Chapter 147: Asking for Life on a Moonlit Night
The winter night in Beiping is bone-chilling, and there is no light source in the suburbs except for the dim moonlight.
"Mentou Village" is actually a small village that has long been abandoned, said to be a village, in fact, it is just a ruin, no one lives, the only decent building is the ancestral hall of the village, there is a dry well at the entrance of the village, it is really eerie and terrible at night, especially in such a winter night.
The sound of footsteps broke the dead silence, and in a clearing outside the village, a fire suddenly lit up, and someone cursed there:
"It's fucking unlucky, it's such a cold day for people to nest in this hellish place." A diminutive man in a torn cotton jacket and an old locomotive hat with his neck hunched and a few branches in his arms went to the campfire, threw them in, and crouched to the side and tossed with the flames.
There was also a person squatting beside him, with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, lean and lean.
The short man wiped the runny nose with his sleeve, pursed his mouth and said, "Hey, Wu San, is what Guo Xingquan's old boy said true?" I think this kid is not only good-looking, but also dressed almost the same as me, how can he be a child of a rich family? Don't fuck it, you're busy for half a day. β
"Ahem, it's not wrong, I followed him to Zhou's house back then, and I saw the woman, but she was a young grandmother at the time."
"But that woman is now as poor as begging for food, shouting and selling things all over the street, if it is a child of the Zhou family, how can she engage in this field?"
Wu San also frowned suspiciously, and couldn't figure it out: "Who knows, the surnamed Guo patted his chest and promised that this kid could make us rich." Ahem, leave it alone, we'll find out later. β
The short man shook his head and snorted coldly, "Do you believe it? I can't believe it, it's really fucking unlucky to follow the surname Guo, the Japanese are gone, and they were beaten up, if they hadn't escaped, they would have died sooner, and they had been mixed outside for a few years, and they were with one by one, what kind of bad luck is this, ahhh He spat on the ground as he spoke. Wu San also hugged his knees and sighed.
This short man is called Ma Qi, when Guo Xingquan took refuge with the Japanese, he followed Guo Xingquan, and he was also a person who ate, drank, prostitute and gambled, bullying men and women, after the Japanese left, Guo Xingquan was wanted as a traitor, the trees fell and scattered, and they fled for their lives, but they didn't mix up their personal appearance anywhere, so it was better to go back to Beiping to mix on their own territory.
Unexpectedly, when I returned to Beiping, I met Guo Xingquan and Wu San, who had also been hiding outside for a few years, and were not as good as pigs and dogs, so the three of them began to do some immoral things of abduction and abduction, and lost a lot of gambling debts on the gambling table, and were chased and killed by the head family, so they had to hide everywhere.
A few months ago, for some reason, Guo Xingquan unexpectedly found that Mei Ruojun was shouting and selling things in the streets and alleys, and there was a kid by his side. He hated the Zhou family, especially Zhou Ruikang and Meng Shuzhi.
"The surname Guo is really ruthless, I want to treat this child as a long-term meal ticket! Hey. Wu San muttered to himself.
"How?"
"He told me that if he got the money tonight, the child would not give it to her, and if he couldn't get the money, he would sell the child, and the child would grow up well and be sold for a good price."
"Hey! It's poisonous. Ma Qi shook his head, stretched out his hand to warm up on the fire, and suddenly the corners of his mouth hooked up a wicked smile, and he arched Wu San with his elbow and said, "Hey, that woman's appearance is really good, let's ...... later" Well? Yes? ....... play...... What do you think? β¦β¦β
Wu San grinned, with a lewd smile on his face, and the thief glanced at him and said: "I won't tell you, I fell in love with her back then, but I didn't expect that after so many years, she is still so coquettish, to be honest, that figure is even more attractive than back then." Guo Xingquan, that guy also asked me to bring people back to him haha. I thought, why don't we try it first? β
The two are really a nest of snakes and rats, and they hit it off, and they have the same heart to dream of eating swan meat with a toad.
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Mei Ruojun held a flashlight, holding a small cloth bag in her arms, walking on the road in the field with one foot deep and one foot shallow, the hot breath exhaled from her nose instantly turned into a white crystal, she walked alone in the wilderness, thinking that she would be able to see Nian'an later, she gave birth to incomparable courage, and walked towards the fire quickly and firmly.
The light of the flashlight flickered, Wu San's heart was overjoyed, and he smiled crookedly: "It's here." β
Ma Qiyi was even more happy when he saw Mei Ruojun coming alone, thinking that tonight would be both human and financial, so the two stood up and lifted their belts.
Ruojun watched him walk towards him, quickly shone a flashlight into their eyes, and asked loudly, "Where is the child?" β
Ma Qi grinned, a scoundrel rushed towards Ruojun, and said in his mouth: "Beauty, you miss me to death, child, I'll have one with you." β
Ruojun took a few steps back, and Wu Sanyi grabbed Ma Qi and complained, "What is the monkey anxious about?" He pushed him aside and came up to himself and said, "Where's the money?"
Ruojun raised the cloth bag in his hand and said, "If you can't see the child, I won't give you money." β
Wu San felt that she was so naΓ―ve that she was stupid, she was a weak woman, alone in the wild, and she wanted to negotiate terms with the two of them, it was really ridiculous, Wu San and Ma Qi couldn't help laughing.
It's just that the laughter of the two is not over, suddenly the wind behind them is around, the bonfire is extinguished, Ruojun also extinguished the flashlight with a "click", the two of them were just illuminated by the strong light of the flashlight, and suddenly there was no light source, it was really black in the eyes, and nothing could be seen, in the dark, Wu San's head was smashed with a stone, screamed, and was dragged to the dry well and thrown down alive.
Ma Qi knew that the big thing was not good at this time, and he had already been tricked, and he wanted to choose a way to escape in a panic, but the black light was blind, and he couldn't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, so he just ran around in the wilderness, hit a big tree, and suddenly cracked his lips, his nosebleed, and he fell to the ground in pain, and suddenly a strong light from a flashlight shone over, Ma Qi covered his head, blocking the light, trying to see each other clearly.
Meng Shuzhi put the flashlight under his chin and shot it up, suddenly showing a face full of blood, his eyes were like copper bells, and his face was as white as a ghost.
Ma Qi looked at the grimace, his whole body trembled with fright, feces and urine came out, and he said in a trembling voice, "You...... You...... Who is it? β
"I'm here to ask for your life!"
"Suo...... Demand...... What life? β
"Ten years ago you killed my sister, and now you want to kill my sister's son, say! Where is Guo Xingquan's brute? β
Ma Qi's mind was blank for a long time, how did he know about the bloody disaster that happened in the Zhou family ten years ago, but he knew where Guo Xingquan was. Nodding his head again and again, he pointed to the village and said, "He, he, he is in the ancestral hall of the village." β
Shu Zhi grabbed him from the ground, took out two "gold bars" and shook them in front of his eyes, and said fiercely: "You have done too much fucking lack of morality, let you be a good person tonight, will you do it?" Well? β
The gold bar is in front of him, the blade is on the neck, where is there still a choice, Ma Qi hurriedly nodded like pounding garlic: "Do, do, do......"
"I tell you, tonight you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, help us save people, these two gold bars are your reward, in the future you eat and drink spicy food, be your uncle, if you show a little horse's feet, let my nephew lose a hair, I will let you die an ugly death like the one just now. I'll tell you the truth, I've been waiting for ten years today! You dare to use your brains to try! Well? As he spoke, the dagger slashed a slash in his neck.
Ma Qi knelt on the ground anxiously, and kept saying: "Grandpa, grandpa, I'll help, I'll help, I haven't caught anything with Guo Xingquan all these years, I will definitely help you rescue people." Feel relieved! β
So Shu Zhi escorted Ma Qi and walked towards the village, followed by Ruojun.
Ma Qi stopped, spat on the ground, sighed and said, "The child is tied to the pillar, I led him away, you go in and save people." Tonight fucking I've changed my ways. β
When he arrived at the door of the ancestral hall, Shu Zhi hid behind the wall, Ruojun waited by the side door, the moonlight was dim, and he could only see the silhouette of the figure in shadows.
"Boss Guo, we're back."
The door opened, Guo Xingquan crooked his mouth, came out with a wind lantern, squinted his eyes, and said in a dejected voice: "You fuck, you're only coming back now, have you got the money?" And what about the? β
"It's here, Wu San has it, don't you see it's there?" Saying that, pretending to point behind him, Guo Xingquan lifted the lamp and shone behind him, but he didn't see anyone, he was puzzled, and wanted to ask. Suddenly, a tall figure jumped out behind him, and before he could react, a thumb-thick hemp rope had already strangled his neck and dragged him into the house.
The wind lantern fell to the ground, Guo Xingquan stared, opened his mouth, and desperately tried to pull the hemp rope at his throat with both hands, and kept kicking his feet. Ma Qi also came up to help and pushed him to the ground.
In an instant, Guo Xingquan had already stuck out his tongue and was about to suffocate to death, Meng Shuzhi suddenly let go of the strength in his hand, took out two gold bars and threw them to Ma Qi, and said: "I haven't finished settling the account with him, it's too cheap to let him die like this, you get out, don't let me see you in the future, get out!" β
Ma Qi took the "gold bar", where did he care about Guo Xingquan's life or death, plus he was afraid of Meng Shuzhi's bravery, so he hurriedly hugged the "gold bar" and crawled away.
Ruojun had already walked from the side gate to the ancestral hall at this time, and found Nian'an who was chained with hands and feet and mouth sealed with tape on a pillar in the center of the ancestral hall.
Ruojun quickly tore the tape off his mouth.
"Mother!" Nian An shouted, although he was frightened, with tears in his eyes, and his lips were tightly pursed, he did not cry loudly, and his two thick handsome eyebrows were frowning tightly, and his brave appearance was very similar to Ruikang.
Ruojun hugged him tightly in his arms and kept kissing his little face. He is her life, her soul.
But the iron locks on his hands and feet still couldn't be opened, and if Jun was about to call Meng Shuzhi, Shu Zhi had already dragged Guo Xingquan in like a dead pig.
Shu Zhi let go of the rope in his hand, Guo Xingquan relieved himself for a long time, Shu Zhi kicked his waist, felt out a bunch of keys on him, threw it to Ruojun, gasped and said, "Try it." β
Ruojun hurriedly opened the chains on Nian'an's hands and feet and picked him up.
That Guo Xingquan was lying on the ground, squinting at Ruojun, and even grinning, coughing and joking: "Grandma...... You have finally got what you wanted, and your brother-in-law gave birth to this evil seed...... Hehe...... I...... I've been thinking about you...... Haha......"
He knew that if he fell into the hands of Meng Shuzhi tonight, he would inevitably die, so he simply talked nonsense, Shu Zhi squatted down and punched him in the mouth, and suddenly his two front teeth were knocked away, and his mouth was full of blood, but he was still smiling pervertedly.
Ruojun hugged Nian An tightly, ignored him, and just asked Shu Zhi: "Shu Zhi, what are you going to do with this dog thing?" β
Shu Zhi was already furious, and his two dark thick eyebrows were tightly twisted together: "Sister, you go out with Nian'an, but don't go out of the ancestral hall, it's dangerous outside, I'm going to settle accounts with the things raised by the son of a bitch here!" β
"Good!" Thinking of Xun Mei, thinking of what happened to her, and thinking of what happened to Nian An, she had no sympathy for the maggot-like man in front of her, glanced at him coldly, and walked out of the hall with Nian An in her arms.
Guo Xingquan spit out the blood in his mouth and wanted to get up, but was kicked to the ground by Meng Shuzhi. It's been ten years, and Guo Xingquan is already a person in his fifties, where can he compete with Meng Shuzhi's eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.
"What do you want?" Guo Xingquan looked at Meng Shuzhi coldly.
Shu Zhi raised the dagger in his hand and circled around Guo Xingquan.
"How? Pay off debts, kill people to pay for your life. Ten years ago in the Zhou family's compound, you killed my sister, you have to pay back this life. β
"Hehe, I didn't expect that your wild seed could survive to this day, I knew that there was today, I should have let the Japanese kill in the Zhou family, cut the grass and eradicate the roots." Guo Xingquan gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
Shu Zhi raised his leg and kicked him in the chin: "You killed my sister, insulted my sister, kidnapped my nephew, and fucking used the Japanese as a dog, how can there be a person in the world like you who is inferior to a pig and a dog?" If I kill you today, I can be regarded as doing the right thing for heaven! β
Saying that he raised the knife and was about to cut down, who knows, I don't know when, Guo Xingquan also had a small dagger in his hand, and it came back to his throat, Shu Zhi didn't expect it at all, and he was completely defenseless, he just instinctively dodged back, but he had already eaten a knife in the shoulder, fortunately, it was winter at this time, and the clothes were thick, but the cotton clothes were still cut, and blood oozed out.
Guo Xingquan took advantage of the gap, quickly got up, and was about to run, but after all, he was already fifty miles away, and he was beaten and kicked by Shu Zhi just now, so he only took two steps and staggered, rushed out of the door, tripped over the threshold again, fell to the ground in embarrassment, and slammed his chin on the ground.
This may be called the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, and the retribution is counted, Shu Zhi turned over, rushed up, aimed at his heart, and stabbed him down.
Blood splattered out, Shu Zhi still didn't understand his hatred, and stabbed seven or eight times in a row, until Guo Xingquan had bulging eyes, crooked eyes, and blood was spitting out of his mouth, and he died of anger. An evil life has finally come to an end.
Shu Zhi took the bloody dagger, covered the wound on his shoulder, walked out quickly, and hurried away to protect Ruojun's mother and son, and when he arrived at the entrance of the village, Ruojun suddenly snatched the blood-stained dagger in his hand, walked to the dry well, and threw it down.
Shu Zhi held Nian An in one hand and Ruojun in the other, and finally returned home safely under the cover of the dim moonlight.