Chapter 65: Grief and Indignation
In front of him were more than two dozen people, both men and women. None of the children were gone, and I don't know where they were being driven away, so adults probably didn't care about what they thought.
Not all refugees can be comfortably ungrateful. Quan Hao, who couldn't speak, had to speak with his eyes. As far as the eye could see, except for the red man, who stared at him with dangerous eyes without any guilt, most of the people would look scared and uneasy when they met his gaze. But observing their expressions, Quan Hao sensitively realized that something was missing in them. In the past, when refugees looked at themselves, their eyes were always mixed with gratitude and respect, but now the respect is gone, and there is hesitation in gratitude. And no matter what expressions they made on their faces, Quan Hao could read a layer of separation in their dodgy eyes.
He understood, and it was difficult for him and this group of people to reconcile as before. Xianlin's provocation confused the simple relationship between the two parties between the two parties to save people and be rescued into a dispute between the interests of the hired workers and the landlord. When it comes to interests, no matter how good the relationship is, it will be clouded.
Did he even count this step? In the crack, he bumped into Xian Lin again with a smug gaze. Shaking his head, what a scheming guy. He beckoned the old man to come over, intending to have a calm conversation with him. It is necessary for him to re-acquaint himself with the old man who played the protagonist in this drama of revenge. I couldn't react without a little reaction when I was beaten with a stick. Even if you lose money this time, keep it in your heart, and it can also serve as a warning for the long career of a traverser in the future.
Xian Lin hesitated. After more than ten days of dealing, he thought that he could guess the other party's thoughts. But this time his betrayal was so strict, to be honest, he really couldn't guess what Quan Hao thought. Now that he has won the victory, he can't help but think about regretting his life. He knows the truth that the son of a daughter does not sit in the hall, and seeing that the position of the leader is within reach, he doesn't want to have any extraneous branches.
So he didn't respond to Quan Hao's beckoning, but said a lot of impassioned things to the crowd in front of him. An ordinary action of Quan Hao became sinister after his explanation. The people who had long been convinced of his rhetoric were once again successfully bluffed, and the eyes that looked at Quan Hao were a little more guarded.
Quan Hao gave up his plan to face Xian Lin. Whatever he did, Xianlin could interpret it as hostility. I can only take one last look at the excited crowd with pity. They thought it would be better to get rid of him? impossible. No matter how powerful Xianlin's mouth is, he can't turn it into food. From his two-faced actions, we know that he is not a person who can plan for the public wholeheartedly. Now the enthusiasm is that people still have use value. If they don't have any meaning to Xianlin, or become a burden, he will kick them away without hesitation. Just like you did to yourself. It's a pity that it will be too late for his true colors to be revealed, which means that things are already under his control. Jeon Ho is not at all optimistic about the future of this group of refugees. No matter how strong their bodies are, without a sober brain, they are destined to become cattle and horses driven by the idle forest, and the last value of their bodies is squeezed out by this vampire.
But this qiē has nothing to do with him, and his fate is his own choice. Nor is he obligated to save a group of people who can be said to have betrayed him. Jeon Hao smiled mockingly and turned around and walked towards his camp. He's going to pack up his things and get away from this bunch of fools.
A group of refugees were instigated by Xianlin to fight against Quan Hao, and now that he is gone, they are at a loss. After exchanging heads with each other, their eyes still fell on Xianlin. The old man seems to be the backbone of everyone, and he is also happy to know the current affairs. He has just sat down in his seat, and he just wants to squeeze out the other party to avoid variables. As long as he has enough time, he is very sure that everyone will forget about the benefactor who saved their lives, and talk about his kindness. Eliminating Jeon Ho's influence is important, but there is no need to rush it. So two or three sentences scattered everyone, but the old man didn't forget to call the red man over and gave a few orders in his ear. The red man couldn't help nodding, and his eyes lit up after listening. hurriedly intercepted the people who were scattering, named a few names from them, and led them to follow Quan Hao all the way.
Jeon Hao, who returned to the camp, was stunned. He had lived here for more than a month, and every inch of land had left his sweat. He built the shack with his own hands, and the cellar was dug by himself, and he had mixed feelings when he touched the palm tree on which he often rested. blame yourself for being too soft-hearted, and leaving a large number of refugees without measuring your own strength. As a result, he was forced to leave by anti-customers.
So far, Quan Hao has not many regrets in his heart. After all, it was a life, but if he was given a chance to do it again, would he still be able to save people without any guilt? Ask yourself, Quan Hao himself has no answer.
There was a rustling sound behind him. Jeon Hao was familiar with this sound, the sound of his bare feet stepping on the sand. Most of the refugees have no shoes, they walk barefoot, and stepping on the sand is very different from shoes. He turned around and saw the red man walking towards him with three men and two women. The angry red man walked in the front, and he was snorting and drinking from time to time, and other people went up to beat and scold when they didn't like him. Xian Lin's plan was successful, and he, the dog leg who took refuge in the first place, naturally followed the tide. Carried away, he couldn't help but play a majestic role. He is not worried about someone resisting, he is afraid of the weak and afraid of the hard, he knows very well who is strong and who is cowardly among the refugees, and the few people he brought are honest people he specially selected.
After being noticed by Quan Hao, the frequency of the red man's beating and scolding became faster. In his heart, he did not mean to demonstrate to Quan Hao. Afraid of his glittering harpoon, he could only vent his anger on the refugees who swallowed their anger. The stormy beating made the other five even more nervous, and finally a skinny woman stepped too fast, and fell on the beach with her legs together. The red man was furious, thinking that this woman had made him lose face, and rushed up to punch and kick. The scrawny woman curled up in a ball, lying on the ground with her head in her hands, without resistance, except for a miserable wail. The other four stood stunned without the urging of the red man, unresponsive to the atrocities in front of them. It was as if this qiē had become commonplace, like four lifeless puppets.
"Enough!"
The red man was fighting hard, and he trembled when he heard the roar. Raising his eyes, Quan Hao had already rushed over, and the speargun that had made him chill several times was shadowed in front of his eyes. He was so frightened that he turned around and ran. Quan Hao hated him so much that his teeth itched, and he chased after him.
Don't look at the red man's boldness, but he escapes faster than a rabbit. Quan Hao couldn't catch him up in a hurry, chased five or six hundred meters, and exhausted himself to panting. He is a small clerk who loses more than the ancients, but fortunately he did not put a sharp weapon enough to hurt the refugees, otherwise it is not certain who is afraid of the two. Seeing the red man's lively appearance, no matter how much he hated, he could only give up, and turned around in a huff.
Seeing that he was no longer chasing, the red man also stopped running away. Keep a distance of more than thirty meters away from him. The two returned to Jeon Hao's camp one after the other.
The puppets were thrown in place and stood. Quan Hao and the red man chased and fought fiercely, but it didn't seem to have any effect on them. Quan Hao deliberately glanced at the beaten woman when he passed by, she had already stood up and returned to the five, her expression was no different from the other four, as if it was another person who had just been beaten.
Quan Hao had nothing to say, he hadn't figured out what the red man had brought them for. But even if he wanted to communicate with five people, his eyes kept avoiding him. I had to shrug my shoulders and ignore them.
But before they could go far, the five people followed in the urging of the red man. Quan Hao walks, they go, Quan Hao stops, they stop. But as long as he was a little farther away from Quan Hao, the red man's scolding came as scheduled. He didn't dare to come over himself, but he could command five people remotely. is even more sure that as long as the five people are honest, even if they follow Quan Hao all the time, they will not hurt them.
Everything is followed by others, which makes Quan Hao very uncomfortable. It's funny to say that these five people are not afraid of him, even if he is unhappy, they still follow him like a dog's skin plaster. But to the red man is like a mouse seeing a cat. And the red man was escaped by the wolf Bèi, who he chased several times. What is this, one thing and one thing?
At first, Jeon Ho didn't understand their purpose. I only knew that these people had been staring at him, and no matter what they did, five eyes followed him closely. When Quan Hao turned his head to look at them, their eyes would wander away in a panic. It was only later that he noticed that the five men were not just looking at him, but rather at his hands.
Quan Hao suddenly realized. This is for fear that he will not leave quickly, so he sent someone to see him off. Well, by the way, also looked at him to prevent him from taking away "things that should not be bringing".
It's funny, on his island he himself has become persona non grata. A sadness rose from the bottom of Quan Hao's heart.
In comparison, Xianlin is in a very good mood. Especially when he heard the red man come back to report, he and his subordinates followed Quan Hao all the way, and saw him going to the mountain alone, almost empty-handed when he left. The last big stone in my heart also fell to the ground. He finally confirmed that there was no one to compete with him for control of the camp. Happy, Xianlin thought that more people should participate in this day worth celebrating, so he called people to organize a bonfire dinner. The reason is naturally to be able to convince the public, and it cannot be said that we have driven away the savior, so it should be regarded as a celebration of the rest of everyone's lives after the catastrophe on the island.
A high-sounding bonfire dinner was just that. The ingredients for the dinner are all fruits and seafood from the island, and only the limited amount of white rice for the meal is served in the open air. It can be regarded as a meeting gift from him to everyone when he first took power. As soon as his decision was announced, there was a burst of applause below. Not everyone can get used to eating seafood as a meal. There are no condiments on the island, and no matter how delicious the ingredients are, the taste of the cooked food is limited. In comparison, the sweet rice is more to everyone's appetite.
This is also one of the reasons why the tandem of Xianlin can be responded to by many people. In the final analysis, it is because there are too many things to eat, and when filling the stomach is no longer a luxury, people's ** will naturally go to a higher level. With the opportunity to choose, even former refugees are picky.
When they had almost eaten, the refugees began to sing and dance, and ten days were enough time for them to get acquainted with each other. Even if they are not familiar with each other, the night and the campfire make people much more courageous. The reason for the idle forest is very right, the refugees have experienced the great sorrow from floating on the sea to the great joy of survival in a desperate place, and they have lazily raised on the island for more than ten days, and they really need a chance to relax and vent.
Xianlin only symbolically jumped a few steps at the beginning, making a gesture of enjoying the people. He sat down in a dimly lit corner and looked at the wandering people around the campfire with a smile. If someone casually glances at the old man, they may think that he is in good spirits. Without careful observation, no one can feel the ridicule at the corner of his mouth.
"Sing, dance. There won't be many days like this in the future. Xianlin looked down on the people singing and dancing with a little sarcasm and a little pity.
A figure sneakily came over, it was the red man. Xian Lin was not surprised by this person's arrival, the red man was called by him to do things, and ordered him not to make a noise. But it doesn't mean that he wants to show such a sneaky appearance. Even if you want to show Xiàn's obedience, you don't need to exaggerate to this point. Especially the respectful expression on his face, he could tell at a glance that it was pretending.
Xianlin, who is well aware of human nature, has long divided the refugees into three, six, nine and so on. The red man is the minion he picked. This man is almost a steward, but he is a qualified dog. Xianlin's evaluation of him is: available, and there is no need to give a good face.
He didn't even look at the other party, and asked lightly, "Have you checked it out?"
The red man came up to him and said flatteringly: "It's clear." Sure enough, as you expected, there were only about 500 catties of grain in total. "It turned out that he had been sent by the old man to check the grain in the cellar. Quan Hao has been taking good care of the cellar when he was there, and after Xianlin squeezed him out, he was most concerned about food. However, in front of everyone's eyes, he didn't want to look too ugly, so he sent the red man to take advantage of the darkness to fight the front station.
The news that the red man brought back was expected by him, and Xian Lin nodded quietly, indicating that he knew.
However, the emperor was not in a hurry, but he was in a hurry to kill the eunuch. Seeing that he was indifferent, the red man looked like an ant on a hot pot, dancing and gesturing. "Why aren't you in a hurry? I'm dying. We were fooled, the cellar was dug very small, and I thought there was something wrong with him keeping it secret. He spat the ground, his face full of anger. "It's a lie to say how much food is distributed in a day, and we shouldn't have enough of it. What a sinister villain that man was. ”
Xian Lin tilted his head and glanced at the red man. He has a clear conscience and can say that what is white is black, but that doesn't mean that he really can't tell right from wrong. Some words are specially used to say stupid people, but the red man says stupid things to smart people, which makes his evaluation of him lower by one point.
He had anticipated the grain. Whether it is observing the words and expressions around Quan Hao or secretly estimating the size of the cellar, the results are similar. However, food is only one step for him to control people's hearts, and it doesn't matter if he has more or less. Xian Lin doesn't plan to learn from Quan Hao to be a philanthropist.
There was one thing he had never said to anyone, and he had dozens of rice seeds hidden close to him in his arms. That was the habit he developed when he was a homeless person, always unrealistically fantasizing about where he could go to pick up a few acres of wasteland, plant rice, and in a few years he would become that figure with a head and a face. Even if he was hungry all the way, he was reluctant to eat these dozens of rice seeds, and he even drifted on the sea for four days and four nights, and refused to touch them until he fainted. Now it seems that his persistence is really worth it, on this island, he not only has land to plant, but also has the opportunity to become a large landowner. By now, he had come to regard all the refugees as his tenant slaves. In order to fulfill his landlord dream, he must drive them fiercely. And these seeds are the most important foundation of dreams. As for whether the refugees will oppose him as much as they oppose Jeon Hao, he is not worried at all. As long as the division is properly co-opted and a few capable people are promoted as henchmen, no one can shake his position. What he has is the means to rectify people, and decent people in his hometown know that he is a bad seed who can squeeze out the last bit of bone marrow and make him grateful to Dade.
Seeing that Xian Lin had been ignoring him, the red man began to pretend to be smart again. "Could it be that the man is hiding food somewhere else?"
Xian Lin is not sure about this question. When he followed Quan Hao, he always felt that the other party had a confidence that he couldn't figure out. Could it really be that he still has a secret base elsewhere on the island, as the red man said? Finding it doesn't have much impact on his plans. just said indifferently: "Just follow the fate, the island is so big, how can you find it if you really want to hide?"
Without the support of Xianlin, the red man does not entangle. He also said: "Then you should come forward to expose that liar, otherwise everyone will still be in the dark." He deliberately lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I know that some people still treat him as a good person." ”
"There's no rush. Xian Lin said slowly. Eyes turned to the cheerful crowd around the campfire, a mocking smile on his face. "Everyone's interest is so high, how can a little thing affect the mood? Let them be happy tonight. ”
He didn't know what he thought, his deep gaze passed through the campfire, and inadvertently a small figure appeared in the shadows opposite.
Even on this cheerful evening, not everyone wants to enjoy a relaxing time. She sat alone, curled up in a ball, her head buried in her knees, motionless. Loneliness in laughter.
Mockery froze on Xianlin's face.
Kilometers away, there was also a pair of eyes staring at the campfire on this side. Quan Hao did not go far, and after getting rid of the tailing tail, he took advantage of the night to turn around and come to the Granite Palace. As mentioned earlier, the entrance of this grotto is very hidden, and Quan Hao only appeared unintentionally. On the day he observed the canoe floating on the sea, he camouflaged the entrance of the cave again for the purpose of the three holes of the cunning rabbit. So after so many days, no one has appeared. When the stones at the entrance of the cave were removed, a wave of moisture rushed in. No one cleaned the cave for more than ten days, and the condition was terrible. Not only is it damp, but you can smell a rusty smell of metal. There were still a dozen cans and a large bucket of water in the cave, but the prepared firewood was completely soaked and could not be lit at all.
Resting in such an environment, Quan Hao's mood can be imagined. He could only recline against the less humid hole and swallow the canned meat with the cold water. The oily can was chewed in his mouth, but he couldn't taste it. The distant firelight and the faint sound of laughter pierced his heart even more.
He began to reflect on why he was in such a situation. There may be many reasons, but the most important one came to him after his brain calmed down. He was more than kind to the refugees, but not too much of power. Quan Hao slapped his thigh angrily. What a simple truth, whether in real life or in books, this is the most important way to manage. But when it came to the end, he still forgot about it. It's not that Quan Hao didn't think about taking advantage of people, but when the refugees were weak, except for grabbing things and making trouble a few times, the rest of the time was honest. Even the red man who was later revealed and several other scoundrels didn't let him find an excuse. He could not do anything that would be acquitted. In addition, he was deceived by people's expressions and mistakenly thought that he was under control, so he put down the idea of Liwei. It's too late to wait for the signs of bad sleep. The group of refugees turned the balance of power upside down.
Sometimes it is far more reliable to be feared than to be loved. Just look at it, the five refugees who were gathered by the red man to follow him are honest, and he has never treated them badly. But these people swallowed their anger like sheep under the obscenity of the red man. The blessings of more than ten days add up to nothing more than a simple and rough punch and kick. It is precisely because when they weigh the pros and cons, the first thing they weigh is not which side is kind to them, but which side can actually hurt them. When the idle forest was in tandem, the reason why the refugees fell to him lightly was also because of the lack of fear of Quan Hao. If the rebellion succeeds and you will gain benefits, and if it fails without having to bear a heavy enough price, then rebellion is of course a good choice.
This is the first reason, and the second is that he has not been able to effectively divide and win over the refugee population. The only Xianlin who has been entrusted with the important task is still a two-faced guy. He alone can't manage nearly forty people in a unified manner. Human beings are like animals in some way, if a group of individuals who are not familiar with each other gather into a group, they must first be divided into high and low. Without his intervention, it is natural that the people with superior strength and wisdom will come out. And such people are often unwilling to be lonely. When Quan Hao has a dispute with them, no matter how the other refugees look at it, they will naturally be psychologically biased towards their own people.
Then there is the lack of smooth communication between the two sides. Although Quan Hao worked hard to learn indigenous languages, he was not very talented in the language and his learning progress was slow. Communication with refugees is almost entirely based on gestures and drawings. In contrast, Quan Hao and the natives are very different in terms of dress, living habits, words and deeds. The difference in thinking is even greater. His gestures are often misleading. Often, this is what he meant, but the refugees understood that. So in the early stage, he also took great pains to draw instructions by comparison, and then he got tired of being too inefficient. Just let the nimble Xianlin convey it on his behalf.
Quan Hao thought of Xianlin again. Although being stabbed in the back made Quan Hao hate him, he also had to admit that the old man's methods were still relatively clever. The honest and loyal appearance deceived him who was not experienced enough. He himself was very effective, and soon Quan Hao couldn't leave. Through the public mission of interpreting guò, Xianlin was able to justifiably cultivate his prestige through his tiger skin. While sowing discord, he brushed his favor at both ends. In the end, the refugees were in awe of the fox over the tiger, and they were born naturally.
This sudden blow left Jeon Ho in a daze, lying in a cold, damp cave as he pondered his future direction. Did he really disengage with the refugees and continue to fight with Xianlin? Originally, he wanted to leave, but after his anger was burned, he felt that it was too cheap to do so. But if you want to fight, you have to choose ways and means, and you can't really use a gun to slaughter everyone.
Until he woke up the next day, Quan Hao still hadn't made up his mind. In the morning, he packed everything he could take and sailed the ship in the direction of the Space-Time Gate. However, passing through the North Peninsula, he remembered every bit of the island again, and he felt very uncomfortable. I chose a place far away from the refugee camp, and took advantage of the fog to go to the beach again, hesitating and reluctant to leave.
As he was walking, a small figure suddenly appeared in the fog in front of him. She was bending down to pick up something, and when she heard the movement, she hurriedly stood up and turned to look this way.
It turned out to be a little girl! Neither of them expected to meet each other, and they were both surprised. Quan Hao blurted out: "Why are you here alone?"
The little girl reacted strangely, and in a panic put her hands behind her back. Her desire to cover up her action attracted Quan Hao's attention, and the more curious he became, he couldn't help but walk over.
The little girl shook her head and stepped back. She just kept an eye on the front and didn't pay attention to her feet, stumbling and falling on the beach. Just a slight fall, but she let out a low cry of pain. The hand finally opened, and a black mass fell out, rolling on the beach for a while before stopping. It's actually a sea urchin.
"Why are you okay to pick it up?" Quan Hao grabbed the little girl's hand in pain, and sure enough, there were several black thorns pierced on it. The black pierced deep into the flesh, and blood was oozing from near the root of the thorn.
"Bear with me, I'll pull it out for you. Quan Hao grabbed her four fingers and concentrated on her small palm. The little girl just kept her head down, not making a sound or responding. I don't know what's going on, Quan Hao feels that she is very boring today, unlike her before. "Sick?" he touched her forehead, not feeling hot. Suddenly, his body stiffened. "Are they not giving you food?"
Although the little girl couldn't understand him, she could guess from the tone of his voice. She raised her head anxiously and shook it vigorously at him.
"Good, that's good, it's really yours!" Quan Hao laughed angrily. He didn't expect that the old man was such a ruthless person, and he had just changed the rules as soon as he took away the distribution of food from him. The little girl was deprived of her rations just because she was small and weak. Needless to say, the food saved was either taken by himself or used to win over the most important men. It is also dangerous to say that other girls, in the eyes of the old man, they are all burdens.
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