I followed the group of people from a distance. Although Jiama Dan was dressed in rags, he walked proudly along the way. Although I don't know why Da Mao hasn't caught up yet, I must have encountered something that delayed him. But Jiama Tan knew that I was hiding nearby. Even though he walked all the way without looking back, he must know that I was following him from a distance.
After the earth bridge is a three-way intersection. When we first came from Pixian County, we took the road on the left, but now this group of people was taking Jiama Dan to the road on the right. That's not a county town, but a rural area. In this way, the mysterious man behind the scenes found a place closer to the ghost market to hide temporarily, and he probably hid here for a long time. In that era, there were very few vehicles and most people were walking. Fortunately, I wore a straw hat and the clothes on my body had not been changed for a long time, so I looked no different from the ordinary people passing by. Because of this, That's why it didn't attract anyone's attention.
I walked like this for almost twenty minutes. After calculating my position at this moment, I happened to be on the other side of the small ditch across the bamboo forest outside Sanchuan Ghost Market. At this time, those people turned towards a small road with Jiama Dan. I waited until they were farther away and then moved to the edge of the path. This was one of the few times I followed someone. This feeling of not wanting to be discovered was very strange and made me quite nervous. Standing at the intersection and looking from a distance, as far as the eye can see, except for a few rotten houses, the rest is farmland, and at the end of the path in the distance, there is what looks like a large yard and playground. There is a tall flagpole with a five-star red flag hanging there.
Generally speaking, if such a place is not a primary or secondary school, it is a place like a commune brigade. Although the four masterminds fell that year, some remnants have not been completely eradicated, and schools have not resumed classes on a large scale. So I concluded that the mysterious man was temporarily living in this place and might have used it as his "command headquarters."
I walked dodgingly, but after a few steps I didn't dare to get any closer, because there were two people standing in front of the big courtyard, as if they were guarding the door. After meeting up with Jiama Tan and his group, the woman and one of the men took Jiama Tan into the yard, while the rest of the people gathered around the gate, seeming to be talking to each other, but from there He looked a little cheerful, as if he was saying that he finally found that thing, and now everyone no longer has to suffer in this remote place.
I dare not get close because when I can see these people clearly, they can also see me. Although I was wearing a straw hat that covered half of my face, and the other half was covered by my beard, this empty road would still inevitably arouse suspicion. So I slowly walked back from the dilapidated houses as shelter, intending to find another way to get closer.
But I stood on the road and looked around. The area around the big yard was all farmland. Although it was not endless as far as the eye could see, there was nothing to cover. Unless I could get around to the back of the big yard, I had no chance of getting close to the yard wall. Although it is not impossible, this will make me go in a long circle. I can't guarantee how much time will be lost in the meantime. What if Jiamatan has already sold his ghost to the other party when I make the detour? , and if I miss Jiamadan's way back, it will be very difficult to investigate the rest closely.
When I thought of this, I was helpless. It seemed that I had no other choice but to wait here and watch from a distance. After standing there for a few minutes, I looked in the direction of the big yard again and found that the men were still there, chatting and smoking together, and they seemed to be in high spirits. Based on my previous understanding and my observations, there is no doubt that this group of people are all soldiers. I may be at a disadvantage against any one of them, let alone so many of them. So I decided to take a risk and not encounter these people head-on. I walked down the road to the farmland, followed the ridge, and approached the big yard crookedly.
I have lived in rural areas for several years, and it is not difficult to walk across the fields. The difficult thing is not to alert others when walking. I followed the field and approached the compound. I knew that the group of people had already spotted me when I walked into the farmland, but I probably hid it better. They thought I was a passing farmer. , and didn't do anything to me, just looked in my direction from time to time.
Soon I got close to the big courtyard, but now I chose a path away from them, making them think that I was just walking towards the distance. In this way, I zigzagged around to the side of the large courtyard. The wall blocked the group of people guarding the gate. So I didn't care that my feet would be covered with mud. I jumped into the field and returned to the wall dripping with mud.
In order not to make too much noise, I just shook the mud off my legs a few times, but the shoes were still filled with soft mud, and it got sticky through my socks and into my toes. It felt cold inside the seam and very uncomfortable. But I didn't pay too much attention to this. Instead, I looked up at the top of the wall around me. This place is located on the short side of a large rectangular yard. The edge of the fence is almost two meters high from the ground. The top is paved with bricks and is already covered with moss. If I take a few steps, I will be on the wall again. If you step on it, you can still jump up and grab the edge of the wall, but it may make a little noise and attract the attention of the group behind the corner. So I decided to find something to put my feet on so that I could be taller and it would be much easier to climb up.
But it was surrounded by farmland, mostly mud, so it was not easy to find some bricks and stones, so I walked around to the back and side of the yard and found a few broken bricks under the wall, stacking them one on top of the other. , which is considered to have increased by almost one third of a meter above the ground. I calculated that as long as I stepped on it without falling off, put one foot up and jumped lightly, I could catch the edge of the wall. I shouted lucky, so I tried a few times with my feet to see if the improvised bricks would collapse. Then I swung my satchel behind me and jumped up using my strength. .
The moss on the top was still a little slippery, but since it was only a thin layer, so although it took some effort, I still climbed up the top of the wall with both hands and slowly lifted myself up. I didn't dare to climb over directly because I didn't know the situation in the yard. If there were people guarding the yard, I would be caught when I entered. So I supported the weight of my body with my hands, put my head over the wall, and looked inside, and then I could clearly see the layout of the entire yard.
This should be a primary school, because there is a basketball court in the center of the yard, but the ground on the court is bumpy, as if it were uneven after compacted soil. On the far side of the basketball court, there are a few simple horizontal and parallel bars, and two iron pillars used for pole climbing competitions. Under the side of the wall close to where I climbed, there was a grassy open space, but judging from the shape of the ground, there seemed to be a sand pit, which seemed to be used for long jump competitions, and on the side were several blocked sand pits. From my perspective on the chopped tree, the growth rings on the fracture surface are right in front of me. I immediately calculated that when I climbed in, if I jumped directly, there might be a lot of noise, and it looked like I would have to step on the tree stump.
On the longer sides of the yard, one side is the gate. Through the gap in the gate, I can see several figures standing there. Those are the men who were guarding the door before. On the other side, there are about four or five small bungalows connected side by side. Each one has a small window and a door. They look like classrooms in a rural primary school.
I had to find a way to get in without being discovered by others, because the classroom doors were closed, and I couldn't guess which room the mysterious man was in. I thought to myself that Jiamatan would sell this girl later. After the ghost, people will probably not keep him anymore, so they will naturally send someone to send him out. After allocating the manpower and leaving, the guard here will be relatively relaxed. At that time, it will be the best time for me to climb over the wall and get in.
So I gently slid down from the wall, rested against the wall, and then slowly moved my body to the corner so that I could hear the movements of the group of people. The group of people were still chatting among themselves. The accent sounded mainly Sichuan, but there was still a hint of dialect. But I didn't understand a single word of the chat. After all, they were almost ten meters apart, and they seemed to deliberately lower their voices when speaking, as if they didn't want to disturb the mysterious man and Jiama Dan who were talking in the room.
The strange thing is that after the woman went in with Jiama Dan, she never came out again. I couldn't see or hear clearly, so I could only wait in silence. In order not to make any noise, I didn't even smoke. If you dare to smoke, who would have known that after waiting like this, it would be almost dark.
Just then I heard a creaking sound, which was the sound of one of the classroom doors being opened, so I leaned down, almost lying on the ground, and secretly touched my face. Stretched sideways out of the corner. After hearing the sound of the door opening, the people guarding the door quickly stopped talking, their posture became much more regular, and they all looked towards the yard. At this time I heard a woman's voice saying, you three, help me take this master to the county town, and you will not come back until he is sent to the car.
There is no doubt that "this master" in the woman's mouth is Jiama Dan.
