Chapter 16 Chapter fifteen

After everyone got up in the morning, they went to the front room.They saw Cai Shan lying on a couch, sleeping soundly.His wife told them in a low voice that he didn't come back until five o'clock this morning.After a hot meal, I lay down to sleep to make up for the sleep I lost last night.They didn't want to wake him up. It was almost two o'clock when they were ready to leave.For Cai Shan, this will be a long trip and it will take at least a week to come back. Ashe was in no hurry to leave, and every minute she harbored a strong hope that her husband would suddenly appear in front of her.Finally, when Cai Shan announced that everything was ready, she had to give up hope.

The guide Cai Shan was dressed as a hunter, with a big bamboo hat hanging on his back, and a brown-red coir raincoat about half an inch thick, which made his shoulders appear wider.A belt was tied around his waist, and a large scythe was inserted, ready to be used to cut through thorns and thorns when passing through the jungle.He was a massive man, five feet ten inches high, with strong calves in white gaiters and bare feet in straw sandals.Behind his belt hung a finely woven square box, similar to a fisherman's basket.His equipment is suitable for all kinds of weather. Cai Shan insisted that everyone wear a pair of sturdy shoes, because if the shoes are broken, it will cause a lot of trouble on the road.He took a pair of new straw sandals and put them on Mr. Duan's cloth shoes. He looked sideways at the leather shoes Yi Su was wearing, then cut two straps, and spun them around her instep and ankle a few times to tie her Shoes fastened.

We have to walk for two or three hours to reach Pilingzhang.We'll take a shaded path to the south, and an easier path to the north, but easy to meet people.Most of the way is flat road.After walking, we arrived at the side of Daguling. They went around Daguling and took a road to the south.Although there are many uphills and downhills on the road, the dirt road is very comfortable to walk on.Most of the time, they walk alone.Cai Shan is in the lead, A Zhao and A Xue are in the rear.The boy had struck up a friendship with the old peasant woman, for she seemed lost and helpless in the midst of the crowd, and did not speak to anyone else.

They turned around a bushy mountain bend, Ah Zhao was a little behind.Suddenly he heard a sharp cry: pear blossom!pear blossom! The leaves swayed and parted, and a black figure jumped out from the thick bushes and rushed towards us.The desperate cry he had just uttered was like that of a wild animal fleeing for its life. Ah Zhao felt a chill run through his body.The running posture of that person is a little limp, short and stocky, with broad shoulders, and that voice is Deng Ping! Ah Zhao ran forward.The others stood still, watching the crazy figure running towards them. Cai Shan stepped back and stood in the middle of the road, blocking the road, looking very impatient.Lihua held Fan Shitian tightly in panic, and looked at the poor man with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes.The black Lenin suit he was wearing was torn under the armpit, revealing the white shirt underneath.

Who are you?Cai Shan said in a commanding tone with a sharp voice. The crazy man wanted to step in, staggered a few steps forward, his eyes were protruding, and his body twisted in pain. help me!pear blossom!he cried. Although he was still the same person, he was no longer the Deng Ping they knew.Pear Blossom was stunned speechless. Let me speak to him.Fan Shitian walked forward. Deng Ping may have deliberately collapsed to the ground. stand up.Fan Shitian's voice was short and impatient. Deng Ping stood up slowly. what are you doing hereFan Shitian asked. Ah Zhao has followed.Deng Ping looked at this person and then at that person.A look of frenzy.

Zhao, he said, I knew you would come here.Why didn't you tell me earlier?Why don't you let me go with you? Fan Shitian was filled with hatred, anger and contempt for the person in front of him.This person ruined his family property, and when he gained power, he was so arrogant and stupid that he humiliated him in public during the public trial.He wanted to go up and punch Deng Ping to the ground, and slap him in the face, just like he had slapped him six or seven years ago.But Lihua held him back.Deng Ping put his palms together again, as if praying. Please, Lihua, we are friends.

Is he one of you?Do you want to take him with you?Cai Shan asked.Remember, we'd better stay out of trouble. That depends on what you mean.Lihua said, giving him a cold smile. A few steps forward, there is an open space, everyone followed Cai Shan and stopped here. You all decide.This is not a holiday outing for sightseeing.I don't want to take more people unless you agree. Deng Ping forced a smile.He has calmed down a bit. Ishida, Rika, we have been good friends for many years.I have also helped you.Now that I'm in trouble, I just beg you to let me go with you. Fan Shitian was deeply disturbed.Had Deng Ping followed them all the way, God knows what he would have done.He likely turned them over to Border Patrol.

James stepped forward to search Deng Ping's body, but found nothing.He turned around and took out a cigarette. Why don't you all sit down and rest for a while? For the first time, James drew his gun and laid it on the grass. Deng Ping was obviously taken aback.He recognized the gun. You are not going to shoot me, are you? No, why should you be shot?James smiled deliberately lighthearted. Oh, Ah Zhao said, I made this gun for you!As he spoke, he put his hands in his pockets, walked over to James and sat down.Everyone sits down.Only Deng Ping stood in front of them, lowered his head, put one hand on his knee, and sat down slowly.

It's like a public trial!Ah Zhao whispered in James' ear. Don't worry, James told Dunpin. But Deng Ping still stared at the gun. No one asked questions, everyone waited for Deng Ping to speak. There was a noticeable change in Deng Ping's expression. The shrewd, confident and authoritative look he had shown when he questioned James a few days ago was gone now.His shoulders slumped, not daring to look them in the eye. Finally, Deng Ping spoke slowly.He collected himself, tried his best to look decent, and raised his head; but his face was haggard; he secretly looked at Lihua and Fan Shitian.

You must know very well why I am here.The incident of the shooting on the bridge was not my order.However, it caused a riot that afternoon.Zheng Ji went back to Guangdong to report.Of course, everyone blamed me.I know I'm in bad luck when I see supply depots on fire and people grabbing stuff.I didn't want to face the ice and snow in Northeast China or Xinjiang, so I chose to go south.I think I don't need to say anything more. He looked at Pear Blossom with a pleading look.Everyone wants to live, right? Pear Blossom ignored him.She was as troubled as Fan Shitian, and their plans were now jeopardized by Deng Ping.

what do you think?James asked Fan Shitian. While picking his nose, Fan Shitian stared at Deng Ping, as if he wanted to see through him. This dog should be hanged!Fan Shitian said.I will never forget that when he robbed me of 30,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan flowed into his pocket. Don't interrupt, I won't hang you.You're not welcome to come with us, though, because I absolutely don't trust you.Stay away from us, if you want to play tricks, my friend, Mr. Day, is a sharpshooter.Remember, a sharpshooter.Now, wherever you want to go, just go there. Deng Ping, without daring to blink his eyelids, slowly stood up from the ground, walked forward with a slight limp, and looked back at Lihua for the last time. Get him off the road first.Fan Shitian said. He won't catch us by surprise again?Pear Blossom asked. How can he?Fan Shitian replied. After a few minutes, everyone decided to move on.Ah Zhao ran to the front from time to time to see Deng Ping, and then came back to report.Axue also walked in front of everyone. After walking for a while, they came to a steep descent; they turned north, and the mountains and plains were bathed in sunshine.The nearby mountain peaks are full of strange rocks; a canyon is getting closer and closer.About two hundred feet below, a torrent cut through the rocks and formed a narrow, swift pass. In a quarter of an hour we shall be on the north road.Cai Shan said, everyone should get closer. Is there a patrol on that road? Not too possible.It's only about one kilometer to Pilingzhang, and the road is rough and difficult. He told Ah Zhao and Ah Xue to come back and wait for them to leave together.Ah Zhao stopped.He and Ah Xue were about fifty feet ahead, and Ah Zhao kicked the pebbles on the road and gradually walked towards the side of the road.Cai Shan's eyes suddenly froze. Do not move!Back to the main road.return! Cai Shan yelled harshly, he raised one hand and rushed forward, he was relieved when he saw Ah Zhao listened to him and walked quickly to the middle of the circuit. Stand on the road and don't move!he shouted. Ah Zhao raised both hands, as if wanting to know where the danger lies.Cai Shan just smiled and shouted, indicating his answer. what happened? Stand still in the road.I'll tell you what's going on, but please stand still. Axue stood there blankly, waiting for them to come up and meet.After everyone came to her place, Cai Shan pointed to a dark path beside the road and said, "I'm glad you didn't go there. There's a boar trap over there." He pointed to a bunch of green twigs.About ten feet from the entrance to a tree-lined path along the road. It's my fault, I forgot to warn you.Cai Shan said. Everyone felt lighter again.The terrain here is relatively flat and the road is quite wide.Directly ahead, there is a road running down the hillside part of the north side of the mountain. The lonely figure of Commissioner Deng stopped at the three-fork intersection, hesitated for a while, and then walked uphill to the right. That is the way back to Pingshan.Fan Shitian said with a trace of pity, is he going back to Pingshan?Maybe he's just lost. Deng Ping didn't go very far, and Cai Shan and others saw a few people walking down that road.Deng Ping walked very slowly, as if he didn't quite know where he was going, his eyes were on the ground.The three men in front were within ten feet of him. Suddenly, Deng Ping saw someone coming in front of him, turned around quickly, and ran back desperately. There was a faint exclamation.The few people who came down in front, after a moment of hesitation, started to catch up with Deng Ping.Deng Ping ran desperately, rushing to a road to the left. beat!beat!The angry shout echoed in the surrounding mountains.The road follows the side of the mountain and crosses a deep valley. Don't let him get away!A tall man stood at the three-way intersection, shouting and waving to the people behind him.More people appeared on the hillside, walking down here. come!The big man shouted loudly, chasing after Deng Ping without letting up. Ash suddenly leaned forward. Zhang Fu!Zhang Fu!She screamed desperately.No one heard her cry. Fan Shitian, James and the others ran to the side of the road, staring intently at the scene fifty or sixty feet away.Only Ashe, she ran to a group of farmers from Boluo. Deng Ping climbed onto a rock, looking at the people surrounding him below, he felt that he was cornered and had nowhere to escape.A farmer tried to beat his legs, and he pounded him with a stick in an attempt to knock him off his feet. Everything happens very quickly.Deng Ping jumped, jumped onto the road, and rolled to the side of the road using the strength he had jumped off.He clung to the side of the road with both hands, and his body was dangling in the air. Someone stepped on his hand.He let go of his hand and fell straight down. Fortunately, his clothes caught on a tree branch 30 feet below the road, otherwise he would have fallen to the bottom of the valley 150 feet below. Yi Su turned his head and didn't dare to look.It was a thrilling shot, if the branch broke, or if his already torn clothes were torn, his body would fall into the valley like a dead dog at any moment.Just like that, he hung there, circling with his hands and feet in the air. The farmers were also stunned.Someone took a stone and aimed at the tree, trying to smash it down.But others shouted: Don't smash it!let him go James stared blankly at the scene.They are best seen where they stand.A steep, sloping cliff lay before them. What are they going to do?James asked. do nothing.Fan Shitian answered hastily. Everyone started to move away from the curb, chatting with one another.This group of Boluo peasants wanted to escape to the border without relying on a guide, and it was their luck that they encountered Deng Ping again. How long will it take for Deng Ping to hang in the air like this on a tree branch?To slowly exhaust yourself and die of hunger and thirst?Or could he break free from the branch and die a quick, easy death? Everyone stopped at the three-way intersection, and Axue cried and fell on her husband's chest. James and Fan Shitian walked over. When they saw Zhang Fu, they were silent; there was anger in their eyes.He couldn't stop panting.He could not forget the man who had abused his mother and caused the death of his son. Ashe pointed to Ah Zhao and James, and said to her husband: They saved my life. There was no smile on Zhang Fu's dull face.He was still panting heavily.He didn't seem to hear what she said at all. Don't you thank them?They saved my life. His face finally melted into a serious smile, and he clasped his hands together and bowed in thanks.The posture is not very elegant. Where are you people going?Ashe asked. Go to Liberty City.her husband answered. Then you should come with us. Ashe discussed with her husband in a low voice.Apparently Zhang Fu had to make a decision, so he went over to discuss it with his men. James watched the figure dangling in the valley, no one was paying attention to him now.Deng Ping struggled suddenly and stretched out his hand to grab the branches above.But the branch hooked his clothes, and his hands obviously couldn't reach it, and the tree itself was bent quite a bit.After a few seconds, his right hand stretched up, but it didn't catch anything, and it hung down again. James slowly drew his pistol and took aim.There was a shot.The body hanging from the tree went limp.Everyone turned their heads to look.His body was still hanging on the tree, and due to the force of the bullet, the hanging body spun around rapidly.But the head and arms were already hanging down.Stiff and lifeless.A stream of blood spurted from the temple of his head, spattering his clothes and arms red. Yi Su made a sign of the cross on his chest, then covered his face with his hands.The sun had set to the west, slanting on the group of people, casting a shadow on the ground. This is more merciful.James turned around and said softly to Isu.