When you are most tired, it is always when you have nothing to do; when time passes fastest, it is always when you are too busy.
Hu Yi really couldn't believe it. How could there be so many bored people on this road with few pedestrians? Where did they come from? In the whole morning, Sun Cui didn't sell many of her shabby mountain products, and more than a dozen unlucky people chased her into the woods.
If they were just traitors and spies, it would be simple. They could be tortured, questioned, and then it would be over. But now it was different. These people were not picked out, but came to us on their own initiative. There were all kinds of people, but they had one thing in common: they were all men. We couldn't turn this place into a slaughterhouse for such a thing, could we? For those who were not traitors and spies, they had to tear their clothes, tie them up, gag them, and throw them deep in the woods for Wu Shitou to watch.
At this moment, Hu Yi was sitting on a tree stump, holding a bloody bayonet in his hand, frowning deeply, and asked a man who was tied up and lying at his feet: "I just don't understand, a coward like you who has been honest for half your life, why did you have to provoke her instead of taking the good road?"
The man on the ground replied with a sad face: "Sir, I swear to God, I didn't want to do it at first, but that woman made eyes and insisted on hitting on me. We are both men. How can a man and a woman alone in this wilderness not be tempted? I beg you to let me go. From now on, whenever I see a woman, I will avoid her. Please forgive me, I won't dare to do it again..."
Hu Yi was speechless and waved to Wu Shitou: "Take this away!"
On the other side, Luo Fugui was squatting beside a pile of various bags and sacks, searching carefully, while chatting with Xiao Hongying who was joining in the fun: "Girl, see, you must learn this in the future. This sister Sun is really great. She just pokes at the roadside and money rolls in. My god, this is a golden signboard!"
Xiao Hongying pursed her lips and mumbled unhappily, "But... but my chest is so small... no one looks at me." After she finished speaking, she lowered her pigtails and looked at her small chest.
Luo Fugui grinned and said, "It will be there in a few years, why rush? If you dress up then... maybe it won't be so ugly.
At this time, Liu Jianqiang suddenly kicked Luo Fugui from behind and asked with a dark face: "Mule, tell me, did you hide the money? Why is the money so little?"
"Who hid it? Sister Sun took half, how could that be a small amount? Do you think she worked in vain? If you think it's too little, go ask her for more."
"This..." Liu Jianqiang was stunned and had nothing to say. He finally understood why Sun Cui could sell a bunch of junk so beautifully. What was going on
Sun Cui squatted beside a roadside stall, her mouth wide open with excitement, her fingers trembling from counting money. If she could complete a few more tasks with Team Nine, wouldn't she be able to completely get out of poverty and become rich
When I looked up, I saw three more people coming from a distance. They were dressed like weasels and could be seen as puppet soldiers from eight hundred miles away.
If it were any other day, Sun Cui would have to hide obediently, but now, she has made a lot of money, and with the meat grinder of Class 9 placed in the woods, she has nothing to fear. I don't care if you are an imperial soldier or a weasel, I will stick out my chest and shake my butt to show you.
Hu Yi was completely helpless. He could not continue to let Sun Cui and Luo Fugui talk nonsense. He decided to go and pull Sun Cui back from the roadside. He just stood up and left the tree stump, and sighed. Three puppet soldiers were walking towards him with their hands raised. He looked around tremblingly. There were three gun barrels behind him. Luo Fugui, one of them, was holding a machine gun arrogantly and urging: "Hurry up, take it off yourself, don't wait for me to reach out..."
After a while, three more puppet soldiers appeared at the intersection, but one of them was too tall and his clothes obviously didn't fit him. Hu Yi had had enough of the ridiculous interrogations and was ready to put an end to this mess, but at Luo Fugui's earnest request, he changed his approach and asked Ma Liang, Liu Jianqiang and Luo Fugui to put on puppet army uniforms and set up a checkpoint at the intersection.
Unless there is a military operation, the devils will not come here from the city, so Hu Yi is not too worried. As for Sun Cui's stall, she can set it up if she wants, but there are three puppet soldiers nearby, so she will not be harassed by idiots anymore. She can only do business that does not make much money at all.
Ma Liang and Liu Jianqiang hung their bayonets and held them horizontally, one on each side of the road. Luo Fugui only had a Mauser pistol hanging on his body, swinging back and forth. Behind a bush somewhere on the side of the road, a Czech machine gun was hidden. Hu Yi lay on one side looking at the sky, and Xiao Hongying lay on the other side playing with insects and ants.
"Stop, what's the matter?" Luo Fugui shouted in his hoarse voice.
A ragged commoner said hesitantly: "Boss, this is my..."
"Okay, go ahead." Without waiting for the people to finish speaking, Ma Liang waved his hand and let them go.
After a long time, the voice sounded again. "Stop, what?"
The two people pushing the carts smiled and answered, "We are delivering goods to the shops in the county."
"Delivery? Damn it, stop and let me see, do you have any wine?"
"liquor?"
"What are you talking about? If you have wine, give it to me now. If you don't have any, get out of here now."
The two men pushed the cart and continued on their way. Luo Fugui complained to Ma Liang in a low voice, "Do you think Boss Hu is sick again? With all the good clothes we have, he won't let us take our money and only wants us to rob him of his wine. He doesn't seem to like it. What's his purpose?"
After a long time: "Stop, are you deaf?"
A man dressed in short clothes said with a look of surprise: "When did this place have a blockade? Which part are you three from? Believe it or not, I will go to the Imperial Army..."
“Boy, I'm telling you clearly, I'm short of money to buy some wine, so I set up this checkpoint myself. The Imperial Army has nothing to do with it. Stop talking nonsense and just give this thing to me first…” Luo Fugui grabbed the man in front of him, pulled out the gun from his waist, and dragged him directly into the woods. No matter how she struggled, she couldn't escape from the bear's paw.
Time passed slowly until the sun was about to set. A dozen people appeared on the north side of the road, pushing a cart with a man with his hands, feet and mouth tied up.
Ma Liang coughed loudly, Sun Cui raised her head to look into the distance, then quickly turned around and went into the woods, abandoning the stall; Liu Jianqiang, who was holding the rifle in one hand, quietly pulled out the Mauser pistol, loaded the bullet, and put it on his waist; Luo Fugui unconsciously stepped back a few steps, leaving Ma Liang and Liu Jianqiang in front; Xiao Hongying reached into Hu Yi's bag and pulled out a Mauser pistol, moved a few meters to the side of the machine gun, and lay down quietly; Hu Yi turned his head to glance at the little girl, wanting her to stay in the woods, but Xiao Hongying pretended not to see it.
As the distance got closer, one of the dozen people spoke first: "Are you three crazy about money? Why are you here to take advantage of others? Get out of here!"
"Hehe, we brothers can't compare with you guys. We brothers can only make some spare money from this. I tell you, please be polite when you enter the city, and don't mention this matter." Ma Liang smiled and talked while giving way to the side of the road in advance. At the same time, he stared at the approaching cart, carefully identifying the man tied up on the cart.
The distance was only a dozen meters. If they got any closer, it would be inconvenient to use the machine gun. Hu Yi stared at the target in the crosshairs while paying attention to Ma Liang's movements with his peripheral vision.
Suddenly someone said, "Hey, why do you three look familiar to me? The big guy at the back, you are not that..."
Instantly, a machine gun sounded, followed by a Mauser pistol, as if a gust of wind had rolled up from the ground. Liu Jianqiang and Ma Liang threw away their rifles, retreated, and pulled out the pistols behind them to fire rapidly. Luo Fugui's body shook, his eyes glared, and he resolutely pounced to the side, diving into the bushes on the side of the road. When he pulled out his gun, loaded it, and took aim, he saw that there was no one standing on the opposite side, and then he realized that the gunfire had stopped long ago...
"Brother, yes, it's him."
Liu Jianqiang, who was pushing the cart, also nodded: "Yes."
Hu Yi looked at the unconscious big jaw in the car, stretched out his hand to tear off the towel tied around his mouth, and saw a mouth full of black blood and burns, and his tongue was cut. The body on the ground also looked familiar, from the plainclothes team of Lushuipu.
"It seems that Zhuo Laosi lied. But we can withdraw now."
"Then... what should we do about him?" Ma Liang pointed at his big chin and asked Hu Yi for his opinion.
"Give him a quick death."
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