What?

The two sleeping militiamen were startled, and were initially a little annoyed.

I was startled when I heard Gu Hanping's voice.

They are militia members and have the responsibility to protect the Red Flag Brigade.

If wild animals such as wild boars come down from the mountain, these militiamen are also responsible for killing them.

Anyway, if something goes wrong, they will definitely bear some responsibility.

They weren't always required to keep watch before; it was only later that the Red Flag Brigade gradually developed.

Gu Hanping and the others held a meeting and decided that they should still keep watch.

The sense of responsibility that had just been mentioned earlier had become lax among the militiamen because nothing had happened yet.

Anyway, there are no patrols at night, so there's basically nothing to do.

They don't have to worry about fires, wild animals coming down the mountain, or people invading.

The Red Flag Brigade is so poor, what is there for others to remember?

But now, Captain Gu Hanping says that someone has moved into the sugar workshop.

Then they'll make a mess of things.

They didn't even want to think about the consequences if they couldn't catch the person.

It's possible that they might be stripped of their militia status.

Then they would revert to being ordinary team members, not only having to work in the fields regularly, but also being looked down upon by everyone in the brigade.

"Okay, we'll get the gun right away."

"Don't make a sound, don't alert them. Listen to me, if there are many of them, and they dare to run away, then you shoot. But it's best not to kill anyone."

At this time, the militia were armed.

And it's legal.

This is to protect the lives and property of the people.

In some villages, fights even broke out over water resources, and the militia members also played a part in the conflict.

Without saying much, the two men took their guns and followed.

Gu Hanping wasn't entirely sure either, but Hei Zi was a smart dog and wouldn't come calling him for no reason.

Something must have happened.

If it was a false alarm, Gu Hanping was relieved that at least the maltose they had in the sugar workshop hadn't gone wrong.

They're about to make a delivery, 100 jin a day, and they've already stored several hundred jin of maltose.

If someone takes it away, that would be terrible!

Gu Yunyang had already sensed it when Gu Hanping arrived with two militiamen.

The main reason is that Kuroko is his tamed beast, and he senses when it appears nearby.

Gu Yunyang hid further behind him, not wanting his whereabouts to be discovered.

However, he still maintained a distance that wasn't particularly far.

"If there's an opportunity, we should still lend a hand. We need to avoid any problems."

Cao Ding and the others inside were already somewhat exasperated.

"We couldn't find it. We don't know how the most crucial step in sugar making is done."

"Cao Ding, doesn't your sister know anything about this?"

"I don't know." Cao Ding's voice was somewhat exasperated: "If my sister knew, would she have kept it from me? But you should also thank me, if it weren't for my sister, those two would definitely not be sleeping so soundly."

"Forget it, we can't find anything else. I saw there are a few hundred pounds of sugar in the warehouse. We can take it."

This trip involved a lot of risks.

If you only pick the lock and get nothing else, then you've just gotten free candy.

Those hundreds of pounds of maltose cost several cents per pound.

All in all, it's quite a sum of money.

Greed was also evident in their voices.

Soon, they brought out the candy.

The maltose produced by the Red Flag Brigade was wrapped in oil paper every day, and even cut into small pieces before being packaged.

Then it was packed in a box or a bag.