After running away from the back wall of the recycling station's toilet, the uncle first went home to get the money, and then rushed back to his hometown!

Back in the village, the uncle quickly used the money he had taken from home to harvest a lot of coarse grains. He piled the grains on the sled and went up the back mountain!

There is a wooden cabin left by an old hunter in the back mountain, which few people in the village know about!

Uncle hid in the wooden house for two months. Because it was well-hidden, Master Jin led his men to search the mountain several times, but they still couldn't find Uncle.

Jin Wuye knew that his uncle was in the mountains, but the mountains were so big and easy to get lost in, it was too difficult to find someone!

As the weather grew colder, Master Jin stopped sending people up the mountain to search for Uncle, and Uncle thus lowered his guard.

It's too cold with the snow. Uncle thinks that in this kind of weather, Master Jin is probably enjoying his beauty at home and won't have time to care about him!

Meanwhile, Master Jin and his brothers were hiding in their uncle's storeroom.

Fearing that their uncle might find someone when he got home, the group didn't turn on their flashlights or even light a fire.

The warehouse was quite cold. Zhang Xiaosan tucked his military overcoat in and tried to take out a cigarette from his pocket, but Jin Wuye slapped it away. Jin Wuye said in a sinister tone:

"Third, you're not going to tell Uncle this, are you?!"

Zhang Xiaosan hurriedly pledged his loyalty, saying:

"Fifth Master, how could I dare to tell Uncle? I just had a craving for cigarettes. I'm not smoking anymore, I'm not smoking anymore!"

Master Jin reluctantly spared him, saying:

"Third, this is a rare opportunity for you to redeem yourself. I advise you to cherish it, otherwise..."

Zhang Xiaosan swallowed hard.

"Fifth Master, I understand. I will definitely behave well!"

The pockmarked man couldn't contain himself and asked:

"Fifth Master, will Uncle really come home?"

Master Jin said in a deep voice:

"With such heavy snow, he'll definitely come down if he doesn't want to freeze to death in the mountains!"

I just don't know how many days it will take to come down, or whether it will come down before it freezes to the bone!

As Master Jin was pondering this, he heard the sound of a key unlocking the door outside.

Master Jin shushed him.

"Don't make a sound, Uncle's back!"

The old man took out his house key and quietly went inside. Just as he was about to close the door, a hand blocked his way!

The old man's heart skipped a beat. He slammed the door shut, trying to hurt the other person and make them let go.

But the pockmarked man forcefully opened the door, and upon seeing Master Jin, the old man was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Fifth Master, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!"

Master Jin Wu said with a completely emotionless sarcasm:

"You think you can run? Then run again!"

Who wouldn't want to run if they could? But we can't run!

Who would have thought that Master Jin would bring men to guard his house? If he had known, he wouldn't have gone home!

It's too late to regret it now; a beating is inevitable!

The reason why the old man was spared was because he still had to ask himself a question!

Of course, Fifth Master wouldn't be polite to Uncle now. There's a problem: Uncle didn't reply, so Fifth Master had him beaten up.

In the end, the old man couldn't bear it any longer and begged Fifth Master:

"Fifth Master, I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything, I just beg you to give me a quick death and spare my family!"

Looking at his uncle, who was barely breathing, Fifth Master also felt that he couldn't hold on any longer.

It would be better to agree to his conditions, otherwise if he dies, his entire warehouse of treasures will truly be lost!

Fifth Master nodded and said:

"As long as you don't try anything funny again, I can grant your request!"

"If you don't behave, then your auntie will..."

The old man, panting heavily, said:

“I have a register, hidden in the mouse hole behind my closet. I keep a clear record of who comes to the recycling center every day and what they buy!”

They had Zhang Xiaosan and Ma Lian move the wardrobe over, and sure enough, they found the register that Uncle had mentioned in the rat hole!

It contains very clear details: who came each day, what they bought, what they looked like, and so on...

Once the register was found, no one cared about Uncle anymore, and Master Jin left with his men overnight!

Jin Wuye was the head of the Red Armband gang, so finding people was a piece of cake for him. Soon, he found most of the people in the register!

All that's left is the woman who was so fat she was out of breath after every step, just like the one Uncle mentioned before, and a couple who didn't buy anything!

Zhang Xiaosan reported to Master Jin with a worried look on his face:

"Fifth Master, we haven't found that fat woman who's panting with every step. She's not in An County. Should we look for her in the commune?"

Master Jin said impatiently:

"Can you guys stop focusing on that pointless person? She's so fat, do you think she can steal anything?"

"Besides, she bought a lot of books and left, didn't you see? Even if you find her, you'll find someone who likes to read banned books. It's fine if you catch her when you have nothing else to do, but what's the real business now? Don't you know?"

Zhang Xiaosan lowered his head and admitted his mistake:

"Then shall we focus our search on this couple? I'll send someone down to the commune to look for them right away!"

Only then was Master Jin satisfied:

"It must be this couple. Look at them, they came twice and didn't buy anything, and they stayed for quite a while. Isn't this just them scouting the place?"

"Once we find these two people, we'll know who their gang is!"

Master Jin thought for a moment and then instructed:

"Don't just investigate the commune; investigate the farms and villages under the commune as well. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find these two people!"

…………

Zhong Wanwan was unaware of these things. She just felt that the commune had been acting strangely lately. In just one week, the red armbands had already come to the farm twice!

Thinking of the incident at the cowshed in the original book, Zhong Wanwan pretended to casually remind Xia Ning:

"I wonder what these red armband-wearing people are doing here lately. Could they be after the people in the cowshed?"

"Do you think they might have something they shouldn't? Right now, it's best to keep it well hidden!"

Xia Ning's heart skipped a beat. She realized that Zhong Wanwan was right; she had overlooked this point before.

She thought that as long as her maternal grandfather and maternal uncle were fine, it would be alright, but she forgot that if something happened to others, her maternal grandfather and maternal uncle would not be completely unaffected!

Xia Ning quickly pulled out the roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes from Zhong Wanwan's stove, ignoring the heat, and stuffed them into her pocket, saying:

"I have something to do. I'll take it home and eat it. I'll talk to you again tomorrow!"

After saying that, Xia Ning left in a hurry.

Zhong Wanwan looked at the empty stove pit, sighed, and stuffed a few more potatoes and sweet potatoes into it.

This group of people were terrified. No matter what she wanted to do, they definitely wouldn't believe her!

All she could do was remind Xia Ning.

Hopefully her warning will be helpful, and that the people in the cowshed will escape this calamity!