CHAPTER IX
The four of them walked through the mountains and forests, such a mountain road was nothing to An Ruizhi and the three well-trained special forces, but Gao Kan was obviously struggling, although he also lived in the jungle all year round, because of his age, his physical strength was far worse than An Ruizhi's and the three of them, and Gao Kan slowed down their speed.
An Ruizhi walked forward for a while and was about to stop and wait for Gao Kan, he kept urging Gao Kan, "Commander Gao, speed up, otherwise we won't be able to reach Pingshan Town tomorrow evening." ”
"I ...... I'm convinced...... I can't catch up with you all the people who live in the mountains all year round...... What kind of people are you......" Gao Kan said breathlessly.
"Okay, then we'll rest for ten minutes." An Ruizhi sat down on a stone as he spoke, learned a few bird calls in front of him, and told the two people in front of him to stop and rest.
After a while, Wu Fenbin, who was walking in front, turned back again, holding a bunch of wild mushrooms in his hand, and said to An Ruizhi and Gao Kan, "Replenish some physical strength for the two of you." ”
Gao Kan knew at a glance that they were all edible mushrooms, and he asked curiously, "Are you from the mountains?" These are all bacteria that can be eaten raw. ”
"What kind of mountain man is he, he has lived in the plains since he was a child, not to mention mushrooms, he knows everything that can be eaten in this forest." An Ruizhi said with a smile, and at the same time took the wild mountain mushroom in Wu Fenbin's hand and handed it to Gao Kan, "You eat quickly, we have to hurry as soon as possible." ”
"Why don't you eat some?" Gao Kan asked An Ruizhi.
"When we are on the road, as long as we see something to eat, we will not let go, and we will not stop to eat."
"No wonder you have been living like a tiger...... Gao Kan picked up a fat milk fungus, didn't bother to wipe off the soil on the roots, stuffed it into his mouth, and devoured it, this fungus is not only nutritious, but also has a large water content, milky white juice flows down the corner of Gao Kan's mouth.
An Ruizhi suddenly found that there was blood on Wu Fenbin's chin, and said to him: "Why is there blood on your chin, quickly wipe it off." ”
Wu Fenbin wiped it a few times with his hand, and said with a smile: "I was startled by a snake when I was walking just now, I caught it with my hand, and ate it while walking, I must have not paid attention to sticking to my face." ”
As soon as Wu Fenbin's words fell, suddenly the roar of a helicopter came from a distance, and after a while, it flew above their heads, and the three of them hurriedly moved their bodies under the dense branches and looked up to observe the flight of the plane.
Seeing that the helicopter had been hovering over several surrounding hills, Wu Fenbin said to An Ruizhi: "It must have come to look for us, as if it had discovered our whereabouts." ”
At this moment, the roar of a police dog was faintly heard in the opposite mountain forest, and it was not a sound that was obviously coming in this direction.
"Oh no, they're tracking us with police dogs......" Gokan said in a panic.
"Don't be afraid, you won't be able to reach us in half an hour." An Ruizhi said calmly, then took out the map from his pocket, quickly opened it, and pointed to the map with his finger, looking for a route to escape.
An Ruizhi's finger stopped on a river, and he tapped it a few times with his finger, "There is a way, we will use this river to get out." He turned to Wu Fenbin with a side face and said, "You immediately notify the nail and quickly insert it in the direction of the two points on the right." ”
"Understood." Wu Fenbin jumped up and quickly ran forward.
After An Ruizhi packed up the map, he said to Gao Kan: "Let's go, there are still six or seven kilometers to go to that river, and we must reach the river before the police dog catches up with us." ”
After more than an hour, the four of them rushed to the river, Gao Kan was immediately dumbfounded, although the river was not very turbulent, but the place where they stood was twenty or thirty meters high from the river, looking at both sides, there were cliffs, and there was no place to go down at all. He was a little worried and said, "Damn, will you survive if you jump?" ”
The river is more than 30 meters wide, and the red and turbid water does not tell how deep the water is, and the river surface is swirling slowly downstream, making people feel that there is a murderous motive hidden underwater.
At this time, the howl of the police dog was clearly heard in the jungle behind them, and the sound was getting closer and closer, and the pursuers were already approaching.
An Ruizhi saw that he had no choice, he decisively gave an order to Fang Puheng, "Nail, you jump down first to check the situation." ”
Fang Puheng didn't say a word, jumped down without hesitation, only to hear a "poof" Fang Puheng's figure disappeared from the river.
The three people on the cliff stared nervously at the surface of the river, and after about ten seconds, Fang Puheng finally emerged from the water more than ten meters downstream, raised his arm and beckoned to them.
More than ten seconds made them feel longer than ten minutes, seeing Fang Puheng exposed the river, An Ruizhi and Wu Fenbin both breathed a sigh of relief, An Ruizhi glanced at Wu Fenbin, one on one side of the two, holding Gao Kan's arm, An Ruizhi shouted, "Go." The two of them dragged Gao Kan and jumped down suddenly.
"Ah......h
An Ruizhi and Wu Fenbin pulled one of Gao Kan's arms and dragged him out of the water from the bottom of the river, Gao Kan's body was limp, his head drooped, his eyes were closed, and a trace of blood flowed out of his nose.
Seeing Gao Kan's appearance, Wu Fenbin couldn't help but ask An Ruizhi, "Big brother, he won't have an accident, right?" ”
"I can't die, it's choking on water, and I'll be fine later."
The two of them didn't care to talk anymore, grabbed Gao Kan's arm, and floated downstream along the river. After a few minutes, only a few sneezes were heard from Gao Kan, and he slowly regained consciousness.
It didn't take much effort to drift down the river, and the seemingly calm surface of the river was actually not slow, and after drifting for a few kilometers, a wide area appeared, and four people went ashore.
The midday sun shone on the rocks on the shore, making the rocks very hot, and the four men took off their wet clothes, wrung out the water, and dried on the rocks, and it didn't take long for the clothes to dry. An Ruizhi and the others also used this short time to regain their strength, and then began to rush again, and finally arrived in Pingshan Town in the afternoon of the next day.
Pingshan Town is located in the wide area of the valley, an outbound provincial highway passes through the town, and it is only a dozen kilometers away from the seat of the autonomous prefecture government.
The residents of the town are mainly ethnic minorities, and most of them are engaged in transportation, so every household has a large truck to transport goods at home and abroad. The special geographical location and the convenience of occupation make it an important hub and transit point for drug and gun smuggling.
For a period of time, half of the drugs and weapons that entered the country were smuggled in from this town and then dispersed across the country. Some smugglers, relying on their special status as ethnic minorities, unscrupulously smuggle drugs and weapons. They even went so far as to argue with the local police station and confront the police.
Shortly thereafter, the government sent thousands of troops to surround the town and thoroughly investigate the smugglers, a town of only a few hundred people, with enough smuggling guns to equip a battalion, and thousands of kilograms of heroin.
They rushed to the hill outside the town in the evening, the sun had not completely set, and the soft sunlight fell on the hillside, just enough to see the situation in the town very clearly.
They observed the hillside for a while and found that there was a checkpoint at the entrance to the town, where police and armed police were checking passing vehicles. Seeing that the inspection was very strict, An Ruizhi decided to wait until the evening before sneaking into the town.
Looking out over the town in the woods on the hillside, An Ruizhi found that there were many beautiful white villas in Pingshan Town, which were very conspicuous in such a poor and remote place, which was unique in other places, showing the difference here.
The four men waited outside the town until after dark before sneaking in. Gao Kan seemed to be familiar with the situation in the town, leading the way, turning left and right on the street without street lights, and although it was dark, he still drove to the outside of a courtyard.
The tall courtyard walls, the wide gate building for cars to enter and exit, and the magnificent three-story building inside, all of this shows the unusual identity of the owner.
Gao Kan rang the doorbell a few times outside the closed iron gate, and then the roar of a dog sounded in the courtyard, and then the sound of a dog's paw picking at the door, accompanied by a fierce roar, from the dull barking could be heard that it was a vicious dog.
After a while, the sound of the owner scolding the dog came from the courtyard, and the people inside came to the door and asked vigilantly: "Which one is it?" ”
"It's Lao Tzu." Gao Kan said in a low voice.
"I didn't hear clearly, which one? Let's talk about it later. The man inside said again, with a strong local accent in his voice.
"Bastard, I can't even hear Lao Tzu's voice." Gokan was visibly annoyed.
This time, the people inside seemed to hear something, hurriedly opened the lock inside, opened the small door on the iron door a crack, revealing a face with a puzzled expression, and after seeing Gao Kan clearly, he hurriedly opened the door and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, it turned out that Commander Gao came, I'm really sorry, you didn't let ......"
"These three friends rescued me......" Gokan said angrily, angry that the man didn't hear him.
"Come inside, please, let's talk about it in detail when we get home......" The person who spoke was clearly surprised by Gao Kan's arrival.
An Ruizhi saw clearly by the light in the courtyard that the door was opened by a man in his thirties, not tall but very shrewd and capable, he turned around and locked the door again, and then hurriedly led the way in front and led a few people into the small building.
The spacious living room in the building is very luxuriously decorated, the floor is marble, but there is a lot of dust, and some messy things are thrown everywhere, which looks like the home of a rich man.
There were still a few clothes thrown on the high-end leather sofa, and the young man hurriedly picked up the clothes, and shouted to the other side of the corridor, "Mother-in-law, you are here, hurry up and make tea." ”
"What kind of tea to make, Lao Tzu hasn't eaten for two days, hurry up and fill your stomach with food on the hour......" Gao Kan sat on the sofa, leaned back, and collapsed there.
"Okay, you drink saliva first and wait, I'll go to the whole meal right away." After the young man finished speaking, he hurriedly turned to leave.
Gao Kan was half lying on the sofa, he didn't want to move, he felt relaxed when he came here, and after resting for a while, he tilted his head and said to An Ruizhi: "This guy's surname is Huang, and his nickname is Mud Dragon, all of them are initiated by Lao Tzu, don't look at his inconspicuous appearance, there are twenty or thirty horses under him, and he is also one of the best people in Pingshan Town." ”
As she spoke, a beautiful woman in her twenties walked out with a tea set, wearing a long skirt often worn by local ethnic minorities, her hair was coiled, and she was wearing a pair of red plastic flip-flops on her feet.
The young woman knelt on the ground, poured the tea, and brought it to several people.
Gao Kan took a sip of the teacup in a hurry, and then squirted out of his mouth again, "Damn, you want to burn Lao Tzu to death......"
Wu Fenbin and Fang Puheng couldn't help but laugh secretly, thinking that this could still wish others, the tea must be hot, and they couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
"Go get me some beers and ......," Gao Kan scolded a subordinate.
The pretty woman said nothing, and quickly got up and took small steps to get the beer, and in a moment the woman came in from a tray with a few low bottles of dark beer.
An Ruizhi took a look and didn't expect that there was foreign beer in this small town in the mountains. At this time, the mud turtle also walked in with a few plates of meat dishes.
"There are just a few mountain goods, let's give a few drinks first, and I will ask my mother-in-law to get a few more stir-fried vegetables, and it will be ...... soon." Before the mud dragon's words fell, he heard a sudden violent knock on the door outside, the big iron door was smashed, and the big dog in the courtyard was also provoked by the knocking and howling.
The mud turtle walked to the door of the building and scolded loudly at the courtyard door, "Is that dog day? Is it so late to knock to death? ”
"Police, we are searching for fugitives, please open the door and cooperate with the inspection." Someone outside the wall shouted.
Hearing this, the four people in the living room all stood up suddenly, and Gao Kan said nervously: "Damn, why did the police come so quickly?" Did someone denounce us? ”
An Ruizhi listened to the movement outside, and whispered: "Don't be afraid, other people also have voices, indicating that they are not coming at us, and they don't know that we are hiding here, it must be a routine inspection." ”
Mudtail shouted at the door, "Wait a minute, I'll go get the key." With that, he turned around and went back to the building.