Zhao Kaishan was too lazy to think too much. Anyway, the fugitive was dealt with, and he only needed to report it normally to the Commune.
As for the rewards, Zhou Cang's personal one and the Second Team's collective one would definitely be given.
It was the first time a Production Team helped the Public Security Bureau solve such a big case. It had only been a few days!
A group of militiamen put down their guns and happily fished, but unfortunately, there were too few fishing nets, and everyone wanted to try, so there weren't enough.
Fortunately, although this wild Paizi was small, there were still many fish.
All the sacks Zhou Cang brought were filled, and everyone also threaded a string of fish with branches to carry on his shoulders.
The villagers were almost overjoyed. Originally, the Captain said it was an emergency combat mission.
Along the way, he also said that the traces of the fugitive Erlang had been found, so everyone was prepared to fight the fugitive desperately, and their families were also scared before they left.
Who would have thought the result was coming to catch fish!
When they got home, their wives would be thrilled!
Fugui was really a good child. The villagers were all thanking Fugui in their hearts.
Those who weren't related by blood were thanking Zhou Cang, but the actual relatives were cursing wildly in their hearts at this moment.
Fugui's second uncle, Zhang Deben, now had scratches all over his face.
It wasn't done by others, but by his wife, Liu Guixiang.
He had previously taken a bag of fish Liu Guixiang gave him and happily went to the County Steel Factory.
Just as he was about to go in and find Director Li, he was stopped by the guard at the main gate.
"Hey hey hey! What are you doing? How can you just go in without saying hello?" a man over fifty years old shouted.
The old guard, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked displeased.
Zhang Deben was considered a person of some standing in the Village, but when he got to the County, it was obvious at a glance that he was from the countryside.
The old man had seen many country folks coming to rely on their city relatives, who simply wanted to take advantage.
"Hey, big brother!" Zhang Deben nodded and bowed, saying politely.
"Stop, stop, stop, who's your big brother?" The old guard said with a look of contempt.
"Um, uncle!" Zhang Deben was helpless, feeling that this guard was difficult to deal with, so he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
This was something he specifically bought at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Dalinyang brand cigarettes.
If it wasn't for making connections, he wouldn't bear to buy cigarettes; usually, he smoked the dry tobacco he grew himself.
He tore open the packaging paper, took out a cigarette, and handed it to the old guard.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Director Li!"
As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face, and when the old man saw him offering a cigarette, he couldn't keep a straight face anymore.
He took the cigarette, smelled it, put it behind his ear, and asked,
"What do you need Director Li for?"
"Even if you have something, you can't just barge in. You need to register, understand?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Please bear with me. I am Director Li's distant relative and brought him some mountain goods!"
As soon as the guard heard he was Director Li's relative, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he said with a smile,
"Hey! You should have said so earlier! Go on in, I'll register for you!"
When Zhang Deben heard this, he thought, sure enough, this cigarette wasn't bought in vain!
He lifted his foot and walked towards the factory, still carrying the frozen fish in his hand.
After asking around for a long time, he finally saw Li Gu at the entrance of the cafeteria.
"Director Li!" Zhang Deben said with a fawning smile.
"You are?" Li Gu looked bewildered.
"I'm Zhang Deben from the Forest Farm's Second Team. We ate together last time!"
"Oh, I have a little impression," Li Gu nodded and said,
"Is there something?"
Seeing his attitude, Zhang Deben felt a little flustered, so he quickly added,
"I have some mountain goods here, brought them for you to try!"
Saying this, he handed over the bag in his hand.
Li Gu looked back, saw that no one noticed them, and said,
"Look what you're doing?" While pretending to complain, he reached out and took the bag.
Then he opened the mouth of the bag and looked inside.
"Ugh!"
Just one look, and he almost threw up!
Inside the bag was a frozen mass of chopped fish guts and offal. It was the first time he had ever seen someone give a gift of a pile of smelly offal!
"What the hell is this!" He quickly threw it back into Zhang Deben's hand.
Li Gu was annoyed but couldn't flare up directly. Was this old man trying to mess with him?
Zhang Deben quickly leaned in to look upon hearing this, and exclaimed in shock,
"Oh dear, oh dear, I'm sorry Director Li, I took the wrong one, I took the wrong one!"
"You, we're not that close, you don't need to bring things!" Saying this, Li Gu turned his head and walked away, as if he would vomit if he slowed down.
"Hey... Director Li... I took the wrong one, please wait for me to come back another day!"
Seeing Li Gu had walked far away, Zhang Deben's face instantly darkened, and he gritted his teeth fiercely.
"This stupid woman!"
When he rushed home in a hurry and saw Liu Guixiang sitting on the kang, the furious Zhang Deben no longer cared about his usual status and slapped Liu Guixiang across the face!
"Hey, damn you, Zhang Deben! Are you rebelling?"
Liu Guixiang cursed, slapped him back with a backhand, then stood up and scratched him all over his face.
On Zhang Deben's side, he sobered up immediately after slapping her. He had no status at home anyway and was always easily controlled by Liu Guixiang.
He was really furious today. This stupid woman actually put a bag of fish offal for him to give as a gift!
Zhang Deben had never been so humiliated in his life!
"You... you... you!" Zhang Deben finally managed to get rid of Liu Guixiang's claws, too angry to speak.
Finally, he threw the bag in front of Liu Guixiang and cursed,
"Look at this damn thing you've done!"
"Is this goddamn fish? Huh?"
Liu Guixiang looked down and also almost threw up.
The kang was very hot, and when the bag was heated on the kang, a strong fishy stench drifted out!
"Ugh!"
"It's not your good nephew! Ugh!" Liu Guixiang said while retching,
"Zhang Fugui gave it all to me. I thought it was fish!"
"Brainless thing!" Zhang Deben cursed.
"I'll go find him!" Liu Guixiang said, getting ready to put on her shoes and go settle the score with Zhou Cang.
"Go where!" Zhang Deben stopped her.
"I only told Director Li that I took the wrong one. I need to quickly get some big fish and send them over!"
"You go back to your parents' house tomorrow and ask Shengli's third uncle to help!" Zhang Deben said.
"We'll go into the mountains ourselves to get fish. If Fugui can catch them, so can we!"
As the two were talking, they saw a large group of villagers passing by their yard, talking and laughing.
Looking closely, they saw that every single person was carrying a large string of fish!
What's going on?
Zhang Deben's eyes widened, and Liu Guixiang felt like the sky had fallen!
He went out and grabbed the last villager walking by, who was Wang Laoqi, with whom he usually had a decent relationship. Zhang Deben quietly asked,
"Laoqi, what's going on with you guys? Where did you get the fish?"
As soon as Wang Laoqi saw it was him, a flash of disgust flickered in his eyes, and he pursed his lips and said,
"Ah, the Captain took us to pick them up!"
After speaking, he walked away without looking back, as if very afraid that Zhang Deben would continue to bother him!
"Look at the mess you're in!" Liu Guixiang completely broke down this time, pointing at Zhang Deben's nose and saying.
"I'm going to ask them for an explanation. Why didn't they include our family when there was something good?"