"Brother Pang, what should I do?" Liu Yongfu, who was standing beside Pang Zi, asked. Liu Yongfu is one of the four old brothers who still follow Pang Zi. Pang Zi turned his head to look at Liu Yongfu, and saw that this old brother also looked depressed. Pang Zi chuckled in his heart, on the way back to the cottage from Nangong County, the other brothers who said goodbye or said goodbye were all with this kind of look on their faces at that time, it was a look of no hope for the future.

"What do you think should be done?" Pang Zi asked subconsciously.

Liu Yongfu looked at Pang Zi strangely, "Brother Pang, you are the boss in this cottage, you have to give your brothers ideas." ”

Pang Zi knew that he had to give his brothers ideas, but now he found that he had only one idea, and he couldn't follow his brothers any less. If these four brothers are gone, Pang Zi himself will be left in this cottage, with enemies on the outside and useless old and weak inside. This root wants Pang Zi's life to make no difference.

At the point of exhaustion, Pang Zi simply let go, "Brothers, I have long wanted to talk to you about my heart, I couldn't lose this face before." This thing came out today, and I won't say it's not going to work. I, Pang Zi, have always felt that people have to be spirited when they go to the rivers and lakes, so no matter what business I do, I want my brothers who follow me to live well. Now I was wrong. I'm afraid that I'll die in the end. When we were in Nangong County, if we had listened to Mr. Chen's words, we would not have sprinkled money from all walks of life, but followed Mr. Chen to hold a peasant association, and we would not have ended up in today's field. When Beiyang comes, we will run, and we will not fall into the current situation. I was wrong before, and I can't be wrong again. I don't think it's useful to maintain such a cottage any longer. I don't want to be a bandit at all, just to take refuge here for a while. Now that those people are coming back, I'll go. The brothers are willing to follow me, so we will go to Shandong to find Brother Wu Xingchen together. If you don't want to follow me, I'll pay for the passage now. The green mountains do not change and the green water flows forever, and we will still be brothers when we meet in the future. ”

The people in the cottage didn't expect Pang Zi to make such a decision, and without waiting for Pang Zi's brothers to speak, the mountain people anxiously rushed over and grabbed Pang Zi's arm, "Huge King, you can't go." ”

"Why?" Pang Zi was very strange, he was regarded as a bandit, he only heard that the bandits were leaving, and the people were happy, where had they seen the bandits not allowed to go.

The mountain people said anxiously: "King Dag, you lead this stockade, at least never add the number of tributes. And you're willing to go to the village and teach us how to raise chickens. If you leave, Gu Liangsheng and these people come back, our life will be even more difficult. ”

Pang Zi asked strangely, "What can he do if he comes?" Isn't the tribute still the same? ”

An old bandit interjected and explained, "King Dawei, you don't know the rules of this mountain. If the cottage is changed, it is generally necessary to receive another sitting ceremony. It was up to you to build a cottage, so I didn't accept it. You didn't take it if you were in charge. But if this Gu Liangsheng is the head of this house, he will definitely accept it. ”

Liu Yongfu interjected, "Since we are all leaving, what does it have to do with us whether or not to accept the village ceremony in the future?" ”

The mountain people knew that Liu Yongfu was right, but he didn't want Pang Zi to go at all, and in a hurry, the mountain people knelt down for Pang Zi, "King Da, you can't go." Our village doesn't have anything in the first place, and we can't afford to toss. If you're here, you'll be able to protect everyone. Isn't that a sin for us to suffer when you're not there? ”

Pang Zi never knew that this bandit was so particular about collecting tribute, looking at the excited and frightened expressions of the mountain people, although Pang Zi had sympathy, he was still unwilling to die for these people. He pulled the mountain people up, and was about to tell them that he had made up his mind. But I heard the old bandit next to him say: "Boss, we don't want you to go." Look at my age, I haven't lived for a few years. But he refused to break it himself, and after following you, the benevolence of the family took good care of his brothers. But that Gu Liangsheng didn't treat us as their Gu family in the first place. But if you are gone, we will be guilty. ”

After all, everyone has been safe and sound in the past few months, and hearing what the old bandits said, Pang Zi couldn't help but explain: "Brother, what am I doing in this mountain." I didn't want to be a bandit in the first place, and I can't be a bandit if I stay here. ”

"King Huge, you are a capable man, since you don't want to be a bandit, let's follow you to do some righteous business. But if Gu Liangsheng is in charge of this village, we will definitely not have a good life. ”

The mountain people also hurriedly said: "King Huge, the people in our village say that you are not sitting in the village at all. In that case, I think you don't want to go. Our village will provide you with support every year, so you can form a horse team and go shopping. There are few people in our mountains, and we don't understand the ways of those people outside the mountains. You are originally a person from outside the mountain, and you can make a lot of money by walking in the mountains. ”

Listening to these people, they actually hoped that Pang Zi would dart, but Pang Zi only thought it was very funny. The last time he took a dart in Nangong County, Pang Zi suffered a lot, and almost ran out of the whole army, and he finally picked up a small life. It's going to be a dart again, and God knows what will happen.

Pang Zi said: "I appreciate your kindness, but I have decided to leave. ”

The old bandit saw that Pang Zi was really not playing any tricks, and he said with a straight face: "King Huge, if you have to go, we won't stop you." It's just that you can destroy Gu Liangsheng and those people and give us a way to live. Otherwise, if they return to this cottage, we will really die. ”

Pang Zi just didn't want to work for others, so he decided to leave. If he still has the heart to fight against Gu Liangsheng, then why does he have to go? But after thinking about it, Pang Zi felt very unwilling, he was not nostalgic for the career of this copycat bandit leader. Pang Zi felt depressed that everywhere he went, the final result was that he was driven away and could never go back. Is this how you commit the word rush? The balance in Pang Zi's heart was torn between wanting to fight for breath and not wanting to sell his life to others.

How to choose, Pang Zi really doesn't know. Raising his head and looking around, Pang Zi's eyes couldn't help but fall on his "wife" Gu Liangyu. The reason why he felt that this matter was very troublesome was because of Gu Liangyu's existence. If you want to expel Gu Liangsheng, it is by no means possible to complete the goal once or twice, and if you want to solve the problem, you have to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. But with Gu Liangyu here, Pang Zi really can't be so ruthless. After weighing left and right, Pang Zi still decided to leave.

At this time, I heard Liu Yongfu say: "Brother Pang, at that time, we even dared to fight Beiyang. What kind of thing is Gu Liangsheng? Didn't we beat him to the ground at that time? If you hadn't let them go, the grass on their graves would have grown. We don't have to fight hard, just go over and teach them a lesson. They will not have the courage to come again. It's never too late to go. ”

Pang Zi was originally depressed, and he retreated in his heart, so he naturally wanted to avoid any trouble. But listening to Liu Yongfu say this, Pang Zi felt that it was the right way. "That's it."

Once he made up his mind, Pang Zi's brain became a lot more flexible. He first asked the mountain people and a few people to go back to inquire about the news, and the mountain people asked excitedly: "King Pang, when will you come to our village?" ”

"You go first, I'll call the men and horses and they will come later." Pang Zi commanded.

As soon as the people in the cottage heard that there was a war, it was Gu Liangsheng, the defeated general of the previous subordinates, that they were going to fight, and everyone was quite confident. "In charge, this time I must definitely teach Gu Liangsheng a good lesson." In addition to the three older brothers who followed him, there were eight younger subordinates, and twelve people formed a team. However, Gu Liangyu wanted to follow, it seemed that she was very worried about her younger brother. Pang Zi didn't really want Gu Liangsheng's life, Gu Liangyu's attitude was very firm, so he acquiesced.

Pang Zi and a few of their old brothers and Gu Liangyu rode horses, and the other eight people walked. The group went in the direction of the village. When they arrived near the entrance of the village, Pang Zi asked people to stop. According to the agreement, the first few people will come to report the news. Pang Zi is much more cautious now, and Pang Zi is not sure of the news that is not reliable. The villagers didn't look like they were talking nonsense, but in case the villagers were talking nonsense, Pang Zi would definitely not be able to afford such a loss.

After waiting for a while, I saw that the original villager ran out happily. "Huge King, we have already caught Gu Liangsheng?"

"What?" Everyone who heard this couldn't believe it. Fang was still beaten with blood on his face, and he caught Gu Liangsheng in an instant, could this be some kind of trap?

Pang Zi hurriedly sent Liu Yongfu in to take a look, and Liu Yongfu came back soon to report back, and what the villagers said was not wrong at all. Gu Liangsheng was really arrested. Pang Zi and the others entered the village. Between the village heads, four people were tied with ropes. The leader is really Gu Liangsheng. It seems that the villagers are very unkind to Gu Liangsheng, and not long after being arrested, Gu Liangsheng has been beaten and his face is full of injuries. At this time, there were also villagers with sticks in their hands and beat Gu Liangsheng and others indiscriminately.

"What the hell is going on?" Even if Pang Zi saw it with his own eyes, he still didn't understand it.

The old bandits who came back with the villagers smiled and said, "Master, after we come back this time, we know that you will come immediately." This heart is much more courageous. Seeing Gu Liangsheng, this kid, this brother couldn't hold back for a while, and went up to fight directly. The other people also followed up to fight, no, Gu Liangsheng, this kid was caught by everyone. ”

It seems that the villagers are very happy to be able to solve Gu Liangsheng in such a strange way. Seeing Pang Zi appear again, everyone immediately gathered around. "King Dag, you'll have to let us entertain you a meal."

Pang Zi hurriedly refused: "Folks, you don't need to eat." You've already taken the chicken last time, so you don't have to break the bank this time. ”

But the villagers were full of enthusiasm, and they had to wait for Pang Zi and others to stay in the village for a meal. Pang Zi and the three old brothers couldn't look down on the food in the mountains, although they didn't want to eat it, but where could the bandits in the cottage resist the temptation of eating. As soon as they smelled the aroma of roast chicken, their legs trembled. Pang Zi looked at the pitiful eyes of those bandits, although he scolded these people in his heart for being unproductive, he didn't want to let these people down too much. Anyway, Pang Zi was leaving, so he agreed.

The walls of houses built in the mountains are not adobe or brick walls on the plains, but walls made of stones. As a hospitality, this family seems to be also a wealthy family, and there are actually three rooms. Inside the main house, Pang Zi, his wife Gu Liangyu and three old brothers sat at a table, and the other eight bandits from the cottage set up a table in the side room. Pang Zi had no intention of eating and drinking at all, and Gu Liangyu was eager to ask the fat man to come forward and release his brother. The other brothers saw Pang Zi and his wife quarreling, and they were reluctant to move their chopsticks. But the bandits next door let go of eating. The mountain people were well entertained, and there was even wine. I only heard that the next door was shouting five and drinking, guessing the boxing order, so it was not lively.

"Boss, do you want to let people go?" Gu Liangyu felt sorry for her brother after all, and she was forcing Pang Zi to express her position again, "Let my brother admit your mistake to you, and teach you a lesson." Why make it so stiff? ”

When the villagers who sat with them heard this, their faces immediately became very nervous. Pang Zi thought in his heart that he couldn't take care of Liangsheng and suffer more, where was he willing to let go easily. The villagers who sat with him saw that Pang Zi didn't speak, so they hurriedly came up to toast.

Gu Liangyu had already stopped the toast several times, and seeing that the villagers were still unrelenting, she couldn't bear it, snatched the wine glass in the villager's hand, and poured a glass of wine directly on the villager's face. The villagers subconsciously screamed, turned around and ran out of the door. Gu Liangyu saw that there was no one in the way, and grabbed Pang Zi's arm again, "In charge, do you want to let it go or not?" ”

Pang Zi secretly laughed in his heart that this villager was making too much of a fuss, and he was annoyed by his wife's behavior, and was about to say that he would release him after eating. But in his heart, he felt that something was wrong, was it worth all the fuss about being splashed with a glass of wine on his face? When I turned my eyes to look at another villager who was accompanying the wine, I saw that his face was slightly pale, his shoulders were stiff, and he was actually afraid.

Pushing his wife away, Pang Zi stood up and pulled out the pistol on his waist. "Brothers, copy guys." The three old brothers had all experienced the test of life and death, and although they didn't know why Pang Zi did this, they didn't hesitate and drew the pistol on their waists.

Kicking open the door, Pang Zi glanced out. But I saw that there were people hiding behind the stone wall outside this courtyard. After the three brothers drew their guns, they had already restrained the people who remained in the house. Pang Zi stepped forward and asked, "What did you put in the wine for us?" ”

"Huge King, we didn't put anything!" The villagers were so frightened that their voices trembled.

"Didn't put anything? Okay, come, give me this glass of wine. After Pang Zi finished speaking, he picked up a wine glass on the table.

The villager stared at the wine glass in horror, and he said repeatedly: "I don't drink, I can't drink." ”

"As long as this glass of wine is not poisonous, a drink is not in the way." Pang Zi smiled and stretched out his wine glass to the villagers.

The villagers didn't know where the strength came from, but with a fierce force, he broke away from the people who were holding him on both sides. Then the villagers rushed to the gate. Pang Zi was prepared, and he punched the villager in the temple. knocked the villagers unconscious.

"Watch him!" Pang Zi said to the brothers. Behold, the brothers had torn a piece of cloth and tied up the fallen people. With the hostages in hand, Pang Zicai shouted outward: "Which hero is outside?" Tell me a name. ”

At this time, the next door was completely silent, and the bandits who were thinking of the nonsense had been put down by the poison in the wine glass. Pang Zi felt extremely lucky, if it weren't for the ferocity he ate and drank back then, his old brothers wouldn't have looked down on these meals at all, and his wife had been making trouble. Once you have eaten the wine, I am afraid that I will be here now.

After a long time, I heard someone shouting outside, "King Dawei, we are the people of the land." Not a hero somewhere. ”

"And what exactly do you want to do?" Pang Zi shouted.

The people outside shouted: "We don't want anything, we just want the lives of these bandits." King Massive, I heard you're ready to go. We don't want to get in your way. As long as you swear an oath and never come back. We'll let you go. ”

"Fuck your fart." Liu Yongfu knew that he had escaped death, and when he heard that the people outside actually asked them to swear that they would never come back, he immediately scolded back, "What are you all about, when did our big brother treat you badly." I also taught you to raise earthworms and chickens. I have not touched any of your possessions. You now know that you can't move us, that's why you say beautiful things. Who knows what the hell you have in mind! ”

This scolding was reasonable, but the outside did not answer immediately. After a while, the man outside continued to shout: "Since you are the leader of this cottage, how do we know what you think." And these bandits owe us so much, and now they are your men, and we have no choice but to do so. Now that the bandits have been put down by us, we don't want to cause any more casualties. As long as you go honestly, we will never do it. ”

Pang Zi looked at the brothers, and although the brothers were angry, they all had nervous looks on their faces. Although Pang Zi and they brought long and short guns, but the other bandits also have earth guns, how many guns the villagers have in their hands Pang Zi has never investigated, and it really fights, although the villagers will definitely have casualties, but Pang Zi They will definitely not be able to go well.

But it was useless to delay it for a long time, and Pang Zi shouted to the outside: "Let's go, this is okay." But now that you know I'm leaving the cottage, I have to go back to the cottage to get some wrapping clothes besides the horses. Otherwise, how do we go? ”

"You still want horses to be checked? It's good to leave you alive! Someone shouted outside.

Pang Zi felt that he must not lose the momentum at this time, and Pang Zi had not offended the villagers. He asked the three brothers to take care of the captives and his wife, and Pang Zi strode out of the house by himself.