Finally, near noon, the students were allowed to start the pursuit.
Well, half a day has passed before it even started, and there are only five and a half days left before it ends.
But there is no point in complaining. I can only set off quickly and hope that I can still catch up!
Li Mu was leisurely and named this assessment "Operation Hunter", but he didn't know who was the hunter!
After the five teams came down the mountain, they identified the direction, then separated and tracked on their own. It seemed that there should be experts in their teams who were good at tracking.
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Lin Yan's team ran on the path in the mountains. The road was full of gravel and the road was rugged and difficult to walk.
It was already approaching dusk at this time. Lin Yan and the others were running all the way, and a feeling of fatigue emerged in their bodies unconsciously.
Xu Dahai gasped and asked, "Brother Lin Yan, why don't we take a break?"
Lin Yan stopped when he heard this, and then nodded.
Chasing a death row prisoner is not a day's work, and there is no point in rushing. Eat well and rest well!
After all, their opponents are real desperadoes, and if they know nothing about their opponent's situation and rush to fight with tired bodies, they are very likely to lose.
Once they fall into the enemy's hands, those desperadoes will not have the slightest scruple, and they will stay here even if they lose their lives.
Lin Yan's team stopped to rest for a while. Xu Dahai could no longer hold on any longer. As soon as he heard that he could rest, he sat down on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a sound of "ouch" was heard, and Brother Dahai jumped up holding his buttocks.
He was so anxious to rest that he forgot one thing. They were now on a rugged path. When they sat down suddenly, they were immediately plotted by the gravel on the ground!
Seeing Xu Dahai jumping on the spot, Li Zongsheng said with a smile: "Dahai, what's going on? I even danced for everyone, but we all came out in a hurry and didn't bring any rewards!"
Xu Dahai was in pain. Looking at Li Zongsheng's gloating look, he suddenly felt that this brother was so unkind!
The two of them were quarreling with each other, and the other three shook their heads helplessly when they saw this. However, thanks to these two living treasures, everyone's tracking journey was not so boring.
"Lin Yan, are you sure this is the way?" Xue Nichang asked.
When Xu Dahai and Li Zongsheng heard this, they also stopped bickering. They had been chasing in this direction for a long time, but they still didn't see a single person. Is there really a death row prisoner running this way?
Lin Yan thought for a moment and then replied: "I'm sure!"
Then he squatted down, picked up a pebble in his hand, and said, "Look, this is a town."
As he spoke, he drew a circle with the pebble in his hand.
Then, he pointed in the opposite direction and said: "There are troops stationed here."
Soon, he drew another circle.
"So, death row prisoners who escape from this direction can only choose to take this road!" Lin Yan said firmly.
"Brother, that's awesome! You're good enough to be a military advisor at your level. I've decided that if I become a general in the future, you can be my military advisor, okay?" Li Zongsheng said with a smile.
Xu Dahai on the side curled his lips and said: "Brother Lin Yan is a man who wants to do great things. How could he be a dog-headed military advisor for you?"
"What are you talking about! Based on our relationship, he will definitely help me!" Li Zongsheng said confidently.
"It's not a matter of friendship. I mean that brother Lin Yan will definitely be better off than you by then, so why should he go to you?" Xu Dahai glanced sideways at Li Zongsheng and said disdainfully.
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Seeing that the two of them were about to start again, Lin Yan quickly said: "Take a break and eat something, and then we will continue to set off!"
These two people were good friends before, but now they feel like they are in love and killing each other, and they are also drunk!
Is this what people often say: "The better the relationship, the more quarrels there will be"?
Lin Yan really didn't understand, so they ate some dry food they had with them and continued to follow.
Ming Ya's previous injuries have not healed properly, mainly due to the sequelae left by the forced use of secret techniques. Her little face is pale, which makes Lin Yan feel distressed for a while.
It is precisely for this reason that Mingya rarely spoke along the way.
Seeing the sun setting in the west, the sky was gloomy, and it looked like it might rain. A few of them didn't bring rain gear. If there was a sudden heavy downpour, they would probably be soaked in the rain!
Fortunately, there is a building not far ahead, probably a small village.
This is truly a perfect path!
Since there is a village, you can stay overnight and maybe get some food. This dry and hard dry food is really not delicious!
Xu Dahai thought so and was full of expectations.
Lin Yan and others entered the village before the heavy rain fell. They found a house and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was an old man with a gray beard. After Lin Yan and others explained their purpose, they were let in.
The main reason is that they are all children, which makes the old man less vigilant.
Moreover, the old man believes in Buddhism. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a Buddha statue in the middle of the lobby, filled with incense.
The old man is usually willing to help others, but today he saw several children in front of the door and the weather was so bad, so naturally he couldn't just sit back and watch.
Lin Yan and others chased all the way before eating some solid food. They happened to catch up with the old man's family for dinner. He and an old woman were the only ones in the room. They must be a couple, so there was not much food prepared.
Moreover, what people in the small village eat is naturally not delicacies, just some vegetable dumplings and a pot of green vegetable and tofu soup.
This was already considered delicious to them who had only had a mouthful of dry food after traveling all the way!
The old man was not stingy, and he warmly invited them to sit down and eat. However, these things were originally the food for the old couple, so there was not much to eat, so the old woman went to cook some more food.
Everyone simply ate some and then rubbed their bellies with satisfaction. Although dry food can also satisfy hunger, obviously hot meals are what people eat!
In this kind of weather, they can't leave tonight, and they can only disturb the old man!
But his house only has two rooms, and it really can't accommodate so many people. What should we do?
At this moment, the old woman leaned into the old man's ear and said something. When the latter heard the words, his frown gradually relaxed.
Then, he walked up to a few people and said, "I'm really sorry. There are too few rooms here for you to live in. How about this? My wife said she has an old sister who lives at the east end of the village. , is a widowed woman, so there is an empty house, how about some of you go live with her?"
After hearing this, several people nodded. After all, there was only one room, so men and women couldn't live together. This would make everyone embarrassed and not get a good rest.
But the question is who went there?
At this time, Mingya stood up and said, "Nishang and I will go over there. Since she is a widowed grandmother, it may be easier for us to communicate with her!"
Lin Yan nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Then, he looked at the two of them and said, "I'll see you off."
Xu Dahai and Li Zongsheng went to the room to rest first, while Lin Yan followed the girls to see the situation on their behalf.
With the old woman leading the way, a few people walked all the way to the east end of the village. It was a somewhat dilapidated courtyard. The word "福" on the door was all tattered. It seemed to be old!
The old woman knocked on the door. After a while, a voice came from the yard and asked, "Who is it?"
The former replied: "Sister-in-law, it's me, open the door quickly!"
After a while, I heard footsteps approaching, and with a "squeak", the door was slowly opened, and then an old woman's head popped out from the door.
Her hair is white and messy, and her face is covered with wrinkles. It is obvious that she has gone through the baptism of time and has experienced all the vicissitudes of life.
As soon as she opened her mouth, the sound she made was like the feeling of a saw cutting on pig iron, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable!
"It's so late, what are you doing here?"
The old woman obviously knew her temper and didn't mind. She continued: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you so late! These children were passing by our village. It happened to be that the weather was so bad that they couldn't leave. No, you can only stay here with us."
"But you also know that my house only has two rooms and can't accommodate so many of them. I remembered that your house happened to have a vacant room, so I brought them to ask if they could stay at your place for one night."
The old woman looked Lin Yan up and down and asked, "Is this the guy?"
The latter quickly denied it, pointed at Mingya and Xue Nichang, and said, "It's these two little girls. This child is just here to see them off."
"Oh, it turns out to be the 'Flower Protector'! Haha...hehe..."
The old woman let out an unpleasant laugh, and then said: "Come in!"
After saying that, he opened the door, and Lin Yan and others followed in.
The courtyard is not small at all. At a glance, there are four rooms. Although it has been in disrepair for a long time, it can still be seen that the owner has financial strength.
During the chat at the dinner table, Lin Yan knew that the old man before was actually the village chief of this small village, but this old woman's yard was actually bigger than the village chief's, which was a bit unusual!
Several people entered the house. The village elder and the old woman briefly exchanged greetings with each other, and then prepared to leave.
The old woman arranged Mingya and Xue Nichang in the west wing, and told them not to disturb her if nothing happened, and not to move things around, especially since the east wing was not allowed to enter.
Mingya felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. Did the old lady regard herself and the two as thieves? Don't let him touch this, don't let him touch that, as if he is so rare!
However, she was also very grateful to the old woman for taking them in to stay here. Maybe her behavior was just a matter of personality, and she didn't really distrust the two of them, so she didn't care too much!
After settling the two of them, Lin Yan left with the village elder Baner.
Before leaving, he accidentally glanced at a few dishes and two pairs of chopsticks on the table, and suddenly felt a little confused: This old woman has been a widow for many years, how could she cook so many dishes at home alone and put two pairs of chopsticks?
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Yan just thought that the old lady had some strange hobbies or was preparing a treat, so she didn't think much about it.
On the way back, thunder rumbled in the sky and raindrops fell one after another. Upon seeing this, Lin Yan quickly walked towards the way he came with the village elder and his companions.
Rain is coming...
