“I can’t make that decision myself. I’m afraid I should go back and discuss it with my great-grandfather and the others first.”

Clearly, Ouyang Zhenyu's words were not enough to convince the other party, and Ouyang Zhenyu was somewhat worried.

The words of that so-called great-grandfather were clearly very important to Chu Wu.

When I came back last time, I could tell that this uncle had a very high reputation in the village. If the other party did not agree, the matter would fall through.

However, it was absolutely impossible for him to take down these people by himself, and it was obviously impossible for him to escape from here and report to the police.

Ouyang Zhenyu was also anxious, as there was currently no way to contact or communicate with the outside world.

That's the real problem.

There are no cell phones at this time. If I had any means of communication, I wouldn't be sitting here waiting to die.

The sixth son was injured, and on the fifth day of the lunar new year, two people were sent back to inform the great-grandfather.

At the same time, I discussed countermeasures with my great-grandfather.

Both of them were agile, and since there were few of them, they were small targets and could sneak into the village from the outskirts.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, they waited anxiously in Lao Liu's village. By then, everyone had been settled out.

We can't stay in this mine.

Whether it was because he deserved it, because his health was poor, or because he accidentally injured the other party on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Brother Shan never woke up again after falling into a coma.

Moreover, he was half-dead, seemingly breathing out but not in.

The remaining prisoners were all tied up together, a dark mass of over 30 people. They were thrown into a courtyard and locked up tightly, but that wasn't a good solution.

On the fifth day, he was somewhat worried. He had already sent people to interrogate these people, and the results of the interrogation were worrying.

Because they need to deliver goods every two weeks.

This time, they were supposed to replenish the missing goods, but Liu Dashan knocked them all down on the way.

So this delivery definitely failed, and the other party will come looking for Brother Shan and his team since they didn't receive the goods.

According to Liu Dashan's description, the place should be reachable in seven or eight hours by foot.

In other words, hurry up.

They could be here tonight. Once they find out that Brother Shan and the others are in trouble, who knows what will happen next?

Everyone was somewhat worried, and everyone was looking forward to dawn.

Because after dawn, most of the people returning to the village should have arrived, and according to their pace, they could return in another day and night, but that time was truly agonizing.

Around midnight, Ouyang Zhenyu suddenly heard a commotion coming from the courtyard outside and hurriedly got up.

They saw someone bringing back a shifty-eyed man.

"On the fifth day of the lunar new year, we discovered that this man was acting suspiciously."

On the fifth day, looking at the man in front of him who looked like an ordinary villager, he asked.

What do you do?

The man pleaded with a mournful face.

"Fellow villager, I went hunting in the mountains and got lost. I came here because I saw a fire and thought I could borrow some food."

Need to stay overnight!

I didn't mean anything by it. If you don't welcome me, I'll just leave.

"Don't listen to his nonsense on the fifth day of the lunar month. I know this man; we delivered goods together last time."

He was one of the people who received the goods and had even brought us water before.

Liu Dashan squeezed through the crowd to point out the man.

The skinny man immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

"Fellow villager, how could you wrong me like this?"

We've never seen me bring you water before.

I'm just a villager from the nearby mountains. I was just trying to do some odd jobs to supplement my family's income. You can't let me get away with this.

On the fifth day, he turned to look at Liu Dashan, who said earnestly,

"I am absolutely not mistaken."

This person is one of those people. I'm telling you, his presence here means there's danger around. And there might be several of them.

On the fifth day, he immediately gave his men a signal, and some of them quickly left, presumably to search within a ten-mile radius.

If there are other people around, that would be terrible.

Everyone immediately became alert. What if the other party came with reinforcements to attack them?

They only had 15 guns, but the bullets for these hunting rifles were limited and could not be used indefinitely.

Moreover, the terrain around the village is extremely bad. If the enemy were to ambush on a distant hillside, they could probably bury all the houses just by pushing rocks down.

Not to mention that a single fire would reduce this place to ashes.

"Although I don't know how many people came, take this person away for questioning."

We demanded that he tell us everything he knew. How many people came?

"How many people spotted us? How did they report it? How many people are on their side?"

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he was really anxious and jumping up and down. He was currently leading 100 of his own people.

The problem is that there are still more than 100 villagers who were rescued.

It seems like there are a lot of people, but the problem is that they need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, but there isn't enough food or enough houses.

Everyone is crammed together now, but we can't make do with that.

If the enemy arrives and they don't know their strength, and if the enemy has heavy weapons, like detonators, they're doomed.

Ouyang Zhenyu stood on the roof and looked around before jumping down.

"Fifth Brother, let's go back to the mine."

Chu Wu was stunned.

"Why go back to the mine?"

"I don't know how many people the other side has, but according to Liu Dashan's description, the number of them is not small."

Moreover, they had heavy weapons. Liu Dashan had told him that he had seen those people carrying rifles and machine guns.

In addition, they also have detonators, which are reportedly delivered every two weeks, so you can imagine how much stuff they have here.

Even if they don't attack us.

If they blast the rocks off the mountain, we'll be buried.

The terrain around the mines is easily defensible and difficult to attack; even with heavy weapons, it would be useless against them.

This was the only way Ouyang Zhenyu could think of to protect these 100-plus villagers.

On the fifth day, he was flustered and confused. Suddenly, he became the backbone of these people and had to make a major decision.

"Wait a minute, wait a little longer. Let them interrogate us and get the results before we make a decision."

If we get inside the mine, and the people from our village get wind of it and coordinate with us from the inside, they won't be able to find us.

The road into the mine was very difficult to navigate, and there were several forks in the road once inside.

Ouyang Zhenyu fell silent; things had taken a turn for the worse.

At this point, he and Chu Wu can only work together.

Before notifying the police, their interests must remain intertwined.

After all, Luwu hadn't yet lost his humanity to the point of being insane. He still had to consider family ties and relatives. People who value relationships and righteousness generally wouldn't do anything so heinous.