Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

They were being watched by two men, who were also on foot and had no bicycles with them.

Fang Wei's physical abilities were exceptional, and Zheng Bao and the others were no less so, the only one with a slightly weaker foundation was Yu Hao. This guy started panting heavily after running only a short distance, so Fang Wei grabbed his arm and dragged him forward at full speed.

After turning a corner, the person tailing them was shaken off.

The group ran for a while longer before gradually slowing down.

"Secretary Fang, where are we planning to go?"

Zheng Bao looked at the direction, which didn't seem to lead to Xinlin County, so he asked a question.

"You can't just hitchhike on the highway as you thought. Have you considered that the other side has actually sent people to keep watch over them? It's clear they don't intend to let this go."

"Come with me. We need to be careful; we don't want to get into trouble in Qinghe County. Yu Hao, who is this client who contacted you this time? Could this whole thing be a trap from the start?"

Fang Wei felt that things were getting increasingly wrong; he had had this feeling before when he was at the institute.

Well, the person who was talking to him clearly wanted to get rid of this "hot potato," so he just symbolically fined him 100 yuan and released him quickly.

He suspected that someone was trying to use the police station to frame Yu Hao, but to his surprise, the station didn't fall for it at all and directly called Fang Wei to take Yu Hao away.

This shows that Zheng Yuhao's people have a lot of influence in the local area, but not to the point that the police station should fully cooperate with them.

Therefore, they have people keeping watch nearby, and once they discover that Yu Hao has come out, they will definitely take further action.

Fang Wei dared not take the risk; who knew that the highway leading to Xinlin County would be blocked? After consideration, he decided to play it safe.

“Secretary, I wasn’t familiar with that client; someone else introduced me to him. I came to Qinghe County, had a meal, and then immediately started working, and that’s when I was arrested.”

Yu Hao was very frustrated; he couldn't tell whether his client was in cahoots with those people.

But after this incident, he won't take any jobs from other counties for a long time afterward; it's really damn dangerous.

The group followed Fang Wei in the dark and arrived at the Qinghe County breeding base.

This area is full of farmland, right on the edge of the city, but Fang Wei doesn't know if this unit still exists.

Back in the day, he was a regular guest here, but after falling out with Chang Wenyuan, he never came back.

The breeding base has a gatehouse, and the signs on both sides of the gatehouse are still there. The fields are also full of rice.

The group walked straight in and only saw the person at the entrance of the office building.

"Hello, comrade. Is this the county breeding base?"

"You're from out of town, right? The breeding base has been shut down, and all the fields here have been contracted out, but the sign at the entrance hasn't been taken down yet."

"Huh? The organization no longer exists? Then we've made a wasted trip. By the way, we used to do business with the breeding base, and I even attended a seminar here. Is the accommodation still available?"

The breeding base used to have dormitories, which were basic but definitely habitable.

Fang Wei plans to stay here for one night and then wait for a bus on the road early tomorrow morning. He doesn't care where he goes as long as he leaves Qinghe County.

This isn't his home turf, and even if he wanted to help Yu Hao get justice, that's something for later.

Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake; he had no intention of going head-to-head with the local bullies.

"There are still places to stay, it's 10 yuan per person, and there are just enough for two rooms for the number of you."

The man smiled slightly, pleased that he could earn some extra money today.

The staff dormitory and the reception dormitory are not together. The reception dormitory is basically empty. Sometimes, only when the contractor's friends come to visit will they stay for a few days.

"So expensive! Never mind, here's 50 yuan, take us to rest first."

Zheng Bao muttered something, then handed the money to the other party.

The other party happily led the group to the reception dormitory, settled them in, and even thoughtfully helped them get a thermos of hot water.

"By the way, can you make phone calls here?"

"I do have a phone number, but..."

"I'll give you money."

"Then there's no problem. Come with me."

As the man prepared to leave, Fang Wei quickly asked if he could make a phone call. After receiving an affirmative answer, he followed the man to the office building.

There was a phone in the duty room, so Fang Wei immediately called the company. It turned out that Zhao Jinsheng was on duty that night.

"Old Zhao, we've run into a bit of trouble in Qinghe County. Could you arrange for a car to pick us up from the breeding base in Qinghe County tomorrow morning? The exact location is..."

Fang Wei didn't mince words and directly stated her requirements.

The company currently has no vehicles, not even trucks, let alone cars. However, Zhao Jinsheng can solve this problem by borrowing or renting a car from someone else.

"Okay, I understand. Leave me your phone number so I can contact you if I need anything."

Zhao Jinsheng knew that some things couldn't be explained over the phone, so he didn't pry and just did as Fang Wei said.

He then asked Fang Wei for the phone number. Fang Wei asked the person on duty, who said that she could just call this number and he would record the message.

Fang Wei gave Zhao Jinsheng her phone number and then hung up.

He then paid the money and returned to his dormitory.

Zheng Bao and the others were still awake. Fang Wei briefly explained the situation to them, and they were immediately relieved.

"Secretary, Brother Leopard, I'm really sorry to have troubled you. Now that I think about it, there are many unreasonable things about this incident. It seems that I have indeed fallen into their trap."

Yu Hao looked very frustrated. He thought that with the title of "master", he would be popular wherever he went, but he never expected this to happen.

At that moment, he couldn't help but regret leaving the bamboo ware factory and wandering around outside.

“This is definitely a trap. They either want your money or your feng shui skills. But don’t blame yourself. Even though you no longer work at the bamboo ware factory, you are still our member, and we won’t just stand by and watch you die.”

Fang Wei comforted the other party for a few words, saying that this kind of trick is hard to see through unless you don't go to unfamiliar places in the first place.

Did Yu Hao see the skills that Old Master Guan had when he was young? Old Master Guan had traveled all over the country and was very knowledgeable, while Yu Hao had only been in the business for a few days.

"Is the public security situation really that bad these days?"

Zheng Bao frowned as he recalled the various events that had occurred during his trip.

In reality, public security has been quite poor in recent years. Rural areas are much better, but cities have many security problems; otherwise, even the Wu brothers wouldn't dare to bully and dominate the market. This is also the main reason why Fang Wei preferred to flee rather than seek help from the local authorities.

He couldn't figure out the complex web of relationships in the area. The police officer who received him was a nice guy and had actually hinted that he should go back quickly and avoid causing any further trouble.

"Whether the security situation is good or not, we've already encountered it, haven't we? Let's all go to sleep and get up early tomorrow."

Fang Wei lost interest in chatting, then washed up and went to sleep.

the next day.

The staff member on duty last night brought them breakfast, which of course costs money and is more expensive than outside.

Fang Wei felt that only they could accept encountering this slightly greedy guy. Otherwise, they wouldn't know where they would have been last night, nor would they have been able to contact the organization.

After the meal, the man came again and said that someone had called and asked him to tell Fang Wei that the other party had arranged a vehicle that would arrive before noon.

"Thank you!"

This time, they didn't charge us, and they even took our breakfast utensils with them.

It's approaching noon.

A large bus drove into the breeding base. Zhao Jinsheng and another director got off the bus first, followed by several comrades from the county and a group of capable young men.

Zhao Jinsheng received the call last night and, without hesitation, immediately reported Fang Wei and the others' situation to the county. Huang Zhigang was so anxious he was practically jumping up and down; if someone hadn't advised him to calm down, he might have sent a car to pick them up that very night.

Subsequently, Huang Zhigang, together with various departments, formulated a plan and mobilized two large buses from the passenger transport company, which came to pick up Fang Wei and others the next morning.

He didn't care whether Yu Hao lived or died, but he absolutely couldn't let Fang Wei get hurt in any way.

Fang Wei greeted the duty officer, tossed him two packs of cigarettes before leaving, and then got into the car with Yu Hao, Zheng Bao, and others, leaving the breeding base.

"Such a big fuss makes me feel quite embarrassed. Thank you for the county's concern. I will go back and apologize to Director Huang."

On the way to the car, Fang Wei finally understood the whole story.

It turned out that the county was worried and specially sent two large buses and dozens of people to pick up Fang Wei and the others. Fang Wei didn't expect Huang Zhigang to value him so much, and couldn't help but turn around and glare fiercely at Yu Hao.

Another car was parked near an intersection outside the county town. Upon seeing Fang Wei's vehicle, it followed it.

After traveling about 30 li (approximately 15 kilometers) from the county seat, we unexpectedly encountered a checkpoint at a crucial point on the route to Xinlin County (Dafuji). The group of people there clearly weren't respectable individuals, but they were very arrogant, stopping and inspecting every vehicle heading towards Xinlin County.

Judging from their expressions, you could tell they were looking for someone; without a doubt, they were looking for Yu Hao.

"This is outrageous! Yu Hao, take a look, do you recognize anyone among them?"

Fang Wei couldn't believe such a thing could happen. Everyone knew that public security was bad these days, but he never expected that some people would dare to be so audacious.

At the behest of his comrades in the county, he instructed Yu Hao to look out the car window to see if the other party's leader had arrived.

There was a traffic jam on the road, and before the bus reached the checkpoint, Yu Hao saw a familiar figure.

“Secretary, look, the two people sitting under that awning by the roadside, one is the client who invited me to look at the feng shui, and the other should be the leader of this group of local bullies.”

Yu Hao had never met the local tyrant who had set his sights on him; he only knew that the other party was a fellow professional, and knew nothing else about him.

But the fact that he could sit there leisurely drinking tea, and that his demeanor seemed familiar, made it easy to tell who he was at a glance.

Fang Wei quickly informed the comrades in the county about the matter. They met and discussed it before explaining it to Fang Wei and the others.

A little later, the bus stopped in front of the checkpoint. The so-called checkpoint was just some simple obstacles piled up on the road. It would be very easy to break through the checkpoint.

"Open the car doors and get out. We're from the joint defense team, helping the relevant departments search for fugitives. Don't cause trouble."

Although there were quite a few people on both buses, these guys didn't care. After all, who would care about a passenger transport company's buses?
The driver stopped the car, and the people from the two buses slowly got off, naturally allowing them to inspect the vehicle.

When the other party couldn't find the person they were looking for, they told them to stand aside while loudly urging those who hadn't gotten off the bus yet.

Fang Wei and Yu Hao lingered until the very end before getting off the bus. The two who had been sitting under the shade of the pavilion drinking tea suddenly stood up and walked over to Yu Hao.

“Master Yu, you’ve swindled a large sum of money and you’re trying to run away? There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Come back with us, return the money you cheated us out of, and then we can have a proper talk.”

The so-called customer immediately changed his expression, and the other person even glared at him menacingly.

They sent Yu Hao in before, actually wanting to make things more perfect. It's possible the police station wasn't cooperating and secretly called Xinlin County to have someone take Yu Hao away.

That's why they came up with the idea of ​​setting up a checkpoint. But it would be too conspicuous in the county, so they chose Dafuji, which is 30 miles away from the county seat.

Even so, they were incredibly audacious.

"I didn't take your money. I even refunded the deposit I received before we came. What more do you want?"

As previously agreed, Yu Hao shouted loudly, and the other party's men quickly surrounded him.

Fang Wei estimated that there were about fifteen or sixteen people on the other side, holding wooden sticks or similar items. It was possible that they were also hiding weapons such as daggers.

These people were about to take Yu Hao away, and perhaps because they didn't recognize him, no one paid any attention to Fang Wei.

Seeing that the time was right, the comrades in the county exchanged glances.

Someone nearby immediately shouted, "Police are investigating a case, everyone put your hands up! If anyone resists, we will shoot."

At this moment, a group of "passengers" suddenly transformed into plainclothes police officers, pulling out pistols and handcuffs.

The local thugs were completely bewildered. What was going on? They had impersonated law enforcement officers, only to run into real police officers? Two of them tried to resist, but were immediately pinned to the ground and handcuffed.

"No, comrade, are you sure you've got the wrong person? I know your Captain Liu very well. Why don't you ask him about the situation first?"

The leader was even more confused, not even realizing that these people weren't from Qinghe County at all.

"Okay, I'll ask when I get back."

To avoid any unforeseen complications, this operation must be completed swiftly.

Someone responded to the man and promptly handcuffed him. They then put them into the car one by one and quickly cleared the roadblocks.

After a few minutes.

The two buses sped off towards Xinlin County, leaving the onlookers completely bewildered.

By the time the relevant people in Qinghe County learned of this news, the two vehicles had already arrived in Xinlin County.

The first thing Fang Wei did upon arriving in the county town was to find Huang Zhigang, firstly to express his gratitude, and secondly to offer a self-criticism on the spot. (End of Chapter)