In the middle of the night, Shentu She woke up and found himself and his brothers tied up.
He had a splitting headache, probably because his head was hit by something.
The younger brothers panicked and asked, "Boss, what should we do?"
Shentu She was filled with rage. He was used to bullying others in Huan County, and he never expected that he would fall into the hands of a country bumpkin.
Shen Tu She said: "Everyone try to get together, untie the ropes, and run out..."
Before he could finish, he froze and found that the other end of the rope around his neck was tied to a tree. Each person was tied to a different tree, so it was impossible to get together to untie the rope.
Shentu She's face turned completely dark, his peach blossom eyes drooped, and his expression became grim.
The younger brothers also soon discovered this reality. They didn't expect that after finally escaping from Huan County, they thought they could continue to live a carefree life, but they didn't expect to be overturned. No one in the village was safe, and they were all disarmed.
Shen Tu She said, "Wait until daybreak, and if someone comes to negotiate, we will offer them benefits and ask them to let us go. People in remote areas will not have much knowledge. If bribery doesn't work, we can use intimidation. There is always a way out."
With this thought in mind, as the day was about to dawn and the sun had not yet risen, a man with a flashlight sure enough came over from a distance.
The younger brother said excitedly: "Boss, Boss!"
Shentu She opened his eyes, his peach blossom eyes shining as he looked at the person who came.
The person who came was a young man, whose age was between a teenager and a mature man. He was very handsome, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and deep and steady black pupils.
The man squatted down in front of them and said calmly, "Shen Tu She."
Shen Tu She didn't expect that he knew him. The corners of his lips rose: "Let me go. That brat must have lied to you that he has a noble identity. He is also one of us, just a traitor. I have an uncle in Taizhou. You can go and ask about his reputation. When you get to Taizhou, I can give you a mansion, a high salary, status and beautiful women. I said these words and I will never break my promise."
Zhao Yu smiled.
"The conditions you mentioned are very good, most people would be tempted." Zhao Yu raised his foot and stepped on Shen Tu She's hand, and the bones made a crisp sound. "It's a pity that you met me."
Shen Tu She's face twisted in pain: "Stop!"
Zhao Yu raised his foot, and Shen Tu She's hand was in a mess.
Shen Tu She looked fierce and said, "One day, you will regret your actions today."
"Everyone who is dying likes to say this."
Zhao Yu took out tape and sealed the mouths of these people one by one. When he came to Shen Tushe, Zhao Yu strangled Shen Tushe's neck with tape, and when he couldn't breathe, he let go.
This happened several times, and Shentu She finally got over the torture.
Shen Tu She panted: "Do I have a grudge against you?"
Zhao Yu paused his slow movements and tied Shentu She's mouth with tape.
His voice was a little cold: "No."
Behind Zhao Yu, the morning sun had already risen completely.
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Such a big event happened in the village, and everyone was at a loss. Everyone knew that the most urgent thing was to send Shen Tushe and his group to the police station.
Zhuang Hongxiu said quickly: "To be on the safe side, we have to send Shen Tu She to Huan County in person. Shen Tu She is cunning and cruel. If he is transferred to other counties and no one takes him seriously, he will escape and the whole village will be retaliated against."
Dai Ning chewed a lollipop and tilted her head to look at the boy: "Are you trying to trick a few people into escorting you home?"
Zhuang Hongxiu's face turned red all of a sudden.
The villagers didn't listen to him. They subconsciously looked over to listen to Zhao Yu's idea. Zhao Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Zhuang Hongxiu has a point. For safety reasons, we will escort the people to Huan County. Who is willing to go with me?"
When we were discussing it just now, everyone was very enthusiastic, but now no one was saying anything. The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. It was a thankless task to go so far from home just to transfer the prisoner.
A small hand was raised beside him: "Me, me."
The eldest lady pulled Zhao Yu's clothes and said, "These cowards and selfish people won't go with you, so why don't I go with you?"
Zhao Yu's expression softened a bit, and he scolded her, "Don't talk nonsense. We all have our own considerations. We are busy with farming these days, so we really can't leave."
These words were not meant to teach Daning a lesson; they were said deliberately to the villagers so that they could find a way out.
Sure enough, after these words were spoken, many people in the crowd showed expressions of shame.
Shuanzi stepped forward and said, "Brother Yu, this is a great thing to protect the village. I will go with you."
Li Zhuang scratched his head and raised his hand: "Count me in."
Now there were more people interested, Zhao Yu didn't want to take all of them, so he picked eight young and strong villagers. While escorting Shen Tu She, he also sent Zhuang Hongxiu home.
Zhuang Hongxiu was very touched: "I will repay you all."
No one took this sentence seriously, but being thanked always gave me some psychological comfort.
Zhao Yu continued, "We will set out tomorrow. We don't need to feed these people today. We will threaten them with starvation so that they will follow us obediently."
After having captured Shentu She so easily, everyone now listened to whatever Zhao Yu said.
After the meeting, a porcelain-white face came up to Zhao Yu.
"What about me? Can I go?"
Zhao Yu suppressed the smile in his eyes and said, "Don't try to join in the fun. You can stay in the village. Mr. Qian will take care of you. It will be safe and comfortable. Huan County is so far away. It will be uncomfortable for you to take the car."
When Daning saw that she was really not going to be taken with her, she was a little angry, because she was the first one to stand up and say that she wanted to go.
Before Zhao Yu could say anything, half of a lollipop was stuffed into his mouth. She kicked him and turned away: "Humph, if you don't want to take it, then don't take it. Who cares?"
The sweetness of the blueberry lollipop in my mouth spreads unexpectedly.
The girl had done something naughty and was no longer visible. Zhao Yu lowered his eyes and smiled, not blaming her for her habit of acting recklessly when angry. He calmly chewed the candy in his mouth and threw the paper stick away.
Later that night, Zhao Yu borrowed five vans from Uncle Qian.
Uncle Qian was a man with a sense of right and wrong. When he learned that he was escorting a vicious criminal to report a crime, and that the criminal had almost harmed the young lady, he agreed immediately.
Not only that, Uncle Qian also provided material support and reminded Zhao Yu to be careful along the way.
Zhao Yu nodded, went back and told Zhao Ping to take good care of his parents and Zhao Anan.
The next day, at daybreak, Zhao Yu and his party escorted Shen Tu She out of the mountain through a small path.
Shentu She originally refused to cooperate, but Zhao Yu’s attitude was as cold as ice: either starve to death or go to the police station.
Going to the police station at least gave him a glimmer of hope, Shen Tu She had no choice, knowing that Zhao Yu looked good-tempered but was actually a ruthless character. He suppressed his hunger and followed the group.
After walking for about ten minutes, Zhao Yu stopped.
"You keep going, I'll catch up in a bit."
Zhao Yu walked back a few steps along the forest and saw a petite figure who was complaining as she walked and shooing away mosquitoes with her hands.
Zhao Yu walked over and took the dead leaves off her hair: "Didn't we agree that you would stay in the village? Why did you follow me?"
Dai Ning said: "Who told you that! Your deep mountains and old forests are so boring, I also want to go to Huan County to play. I remember there are many snacks in Huan County, such as glutinous rice cakes, pea flour..."
Zhao Yu: "Whatever you want, I'll bring it back for you."
"I don't want you to take me. I want to eat by myself."
No one can do anything when the eldest lady is willful. Zhao Yu warned her: "It will take four hours to walk out of the forest. Can you bear it?"
Dai Ning didn't take it seriously: "I can do it."
"Did you tell Mr. Qian when you ran over here?"
"I left a letter in the room. Are you going to take me with you? If not, I'll go by myself!"
This time Zhao Yu couldn't say anything else, so he could only remind him, "You can go, but don't run around, and don't provoke Shen Tu She."
Dai Ning agreed readily.
She happily hugged his arm and said, "Hurry up, let's go catch up with everyone."
The large army intended to wait for Zhao Yu, so after a while, Dai Ning and Zhao Yu caught up with Zhuang Hongxiu and others. They were very surprised to see the eldest lady of the Ji family.
Zhao Yu didn't explain anything, just said: "Keep going."
Daning skipped and jumped, walked through the crowd with her hands behind her back, looking at this and that. She was so beautiful that several men blushed.
Daning stopped in front of a short man.
The man lowered his head very low, as if he was shy and didn't dare to look at her.
Zhao Yu kept his eyes on Dai Ning. Just as he was about to tell her to stop making trouble, Dai Ning took off the hat of that "man".
Du Tian, with her hair tied up, appeared in front of everyone.
Dai Ning tilted her head and said with a smile: "Little brother, you look familiar."
Du Tian: “…” She really, really wanted to beat Ji Daining to death!
Zhao Yu came over at this time and frowned and asked, "Du Tian, why did you follow me?"
The group was so large that Zhao Yu only counted the number of people before daybreak. It was not easy to tell if there was one more person. Du Tian was also smart. She did not walk with the villagers and mingled with Shen Tushe and his group. If the eldest lady had not discovered it, they might not have realized that Du Tian had followed them until they got on the car.
Du Tian said: "I also want to make a contribution to the village. With one more person, we can supervise more strictly."
Zhao Yu said: "These people are enough. You are a girl, it will be inconvenient on the road. Go back."
Du Tian's tone was a little aggrieved. She glanced at Dai Ning and said, "Why can Ji Dai Ning go but I can't? I'm clearly doing a good deed. Brother Zhao Yu, we grew up together. This is too unfair."
Seeing that she refused to listen, Zhao Yu was too lazy to talk to her anymore.
"what ever."
Zhao Yu walked to the front of the crowd to clear the way. Li Zhuang came over and comforted Du Tian with a simple smile: "Don't be angry. Zhao Yu has good intentions. It's been very hard along the way. Du Tian, we all know that you have a good heart."
Du Tian didn't want to pay any attention to this man who looked like cannon fodder, and just smiled perfunctorily.
In Dai Ning's sea of consciousness, Qingtuan was shocked: "How did you know Du Tian came with us?"
It was saying, why did the young lady suddenly not fear hardship and wanted to follow no matter what? It turned out that she knew Du Tian was coming too.
Dai Ning said, "During the discussion yesterday, Du Tian looked shifty and was ready to cause trouble. Besides, you said Du Tian has the luck of being a heroine. If a heroine gives up the hero so easily, what kind of heroine is she?"
In this male-oriented novel with three male protagonists, Du Tian, the only one qualified to be the female protagonist, is naturally a centipede that will not die even though it is cut into pieces.
For the first time, Qingtuan felt that the supporting actress Dai Ning was quite reliable.
The group walked for less than an hour. Dai Ning, who had been looking around everywhere, came up to Zhao Yu with a gloomy look on her face.
"My feet hurt."
Zhao Yu said: "Hold on a little while."
Dai Ning grabbed the hem of his clothes and said, "It really hurts. It really hurts."
Zhao Yu looked down at her shoes. The young lady loved beauty so much that she picked a pair of lotus-colored lace-up shoes to match her lotus-colored lace-up skirt today. They looked good, but they were boring to walk in.
There were more than thirty people in Shentu She's group, including the villagers, and it was really inconvenient for Zhao Yu to see what was going on with them.
Thinking that the young lady was making trouble on purpose, Zhao Yu's voice became more serious: "Since you want to come with us, we can't make any mistakes at this time. Huan County is a long way to go, so we have to hurry."
Dai Ning didn't care about all this, her feet were really hurting.
The lotus-colored lace-up shoes are new, a new model that Uncle Qian sent over yesterday. She loved them the moment she saw them and put them on excitedly this morning. However, she didn’t expect that the inside of the shoes were not soft enough and they rubbed her feet a little.
Her eyes were filled with tears, and she even spoke with a sobbing tone: "Zhao Yu, I really didn't lie to you this time. I feel like I'm bleeding."
Seeing that Dai Ning didn't seem to be lying, Zhao Yu's expression changed.
He said to everyone, "Everyone keep going, the eldest lady and I will catch up in a while."
Without paying attention to other people's eyes, Zhao Yu supported her and walked to the woods. Zhao Yu squatted down and took off her shoes. The back of the young lady's tender white feet was indeed rubbed and even bleeding.
Zhao Yu's face darkened. He rubbed her feet, took off both of her shoes, and picked up Dai Ning horizontally.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Given Daning's pampered personality, she should have acted like a spoiled brat long ago and would not have waited until now.
She hugged Zhao Yu's neck and said softly, "I know this is your first time leading a team, and I'm in a bad mood."
Zhao Yu paused.
When she is annoying, she is very annoying, but when she is well behaved, it makes people feel warm in their hearts.
Shen Tu She's incident gave Zhao Yu prestige in everyone's heart. Everyone knew that without Zhao Yu, the village would be isolated from the outside world and unable to seek help. It was unknown what would happen if Shen Tu She and his gang slaughtered the people.
This was Zhao Yu's opportunity, and he knew it.
As the leader of the team, it was inappropriate for him to walk with a woman in his arms. Zhao Yu lowered his eyes, put aside his thoughts, and whispered, "It's okay. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me as soon as possible."
Daning rubbed her cheek against his chest.
He is so well behaved that it makes people feel soft-hearted.
Qingtuan remained silent. In the morning, Daining could have chosen another pair of equally beautiful but less irritating lotus-colored shoes, but she finally chose this pair.
Denin is not as simple as it seems.
—
When Du Tian saw Zhao Yu and Dai Ning left the team, he couldn't help but look back.
Li Zhuang said: "Don't worry, Zhao Yu can keep up with us."
Du Tian smiled gently.
After a while, Zhao Yu came back with Dai Ning in his arms, and Du Tian almost couldn't hold back her smile. This was a prisoner escort, not a picnic. Could Ji Dai Ning really tell the difference
A villager asked with concern: "What happened to Miss Ji?"
Zhao Yu said: "Her foot is injured. I will take her out of the forest first and then go to see a doctor."
Du Tian looked at Dai Ning disapprovingly and said righteously, "Miss Ji, it will take four hours to get out of the woods. It's only been less than an hour. Brother Zhao Yu can't hold you for three hours, right? Besides, everyone is on their way, and it won't be good for you to delay the trip. If you can hold on, be strong and walk on your own."
At first glance, what Du Tian said makes sense.
But Dai Ning was not a reasonable person at all. She said to Du Tian, "I didn't ask you to hug me, and Zhao Yu didn't say anything."
Zhao Yu said: "It's okay, keep going, it won't delay the trip, I will take good care of the young lady."
Since he said so, the others naturally had no objection, after all, the car they were riding in was provided by Dai Ning. It's not right to use someone else's things and despise them for being a burden, right
Besides, the eldest lady is a delicate beauty. If they were in her place, they would be happy to help carry her for a while.
Zhao Yu walked for three hours carrying Dai Ning without any help.
It was early autumn, and the sun was out in the woods, making it a little hot. Zhao Yu's forehead was covered in sweat. Dai Ning took out a tissue from her small bag and wiped his sweat off.
Zhao Yu's expression became gentler. Seeing someone looking at him, he whispered, "No need."
Dai Ning did not force it. Fortunately, they soon saw the van provided by Uncle Qian. They all got into the car and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Uncle Qian is very considerate. He even provided a driver for the villagers in case they didn’t know how to drive.
These drivers were hired temporarily and did not know the young lady. Shen Tushe's group consisted of 22 people, and Zhao Yu's group, including Dai Ning, Du Tian, and Zhuang Hongxiu, had 13 people, a total of 35 people, which exceeded the number of people that the van could carry. Fortunately, Uncle Qian made proper arrangements and sent an extra car for them to put their luggage, so there was extra space.
Everyone knew that Shentu She was the worst gang leader, and the villagers were unwilling to ride in the same car with him.
Zhao Yu said: "I watched him personally."
He carried Daning into the car and let her ride in the same car with Shuanzi.
"I'll go to the grocery cart in the back to look after Shen Tu She. You stay here, Shuan Zi will take care of you. Call me if you have any problems, okay?"
Daning nodded.
Considering that Zhao Yu carried her all the way, she finally didn't make any other requests.
Zhao Yu went to the back and personally looked after Shen Tu She. When it was time for dinner, Zhao Yu tore off the tape on Shen Tu She's mouth.
Shentu She narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly.
"So that's how it is. You like that tender young lady, so you took revenge on me yesterday." He had been holding it in for the whole day, and now he was determined to make Zhao Yu uncomfortable. "Oh, because I want to kiss her and touch her? You haven't kissed her yet, have you? Well, she has a rich family, and you..."
Zhao Yu tore open the lunch box, scooped up the rice and stuffed it into his mouth with an expressionless face.
"If you say shit again, don't eat it."
Shentu She: “…”
In other circumstances, he would really appreciate someone like Zhao Yu, but now he had no other thoughts except feeling extremely upset.
The car drove all day and at night, everyone stopped at a hotel.
Uncle Qian had booked a room, but when everyone got there they discovered a problem: the room had been arranged, but now there were two more people and there wasn't enough room.
Zhao Yu thought of Shen Tu She's mean behavior during the day and said coldly, "Tie Shen Tu She and the others up separately at the corners of the bed in the standard room tonight."
In this way, a room that was originally designed to sleep two people can now accommodate four people in an instant.
The rooms are now empty, and there are now 12 of them. But after counting, one of the rooms needs two people to stay...
Du Tian's heart was filled with alarm, and he quickly said, "Let's share a room with Miss Ji. She has an injured foot, and we are both girls. I can treat injuries, so I can take care of her at the same time."
Li Zhuang praised him, "Du Tian, you have a really good heart."
Dai Ning pouted, very disgusted: "I don't want to sleep with you, Zhao Yu, I want..."
Zhao Yu covered her mouth. If she said the second half of the sentence, it would probably be explosive news. Zhao Yu said calmly, "That's it. Tie up Shen Tushe and the others tightly. Everyone else should have a room. Du Tian, you and the eldest lady should share a room to take care of each other."
Du Tian agreed with a smile.
Dai Ning was unhappy all the way until Zhao Yu put her down.
"I'll buy you some shoes tonight. What size do you want?"
Dai Ning said: "35, I don't want to live with that ugly Du Tian. I don't need her to take care of me."
Zhao Yu shook his head: "Opposite each villager, there is a murderer living there. They will come to check on him every once in a while at night. The room you and Du Tian are in is the safest. You have a foot injury, Du Tian can treat it and take care of you."
Upon hearing that there was danger, Dai Ning's sense of crisis was instantly awakened.
She rested her chin on Zhao Yu's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Zhao Yu, why don't I sleep with you?"