As night fell, Liu Chuchang led the team to arrive from the military region. Lu Shiyi moved a chair for Su Jin to sit on. She ate beef jerky in her right hand.
"Minister Lu, did you fail to catch up with the people you were chasing this time?" Liu Chuchang asked Lu Shiyi in a low voice.
"We didn't catch up. The people from TW hid in the mountains, and the two children disturbed them." Lu Shiyi said in public.
"This has nothing to do with you," Liu Chuchang pointed at the team members. "What's going on with your Third Battalion? I remember when you were assigned the hilltops at the commune, none of you wanted the one at the back hill."
The captain of the third team stared blankly at the document in Liu Chuchang's hand. It was a document signed by six nearby brigades giving up hunting in the mountains.
"Lu Shiyuan signed the document originally. It was his conspiracy." The captain of the third team snatched the relinquishment document and tore it into pieces in a few seconds.
"It's just a photocopy. I have a lot of copies here." Liu Chuchang sneered. Fortunately, he had photocopied the document in advance.
When the captain saw the document and signature, his face darkened. "Two children were injured and haven't woken up yet. They went into the mountains mischievously."
The two families felt very disappointed after hearing what the village chief said. The village chief wanted to give up on the two families.
"No... The village chief proposed giving one yuan per child to try to go into the mountains. If the villagers from the Fourth Brigade don't stop them, the villagers from the larger brigade will come," a village woman cried as she sat on the ground. "I've always disagreed, but my husband agreed, so I had no choice but to let the children go."
Su Jin stared at the expressions of the two village women and begged Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao to let them go.
"Lu Xin, the two children are awake now. Send them directly to the Pigeon Committee," Wu Jun said condescendingly. "Also, Captain Liu, go over there and explain the situation. The captains of several brigades will come together tomorrow. We must take care of this person."
The parents of the two families were surrounded by the team members. The two families did not dare to say anything more. These people could be arrogant in the village, but they were like soft buns in front of outsiders.
"Captain Three, do you want to change the hunting forest?" Lu Shiyi asked the third captain. "You despised this forest in the beginning. The prey here is no more abundant than the prey in the mountains behind you. You didn't cherish it and didn't restrict the villagers from going into the mountains to hunt, resulting in fewer and fewer prey. Now you want to take it away by force?"
The third captain hummed and said, "Minister Lu, you are right. The grain production has been decreasing every year, and every household does not have enough food to eat."
"The harvest of the Fourth Brigade wasn't good either. After the rain, the team members took advantage of the time to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes in the fields, just to get more. What about the other brigades? After distributing the food, they went to the relatives of the Fourth Brigade to get some extra money." Lu Xin couldn't contain his anger and scolded them.
The villagers of the Fourth Brigade had less food, so they would basically go to Lu Xin's house to chat, which made Lu Xin unable to sleep for several days, for fear that villagers from other villages would steal their food.
"Minister Lu, it would be great if the farm could give our villages some relief food." Captain Three pleaded. He was publicly criticized for the villagers' poor words.
Everyone was indifferent. The two families did not look like they were short of food.
When the two families heard what the third captain said, the eyes of the village women flashed with light. If they could help the villagers get more food, they would ask the village to give their families more food.
Su Jin discovered that several people were plotting, and reached out to pinch Lu Shiyi's right hand.
"Relief grain was delivered to the village yesterday. You took the commune's relief grain, and now you're trying to cheat for it when you go into the mountains?" Peng Hui walked in from outside and mocked the Third Team Leader, "The people in the Third Brigade are greedy. Director Jin also went to the village to visit the educated youth."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Third Battalion was surprised that Peng Hui came to expose their thoughts. Director Jin learned that the Third Captain had a greedy personality and was worried about the educated youth sent over, so he followed him to lead people to check.
"Director Peng, this is a document from above. Since this matter has become a major issue, we have to handle it impartially. Also, the mountains behind several villages are connected. Starting tomorrow, our team will search the mountains. We hope the villagers will cooperate," Lu Shiyi told Peng Hui. "We hope you can start cooperating tomorrow. If you encounter any unfamiliar faces in the villages, please let us know."
Peng Hui nodded, and when he saw Wang Boya coming out of the ward, he told him that the two children had woken up.
The two children were frightened. When they saw their parents coming, they rushed over and started crying.
"Mom, what the village chief said is wrong. It's very scary in the mountains." The child sobbed in his mother's arms. After the two entered the mountains, "There are bad guys in the mountains. If Shitou hadn't seen the PLA uncle, we wouldn't be able to come back."
Wu Jun sneered at the boy and asked, "Did you tell those people that the People's Liberation Army was here?"
"I told you, those people let me go." The boy said reluctantly, "They didn't even save me. If they hadn't pulled someone out, they wouldn't have wanted to save me."
The village woman jumped up from the bed and said, "Shouldn't you save my son first? Put everything else aside. My family has only one son for three generations, and you can't afford to compensate him if anything happens to him."
Lu Shiyi pulled Su Jin behind him to protect her. The team members ignored her, and Peng Hui felt ashamed.
"Commander Wu, I'll have them take the two families away first," Peng Hui said to Wu Jun. He turned to glance at the two women making a scene, then looked at Wang Boya. "Doctor Wang, how are the two children's injuries?"
"They were only minor injuries. They didn't intend to seriously injure the two children." Wang Boya said truthfully, "None of the injuries are vital. Don't let the wounds come into contact with water until they have healed."
After hearing this, Peng Hui's cheeks turned red. Wang Boya was almost pretending to be seriously injured.
The two team members carried the two children back. The road deep in the dense forest was difficult to walk on. They watched the two children close their eyes along the way.
"Doctor Wang, the injuries are not serious. Why are the two children still unconscious?" The team member asked curiously after hearing Wang Boya's words.
"Maybe he was scared, or maybe..." Wang Boya paused here, "Just understand it in your hearts. Saying more will not benefit anyone."
Su Jin looked at the two families with amusement. The two village women were worried about taking responsibility and said that the child was frightened.
"Ayi, I don't think the two children are injured, let alone scared. Their leg injuries are not serious. Children in the village grow up in the mountains and run around in the fields, so it's common for them to get bumps and bruises. However, those scrapes are more serious than this." Su Jin poked his arm. "Doctor Wang often treats external injuries, so he can tell by looking."
The villagers of the third brigade saw that the village chief had not returned all afternoon. They were worried that something had happened, so they sent several elders into the mountains.
Many members of the Pigeon Committee gathered around the farm, and the villagers were allowed into the farm by the members.
"Captain, isn't the problem solved?" the villagers asked curiously.
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