Huo Junshan shook his head: "Don't say it. The more you say, the more people will know. If you give yourself away, it won't be good."

"Besides, they don't have any conflicts with Zhao Weiguo and Yang Laidi, so nothing will happen to them."

"If they can't cover it up, it will only make things worse."

Huo Junshan nodded.

Throughout the day, Zhao Weiguo would occasionally go out to check on things.

Yang Laidi was very puzzled; this person had been restless for the past few days.

You look like you have something on your mind.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Yang Laidi suddenly spoke, startling Zhao Weiguo.

He quickly closed the door and gave a slightly guilty smile.

"I'm fine, I'm just watching. I don't know when this snow will stop, it's so annoying!"

Yang Laidi laughed and said, "Isn't this the case every winter?"

"The New Year is just around the corner, I need to think about what to buy so we can have a proper New Year this year."

She was excitedly planning to buy this and that, but Zhao Weiguo couldn't be happy at all.

He was constantly planning how to escape.

He simply gave Yang Laidi a perfunctory answer.

"You decide what to do. If you need anything, I'll buy it for you."

He originally planned to wait until the child was born before figuring out a solution.

It seems this plan is no longer feasible?

I doubt we'll even be able to get through the New Year.

None of the militiamen left; they just wandered around the village every day.

He felt uneasy whenever he saw them.

It seems I need to think of a solution.

He and Yang Laidi ate dinner early that evening. After settling Yang Laidi in, he lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and quietly waited for her to fall asleep.

He got up, took the bundle he had secretly prepared beforehand, and disappeared into the wind and snow.

Yun Ningyan and Huo Junshan went to bed early.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, the brigade's whistle blew urgently.

Huo Junshan suddenly woke up.

"Ningning, it must be Zhao Weiguo who ran away."

"I'll go out and take a look. You take the child into the space, and I'll lock the door from the outside."

Yun Ningyan nodded: "Then take it easy. There's some pepper spray in the space. Take it with you, and take Big Black with you!"

"Be careful! If there are other people around, don't be the first to stick your neck out."

"Okay, I understand. You take the child inside. I'll come back and find you in my space."

Yun Ningyan brought the child into the space, and the three of them lay on the large bed in the space.

Huo Junshan took a flashlight and went out with Dahei.

Some members of the militia have already gone up the mountain to chase after them.

He guessed correctly; Zhao Weiguo did indeed intend to take the mountain path.

"Third brother, why did you go out too? Oh, what are we going to do?"

"Why is Zhao Weiguo running away? As long as he doesn't commit any crimes, where can he run to?"

The captain still doesn't know what's going on?

"The militia said they were not familiar with the mountain environment and asked us to find a few people to go with them."

He glanced at Huo Junshan, secretly not wanting the third brother to get involved in this matter.

But what if Zhao Weiguo commits a serious crime and runs away from their brigade?

How can he explain this to his superiors?

He opened his mouth, but still called out to the third brother, "Third brother, they want to go up the mountain, why don't you go with them!"

“You’re familiar with the situation in the mountains, so I’ll have Guodong and Guoliang go with you. You can help each other out.”

Huo Junshan nodded: "Okay, I'll take Dahei with me!"

A dozen or so people from the village followed the militia.

Huo Junshan pulled an axe from behind his waist.

"There are wild boars and bears in these mountains, everyone be careful."

Ji Boyu, Qian Dazhi, and Liu Liguo from the educated youth settlement also went along with it.

The three of them looked very grim.

Ji Boyu is now certain that the person they are looking for is Zhao Weiguo!

Unexpectedly, Zhao Weiguo was such a coward that he actually ran away.

The original instructions were to keep an eye on the people first, not to alert them, and to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Now look what's happened, the person has run away.

The militia members were all carrying real weapons, and the others followed behind, not daring to breathe loudly.

Actually, it was quite foolish of Zhao Weiguo to run away at this point.

With the mountains blocked by heavy snow, where could he possibly escape to?

The mountains are fraught with danger.

I guess they're hiding somewhere.

Huo Junshan's guess was correct.

Zhao Weiguo did indeed find a cave to hide in.

He'll be safe after tonight!

Zhao Weiguo was completely exhausted by this point.

Zhao Weiguo originally planned to walk along the mountainside to another mountain and then escape, hoping to at least survive.

But he was exhausted from walking; just going up the mountain had worn him out.

He underestimated himself.

He walked in a hurry, and his shoes were already wet.

I even lost the bundle I was carrying; it was too much trouble.

The road was already difficult to travel, and he was carrying a bundle, which he threw away halfway there.

Huo Junshan saw the bundle from afar, and the militiamen picked it up.

"It's that kid's stuff. He can't have gone far. Everyone, hurry up."

Huo Junshan laughed and said, "Let me, this dog, sniff him out! He can find people."

The man handed the item over, and Huo Junshan let Dahei smell it.

Big Black let out two howls.

He led everyone forward, running very fast.

"This dog is nice, but it's a bit old."

Huo Junshan smiled and said, "Yes, I've been raising them for many years."

He hid in the cave and blocked the entrance with tree branches.

The heavy snow continued to fall, and soon it completely covered his footprints and the marks left by the branches.

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