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Just as Su Chen fell asleep again.

Black Fang actually took the initiative to bring the Gale Three-Headed Wolf.

Together, they searched in the darkness, following the scent of the fleeing gunman.

Fortunately, the gunman was in such a panic when he fled that...

When Hei Feng found him, he was already lying motionless on the ground.

When Su Chen woke up and opened the main gate of the house.

He didn't expect that the first thing he saw was a person lying on the ground.

Hei Feng also spotted Su Chen, looked up at him, and growled in a low voice.

Su Chen understood the whole story.

Without hesitation, he immediately handed the gunman over to Cole.

While Cole was worrying about how to handle the case.

He heard Su Chen calling him.

They said they had already captured the gunman themselves.

He was shocked.

Cole immediately rushed to Sunset Ranch.

"Su, how did you do that!?"

Su Chen smiled and replied:

"It was Hei Feng and his team that did the work; I didn't expect it."

"When I woke up and opened the door, I saw the gunman lying on the floor, unconscious."

Cole squatted down happily.

He touched the foreheads of Black Fang and the other wolves.

After touching him, he stood up.

"Okay, I need to take the gunman back to the police station right away."

Cole then took the gunman back to the police station.

The gunman didn't last two hours at the police station.

When Cole brought the man back.

The guy has woken up, but he's being very stubborn.

He said he went hunting in the woods and accidentally fired his weapon.

Cole slammed the photo of the bullet impact point onto the table.

hunt?

Hunting by shooting at someone's house?

The gunman shut up.

When Cole laid out the recovered call logs and transfer records from his phone, it was clear that Cole was in front of him.

The gunman's mental defenses completely collapsed.

It's not because he's a coward.

It was because he didn't expect to be so unlucky and for the police to be able to investigate so quickly.

"Who told you to go?"

The gunman kept his head down and didn't say a word.

Cole turned his phone screen around.

The above is a transfer record.

The recipient's name is the gunman's name.

The payer is an unknown company account.

"Fifty thousand dollars."

"Pay 25,000 upfront, and another 25,000 after the job is done."

"Do you know what kind of property this is?"

"Hiring a killer."

The gunman's face turned pale.

"It wasn't murder. That person said it was just to scare him, not to actually kill him."

"Firing shots at people's houses is considered intimidation?"

Cole's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a nail driven into the heart.

The gunman remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"Bert... Bert Klein contacted me."

Cole leaned back in his chair.

"Go on."

The gunman confessed to the whole thing.

Bert found him through an intermediary.

There's a rancher in Whitefish Town who doesn't know his place.

He needs to be taught a lesson.

The target is Sunset Ranch, and that target is Su Chen.

Bert's requirements were very clear.

Don't kill them, don't cripple them.

But we need to scare Su Chen and make him understand the consequences of not selling the land.

The gunman took the job and found two accomplices to act as lookouts.

The three pickup trucks blocking the road belong to their men.

Cole recorded all the statements.

They then had the gunman identify all the transfer records, chat logs, and call logs again.

The chain of evidence is as complete as it gets.

At four in the morning, Cole personally led the team.

A raid was launched on Bert's land brokerage office.

Bert is not here.

Cole ordered the officers to break down the door and go inside.

I found a huge pile of documents in the desk drawer.

Land acquisition contracts, threatening letter templates, forced eviction plans, blacklists.

There are also some photos and topographic maps of Su Chen Ranch.

Every document points to the same person.

Roy Hawkins.

Cole packed up and sealed all the evidence.

Then they went to Roy Hawkins' residence.

Roy's house is located north of Whitefish Town.

It is a detached villa built on woodland, surrounded by his land.

When Cole arrived, it was just dawn.

Roy opened the door in his bathrobe, saw Cole, and his expression didn't change much.

"Sheriff Cole, so early."

"Roy Hawkins, you have been arrested on suspicion of hiring a hitman, illegal land transactions, intimidation and threats."

"You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

Roy didn't resist, or even say anything more.

He glanced at Cole, then held out his hand for the officer to handcuff him.

The search of Roy's residence yielded even more surprising results than Bert's office.

Cole found a safe in Roy's study.

Inside, there were dozens of land acquisition contracts, a detailed ledger of forced evictions, and a blacklist.

There were also some voice recorders and photos.

The ledger records every piece of land Roy has acquired in Whitefish and the surrounding area over the past decade.

The methods are almost identical.

Offer a low price first, then cut off supplies, block roads, and harass if you don't sell.

Ultimately, this forced the rancher into bankruptcy, and the rancher was forced to take over at a low price.

Su Chen's Sunset Ranch was the last name on the ledger.

When the news reached Whitefish Town, the entire town was in an uproar.

Leah's supermarket was the first to resume supplying Sunset Ranch beef.

She tore the notice down.

A new sign was posted at the entrance: "Sunset Sacred Ox, Available Today."

The restaurant owner called Su Chen, her voice filled with apology:

"Su, I'm sorry about what happened before. When can the beef be delivered?"

The elderly man at the gas station took the initiative to call Su Chen:

"Come refill the oil anytime; I'll save the best oil for you."

Luke drove to the ranch himself, loaded a truck with feed, and unloaded it at the entrance of the hay warehouse.

He stood in front of Su Chen, his face full of guilt.

"Su, it's not that I don't want to help you, I'm just really scared."

Su Chen patted him on the shoulder.

"I know."

Anderson delivered the second batch of hay, this time on the right track.

The three pickup trucks were long gone, and the road was clean and tidy.

Long lines formed at John's butcher shop.

The people of Baiyu Town aren't stupid.

Everyone saw who stood up for Su Chen at the crucial moment and who backed down.

John's business is three times better than before.

But he didn't raise the price or limit the quantity.

Roy Hawkins and Burt Klein were formally arrested.

The charges include attempted murder, illegal land transactions, intimidation and threats, and commercial fraud, among others.

Su Chen went to the court hearing on the day it was held.

Roy sat in the dock, his hair neatly combed, his expression remaining calm.

Bert sat next to him, head down, looking utterly dejected.

The prosecutor presented all the evidence, one by one.

The gunman's confession, bank transfer records, chat logs, ledgers and contracts found in the safe.

Each one is irrefutable.

Roy's lawyer pleaded not guilty.

But it appears weak and powerless in the face of evidence.

The judge delivered the verdict in court.

Roy Hawkins was convicted of attempted murder-for-hire.

He was found guilty of illegal land transactions and of intimidation and threats.

He was convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to fifteen years in prison without parole.

All of his assets were frozen to compensate the victims.

Bert Klein, as an accomplice to the mastermind, was sentenced to eight years in prison.

The land brokerage company was shut down and its assets were frozen.

The three gunmen were sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to seven years.

As a victim, Su Chen is entitled to compensation in accordance with the law.

The compensation was not in cash, but in land.

The court awarded Su Chen a 200-acre plot of land owned by Roy, adjacent to Sunset Ranch.

Su Chen stood at the courthouse entrance, holding the judgment in his hand.

Old Tom stood beside him, looking at the rolling grasslands in the distance.

"I've seen that piece of land before. It borders the eastern side of your ranch. It used to be a ranch too, but it was abandoned later."

"Roy got his hands on it but never developed it; it just sat there unused."

Su Chen folded the judgment and put it in his pocket.

"Let's go take a look."

He drove with old Tom and Emma.

Continue north along the dirt road on the east side of the pasture.

We drove for less than ten minutes before reaching the boundary of the land.

The barbed wire fence had long since collapsed.

The grassland has deteriorated significantly, much like when Su Chen first took over Sunset Ranch.

However, the terrain is flat and the soil is in good condition.

With a few improvements, it can be restored quickly.

Su Chen stood in the middle of the ground and turned around.

Two hundred acres, not too big, not too small.

It will be connected to the existing pasture.

The area of ​​Sunset Ranch has expanded again.

Old Tom squatted down, grabbed a handful of dirt, and rubbed it in.

"The soil is better than you think; the salinization isn't severe. The main problems are water shortage and lack of management."

"Extend the Lingquan irrigation system here, and apply a few more rounds of improvement agents, and it will be restored in six months."

Su Chen nodded.

"I'll make arrangements when we get back."

Back at the ranch, Emma sorted out everything.

The thugs who were blocking the road have all left.

Businesses in the town have fully resumed cooperation.

Luke's agricultural supplies have returned to normal.

Gas stations always have fuel available.

John's butcher shop became the core sales point for Sunset Cows in Whitefish Town.

Demand exceeds supply every day.

Kerr publicly announced:

Sunset Ranch is a key protected site in the town.

Any illegal activities targeting the ranch will be dealt with severely.

Mayor George held a public meeting in the center square of Whitefish Town.

In front of the entire town, he praised Su Chen for his performance throughout the whole incident.

"Whitefish Town is blessed to have Sunset Ranch."

After George finished speaking, the applause from the audience lasted for a long time.

Su Chen stood on the stage without saying anything.

He doesn't need to say anything.

Everyone knows in their hearts that from now on...

There are very few people in Whitefish Town, and they can no longer touch Sunset Ranch.

Back at the ranch, Su Chen stood at the entrance of the main house, looking at the endless grasslands in the distance.

Black Fang crouched at his feet, its tail gently brushing the ground.

Lingfeng soared high in the sky, its shadow gliding across the grassland.

Dazhuang lay down at the entrance of the treasure chamber, snoring.

.......

Roy's land transfer was completed very quickly.

The third day after the court judgment took effect.

Su Chen obtained the new land deed at the town government.

Two hundred acres, right next to the east side of Sunset Ranch, with a regular shape.

Su Chen did not rush to expand.

He first led old Tom and Emma on a tour of the plot of land from beginning to end.

Soil sampling, water source exploration, and vegetation survey.

Everything was recorded in detail.

Old Tom squatted in the middle of the ground.

He held a handful of soil in his hand, squeezed it, and then smelled it.

"The salinization level is mild, much less than that wasteland in the southern district."

Old Tom stood up and dusted his hands off.

"The main problem is that this land has been abandoned for too long."

"It used to be grassland, but Roy didn't develop it after he got it; he just left it there."

"The grass roots are still there; it can survive with just a little water."

Su Chen nodded and drew a simple planning diagram in his notebook.

The land is divided into three sections.

The northern part, near the woodland, is high in elevation and well-ventilated, making it suitable for rotational grazing.

The central area is flat and has the thickest soil, making it suitable for forage grass cultivation.

The south side is close to the existing pasture and is closest to the Lingquan main canal, so it will be given priority for connection to the irrigation system.

Emma entered the planning map into the computer and made a detailed budget and construction schedule.

"To extend the Lingquan irrigation system, approximately 1,200 meters of pipe need to be laid, and a branch reservoir needs to be built in the middle."

"The construction period is about ten days."

"The reseeding of grass seeds will require a mixture of alfalfa, tall fescue, and ryegrass, covering an area of ​​180 acres."

"For soil improvement, a light soil conditioner is sufficient; deep treatment is unnecessary."