Realizing that there was someone here, I immediately waved my hands to Zhao Hu and the others, and shouted at the same time: "Don't come down yet, there's a situation!"
Zhao Hu immediately tightened the reins of the camels and made the camel team stop.
Then he yelled at me and asked me what was going on. I said there seemed to be someone nearby and he wanted me to check first.
Zhao Hu probably didn't trust me, so he asked the others to wait where they were, while he came here alone with a gun and riding a fast camel.
To be honest, I was a little panicked at this time, because I didn't know who the person who had just spoken was. What if this person was a desperado and had malicious intentions? What if I couldn't subdue him alone?
Anyway, in this vast desert, if I was suddenly stabbed or something while fighting with him, and I didn't get timely help, I might be pissed off.
Therefore, I have no problem with Zhao Hu rushing over to help at this time.
At the same time, I also thought about the better:
What if the person who spoke out was Xiaoye’s father or my brother?
Or what about others in their gang of tomb robbers?
Thinking of this, I walked towards the place where the sound came from and asked, "Who is there?"
"Water... water... give me water..."
A faint voice came from behind a nearby earthen wall.
Maybe his voice sounded too weak. I felt that this person was probably on his last breath, a half-dead person, which made me feel a little relieved.
When I reached the corner of the wall, I poked my head through a gap, and then saw the situation behind the wall.
It was obviously an abandoned house. One of the four walls had collapsed, leaving only three sides, and the roof on top was long gone.
Surrounded by three walls, on the yellow sand that was nearly half the thickness of the room, there was a man in a military green cotton coat huddled there. His hands were slightly raised, trembling, and it was obvious that he had no strength left.
His hair was long and unkempt, blocking his entire face, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly.
"Who are you?" I asked again.
He did not answer my question, but said in a pleading tone: "Water... give me water..."
I was a little disappointed when I heard his voice clearly. It was not my brother's voice at all.
But I was afraid that he was Xiaoye's father, so I didn't hesitate. I immediately took out my water glass, unscrewed the lid and walked over.
I originally wanted to drop water directly on his mouth and let him drink, but he was probably too thirsty. When he saw the water, he became energetic instantly. He grabbed the water glass from my hand, and then started to drink. When I started drinking, I drank too quickly and ended up choking and coughing for a long time.
Zhao Hu also came over at this time, but he didn't know my specific location and shouted anxiously outside. Only then did I say that I was in the house, and he quickly came in with a gun.
After he came in, he pointed his gun at the people on the sand vigilantly and asked me who he was.
I shook my head and said, "I don't know yet. He has been clamoring for water since I came in, and I haven't even asked him where he is."
"Then sprinkle some quicklime and see if it's a human or a ghost." Zhao Hu said.
He reminded me that I was really careless just now. I was so busy testing the surrounding environment that I forgot to test this person.
Then I took out quicklime and sprinkled it on the man. There was no reaction, indicating that he was a human being and not a ghost.
We both felt relieved now.
After the guy drank the water, he lay down on the sand with a long sigh of relief. It was obvious that the strength in his body still hadn't relaxed. After another long time, he waved his hands and said, "First... let me relax for a while."
"Is there anyone else here? Just you?" I asked.
"Well...just...just myself."
At this time, the little pigtails in the distance were still shouting, asking about our situation. I told Zhao Hu that it was safe for now and let them come over.
Then Zhao Hu went out and yelled at them, saying that he found someone here and he was not sure if it was Xiaoye's father.
Soon, I heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside. The footsteps were obviously Xiaoye's because they were a little light.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ye slipped in through the gap. She stared at the man on the ground, her chest rising and falling while breathing heavily. It was obvious that she was running too fast just now and was out of breath.
Because the man's face was blocked by his hair, Xiaoye couldn't see clearly, so she moved closer. Zhao Hu even bent down and pushed the man's hair aside so that Xiaoye could take a closer look.
"How is it? Is it your dad?" Zhao Hu asked.
The frown on Xiaoye's face relaxed slightly, then she sighed and shook her head with disappointment: "No."
"It doesn't matter. Maybe your dad is an accomplice of him. Let's ask him carefully after he calms down for a while. He can't come here alone. He must have an accomplice."
Later, other people came in and asked about the situation. I gave them a brief explanation. The man complained that he was hungry again, so we brought him some food. After he devoured it, he drank a bottle of water from us.
After eating and drinking, and resting for about ten minutes, he sat up from the ground, then looked up at us. His overall condition seemed much better.
"You are also tomb robbers, right?"
he asked after scanning us around.
Because he was the only one here and he looked like a tomb robber, so we didn’t need to dress up. I nodded and said yes, and then asked him how he knew.
Before he could speak, Zhao Hu next to him said, "No need to ask, just smell it. Anyway, I can tell at a glance that he is a philanderer."
The man smiled and said, "Yes, I can tell if you are a fellow traveler, but you all look young. It is not easy for you to be able to find this place with such great ability at such a young age."
As he spoke, he took out a rope from his pocket and tied his long hair back casually. His face was naturally clearly exposed. At this time, I also looked at him carefully.
He looked to be about thirty-seven or eighteen years old. There was a long scar on the left side of his face. The scar started from the corner of his mouth and extended upwards, past his left eye and all the way to his eyebrows. He looked very fierce, like A ruthless character.
"We just happened to be here. It was all luck." I said.
Xiaoye was obviously more concerned about her father's affairs, so she couldn't wait to ask: "How many of you are there? Is there anyone named Su? He is about forty-six or seventeen years old, tall, and has a black mark under the corner of his mouth." mole."
Saying that, Xiaoye explained her father's situation in detail again, and when she was done, she took out a photo and gave it to the scarred man.
The scarred man took a look at the photo and shook his head: "No, there are six of us in total, three of them are my childhood friends, and although the other two are from outside, they are all from the south, not the one you mentioned. .”
As soon as these words came out, Xiaoye looked even more disappointed.
And I was a little disappointed at this time, because he said that the other three were all from the south, and my brother was not from the south. It seemed that my brother was not his accomplice.
To confirm, I told him about my brother and asked him if he had ever seen such a person. After hearing this, he burst out laughing and said, "You guys are not here to rob the tomb, but to find relatives, right?"
I said that tombs must be stolen, and relatives must be found. He glanced at us a few times, nodded and said, "No wonder, some of you have a strong smell of being together, and some of you don't seem to have this smell at all." .”
He also pointed at Xiaoye with his chin, meaning that Xiaoye didn't look like a tomb robber.
"Then did you encounter other gangs? And saw the two people we just mentioned in other gangs?" I continued to ask.
