall, Lin Hao immediately cleared his throat and roared:
"Someone's stealing sheep!"