The luxuriant branches and leaves cross each other without a trace of moonlight. The primitive deep forest shrouded in night fell into darkness.
The man lay on the ground carefully, trembling with a rifle in his arms, and dared not move at all. He only hoped that the night would pass quickly, let himself return to the team, cross the coalition blockade, reach penyou and run to the sea.
Gunshots rang out in the distance, and the man's body shrank into a ball.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his neck, then his back tightened, and his whole body trembled.
Someone pinched his neck from behind.
The man flipped over and swept behind with the butt of his rifle. But the gun was caught by the other party and could not move a penny. After that, his head was pressed into the fallen leaves.
It has just rained. The rotten leaves are full of water. When you press it down, it is a pool of water. The man was pressed down, pressed down again, completely unable to breathe. He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't move his body at all. He felt the strength of his body pulling away bit by bit, leaving only a black shadow in his brain.
Suddenly, his head was raised again, fresh air poured into his nostrils, and the man breathed greedily.
"Can you speak Chinese?" cold words came from behind. Judging by his voice, the man should be very young.
The man nodded hurriedly, suddenly realized that it was dark all around, and hurriedly replied: "yes... I will..."
"I asked you about someone." the dark figure loosened him and squatted down slowly. "Lin Mengdie, do you know her?"
The man was slightly stunned. He didn't understand what the guy next to him wanted. It's strange to hear that he doesn't look like a member of the United Army at all. "Hey, hey, if I ask you something, answer it quickly."
"I know." the man nodded. "Miss Lin... In our team."
"Really?" the guy seemed very excited and couldn't wait to ask, "how is she? Is she okay? Is she hurt? Answer me quickly!"
Before the man could speak, another lazy voice came from the rear: "Li Qing, have you caught your tongue?"
"Well, it seems that he escaped." Li Qing nodded his head and his eyes flashed a faint light. "I asked, Mengdie is in their team."
"Really? Congratulations. I'm going to meet you soon." Du Huasheng joked, "Xinya, your sweetheart is going to be robbed by others. Are you very sad? But don't worry. If you're afraid that no one wants it, just go back to amai with me?"
"Hate." Xinya lowered her small head. Fortunately, the night was heavy, and no one could see her little face red because of embarrassment.
"Xinya wants to go back to Lingang with me. Don't try to seduce her." Li Qing patted the man on the back of the head, "tell me quickly. Is Mengdie hurt?"
The man was more and more confused, but he replied tremblingly: "Miss Lin... She was really hurt."
Li Qing suddenly became nervous: "ah? Is it serious?"
"She was wounded by a bullet. The specific situation is not clear."
Li Qing asked again, "do you know her exact location? I want to find her as soon as possible."
The man said, "we have been besieged by the United Army all day, and the bullets are almost gone. The team is scattered into several strands. I don't know where Miss Lin is..."
Li Qing grabbed his neck again: "you really didn't lie to me?"
"I never lied to you." the man hurriedly said, "if there is no accident, she should be with the young owner."
Du Huasheng also came back and kicked on him: "Hey, what you said about the young master, but Huang Xiong?"
"Yes, yes."
Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Li Qing let go of the man and slowly stood up: "who is Huang Xiong?"
"The eldest son of Huang Ziying, the leader of the Kuzhi bandit who was killed a while ago." Du Huasheng bumped him gently and said meaningfully, "he is also Huang Xianglian's nephew. According to his seniority, he is still your old cousin."
Li Qing frowned, immediately quickened his pace and followed the direction of the gunshot.
"Show you a clear way." Du Huasheng looked at the man lying on the ground and forked his waist. "Don't expect to walk Peng you. Your skill is too far away and you must die on the way. If you are smart, you will follow our way to escape. The blockade has been opened for you. There will be no problem before dawn. As long as you can leave this forest, you can get to dannan."
When the voice fell, he waved to Xinya: "little girl, let's go."
Xinya followed him with small broken steps and asked, "is what you said true?"
"Of course, do you think young master Ben will cheat him? Are you kidding..."
Xinya hesitated and asked, "then why can't we go back the same way?"
"It's too late. When we turn back, the blockade will be sealed long ago." Du Huasheng said carelessly, "and... I've really had enough of this mountain road. I can't afford this crime. Don't you want to go again?"
"I don't care." Xinya said softly, "I'll follow him wherever he goes..."
Du Huasheng hissed: "you girl film suddenly talks so much, and you don't feel ashamed... Am I bad to you? Why do you just like him."
Xinya's lips were filled with a faint sense of shame and joy: "you are the hand of passers-by. I know it in my heart. He... He is really good to me and worthy of trust."
Du Huasheng grinned and became silent.
After a while, he slowly said, "I'm different from him, Xinya. Remember this sentence. In my law, selfishness can live long. I hate good people most in my life."
The gunfire became clearer and clearer, but it became more and more scattered. It seems that the encirclement and suppression is coming to an end. I don't know whether the bandits have fled or have been wiped out.
Li Qing picked up a dead body on the ground, touched his cheek and murmured, "fortunately, it's a man..."
"Don't be busy, will you? If Lin Mengdie had been killed long ago, you wouldn't be able to save him now." Du Huasheng smiled. "What's more, if you want to know whether it's a man or a woman, why do you touch your face? Just touch your crotch."
Li Qing threw the body down and sighed softly: "didn't you follow?"
"Who made you so slow?"
"I..."
As soon as they spoke, they all heard footsteps in the distance.
"The United Army has withdrawn." Li Qing said low, then directly looked over Xinya and fell to the ground to pretend to be dead.
In order to avoid face-to-face confrontation with the withdrawn search forces, Du Huasheng also lay down on the spot.
As the footsteps approached, a small group of coalition troops rushed forward. The first man kicked the nearby body and then made a gesture.
This small group of people was about to pass quickly. Du Huasheng suddenly shouted. Immediately, the dagger in his hand suddenly turned and cut across a soldier's calf.
"Ah."
With this shrill scream, there was a mess around.
"Run, run, run!" cried Li Qing, holding Xinya directly and running towards the depths of the woods. Gunfire rang out behind him and bullets swished by his side.
He ran and scolded, "Du Huasheng! I'm your ancestor! Can't you be honest!"
"He? You think I'm happy?" Du Huasheng followed them closely. "That little bastard stepped on my lifeblood. It's really unbearable!"
"You deserve it! If you pretend to be dead, you can't lean aside? You have to lie in the middle. Who don't you step on?"
The two scolded all the way. Li Qing suddenly fell down with Xinya in her arms and went out.
Du Huasheng followed his example and was ready to roll over. The three men hid in the dense trees and dared not speak any more.
The team passed by, then roared and rushed in the other direction.
"Hoo, it's all right." Du Huasheng took a long breath and sat up patting the ground. "You fell so naturally just now. I thought you really fell."
"You thought I was diving? Shit, I tripped over a branch." Li Qing patted Xinya on the shoulder. "Are you hurt?"
"No."
"That's good. If it weren't for such a dark night, I really didn't dare to run for my life in this way." Li Qing straightened her helmet and pulled her to stand up, "keep going."
Du Huasheng asked, "aren't you going to ask me if I'm hurt?"
Li Qing stood still, looked at him in the dark, and suddenly said, "where was shot?"
"Thigh, bleeding."
"Tie tight and give me your canvas bag. Can you hold on?"
"You can't insist, you have to insist." Du Huasheng wrapped the wound with a backpack belt, and then struggled to get up. "Hurry up, I don't know how long I can last."
Li Qing nodded: "I can't stand carrying you."
"Forget it, lie on the man's back? It's disgusting... When you find Lin Mengdie and have a rest, it should be all right. Although I can't compare with you, this little injury is not in the way..."
They walked a little further, and the team that chased them out turned back after working in vain.
Du Huasheng's legs and feet were inconvenient, so they didn't run away, but stood in place honestly.
The other party turned on the flashlight and the dazzling light swept over the three faces. Xinya raised her little hand to cover it, and then hid behind Li Qing.
Du Huasheng relied on himself to wear the clothes of the United Army and talked with the other party in Malay. His tone was impassioned and filled with righteous indignation.
The leader of the team seemed greatly moved, hugged him, and then raised his finger in a direction. The goods made a "good luck" gesture to the three people, and then left with his men.
Seeing the team leave, Du Huasheng wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "it's really exciting..."
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