rebirth of cataclysm

The first two days were fine. Everything went smoothly. No matter whether it was digging or carrying coal, there were no problems. But on the third day, trouble arose.

It was after ten o'clock that night, and the stars were bright in the sky. Hu Mingchen and several adults were walking on the path carrying coal on their backs.

Although it affects the light for seeing the road at night, it is cooler and the mountain breeze blows in at night, which is quite comfortable. Therefore, even if you carry dozens of kilograms of coal on your back, you will not feel tired or too hot.

Hu Mingchen was young, so he only carried about forty kilograms, while the other adults carried no more than a hundred kilograms each.

A group of people were laughing and chatting while walking, especially Xu Jinnan's wife Song Chunmei, Long Cui'e, Jiang Yucai, and Li Xiumei. They were eloquent and endless. If anyone told a joke, it would be crisp and clear.

The laughter will resound throughout the valley.

It seems that as long as there are jokes, you can temporarily forget the weight on your back and the fatigue of your body.

However, just when Li Xiumei told a joke from her husband's family, making everyone laugh and laugh, suddenly, several people jumped down from the embankment in front of them, and instantly turned on several flashlights to shine on them.

This group of coal-carrying teams.

"Stop, everyone, stop and don't move." Originally, these people suddenly jumped down from the ridge, which had already startled everyone. When the other party shouted again, Jiang Yucai and the others were even more frightened, thinking that they had encountered a thief.

Already.

Just then I thought, no, if it is a thief, then this thief must be too bold. If one or two people were robbed while walking at night, it would not be so strange, but there were six or seven of them. Even if they were women,

There are many of them, and that is a force that cannot be ignored.

In the area around Duge Township, except before liberation, I have never heard of so many colleagues being robbed.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Xu Jinnan was the only grown man in the team, so he stopped and asked twice.

"What are you doing? We should be the ones asking you what you are doing? Digging for coal is stealing national resources and is illegal. Do you know that? Humph, you are so brave. You are just like a coal-stealing gang."

A man from the other side of the crowd stopped, swept his flashlight around Hu Mingchen and his group, and said angrily.

As soon as they heard what the other party said, everyone knew that these people were not thieves and robbers. But although the other party was not a thief and robber, Jiang Yucai and the others did not feel relieved.

It's very simple. If the other party said they were stealing coal or breaking the law, they should be people from the township.

"What are you doing? Where did you come from? Don't frame me as soon as you open your mouth." Hu Mingchen put down his backpack, walked to the front, and asked like a little adult.

These people were invited by Hu Mingchen's family to help. No matter what, Hu Mingchen's family had to come forward. But Hu Jianjun was not here, Jiang Yucai was shocked by these people who appeared out of the blue, and stood there blankly. Hu Mingchen as

The initiator and funder of these actions must come forward and face the problem.

"Hey, there's a little kid. It's not easy. He participated in stealing coal at such a young age. It's amazing. He asked us where we came from. Haha, little kid, let me tell you, we are from the township police station. Does the police station understand?

"It's the police. You dare to say that we framed you. What are you carrying? Take a look at it." As soon as he saw that the leader was a teenage boy, the leader immediately laughed jokingly.

After the man finished speaking, two police officers came forward with flashlights to check on Jiang Yucai and their backpacks.

"Brother Qin, it's all coal, weighing at least six to seven hundred kilograms." A cooperating police officer who participated in the inspection came back to report.

"Five or six hundred kilograms, that's a lot. With so many of you going back and forth several times a day, the country's thousands of kilograms of coal resources will no longer be there. This case is not small. Do you know that if you are taken back?

You will be sentenced to jail." Brother Qin said shaking his head.

When he heard that he was going to be sentenced to jail, even Xu Jinnan, who had just stood up, couldn't help but take two steps back.

If you help carry some coal and earn a little salt, it will be very uneconomical if you get involved in a lawsuit, let alone a serious sentence and jail time.

Xu Jinnan, a grown man, all retreated, and the other women were even more silent. They all looked at Jiang Yucai, waiting for her to make up her mind.

They were helping the Jiang Yucai family. If something went wrong, of course the Jiang Yucai family would have to step in and take the responsibility. It would be very unfair to ask them to take responsibility.

"Comrade police officer, please let us go. We don't know this is a crime, so please let us go for a while." With so many people looking at him, Jiang Yucai was as big as the other, but he didn't care.

I know how to handle it correctly, so I can only say nice things and beg for mercy.

"Haha, that's nice to say, don't you know? We've given it three times, and there's a sign on the mountain prohibiting the mining of small coal mines, but you can't see it? If everyone wants us to let it go, wouldn't it be a mess?

From now on, who will protect the country's resources, and how will the country's laws be implemented?" Brother Qin sneered twice and said in a high-profile tone.

"I'm illiterate, and I can't even read the signs." Jiang Yucai muttered in a low voice.

"Hmph, then you can break the law if you don't know how to read, and you can kill people and set fires if you don't know how to read? What kind of excuse is that?" Brother Qin snorted coldly and then raised his voice and shouted.

"Don't talk about these nonsense. Since you are a police officer, you should speak in a civilized manner. Just tell me directly. How should we deal with this matter today?" Hu Mingchen couldn't stand listening and asked seriously with a frown.

Hu Mingchen had a reason to ask this question. In Hu Mingchen's memory, there was almost no such thing as being sentenced to jail for stealing coal or carrying coal home.

In most cases, if the circumstances are not serious, they are just criticized and dealt with. After all, the folks in the countryside and the common people also have to burn coal.

Even for those who secretly dig coal and sell it, if the situation is a little serious, there are only two ways to deal with it, one is to fine, and the other is to detain those who resist and do not cooperate at most.

After all, the real large-scale investment and recruitment of people into large-scale mining has not happened.

Because of this, Hu Mingchen was not intimidated by the threatening words of the other party. People from several surrounding villages would carry coal home to burn every year. This was almost an open secret, but the people did not do it in a public way, and did not do it during the day.

I just choose to do it at night.

"You little kid, just step aside. How to solve this matter is a matter for adults." Brother Qin glanced at Hu Mingchen impatiently and said.

"I invited these relatives to carry coal for my family. They are my business and I will handle it." Hu Mingchen did not really step aside because the other party looked down upon him.

"Did you invite me here? Are you all invited by this little kid? Huh?" Hu Mingchen's actions made Brother Qin stunned for a moment, and he asked Xu Jinnan and the others.

No one answered yes, and no one answered no,

The person who invited them was Hu Jianjun, but after two days, they also learned that it was Hu Mingchen who wanted to invest in Jiang's business, so this was also Hu Mingchen's invitation.

But they can't just admit it. After all, Hu Mingchen is still a child. If they admit it's him, who knows whether it will have a bad impact on him. Besides, Jiang Yucai is still here. No matter what they want to say, they have to wait.

Jiang Yucai spoke up to avoid offending his family.

"They are acquiescing, so this matter has nothing to do with them. How do you want to deal with it? I will follow you to deal with it." Hu Mingchen turned around and looked back and said.

"It has nothing to do with them? If you say it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You are a little baby, and you said that they were all hired to help you put on your back. Who will believe it? Where are your adults? Call your adults here. And

You guys, don’t think that not talking has anything to do with you. Let me tell you, it’s not that cheap.” It’s impossible for Brother Qin to do what Hu Mingchen said. Otherwise, he would have taken a few of his brothers and run away.

Where does this mountain come from?

To put it bluntly, I stayed up late at night and came to this mountain in the dark just to get some money. This is the main purpose.

Brother Qin and the others are not idiots. Hu Mingchen is just a teenager. If you take him to deal with it, is there any other choice but to criticize him and let him go? This little fool knows that he is underage at a glance. Don't tell him.

If you haven't broken the law, even if you have, you don't need to take responsibility.

Besides, if they let a bunch of adults go and just catch a kid, it would be weird if they didn't laugh to death.

"He is my baby. The baby is ignorant. It has nothing to do with him. It really doesn't matter. These people are indeed invited by my family to carry coal. Comrade, we are just carrying some coal home to burn. You are just being arrogant. Let it go.

Let's do it." Jiang Yucai, who was eager to protect her son, was worried that Hu Mingchen would cause trouble, so she had to stand up and take responsibility and plead for mercy.

"I just said it can't be a little baby. It's useless to beg me if you don't ask me. Now that there is a mastermind, this matter will be easy to handle. All of you, carry your coal on your back and go to the police station with us.

Accept the processing. If you don't get it right, you will be sent to a detention center tonight to wait for the court's trial." As soon as Jiang Yucai jumped out, Brother Qin laughed proudly.

As long as we catch the leader, this matter will be easy to handle.

"Oh, we still have to go to the police station and detention center. No need. Jiang Yucai, tell the comrades at the police station that we are just here to help. Who knew it would be so serious?" Li Xiumei said fearfully.

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Ordinary people are unwilling to go to the police station, let alone the detention center, as they would suffer. For Li Xiumei, she is also worried that this matter will have an impact on Tong Bailiang, who teaches at Huangni Primary School.

So Li Xiumei quickly distanced herself from the relationship and put pressure on Jiang Yucai. Not to mention carrying the coal on her back all the way to the police station and torturing people to death.