Captain Huang, the traitor leader, stood outside the village and watched from a distance.
A group of men dispersed for a long time, but no one came back to report. He suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
It was almost dark, and there was no point in waiting any longer. He raised his hand and looked at the most valuable watch on his body.
It wasn't until the sound of gunshots came that Captain Huang finally smiled.
"Hey, Captain, there's gunshots." The person who spoke was a traitor squad leader next to Captain Huang.
Captain Huang has already turned around: "As long as there are gunshots, let's go, let's go back to the city now!"
The squad leader followed Captain Huang and suggested, "Captain, do you want to send reinforcements?"
"Just one shot. If we have to send reinforcements even to deal with the guerrillas, wouldn't our brothers have been training with the imperial army for so long, so their hard work has been in vain?"
"It seems to be in the direction of Wang Mazi and the others. How about I take someone to take a look?" Wang Mazi is Captain Huang's brother-in-law, so he doesn't dare to be careless.
"Okay, I'll take a few brothers back to the city first. Just keep an eye on the brothers. We won't get any valuable information by arresting those guerrillas during the Chinese New Year." After Captain Huang finished speaking, he suddenly looked weird again. Warning: "Remember, try not to do anything if you can, and just keep a close eye on these guerrillas and don't lose them!"
The team leader quickly agreed: "Don't worry, I understand why you should wait until the New Year is over before taking action."
In the ravine.
The three detective teams were lying behind the cold stone, watching two blurry figures running into the mountains in the near-dark night.
The leader, Wang Mazi, hesitated for a moment: "Is this guerrilla really planning to go down the mountain?"
The traitor on Wang Mazi's left muttered: "That must be the case. The gunfire just now was probably the guerrillas exploring the road ahead who discovered us."
The traitor who fell behind asked, "Should we catch up?"
The traitor on the left immediately objected: "Wang Mazi, you are fooling around in vain. If you catch me, you will easily be tricked by the guerrillas. They can't escape in the mountains anyway. I think we should go back to the village to maintain the association, Chairman Wang's house, and have a drink." "
The traitor behind immediately asked: "Hey, Wang Mazi, why don't you say anything?"
Wang Mazi finally spoke again in the darkness: "What the hell, the more than thirty guerrillas I saw this afternoon seemed to be carrying swords and spears on their backs. I didn't expect these guerrillas to have rifles! Something is weird.”
"The gunfire just now sounded like water. I said, maybe it wasn't these two people you saw this afternoon?"
The traitor on the left suggested again: "I think it doesn't matter whether we are there or not. Nothing is as important as our lives. Just leave someone to watch the way out of the mountain."
The traitor behind thought this was a good idea: "Hey, let's make a deal first. I won't do this job of guarding the road in the middle of the night."
Wang Mazi didn't dare to be careless: "You two cowards are so cowardly. In this case, let's go back."
"Brother Wang, let's go back and ask President Wang to arrange two guards to guard the mountain road. If someone comes out of the mountain and reports it to us, the three of us can go drink. What do you think?"
Wang Mazi immediately got up from the ground: "That's a good idea, kid. Go back quickly."
"Wang Mazi, do you want to go back and talk to Captain Huang?"
"As a captain, you can't hear the gunfire? This report has to go back and forth several miles."
"That's right, they will definitely come over and ask about the situation when they hear the gunshots. Let's just wait."
After entering the gate of the county town, the traitors from the two detective teams turned around and went up to the city tower. They had to pay the entry fee collected today!
Several security forces were still busy closing the suspension bridge and closing the city gate.
Xiao Hongying followed Hu Yi closely.
He glanced back at the darkness in the distance behind him and asked Hu Yi in a low voice, "Fox, we are going into the city this time. Where will we stay tonight?"
"I said, can you stay away from me first?" Hu Yi walked a few steps forward and spoke again at the intersection: "That wonton seller is one of our own."
Hu Yi had never done anything like a joint, but he had done a lot of reporting in different units. He took the girl to the steaming stall and said, "Hey, how do your wontons taste?"
"Brother, I heard what you said. I think we are the second best braised noodle maker in the city. No one dares to say that we are the first!"
"Then you help cook two big bowls of braised noodles."
"Okay, do you want to add more vinegar?"
"No, put more salt."
The middle-aged man raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his head: "I just saw the security troops closing the city gate. I thought you couldn't enter the city today. Hey, why are you two alone? Where are the others?"
Hu Yi did not answer his question: "Find us a place to stay nearby first."
"It has been arranged in advance. After you have eaten noodles, go west along this street, turn south at the second intersection, find the house with a lantern hanging on the left side of the door and Spring Festival couplets on the right side, and knock on the four long and one short doors." As the middle-aged man spoke, he grabbed two small handfuls of noodles, opened the lid of the pot and threw them directly into the steaming boiling water.
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then poured more than ten wontons in again before closing the pot lid: "Be careful, it's the time for the Imperial Army to change the guard."
After turning the intersection, I finally saw a few people walking hurriedly on the road.
Hu Yi and the girl walked slowly and looked at each other.
The city is no better than outside the city, and wearing the black clothes of the detective team may not necessarily make you look like a master. The two continued walking on the street.
"Hey, Fox, I just saw sweat on your forehead."
Eat hot noodles.
Hehe, you are sweating before eating.
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Seeing the lanterns and Spring Festival couplets, the girl looked warily, and Hu Yi cautiously stepped forward and knocked on the door.
The door creaked open a crack.
A young woman's face appeared with an oil lamp in her hand: "Who are you looking for?"
"No one is looking for anything but a drink of water!"
"If you want water, go next door and ask for it."
"I came all the way from my uncle's house, and I haven't had a full meal in half a year. Can you please do me a favor?" Hu Yi carefully said the secret code for communication that County Magistrate Liu had taught him word for word.
The woman didn't ask any more questions, opened the door, waited for the two of them to enter, stretched out her head to look left and right on the street outside, then retracted her head, closed the door, and led the two of them to the backyard.
Hu Yi used the oil lamp in the woman's hand to look at the environment carefully.
It is simple and simple with a three-piece earth floor, mud-paved wooden boards and a fence. Opposite the gate is a wooden table with a painting hanging on it and a few crooked words on it: Lord of Heaven and Earth, Lord, Master.
Hu Yi and Xiao Hongying looked at each other, without saying a word, and walked slowly and quickly into a dark room.
After the woman opened the door, there was an oil lamp on the kang. With the oil lamp in the woman's hand, Hu Yi could see clearly what was going on in the room.
On the mottled wall, there were more than a dozen people sitting or lying on the kang, and the ground was covered with grass. Seeing Hu Yi come in, more than a dozen pairs of eyes were filled with surprise, because they all saw the shell gun hanging on Hu Yi's shoulder.
Finally, a figure spoke: "Brother Hu, I didn't expect you to really sneak in!"
Hu Yi knew him. He was a platoon leader. He did not answer his knowing greetings, but asked calmly: "Where are Staff Liu and the others?"
The platoon leader hesitated for a moment: "The staff officer and the comrades from the county government went to the restaurant to inquire about the news.
The woman who brought Hu Yi in finally spoke: "Consultant Liu went to the city last time and only stayed in the city for one day. He is not very familiar with the terrain of the city. We arranged for someone to take him to familiarize himself with the environment around the restaurant."
Hu Yi hesitated for a moment: "Then, can you take me to see it too?"
(End of chapter)
