Chapter 168: Carrying a cauldron
Outside the village, in the marauders' car, Chen Shen sat next to the Li Gang, while the Li Gang's mother and sister sat opposite.
There is no need to ask what they have been through, because everything they have been through, everyone can guess, and now all they have to do is carefully ask the people involved and pull the list out.
Li's mother's name is He Cui, a very common name, but her face is not as rough and dark as that of common Southeast Asian women, but rather a bit of beauty.
That's right, she wasn't very old, thirty-seven or eighteen, and in some places she could even be called "still charming", and obviously, this is one of the reasons why they can still survive.
Of course, no matter what she went through, she was still a good mother.
Because Li Bang's 9-year-old sister Li Zhu confirmed that she herself was indeed not harmed in any sense of the word.
In order to protect her, He Cui probably did more than Chen Shen expected
Chen Shen handed He Cui and Li Zhu an energy bar respectively, and after eating the energy bar and drinking the hot water, He Cui finally recovered from the shock and horror.
She couldn't be blamed for this, because the Li Gang tied the man's hands and feet in front of her, gagged him, and then cut his arm with a sharp dagger, making him watch himself slowly die of blood loss
Of course, she was relieved, but the fear of blood and death was also instinctive, and what puzzled her even more was when did her son become like this?
He was dressed in equipment that he would feel full of "power" at a glance, even if he didn't understand it at all, and he held a gun he had never seen before, his face was cold and calm, and his hand was as steady as if he was killing not a man, but a pig
Obviously, half a year ago, he was still an ignorant teenager.
Although I went to the Confederate Army, although I got a gun, but so what?
His temperament has not changed much, and he has even been tainted with some peculiar and unpleasant habits of the Allied Army.
Can now?
He's a completely different person.
He was like a true warrior, the kind of warrior who had been trained in a sea of corpses and blood, not the kind of wage soldier of the Confederates who exchanged hoes for guns.
What exactly did he go through?
He Cui glanced at his son, who was already a little strange, with some cringe, and then looked at the man sitting next to him.
Obviously, this is the son's "chief".
In front of him, his son was completely like he was forbidden and obedient.
This shows that he is even stronger than his own son.
He Cui's hands couldn't help but tremble a little, but when the other party opened her mouth to ask, she subconsciously answered immediately.
"What happened?"
Chen Shen asked.
"After the Li gang left, we were arrested and interrogated, and we don't know who we were by. After half a month of trial, his grandfather died in two days, and his father died when he came out. ”
"Later. My little sister and I have been going on all the time."
Speaking of this, He Cui's eyes dodged slightly, while Chen Shen waved his hand at the right time and interrupted:
"Needless to say about what happened later, just talk about what you were interrogated."
"Do you remember who it was or where?"
"I don't know if they said that they were the commander of the Li Gang, that he was a deserter, and that they said the same thing after letting us come back."
"I thought it was true at first, but then I thought that if I really were deserters, they wouldn't be like that. Then take it seriously. ”
"How many deserters every year, and there has never been an incident"
What He Cui said is true, but it is not a complete fact.
In fact, the "desertion rate" of the Kokang Alliance can definitely be said to be the highest in the world, and there is no one.
Why?
It's because they take everything.
Whether you are a "volunteer soldier" from other countries or other regions, or a "peasant soldier" from a local area, as long as you enter the barracks, you will have a bite to eat.
And if you want to leave one day, just put down the gun and go, no one will pursue it at all.
Because their soldiers were not worth much in the first place, and they didn't spend much time on training.
But the problem is, you can go, you can't take the weapon with you.
Because weapons are money to the warlords, and if you steal their money, do you still think about it?
I'm afraid that this is the real reason why the families of the three were tortured.
If you don't take the weapon at that time .
But if you don't bring weapons with you, maybe when you will die directly in northern Myanmar, and you still want to fight back?
Why, do you really go to work in the mines, go hunting in the woods, or do you want to work as thugs for other mercenary groups?
You can't make a gun for a year.
Lin He is a typical example, for the sake of a gun, he can risk his life, which is enough to prove how important the gun is here.
Thinking of this, Chen Shen sighed, and then asked:
"They asked if you wanted compensation?"
"Reparations? Nope"
He Cui replied blankly.
No?
That is to say, Bai Suocheng doesn't want this matter to expand, right?
He may have really suppressed the matter, and the revenge on the three family members was probably out of personal grudges.
Of course, it is not a personal grudge against being robbed of equipment, but a personal grudge against one's own authority being challenged.
In this case, it is actually a miracle that there are still people alive.
——
Or maybe he thinks that's the best revenge?
In any case, things have developed to this point, so there is no room for recovery from the grudges between the two sides.
Chen Shen looked at Li Bang, and then asked:
"What are you going to do with it?"
Li Bang was stunned for a moment and replied:
"Commander, listen to you. But I want revenge. ”
"Let's pull up the list."
Chen Shen said without hesitation.
"Kill the direct participants first, and then think about what has been done in vain."
"There's no way there's no one in the village, right? Solve it nearby. ”
Chen Shen is really not a cruel and violent person, but many times, in a place, you have to abide by the rules of a place.
When there is no law to uphold justice, blood revenge is the greatest justice.
Since those who fall into the trap have chosen sin, they must suffer the backlash of sin.
Otherwise, not only Li Bang, not only his mother, but even Chen Shen himself may "leave traces of the Tao" because of this.
This time the rapist was forgiven, but what about the next time?
Is it to forgive murderers?
Next time, will there be a reasonable reason for even drug trafficking, an excuse to be sympathetic?
When the first crack appears in the levee, the flood quickly destroys it in a very short time.
So, under the personal questioning of the Li Gang, He Cui finally confirmed the names of the three "most evil" in the village.
There were only three, which shows that she definitely thought seriously that these three people must die.
Without superfluous communication, Chen Shen followed the Li Gang into the village, and then asked him to complete the work himself.
Under their strong sense of oppression, none of the three made an effective counterattack - or rather, the Li Gang was not crazy enough to heal the wounds with torture.
He simply stabbed them one by one and sent everyone away.
By the time I got back on the Marauder, only 8 minutes had passed.
Immediately afterwards, everyone immediately set off again, and after going up the mountain to worship Li Bang's father and grandfather simply and quickly, the convoy drove in the direction of Sister Mu.
This time, Shi Dakai's reaction was much calmer.
When he was less than 5 kilometers away from Sister Mu, he suddenly spoke:
"I'm not going."
Chen Shen stepped on the brakes in surprise, and then asked:
"Not going? Why? ”
"It doesn't make sense."
Shi Dakai sighed and continued:
"Now that Lin He has confirmed that they are dead and have even seen the grave, there is no need to check it again."
"My parents are not in good health, and it is impossible for them to withstand the interrogation of Bai Sucheng, and it is normal to die."
"Now that we have killed someone in the arch hall, the Bai family will definitely be alert."
"We can't afford to lose time, let's go to Hongyan first and rescue Bao Qi's family."
"Don't care about the dead, take care of the living first!"
"Are you sure?"
Chen Shen frowned, he knew that what Shi Dakai proposed now was the most rational consideration, but in fact, people could not and should not be rational forever.
If you don't deal with your emotions well, if you don't do something that seems useless but is actually an important "anchor", it is very likely that the strongest fighters will continue to be alienated, and eventually become sensitive, suspicious, and vulnerable "American veterans".
"I'm sure. When I go back, I will go to Menglang Temple to give them a superordinate. ”
"But now, it doesn't matter so much."
"Okay, listen to you."
After all, it still has to be pinned on religion.
Chen Shen hit the steering wheel, the car turned around 180 degrees directly, and then drove in the direction of Hongyan, which was completely opposite to Sister Mu.
He was not familiar with this road, especially Hongyan Township, which had no obvious guidance marks at all, and it took six hours to detour along the mountain road before the convoy finally arrived near Hongyan Township, 40 kilometers away.
This is the temporary camp established by the Allied forces after Peng Jiasheng was driven out of Kokang, and it is also the only garrison of the Allied army before the reorganization for a period of time in the future.
——
And that's exactly what happened.
It was impossible to infiltrate Red Rock, and the convoy had just entered the valley pass when it was spotted by a secret outpost arranged by the Allied forces, and with a few warning shots, the raiders were forced to stop.
Chen Shen still dealt with the Kokang border guards in the same way that he had dealt with the Kokang border guards, handing over the road strips from the Wa State and the Seventh Brigade to the sentries, but this time, he explained his intentions bluntly.
"We're here to find Bao Youcheng."
"Bao Youcheng??"
Hearing his words, the leader of the sentry was obviously a little surprised, and the muzzle of his gun unconsciously lowered.
This is a clear sign of letting your guard down.
"Who are you from Bao Youcheng?"
In this tone, it is really friend and foe.
, is Bao Qi's old man so used in the Allied Army?
Chen Shen glanced at Bao Qi suspiciously, and the latter was also confused.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Bao Qi finally replied:
"I am Bao Youcheng's son, my name is Bao Qi."
"Are you Bao Qi?!"
The sentry was even more surprised, and he immediately raised his flashlight and shone it on Bao Qi's face.
"Like you're really back?!"
"What do you mean I'm really back?? Where's my dad? ”
"I can't tell for a while. Put down your weapons and follow me to the commander first. ”
"See the commander?! Don't you see my parents first? ”
"Let's meet, let's go, get off!"
Hearing this, Chen Shen glanced at the sentry vigilantly, and silently stretched out his hand to the position of the pistol, and the latter seemed to realize the inappropriateness of his statement, so he immediately said:
"Forget it, you drive yourself, I'll go with your car!"
This was a compromise that would prevent the Dongfeng Corps from relying on two vehicles to launch a surprise attack, without appearing too aggressive.
——
After all, the so-called allied army now, in fact, there are less than 100 troops left, and the quality is uneven, in case of a conflict, in front of the "armored vehicles" and heavy machine guns of Chen Shen and others, they may not be able to take advantage
The other party had already achieved this level, and Chen Shen couldn't refuse, so the two cars drove all the way to the core area of Hongyan Township with a few sentries of the Allied Army.
The environment here is still quite simple, with large-scale houses and buildings, some of which are just terraced fields and simple tents that have been set up temporarily.
And when they walked into one of the largest tents, Chen Shen finally met the commander in the mouth of the sentry.
Peng Deren.
That's right, it's not Peng Jiasheng, but Peng Deren, because Peng Jiasheng has fled abroad.
is with Peng Deren, as well as Bao Qi's parents.
"Daddy, Grandma!"
Bao Qi pounced for the first time, and at this moment, the injury on his leg seemed to be insignificant.
His father was still serious, but his mother was already in tears.
Six months of separation, with both parties fearing for each other's lives, was an extremely painful, extremely disturbing experience.
And now, the dust has finally settled.
All are alive.
"Where's my grandparents?"
Bao Qi asked.
"They went to the south umbrella, you don't have to worry, I've already arranged it."
Bao Qi's mother, Bao Zhen, opened her mouth to answer, she wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by Bao Youcheng.
"Don't cry, don't talk."
Bao Zhen wiped his tears and stepped aside, while Bao Youcheng glanced at Peng Deren first, and after the latter nodded, he turned to Bao Qi again and asked solemnly:
"Why did you want to come back?"
"Did you kill those policemen??"
"What cop??"
Bao Qi asked inexplicably.
And Chen Shen, who was standing on the side, stared at him directly.
No way!
This kind of basin can also be buckled on our heads?!
Take us as cannon fodder, just send the Burmese army a record, everyone has been sent by you, and it is not easy to survive, but you still have to carry such a big pot?!
Chen Shen looked at Peng Deren, his eyes full of anger.
The latter was unmoved, staring at Chen Shen with the same awe-inspiring eyes.
Chen Shen's hand was already on the pistol, but at this moment, Peng Deren suddenly retreated.
He opened his mouth and said:
"This matter must be a conspiracy made in vain"
(End of chapter)