Chapter 21: A Case Within a Case
Qiao Laosan had just killed Junzi, and before the knife could be withdrawn, he immediately regretted it.
He realized that he had done another thing to make the mastermind behind the scenes happy, and at the same time he had done something for the mastermind behind the scenes.
If Junko dies, it is equivalent to having no witness, so that the mastermind behind the scenes can clear up the relationship.
Therefore, the one who wants Junko to die most now is this main messenger who is hiding behind the scenes. And myself, just helped him do this. As the saying goes, "the relatives are painful, and the enemies are fast." ”
People who have no brains are pathetic, and people who have brains but don't use them when they should be used are equally pathetic, even hateful.
Before that, he thought he was smart enough to see through the fact that the other party was manipulating him through Junko. However, now he felt that, like every step before, maybe this step was also expected by the other party.
Indeed, there must be something hateful about the poor man.
After confirming his guess from Junzi's mouth, Qiao Laosan's heart was angry.
Before killing Junko, he thought that as long as he killed Junko, then his anger could be vented, and at the same time, he could find an excuse for his mistakes, an excuse to excuse himself, so that he might be able to gain inner balance.
However, after doing all this, he found himself even more angry, the anger of being manipulated without knowing it, and the anger of being full of anger but not finding a person to vent.
At this moment, he even thought of going head-to-head with the person who manipulated him behind his back, even if he was very afraid of death in his heart. However, he didn't know who was behind the scenes.
It's a feeling of being completely powerless, and it's also a feeling of not being able to help yourself. He felt that at this time, he was very much like the pig raised at home when he was a child, and he didn't know when he would be killed by his master to eat meat.
In addition to feeling angry and powerless, Qiao Laosan also clearly knew that he should die next.
Only when he dies can this ending be perfect for the mastermind behind the scenes. So, he knew he had to die. Moreover, in addition to his own death, his own subordinates must also die.
Since you have to die, you have to do something before you die.
In the past, in the countryside, he saw that some elderly people would always prepare something for themselves before they were temporary, such as a coffin, a plain clothes, etc. In addition, they may call their children to the bed and look at them again.
However, these should be extravagant hopes for him. He won't get a chance to see his son and the stupid woman who is willing to have a child for the bandits.
However, before he died, Qiao Laosan felt that he had to do something.
For example, Junko's body must be disposed of. It's not hard for him, it's just physical work.
He carefully dug a pit that was not too big and not too small, and then buried the straight in it. He even made an extremely simple tombstone for Junko.
In doing this, he always felt as if someone was following him. When I looked back, I didn't see any figures.
However, he knew that the man who had come to kill him had already come.
It's an instinctive intuition. He had always trusted his instincts, and that instinct had saved his life more than once. Of course, he knew that it would definitely not be included this time. This time he was certain to die.
After disposing of Junko's body, Qiao Laosan returned to the cave. He saw that Wei Rulan and Wei Chao had fallen asleep leaning on each other. Among his men, except for one or two on duty, they were all asleep. It can be seen that everyone is very hard in a day's travel.
He suddenly felt a little sorry for Wei Rulan, she was the only innocent in this kidnapping case. Thinking of this, I can't help but want to laugh at myself, when will the kidnappers be able to sympathize with the victims. Could it really be the discovery of his conscience before he was dying?
Qiao Laosan coughed dryly twice, and said to a brother who was on duty: "Wake them all up." ”
When this subordinate heard this, he thought that the boss wanted to change places, and hurriedly woke up the others. When he walked to Wei Chao's side, he kicked hard, directly waking Wei Chao up, and even woke up with Wei Rulan.
Wei Chao was already angry to get up, but now that he was kicked awake, he was even more angry. So he scolded: "Qiao Laosan, what the fuck do you want to do?"
When Wei Rulan, who was on the side, heard this, her face suddenly changed slightly, but then she returned to normal.
Wei Chao also seemed to have reached something, quietly glanced at Wei Rulan, and saw that the other party did not react, so he put his mind at ease.
Qiao Laosan was not angry when he heard Wei Chao's words. He felt that there was no need to be angry with a dying person, and there was no need to be angry between two dying people.
He cleared his throat and said to the group of people under him: "Brothers, it's me Qiao Laosan who can't stand you, and I shouldn't take you out of Shanhaiguan." has led you to the point where you are today. ”
Before he could finish speaking, some of his subordinates said angrily:
"Third brother, what are you talking about, the brothers used to eat and drink spicy food with you, and now they are willing to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire. ”
"Yes, yes. Third brother, our brothers do not seek to be born on the same day and month of the same year, but to die on the same day and month of the same year. So, I don't regret coming out with you. ”
"Yes, third brother, if you are brothers, you have to share weal and woe. How can we just share weal and woe? Isn't that right?"
"Yes, yes, we share the joys and sorrows. ”
The words of these subordinates made Qiao Laosan's eyes moisten. He made a gesture for everyone to stop talking, and continued:
"The third brother has received the hearts of the brothers. But the third brother will also give you a secret, we were used by someone this time. From the Northeast to Wushi, every step of our journey is carried out under the control of others. This is all done through this guy Junko, and he has already explained it. ”
When everyone heard this, they said, "Where is Junko? Find out this deflated calf?"
Qiao Laosan said loudly: "Junzi has been cleaned up by me." Now, though, my biggest fear is that the mastermind behind the scenes will kill us now. ”
Someone asked: "Third brother, who is the mastermind behind the scenes? Lao Tzu will not let him go if he is a ghost." “
"Junko is also being used, and I don't know who it is. So, this time we were completely calculated. Qiao Laosan continued: "Brothers, listen to the third brother's advice, everyone will disperse and flee immediately, maybe there are still people who can escape, and when the time comes, it will be good to burn a paper money for the other brothers." “
Qiao Laosan's words made everyone fall silent for a while. They knew very well that since following Qiao Laosan, he had never said such a thing, even when he was chased in the northeast and fled in all directions, he had never said such a depressing word.
Suddenly, someone said, "Third brother, what should this kid do with this woman?"
Someone on the side immediately replied: "What else can I do, just kill it." “
Another person said viciously: "I'm going to die anyway, and I have to be cool before I die." It's a pity that such a beautiful woman was slaughtered directly, so it's better to let the brothers cool off first. ”
As soon as the words ended, some people started to heckle.
Wei Rulan was suddenly frightened. Since she was kidnapped, although these kidnappers have spoken viciously to her, they have not beaten or scolded her. This made her think that as long as the kidnappers got the money, they would let herself go.
Just now when she heard Qiao Laosan say that they were being used and might be killed, she realized that something was wrong. If these kidnappers are killed, then the two of them will definitely not survive. Even so, she had to resign herself to fate.
However, when he heard that these kidnappers were going to humiliate themselves before dying, he was immediately frightened. She valued chastity as much as life, and would rather die immediately than be humiliated.
Without waiting for Wei Rulan to react, Wei Chao on the side said loudly: "Qiao Laosan, I said in advance that I would release the person when I got the money, what do you mean now?"
When Wei Rulan heard this, she stared at Wei Chao and said, "They were hired by you to kidnap me?"
"Rulan, don't be afraid. It's all because I love you. You have always been lukewarm to me, I was very anxious, so I thought of this way, let the kidnappers tie us up, and I will heroically save the United States and take you away. Wei Chao was in a hurry, and said incoherently.
This Wei Chao also fell in love with Wei Rulan to the point of obsession, but Wei Rulan was lukewarm to him, and he couldn't ask for it, this feeling made him anxious, so he thought of such a crooked trick.
He didn't dare to find the local underworld to kidnap Wei Rulan, for fear of leaving a handle in the hands of the underworld and being coerced in the future. So I wanted to find a fresh face, and after being introduced by the broker, I found Qiao Laosan and others.
Qiao Laosan was immediately happy when he heard that it was the same woman who was kidnapped. One trip to business, two sums of money, such a good thing will naturally not be refused.
"Then how did you know that I was coming up to the Heavenly Mountain?" asked Wei Rulan.
"It was Li Jingxi who told me. I gave her money, and she told me about your recent search for Tianshan Snow Lotus. We've made it a deal to find someone to kidnap you while you're going up the mountain. Yesterday at noon, after she knew that you were coming to Tianshan, she called me to inform me. Wei Chao hurriedly explained again. In a hurry, he sold Li Jingxi directly.
"So you told this gang to kidnap me. Wei Rulan said hatefully. "And what do they say about silence?"
Being able to be with Wei Rulan in the past two days, although it was a little bitter, Wei Chao was still happy in his heart. Just now, I just peeked at Wei Rulan, and I didn't seriously understand what Qiao Laosan said. He also thought that this was Qiao Laosan's deliberate attempt to break away from his brother, so as to create an opportunity for himself to be a hero and save the United States.
Now listening to Wei Rulan's question, he turned his head to Qiao Laosan and said, "Qiao Laosan, there will be no shortage of money for you, take care of your subordinates." ”
When Qiao Laosan heard this, he said with a smile: "Master Wei, when will I give me the final payment?"
"I'll give it to you tomorrow when you go down the mountain. Wei Chao replied.
"Not tomorrow, it's too late. We want it now. Qiao Laosan said.
"Now how can I give it to you, I don't have any money on me. And there's no signal here, so there's no way to transfer money to you. Wei Chao said disdainfully, "Don't worry, there won't be any shortage of you." ”
"If you don't have any money, you have to take your life. Qiao Laosan said again.
Wei Chao suddenly jumped up and said, "Qiao Laosan, why don't you talk about faithfulness." You yourself have said that the ransom can be paid tomorrow at the latest. ”
"Haha. Qiao Laosan smiled, "Let me tell you the truth, it's not that I want to kill you, it's someone else who wants to kill you." “
"What, who wants to kill me?" Wei Chao was a little panicked when he heard that someone was going to kill him.
Qiao Laosan said: "Before you came to me, we were already planning to kidnap Wei Rulan. It's just that I didn't expect that you would entrust me to kidnap you again, so I took over your job. Originally, I was going to let you go after receiving the ransom, but I didn't expect that I was also calculated. Now it is not only you who will die, but I will not be able to escape this fate. ”
After listening to Qiao Laosan's explanation, Wei Rulan finally understood that no matter whether Wei Chao was looking for Qiao Laosan to kidnap him, Qiao Laosan was going to kidnap him. This is a kidnapping case, and there is a kidnapping case. In both kidnapping cases, he was the target of the kidnapping.
It's just that Wei Chao happened to look for him again, and Qiao Laosan wanted to earn two sums of money in one trip, so he took it. The funny thing is that this Wei Chao gave himself to the kidnappers, and now he has become the target of extermination.
When Wei Chao heard this, he was stunned on the spot, he didn't expect that he would find someone to kidnap him and kill him.