Deep in a mountain, Yuan Dasheng and his group were setting up camp to refine oil.
A huge pile of trees had already been cut down and stacked into sections next to it.
Then they put these giant logs on a fire and roasted them until black oil oozed from the other end.
Where the sap dripped, a glass bottle was used to catch the dripping tree sap.
The smell of burning trees permeated the woods.
Several tents were pitched nearby, and Yuan Dasheng and a few others were playing cards inside one of them.
"Three eights with a pair."
"Three tens with a pair."
"Ah Zhong, don't forget to check on the fire."
"Okay! Got it."
A few kilometers away, a group of people were slowly approaching this area, following the trails left by humans in the forest.
"Can you smell it? There's a scent!" The leader suddenly sniffed, then looked down at a large wolfhound beside him and asked, "Germain, can you smell it?"
The large wolfhound twitched its nose, glanced at him, and then silently ran off in that direction.
"Follow me!" The others immediately ran quickly in the direction of Blackback.
The further you go, the stronger the burnt smell becomes.
"Attention everyone! Be prepared to make arrests!" the leader suddenly shouted to everyone.
"yes!"
They hadn't walked far when they saw the campsite in the distance.
At this moment, Yuan Dasheng and the others, who were playing cards inside the tent, were unaware that someone had already surrounded them. They were engrossed in playing cards and gambling.
The forest rangers had silently crept in from all sides, then suddenly rushed into the tent with their guns raised, pointing at everyone and shouting.
"Don't move!!! Put your hands up!"
Yuan Dasheng and everyone else turned around in a daze to see the police officers who had suddenly appeared in camouflage uniforms. When they saw that guns were pointed at their heads, they were so frightened that they raised their hands and dared not move.
"Hands up, stand up, get out of here!" The captain in charge of the arrest shouted at the group, handcuffed them, and led them out. He then made them squat together in a wide open space.
"You are now being arrested for illegal logging. Do not move!" the action team leader shouted at them, and ordered them to keep watch over them.
They then collected various pieces of evidence at the camp, catching the suspect red-handed.
A few days later, someone ran to the Yuan family's house shouting, "Uncle! Dasheng has been arrested by the police!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Yuan were shocked: "What? How could Dasheng be arrested? Why? What did he do wrong?"
The visitor said, "They were caught by the forest police while refining tree oil in the mountains, and they're currently being held in the county detention center."
Upon hearing this, Yao Dongqing panicked, slapping her thigh and crying out, "How could this happen? How could this happen! Nothing happened before, why were we arrested this time? How did the police know where they were? What do we do? Dad! What do we do? Waaaaah..."
Yuan Xiangyong remained relatively calm. Upon hearing her cries, he immediately said impatiently, "Enough! What are you crying about? Your son isn't dead yet, he's just been arrested. What are you crying about?"
Then he asked the newcomer, "What happened? They were fine before, so why did the forest rangers find out this time? And who else was arrested?"
"All of them who went into the mountains this time have been arrested. And they were arrested at the oil refining site in the mountains. The evidence is irrefutable. This time, Dasheng is probably... not going to get out!" The man replied with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this, Yao Dongqing was completely stunned: "How could this be... Is he really going to jail? He only cut down a few trees... Why can others cut them down and burn them to make money without any problems... Why can't my son cut them down and burn them?"
Upon hearing her words, Yuan Xiangyong and the other person glanced at her but said nothing.
Yuan Xiangyong looked at the person who came and said, "Brother, go to your second uncle's house and tell your Uncle Agen about this."
Then I hurriedly went out myself.
Watching him leave, Yao Dongqing asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"
Yuan Xiangyong said anxiously, "Go find someone to help get our son out! What else can we do? You stay home and wait for me to come back!"
After saying that, he hurriedly left.
Yao Dongqing was left sitting in the chair, her whole body limp, completely stunned and staring blankly into space.
It took her a while to realize what was happening. She suddenly wiped away her tears and hurriedly went out.
He went to the village store to call his two daughters.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiangxiang and Yuan Shasha rushed back with their husbands and fiancés.
"Mom! Is it true that my brother was arrested by the police?" Yuan Shasha asked Yao Dongqing with a serious expression as soon as she returned.
Yao Dongqing wiped away her tears and replied, "I don't know if it's true... Your dad has already gone out to check. If it's true... I don't know what to do... You guys need to think of something quickly, you can't just watch your brother go to jail like this!"
Yuan Shasha and the others exchanged glances and said, "If it's true... then it's very troublesome. We just don't know where the prince was arrested..."
Yao Dongqing said, "I heard that he was arrested at a camp in the mountains where they burned oil."
Yuan Shasha's fiancé, Lin Zichang, frowned and said, "In that case, there's no way to escape punishment. How long have the princes been in the mountains?"
Yao Dongqing said, "It's been more than a month."
“After more than a month, they should have already started burning oil. If the police caught them on the spot, they would definitely see the felled trees and the oil. That would be catching them red-handed, which would be equivalent to confirming their crimes.” Wu Ming’s expression also became serious.
Yuan Xiangxiang immediately looked at him and said, "What? What do you mean? You mean he's definitely going to jail? What are we going to do? You have to think of something! How can we let him go to jail? What will happen to my parents if he goes to jail?"
Wu Ming looked at her speechlessly and replied, "It's not like it's a capital offense. I'll just serve a few years and then I'll be out. It's not like my parents only have a few years left to live..."
"What are you saying? If Dasheng goes to jail, how will he live when he gets out? He won't be able to find a job, he won't have a wife, and who will dare to marry him again? He doesn't have any children yet. If no one is willing to marry him, how will he carry on the family line?" Yuan Xiangxiang interrupted him immediately upon hearing his words.
If a family only has one son to carry on the family line, and he goes to jail, it will definitely be very difficult for him to get married again after serving his sentence.
Even if Yuan Dasheng was very popular with women, things would be different if he had been to prison.
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