25. Absconding with fellow villagers

Shenzhen No. 2 Labor Reform Institute.

Hanzi carried a basket of stones on his back and staggered forward in the rubble.

The prisoners around him, who were also wearing uniforms, were silently doing the work in their hands with their heads down. Occasionally, a whispered complaint or two would be heard, but it would soon be drowned out by the screams of the guards.

Hanzi took advantage of the work of unloading the stones, carefully looked around, and then silently lowered his head, as if nothing had happened.

"What are you looking at? Get to work!"

A guard in the distance seemed to notice Hanzi's small movements, and shouted at Hanzi with a rubber stick in his hand.

Hanzi didn't speak, silently picked up the basket and walked towards the place where the stones were loaded.

The guard saw that there was no movement from the son, and he observed for a while, and then began to look elsewhere.

Suddenly, Hanzi threw the basket in his hand on the ground, and he ran towards a small hill not far away.

A sharp-eyed guard noticed Hanzi's unusual movement and hurriedly whistled on his chest.

"Hurry, hurry, someone is trying to escape!"

I don't know who shouted, and the seven or eight guards nearby all rushed towards Hanzi. The rest of the guards began to gather the other prisoners together to prevent further accidents.

Hanzi didn't look back, just ran desperately towards the mountain. The guards behind him were also in hot pursuit, and from time to time someone would shout a few warnings such as stopping.

Hanzi is deaf to everything behind him, and his goal now is only to reach the top of the mountain.

After a few days of observation, Hanzi has become very aware of the surrounding environment.

There is a pond behind the hill, and near the pond is a fence lined with a high-voltage power grid. Outside the fence there was a locust tree that had been growing for many years, and its thick branches had extended into the wall.

Hanzi has observed that jumping down from a certain place on the top of the mountain gives you the opportunity to jump on the branch of the locust tree. Hanzi doesn't want to endure this kind of torment here anymore.

Finally ran to the top of the mountain, Hanzi looked behind him, and several guards were still running the mountainside.

Turning his head to observe the position of the locust tree, Hanzi gritted his teeth and jumped from the top of the mountain.

By the time the guards finally ran to the top of the mountain, Hanzi had long since disappeared.

Qiao Wu, who was sitting in the Red Rose Song Hall, suddenly received a pager message.

Qiao Wu looked at it, his brows furrowed.

"You stay here, I'll go out. ”

Qiao Wu gave an order to the horse boy beside him, and hurriedly went out.

In a dilapidated warehouse, Qiao Wu saw Hanzi who had escaped.

Qiao Wu frowned and looked at the uniform on Hanzi's body, and asked, "When did you come out?"

Hanzi took a deep breath with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Just ran out, fifth brother, lend me some money. ”

Qiao Wu was a little hesitant.

"How much?"

"Ten thousand. ”

Qiao Wu shook his head slightly.

"I don't have that much on me, what do you want so much money for?"

Hanzi's mood began to fluctuate a little, her eyes staring at the floor and her hands clenched into fists.

"That little bastard can't be counted for the fact that he got me in, I'm going to kill him. ”

As soon as he heard that Hanzi was going to find trouble with Chang An, Qiao Wu was a little unhappy.

"Forget it, what does he know about a little brat. It's hard not to come to the red rose to sweep the field, you give me some peace, don't make trouble. ”

Hanzi's gaze gradually shifted to Qiao Wu's body.

"Fifth brother, you won't help me either?"

Qiao Wu shook his head.

"It's not that I won't help you, what are we going to do here? To put it bluntly, it's just for money. Listen to the fifth brother's advice, don't get along with money. ”

Hanzi smiled, but there was a hint of coldness in his smile.

"Okay, I'll listen to the fifth brother. If the fifth brother is fine, I'll leave first. ”

With that, Hanzi stood up and walked out of the warehouse.

Qiao Wu looked at Hanzi's back, not knowing what he was thinking.

As the night deepened, Wang Chunsheng hurried to the restaurant.

At this time, Wang Chengzheng was playing poker with a few fellow villagers, and a few people were startled when they saw a person in a police uniform walk in. I was still wondering if the police station was coming to catch the gamble again.

Wang Chunsheng ignored the meaning of these people, and asked Wang Cheng, "Where is Chang'an?"

Wang Cheng pointed to the kitchen, and was about to speak, when he saw Chang An's head poking out of the kitchen, and he was still carrying a broom in his hand.

"Brother Wang, why are you here?"

Seeing Chang An asking himself with a smile on his face, Wang Chunsheng did not say anything.

"I just received the news that Hanzi has run away from the labor camp. Have you been careful lately, do you hear me?"

Chang An hadn't spoken yet, but Wang Cheng on the side was startled.

"What did the people in the labor camp do to eat? How could they let the man run away?"

As he spoke, Wang Cheng threw down the poker in his hand and said to Chang An: "Don't go out recently, just stay in the store." I'll go back and get the quilt in a moment, and I'll watch over you here at night. ”

Before Wang Cheng's fellow villagers could react, several people lowered their heads and whispered, asking each other who the son was.

And after Wang Chunsheng heard Wang Cheng's words, he nodded lightly.

"You should be careful in the store at night, don't open anyone who knocks on the door, and call the police station quickly if you have something. ”

As he spoke, Wang Chunsheng looked up at the watch on the wall of the restaurant. It was already 10 p.m.

After explaining a few words to Chang An about paying attention to safety, Wang Chunsheng said: "I have other things, so I'll leave first, and call if I have something." ”

After that, Wang Chunsheng left in a hurry.

Wang Cheng was not ambiguous, and after telling his fellow villagers to 'stay here first, don't leave', he rode away on his tricycle.

Several of Wang Cheng's fellow villagers looked at each other.

After a while, a regular customer asked Chang An.

"Xiao Chang, what's going on? Why are you so nervous?"

Chang An shook his head, he was also confused.

Not long after, Wang Cheng pedaled back with his tricycle. The tricycle was messy with some bedding and a few changes of clothes.

Parking the tricycle at the door, Wang Cheng beckoned Chang An to come over to help.

Hearing this, Chang An hurriedly put the broom in his hand aside and helped Wang Cheng carry the things in the car into the restaurant.

As soon as Wang Cheng entered the restaurant, he said to a few fellow villagers: "We haven't played cards recently, and no one should talk nonsense about today's events." ”

Although Wang Cheng's fellow villagers didn't know what was going on, they nodded together.

A fellow villager who had a good relationship with Wang Cheng spoke at this time.

"I don't know what's going on, but if there's something to do, I'll say hello and be on call. ”

Wang Cheng smiled.

"Good. ”