This map is deep and long, and it is completely impossible to distinguish the specific location of the route marked above, and those inexplicable words are like a book from heaven, Yuanmei took out an old military map of unknown origin, and the three people lay on the ground inch by inch for a long time, and the final conclusion is that we are far from the route marked by the human skin map, and there is still nearly half a day away, fortunately, this section is all mountain roads, and the real "right way" is hidden in the big blank space on the military map, What exactly is the area that can't even be marked on a military map? I looked at the blank space and my head began to ache.

Yuanmei is very well prepared, although it is not as good as when it was in the base, but it is also readily available, flashlights have become a rarity this year, especially batteries, the war ahead is tight, and the factories that produce batteries are either closed down or converted to production, even if they are made, they can't be shipped, so they simply brought a few more small bottles of lamp oil, which are used when making torches.

The gun only has an old earth gun with a hunting fork and two pistols, the knife is a person's hand, I looked at the mountain knife in my hand like a large firewood knife, it is estimated that it is the craftsmanship of the blacksmith shop in Baofu Town, although it is rough, but the steel mouth is excellent, the center of gravity is forward, and it is effortless to cut through thorns and thorns, Yuanmei's one is exactly the same, but it is slightly smaller, the second master is carrying a fishskin knife, carrying a soil gun, tying a gunpowder bag around his waist, and giving his pistol to Yuanmei.

The three of them packed up their ropes and drove on the road, and I asked Yuanmei: "What happened to Zeng Rourou's note?" ”

"The note was secretly transferred to me by the Li family in the base, I think that there must be some secrets on you that you don't know yourself, so I deliberately set up a bureau to let you out, and it is obvious that Zeng Rourou also has a part in this bureau." ”

"Is there anyone else in your Li family?" Isn't that who is dead? "I can't understand the relationship between Yuanmei and Li Ruhai, so I deliberately avoid names, but I'm still curious how someone would work for their Li family?

Yuan Mei raised her eyebrows and said, "It's not your turn to worry about the affairs of the Li family. ”

I saw that she was really anxious, so I hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "Is Zeng Rourou friend or foe?" The answer is pretty obvious, but I always hope I'm wrong.

Yuanmei raised her eyebrows and looked at me with a strange look: "What do you say?" ”

I slowly slowed down and fell to the back of the line, and the past came out one by one, vividly, could she have something else unspeakable, was it forced to do it? It has to be so, yes, it must be so.

But I knew in my heart that for her, the possibility of being coerced was almost zero, but only by thinking about it could I feel a little more comfortable.

Suddenly I thought of when I would tell the second master about Aunt Xiu? Looking at his longing and dedication to Aunt Xiu, it's really hard to say this, but you can't watch the second master being dragged down by a dead man every day, and let people lead the nose and do whatever they want, right? How do you tell him? My heart was in turmoil, and I was uneasy.

Yuanmei walked a few steps, and suddenly turned back to stare at me, I was uncomfortable staring at her, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

She turned her head and ran a few steps to catch up with the second master, lying on her ear and muttering, the second master first shook his head, then nodded, and finally said with a smile: "You really dare to think about it, just do it, or what else can you do." ”

I walked up to them and looked at the second master with a puzzled expression, and Yuan Mei asked seriously, "Do you want to solve the Gu?" ”

The second master grabbed the words and said: "Aren't you killing chickens and asking, isn't he tired of being crooked, why don't you want to understand?" ”

Yuan Mei glanced at him, took out the military map, and said casually: "There is a fork in the road three miles ahead, to the south is Guangxi, and five miles to the north is Xiajiang County, if you want to solve the Gu, we have to go to Xiajiang." ”

I shook my head and said I didn't understand, because according to what Xiao Fei said before, Ni Xiuqi is from Miao Village at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou, shouldn't Xie Gu find Miao Village first? How can Xiajiang County still solve Gu?

Yuanmei said: "Don't forget, how did you two get out of the base. ”

I just wanted to say that I ran out, but when the words came to my mouth, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in my mind, I understood, the reason why we were able to escape from the base alive was because we had to live, and the rest were just smoke bombs from the anglers, and Yuanmei wanted me to surface and attract the anglers, since he wanted to get the secret on us, then before the secret was discovered, he had to let us live at all costs, the bait stinks, how can we fish?

"That way, you're at a much greater risk. "It's not that I don't want to solve the Gu, it's just that I don't want to affect others anymore.

"No way, it doesn't matter to me whether you are dead or alive, with this guy's temper and character, if he knows that I have something to hide, he will definitely settle the account on my head, and I am afraid that I will not have a clean life by then, so it is better to say it, you two decide for yourself, the solution is actually very simple, you two go into the city, I will wait for you in this location, the map will put me here, just in case, after the two of you go in, how to swagger and how to come, understand?" Yuanmei pointed to a place the size of a sesame grain in the river outside Xiajiang County, and I followed her hand to look carefully, it should be a small village.

"What do you mean?" The second master looked at the sesame grain and asked suspiciously.

Yuan Mei nodded with a wicked smile, and the second master gave a thumbs up with admiration on his face: "Staff Officer Li is really clever, and his subordinates admire and admire." ”

"Okay, wait until you're out of the way and then pat yourself on the back." ”

"How many days do we have?" If you delay for too long, the map in your hand will be useless" I think that's the biggest problem right now.

Yuanmei nodded and said: "Three days, I have calculated, even if they are on the road now, we still have the advantage of about five days with the map in our hands, if it exceeds three days, once any accident occurs on the road, a little delay, it will be a failure." ”

I thought about it for a long time, stood up and patted my thigh: "That's it, hurry up and get on the road." ”

The three of them got back on the road, probably because they saw hope, Sanli Road only took a meal to arrive, from the fork to the north, close to dinner time, there were already some passers-by scattered on the avenue, and it was estimated that they had reached the edge of Xiajiang County.

When we could see the county seat from afar, we handed over all the things that were inconvenient to carry on our bodies to Yuanmei, and helped her stop an ox cart that had just returned from the town, and gave the coachman a few sons, and Yuanmei sat on the car and disappeared on another fork in the road.

The second master and I turned around, looked at the flow of people not far away, stabilized our minds, and strode towards Xiajiang County.

Judging from the sparse flow of people on the road, Xiajiang County should be a small city in the mountains, this kind of small city is very common in the jurisdiction of the South Sichuan Administration, between the mountains, there are not many people, and always continue the ancient law preparation, dozens of households are villages, hundreds of households are market towns, barely more than 10,000 is enough to call it a county.

Sure enough, just after dinner time, the streets of Xiajiang County were deserted, and there were only two or three tables of guests in the few restaurants and taverns with wine gues, and it took less than a stick of incense to turn around the entire county, and found that there was only one inn named Xiangxing, which was said to be a county seat, but it was worse than Baofu Town.

I and the second master stepped into the Xiangxing Inn, the huge floor only lit a dim oil lamp, it seems that the business is really bad, is lying on the innermost table napping the shopkeeper was woken up by us, raised his head and was startled at first, and then as if he saw the God of Wealth descended to earth, a look of sincere fear slipped over and ran over, running and shouting: "Mom, finally a business, two masters, sit inside!" Hurry, hurry, please! I said to myself that this store has not been open for a long time, why didn't I even ask why we came in and went straight inside.

The second master couldn't help but smile and said, "What a broken ground, it's dirty and black, let's go and take a look at it." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he didn't stand firm under his feet, almost fell on his heels, and said in a half-salty official dialect: "Don't, don't, two, look at my small shop, but the north and south dishes can do everything, and I'm not afraid of black and pockmarks, I lit the oil lamp, and the table just wiped in the afternoon, don't worry, oh yes, are you two sharpening or staying in the store?" ”

I glanced at the second master: "Clean up the best upper room in your store, stay for three days, tell the back kitchen, prepare the wine and meat, and pick the good ones, we haven't eaten yet." After speaking, he slapped a silver dollar on the table: "You take it first, wait for the day of check-out, how much is the difference, and when you eat for a while, if the shopkeeper is not busy, please also have a few drinks together, our brothers have just arrived, and want to find a local to learn from the experience." ”

The shopkeeper trembled and picked up Yinyang, blew hard and put it in his ear to listen, then put it in his arms, ran back without saying a word, and shouted: "Gua Po Niang, get up quickly, sleep with a hammer, the God of Wealth is coming!" ”

After a while, out of the backyard a woman with a cloak of hair, carrying a bucket and a broom, walked out quickly, without looking at us went straight upstairs, the shopkeeper picked up the previous oil lamp, and lit a new one, the house suddenly lit up, at this time his wife came down from upstairs, the two muttered, the shopkeeper turned around and went into the kitchen, but his wife went directly out to the street, it seems that no one has come to this store for a long time, and the kitchen does not even have basic inventory.