Globe Trekker

Chapter 21
A halo of light was cast around the moon, the stars all over the sky disappeared silently, the earth became darker and darker, and the cold wind of the spring night became icy and humid.

Wu Ming rushed out of the quiet north entrance of the town at the fastest speed, chose the shortest straight-line distance to run across the rocky beach, jumped onto the stone pier and saw two small wooden boats moored by the river.

When he came to the side of the rushing water, Wu Ming could still clearly hear the messy gunshots and chaotic calls from the town. The gunshots and shouts alarmed the boatmen resting on the wooden boat. Going out of the small cabin covered by the black canopy, he suddenly found a tall man with a murderous look standing in front of him, and he screamed in shock.

The young boatman who got out first got his feet weak and fell to the bow of the boat. The old boatman on the boat next to him looked at Wu Ming in horror, his thin body swayed with the bumps of the boat, but he didn't dare to move.

Wu Ming jumped onto the boat of the young boatman, put the German-made gun in his hand into the holster on his waist: "Please take me to the other side."

The boatman said "Ai Ai" twice, got up in a hurry and turned around in a circle, shuddered a few times before remembering to untie the bow rope, picked up the pole and plunged into the water in a panic, the small wooden boat wobbled away from the shore, Paddle to the opposite bank of the wide Raobei River, and it takes only five minutes to reach the pier on the opposite bank.

Wu Ming didn't get off the boat immediately. He looked at the brightly lit and bustling town on the other side for a while, then turned to look at the boatman who had come back to life. not easy."

"No hard work, no hard work! The money given by the uncle is enough, enough! Usually we only charge three cents per person for the ferry, and only five cents during the flood season." Wu Ming didn't mean to embarrass himself, and let go of most of his heart.

Wu Ming thought for a while and ordered in a low voice: "You probably guessed that the gunshots in the town just now were related to me, and I won't hide it from you. I fired the first two shots. Someone will definitely come after me. If they ask You, just say that I held a gun to your head, forced you to punting, and not only refused to pay you, but also wanted to kill you, if they ask me what gun I used, just say it straight, remember?"

"Hey, hey!"

The boatman responded subconsciously, and Wu Ming jumped off the boat and boarded the river bank a few steps away, heading north without looking back.The boatman stared blankly at Wu Ming who was gradually disappearing into the darkness, and shivered several times before realizing that his chest and back were soaked.

Wu Ming walked along the road along the river to the north for hundreds of meters, turned the corner and stopped to wait and see for a while, then quickly left the road and walked into the small road to the east, trotted along the narrow path under the hill, then turned south along the winding and undulating mountain road After walking for more than half an hour, when I heard the sound of running water in front, I immediately speeded up and climbed up the small hill in front of me. Standing on the hill, I looked across the river at the burning town. I tightened my belt and the rifle on my back, and walked down the hill to continue. Speed ​​south along the riverside path.

Huanggu Town is still in a state of panic at this moment. There are officers and soldiers with live ammunition running in the streets and alleys, each of them looks panic-stricken as if they are facing an enemy. Burning torches are stuck on the street corners and trees along the street. The servants of the local tyrants were divided into four groups, and they led the officers and soldiers to search from house to house, carrying blunderbusses and broadswords.

Inside and outside the Chen Mansion, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one post. Under the bright torches in the front yard, the body of Steward Wang and the commander of the garrison, Yang Zhisheng, who was seriously injured and unconscious, were placed side by side. Several officers and soldiers were covering the body with a white cloth, and everyone around was silent. The only sound was heavy breathing and the crackling of burning torches.

After the chaos, several guards from the Chen family pulled out the carriage, and all the officers and soldiers hurriedly carried the head of the defense regiment, Yang Zhisheng, onto the carriage, and hurried back to the city for treatment.

The main bedroom of Chen’s mansion was full of crying. The eldest wife who woke up was holding her obese sister-in-law who was in pain and crying. The second wife, third wife, and daughter-in-law Wang Yuehan were terrified around the bed, and a group of maids stood inside and outside the house. Trembling, several women from Wang's family suddenly felt that they had lost their backbone after being terrified, and ran back and forth while crying.

In the study room, the frightened county magistrate Wang and Mr. Chen had already calmed down, and listened to the analysis report of the two company commanders who had just returned with a sullen face: "The murderer first attacked the Zhenxi checkpoint, twisted the neck of one sentry, and tied the other into a Like a zongzi, he snatched a rifle, a bayonet and all the bullets. From the two bullet casings found under the wall of the backyard, it is speculated that the murderer sneaked into the backyard of the Chen Mansion while I was unawares, and asked Tuan Zuo and Steward Wang who were drinking in the pavilion. He shot coldly and escaped to the north of the town immediately after he succeeded. He just received an urgent report from the brothers who were searching for the direction of the north of the town. He was holding a shell gun in his hand, and he was carrying a long gun behind his back. According to our analysis, the long gun was obviously stolen from the Zhenxi checkpoint."

Wang Daohan's face turned red and then pale, white and blue, veins protruded on his shiny forehead, and the side of his teeth protruded from biting, obviously extremely frightened and angry.

He snorted a few times, and loudly ordered the two company commanders to immediately send people to the surrounding counties and towns, mobilize all forces to arrest the murderer, and waved all the people in the hall to retreat.

The officers and a few nursing masters left in a hurry. Wang Daohan, who was still filled with righteous indignation just now, fell down on the grand teacher's chair, his face was pale and his hands and feet were weak. Worryingly, he turned to Chen Jiyao, who was devastated:
"Brother, two deaths and one injury in one night are nothing, but one of them is the head of the security team just appointed by the province. Even if I want to hide it, I can't hide it. I'm afraid there will be an uproar tomorrow, and the whole county will know about it." If I had known this before, when you sent that villain to the county in August last year, I should have ordered him to be killed immediately. I originally wanted to wait for the news to pass and then quietly clean up the mess. This tragic scene has caused great harm. I dare say that tonight's incident will spread to Nanchang within three days, and then shake the whole province! The little brother is in chaos and regrets. In the prison robbery incident in August last year, the little brother risked his death The whole department counterattacked, quickly restored order to appease all directions, and secretly took out [-] oceans to manage up and down, so as to keep the county magistrate's black hat, and now there is such a big mistake, my life is bad!"

Chen Jiyao's face was full of pain: "My dear brother, Brother Yu is also in a state of confusion. It's all because of the foolish thing he did back then. He was greedy for sex for a few nights and gave birth to that evil seed. After knowing it, Qi Qiran had a hidden side, and he didn't have the courage to eliminate it. Hidden dangers have led to today's situation. Brother Yu is so regretful that he can't face it! Brother Yu knows that he has committed a serious crime, and he can't help my virtuous brother. I will prepare [-] oceans for my virtuous brother later to solve it..."

Wang Daohan waved his hands again and again: "Don't you understand my elder brother's personality? If it weren't for my sister's narrow-mindedness, according to my elder brother's personality, even if she was helpless and remorseful, she would bring Wu's mother and son back to resettle. If I had done it back then, not only would it not have caused a catastrophe today, but my brother would have had multiple heirs, what a pity, what a pity! Don’t say this, brother doesn’t need to blame himself too deeply, we have respected each other for decades Knowing each other, working together to help each other, has there ever been any politeness in money? Although my Wang family can't be said to be wealthy, it is no problem to spend one hundred and eighty thousand in cash. My brother doesn't need to worry about it. What I should worry about is how to control the influence , I’m worried, the matter in front of me may not be solved by money, if it’s not done well, not only will my brother’s reputation be damaged, but my future in this life will also be ruined!”

"My dear brother, is it really so dangerous?" Chen Jiyao leaned out in pain.

"Tricky!"

Wang Daohan shook his head in pain, his two beards swaying with the loose flesh on his face: "Brother also knows that last August, the Communist Party broke into my Shangrao County, and the younger brother took the lead and worked hard to quickly extinguish the disaster, and secretly resolved the money. , As a result, instead of punishing him, the province rewarded him instead, which is a blessing among misfortunes."

Wang Daohan drank a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat: "In November, riots broke out in Hengfeng and Yiyang counties to the west. Red Party leaders such as Mao Zedong in Yiyang, Sanyazi Shao, Huang Ruizhang in Hengfeng, etc. , mobilized thousands of restless mud-legged people to capture the two counties, and echoed with the leader of the Communist Party at the junction of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong, etc., the momentum shocked the whole country. Two counties, but it took more than two months, and after the bandits in the two counties were eliminated at the end of last month, the county magistrates of the two counties were immediately dismissed and punished, and six garrison captains and police chiefs shot three of them!"

"Huh? The province's punishment is so severe?" Chen Jiyao was even more worried after being astonished.

"Yes! The central government in Nanjing held several special meetings on the situation in Jiangxi and issued strict orders. Last year, the central government paid more attention to the armed forces of the Jiangxi Communist Party. It called Chairman Lu Diping three times to ask about the specific situation of the Jiangxi Communist Party. And at the beginning of last month, he issued two important instructions to fully wipe out the Communist Party, protect the environment and the people, and set up an inspection team to inspect the whole province. This is the first time he has stated his position since he became the provincial chairman. Together, everyone from the central government to the local government must understand the truth, and at this juncture, such a major event happened, alas!" Wang Daohan sighed weakly.

Chen Jiyao's heart was full of guilt and anger, he stood up slowly after a moment of silence, walked back and forth in the hall a few times, and his mind gradually recovered: "My dear brother, you must be careful about this matter. , it is best to link this matter with Yiyang's police officer and others, and claim that today's attackers are not one person, but a group, who came from Heng and Yi counties to commit crimes, and the reason is that the virtuous brother During the anti-revolutionary campaign in Shangrao in August last year, the soldiers took the lead in resolutely killing several Communist Party leaders and completely wiped out the Communist Party forces throughout Shangrao. That's why they suffered bloody revenge from the Communist Party's armed forces today. In this way, they may be able to survive. "

"Great! My brother's words made my younger brother suddenly enlightened, and the problem was easily solved! My brother is indifferent and always unwilling to become an official. It's a pity, a pity!" Wang Daohan was so excited that he shook the hem of his gown and stood upright, respectful Salute Chen Jiyao respectfully.

Chen Jiyao hurriedly stepped forward to hold it up: "Brother, why is this? I'm ashamed of Brother Yu..."

Wang Daohan's face regained brilliance: "Brother, little brother, write an emergency report right now, and send people to Nanchang at dawn, and then immediately hold an emergency meeting, so that those who know and all officers and soldiers will strictly keep secrets and unify the caliber."

"slow!"

Chen Jiyao took Wang Daohan's hand and said very worriedly: "My dear brother, there is one more thing to trouble my dear brother. Send someone to send Yuehan to Nanchang to be with Kang'er as soon as possible. You can't stay at home anymore. What Yuehan accepts is the new style." Education, soft on the outside and strong on the inside, stays at home alone, frowning, gradually diminishing, and in addition to frequent accidents in the past few months, and she has encountered that evil bastard several times, thinking about the life-saving grace of that evil bastard in her heart, if we did not try our best Concealing it, it can’t be said that there have been gossips outside, brother Yu is worried all day long! Your sister is impatient and suspicious, she doesn’t like Yue Han very much, and there are grievances between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Today, such a big incident happened, your sister must be extremely sad. If Yuehan continues to stay at home, there will be chaos and chaos, and there will be no peace!"

Wang Daohan nodded frequently, deeply convinced: "Since this is the case, let's send girl Yuehan to Nanchang as soon as possible, this matter is so troublesome, alas!"

Just as he was talking, the sound of dishes breaking suddenly came from the inner room, followed by Wang Yuehan's painful exclamation and the eldest wife's hysterical scolding, and there were bursts of crying in the inner room.

Wang Daohan and Chen Jiyao were dumbfounded for a moment, looked at each other and ran to the inner room together.

(End of this chapter)