The team leader's face twitched with anger upon hearing Niu Dazhuang's words. He was about to lose his temper again, but upon hearing the approaching car, he quickly composed himself.
He returned with his men, and asked Niu Dazhuang with a cold face, "Where are the troublemakers you mentioned?"
Niu Dazhuang, equally cold-faced, said, "Didn't you come here to find the troublemakers? Someone caused trouble and shut down two of our machines. Our technicians are currently investigating the problem. Since you're here to enforce the law, please help us find the troublemakers. They're in this crowd. Please enforce the law fairly and help us recover our losses."
Upon hearing Niu Dazhuang's words, the team leader glanced into the crowd. He moved slowly, waiting.
He needed to see who had arrived by car—whether they were his own people or their accomplices—before he could decide what to do next.
Niu Dazhuang scoffed at the leader's pretentious attitude, then addressed the crowd outside: "Anyone who just witnessed the disturbance will be rewarded with five jin of white rice or flour by our base, provided the report is truthful and verifiable. Five jin for one person, ten jin for two, but the report must be truthful and valid!"
The team leader was still patrolling the crowd when the car got very close and was about to arrive.
Hearing Niu Dazhuang's words, he retorted with great dissatisfaction, "You're deliberately misleading us. What if you wrong someone?"
Niu Dazhuang sneered: "I'm just helping you out. Whether I'm innocent or not is for your enforcement team to decide."
After saying that, Niu Dazhuang raised his voice again: "Did you hear that? I will hand the person over to the law enforcement team for processing. If anyone makes false reports in order to claim an award, don't blame the law enforcement team for being impolite. Of course, if the law enforcement team is cheating or unfair, we will also guarantee the rights of you whistleblowers and appeal to higher authorities."
The crowd was already excited by Niu Dazhuang's mention of the reward, but they hesitated because of the outpost's position. Their expressions varied, and because cars were driving up behind them, they didn't respond. Instead, they focused their attention on the three new cars.
The first vehicle was indeed a Jeep, while the two cars following behind were privately owned.
The first person to get off the bus was a handsome man in military uniform, followed by two other people who quickly got off and followed behind him.
The leading man in military uniform was tall and slender with deep, cold eyes. He wore a leather glove on his right hand, and his approach exuded a powerful aura of intimidation.
If Li Ke were here, she would recognize that this person is Xiao Yi, but compared to before, the coldness emanating from this person seems to be even more profound.
After the drivers of the two cars behind got out, two more people got out of each car. The two men who got out in the middle were middle-aged men, one named Song Yuquan and the other named Kong Zhiyan.
This Kong Zhiyan is the representative of the Kong family in the head family's base.
The two people who got out of the last car were Li Rong'an and Mo Bao'er. They were there to keep order at Li Jia's base.
The team leader didn't recognize Xiao Yi, but it was obvious that Xiao Yi's military uniform indicated that he held a high rank. Moreover, one of the people following behind Xiao Yi, who looked very nervous, was his battalion commander.
Xiao Yi came to the middle of the crowd, but did not speak first. Instead, he examined the situation inside the base and looked at the machines that had stopped operating. No wonder they had attracted the covetous eyes of some people.
This is just the beginning, and they're already causing trouble like this. It's shameful and beneath them.
At this moment, Mo Bao'er and her three companions arrived in front of Niu Dazhuang. Mo Bao'er deliberately introduced her three companions to Niu Dazhuang in a loud voice: "This is Mr. Song Yuquan, the representative of the Song family base; this is Mr. Kong Zhiyan, the representative of the Kong family base; and next to me is Ms. Li Rong'an, the representative of the Li family base. Our five family bases are friendly neighbors. When Brother Li left, he also asked us to help look after things for him."
We heard some people were causing trouble here, so we immediately gathered together. Brother Niu, what exactly happened? Tell us, we must stick together and not let you suffer any injustice.”
The team leader already knew things might be bad when he saw his captain's expression, and when he heard that four head bases had arrived at once, he knew that he had run into a tough opponent today.
Just as he was about to shamelessly try to cover up the misunderstanding, Niu Dazhuang, having received a wink from Mo Bao'er, immediately rattled off the whole story.
Without giving the team leader a chance to speak, Niu Dazhuang emphasized after he finished speaking: "I relayed every word truthfully without any exaggeration or distortion. If you don't believe me, you can verify it with everyone present. If there is any falsehood, I, Niu Dazhuang, am willing to take full responsibility."
The team leader was at a loss for words, and seeing the captain's angry glare, he blurted out in a moment of panic, "Then you shouldn't have fired. We were just doing our job."
The people from the base ignored the young team leader. Niu Dazhuang's explanation was clear: they already understood the whole story.
Kong Zhiyan stepped forward with a serious expression and asked Xiao Yi, "Captain Xiao, is the safety zone really going to confiscate the weapons of our base's guards? And what are these so-called new regulations? None of us have ever heard of them. When we participated in the bidding, it was specifically stated that we were allowed to retain our own strength and exercise autonomy."
As long as it doesn't jeopardize the security of the safe zone, we can protect our own interests through our own means. From what I've heard so far, this base's actions haven't been wrong. I'd like to know, is the message conveyed by this enforcement team a policy that your superiors are about to implement?
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