When everyone saw Analhan playing with the man like a sleepy beast, they all laughed at her innocence and extraordinary courage, only Shoko made an unpredictable smile at the corner of her mouth, quietly watching this unique game.

I saw that the man first endured the itching and discomfort caused by the hairy grass on his nose, and then he sneezed and howled like a pig. The man's unbearable churning and howling did not slow Anarhan's movements, but rather made her movements more intense like a stimulant.

When the man couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't hide, he finally cried out pleadingly: "Don't get it! I say. ”

It was only now that Xiangzi stepped forward briskly, first giving Anarhan a soft and funny expression, and then smiled at the man who was still wheezing, and said in a calm voice, "What's your name?" Is it Ma Bufang's person? ”

The man shook his head dejectedly, and said like a defeated rooster: "My name is Ha Zhankui, and I am Ma Bufang's person." ”

Xiangzi's spirit suddenly perked up, and he chased after him: "How many people are there?" Where are they all hidden? ”

The man sat up slowly, his expression calming down. He glanced at Analhan with a strange look, and said with a self-deprecating smile on the corner of his mouth: "There are only one or two hundred people in total, and there are only ten people in the water camp, and the rest are in the dry camp. ”

Shoko then asked, "What is the mission of the water camp?" And where are the dry camps? ”

"The water camp has two tasks: one is to supply fish and shrimp to the dry camp on the 15th day of every month; The second is to guard the surface of the lake, and kill people when they see them, so that people dare not fish in the lake again. ”

Xiangzi's face gradually turned gloomy, and he suddenly said loudly: "So, "Those five Uyghur villagers were also harmed by you?" ”

The man hung his head timidly and nervously, and when Maimaiti heard this, he rushed over with his fist raised. Xiangzi hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, turned around and said to Ha Zhankui calmly: "Now give you a chance to make up for your achievements, as long as you can honestly cooperate with us, I promise to leave you a way to live." ”

When the man heard this, his distracted gaze suddenly flickered like coals of fire in the ashes of the wind, and he said with a cowardly and earnest look, "Ask me, sir, and I will tell the truth, for if you lie and you will kill me." ”

Xiangzi smiled at him with relief, and said in a calm voice: "You are only staying in the lake to arch fish and shrimp for the dry camp?" Or is there another purpose? ”

Ha Zhankui swallowed a mouthful of spit a little nervously, his eyes flashed like lightning, and he said as if he had made up his mind: "To be honest, fishing is secondary, the main thing is not to let outsiders fish in the lake." ”

Seeing that Ha Zhankui paused slightly, Xiangzi immediately asked, "Why don't you let outsiders fish?" ”

Ha Zhankui glanced at everyone with a sly gaze, and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "There is a treasure left by Ma Bufang hidden in the lake, which is said to be enough to buy half of Heshuo City. ”

Xiangzi's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but whisper: "Do you know the specific location?" ”

Ha Zhankui sneered slightly self-deprecatingly: "Only Ma Bufang's nephew Ma Chenglong and his five bodyguards know, and the rest of them are all black-eyed. We soak in the water every day, and we don't know where the things are hidden. ”

Xiangzi sighed secretly and said, "Where is the dry camp hidden? Are there any heavy weapons? ”

Hazhankui shook his head in frustration, and said with a dissatisfied face: "That thief is very good, no one can believe it." We are only on the fifteenth day of the first month, and we are responsible for sending parallel goods to the camel shop in Nanliangpo in exchange for some money, grain, and meat, and we are not allowed to ask about the rest. ”

Xiangzi nodded contemplatively and said, "Seeing that you are also a northerner, why do you do the work in the water?" ”

Ha Zhankui smiled self-deprecatingly, and said with a helpless and melancholy look: "Several of us grew up by Qinghai Lake, but because of the local reform of our family, we misheard the villain's instigation and injured the land reform cadres. couldn't stay at home, so he defected to Ma Chenglong with a few buddies. Knowing that we know how to water, I arranged this errand. It's really like people and ghosts, and I regret dying. ”

Xiangzi decisively ordered: "Huzi, immediately transfer a platoon of soldiers to surround and suppress the remnants of the bandits in the lake." Your mother and I rushed to the camel shop in Nanliangpo overnight, and Brother Maimaiti and Anarhan went home to rest, and kept what happened here a secret. ”

The sun couldn't wait to hide behind the distant mountains, only to faintly dye a rainbow in the blue sky. The frogs in the lake are scrambling, chirping a series of crisp and full sounds, as if calling for a few receding backs.

After a short time, a truck carrying dozens of soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition and five small wooden boats came to the lake at a gallop.

Huzi immediately ordered the fighters who knew how to get on the boat and go into the water, and the rest of the people closely monitored along the shore of the lake, and if any suspicious person appeared, they immediately fired a warning shot.

Six small boats and more than a dozen warriors, under the guidance of Ha Zhankui, slowly rowed towards the depths of the lake. The wild duck who was in love was startled by the sudden human boat and took off in a panic, and the screams and the sound of the rushing water were intertwined one after another, hiding the movement of the oars and paddling.

The first boat slowly stopped in a dead end, and the rain of mosquitoes poured in. Huzi was just about to attack Ha Zhankui, but he stood up his slightly weak body, stretched out his finger and pointed to the reed in front of him and said, "Go down and push the reed away." ”

So, the previous sailors jumped into the water in unison. The reeds that stood in the way began to move slowly, and a faint waterway suddenly appeared in front of them. Huzi perked up and made a gesture to move on. At the same time, he glanced at Ha Zhankui warmly.

Turning a few lake forks, the eyes suddenly opened up, a bay of clear lake water, by the green and dense reeds tightly held in the arms, like a green and beautiful green basin, filled with half a basin of sweet and clear stream, lying quietly where.

The twilight is vast and the water waves are dull. To the right of the basin, there is a wooden pavilion in the corner. Like a girl waiting for spring, shy there.

Seeing Ha Zhankui pointing softly, he spread it on the bottom of the boat again. Huzi immediately ordered in a low voice: "The rear boat is scattered in the shape of a pin, keep a distance, and don't shoot without my order." ”

The six boats were gradually engulfed by the long twilight, and the slight sound of paddling was particularly crisp in the middle of this silent and mysterious lake. Even the inquisitive frog closed its big mouth that swallowed the sky.

Everything seems tense and mysterious.

When the boat arrived at the wooden pavilion, Huzi was the first to climb up, and then concealed and closely observed, there were three wooden reed and grass houses connected to the pavilion, and the faint doors and windows seemed to be open, and they were looking at the lake in the dark.

Huzi beckoned, rolled forward, and several agile warriors were already attached to both sides of the door and window. The only thing in the thatched hut was the chirping of crickets, and a faint smell of tobacco passed like silk, indicating that there was once a fire cooking inside.

Huzi grabbed a handful of dried reeds and lit them, raised his hand and threw them into the house, where the fire flashed, and there was no one inside. Huzi carefully entered the door and lit the lantern hanging by the door, and suddenly, the gray grass hut was bright. Huzi slowly lifted the lid of the pot, and the water inside was lukewarm.

Huzi glanced around, and the calm surface of the lake was filled with a hazy mystery.