【Chapter 344】The Zhong Family
There was no road where Xinggui turned, but went directly into the woods, judging from the traces of the footprints, it did not look like a sudden turn, but a familiar road, which can be easily judged from the distance between the footprints, and Rowan had a bad premonition in his heart at that time.
Luo Wen hurriedly made a standby gesture, and then looked at the forest to confirm that there was no one at close range, then turned to Zulong and the sea and said: "You two are guarding here, this happy gui seems to have a bit of a problem, I'll go over and take a look, if you don't see me back after half an hour, or don't see any hints I gave, you can leave quickly."
The sea raised his eyebrows: "Team Luo, look at what you said, we are still fucking watching you die?" Let's go together! ”
Zu Long patted the sea on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Wen'er is afraid that your figure and IQ will expose the target."
The sea grabbed Zu Long's arm with his hand: "Then he is not afraid that you will lead me astray?" ”
Rowan frowned: "Don't talk nonsense!" Waiting! ”
After Rowan finished speaking, he turned around and went into the woods, and the sea and the ancestral dragon retreated to the forest on the other side and waited, but as time passed, Rowan left without any news. The sea frowned and tore the bark down on the side, and he tore the bark of one tree as if it were a skin disease, and when he tore the bark of the second tree to the same extent, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Zu Shao, how long has Team Luo been gone?" The sea touched the ancestral dragon who was squatting on the ground with his foot and looking at the forest opposite.
"One hour, seven minutes and twenty-three seconds," Zu Long replied.
The sea raised his eyebrows: "Why is there still a whole thing?" ”
Zu Long slowly stood up: "I don't have a watch, of course I checked it."
The sea looked at Zu Long lifting his pants and tucking his clothes, and knew that Lu Dao Zu Long's thoughts were the same as his own, so he looked at Lin Zi on the opposite side and said, "What do you say if Team Luo scolds?" ”
Zu Long frowned: "I hope he can scold me, at least it means that he is fine."
The two men poked their heads out of the woods, and then crossed the path they had stepped out of and went straight into the woods on the other side. The ancestral dragon can't track traces, and the sea has learned a little in the army, but now he has almost forgotten about it. Unless Rowan left a clear mark, the sea really couldn't see where Rowan was heading.
In order to avoid getting lost, the sea strictly forbade Zu Long to communicate with him in any form, and the sea strode forward in a straight line with his feelings, and this walk was half an hour. But how big can this forest be, the two of them feel that the mountain has gradually gone down a very large slope, which means that they have reached the edge of the mountain, and they may go out of the mountain when they go down to the mountain, but where is Luo Wen?
Is it going down the mountain? The two of them combined and decided to go down this road anyway. When you get to the bottom of the mountain, if you don't see Rowan, you will turn around and look for it. But when the two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain, Zu Long was surprised to find that there was actually a small village at the foot of the mountain!
This village is actually at the bottom of a basin or canyon, distributed in a belt, the small village is not very big, it seems to have a hundred or so houses, built on the mountain somewhat crookedly, and familiar with the degree.
At the bottom of the entire basin-like landscape, cultivated fields can be seen in the distance. A small stream meanders down from the distance, and at the farthest end there is a large mansion that is different from other houses, and it is very neatly built, although it is not as good as the official eunuchs of the Qing and Qing dynasties. But it's not unusual to have such a neat house in such a place.
And underneath these buildings, at the very bottom of this valley-like basin, there is a large area of withered plants, which are very dense. And there are a lot of them, because these plants are clearly past their flowering period due to the climatic seasons. The withered petals hung shriveled down like this, and the fruit was faintly exposed between the petals, and the ancestral dragon knew that the name of this plant was poppy!
"Big smoke?" The sea glanced at Zu Long with some uncertainty, scratching his ass and asked.
Zu Long nodded, but before Zu Long could speak, he felt that there was someone behind him! Zu Long hurriedly turned around, and the electrician knife in his hand was about to strike, but he saw a black figure not far behind him walking towards him, and a long stick was still exposed in the bag behind this person.
"Wen'er?" Zu Long asked tentatively in a low voice.
Rowan stepped forward and pulled the two people to the ground, then made a silent gesture, waited for a while Rowan looked up, and then breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "Why are you two here?" ”
The sea whispered: "You said for half an hour, we have been waiting for more than an hour and haven't seen you come back, why don't you come and have a look!" ”
Luo Wen waved his hand: "It's a little delayed, let's go now"
Zulong and the sea didn't know what was going on, so they walked back with Luo Wen in a daze, and after walking for a long time, they saw a collapsed mountain temple in front of them, and the three of them reluctantly squeezed their bodies in, and directly opposite was a mountain god's god, but now a thick layer of dust had fallen, but the majesty was still there, and there were a few broken futons in the house, and fallen pillars.
As soon as the big ass sat down, he quickly asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Rowan also sat down against the brick wall, and then explained, "Do you guess where that place is?" ”
The sea looked at Zu Long, then shook his head.
Luo Wen sneered: "That's the Zhong family!" ”
It turned out that Rowan had been walking around following Xinggui's footprints, but Xinggui's footprints were unusually firm, and gradually Rowan could see some other people's footprints, obviously there was not only Xingguigui here.
Rowan couldn't help but be cautious, and as he moved forward, Rowan found that the road that Xinggui was walking must be a bit far away, because Rowan felt that he was going down the mountain, but he was not going straight down, but taking a flat road and a downhill slope, obviously the purpose of walking like this was not anything else, but to avoid something.
Finally, Rowan felt that there were fewer and fewer plants around him, and he knew that he was sure that he was about to arrive at the place, but he didn't expect to come to a small village all of a sudden! Rowan made a sharp stop to stabilize himself, and then hid behind a small tree to peek.
This was completely unexpected by Rowan, Rowan never thought that there would be such a village in such a place! The first point that Rowan confirmed was that Xinggui was lying to himself, he was not a hunting enthusiast at all, but a patrolman, making sure that no one could find here!
But before Rowan could clear his mind, he saw that there was a poppy field under his feet! Rowan was stunned. With such a large poppy field, how many drugs have to be sent out in a year! Rowan raised his eyes and saw that there was not a single guard around, which was definitely an anomaly!
This poppy field is a depression basin, surrounded by vegetation, there are a few houses on both sides of this poppy field, and on the southernmost side of the poppy field there is a large mansion, which looks crowded, Rowan looked around and touched it.
But before he could reach the halfway point of the downhill road, Rowan saw a group of people coming out of the big house. This team of people is dressed in white and filial piety, and it looks like someone is going out of the funeral, but there are no gongs and drums among these people, and the whole team looks very quiet.
Luo Wen's eyesight is amazing, so he wants to see what kind of funeral team this is, but at the front of the team, two tear stains on the face of a man carrying a banner are very obvious, Luo Wen recognized it at a glance, this person is Xing Song!
No need to ask. In the black lacquered coffin behind him, it should be Zhong Lifeng who is lying! How Xing Song snatched Zhong Lifeng's body back Luo Wen doesn't know what to say, but without the mystery, the Zhong family is probably not impossible with its current strength.
In this funeral procession. Rowan had some impression of most of the faces, and Rowan was sure at that time that this was the hiding place where the Zhong family had been hiding for so many years and had not been discovered! And the Zhong family's abundant source of funds for activities should be this large poppy field!
Rowan hurriedly retreated to the mountain. As he retreated, he was careful to see if anyone would find him, but as he retreated, he gradually realized that he was afraid that all the people in the entire village should be in this funeral procession. Because more than once in the process of retreating, he found that there were many traces of life on the mountain, and sometimes he could even see some traces of long-term trampling on the top of some grass and trees.
It is easy to conclude that this should be a secret sentry and used for stalking, but now that there are no guards here, it means that the person who was originally standing here should be in the funeral procession below, even if he is not there, then it will not be too far away from the funeral procession.
Rowan watched the funeral procession march along the road to the other side of the mountain, Rowan paused and thought about it, and then continued to walk up the mountain, wanting to take in the whole picture of the entire valley.
As his perspective became bigger and bigger, he confirmed his guess even more, because in the funeral procession, regardless of whether it was an old or young woman or a young man, or even someone lying on a stretcher and sitting in a wheelchair, all of them were mixed in, and the funeral of the head of the Zhong family was the top priority, and sure enough, all the people here were dispatched.
As soon as the team of two or three hundred people left, the entire Zhong family's big house and the surrounding villages were all empty at once. As soon as the funeral procession turned the foot of the mountain, Rowan saw two figures in front of him suddenly come out of the forest, and then stood stupidly in place to look around.
"So what's going on now? Fight with Xing Song? The sea asked.
Rowan stuffed the broken futon on the ground under his buttocks, and then pouted: "How to fight?" The three of us don't have enough food for everyone to eat."
Zu Long squatted on the ground and kept turning the electrician's knife: "Now the seven places have decided that we are traitors, and there is no one in the office, not even a helper, so I can't play this time."
Luo Wen thought for a long time before saying, "I'm thinking, could Gao Wenda be kidnapped by the Zhong family?" ”
The sea wondered, "What do you mean by that?" ”
Luo Wen frowned and closed his eyes: "I've been thinking that the purpose of the Zhong family's search for the Three Treasures is to find Tai Sui, but obviously they don't know that Lu Dao Tai Sui has become Gao Wenda, if they know Lu Dao, there is no need to spend so much effort to find trouble in the mysterious place." Therefore, the kidnappers of Gao Wenda and the Zhong family should be two groups. ”
The sea sighed: "What's the use of saying this, Team Luo, what should we do now?"
Rowan opened his eyes and looked at the ancestral dragon and the sea, then lit a cigarette before saying, "Wait! (To be continued......)