Bertrand chased after him, and the blood on the corner of his eyebrows rolled down, staining Chen Mu's face, but he didn't care, stepped forward quickly, and helped the woman who fell to the ground up.

The woman was hit by a bullet in the arm, and she had to wipe her flesh and skin, the wound was not serious, but she was stupefied by the sound of gunfire and the ghost who suddenly came out of the kitchen.

This sister-in-law was not in danger of her life, and Chen Mu was also relieved, and said to Bertrand: "You shouldn't kill innocents indiscriminately." ”

His eyes were extremely cold, and Bertrand also subconsciously tightened the handle of the gun, but he quickly responded to Chen Mudao.

"If this woman died, even if it was on your head, if you hadn't fled, I wouldn't have shot, and everyone who died in the process died because of you!"

"So, Chen, listen to me, don't run away."

Chen Mu sighed lightly, helped the woman up, and sent her to the door, and the woman fled in horror.

Returning to the courtyard, Chen Mu took the initiative to stretch out his hands and said to Bertrand: "Let's do it." ”

Bertrand looked at Chen Mu hesitantly, and finally made a look, and the wounded soldier next to him stepped forward and handcuffed Chen Mu.

This handcuff is a Western thing in the patrol room, shaped like a horseshoe, there is only one keyhole, and there is no lock, although Chen Mu has seen the old thief open the lock in the prison, but they are all iron locks in the prison, not this Western horseshoe handcuffs!

After putting on the handcuffs, Chen Mu could also clearly feel that Bertrand and the others were also relieved, and they were not in a hurry to leave, but walked to the water tank in the courtyard and wanted to drink water.

It's just that they searched for a long time, but they couldn't find a water scoop, so they had to lie on the edge of the water tank like a cow and a horse to drink water, and the other hand was still holding a gun, and they didn't dare to put it down.

In the early years, the coastal areas did not use gourd scoops to scoop water, but horseshoe crab shells to make water scoops.

The horseshoe crab is the Chinese horseshoe crab, a creature of the seabed, which existed a year or two hundred million years ago, and can be called a living fossil in the ocean.

Because it is a blue-blooded creature and delicious in taste, the coastal people often eat it, and the hard horseshoe crab shell on their backs is used to make water scoops.

And horseshoe crabs are an extremely unique creature, they will swim with the tide, but when the tide is low, it is too late to return to the water, people can pick it up in the offshore or tidal flats, every time they see it, it must be a male and a female, and there are very few lonely.

Chen Mu looked at the hard horseshoe crab shell not far from the water tank, and wondered in his heart whether he could block the bullet if he took this horseshoe crab shell.

But after thinking about it, Chen Mu still gave up this idea in the end.

Running wildly all the way, his physical strength has been exhausted, the wounds on his body have collapsed again, the corners of his eyebrows are also bleeding, affecting his eyesight, and his hands are handcuffed to death, although Bertrand is surrounded by wounded soldiers, but it is not easy to defeat these people.

After Bertrand drank the water, he simply plunged his head into the water tank, the well water was warm in winter, but the water in the tank was extremely cold, and he was clever, and his whole body came to his senses.

After the wounded soldiers briefly treated their wounds, Bertrand put the muzzle of his gun against Chen Mu's back and said to Chen Mu: "Go forward." ”

Chen Mu's heart also became nervous.

Du Xingwu and the others are still on the hillside, if Bertrand kidnaps him and continues to walk up the mountain, Du Xingwu and the others will inevitably throw a mouse trap, and they are afraid that they will be killed by a pot at that time.

Thinking like this, Chen Mu said to Bertrand: "Captain, I'm also tired and don't want to run anymore, you can take me back quickly, the doctors at the consular hospital may be able to give me better treatment." ”

When Bertrand heard this, he walked outside with Chen Mu and was about to set off in the direction of the hillside, but he seemed to think of something, and said to the soldiers beside him: "Stop!" Get our horses back! ”

They dismounted, and got in through the kitchen window, and the horses stayed outside, for the village was too popular for the horses to trespass, and they were quickly recovered.

Several people helped Chen Mu to step onto the horse, but they went in the opposite direction.

"This ...... Captain, where is this going? Chen Mu was secretly happy in his heart, but he asked knowingly.

Bertrand snorted coldly and said to Chen Mu: "Chen, I know that you are a smart guy who wants to mislead me and let me go to the mountain, but I am not fooled!" ”

"There are bandits in the mountains, let's go back to the county government first, and wait for reinforcements to come to meet us, this is the safest plan!"

Bertrand also seemed to be impressed by his own wit, and he was very proud when he said this.

Chen Mu smiled secretly in his heart, if he could lure these people away, he wouldn't have to appear in front of Du Xingwu and the others, and if the brothers didn't find him, they would naturally retreat.

Thinking like this, Chen Mu also showed a disappointed attitude, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then looked at Bertrand's expression, he was really deceived by Chen Mu's acting skills!

It's just that things are beyond Chen Mu's expectations, so he walked out of the village, and bumped into Qingchang's people head-on, he gathered a lot of foreigners' stragglers, and saw that Bertrand caught Chen Mu, and everyone also cheered.

Although Qingchang was the general of Guangzhou, he provided assistance during the escort this time, and was not the leading force, Bertrand asked about the situation, and he was a little hesitant in his heart.

According to the reports of Keicho, Bruno and others, the thieves have been dispersed, and although there have been a lot of injuries, no one has died because of this, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

It is not known whether these thieves may still be hiding in the mountains, or they may be preparing for a second attack.

Because Bertrand was nowhere to be seen, the musketeers did not dare to go any further, so they had to retreat down the mountain.

During the battle, the smoke dispersed, and they could only forcibly suppress it with gunfire, so the ammunition consumption was very serious, and if they went further into the mountains, the thieves would ambush again, and it would be difficult to have such good luck again.

Bertrand synthesized the opinions of these people, and finally decided to go back to the county government first, and asked the county government to send someone back to the consulate to report and ask for support.

No one expected that just an escort operation would cause such a big movement, according to the reports of those musketeers, the nearby villagers were involved, although there were no fatalities, but the musketeers were injured to varying degrees, and it was really tragic.

Chen Mu made a rough estimate, although he was greatly impacted, but Bertrand's side had all the manpower recovered, but it was only injured and the ammunition was lost, and the combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, but it was not completely lost.

In this way, Chen Mu was a little worried about Du Xingwu and the others.

It's just that worry is worry, and Chen Mu can't change anything, so he can only follow back to the county office.

Tan Donghua was shocked and suspicious when he saw these people going and returning, Qingchang explained the situation angrily, and Tan Donghua also broke out in a cold sweat.

Because the route passed through the ancestral tomb of the Chen family, it was his suggestion, although Qingchang also agreed, but now that something is wrong, I am afraid that General Guangzhou will blame him!

But he was also a little more careful, for some reason, although the face of the general of Guangzhou was ugly, but also very lost, after returning, he shrank back to rest, and did not get angry because of this.

Even the various requests made by Bertrand were only handed over to Tan Donghua to handle, and he was not too enthusiastic.

Tan Donghua glanced at Chen Mu meaningfully, as if he wanted to ask something, but after all, he didn't come over to speak.

Bertrand wrote a secret letter of the report as soon as possible, and asked Tan Donghua to send someone to the concession, which temporarily stabilized.

He wanted to put Chen Mu back in the county jail, but the county jail was a little far away from the county jail, and he was afraid that something would happen halfway, so he had to let Chen Mu stay in the county jail.

In the end, there is friendship, and foreigners are full of humanitarian care for prisoners or prisoners, not to mention Chen Mu.

So he also asked Chen Mu to treat his wounds.

Of course, it was only a wound at the corner of his eyebrows, and when Na Langzhong lifted Chen Mu's clothes, he saw that the wound on Chen Mu's body was not intact at all, and even Bertrand was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

He has always respected Chen Mu, but it was only at this moment that he understood how much Chen Mu had paid.

Those young people of the same age as Chen Mu are afraid that they are still playing life, either studying in the ivory tower, or wandering on the streets, even if some people have big ambitions, they are only fantasizing, it is impossible for someone to be like Chen Mu, carrying so much and paying so much for their ideals.

But this respect soon disappeared, for the messenger soon retreated to the yamen!

"County master, out of ...... Can't get out! ”

Seeing this, Bertrand frowned, and cast a puzzled look at Tan Donghua, who in turn threw a look of help at Chen Mu.

Although Bertrand can understand Cantonese, Tan Donghua was transferred from Hunan, and there is a gap in his accent, and he does not understand French, so there are some troubles in communication.

Chen Mu was acting as a translator, and Chen Mu didn't shirk it, after all, Bertrand also asked people to treat his injuries.

"Captain Bertrand, the messenger said, can't get out." After such a long time, Chen Mu's French is already very fluent, and some nouns can be translated through his own understanding.

When Bertrand heard the news, he was also worried: "What the hell is going on? ”

Chen Mu glanced at Tan Donghua: "He asked what happened." ”

Tan Donghua glared at the guard: "Tell me quickly, what's going on, why can't you get out!" ”

The post guard's face turned pale, and he said to Tan Donghua: "Yes...... There was a group of thugs who surrounded the county government and secretly ...... MeSign has robbed it! ”

"Thugs!" Tan Donghua was also shocked when he heard this, although Bertrand couldn't understand Tan Donghua's Cantonese dialect, the post guard was a local, and his accent was pure, and Bertrand also understood.

"Get up and go out and have a look!"

Bertrand grabbed the musket next to him, gave an order to the team members, for fear of what would happen, and put horseshoe handcuffs on Chen Mu again, and then took Chen Mu to the gate of the county office.

Tan Donghua didn't dare to be careless, so he hurriedly asked people to inform the general of Guangzhou, and he gathered all the manpower in the county office, bustling, and followed Bertrand to the gate of the county office.

When they got to the door, they were shocked!