As soon as he walked to the fork in the village, Xu Rupeng saw the old branch secretary walking anxiously back and forth, "Master Fang, what are you doing here?"

, Xu Rupeng asked.

The old secretary said with a hateful face: "Oh, it's Xiao Xuzi, you don't know that the old locust tree in our village has been cut down, these killings, I have called the police, the police will arrive soon, I will wait."

Xu Rupeng handed over a cigarette and lit it for the old secretary, "Master Fang, I just went to see it, it is indeed lawless, hundreds of years old trees, it's a pity, I'll wait with you." ”

The old secretary looked at Xu Rupeng with a look of relief, "Little Xu Zi is good, much better than your uncles, one by one just thinking about picking fruits, can you die if you delay for a morning?" I'm. ”

"Master Fang, you always sit down and wait", Xu Rupeng helped the old secretary to sit on the stake in the corner.

The old secretary patted Xu Rupeng's hand, "I still have to read, I am sensible and know the severity." ”

At this moment, Xu Rupeng's shoulder was patted, and when he turned his head, a young woman with a height of about one meter six, fair skin, and a convex and backward curved young woman stood in front of him, "Ah, this is not Wan Ling'er, she is still so beautiful and lovely." ”

Hearing Xu Rupeng's praise, Wan Ling'er smiled, "When did Xu Mutou have such a sweet mouth, this college student who goes to school in a big city is different, and it is really not comparable to the illiterate people in our country." ”

Wan Linger is Xu Rupeng's junior high school classmate, graduated from junior high school and went out to work, at the beginning of last year, married to Xu Rupeng's village, in this group of townships, Wan Linger is definitely the village flower level, with excellent demeanor, every move makes the old and young masters in the village go straight to the heart.

But Wan Ling'er is ordinary in Xu Rupeng's eyes, Bai Bing, Hu Mei, Mo Wutong, Shangguan Wenyan, that is not comparable to Wan Ling'er.

"Why, I'm not a person in our country, it's all the same, you see your skin, it's whiter and tenderer than the girls in the city, and it doesn't look like a daughter-in-law in the village", Xu Rupeng is also very kind to his old classmates, and he says a few nice words, which everyone likes to hear.

Wan Ling'er's peach blossom eyes flickered, and her smile was even more presumptuous, "Okay, okay, no matter how much you praise, I should go to heaven, Xu Mutou is really different." ”

When she was in junior high school, in Wan Linger's memory, Xu Rupeng has always been a person who is not good at words, this meeting, Xu Rupeng has undergone earth-shaking changes in her eyes, confident, sunny, handsome, a big boy in the city, so that her heart can't help but beat faster.

Xu Rupeng and Wan Ling'er chatted for a while, and then they heard the sound of the police car's horn, and the old secretary stood up excitedly, "Little Xuzi, it's the police who are coming." ”

"Yes, the police are coming", and the police car had already stopped in front of Xu Rupeng and the three of them while he spoke.

Two policemen walked out of the car, one of whom was the police officer Mo Yutong and Xu Rupeng who received the police on the day they called the police.

"Xu Rupeng? Why are you here, you called the police"? Tang Jiahe asked curiously.

Xu Rupeng saw that it was an old acquaintance, so it was better to say something, he took out two cigarettes and handed one to Tang Jiahe first, Tang Jiahe hurriedly caught it, but another policeman said with a straight face: "Don't smoke, hurry up and tell the case." ”

Tang Jiahe instantly chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly leaned over and whispered to his colleague: ", there's something wrong with you, Feng Jianyu was brought down by this guy in collaboration with Team Li and Gao Lidong, you lost your face and dried hair." ”

Chen Wei immediately broke out in a cold sweat, "Damn, you didn't say it earlier, damn", he quickly stretched out his hand and took the cigarette in Xu Rupeng's hand, "Brother Xu, my brother was in a hurry about the case just now, I'm sorry", said and dragged Tang Jiahe again.

Tang Jiahe also hurriedly relieved his brother, "Yes, Brother Xu, my buddy is an impatient, don't be angry." ”

Xu Rupeng also shook his head and smiled bitterly, it seemed that he was famous in the county's first-level circle, "Brother Tang, what are you talking about, you and this police officer came to our village to deal with the case for us, how can I be angry?" ”

Chen Wei is also an old policeman, and immediately said: "Brother Xu is divided, my name is Chen Wei, just call me Lao Chen in the future, make a phone call if you have something, and promise to be on call." ”

The old secretary and Wan Ling'er were already stunned, why was this Xu Rupeng so powerful, not only did he know one of the policemen, but also made the policemen cling.

The old secretary felt more and more that this little man was amazing.

Wan Ling'er's eyes were full of admiration for Xu Rupeng, and her fair cheeks were crawling crimson at the moment.

"Brother Tang, Brother Chen, this is the old secretary of our village, he is the police he reported, and this is my little Wan Ling'er."

Tang Jiahe and Chen Wei also hurriedly greeted and gave Xu Rupeng enough face.

"Brother Xu, why don't we go to the place where the incident happened?" Chen Wei said.

"Yes, yes, this is the right matter, go, a few steps", Xu Rupeng and Wan Ling'er supported the old secretary and Tang Chen and walked towards the position of the ancient locust tree.

Looking at the huge stump cross-section in front of him, "Tang Jiahe and Chen Wei couldn't help but thunder, lawlessness, lawlessness, this is at least a centuries-old tree, these lawbreakers, we must bring them to justice." ”

"Three hundred years, this ancient tree has been three hundred years old"? Xu Rupeng sighed.

The other four all looked at Xu Rupeng curiously, and Wan Ling'er said, "How do you know?" ”

Xu Rupeng replied with sadness: "I counted it round and round in the morning, a full 300 annual rings, which is already a national second-class protected ancient tree." ”

Hearing that the ancient tree has a history of three hundred years, the old secretary beat his chest and paused, and the old tears were horizontal, "Evil, this is going to be a long life, I'm sorry for the ancestors, I didn't protect this tree, I won't have the face to see the ancestors of Guhuai Village after a hundred years." ”

Wan Ling'er also had tears flashing in her peach blossom eyes, "Old secretary, don't be sad, what we can do now is to catch those villains in order to comfort the spirit of the ancient tree in the sky." ”

Xu Rupeng looked at Wan Ling'er and nodded approvingly, "Yes, old secretary, don't worry, with Brother Tang and Brother Chen, I believe that the case will soon come to light." ”

Tang Chen and the others also realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately called the county bureau, there are not many ancient trees under secondary protection in the county, and this matter needs to set up an investigation team, and it is also necessary to report to the county cultural relics protection unit, so that experts can come up to confirm the age of the trees.

Xu Rupeng looked at the time, it was already early twelve, and he planned to take Tang Jiahe and Chen Wei to eat at home, but was stopped by the old secretary, "Don't go anywhere at noon, you will go to my house for dinner, with a tough attitude." ”

Xu Rupeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, there was no way, except for Wan Ling'er, a few people moved to the old secretary's house, just to talk about the specific situation before and after the ancient tree was cut down.