rebirth of cataclysm

Although Zhong Ying and Hu Erhua did not stay for dinner, the appetites of others were not greatly affected. On the contrary, because of Zhong Ying's interference, Hu Jianqiang and Hu Jianjun were much more excited about the wine, so they drank a few more glasses.

Even Zhang Qingping drank too much and did not go home. He stayed and slept with Hu Jianqiang that night.

Nights in the countryside are very peaceful. Apart from the stars in the sky and the chirping of insects on the ground, there is usually no other noise.

That night, Hu Mingchen slept soundly. However, in the middle of the night, he vaguely heard footsteps coming from the road behind the house.

At that time, he didn't pay much attention, thinking that someone was out or coming back for something.

But after waiting for ten or twenty minutes, Hu Mingchen heard another noisy sound.

Feeling something strange, Hu Mingchen stood up, opened the door and walked into the courtyard. He saw two flashlights and a torch lit up on the road behind him. He listened carefully and saw that it was Tong Baiguo, Tong Zhifa and Tong Bailiang San.

People are talking.

"Daddy Tong, Second Master Tong, what's wrong? Why are you still not sleeping in the middle of the night? What happened?" Hu Mingchen ran up to them and asked.

Hu Mingchen had already looked at his watch. It was only three forty now, which was the authentic midnight hour.

"Xiaochen, you've been disturbed. My cow has been stolen. Let's get up and look for the cow." Tong Baiguo shined the flashlight on Hu Mingchen and said.

"The cow was stolen. Oops, then I'll call my dad and let him help us find it together." When he heard that the cow was stolen, Hu Mingchen thought it was a big deal.

In rural areas, cattle are extremely important livestock for agricultural production. A cow costs several thousand yuan. In many cases, cattle are the most important property of a certain family.

Recently, cattle thieves have become more and more rampant. From time to time, you can hear that a certain cow in a certain village has been stolen. Even if the people go to the township police station to report the crime, the places where the cattle rustling occurs are relatively remote, and the time of day is often unpredictable.

It was midnight, so it was relatively difficult for the police station to solve the case. Sometimes, even if the case was solved and the person who stole the cattle was caught, the cattle had already been sold.

Hu Mingchen ran back and called Hu Jianjun. Hu Jianjun on the bed heard that Tong Baiguo's cattle had been stolen, so he got up without saying a word. Then Hu Mingchen called Hu Jianqiang and asked Hu Jianqiang and Zhang Qingping to get up and help.

When Hu Mingchen ran back to call for help, Tong Zhifa also ran up to Xu's house and called for Xu Jinnan, asking for more help.

Many times, cattle rustlers will not commit the crime alone, so it is better to have more people. Moreover, the country roads are winding and erratic. If more people work from multiple directions, they will be more confident. And there are

Be prepared to fight if the other party resists. Some cattle thieves are bold and will resort to robbing if they fail.

"Isn't your cattle pen locked every day after dark? Why was it stolen?" asked Xu Jinnan, who put his Chinese tunic suit on his shoulders.

"It's locked. When I was bragging about dinner at Hu Jianjun's house last night, I asked Li Xiuju to go back and lock the door. And when we went home, I even looked at it. The cow was still there at that time. I got up in the middle of the night.

At that time, I realized that the cow was missing." Tong Baiguo scratched his head and said.

"And I didn't hear any noise at all in my house, and the lock wasn't broken. It was as if someone had opened it with a key." Tong Zhifa added.

"Okay, it's useless to talk about it now. Let's break it up quickly. Maybe the cattle rustlers haven't gone far enough and we can still catch them back." Hu Jianqiang said with a yawn.

"Yes, yes, hurry up and divide the work. If it's too late, you'll lose everything." Tong Bailiang said.

"Hu Jianjun, you are responsible for making arrangements. How do you think we should be divided into groups? How many groups do you think are appropriate for us?" Tong Baiguo asked Hu Jianjun for advice.

"Well... I think they are divided into three groups. One group is looking up. Recently I heard that there are many people in Wenshan Village who steal pigs and cattle. You can go along the road to Wenshan Village to find the other group.

Head towards Sanjiazhai. If you still haven’t found it at Sanjiazhai, go to Dawan Qingshui River and continue looking. The third group will go down and find Ganhe. If you still haven’t found it at Ganhe, you can go to Fang’er Town.

Continue, if the person who comes to steal the cattle is Fanger Town

People over there will walk along the road. Xu Jinnan, you take Zhang Qingping and Tong Zhifa to Sanjiazhai. Tong Bailiang, you and Hu Jianqiang go to Ganhe. You can also call Hu Mingyi with you when you go down.

Tong Baiguo and I went to Wenshan Village to look for me, Hu Jianqiang and Zhang Qingping. We all have our phones. If we find anything, call us in time." Hu Jianjun made arrangements without hesitation.

"Dad, then I will go with you." Hu Mingchen saw that he was not mentioned, so he simply volunteered.

"You...Okay, if you want to go, just stay with me." Hu Jianjun originally wanted to let Hu Mingchen go back and rest, but when he thought that he was working for Tong Baiguo's family, if he let Hu Mingchen go back to rest, he would inevitably

Let Tong Baiguo have some ideas.

After the direction was determined, the three groups of people searched and moved in the assigned direction.

People who steal cattle will definitely not use flashlights, because they are afraid of attracting attention and suspicion, and using flashlights can easily indicate the direction of people looking for cattle. However, those looking for cattle like Hu Mingchen have to use flashlights or torches.

Keep up the speed, and have a flashlight or torch in hand so you can check for cow footprints on the road.

Of course, there are people grazing cattle on these three roads every day, and the ground must be covered with uneven cow hoof prints. It does not mean that seeing the cow hoof prints means that they are fleeing in a certain direction, but at least it can be regarded as an indication.

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Hu Mingchen, Hu Jianjun and Tong Baiguo carefully searched upwards. They found no sign of the cattle rustlers along the way. They stopped and listened carefully, but they did not hear the bleating of cattle or the sound of people talking.

Of course, if the cattle thief is really in front and catches up with someone behind him using a flashlight at a glance, he will definitely take precautions to prevent himself from being exposed easily.

"Could we be looking in the wrong direction? We've searched for several miles, but we still haven't seen the shadow of the cow." After more than an hour of finding it, Tong Baiguo himself lost confidence.

"The other two parties didn't call, which means they haven't found it either. Didn't you just say that the cow hoof prints you saw on the ground are very similar to yours?" Hu Jianjun took out a cigarette and handed one to Tong Baiguo.

"It looks like it, but I'm not sure it is, and the marks left by cattle from each house are similar." Tong Baiguo took the cigarette and lit it.

Just when Tong Baiguo and Hu Jianjun stopped to light a cigarette and smoke, Hu Mingchen was squatting on the ground studying all possible situations.

"The direction we are looking for should be correct. The cows are almost heading this way." Hu Mingchen squatted on the ground and used a flashlight to illuminate the ground and the small grass path on the roadside.

"Why did you conclude? Did you find anything?" Hu Jianjun took two steps forward and came behind Hu Mingchen and asked.

"I won't talk about the footprints. The footprints may have been left during the day. However, I discovered a situation along the way. On the road we were walking, there were no dewdrops on many of the grass leaves on the roadside, indicating that people or livestock had just walked there.

After crossing this road, the dewdrops were knocked off. And if you look here, this strip should be left by the cow urinating, so I judge that the cows from Tong's family were stolen along this road.

It's just walking on the road." Hu Mingchen pointed to the clues on the ground and analyzed.

Tong Baiguo and Hu Jianjun were both authentic rural people. After Hu Mingchen's explanation, they both felt that Hu Mingchen's judgment was reasonable.

"Then simply call the other two groups and ask them to stop working in vain. It would be better if they could come to our side to help." Tong Baiguo said.

"Forget it, what if that's not the case? Let them continue. If we make a mistake, they will still have a chance. What's more, we have found it so far, and they will probably go a long way. If we let them

When they come to join us again, they still don’t know the year of the monkey and the month of the horse." Hu Jianjun said.

After smoking a cigarette, Hu Mingchen and the three of them continued to look for it.

Although Hu Mingchen already had good evidence to prove that the cattle were driven away in this direction, they accelerated their pace all the way, and when they found Wenshan Village, they still could not find the cow.

"I'm so numb. It's already dawn, but I haven't found anything. It seems I really can't find anything." Standing in front of the Wenshan Village Committee, Tong Baiguo cursed in frustration.

"It's a bit troublesome. If the cow is driven into the cattle pen, no one dares to call it their own cow." Hu Jianjun followed.

Hu Mingchen and the three of them were sweating profusely as they climbed all the way up. In the thin morning mist, misty white smoke was rising from the heads of the three of them, just like people practicing martial arts to the point of selflessness in TV dramas.

"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you and your son. I followed them until dawn, but there was still nothing." Tong Bailiang said apologetically.

"What are you talking about? It doesn't matter if you are tired. The key is that we didn't find the cow. Now that we have come to Wenshan Village, why don't we sit down at my second sister's house and have a cup of tea at his house before going back." Hu Jianjun shook his head.

There was wet mud on his feet, and he took out his cigarette again.

Although it didn't rain last night, there was quite a lot of dew in the mountains, and there was a yellow mud path along the way. So when you walk a long way, your feet will be covered with a thick layer of mud, and the mud will even be on the rocks.

Scrape and then use a brush to remove it completely.

Hu Mingchen's second concubine Hu Youqin was married to Zhu Fei from Wenshan Village, so Hu Jianjun made this suggestion.

"Dad, shouldn't we continue searching?" Hu Mingchen asked doubtfully.

"If you still can't find it here, it will be difficult to find it further down. On the one hand, it is dawn, and the villagers get up to drive cattle and go up the mountain to work. On the other hand, from Wenshan Village, you can go to Pass, Crow Rock and Qian

There is no ditch, no matter which direction we look for it." Hu Jianjun explained.