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Chapter 396 - 107: The New Recruit’s Merit_1

Chapter 396: Chapter 107: The New Recruit’s Merit_1

By the time Yan Fei escorted the two drenched cattle thieves into the town, it was already daylight.

It wasn’t that the thieves were deliberately wasting time, they were genuinely exhausted. At first, they would hasten their pace whenever Yan Fei shot them with his small water gun, but they eventually became unmoved by it, allowing the water to drench them without any reaction.

There were already quite a few early risers in town. Yan Fei paraded with the thieves through the streets, answering questions with a cheerful smile, intentionally allowing more people to recognize the two culprits.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the police station, the two cattle thieves seemed to recover a bit of their vitality. They didn’t need Yan Fei to herd them anymore and bolted into the courtyard. Seeing the policemen in the yard, they weakly yelled, "We are cattle thieves, we want to confess..."

Everyone was initially confused by the sorry state of these men, but when they saw Yan Fei, they understood and burst into laughter.

When Lin Baoguo heard the commotion outside, he came out to look just in time for Yan Fei to address the crowd, "Hurry up, I’m delivering these two cattle thieves to you. I’ve returned the cattle, and now these thieves are yours! Don’t just stand there, quickly find a place for them to confess!"

The arrogance in his speech made him seem more important than the station chief.

After issuing his orders, Yan Fei let out a lament, "Such a tragedy, when I was returning the cattle, the villagers were so impulsive, I couldn’t restrain them and these guys were beaten up like this. And on our way to the station they tried to escape, and ended up falling into a ditch soaking themselves...

As Lin Baoguo listened to Yan Fei skirt around his own involvement while spouting nonsense, his blood just about boiled. He thought to himself, if Yan Fei hadn’t done anything, would the two cattle thieves have willingly returned the cattle and voluntarily run to the police station?

He instructed, "No rush for them to confess. First, find some old clothes for them to change into. Xiao Fei, get in here."

That was the statement the two thieves were waiting for! They immediately shouted their thanks to Baoguo.

Ignoring them, Lin Baoguo summoned Yan Fei into his office and inquired irritably, "First thing when you come here and there’s big news! Come on, how did you get hold of two cattle thieves?"

Yan Fei explained the situation briefly, only saying that he had seen the thieves when his wife was catching a ride back from the neighboring county.

The rest of his story was summarized in one sentence, which was simple enough.

Lin Baoguo was quite exasperated, "I appreciate you catching the thieves but why did you have to torture them like this? If they fall ill afterwards, wouldn’t that create more trouble for me?"

Yan Fei defended himself staunchly and denied mishandling the thieves, "You can ask the villagers, they can attest to it. Besides, isn’t it just a dime worth of trouble? How about I give you a dime to settle it?"

Now it was Lin Baoguo’s turn to be confused, "What do you mean a dime’s worth of trouble?"

Yan Fei explained, "Just buy a Ganmaotong for them to share. It costs less than a dime, what a simple problem to solve!"

Lin Baoguo finally understood Yan Fei’s perspective. He really didn’t consider the thieves as people at all! As exaggerated as Yan Fei’s solution sounded, it wouldn’t take more than a dime to implement.

He sighed in resignation, "The two thieves are like this, and you think a Ganmaotong will be enough? Enough, no more of this. Also, maybe you should suggest that we dig a pit in the police station to serve as a fertilizer pit for those who break the law, right?"

Exactly! That’s exactly what I was thinking! Yan Fei mused to himself in his heart.

Lin Baoguo continued to tell him, "You can’t just vanish without a trace again, I’ve been trying to find you for two days. Your militia card has been processed. The authorities say it’s fine that you’re younger, considering you’re also a successful cattle farmer. Just get rid of your certificate of intellectual disability as soon as possible at the hospital that issued your original diagnosis. If you’re okay now, cancel the certificate."

Lin Baoguo had really put in a lot of effort to get the militia card processed.

Yan Fei initially thought that there was an urgent matter. When he heard that it was about the militia card, he was not anxious anymore. To him, being part of the militia was just a title, and the intellectual disability diagnosis was now a matter of indifference. He nodded and said, "Alright, I will handle it when I have the time."

Seeing him nod, Lin Baoguo exhaled in relief. He had initially feared that Yan Fei would not be reasonable. He urged, "Don’t wait until you’re free. Do it as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"

"Alright, alright!" Yan Fei agreed readily.

Lin Baoguo shrugged helplessly at Yan Fei’s dismissive tone, "The other militiamen have finished their training and will be back today. We have a mobilization meeting at two in the afternoon. After the meeting, we will start patrolling. You should attend as well. And remember to show respect to Uncle Pan. He helped a lot with your case this time."

"Alright," Yan Fei nodded, "There’s nothing going on so I better get going now. I haven’t been to the cattle farm for two days. I need to go check on it."

Lin Baoguo beckoned indifferently, "Okay, remember the meeting at the armed department at 2 PM. Your certificates will be issued to you then."

The cattle farm now had a full staff, so it was unlikely that there would be any major issues.

He returned to the farm and also paid a visit to the people at the greenhouse. He spent some time with them before going to the armed department for lunch. There, he met Old Pan, the chief of the armed department of the village.

Old Pan was a man in his forties, who had previously served in the military. Despite the length of time he had spent in the local area, a stern demeanor still exuded from him.

However, the sternness varied with the individual. He had already heard about Yan Fei capturing the two cattle thieves earlier in the morning. Although Yan Fei had been pressed into the force merely as a favor, he had made a notable contribution as soon as he arrived, making him a blessing in disguise. Old Pan just couldn’t stay stern with Yan Fei anymore.

The mobilization meeting location was not at the armed department headquarters, but at the large playground next to the high school as the department headquarters were too shabby and couldn’t accommodate many people.

Yan Fei was the last to arrive. Upon reaching the playground with Old Pan, he realized that there were quite a lot of people. Yan Fei also recognized a few familiar faces - he knew those from Shanglin Village and Yan Village. He was also acquainted with those coming from the village near the cattle farm.

Upon seeing Yan Fei, one man became visibly excited. His surname was Guan. Last year when Yan Fei captured three cattle thieves and retrieved the cattle, the cattle turned out to belong to Guan. His family had maintained contact with Yan Fei since then, bringing some small things to Yan Fei whenever they came to the market.

Old Pan escorted Yan Fei to the front, took out one hundred yuan, and began to announce, "This is Yan Fei, who runs the cattle farm at the western end of the bridge. He caught two cattle thieves last night. As promised, we award those who catch thieves. This 100 yuan is the reward from our armed department. Everyone, let’s give him a round of applause!"

Everyone was taken aback at first then round of applause followed.

Only then did Old Pan hand over the 100 yuan to Yan Fei, who seemed a bit startled. Old Pan smiled and explained, "Take it! You weren’t here when we all first arrived, we’re volunteering and the county pays very little, we can’t distribute it among everyone so we decided to use it as a reward."