roccoschili Chapter 166 Black Village
Chapter 166 Black Village
Could it be that the last group of escorts accidentally dropped it when they stayed overnight? How could such an important ID card be dropped?
It's easy for Su He to think of the worst.
"Mu Tou, this is the ID card of the escort agency. The escorts keep it close to their bodies. It is unlikely to be lost. I suspect someone has met with an accident here. Take this to Escort Chief Zheng quietly and don't let anyone see it."
Su He signaled Mu Tou to hide the ID card and whispered to him his guess.
She now suspects that this village is a black village.
Mu Tou tried hard to control his wildly beating heart and said goodbye to his sister with a smile on his face.
"Sister, I'll go back first. Grandpa told us to go to bed early."
"Okay, you guys go to bed first."
Su He pretended to say goodbye to his brother, and then thought about how to keep watch today.
Zheng Da, who was here, broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the ID card that Mu Tou quietly handed over. It was Zheng Li. They both had the same surname, Zheng. Although they were not brothers, they had a good relationship. Last time when he escorted the landlord to Yunhe, Zheng Li also went with him.
It is impossible for their ID cards to be lost, as they are all kept close to their bodies. The escorts rarely wash during the journey, let alone take off their clothes at night, so there is no possibility that the ID cards will fall off.
Unless the person is no longer there, they will strip him of all his possessions and search for his silver, just like they did to the bandits in the valley.
Zheng Da didn't want to think about it, but he had to be on guard.
"Mu Tou, we can't act rashly. We can't turn off the lights at night. We have to be extra vigilant tonight. We'll be staying in Luoyun Town tomorrow night. The security there is pretty good. We'll talk about it when we get there."
There seemed to be tears in Zheng Da's eyes. He had no time to be sad. He explained everything to Mu Tou in detail and asked him to go find Su He. It would be too conspicuous if their escort agency's people ran away.
Mu Tou asked Chen Wen to stay in the room. He and Tie Tou pretended nothing happened and ran to the next door to find Su He. "Sister, Biaotou Zheng asked if everyone wants to boil water for washing. We have been traveling all day and need to rest early."
"No need. We washed it yesterday. Mu Tou, you guys should go to bed early. We have almost finished eating. Let's clear the plates and go to bed."
Mu Tou took the opportunity to tell his sister about Zheng Da's decision, which meant that they should pretend nothing had happened and leave the village safely tomorrow.
Su He agreed and said that the young and strong people should go to bed first at night, as danger usually occurs in the second half of the night.
"When you go to the toilet at night, go in groups of at least 10. Keep the lights on in the room. Take this, and blow it if there is any danger."
Su He took out two whistles and handed them to Mu Tou, then let him go back.
Grandma looked at the expressions of Mu Tou and Su He and felt that something was wrong. Just as she was thinking about asking, Su He called representatives from each family to hold a meeting inside.
Su He, Zhou, Jin, Ma, grandma, little grandma, Li’s wife, Goudan’s mother, Dali’s grandmother, and Wang Laowu’s wife and Wang Laoliu’s wife.
"This village may be a dark village. The kerosene lamps cannot be turned off tonight. If you go out to the toilet, remember, you must go in groups of 10. We women have to ask the men next door to go with us."
"It would be best if we can survive until tomorrow. If not, grandma, you older ones can take the kids and go back to Su'an County. The magistrate will not ignore us. If we can't find them, our relatives are in Qinglong Village. Go find them."
Although Su He said that she had made the worst plan, she was not that pessimistic. She was not idle during the days of the earthquake. She asked Liu Bai to go to the city to buy the ingredients for gunpowder and prepared five gunpowder in front of her family.
If this black village really dared to harm them, she would just try out her bomb.
When the first group of representatives were meeting, the women nearby continued to chat loudly at Su He's suggestion to cover for them.
After the first group finished speaking, the two groups exchanged roles.
In less than an incense stick of time, everyone knew. Except for Little Shitou who was too young to understand, all the children in the room knew.
Su He's side was full of women, and they were all worried. The old ones hugged the young ones and huddled inside, while the young and strong ones sat outside, each holding a knife, all of which were kitchen knives.
Except for three-year-old Tongbao, everyone in the next door house knew that this village was suspected to be a gangland village.
Everyone in the escort agency headed by Zheng Da was in a very heavy mood, and Wang Laowu next to them started to go crazy again.
"Sixth Brother, our chance has come."
Wang Laoliu looked at his brother's excited face speechlessly. No wonder his father always beat him. Maybe there was really something wrong with his brain. When everyone was sad and serious, he was the only one jumping up and down there.
"Is this the chance to die?"
"Pah, pah, pah, you idiot, here's your chance to make a fortune!"
"Dad, you called me?"
Wang Facai suddenly spoke up, startling Wang Laowu, "Oh, you bastard, are you trying to scare your dad to death?"
Wang Facai looked aggrieved. It was clearly his father who called him Facai that made him come over.
"Alright, alright, why are you blaming Ah Cai? You picked this name yourself."
Wang Laoliu rolled his eyes at his brother.
"I say, if this village is a black village, it must be the next valley. That's our chance! Hehehehe."
Wang Laowu didn't worry about naming himself and spoke to Laoliu with excitement.
"You are dreaming. We are less than 100 people now. There are more than 300 people in this village. We will be lucky if we can get out safely."
Wang Laoliu somewhat regretted not staying in Qinglong Village. As a younger brother, he had to take care of his older brother, which was really tiring.
"Before we left, Dad told you to listen to me. If you don't listen, you have to go back to Su'an tomorrow."
Wang Laoliu, a fierce man with a serious face, actually managed to intimidate Wang Laowu.
Wang Laowu was seen muttering to himself with an unwilling look on his face, and after a while he even started snoring. Wang Laoliu speechlessly asked the heaven how he could have such an unfortunate brother.
Two hours passed, and the lights in the two rooms were still on. In the meantime, Zhou and his men, together with the men next door, went to the toilet in a group of 20 people to line up. The stinky toilet was as bustling as a vegetable market.
Village chief Ling and his family, who were hiding in the house, muttered to themselves that these people were mentally ill and were holding hands when going to the toilet.
"Dad, many of the people who came today are the same group as last week. They didn't turn off the lights at night. Did they discover something?"
Village chief Ling’s eldest son, Ling Da, had a vicious look in his eyes and decided to go all out since there was plenty of vacant space in the back hills.
"Shut up and don't have any evil thoughts. I told you not to act rashly, but you insisted on stealing things. Fortunately, there was an earthquake a few days ago, which helped us cover it up. Otherwise, you would have been arrested and thrown into jail. We will flee as soon as these people leave. We can't stay here anymore."
Village chief Ling was originally an honest peasant, but he had a son who was addicted to gambling. Only five acres of land were left from the dozens of acres of fertile land in his family. Even though this place is located in the south and there is no drought, it is only enough for a family of ten to barely get by. If he hadn't made some money as the village chief, it would have been the best for this family to have enough food to eat.