Before I knew it, it was late at night.

The two were silent for a moment, and Zhang Hongyang suddenly asked, "Village Chief, what do you think the village will become in the future?"

Chen Defu thought for a moment and said, "I hope the village will get better and better, and everyone can live a prosperous life, with enough food and drink, and live in an apartment building and drive a car like people in the city."

Although this idea is a bit whimsical, everyone wants to have it.

Zhang Hongyang didn't think it was a luxury. He had read in books that many people had TV sets at home, so it was only a matter of time before they would drive a car.

Looking at the watch on his hand, Zhang Hongyang stood up.

"It's getting late, I should go back."

He heard from the village chief.

Chen Defu also stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "Young man, work hard."

Zhang Hongyang said goodbye with a smile, turned around and left, his heart full of energy. He believed that days like this would pass soon.

At this moment, Siyan suddenly barked at the distance, and the two dogs ran in one direction vigilantly.

Chen Defu quickly stood up and said, "Something's going on. I'll go check it out."

Zhang Hongyang heard the sound and ran back, "Uncle, I'll go with you."

Soon, the branch secretary and the accountant also gathered together and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Chen Defu said, "Leave one person here to watch, and we'll go see what happened."

They shone their flashlights in the direction of Four Eyes's call, and saw a dark shadow flash by and disappear into the cornfield. Judging from the direction, it should be heading towards the back mountain.

"Chase them!" Chen Defu shouted.

Siyan and Xiaohuangdou immediately rushed out and chased in the direction where the black shadow disappeared...

Everyone followed closely behind him in a hurry.

In the darkness, they could only rely on the moonlight from the flashlight and the guidance of the four eyes.

After chasing the man to the woods behind the mountain, he suddenly disappeared.

Zhang Hongyang asked, "Uncle Village Chief, he's missing. Should we still chase him?"

Chen Defu said, "Chase them, they shouldn't be able to get far. Siyan and the others have already gone after them, so let's follow them."

There was the sound of two dogs barking not far away, followed by chaos.

Suddenly, Siyan screamed and was hit with a stick by the man he was chasing. However, Siyan did not let the man suffer either. He bit the man and the man also screamed.

After hearing this, Chen Defu said nervously, "Oh no! He hit my dog! Hurry up and chase him! The sound is just ahead."

Zhang Hongyang was a little worried because he didn't know who was in front of him and whether he had any weapons.

Fortunately, there are many of them, so there is no need to worry about any danger.

They followed the movement all the way and before they knew it, they reached the river behind the mountain.

This is a reed marsh, but when we arrived here, there was no movement. Two dogs were pacing around the river, barking anxiously at the water.

Seeing this, the branch secretary sighed, "Alas, he got away."

Zhang Hongyang swept his flashlight across the water, rippling it, and then spoke.

"He must have escaped from the water."

Chen Defu was now only worried about which dog was beaten and whether they were injured.

Call Siyan and Xiaohuangdou and check if they have any injuries.

After shining the flashlight on the two dogs, he pulled apart Siyan's fur and saw a red mark on his back. He breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"It's okay, just a minor injury."

The branch secretary and Zhang Hongyang came back from searching the riverside and saw him checking the dog's injuries, and then asked.

"How are you? Are you okay?"

Chen Defu touched Siyan's head and said, "Siyan was beaten, but it's okay, he was just hit with a stick."

The Party Secretary sighed, "They will be here again today. Otherwise, who knows what will happen next."

Then he added: "I don't know where that person has gone. Okay, let's go back."

Since the thieves had disappeared, they had nowhere to catch them even if they wanted to, and they didn't know which team they were from, so they had no target to investigate.

They couldn't delay too long, after all, there were people waiting for them to return.

Chen Defu also nodded, and then said, "Four Eyes, Little Bean, let's go."

The few of them walked back, with Siyan and Xiaohuangdou still leading the way.

Siyan and Xiaohuangdou were walking in front, occasionally running around in the woods, smelling the strange smell in the woods.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the front, which sounded a bit strange.

I also heard Four Eyes bark.

Chen Defu signaled everyone to stop, and he listened attentively to determine the direction of the sound.

"It seems to be over there!" He pointed in a direction and led them closer quickly.

When I got closer, I saw two dogs surrounding a bag, sniffing the smell on it and digging at it with their claws.

Only then did they discover a burlap bag under a big tree. It might have rolled here and then been blocked by the big tree.

When Siyan saw his old master coming, he quickly dug the sack with his claws and barked again, as if to say, "I found this."

No one knows what's inside. Zhang Hongyang is the youngest here, and he can't let the elders do anything.

He quickly stopped everyone and said, "Uncle, wait a moment, let me go take a look."

Chen Defu handed the stick to Zhang Hongyang and warned him, "Be careful!"

Since no one knew what was in the bag, everyone was extremely cautious.

After taking the wooden stick, Zhang Hongyang stepped forward and gently untied the rope on the sack.

When he saw that what came out of the bag was a whole bag of corn cobs, everyone present was shocked.

Zhang Hongyang exclaimed, "It's actually a bag of corn. That guy must have stolen it."

Seeing that it was just ordinary corn, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then went forward to check the details.

Chen Defu walked over and checked the weight of the corn.

He picked up the sack and tested it, then said, "There must be at least a hundred pounds in here. This guy is really bold!"

The village party secretary said thoughtfully, "The corn we collected is all standing in the threshing ground. Could it be that this was picked from our fields by that person?"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone felt that this possibility was very high.

Chen Defu quickly agreed, "Let's go and take a look at the fields!"

Zhang Hongyang picked up the sack and the group hurried to the cornfield.

When they finished work, their fields were all tidy. After checking them all, they finally found the problem in an inconspicuous place.

Sure enough, they found that a large field of corn had been destroyed and the corn stalks were scattered all over the ground.

"This damn thief actually stole into our village."

Chen Defu stamped his feet in anger, and then said.

"We need to notify everyone immediately and strengthen our precautions!"

Otherwise, if a thief comes, I don’t know whether he will be discovered.

The branch secretary also said: "Quickly gather the people and hold a meeting."