Chapter Eighty-Four: The Gatekeeper
After the bus continued to jolt for a while, there were only a few passengers on board, and there were only six people left in the car, including the driver and conductor.
According to Yang Gang's previous observations, if there were no special circumstances, it would be these people who accompanied Yang Gang to the destination.
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"Oops!"
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The driver seemed to want to show how good he was, and when he was driving smoothly, he suddenly braked suddenly, and the faces of the other people in the car were naturally face-to-face with the chair in front of them. Maybe the contact hurt them a little, so when the car was parked, the sound of moaning still echoed in the cabin. Of course, Yang Gang is not included among these people.
"Master, how do you drive!" a woman rubbed her cheeks and complained to the driver in front of her.
"I'm sorry! Someone in front of me is about to get into the car! The driver turned his face and smiled at the crowd.
As soon as the driver finished speaking, Yang Gang saw a young man in a black shirt and gray pants walking up, and when Yang Gang wanted to see the other party's face clearly, he immediately took advantage of the situation and did it in the position closest to the door.
Even though the other party's movements were quite fast, Yang Gang still saw the sly smile on his face when he got into the car. From the pair of muddy rubber shoes, Yang Gang knew that the other party had probably rushed here from a long distance to catch a ride, and he was very vigilant in holding a canvas bag, as if there was some treasure in it.
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After the young man got on the train, from the process of talking to the conductor, Yang Gang learned that the other party also got off the train at the terminal. So Yang Gang felt that they had another companion, but even so, the car did not return to the previous liveliness, but made the atmosphere in the car colder.
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It didn't take long for the bus to stop on the main street of a small town that was not very well developed. Although the snow was knee-deep when Yang Gang got on the car, when he arrived here, he only saw a thin layer on the ground, which formed a strong contrast with there.
Even so, it didn't stop the townspeople from celebrating the New Year. It's a town with only one street, and the houses on both sides of the street are a bit slag compared to other places Yang Gang has seen, all two-story buildings, and each family has installed a solar water heater on the roof of their house.
Red lanterns of similar size are hung in front of the door to show their joy in this grand festival, and at the same time reflect the yearning for a happy life in the coming year.
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After getting out of the car, Yang Gang just stood in place and felt the strong smell of the New Year emanating from the locality, but when he turned around and tried to find the shadows of the other people, he disappeared.
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Yang Gang continued to follow Jing Li's instructions on his mobile phone, and he found the town building and the other one that was different; when he got closer, he saw that the beam on the head of the gate said "Puhuatang", the gate of this house was more imposing than the others, and it was made of pure copper, needless to say, the owner of this house must be a wealthy man in the local area.
"Bang bang, bang bang..."
Yang Gang knocked four times rhythmically. After a while, an old man walked out with a limp and a slight hunchback, and although he wore a felt hat on his head, judging by the gray hair on his temples, the age of the other man was at least
has reached sixty years of age.
"Hello! I was introduced by Koi. Yang Gang nodded politely to the other party.
"Come in!"
The old man didn't know more about the person who came, Yang Gang, and he couldn't see the slightest wave in his heart on his face, but he turned around and walked back after an extremely brief sentence.
Yang Gang was not surprised by this situation. Because he knocked on the door according to Jing Li's confession, and the person who came was the same as what she introduced on the phone, if the other party checked himself like a prisoner, then there would be a problem. And maybe Jing Li has already talked about herself with the other party.
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Entering the courtyard, Yang just found that there was something here that he was very afraid of......
There are two dogs of unknown breed lying in the two beautifully decorated kennels on the left side of the gate, and the moment they saw Yang Gang, a stranger, enter, they only raised their eyelids slightly, and did not rush over to question Yang Gang's meaning, and then, they still maintained their original appearance of never sleeping enough, lying there motionless.
"Don't be afraid, they won't dare to move around without my orders. The old man seemed to have eyes behind his back, and said the news that Yang Gang couldn't have been more relieved.
Because the only animal that Yang Gang has been afraid of since he was a child is a dog, and it is such a big dog. Although he can completely avoid it with his skills, it may be because he has a psychological shadow on the dog since he was a child, as long as he sees it, Yang Gang's feet are like being filled with lead, and it is difficult to move half a step.
"You'll make do with it here for the time being!" said the old man, pointing to a room in front of him.
"Well, well, thank you!" Although there were things here that he was afraid of, he still had to pretend to be calm and calm to express his gratitude to the old man, even if it was verbal.
Pushing open the hidden wooden door, Yang Gang saw that the furnishings in the room were very simple, there was a bed, and after a visual inspection of its capacity, it was more than enough to deal with one person, and there was a clothes pole standing alone at the head of the bed, looking so alone.
The obscure light in the room made Yang Gang feel that no one had lived in this hut for a long time.
However, Yang Gang couldn't figure out that no matter how this family looks, it belongs to the category of high-ranking families in this town, why is the guest room so simple?
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Although he had doubts in his heart, Yang Gang's face did not show any emotion, and he still looked light.
"Actually, it's good to have such conditions at present, if you come a little later, it is likely that you won't even be able to live in such a place!" The old man left as if he had seen through Yang Gang's thoughts, but Yang Gang faintly heard a trace of guilt and helplessness in his tone.
Looking at the slightly lonely back of the old man, Yang Gang could roughly guess how much the pressure and responsibility of the old man in front of him were here.
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As the saying goes: what comes is safe.
Since they have all come here according to Jing Li's instructions, Yang Gang has no intention of acting alone, so it is much better to have a basic place to live here than to be unfamiliar with the place; and at that time, he will also avoid the trouble of going to the guide by himself, so why not do this kind of thing that kills multiple birds with one stone! If the situation is not good, it will be too late to come up with a thirty-six plan by himself.
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After having this plan, Yang Gang no longer had any knots about the environment in front of him, but calmly hung the backpack on his back on the lonely pole.
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It had been about six or seven hours since Yang Gang arrived here, until the afterglow on the horizon was completely gone, and Yang Gang had not heard any movement in the courtyard; he was also worried that the old man had an accident, and if there was a sudden attack of illness, Yang Gang would not be able to wash it by jumping into the Yellow River, so he had to get up from the bed and prepare to go out to see what the situation was......
"Bang bang, bang bang..."
A hurried knock on the door interrupted Yang Gang's urge to open the door and go out to find out. The sound of the palm touching the iron door reached Yang Gang's ears, and it sounded chaotic, but in fact, it was the same as Yang Gang's previous method of knocking on the door, and it implied a certain law.
Needless to say, it is estimated that Jing Li and the others arrived, and they were agreed to leave later, but they never thought that they were so late, which caused Yang Gang to be a little hungry and unbearable.
Then there was the sound of the iron door opening from the inside, and through the crack in the window, Yang Gang saw five people dressed in local peasant costumes walking in from the outside, and Jing Li, whom he expected, did not appear;
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Thirty minutes later, Yang Gang vaguely heard the door of the opposite room being opened, and a sound of soft footsteps was slowly approaching his location......
"Brother inside, hungry, come out to eat. ”
Yang Gang had already sat up, and was about to put on his shoes when he heard a deep and clear voice from the window, if Yang Gang expected it, the other party was most likely a young man under the age of twenty-five.
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Sure enough, when Yang Gang opened the door and saw the other party, Yang Gang's previous guess had been confirmed.
"Hello, my name is Lantian, please advise. ”
Yang just closed the door, turned around, stretched out his hand, and looked at Yang Gang with admiration.
"Hello! Just call me Yang Gang. Especially in this kind of polite situation, Yang Gang of course did not refuse the kindness of others, so he briefly shook hands with the other party and walked in the direction where the other party came out.
"I've heard about you, you're so good, you just used one trick to restrain the camel, it's amazing. Lantian followed behind Yang Gang, and his tone was full of admiration for Yang Gang.
In addition to his own brothers, it was the first time that an outsider praised himself in front of him; he already felt that his uncompetitive stomach was about to be unable to hold on, and Yang Gang, who thought that he could eat quickly, stopped moving forward and turned his head to look at the other party: "What is that, it's just a piece of cake, what's the matter? You haven't studied in school before?"
"Learning is learning, but when facing gangsters, I didn't think that you could do it in one go. Lantian seemed to have been asked by Yang Gang, and he still didn't have the confidence he had before when he said this.
"Actually, it's not that difficult, just practice a lot. ”
"But I've usually worked hard, and I feel like it's going to be difficult to reach the level you did yesterday!" Lan Tian looked sad, looking even more inferior.
"I'll teach you when I'm free!"
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