I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 534: Training Ground in Border Town
Song Wu looked at Yang Twelve who had a horrified face. He couldn't imagine what the two sisters had experienced in such a short period of time.
Anyway, it is certain that they must be under a lot of pressure. It is estimated that the surrounding environment is not very friendly. This is also what Song Wu finds the strangest.

How far have we come now? Not yet. There is only one possible explanation, that is, the sisters are too beautiful, and their beauty attracts jealousy, so people find excuses to target them.

Song Wu looked at Yang Twelve's expectant eyes and asked, "How are you going to do your work? Can you just leave without saying hello?"

Yang Twelve said: "Those are not important, safety comes first. Especially for my sister."

Song Wu asked, "Why did you think of writing to me?"

Yang Twelve smiled a little embarrassedly: "In fact, I have written letters to everyone I know who might be able to help. However, the content and wording of the letters may be slightly different based on my judgment of people."

It turns out that this girl was desperate and tried every possible means to cast a wide net and catch fish.

Song Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said to Yang Twelve with some complaints, "I took it seriously. I came all the way here after receiving your letter. I was afraid that you and your sister were in danger."

Yang Twelve was a little embarrassed, but she quickly said seriously: "The reason why I wrote so much is that I don't believe that people will help me easily, but I have no choice but to ask for help. You have to believe that the letter I wrote to you is the most detailed. In fact, I wrote to you without intending to ask you to help me. I just wanted to talk to you and tell you about my panic and worries. I want to find someone to talk to."

Song Wu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the letter was so detailed and full of emotion. It turned out that she was treating him as a person to confide in.

In the dense vegetation, Song Wu and Yang Twelve looked at the map with a flashlight. "You said your sister was picked up by your fifth brother and is living here now. Are we close to the border?"

Yang Twelve nodded, "The town where my fifth brother lives is a border town. I often went there to play when I was a child. There is another country across a small river. Hey, Song Wu, why is there a five-pointed star mark on your map?"

Song Wu also felt very strange. He had just seen it and was wondering why there was no five-pointed star in the legend of the atlas. Why was there a five-pointed star at the location of this border town? The most important thing was that he carefully identified it and found that the five-pointed star was not printed, but should be stamped with a special seal.

It could also be said that someone had specially marked it. Song Wu naturally thought that this must have been done by Ling Li. The album was originally his. When he took it, it was on his bookshelf, within easy reach, and he might have frequently flipped through it.

Coincidentally, this mark is now right in the border town where Yang Twelve's sister went to live with her fifth brother's home.

To be honest, if Yang Shier hadn't pointed out on the map the place where her sister said she went, Song Wu really wouldn't have been able to find the mark.

There are so many maps, who would study where the five-pointed star is, especially since this five-pointed star is not very big. Could it be that there is a will in the dark, and a trip here will bring unexpected gains?

After Song Wu had studied the route, he asked Yang Twelve, "What is your plan?"

He didn't expect Yang Twelve to be so determined: "I'll follow you."

Song Wu asked her in surprise: "You and I are not that familiar with each other, so why do you trust me so much?"

Yang Twelve's eyes were determined, he pursed his lips tightly, and then said to Song Wu: "You are the only one who responded to all the letters I wrote. I have been waiting for months. Phone calls, letters, people, so far, only you have responded. So many people who said good things and had enthusiastic attitudes have all stayed away. I don't believe you, but there is nothing I can do. It's better than sitting here and waiting for the frog to be boiled in warm water. You should know that I have no other choice. Didn't you see it just now? The man named Guyu tried his best to find my sister. He also said that he wanted to take care of her because he loved her. How could I not know what he was planning? He came from a poor family and wanted to use my sister to make himself feel at ease."

"Can you tell where this five-pointed star marks?"

Yang Shier said, "I know. Originally, it was a place where people from the town and nearby mountains went into the mountains to hunt. Later, I don't know how it was turned into a training ground. At that time, there was also a special military unit nearby, but it seems that it no longer exists now."

Song Wu asked: "When was it turned into a training ground?"

"Let me calculate. It seems to be around 58. I was 10 or 11 years old at that time. I remember that year my sister-in-law gave birth to a child, and I went to her house to help them with housework. I heard about it at that time. The people at that time were not happy. A good place for hunting was fenced off."

Yang Shier was really determined. He didn't even let Song Wu go back to the dormitory to get his things, and left the dance troupe empty-handed with him.

In her own words: "There is no way out anyway, so following you still leaves a glimmer of hope. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong."

As Song Wu drove towards the border town, his mind was full of thoughts. It was estimated that there would be many people who had the same idea as Yang Twelve. A new wave of sea swimming would soon begin in Yangcheng.

When they got outside the town, Song Wu asked Yang Shier, "Are you sure you can persuade your sister?" Yang Shier said, "If I can't persuade her and she doesn't want to go with you, I'll go. Everyone has different choices. I don't want to wait here without hope. Anyway, I think the situation will get worse and worse."

It turned out that Yang Twelve was very courageous and smart. She did not go to see her fifth brother, but when her sister came out to use the toilet, she squeezed into the small toilet.

Song Wu now had some understanding of why Yang Twelve's sister was brought here from the song and dance troupe by her family?
It seemed much calmer here, without the hustle and bustle of Kunming. At least for the time being, she could avoid a lot of unnecessary disturbances. As long as no one knew she was here, or she didn't take the initiative to go back to Kunming, it would be hard to find her in such a remote place. If time passed, people might forget about her.

After waiting for half an hour, Yang Twelve came back with a somewhat dejected look on his face.

"She doesn't want to leave. She wants to wait for Guyu to pick her up. I find that she seems a little mentally unstable now. She won't listen to anything I say to her. She just keeps repeating that she wants to wait for Guyu and her friend named Ma. It's really terrible."

"What should we do now? Should we take her away by force?"

After hearing Song Wu's words, Yang Twelve's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again and she shook her head.

"If it's this or that, my sister won't accept it. Even if I take her away, she will hate me for the rest of her life. Let's go and leave her alone. After all, she is so famous, it's easier for her to be taken care of than me."

As she said that, she pulled Song Wu and walked outside.

Song Wu first pulled her back and said, "Let's not leave in a hurry. If you don't take your sister with you, you can lead me to the place with the five-pointed star. Let's go and take a look. I always feel that there is something there."

"That's the abandoned training ground over there. Now it's once again become a place frequented by mountain folks who go hunting."

"Come on, take me to see it."

Yang Shier looked at Song Wu's military uniform, then at the gun on his waist, seemed to have some confidence, and nodded.

Walking on the mountain road, Song Wu asked Yang Twelve with a smile: "Why don't you say goodbye to your fifth brother, or even say a word? After all, they are siblings."

Yang Twelve smiled and shook his head: "I don't talk to him. When I was young, he planned to discuss with his second brother to sell me to the other side of the river as a child bride during those difficult years. Last year, he was going to introduce me to a guy, the son of a leader. I don't know why he suddenly became nice this year, and he even introduced me to a performance opportunity in BJ. Otherwise, I wouldn't have met you. But I still feel that something is wrong. Anyway, I don't trust him."

Song Wu finally understood that this brother didn't have much good intentions. "How many brothers and sisters do you have?"

"Twelve. I'm the youngest."

"Alas, with so many brothers and sisters, it's inevitable that the relationship will fade. Plus, the age gap is so big, sometimes we barely saw each other when we were kids. Older brothers and sisters only exist in legends."

Yang Shier nodded seriously: "In our family, I am only close to my ninth sister. I have two older brothers. They took away all my food and clothes. I was able to survive because my ninth sister secretly gave me food."

Song Wu understood this very well. This was the case in many rural families with many brothers and sisters. Survival was the first priority. Who would care about the children's education? It was good enough to survive. Therefore, there were many emotional problems and even more psychological problems.

"Since you have a good relationship with Sister Nine, why didn't you take some measures just now? You knew that things were getting worse and worse here, and she would be unsafe. Since she couldn't see clearly, if you were confident, why did you let her make the decision on her own?"

Yang Twelve was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Because she is an adult. I can't make decisions for her. I can only give her advice, and if she doesn't accept it, I can only respect her. I can make my life better first, and when she really can't make it, I will help her. I think when she is at her wit's end, my existence will have a greater meaning."

As she spoke, she looked up at Song Wu and said, "But if I lose this bet, it only proves that I am a fool and have bad luck, then she can only rely on herself. My brothers and sisters have been living in such an environment and thinking since they were young. I was able to join the song and dance troupe because of my hunger strike. Otherwise, I might be the mother of several children now. So, what do you think I am afraid of? What can I not lose?"

The two men walked and talked, and they had already climbed the mountain and went deep into the forest.

Song Wu would take out the map from time to time to check it out, and combined it with Yang Twelve's impression and memory of this forest. Now you can really see a lot of ruins of the so-called training ground.

(End of this chapter)