In Beishan, the officers and soldiers of the special service battalion found Hu Liqun's footprints with the help of military dogs and various auxiliary measures, and in the middle of the night a few hours later, they locked on Hu Liqun's location and further narrowed the scope of the search.

"Sir, Lao Hu should be in this area, do you want to continue to narrow down the scope?" Li Mijiang, an officer of the special service battalion, asked Zhu Jingxing.

Zhu Jingxing paused for a moment and said, "The troops are defending on the spot and stop advancing!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Dai Li and Zhu Jingxing's subordinates on the side all showed surprise.

"This ...... Sir, I understand your distress, to be honest, I don't want to arrest Lao Hu, but the order given to us by the top is that we must be arrested before dawn...... "Li Mijiang is Zhu Jingxing's old subordinate, and he knows what kind of impact it will have on Zhu Jingxing's return if Hu Liqun is not captured, so he also strongly advises.

Zhu Jingxing waved his hand, "Hu Liqun has a weapon in his hand, and even if we can succeed in arresting him, there will be casualties." Well, I'll go and persuade you to surrender first! ”

"Captain Zhu, are you sure?" Dai Li asked.

"Sir, Hu Liqun has taken a risk now, you don't know his temperament." Li Mijiang wanted to say more, but was stopped by Zhu Jingxing.

"Lao Hu and I are comrades-in-arms in life and death, we have a lifelong friendship in Myanmar, and he won't treat me well. Besides, I'm not a vegetarian either. As for whether you are sure or not, you will know until you have to do it. Zhu Jingxing said calmly.

"That being said, it's ......" Li Mijiang still wanted to dissuade him.

"I've decided. Well, you prepare the brethren to be ready to narrow down the search if I don't hear anything from me in an hour. As he spoke, Zhu Jingxing raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "By the way, it's 3:50 in the morning!" ”

Li Mijiang and the others all checked their watches with Zhu Jingxing, and after adjusting the time, he prepared to go up the mountain alone.

Li Mijiang handed over a *, Zhu Jingxing signaled not to, he just hid a pistol in his waist, and brought two signal flares, red and blue.

Zhu Jingxing agreed with them that if he succeeded, he would shoot two signal flares at the same time, and if he failed, he would only fire red signal flares.

Li Mijiang nodded solemnly, "Sir, don't worry, we are fully prepared here." ”

Zhu Jingxing patted him on the shoulder, asked for another amplified speaker, and walked inside.

……

The round-up of Hu Liqun had stopped, and Beishan had returned to its former tranquility, with the occasional bird's call coming from here, and it was quiet, as usual.

Zhu Jingxing carried a flashlight and strode forward. It has to be said that this is an ideal location for hiding, with dense woods and rolling hills that also provide a natural barrier for concealment.

Zhu Jingxing was thinking that if Hu Liqun really wanted to escape, he would probably be difficult to catch him here. There's a good chance he'll slip through here.

But can you escape from Nanjing if you escape from Beishan? Can you escape from East China after escaping Nanjing? He took a deep breath, hoping that Zhu Jingxing could understand this truth.

After walking forward for more than twenty minutes, he stopped when he was almost at the top of the mountain. Judging from the condescending topography here, Hu Liqun should be near here.

Zhu Jingxing took out the horn in his hand and shouted aimlessly: "Hu Liqun, I'm Zhu Jingxing!" I know you're here, come out! Let's talk. ”

"Come out, I know you're here!"

Zhu Jingxing repeated his words over and over again, his voice echoing in the mountains.

Hu Liqun was lying on the tree, and saw the light of Zhu Jingxing's flashlight from a distance, this distance was within the range of his*, he wanted to shoot after aiming, but when his hand was on the trigger, he put it down again.

Biu！ He made an onomatopoeic gesture to shoot.

Seeing that Hu Liqun still didn't answer, Zhu Jingxing shouted again: "Old Hu, I came today to persuade you to go back with me." Truth be told, I can't guarantee that nothing will happen when you go back. You know in your own heart the things you have committed, and you can't be okay when you go back. ”

"Today, the people who went into the mountains to search for are all brothers from our special service battalion, and I didn't want to see our own people killed. You can rest assured! No matter what happens to you in the future, I will support you with your family, and I will treat your parents as my own parents, and I will provide for them in their old age. ”

……

Zhu Jingxing's words echoed in the mountains over and over again, and only Zhu Jingxing and Hu Liqun listened.

Hu Liqun didn't show up, but Zhu Jingxing knew that he was nearby, and he must be listening to his words.

Seeing that it didn't work, Zhu Jingxing shouted loudly again: "Come out!" Stand up like a man! ”

When the words fell, there was silence again, and only his own voice echoed in the mountains, as if he was answering what he had just said.

Zhu Jingxing knew that everything that should be said had already been said, and if Hu Liqun had not responded, it could only mean that he was unwilling to respond, and he could only give up persuasion and take a strong attack when the time came.

Zhu Jingxing continued to wait, he raised his hand and looked at his watch, there was still time, but it was not much. If Hu Liqun really insisted on this, then the only way to do it was to take a strong attack.

"Zhu Jingxing!" Just when Zhu Jingxing felt that he was going to give up, a roar came from the tree not far from him. This roar alarmed many birds inhabiting the forest, and a burst of birds flew up with a bang.

I saw Hu Liqun jumping down from the tree, holding a gun in one hand, and striding towards Zhu Jingxing.

Zhu Jingxing also turned around, his eyes focused on him.

"Are you armed?" Hu Liqun asked with a big grin. Zhu Jingxing took a look through a flashlight, he was wearing an old cotton coat, with his arms open in front, and a pair of soft-soled cloth shoes on his feet, which were already full of mud, it seemed that he had not forgotten to disguise himself when he escaped.

"Bring it!" Zhu Jingxing did not hide it and said it bluntly.

"Come and arrest me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Hu Liqun asked.

Zhu Jingxing smiled, "What's in it for you to kill me?" Let's go, come back with me. Tell me about the situation at that time, let's say that you encountered someone who was tortured to extract a confession and was forced to kill as a last resort. Maybe there's a bit of a turnaround. ”

Hu Liqun smiled bitterly, "I killed three colonel-level officers, two gendarmes, and wounded a few more." Do you think I'll be okay? I'm not surnamed Zhao. ”

Zhu Jingxing asked rhetorically: "If you don't go back, will it be fine?" ”

Hu Liqun was silent, and after a while, he asked Zhu Jingxing, "Is there any smoke?" ”

Zhu Jingxing took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to him. Hu Liqun took it, poured out one, stabbed the match, then lit it, took a deep breath, and spit out a long smoke ring.

He sat on a tree stump next to him, Zhu Jingxing also sat next to him, the two of them smoked, smoking slowly, through the dense forest here, they could see the city of Nanjing in the dark night not far away, at this time the Chinese Air Force had seized air supremacy, and the light control was not so strict, the lights were dotted, and it looked so cordial.

"Hey, sometimes, I feel like I'm so unlucky. The family was poor, had no food, couldn't marry a daughter-in-law, and went to the army in order to make a good living. I really didn't expect that I would survive and be promoted. You don't know, my mother heard that I was an official, and I didn't sleep all night happy. ”

Zhu Jingxing nodded, he was also from the bottom, so he could naturally understand the mood and expectations of his family.

"But you say, why did you get into such a thing? I really didn't think much about it at the time, I just felt a little unaccustomed to Zhao Tinghui's arrogant and domineering appearance, and I wanted to fix him. I didn't expect this to happen. ”

Speaking of this, Hu Liqun sighed softly, and it could be seen that he also regretted this, but the regret was not that he killed the people of the Ministry of Defense, but that he teased Zhao Tinghui.

"But then again, it's my fault. Don't talk about it, I'll go back this time, have you thought about how to explain? ”

Zhu Jingxing shook his head, "I originally hoped to be promoted directly to colonel, but if you make such a fuss, it's good if you don't masturbate." ”

Hu Liqun smiled bitterly, "You kid has the ability, if nothing happens, it's no problem to be a general." ”

Zhu Jingxing didn't answer him, it was not his ultimate goal to become a general. He changed the subject and said: "Let's discuss this matter and see if there is a turning point."

Hu Liqun said very expertly: "There is no possibility, I think we are being stirred up in a whirlpool." Lao Zhu, I have a few words I want to tell you. ”

"Well, you say." Zhu Jingxing nodded.

"In the future, you will not just be a soldier and fight, if you come to Nanjing in the future, you will not be able to think about things like you do now. It's a big maelstrom, and it's not something you want to do or not, you can get involved. ”

After speaking, Hu Liqun lay down backwards, looking at the stars in the sky through the sparse leaves, and said with a smile: "Do you know Chen Zihe? It was the captive we rescued who told me 'it's good to be alive', and I understand now! ”

Zhu Jingxing didn't speak, and Hu Liqun was able to tell him this openly, which showed that he had made up his mind.

"Brother Jing Xing, can I ask you something?" Hu Liqun closed his eyes and said suddenly.

"You say." Zhu Jingxing didn't know what he was going to say.

"Let me sleep here, and I'll go with you when it's dawn." Hu Liqun rested his head on his arm and closed his eyes.

"Hmm!" Zhu Jingxing nodded.

As he spoke, Zhu Jingxing took out the two signal flares and launched them at the same time.

The red and blue flares dragged the tail flame towards the sky, like two brilliant fireworks, and then disappeared again in an instant.

Hu Liqun looked at the two fleeting flares in the sky, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.