Although Xu Rupeng knew very well that there were accomplices in his village who cut down ancient trees, he couldn't say it directly, and finally the four of them discussed, and after lunch, they gathered the whole village to inquire about the situation together to see if anyone had seen anything.

After the meal, the old secretary impatiently notified all the villagers on the loudspeaker to gather at the head of the village.

When Xu Rupeng and the four of them arrived, a large number of people had already gathered, and Xu Dashan, who arrived early, saw the policemen on Xu Rupeng's left and right, his frightened hair was about to stand up, and he rushed to Xu Rupeng with an ugly face, his legs trembled, "You bastard, what bad things have you done, comrade police, my son is a good baby, what mistake did he make?" ”

Tang Jiahe hurriedly stretched out his hands, "Uncle, don't get excited, Brother Xu didn't do anything, don't worry, we are all his friends." ”

Xu Dashan's legs were weak, and Xu Rupeng immediately helped Xu Dashan up, "Dad, what kind of trouble are you making, do I seem to do bad things to win people?" I've been so good all day, you're always worrying! ”

Tang Chen and the others next to him complained frantically in their hearts at this time,, why do you have the face to say that you are good, you don't know what you did two days ago? Is it good to be a person? What a shame.

Xu Dashan grabbed Xu Rupeng's arm tightly, "It's okay for a few days, it's okay." ”

It didn't take long for the men, women and children in the village to come together, and the two police officers, the old village party secretary and Tang Chen, stood at the forefront.

The old branch secretary spoke: "Folks, I think everyone should know what is going on, these two are policemen from our county, who are responsible for the illegal felling of the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, and then Officer Tang will tell us about it." ”

"Hello folks, I am Tang Jiahe, a police officer of the County Public Security Bureau, after our preliminary investigation, we found that the ancient locust tree in our village is three hundred years old, which belongs to the national second-class ancient tree, and should be protected by the state, but now, this precious ancient locust tree has been cut down by lawbreakers, we must bring this group of lawbreakers to justice as soon as possible, folks, who found out what movement last night, now you can come up and make a record."

The names of the villages below immediately exploded, "My God, this tree is three hundred years old, it's amazing, it's amazing", ", this is the spiritual tree of our village guarding the village", "This group of loggers should be shot", all kinds of discussions and shouting.

Xu Rupeng walked around the villagers only to find that Zhao Si, the kid, was at the back of the crowd.

In his previous life, Zhao Si was sentenced to three years in prison because he was an accomplice in cutting down ancient locust trees, leaving two children less than four years old and a stupid daughter-in-law to be taken care of by his elderly parents.

Xu Rupeng patted Zhao Si, "Fourth brother, what are you doing behind the cat, come, smoke a cigarette, let's talk to the two brothers." ”

Zhao Si showed a particularly awkward, crying and laughing expression, and took Xu Rupeng's cigarette, "Little Xuzi, when did you come back?" ”

Xu Rupeng put his arm around Zhao Si's shoulders and pointed to the corner behind him, "Let's go, fourth brother, let's go there and talk." ”

Zhao Si was a little puzzled, what could Xu Rupeng talk about when he found himself, did he know everything? It's impossible, his group is an ancient locust tree that was secretly sawed in the middle of the night, and there were three of them just put on guard, and it was impossible for anyone to see it.

The two walked to the corner, Xu Rupeng stared at Zhao Si and said directly: "Fourth brother, let's talk about it, who of you participated in the felling of the ancient locust tree last night, and who instructed you to do it, and how much money was given to each of you." ”

Xu Rupeng's series of questions made Zhao Si stiff and sweat coldly, "Xiao, Xiaoxu, Xiaoxu, you...... You...... I don't understand what you're talking about, what do you cut down trees and give money. ”

"Fourth brother, don't quibble, I know everything, not only you, but also Ren Jun from the next village, Changmao from Xiaohou Village, etc.", I'm not wrong.

The names of Ren Jun and Long Mao instantly broke Zhao Si's luck psychology.

"Poof", Zhao Si sat paralyzed on the ground, trembling all over, tears flowing, "Xiao Xu, please, don't tell the police whether it's okay or not, brother, please, you know that my brother's family still has two children, and your sister-in-law is a cripple, if I am imprisoned, then this family will be over." ”

Looking at Zhao Si's pitiful appearance, Xu Rupeng was also a little unbearable, but if he didn't turn himself in now, then Zhao Si's final result would be to be sentenced to three years.

Xu Rupeng said in a deep voice: "Fourth brother, do you think you can run away in the end?" Such a big ancient tree, even if it is sawn into a few knots by you, is it really so easy to hide? You think the police are all vegetarians? From midnight last night to noon today, where can you pull the tree at such a small time? ”

Zhao Si looked at Xu Rupeng with teary eyes, "Also...... Maybe the police can't find it, and even if they do, they can't find me, Xiao Xu, you just let the fourth brother go, okay? ”

Xu Rupeng squatted down, "Fourth brother, brothers are all for your own good, first of all, such a big thing, the police carefully checked, it is impossible not to find it, secondly, if they find the main logging thief, they will definitely confess you, after all, confess to you, you can reduce their sentence, think about it yourself, you still have a wife and children, if you go in for a few years, what will your wife and children do, do you expect Uncle Zhao's two acres of orchards?" ”

Zhao Si sat on the ground silently, Xu Rupeng sighed, "Fourth brother, think about it, for the sake of your wife and children, how should you choose, you think about it yourself, I'll go first, I hope you don't get confused." ”

Zhao Si was still sitting on the ground indifferently, struggling strongly in his heart.

Xu Rupeng walked to the side of the crowd and quietly waited for Zhao Si's decision.

"Xu Mutou, what are you just looking for my brother-in-law to do", Wan Ling'er's voice sounded.

Xu Rupeng found out that Wan Linger came to his side at some point, and he was a little entangled, Xu Rupeng decided to tell the truth, "I will find that the fourth brother looks wrong, so I deceived him, but I didn't expect him to be involved in this matter." ”

Wan Ling'er's face turned pale in an instant, with tears in her eyes, "Xu, Xu Mutou, what should I do, please, save him, aren't those two policemen your friends, you can tell me, let him go." ”

Xu Rupeng said solemnly: "Ling'er, the fourth brother has violated the law, and he must be punished, so I just persuaded him to turn himself in, strive for leniency, and sentence him to a few months. ”

Wan Ling'er covered her mouth, a drop of tears slipped down her pale cheeks, "I'll persuade him", Xu Rupeng stopped: "No, let him think about it first, a man must have the courage to bear the consequences if he does something wrong." ”

At this moment, Xu Rupeng found that Zhao Si, who was sitting in the corner of the wall, stood up, clenched his fists hard, and then strode towards the front of the crowd.

Zhao Si also completely gave up the idea of luck, knelt on the ground with a "poof" in front of all the village names, and shouted loudly: "Old and young masters in the village, I, Zhao Si, am wrong, I have my participation in the felling of ancient locust trees", and cried loudly as he spoke.

Lao Zhao saw his son kneeling in front of everyone and apologized, his originally dark face turned black and purple, picked up a wooden stick from the ground and stepped forward and hit Zhao Si fiercely, "You little king and eight calves, Lao Tzu beat you to death, let you be a scourge, let you be a scourge." ”

Tang Jiahe and Chen Wei hurriedly stepped forward to grab Lao Zhao, "Zhao Si has his own legal punishment for making mistakes, don't get excited." ”

Lao Zhao burst into tears and pleaded: "Comrade policeman, my baby is ignorant and has made a mistake, for the sake of his surrender, please be punished lightly, please." ”

"Uncle, we will definitely consider it at our discretion, don't worry", Tang Jiahe is also feeling relaxed now, someone has turned himself in, so this case is much simpler.

Xu Rupeng also came over at this time, "Uncle Zhao, don't worry, the fourth brother is surrendering, if he can make meritorious contributions, then the punishment will not be very heavy, you have to believe in the government." ”

The people in the village talked a lot, and the old people hated it and beat their chests.

Tang Jiahe and Chen Wei took Zhao Si away, and the progress of things must have been much faster than in the previous life.

In front of Wan Ling'er, Xu Rupeng also called Li Yue and asked him to say hello to Director Wei, and he went to visit the Wei Bureau in person in two days.

Li Yue promised with a mouthful of promises, a one-sentence matter, a personal favor, and it would be a fool not to do it.