In the evening, Jiao Bai, who had slept all day, finally woke up refreshed.
That evening, he would continue the arrest operation.
Xiao Weiguo was self-aware enough to know that he couldn't handle the hardship, so he didn't cause any trouble and instead dutifully took on his logistical work.
We went to the township state-run restaurant and brought back dinner for the comrades.
After dark, the police officers were all on high alert, carefully hiding in the same spots they had been in the night before, and began the long wait.
Just like yesterday, Xiao Weiguo stayed home waiting for news.
In the middle of the night, several gunshots suddenly rang out in the distance, startling the three brothers who were fast asleep, and they sat up.
After a brief silence in the darkness, Xiao Weiguo reached out and turned on the light.
Then he jumped out of bed, put on his shoes, and ran into the yard.
The village was too far from that location, and after a few gunshots, there was no further sound. Only a few beams of light occasionally flashed across the night sky, probably from police flashlights, indicating that there was intense activity taking place in that area.
It must have succeeded.
Xiao Weiguo felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
Countless national treasures have been lost overseas or buried in obscurity because of people like these, never to see the light of day again. Xiao Weiguo has never had a good impression of these people, neither in his past nor present life.
Sure enough, not long after, a commotion began to rise from the street.
Xiao Weiguo told his younger siblings to rest first, then opened the gate and headed straight for the brigade headquarters.
He had just run into the courtyard of the brigade headquarters when a large group of police officers, escorting about ten people, led by Liu Changhe, also walked in in a grand procession.
Seeing this, Xiao Weiguo had a better understanding of the situation, but he still went up and asked a question.
"Uncle Liu, how is it?"
The bright light bulb in the brigade headquarters courtyard shone on Liu Changhe's face, and his exhaustion could not hide his excitement.
"It's a piece of cake."
With a wave of his hand, Liu Changhe replied to him with great enthusiasm.
"I never expected there to be more than a dozen of them. If it weren't for Jiao Bai, one or two of them might have gotten away."
Xiao Weiguo peeked behind them and saw fourteen or fifteen people with their hands tied, standing in a row with their heads down.
"Liu Bu, thank you all for your hard work."
Xiao Weiguo gave the police officers a thumbs-up in admiration.
To be honest, and this is just my wild guess, wiping out all these people in such a wide-open space in the wild is no easy feat, and I'm sure everyone put in a lot of effort.
At that moment, Liu Changhe quietly nudged his lower back.
"Wei Guo, let's discuss this again. Give Jiao Bai to me. Don't worry, I will never mistreat a talent like him. What do you say?"
This wasn't the first time Liu Changhe had witnessed Jiao Bai's skills, but it had truly made him extremely envious.
"Oh, Uncle Liu, what did you say? You mean we're going back already?"
Jiao Bai was Xiao Weiguo's most trusted trump card and his safest shield. No matter what, Xiao Weiguo would never let Jiao Bai leave him.
"Yes, yes, Uncle Liu, these prisoners are all heinous criminals, and who knows how many other things they might be involved in. To prevent any unforeseen complications, we should go back immediately for a surprise interrogation. Congratulations, Uncle Liu, for making such a contribution."
Liu Changhe glared at him and kicked him, but Xiao Weiguo easily jumped away to dodge.
"You slippery fellow, if you don't want to give it to me, then don't. Don't try to play these tricks on me."
However, Xiao Weiguo's words also make sense. The most important thing now is to bring the people back as soon as possible, conduct an emergency interrogation overnight, and find out the facts of the gang's crimes.
"Load everything onto the truck and let's go back."
With a loud shout, Liu Changhe ordered the suspects to be loaded onto a large truck one by one.
"Kid, you've done a great job this time. I'll recommend you for commendation. Also, we have two comrades guarding the site to prevent other tomb raiding gangs from taking advantage of the situation. Please look after our two brothers."
"After I get back, I will immediately notify the cultural relics department to start excavation on site as soon as possible. I will need your cooperation then."
After saying that, he ignored Xiao Weiguo and led all the police officers at breakneck speed toward the county bureau.
"Cooperate?"
Xiao Weiguo gave a wry smile.
He understood what Liu Changhe meant by cooperation.
Once the archaeological team entered the site, it became a restricted area where no engineering work was permitted.
That means his textile factory project will be delayed indefinitely until the archaeological excavation is completed.
Xiao Weiguo was both angry and amused. He never expected that in the end, he would do this to himself.
However, this is not all bad news. At least the project has not started yet. If it were discovered in the middle of the construction period, it would be even more troublesome. At that time, the entire project would be suspended, and hundreds or thousands of people would be idle. Xiao Weiguo would have nowhere to cry.
After giving himself this advice, Xiao Weiguo felt much better.
After helping Xiao Wenjin lock the door of the brigade headquarters, they all went back to rest.
With things having come to this point, the textile factory in Xiaotun had no choice but to suspend operations. The next day, Xiao Weiguo said goodbye to his younger siblings and returned to the county town.
Construction has already begun in the yard. All the old houses have been demolished and the foundations have been reinforced. Xiao Weiguo went to see it. The three-story villa had been reinforced with concrete about four meters deep, and the concrete inside was made of steel bars thicker than a thumb.
In the words of the engineers, with this foundation, even if there's a strong wind or an earthquake, or even if the house collapses completely, it won't fall apart.
Xiao Weiguo told them to speed up the process and get the houses ready before the start of the school year, but there was nothing else to say.
At home, Shanshan was in her hometown, Liuye and Liuqing had returned to their own homes, and at Xiao Weiguo's home in the family building, only the old lady, Xiao Jiang, Xiao Yue, and the nanny Aunt Jiang were present.
The hallway was too narrow for Xiao Yue to move her piano up, so Teacher Zhou Ruolan had to cancel her plan to teach Xiao Yue properly during the summer vacation.
Since Xiao Weiguo hadn't been too busy at the company since arriving, he and Jiao Bai went to the provincial capital again.
After meeting with Bai Ziyu, Bai Ziyu told him that the land deal had been finalized. In order to support their work, the provincial leaders specially allocated more than 200 acres of wasteland in the eastern suburbs, not far from the city center, at a very favorable price, and the payment could be settled in ten installments.
This greatly alleviated Xiao Weiguo's financial pressure. Various places were desperately needing money, and relying solely on the output of Panlongsheng Clothing was already making ends meet.
In order to seize the initiative in various market sectors, Xiao Weiguo had no choice but to take bigger steps, which was unavoidable.
At this crucial moment, if you're even one step behind, you'll fall behind everyone else step by step. Xiao Weiguo isn't the only one in the world with a good business sense.
That day, Xiao Weiguo informed Bai Ziyu and Dr. Zhang Chenliang to bring their core members to his hotel for dinner that evening.
Aside from Bai Ziyu and Zhang Chenliang, he didn't know anyone else in the provincial capital. He took this opportunity to get together with them and learn about their work achievements.
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