Carrying a Jurassic on me-Chapter 1334 - 650: Push-Up Style Education_2

"This situation just calls for a warning and a fine of a hundred or so yuan. If we’re talking strict measures, the worst would be detention for a few days."

"Now, the folks at the police station are exploiting their ignorance of the law, intimidating them, making them fret for a while. Later, they’ll find an excuse, like the New Year festivities, or someone pleading on their behalf, give them a warning, and let them go."

"Of course, Old Baldy will probably be detained for a couple of days. Although this guy didn’t accept many bribes, who told him to betray his principles!"

"Then there’s his distant relative, a habitual gambler, who couldn’t stand staying home without any money for New Year, so he thought of coming over to Sancha River, which is wealthier than his place. He sneaked over and tried to tempt Old Baldy with a share of his gambling winnings to earn some New Year’s money."

"He did manage to earn that New Year’s money, but before he could even enjoy it, he got caught with the loot. Even worse, he got injured and had to go to the hospital. No one in Sancha River would foolishly run at the mention of Yan Fei’s name, only this outsider who didn’t recognize Yan Fei tried to escape in front of him, and that’s what happened."

"Now, the police station is notifying his family to send money for his treatment—it’s not a serious injury, so a delay is no big deal."

"The case was resolved very quickly; everything was handled before those two outside completing their push-ups even reached five hundred. It might look simple; they are both physically strong, but they weren’t used to doing push-ups, and doing so many all at once is probably enough to make them remember not to crowd around things they shouldn’t watch in the future."

"Xu Changsheng knew about his subordinates making those two do push-ups, but he didn’t speak up. In a way, it was for their own good. Gambling starts with just watching, from watching they can’t help but try it out, and from trying it out, they get hooked—this can also be considered nipping it in the bud. Once they talk about this back home, let’s see who dares to crowd around gambling again."

"After handling these matters, Xu Changsheng wasn’t in a rush to announce the results; he just informed Xiang Changqing and the others, ’I’ll be right back, thanks for your hard work!’"

"Seeing the van start up, those two doing push-ups quickly got up to clear the space. Xu Changsheng watched their red-faced, sweaty, disheveled state and couldn’t help but laugh quietly as the van drove away."

"There were hardly any cars on the road, just groups of pedestrians here and there, idly strolling in clusters. Once he turned west and started heading south, the van wasn’t going fast. The warm sunshine beaming down and the occasional bursts of laughter from the roadside uplifted Officer Xu’s spirits substantially."

"Arriving at the cattle ranch, Yan Fei had already returned with Xu Xiaoyan and Yan Chao."

"After exchanging pleasantries with the others, when he and Yan Fei entered the office, he got straight to the point, ’Boss Yan, you know the situation in the station, just us few going to the countryside won’t do any good.’"

"It’s not just that it won’t do any good; if they can’t find someone familiar to guide them beforehand, once they enter the village intending to crack down on gambling, they are guaranteed not to catch anyone."

"People in the countryside stick together. As soon as they hear that they’re there to catch gamblers, even if someone knows about gambling in the village, the likelihood of someone reporting it is slim—unless the gambler has done them some major personal harm. Otherwise, even if there are slight frictions, under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t speak up."

"Moreover, many people in the countryside keep dogs. Suddenly, a bunch of strangers come in, causing chaos, if there are lookouts for the gamblers, they can easily inquire and find out that the cops have arrived in the village."

"Officer Xu didn’t come to Sancha River to do nothing; he’s even been down to the villages a few times for fire and theft prevention—actually, that’s already more than some officials have done. Those village roads, they’re a nightmare to drive on. Further, as an outsider heading the police station, he faces resistance; even conducting outreach work isn’t easy."

"Because he has been to the villages before, knowing that working in the villages isn’t easy, he had no choice but to shamelessly seek Yan Fei’s help."

"Yan Fei didn’t want to belittle him; the officer was willing to take action, which was commendable. If someone else had been the officer, who would be willing to go down to the villages to catch gamblers during New Year—anyone familiar with rural communities knows it’s a thankless task, cursing is the least of worries. It could easily escalate into something bigger."

"’Hold on a minute; I’ll call everyone to discuss what to do,’ Officer Xu had come so quickly, Yan Fei hadn’t even had time to rally his people yet!"

Officer Xu was in no lesser hurry, but all he could do was nod, "Alright, I’ll wait for you for a while."

Yan Fei called over Heizi, Pang Fa, Old Ou, and a few other young men. As soon as he mentioned the matter, everyone hesitated.

The reason was simple—it was the New Year!

The most important thing was the New Year celebration, and no one wanted to stir up extra trouble during this period.

Yan Fei understood what everyone was thinking and said, "Officer Xu came all the way here during the New Year. He’s a city person visiting our small place. He didn’t even go home for the New Year, hoping to get some real work done. Shouldn’t we show some gratitude?"

With that, everyone understood!

Actually, the work at the police station was not easy either. Lin Baoguo, who had recently moved to the city, hadn’t returned home since New Year and said he had to be on duty until tomorrow morning before he could rush back, barely making it in time to visit relatives on the second day of the New Year.

Heizi, who knew more about this situation, immediately had an idea, "Let’s start by contacting familiar people in the village. We can call to inquire, pinpoint the targets, and then go. We aim to catch them accurately in one go. Otherwise, if we startle them and they scatter, we won’t be able to catch anyone."

Gambling in the countryside usually involved gathering a few people, with gambling tools like playing cards and Mahjong. With the slightest hint of trouble, they could stuff money into their pockets, pack up their things and you wouldn’t catch them red-handed. Can you even find someone to testify that they were gambling?

Ma Chao, with his generous nature, suggested, "If it’s just a village gambling with small amounts of money, should we really catch them? Didn’t you just catch some outsiders? Let’s just ask around to see if there are any outsiders organizing gambling in the village. How about we only catch those people?"

Yan Fei thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright, locals playing among themselves with small stakes can just be warned. Just catching a few people will also deter others from playing with high stakes later on. We keep those who came from outside to manipulate and take money. They think they can just come here, take our money, and run? No way!"

"Right, Brother Fei makes sense!" Yan Fei’s words instantly received unanimous approval from everyone.

Seeing that everyone agreed with his suggestion, Yan Fei continued, "Start thinking, who is especially well-acquainted with which village, guaranteed to give us directions or at least not tip them off. I’ll go inform Officer Xu." fгeewebnovёl.com

He went and relayed to Xu Changsheng what they had discussed, and Xu Changsheng agreed, "Do as you’ve planned. I really don’t know many people here; I have to rely on you all."

Yan Fei waved his hand dismissively, "It’s all minor stuff. Aren’t we all just trying to make our township a better place? Besides, I don’t want someone who’s been raising cattle for me all year, just turned his cattle into cash, and before he even decides how to spend it, gets swindled!"

The next moment involved several people holding phones, making calls while jotting down notes, occasionally checking their information against others.

There wasn’t anyone in the field not connected with the village. Not only were they all locals with complex relationships of relatives and friends, but there were also villagers who came seeking favors for various issues, cattle farmers who came to the market and brought along some items from their home fields, and some even rode their bikes to the market, leaving their bikes at the cattle farms while shopping—especially during the markets near the New Year, when pushing a bike on the streets was a burden. It was easier to buy everything and then return.

In the field, each person could confidently say they had acquaintances throughout all the villages in the township. However, these relationships were not a guarantee: after making contact, the other party might alert the suspects, so they needed to carefully consider and choose the most reliable acquaintances.

As they went down the list village by village, Officer Xu, standing nearby, grew more reflective. No wonder the public order was good here. With such a cattle farm acting as an informant network throughout all the villages, if they really put effort into assisting the police station, not to mention catching gamblers, even if there was a real case, they wouldn’t worry about not finding a suspect!

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