Globe Trekker

Chapter 37 Dangerous
After Qingming Festival passed, even if it really entered summer.

Thanks to the old father-in-law's unique herbal medicine, the gunshot wound on Lu Dazhao's face has healed after more than ten days of treatment, and a piece of flesh and bone was missing from the cheekbone on the right cheek, leaving a large sunken scar, which made this unruly man The bandit leader seemed much milder.

However, four of the seven gangsters who were shot could not survive for three days, and died painfully due to excessive blood loss and complications. A grand memorial ceremony was held on the festival day.

Only the second leader did not bury him immediately. The body was carefully treated with lime and a lot of Chinese herbal medicines, and then put into a thick coffin made of century-old redwoods for parking.

Right now is the season of green and yellow crops. The fields on the mountain are limited. The 36 bandits and the number of women and children who have increased to more than 60 are living a few days of leisure. Maybe the sadness has passed. With the cheerful voices of women and children, everyone relaxed except for the gangsters who took turns guarding the two entrances and exits on the east and northwest.

Master Lu sat at the wooden table under two big camphor trees, carefully reading the newspapers, government announcements, and orders sent back by the eyeliner at the foot of the mountain. He often found useful information from them. Thank you for this helpful suggestion, fully aware of the great benefits of gathering information.

After finishing his work, Master Lu came under the big tree, glanced at the half-foot-thick old newspapers on the table and felt nothing, sat down and complained in a muffled voice:
"Brother Wu is really a weird person. He can't live a happy life, but he doesn't want to give him two beautiful wives. Now he doesn't even drink alcohol. For more than half a month, he can't find anyone early in the morning every day. Every crossing, every block He has traveled all over the mountain peaks and still refuses to rest. He still has to go to the abandoned cottage of Duan Laowu in the northwest to check. He has no chance to say a few words to him, which makes Kuiyuan and a few half-grown children carry all day long. Go crazy with him with a gun, I really don't know what's going on in his head?"

Master Lu calmly took a sip from the spout of the teapot, took out the folded arrest warrant and opened it, pointing to the fuzzy portrait printed on the arrest warrant and asked: "This arrest warrant has been posted all over towns and cities in the three provinces of Jiangxi, Anhui, and Zhejiang. What do you think of the traffic arteries?"

"How else can I see it? Brother Wu himself doesn't care about this arrest warrant, and the name on the arrest warrant is Wu Shanyazi, which is very different from the real person's appearance. Even if Brother Wu stands in front of officers and soldiers, he doesn't have to worry about being recognized. "Leader Lu said carelessly.

Master Lu stretched out two fingers, and rhythmically tapped on the arrest warrant a few times: "Zhengde, you should use your brain more, although this arrest warrant does not pose much trouble to brother Wu, the things contained on it are too much."

Master Lu put down his cigarette pouch: "Second brother, what did you see? Could it be that brother Wu guessed that he would be wanted by the three provinces before, so he stayed here to avoid the limelight?"

"Bullshit! Do you think he seems to be afraid of getting into trouble? Don't forget the name 'Lone Wolf' given to him by Taoists. Over the years, I have deeply experienced that this person can have the wrong name, but the nickname will never be wrong. "Master Lu said seriously.

"That's right! Then tell me, what tricks do you see?" Lu Zhengde was rare to be modest.

Master Lu knocked on the table again: "First of all, this arrest warrant was issued in the name of the Jiangxi Provincial Bandit Suppression Headquarters, and also signed by the provincial chairman Lu Diping, which shows that the case committed by Brother Wu has been shaken." The whole province has even reached the sky, otherwise there would never be a three-province sea arrest, and I haven’t seen it a few times in so many years! Secondly, the arrest warrant stated that Brother Wu was the bandit leader of the Northeast Jiangxi Province, and he was associated with several The *** and others who have become famous over the years are treated as the same, tell me, is this simple?"

When Master Lu said this, he patted the stack of newspapers on the desktop: "Also, during this period of time, the newspapers in Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces are almost full of news about the suppression of bandits and communists. Last month, Chairman Jiang flew to Nanchang , personally arranged the general situation of Jiangxi's bandit suppression. Some time ago, more than [-] people from the eastern Jiangxi army entered Fujian through Fenshuiguan and attacked Chong'an. They were defeated by Liu Heding, the Sixth Division of the Central Army. They returned to Jiangxi. They are coming back again... The newspaper said the day before yesterday that two armies from Zhejiang will be stationed in Shangrao to assist the local government in eradicating all the traitors. It seems that we are also on the list! From this we can see that this place may not be suitable for living down."

Lu Zhengde was very worried: "Then what should we do? Heiqizhai in the north and Zhanlonggang in the northeast sent people to question why we killed Duan Laowu. If these two families were to join forces to deal with us, we wouldn't even be able to fight them." None, they must be eyeing the 10,000+ money we got back from Duan Laowu Village."

"I'm not Zhuge Liang!"

Master Lu shook his head helplessly: "If only I knew what to do, I tried to mention it to Brother Wu these days, and wanted to ask him for advice, but he didn't want to listen, alas! We escaped from Quzhou to This place has been hiding for 15 years. The population of people, old and young, has changed from a dozen to more than [-] people today. In addition to a group of women and children who have been kidnapped, there are almost a hundred people. The place under our feet is not far from Yushan County. The big families in the Jianghu are worried about the encirclement and suppression by the officers and soldiers, so they dare not take more entrenched here.

The two of them thought hard and lamented until the sun was westward, but they couldn't think of a solution. Seeing Wu Ming, who was sweating profusely, led the three children back, they had to ask the mother-in-law to serve the food and fill their stomachs first.

Wu Ming picked up two large bowls of rice and left. He took a bath in the stream to the north, rubbed his clothes, and came back leisurely whistling.

Lu Zhengde and the master had been waiting for a long time with fragrant tea. Master Lu's 14-year-old second daughter ran up blushing, snatched the wooden basin from Wu Ming's hand, turned and ran, and went to the back of the house to help Wu Ming dry his clothes.

Wu Ming knew something was wrong at a glance, walked to Lu Zhengde's side, sat down facing the master, picked up the cigarette paper from the table, put in golden Guangfeng flue-cured shredded tobacco, and skillfully rolled a trumpet, looking around Striking a match to light the fire, took a few puffs comfortably, and raised the teacup in front of him: "What's the matter? Third brother didn't come back?"

Lu Zhengde really didn't know how to speak. Master Lu looked at Wu Ming with a sad face, and moved his beard a few times, but he still couldn't speak.

In the end, Master Lu asked, "What have you and the younger ones been up to during this time?"

Wu Ming replied truthfully: "I walked around a hundred miles around and found that this area has no potential for development. Apart from some benefits from forestry, only the Tiebankeng Coal Mine in the west is a bit of a mess, but the Tieban Keng Coal Mine It has been occupied by the local tyrants for many years, and we have no way to get our hands on it."

Lu Zhengde opened his mouth wide: "So you are busy with this, I thought you were helping us check the terrain."

"Kuiyuan, bring over the newly bought map." Wu Ming called out unexpectedly.

Lu Kuiyuan, who had just taken a shower, hurried out with a roll of maps, and timidly sat beside his father.

Wu Ming pushed away a stack of old and new newspapers that Master Lu deliberately placed on the table, and while opening the latest map of the Zhejiang administrative region, he asked, "Are you feeling homesick?"

Lu Zhengde was very surprised, and the master immediately looked at Lu Kuiyuan who lowered his head, knowing that this kid must have told Wu Ming all his recent hesitation.

Wu Ming smiled slightly: "Don't blame Kuiyuan, in fact, half a month ago, I saw a lot of things from the newspapers and several government announcements sent up the mountain, and I was very worried about the safety of this place. How did your family come here from Quzhou, but I know that since you haven’t returned to your hometown for so many years, it means that you can’t stay in Quzhou, right?”

Master Lu nodded embarrassingly: "The enemy family is very powerful, we can't afford to mess with it."

"Say it, say what you have to say and want to say, unless you don't believe me, I really want to help you." Wu Ming spread out the map and didn't move, quietly smoking and waiting for the two of them to make a decision.

Lu Zhengde finally couldn't help it anymore: "Brother, don't be angry if you say something out of the ordinary. It is about the life and death of nearly a hundred people in the whole clan, old and young. Forgive my elder brother for being presumptuous. Brother, why did you stay and help us?"

Wu Ming sighed: "When I stayed here, I didn't think of helping you, and you didn't need my help. At that time, I just wanted to rest for a while, to clean up my messy mind before leaving, and then I wanted to treat the dozens of people you kidnapped back. The women and the children felt so guilty...it turned out later that you were in more danger than I thought."

"I remember I reminded you at the beginning, don't ignore the hidden dangers left by Huo Bing Duan Laowu. After all, nine mountains and eighteen villages within a radius of two hundred miles are not vegetarians. There are too many black people these days. Then I thought, can you I can't help you through the difficult times, after all, you are a group of good friends that I rarely make in this world."

Except for the sudden attack that day, I haven't heard Wu Ming say so much for a long time. Master Lu and Lu Zhengcao were very surprised and deeply moved.

Lu Kuiyuan also raised his head, looking nervously at Wu Ming and his two elders.

Wu Ming threw away the cigarette butt: "Although I feel uncomfortable with some of your actions, I can understand. After all, life is not easy in troubled times. What's more, although you took me up the mountain, you finally took me in and valued me. Respect me, I am grateful in my heart.

"Actually, I'm not a good person myself. I've always had this idea in my heart before: It's good to get along with real friends like you for a while. Maybe I can save my life because of this in the future, so I stayed. So, should you Do you think I'm lying?"

"No! I understand in my heart that this is the truth." Lu Zhengde replied convincingly. He had never met someone as honest as Wu Ming in his life.

Master Lu sighed long and loudly: "Brother Wu, I admire you! Don't say anything, I just ask for your help today. In my heart, you have long been my family."

"Really?" Wu Ming asked with a smile.

Master Lu was furious in a blink of an eye, his pale face turned red, and Lu Kuiyuan stood up quickly in fright.

"Okay! Don't be angry, it's just a joke."

Wu Ming put away his smile, but his eyes were still staring at the furious Master Lu with sparkling eyes, and the moment he opened his mouth, everyone couldn't think of it: "When are you going to send the second master back to the countryside for burial?"

Lu Zhengde was taken aback again, and Master Lu's eyes widened in shock: "Could it be that you mean..."

"Maoliangwu in the deep mountains to the north of Changshan was plagued by the plague the year before last. I am afraid that the people who stayed there have long since died. That place is a dead place that no one cares about. Although Changshan County is a hundred miles to the south, the area is several kilometers away. Within a hundred miles, most of the villages are She ethnicity natives who have lived in the mountains for generations, they are so wild!" Lu Zhengde hastily explained his difficulties.

"Kuiyuan, take out the newly bought lantern and light it up."

After Wu Ming ordered him to lie down on the map, he took a stack of newspapers on the side, and found the "Quzhou Daily" from half a month ago, just as Lu Kuiyuan brought over the lit lantern.

"Look at this newspaper, I read a paragraph: The Office of the County Government Supervision Commissioner of the First Special Zone of Zhejiang Province, by order of the provincial government, will carry out population statistics in this area according to the established plan from now on. Verify the population and the number of acres, record it in detail, and at the same time issue a new version of the national identity certificate. There is still a long paragraph below, so I won’t read it, everyone, don’t you think this is an opportunity?”

Lu Zhengde and Master Lu pondered for a moment, then looked at Wu Ming together.

Wu Ming signaled Lu Kuiyuan to raise the lantern, pointed to the northern part of Changshan on the Zhejiang map, and explained to the two people who came up to take a closer look: "The place I circled in red is the second head's hometown, Maoliangwu, Changshan. It belongs to Changshan, but it is closer to Kaihua County in the west, only [-] kilometers away, that is, less than [-] miles away. The road on the map was opened by the government in the Ming Dynasty. It is estimated that the Shekeng Silver Mine You can take a horse-drawn carriage. The east is less than [-] miles away from Qili Village in the north of Quzhou County. You only need to cross Hengling to find the road. It is estimated that it will take less than a day to get to An County, but if you get a motor ship, you can get there in half a day."

Seeing the disbelief in the eyes of both of them, Wu Ming ignored him: "Looking to the south, walk a few miles to the foot of Dongshan Mountain, take a boat down Leyuan River, and you will find Zhaoxian Town, a thousand-year-old town between Changshan and Quzhou. , the waterway is unobstructed, and the land route may be more difficult, but you can also go to the caravan. Everyone, where are you going to find such a good place to settle down? And I dare say that no matter how chaotic the world is, you will not fight there, and still The place you don’t care about is also close to your hometown of Quzhou. If you want revenge, you can plan slowly. We have dozens of people with dozens of guns, and we are in the dark. As long as we have a good relationship with the surrounding She people, who would dare to provoke it? What's more, if we go to any surrounding county, we can get a legal identity for a little money. With a legal identity, why can't we do it? Are you addicted to being bandits?"

Master Lu stared blankly at Wu Ming: "How do you know so clearly?"

Wu Ming lowered his face: "Don't worry about how I know, think about your own situation first, you are in danger right now, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to, not only may there be a fight at any time, but what's more terrible is the large-scale clean-up that the government army is about to launch , if you can grit your teeth, leave this place decisively, and take this opportunity to send the coffin of the second leader back for burial, and then settle down there directly, that would be a solution. As for the plague, it has already passed, so it’s no big deal.”

The master stood up, walked around for more than ten minutes, and finally returned to Wu Ming, staring into his eyes: "Are you going?"

　During the new book period, every collection, every recommendation ticket, and every tip is very important to the emperor, brothers, please stand up!
　　
　
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