So, upon seeing the two of them, Wang An asked jokingly
"Yoo-hoo, have you two fallen in love with this place? Too lazy to even go home?"
Zhang Shuya had been very happy to see Wang An, but upon hearing this, the smile vanished from her little face. She stepped forward and pinched Wang An's ear.
Then, Zhang Shuya asked sternly
"You don't even greet your eldest sister upon meeting? I see you're trying to turn the world upside down!"
Seeing that things were going south, Wang An immediately began apologizing with a flattering smile
"I was just so happy to see Big Sister that I forgot! Big Sister, I was wrong, Big Sister! Please be gentle, or you'll pinch my ear right off."
Hearing this, the smile finally returned to Zhang Shuya's face, and she let go of Wang An's ear.
Then, like some sort of manic, Zhang Shuya rubbed Wang An's ear while asking with a beaming smile
"Are you sure you're happy to see me?"
Wang An nodded frantically like a chick pecking at grain
"Absolutely! Seeing my non-biological elder sister, I must be happy!"
After Wang An finished, Zhang Shuya continued with a smile
"Then you can be happy quite often from now on."
Hearing this, Wang An asked, somewhat confused
"What's going on, Big Sister? Are you settling down here in DJ County?"
Zhang Shuya was clearly stunned for a moment, but she explained
"I won't be settling down, but I'll be staying here for a while."
Wang An instinctively said, "Just getting some 'gold plating' on your resume before going back?"
Zhang Shuya laughed, "Not bad, you actually know what 'gold plating' means."
While the siblings were chatting, Wu Dong suddenly said to Wang An with a smile
"You kid don't visit unless you want something. Spill it, what happened this time?"
It had to be said that Wu Dong understood Wang An best.
Upon hearing Wu Dong's question, Zhang Shuya, who was chatting with Wang An, also looked curious and said reproachfully
"If you have something to say, hurry up and say it. Why are you wasting time chatting with me?"
Wang An said with a chuckle
"Well, with my non-biological sister and brothers here, I finally have some backbone."
Immediately after, Wang An gave a full account of the fur sales, the cave dwelling, and the matter regarding Jia Renlu.
After listening, everyone frowned deeply.
Although what Wang An said was true, the fact remained that nothing had actually happened.
Furthermore, from start to finish, Wang An had not only suffered no harm but had even shared a meal of drinks with Jia Renlu.
Therefore, even though they were all people of power, they couldn't just arbitrarily arrest someone!
After a while, Wang Shuai pondered and said
"How about we find someone from the Ministry of Trade and have them go directly to this Jia Renlu?"
In this era, people from the Ministry of Trade specialized in catching speculators and profiteers.
In reality, these people were managed by the Ministry of Trade, but they had their own unit name: the Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Of course, this name was established in 1978; before that, it was the Ministry of Trade, and the words "Administration for Industry and Commerce" had not yet appeared.
Thus, until now, people habitually called it the Ministry of Trade rather than the Administration for Industry and Commerce.
It wasn't until after 1982 that the name "Ministry of Trade" gradually faded from the sight of ordinary citizens and began to focus primarily on foreign trade.
As for internal enterprises in Huaxia, it was "Industry and Commerce."
Hearing Wang Shuai's words, Wu Dong countered
"That definitely won't work. If the Ministry of Trade people go, Xiao An will surely be implicated."
And so, everyone began shouting out ideas, only for them to be shot down one by one.
Finally, Zhang Shuya said
"You're all looking at this the wrong way. We need to deal with the people who actually took action first. As for that Jia Renlu, we can clean him up at the end; that'll be just fine."
As soon as Zhang Shuya finished, Wang Shuai immediately echoed
"Exactly! Xiao Ya is right. You bunch of idiots can't grasp the key to the problem."
It had to be said that at this moment, Wang Shuai was being as obnoxious as possible.
Consequently, upon hearing this, everyone simply ignored him without a word.
Fortunately, in Wang Shuai's eyes, only Zhang Shuya existed; he didn't care about anyone else.
At this point, Zhang Shuya asked, "By the way, Xiao An, how far is that ruined temple you mentioned from here?"
Once Wang An finished explaining, Zhang Shuya immediately said
"I'll head back to the Mining Bureau first, and then I'll set off directly from there. Come on, Niannian, come with me."
Upon hearing this, Sun Nian immediately replied, "Aye, let's go."
Talking, the two of them walked outside together.
After they left, Wu Dong frowned and said to Wang An
"Brother Xiao An, should I lead a squad of brothers over there?"
Hearing this, Wang Shuai said as if it were obvious
"Of course we need that! What if Xiao Ya and the others can't handle it?"
Wu Dong seemed to want to say something, but Wang Shuai interrupted him
"If nothing happens, just treat it as troop training. Why are you being so hesitant now? You're not even as decisive as a good woman."
It had to be said that in this regard, Wu Dong was indeed not as straightforward as Wang Shuai.
But this was understandable; after all, the army was different from the public security bureau—their nature was different.
When the former took action, they had to have a specific target; otherwise, if they deployed every time something happened, what would the public security bureau be for?
Fortunately, Wang Shuai understood Wu Dong's difficulty. Although he complained, he provided Wu Dong with a plausible excuse.
Wu Dong considered it further, looked at his wristwatch, and said to the group
"Alright, I'll go to the unit to organize manpower, and then we'll meet at that ruined temple in Yangshu Village."
After Wu Dong finished, he prepared to leave in a hurry. Wang Shuai said urgently
"Wait, I'll go with you. The two of us together will have more persuasiveness."
With that, Wu Dong and Wang Shuai left together.
Seeing this, Wang An also drove his sledge to leave. Ma Guoqiang and He Liang climbed onto Wang An's sledge without hesitation.
To be honest, Wang An was still very worried about everyone rushing in so recklessly. After all, Jia Renlu's people had guns; if a firefight broke out, the consequences would be unpredictable.
However, Wang An's worry was entirely unnecessary. When it came to dealing with bad guys, both the public security and the army were obviously far more professional than Wang An.
Although Wang An left first, his vehicle was a sledge, while Zhang Shuya drove a jeep and Wu Dong and the others drove a car.
So, even though Wang An started first, before he had even left the county town by much, Zhang Shuya's jeep and Wu Dong's car overtook him and sped ahead.
By the time Wang An drove the sledge, carrying Ma Guoqiang and He Liang, to the ruined temple in Yangshu Village, Zhang Shuya and Wu Dong had already brought their respective teams and surrounded the several armed men.
However, the distance between the group and the armed men was quite far, so no one knew exactly how many of them there were.
(End of Chapter)