Chapter 26: Turning
Most people like to be quiet, but apparent silence is sometimes more frightening than the hustle and bustle.
"Okay! Since you don't want Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu to lead us to deal with the devil anymore, but you don't know what to do, then I'm going to find them, and I'll follow them. Ah Zi was a little afraid of this silent state in the team, which made people feel helpless and helpless.
"You go, I go. Qiao Shuangxi's position is still so firm.
"I'm too old to fight with you with devils and traitors, so you give them a letter, just say that my wife will always support them and wait for them to come back to the tofu shop at any time. The old woman's words were sad.
"Don't worry, auntie, we will definitely bring your words. Ah Zi gave Qiao Shuangxi a look, got up and was about to leave, but he felt that it was wrong, and said to everyone with his fists, "Everyone has their own ambitions, everyone cherishes them, so do it yourself!"
While speaking, Ah Zi and Qiao Shuangxi walked out of the mill and went back to their respective rooms to pack their things.
"Disperse, I'm going to sleep. The old woman glanced at Ah Zi and Qiao Shuangxi, and then looked at the people in the room lightly.
The members of the team, as if they had no ears, were indifferent to the old woman's words, and no one stood up to say a word, and no one wanted to go out of the mill, still silent, not knowing what to do.
"What's the matter with you, just say whatever you want, and go back to sleep if there's nothing to do, and all of them are like lost souls, nested in my mill, what are you doing?" the old woman was a little impatient.
"Auntie, the wood has become a boat and it is difficult to return, it is already like this, it's not that we don't want to speak, but we really can't speak, really, I don't have the face to speak!" Dazhi couldn't hold back, and finally broke the embarrassing deadlock.
"I don't understand, you're going around and around, spitting and spitting. The old woman looked at Dazhi with puzzled eyes.
"When I first heard about Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu, it was like roasting on the oven and suddenly falling into an ice cave, that feeling was indeed too uncomfortable, sad and regretful, and more heart-wrenching. Dazhi breathed a long sigh of relief.
"I can understand human nature. The old woman encouraged Dazhi to continue.
"At first, all we could feel was deception and insults, just like wearing a stinking basin all day long and thinking that I was wearing a general's helmet and going around in front of others, and I was embarrassed to ......" Dazhi said this, and couldn't help but bow his head.
"Who can accept it when it happened suddenly?" the old woman fully understood Dazhi's feelings.
"The big guys all thought that Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu were shit pots, and the idea at that time was to let the two of them get out, and we wouldn't be embarrassed with them anymore, so I ......" Dazhi really couldn't go on anymore and stopped.
"And what do you think now?" the old woman looked solemn and had mixed feelings.
"After two days of arguing and thinking, I feel that we are indeed a little extreme, even a little indifferent, what is hidden behind their portraits, and what is the truth of the facts...... In short, a lot of problems have not been clarified, and it is really sad to doubt his comrades......" Dazhi felt a little guilty and a little remorseful.
"Have you ever wondered why this thing didn't come out early, not late, but at this time?" the old woman reminded everyone, "Who is in the best interest of this kind of thing to be exposed and make the city stormy?"
"Of course it's devils and traitors!" Dazhi replied casually.
"Isn't that right, isn't the reason why the devil did this is to make Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu lose trust, so that the anti-Japanese squad will lose its backbone, lose its combat effectiveness, and no longer pose a threat to them?" the old woman analyzed.
"Yes, yes, yes! We are so ignorant that we stretched out our heads to drill into the trap set by the devils and traitors, and scolded them for several days, which is really ashamed! Thanks to your awakening, Auntie, otherwise it would be really ......" Dazhi shook his head in remorse.
"Fortunately, you understand the stakes, and you have not caused a big mistake. I don't know where they are, I don't know what their situation is, in short, there are too many people who have seen their portraits, and even fewer people can help them, and now they are either devils and traitors or deceived fellows, I am afraid they are being humiliated......" The old woman let out a long sigh.
"We're going to find a way to get them back now, no matter what the cost. Dazhi turned around and walked out of the tofu shop.
The rest of the people also followed Dazhi out of the tofu factory, through the firewood house to the courtyard inside.
After discussion, the eldest man and Ah Zi went out of the city, and the rest stayed in the house, waiting for news from Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu......
The eldest man and Ah Zi came out of the city and secretly entered the forest that was separated from Qiao Xiaojing and them.
Soon after entering the woods, Ah Zi whispered to the big man, "We are being followed. ”
Pretending not to know, he continued to walk forward, hiding in the big tree in front of him, waiting for an opportunity to kill them. The big man responded.
"Don't shoot unless you have to, so as not to attract devils. "Ah Zi is very thoughtful.
"Don't worry, the dagger can still take their dog's life. The big man smiled.
Ah Zi and the big man ran a few steps quickly, and then hid behind the big tree in a flash, don't look at the big man's height and fatness, he climbed up the tree as agile as a monkey, and quickly reached the top of the big tree, the lush branches and leaves just used as a cover, but let the big man see it really.
The big man stretched out four fingers to Ah Zi, Ah Zi understood, so he gestured to the big man, and the big man nodded.
The four traitors came to the bottom of the big tree where the big man was, and found that the target was gone, and the thieves looked back and forth, left and right.
"It's right in front of you, how can it suddenly disappear?" exclaimed one of the traitors.
"Shhh The other traitor was alert, and he yelled at the front, "We see you two, come out, or we'll shoot." ”
The big man hiding in the tree and Ah Zi, who was hiding behind the big tree, exchanged opinions with their eyes, Ah Zi stood up from behind the big tree, and begged the traitor to say: "Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot......"
"What about the man who came with you, why is he gone?" asked the traitor standing in front.
"Ran. Ah Zi looked pitiful.
"Where did you go?" the traitor looked left and right.
These lackeys didn't see the big one, but they had a bad heart towards Ah Zi, and they smiled and gathered towards Ah Zi.
At this moment, the big man holding the sharp knife jumped down from the tree, and before the lackeys could react, two of them had already been killed on the spot, Ah Zi naturally would not let go of the opportunity to move his fists and feet, picked up the short knife, and in the blink of an eye, the other two lackeys spurted blood from their necks and fell to the ground.
"This little ability, and learning to follow people, really don't know whether to live or die. The big man scolded the four traitors.
"It's really a loss of conscience, if it's an ordinary woman, you will definitely be poisoned. Ah Zi snorted at the four of them.
"All such brutes should be killed, but it's a pity ......," the big man sighed.
"It's important to get down to business, let's go first!" Ah Zi was eager to see Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu.
The big man and Ah Zi finally have no "tail", and they can go to the place where Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu are hiding with peace of mind......
At this time, Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu were hungry and thirsty, and they hadn't eaten for two days. Hearing footsteps, they gritted their teeth and stood up, and immediately hid behind a tree.
Seeing that it was Ah Zi and the big man, Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi ran over like crazy. Without saying anything, the four of them hugged each other tightly, and rows of tears could not help but flow out......
"Sit down and eat some dry food. Ah Zi saw that Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu's faces were yellow, their eyes were empty, and persuaded the two to sit down.
"Is the team okay?" Qiao Xiaojing took the dry food, and before she put it in her mouth, she asked about the team first.
"It's all good, it's all good, you don't have to worry. The older man hurriedly persuaded them to eat.
"Everyone must know about the portrait, what is the reaction of the team members?" Cuiyu took a sip of water.
"All in all, everything was fine. Eat first, and then talk about other things later. Ah Zi didn't want Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu to worry.
Since Hui Rushen posted the portraits of Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu, he has transferred a lot of the devils in charge of patrolling, perhaps they think that Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu no longer have the courage to go out in public, so the monitoring of entering and leaving the county is much looser.
Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu knew in their hearts that blatantly entering the county was undoubtedly looking for death, so they simply dressed up, and smeared some dirt on their faces and hair, and their hair was messy, and this trick really worked.
Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu successfully entered the county seat and successfully returned to the "Sai Xi Shi" tofu workshop.
Back at the tofu workshop, Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu looked at every team member standing in front of them, and tears came out of their eyes.
The hot tears are telling everyone how many grievances Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu have suffered. Ah Zi and the old woman, who were standing on the side, also shed tears on the tip of their noses, stepped forward and hugged the two in their arms.
Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu returned, and the faces of the team members were full of smiles again.
After a short break, Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu regained their strength, they knew that the team members had a lot of doubts in their hearts, and in order to completely solve the mystery in everyone's hearts, they decided to convene a meeting with the team members.
At the meeting, Qiao Xiaojing repeatedly encouraged everyone to speak enthusiastically, and no matter what questions can be raised. However, the team members were all active in their speeches, as if they had been pre-discussed, but none of them mentioned the matter of "portraits".
"Don't you know that the portraits of me and Cuiyu have spread all over the streets and alleys, and the portraits also write about some unsightly things we once encountered in the provincial capital?" Qiao Xiaojing knew that everyone was kind and didn't want to hurt her and Cuiyu, so she took the initiative to mention the matter.
Hearing that Qiao Xiaojing took the initiative to propose the "portrait", everyone lowered their heads and was silent.
"Why do you have to do this, we are comrades in arms who are born and died, and we should be honest with each other!" Jade also stood up.
"Is the portrait real? Why?" the old woman knew that the young men would not ask, but that did not mean that they did not want to know why, so she voiced the question for the team.
"Yes, it's not all about portraits. Qiao Xiaojing was ready to face it head-on.
"Why is this happening?" said the team members almost in unison.
The whole room was noisy and chaotic.