Chapter 1713 Village Entrance

An elder said, "Hong Haotian, think carefully. This is your life. You can't take it lightly."

Hong Haotian said, "I've thought about it. If the people from the Ministry of Public Security knew what I did, not only would I die, but even our Hong Village would not benefit from it. Chief, uncles, please help me. This is my best way out."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Hong Chengli nodded and said, "You can go now. I promise you that the village will take good care of your family."

Hong Haotian prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed three times to Hong Chengli. Then he stood up and walked out the door.

At this time, an elder asked: "Village head, do you know what Hong Haotian has done wrong?"

Hong Chengli shook his head and said, "I don't know, and you shouldn't ask about these things. The more we know, the more trouble we will cause... Hong Haotian is great. His death can reduce a lot of trouble for Hong Village. It can be regarded as a contribution to the village."

After saying that, Hong Chengli looked behind him and said to the expressionless, burly man, "Go to Hong Haotian's house, and call me after he kills himself. I want to verify it myself and make sure he is 100% dead."

The burly man nodded and strode out.

Village entrance.

Qin Guang told Liu Fusheng what the task force had discovered about what Hong Haotian had done.

Liu Fusheng raised his eyebrows and said, "On the day of the fire, the guesthouse carried out a large-scale pruning and watering of green plants. Did the surveillance camera find someone who looked like Hong Haotian?"

Qin Guang nodded and said, "The camera footage wasn't clear enough. The group was all wearing masks and sun hats. Only Hong Haotian took off his mask briefly and smoked a cigarette."

"His work has nothing to do with landscaping. His family is relatively wealthy in Hong Village. They own two fishing boats and are suspected of maritime smuggling. So, we want to arrest him in the name of investigating smuggling, and then use him as a breakthrough to investigate the identities of those gardeners."

Under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with Qin Guang's way of handling things.

The task force of the Ministry of Public Security, together with the special task force of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, was originally investigating the smuggling situation in Chaojiang City, and had arrested smuggling suspects like Hong Haotian.

Unexpectedly, Hong Haotian seemed to have received the news in advance, and then hid in the village and never came out again.

The task force tried several times to enter Hong Village to arrest people, but all ended in failure. Either they were blocked by villagers and could not enter the village at all, or even with the cooperation of local police, they could not find any trace of Hong Haotian even after entering the village.

Therefore, the task force chose to contact Hong Chengli, but Hong Chengli kept avoiding them and pretended to be deaf and dumb.

After listening to Qin Guang's narration, Liu Fusheng narrowed his eyes and said, "We may not be able to take this Hong Haotian away."

"why?"

Qin Guang was a little confused. After all, Hong Chengli had promised him to hand over the person.

Shen Qingqing and Sun Jing also looked over.

Liu Fusheng said with some annoyance: "I didn't know Hong Haotian was so important. If I knew he was involved in the arson case, I shouldn't have used this incident to retaliate against Hong Chengli at the airport, because my identity is much more sensitive than yours."

Shen Qingqing pondered, "Indeed, Secretary Liu is not only the secretary of the municipal party committee, but also has the mission of investigating the arson case. You regard Hong Haotian so highly, Hong Chengli will definitely feel pressured. If Hong Haotian really makes a big mess, in order to avoid affecting Hong Village, he may choose..."

Having said this, Shen Qingqing could no longer speak.

Everyone else understood what she meant.

To put it nicely, it is called sacrificing one's relatives for the sake of justice; to put it bluntly, it is called cutting off the tail to survive.

Qin Guang's expression also became serious. He said in a deep voice: "Then we must immediately enter Hong Village to arrest people. We must bring Hong Haotian back. No one can stop us."

After saying that, everyone got into the car, turned on the sirens, and headed straight for Hong Village.

Liu Fusheng and Zhou Xiaozhe's vehicle followed closely behind the police car of the task force.

Upon seeing this, a dozen male villagers at the entrance of the village immediately pushed forward several barricades, blocking the road tightly and engaging in a standoff with the vehicles of the Ministry of Public Security.

A police officer got out of the car and shouted, "Get out of the way! The Ministry of Public Security's special task force is going to Hongcun to perform official duties!"

The villagers ignored him and chatted among themselves for a while. Then they brought a bigger roadblock and placed it in the middle of the road.

Several police officers were about to remove the roadblock when a bald man stood up and said, "What Ministry of Public Security? You said it was a special task force, so it is a special task force? There are so many counterfeits now, and you don't even have any ID, how can you prove that you are real?"

Qin Guang heard this, got out of the car, took out his ID and said, "I have been to Hongcun several times, you should remember me!"

The bald man sneered, "Who are you? There are so many people coming to Hong Village every day, do I have to remember every one of them? There is an event in the village today, I advise you not to make trouble..."

Someone nearby also chimed in, "Yes, the village chief said that people from other villages are not allowed to enter, even if the king of heaven comes."

Shen Qingqing got out of the car and shouted, "You are clearly acting like road bullies. The road belongs to the country, why are you stopping people from passing through?"

The bald man said, "The highway was indeed built by the government, but where did the money come from? Wasn't it paid by the people's taxes? We obey the government's management. If you have any problems, you can talk to the village chief. If he agrees to go in, we won't stop you. Otherwise, nothing you say will work."

Shen Qingqing was very angry. The other party was obviously being unreasonable. When meeting such a person, there was no point in talking to him.

Everyone looked at Qin Guang, waiting for him to make the decision.

Qin Guang hesitated, knowing that if he wanted to break through the roadblock, he would probably have to use force. However, was it appropriate to use force at the entrance of the village?

Behind him, Liu Fusheng also got out of the car and strode towards the bald man.

The bald man opened his arms and tried to stop him, but was pushed away by Liu Fusheng. Seeing this, another man next to him cursed and started punching him.

Liu Fusheng slapped the man in the face with his backhand, causing him to step back two steps and crash into the barricades.

"You, you dare to hit me? Do you know where this is? Bullying the Hong family in Hong Village? You are looking for death!"

Liu Fusheng looked sullen and ignored the villager. Instead, he looked at the police officer from the Ministry of Public Security's special case team and said, "What are you still standing there for? Remove all the roadblocks and drive the police car straight through. Anyone who dares to stop us will be handcuffed!"

Seeing that Liu Fusheng had taken action, Qin Guang and others had no choice but to advance and retreat with him.

The police officers of the task force had been unhappy for a long time, but they had been enduring it because they did not want to stir up conflicts between the police and the public. Now that the secretary of the Chaojiang Municipal Party Committee had given the order, they immediately carried it out and rushed over to remove the roadblocks.

A dozen people from Hongcun originally wanted to take action, but after the police officers showed them their handcuffs and guns, they hesitated and dared not rush forward.