The four plainclothes police officers who were originally inside came out when they heard the commotion outside.

Hu Haidong also saw the words on the ground, and subtly clenched his fist at them, a gesture to remind them to pay attention.

Several police officers received the tip and, based on their years of experience, reacted immediately.

Without any command, they quickly separated, occupied advantageous positions, and blocked all of the man's escape routes.

From the moment that man entered, Hu Haidong had already deduced that he was there for Zhang Damao.

After all, it's such a small mountain village that outsiders rarely come in.

In addition, during such a sensitive period, all outsiders who come here will become Hu Haidong's main targets of attention.

Seeing Wei Changqing's gaze fall upon him, Hu Haidong gave him a wink, then smiled and walked up to the man.

He stretched out his hands to the man and said.

"Oh, comrade, so you're Brother Mao's colleague. Welcome, welcome."

Fearing the guy wouldn't understand, Hu Haidong even used Mandarin.

This was the first sentence the boy had barely understood since arriving in the village. He was incredibly excited; finally, there was someone he could communicate with normally.

Seeing the other party extend his hand warmly to shake hands, he was honored to extend his hand in return and shake hands with Hu Haidong.

"Lord Lei, Lord Lei, my intention is..."

I had barely said hello twice when I felt a tight grip on my wrist, and my arm was twisted behind my back by Hu Haidong.

“￥%￥……%￥……%……￥#@￥#@￥%#@￥……”

The kid was spouting a string of gibberish. Judging from his furious expression, it was obvious he was cursing, but no one present could understand what he was saying.

While cursing, the guy tried to reach his lower back with his left hand, but Hu Haidong, who was quick-witted and agile, reached out and pulled out a shiny black object from his lower back.

"gun!"

When the crowd that had come to watch the spectacle saw what Hu Haidong was holding, they gasped in shock. Some of the more timid ones quickly retreated, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

At the same time, four other plainclothes police officers rushed forward and subdued the henchman, pinning him to the ground. Both his arms were twisted behind his back, leaving him no chance to resist.

Hu Haidong then stood up, gave his four colleagues a look, and the four policemen lifted the boy off the ground and took him into their room.

Hu Haidong turned around and shouted loudly to the villagers who were still watching.

"Alright, everyone listen to me. This place is very dangerous right now. Everyone should go home quickly and avoid going out unless absolutely necessary."

"Excuse me, sir, what's going on here?"

The villagers, unaware of the situation, asked questions one after another.

It wasn't the time to reveal his identity yet, and Hu Haidong couldn't explain it to them, so he could only take out the pistol he had just seized and show it to everyone.

"See this? It's the real deal. I'm certain this guy has accomplices, and they definitely have guns too. It's extremely dangerous. Everyone, don't ask any more questions. Just do as I say, stay home and don't go out. We'll let you know once the danger has passed."

When they saw that he was indeed holding a real gun, the villagers began to feel fear.

Having spent his entire life as an honest farmer in the mountains, who has ever actually seen a real guy?

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped lingering and immediately dispersed. Besides Hu Haidong, only Wei Changqing's family remained in the courtyard.

Hu Haidong looked around and saw that the Wei family members, including the four strong and brave brothers, all had changed color.

Even though they are usually tough, they can't help but feel scared when faced with real weapons.

Hu Haidong didn't know what to say to comfort them, and glanced back at Wei Changqing beside him.

"Uncle Wei, come with me for a bit."

As he spoke, he put his arm around Wei Changqing's shoulder and led him into the main room.

No one in the courtyard moved; they all craned their necks, eager to know what Hu Haidong would say after pulling his father away.

Once inside, Hu Haidong turned around and closed the door to prevent anyone outside from overhearing him.

"Xiao Hu, what's going on? I'm getting a little scared. Why would someone bring a gun into the mountains?"

Wei Changqing's heart is still pounding.

Although he was the village head and was known for his extensive knowledge and experience, this was only true within this small mountain village.

With only a fifth-grade education, he had only ventured out of the mountains a limited number of times in his life, so his knowledge was only slightly better than that of the villagers.

"Uncle Wei".

Hu Haidong turned around and looked at Wei Changqing with a serious expression.

"Look what this is!"

As he spoke, he pulled his identification from his pocket. The blue plastic cover bore a gold police badge. The first page displayed his profession, rank, and name.

Because they were afraid of revealing their identities, Hu Haidong and his accomplices had not revealed that they were police officers.

However, things have changed, forcing him to produce his identification to calm Wei Changqing down.

The original plan was for the five policemen plus Jiao Bai to deal with Ya Ji alone, since Ya Ji was the only one missing from the Bai brothers' group at Panlong Pavilion.

But now, they've unexpectedly caught someone here who's almost certainly an accomplice of Yaji, which means Yaji was definitely not acting alone.

This makes things complicated. If their numbers are too large, and with a skilled fighter like Yaji present, the police force here will be severely insufficient, and the responsibility of protecting Zhang Damao's family will be difficult to guarantee.

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