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Chapter 433 Shot Imitation 54 Cause of Death and Motive

Lao Ba and Li Quan rushed out of the woods. After firing two shots, Lao Ba stared with wide eyes. Seeing that there was no one under the gun, he slapped his thigh and cursed: "The bastard ran away!"

Li Quan quickly put away his gun, dragged Lao Ba into the depths of the forest without looking back, and said, "Let's go!"

Xu Ning leaned out from behind a tree and fired three consecutive shots at the two fleeing men. One shot hit Li Quan directly in the shoulder blade. He swung his feet and fell to the ground, then immediately turned towards the direction of the gunshot and pulled the trigger!

"Chase him! Brother, go around to the right! They have no bullets now..."

Upon hearing this, Li Fuqiang strode to the right, and Xu Ning ran forward quickly. However, at this time, Li Quan used his elbow to touch the ground, took out a replica of 54 from his pocket, and fired a shot in the direction of Xu Ning!
Bang!
Upon hearing the sound, Xu Ning quickly squatted down and leaned against a tree, not daring to move.

Li Quan shouted, "Fuck you! Chase me! Chase me again! I'll kill you!"

Lao Ba had just loaded the single-barreled bullet into his gun, and he helped Li Quan to quickly stand up and hold his double-barreled shotgun in his hand. Li Quan stood up and took the old shotgun, pointed to the left and said, "Go that way."

Xu Ning took a deep breath and leaned forward to take a look. He saw two figures going to the left. He called out, "Brother?"

"Brother!" When Li Fuqiang heard the gunshot, he did not go to the right, but turned around and moved closer to Xu Ning. He was afraid that Xu Ning would be shot.

Xu Ning said with lingering fear: "This Quan has a pistol, and he is experienced and cunning. I think he is doing dirty work for others. How many bullets do you have?"

"Twelve in the belt, six in the pocket."

Xu Ning said, "I still have thirty-four bullets. Let's follow behind and fire at any shadow we see. If there are five bullets left, we can go back."

"Row!"

Then, the two of them started to chase after him. After running for about fifty or sixty meters, their view became wider than the woods on the roadside. However, the woods were not flat, but rather undulating, with potholes, earthen mounds, and gullies. So in this kind of terrain, it was difficult to spot a person even if the distance was only twenty meters.

Xu Ning looked down at the bloodstains on the dead leaves on the ground. There was a footprint thirty centimeters ahead. He quickly analyzed, "One of them was injured, but it shouldn't be fatal. The pace was a bit tight, and the two should have supported each other and ran side by side."

"How many bullets can they have in their pockets? I'm afraid they might suddenly stop and hide. If we keep chasing them, we might get ambushed."

Xu Ning shook his head: "If you are not afraid, just chase them away! If they run away, they will come back to find the Sun family, or find our family, and that will be the end of it."

"Then let's do it! Two against two, we have semi-automatic machines, what's there to be afraid of!"

"go!"

More than 60 meters ahead, Li Quan pushed Lao Ba aside and said, "I can walk by myself. Damn, I got my eyes pecked by a little sparrow."

"I've said before that that dog basket is very cunning..."

"You said he's a good shooter? He was using a semi-automatic! In such a dense forest, he hit me as soon as I turned around. My arm is broken, and now half of my body can't move."

Lao Ba didn't say anything after hearing this, so Li Quan asked again: "How many bullets do you have in your pocket?"

"Six."

"I still have eight in my pocket and five in the 54. We have to think of a way to kill them. Otherwise, if we keep chasing them, I'll be injured half my body and you'll be injured an arm. If we run out of ammunition and food, we'll definitely be caught."

Lao Ba thought it made sense and nodded: "Just tell me what to do. Anyway, I can't go back."

"I stopped you from doing it before! Why did you have to strangle that little girl with a rope?"

When he mentioned this, Lao Ba got angry and said through gritted teeth: "She went home and took the time to get married and then came to me. At first, I was very touched. I thought she was very sincere, so I kept her. Even if I didn't marry her, I could guarantee that she would have enough food and drink and a place to stay.

But who would have thought that she was not looking for me at all, but was looking for Xiao Linzi! The morning before you came, this bitch rode on me to wash the pot, and I felt something was wrong, too slippery, you know? That noon, I was taken away by the money-gamblers, and I was going to the store to buy cigarettes. Halfway through, I realized that I didn't have any money. When I went back, I saw them hugging each other, and I understood everything as soon as I thought about it.

This damn woman came back from visiting Xiao Linzi this morning and left me some water for washing the pot. Who can tolerate this?"

Li Quan smiled and said, "Then I arrived just in time, otherwise Xiao Linzi would have run away."

"Not at all. Didn't you hear what that bitch said? She said she hated me for not marrying her. Fuck... her parents forced her to marry someone, what does that have to do with me? She was just making a fuss. The more she talked, the angrier I got. She used all her strength and killed me. I was stunned at the time. If you hadn't been there, I wouldn't know what to do."

"What else can you do? Just run away. You have a life in your hands. Are you going to be shot if you don't run? Hey, this is also my fault. We should have left at that time."

Lao Ba said: "It's actually better not to leave. The main reason is that I didn't expect that the dead woman's family would find this place..."

Li Quan didn't dwell on this matter, and just said: "One wrong step leads to another. After I killed the first person, it was much easier to kill the second person."

Lao Ba said: "Yeah, that's true. I have no burden if I shoot him. It's a capital crime anyway."

Li Quan smiled and said, "It's always like this. When we get to the Far East, I'll introduce you to some foreign ladies! Where are the ladies?"

"Okay!"

The two men passed through the old forest and entered the mountains, climbed up two mountains along the slope, walked along the mountain ridge to the bottom of the ditch, and then headed east for eighty miles to reach Lin County.

Two hours later, it was a little after 1:30 in the afternoon.

A ball of cotton was stuffed into the bullet hole on Li Quan's shoulder blade, and Lao Ba's arm was simply bandaged, but both of them were already thirsty and their legs were sore.

Lao Ba pointed to the pile of rocks in front and said, "How about we rest here for a while?"

"Then just wait here. While we still have some energy left, we must kill the two guys behind us."

At this time, Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang were more than a mile behind. They were eating trough cakes and biscuits and drinking water from kettles, so their steps were not very big.

"See? What did I say? These two must be tired. Their strides are smaller than before."

Li Fuqiang laughed and said, "Of course. If someone who doesn't run in the mountains often walks more than 20 miles, his calves will definitely get sore! So they are tired and can't hide and ambush us, right?"

"We must set up an ambush. The wild fruits in the mountains are not ripe yet. It's hard to find something to eat. If I have no way out, I will definitely take two people with me before I die!"

"Then let's be more careful."

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they walked 200 meters east along the ravine. Li Fuqiang stood on the hillside and looked down, saying, "Brother, there seems to be a rock over there. There should be water..."

Xu Ning thought for a moment and said, "Then let's walk up the slope."

"Okay, I think those two guys should be nearby. We've been walking for so long, so we should stop and take a break. Brother, do you think we can get away with it if we really kill them?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "They are suspects, as evidenced by the bodies in the cellar. Although the period of strict control has passed, murder requires the death penalty. We are ordinary people with clean identities and no criminal records. Even if we kill them accidentally, we will not be involved in a lawsuit.

Why did I ask Sun Jiye to make the call before leaving? Our Third Uncle must have known about it by now, and he should have made arrangements, so don't worry about it. You just need to be careful not to let Lao Ba and the others counterattack. "

Li Fuqiang suddenly realized, "Ah, does Third Uncle have such a great influence in the city?"

"What does Sun Jishan do?"

"Hey... I see you've already paved the way. What else is there to say? Just deal with them both!"

Xu Ning reminded him seriously: "Brother, they are human beings, not animals, and they have three guns in their hands. We can't use the strength of animals to hit them. If you can dodge the gunshots, dodge them. Bullets don't have eyes. If you really get shot, what should you do? If they were animals without guns and low IQ, wouldn't I have killed them long ago?" Li Fuqiang nodded: "That's right. If you hadn't pulled me twice, I would have been shot."

Humans and animals are different. Li Quan and Lao Ba both know how to maneuver, ambush, and counter-reconnaissance. If they can fight, they will fire their guns. If they can't fight, they will run. If they are animals, can they use such tactics? It is impossible. If Xu Ning hadn't been careful, he and Li Fuqiang would have died under Li Quan's gun.

A little after two o'clock, Sandaohe, Dalingtun.

At this time, the municipal police had already arrived. After Lin Dongliang personally led the team over, he asked the second team to immediately take over the scene and protect it. He also asked the county police to cooperate with a group to find out the situation from the masses.

When Lin Dongliang entered the house, he saw that two bodies had been taken out of the cellar and laid flat on the floor of the outer room, and the forensic doctor was examining the cause of death.

After a moment, the medical examiner stood up and said, "Director Lin, the woman was strangled to death, and the man was drowned. Preliminary judgment is that the murder weapon should be the hemp rope hanging on the wall and the broken water tank."

"What about the time of death?"

"About two or three days, maybe longer, because the temperature is low now, and the temperature in the cellar is even lower. It is difficult to judge the state of the corpse spots."

At this time, Xiao Zhang came in and said, "Director Lin, the deceased's family is outside the door. After consulting the masses, we know that there were five people who fired the gun. Two of them were in the house, probably Lao Ba and Li Quan. There were three people outside. The one squatting at the door was Xu Ning, holding a 56 semi-automatic. There was a man outside the door named Wang Hu. There was also a girl sitting in the car who fired the gun. Her name is Sun Lianfang."

Lin Dongliang nodded. When he arrived at the scene just now, he had already talked with Sun Jieye and had a general understanding of what had happened, so he was not surprised by Xiao Zhang's report.

"How are the injured?"

"It's not serious, but we need to go to the city hospital for further examination, mainly to remove lead particles. The man named Zhao Wang has two holes in his abdomen..."

"Have you received any news from Group 2?"

"There is no news yet, but I heard from witnesses that a motorcycle and a Dongfeng truck were heading north."

Lin Dongliang said: "Well, leave six people and the forensic doctor here to wait for the people in the province, and the rest of you take all the equipment and go to the north to search!"

"Yes!"

Lin Dongliang went out to find Sun Jiye and asked, "Brother, can you find two guides? I think these two suspects need to go into the mountains..."

Sun Jiye was stunned and said, "If we go after them, Xu Ning will be able to track them down."

"Yes, I know, but we have to go into the mountains to search. What if they... let me put it bluntly, what if something happens to them? They can't just lie there in the mountains."

Sun Jiye lowered his head in silence, then said after a while: "I'll take you into the mountains to look for it."

Guan Lei and Wang Hu were a little anxious and said, "We'll go too!"

Lin Dongliang shook his head: "You two have to stay and cooperate with the work."

At this time, the sound of an engine was heard in the distance, and a second-generation Jiefang truck and two motorcycles stopped outside the cordon.

Sun Jiwei jumped out of the Liberation car and shouted, "San'er!"

"Second brother!" Sun Jiye waved.

Sun Jiwei glanced at Lin Dongliang and said, "All the hunters in the village are here. Have Erning and Qiangzi gone up the mountain?"

"I still do not know yet."

"Why didn't you find a car to follow them when they left?"

Sun Jiye said, "Brother, Lianfang sprained her ankle at the time. Leizi and Huzi had to guard the scene, and I had to call the police. Where could I find the person? Even if I found the person, there was no car in Dalingtun!"

When Lin Dongliang heard that he had brought a hunter, he took the initiative to extend his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Lin Dongliang from the Municipal Bureau."

"Second brother, this is Director Lin, our eldest brother's classmate."

"Ah, hello, hello, I've brought everyone here, is there anything I can ask you?"

Lin Dongliang said bluntly: "That's great. I need hunters who can see the traces. They can't wait to go into the mountains. We have to search in the mountains."

Sun Jiwei turned around and called out, "Xiao Liu?"

"Hey, second uncle." Xiao Liu is Liu Zhu. His father and Sun Jiwei are sworn brothers, and his grandfather is Sun Jishan's master.

"Take your police comrades into the mountains to track them down..."

Sun Jiye said, "I have to go too."

Lin Dongliang said, "You can't go. Someone from the province will come later. If you leave, you won't be able to explain."

He turned his head to look at Liu Zhu and said, "Can you read the traces?"

"Don't worry, I ran to the mountains when I was in my teens. Besides, if I can't find him, my brother Wang Ye can do it too."

Wang Ye was the one who followed Sun Jiye to Snail Shell to hunt brown bears last time. He and Liu Zhu are sworn brothers.

"Okay then, all of you should follow Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang?"

"Director Lin! Team Two has assembled. Six people and the medical examiner are left to cooperate with the provincial government."

"Well, Dayang is in charge of this operation. We must pay attention to the suspect's counterattack and try to avoid casualties. The main task is to find Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang."

Dayang and Xiao Zhang stood at attention and responded, "Yes!"

Afterwards, Xiao Liu, the hunting team, and the police officers gathered by Dayang and Xiao Zhang got into their cars and drove north.

In fact, Lin Dongliang was leaning towards the fact that Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang had been killed, because he believed that it would be difficult for an untrained person to gain an advantage against a wanted criminal. Li Quan was a man of many murders, so he would never show mercy to them...

When Dayang, Xiaozhang and their group were halfway through their journey, they met people from Group 140. After a brief conversation, Group went back to report to Lin Dongliang, while Xiaozhang and his group continued to walk forward for another ten miles. They saw a motorcycle and a Dongfeng with a broken windshield and a flat front tire on the side of the road.

The hunters got off the car and went into the woods. The police led by Xiao Zhang and Dayang were very organized and disciplined. Dayang said, "Follow the guide into the mountains in groups of three. Once you are in the mountains, you must listen to the guide and pay attention to the surrounding situation. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Dayang followed Liu Zhu and Wang Ye into the woods, and heard Liu Zhu pointing at a tree and saying, "There's a loophole here. They fired here."

"Can you find which direction they went?"

Wang Ye pointed at the unclear footprints on the ground and said, "We're heading east. Let them follow us and don't spoil the trail."

"Okay, let's move forward as quickly as possible."

Liu Zhu said: "I know. I will definitely do my best for Uncle Xu's matter!"

(End of this chapter)