Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Bourbon cares about me so much! ...
Oops, the timing of going out is not right.
Even if An You was ignorant and couldn't recognize her situation, she should have understood that this old witch had bad intentions.
And I particularly don't like the way he looks.
The old witch took An You's phone and stared at An You with sharp eyes: "So it's the basement, what are you doing down there?"
An You forced herself to calm down, even though she was extremely nervous.
He didn't know whether he had been exposed or not, nor did he know whether the other party was also carrying a knife. The only prop he had in his hand was a candle. He was finished.
"Catch mice."
"To catch mice, you need to go to the basement."
An You shook her head. "No, I didn't know there was a basement here. I just heard the squeaking of mice and couldn't help but go take a look. I didn't expect to find this basement. Oh, and there seemed to be a few golden boxes in there, but they were sealed. I was afraid there were mice hiding in there, so I came up."
The old woman's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean there are boxes underneath."
"Yes, it's golden and very heavy." An You nodded.
The old woman nodded seriously. "Okay, I understand. You don't have to worry about the mice. I'll take care of it."
An You pretended to be worried and asked, "Is it really okay? Don't you want me to follow you?"
"No, go eat, breakfast is ready."
As he spoke, he picked up the candle and lighter on the ground, walked up the stairs to the underground passage, and his skinny body quickly disappeared into the room.
Only after seeing the skinny figure disappear from his sight did An You breathe a sigh of relief.
Oh, how terrible! I almost didn’t live to see tomorrow. Fortunately, this old witch is also greedy for money.
As for the treasure chest in the basement, that was bullshit. He himself hadn’t found it, so how could he let others find it? It would be like finding nothing.
An You grabbed the cell phone on the ground and closed the entrance to the basement. This way, when the other party discovered that the basement was empty, she could buy time to escape.
An You grabbed her cell phone and crawled away from this place of trouble.
He was afraid that if he was a second late, he would be eaten alive by the old man.
In such a hurry, An You even forgot his joke collection.
However, as soon as he reached the door, he ran into Ono Koichi.
The ferocious man stood at the door and asked, "Did you find out?"
An You tried to play dumb: "What did you find?"
Ono Koichi sneered: "Oh, it's you after all."
"I'm helping your mother find a bag to put the gold in."
Ono Koichi frowned: "What?"
An You acted frightened. “I mean, your mother seemed to have found a mysterious box in the basement. Before she went down, she asked me to find a sack and told me not to tell anyone.”
An You spoke tremblingly. He didn't know if repeating the same excuse twice would work, but in this special period, he really couldn't think of a third excuse.
"What? That old lady, well, she never told me there were other boxes in this villa."
It wasn't actually An You's nature to cause internal strife among them; he just wanted to use the gold to attract their attention.
Unexpectedly, the trust between them had already been in jeopardy, and Ono Koichi walked towards the basement almost without hesitation.
But he also kept a watchful eye and said, "You go down first."
An You was suddenly terrified. He couldn't go down. He had just tricked the old witch into going down, lying that there was a box down there. As long as the other party searched for a while, she would find out that he was a liar. If he went down again, he would be like a sheep walking into the wolf's mouth.
An You made an excuse, "Well, I need to find the sack. I'll be scolded if I go down without it."
Ono Takashi looked at him and said, "Hmph, you better not be lying. Just go ahead. At worst, I can help you block her when she scolds you."
"Really? But wait a moment, I'll go get the sack. If you're worried, you can come with me."
"Where's the stuff?"
"In the next room."
Ono Takashi nodded, walked ahead, left the room, leaned against the door next door, and motioned for An You to go in, "Go get it."
He chose to block the doorway, allowing him to take in the entire interior, even An You's movements.
An You pretended to search the drawers and cabinets. After a while, sharp screams and curses came from the basement. It was the old witch who was angry.
Ono Takaichi turned around and recognized that the sound came from the basement. He felt a little shaken, thinking that perhaps this person was not lying to him.
An You knew that the other party didn't trust her, even though he said some great things.
Since he didn't trust Ono, he decided to escape by jumping out of the window while Ono Koichi was off his guard.
But the noise of climbing through the window was bound to be no small matter. As long as Ono Koichi had a normal mind, he would be able to guess his escape route quickly.
Sure enough, the man's roar filled the villa.
An You patted his butt.
Forget it, it’s so creepy to get along with such a weird family.
An You didn't know where he was going, he walked into the forest.
He could no longer remember the way he had come late at night, and now in order to avoid Ono Koichi who was chasing him, he ran in a hurry and plunged into the unfamiliar wilderness.
"Come out, I know you are nearby. If you come out now, I won't make things difficult for you. Don't let me find you, otherwise, you will be in trouble." Ono Koichi shouted.
I could hear his voice getting closer. If I continued running, my strength would be exhausted sooner or later, and I absolutely couldn't get caught.
An You hurriedly squatted down and hid in a weed-covered ditch. The terrain was low and it was not easy to be seen.
After waiting for a while and making sure that the noise outside had died down, he crawled out.
His first thought was to send a distress message to Scotland and the others, but when he was rummaging through his clothes, his cell phone was missing. He guessed that it might have been lost when he climbed through the window.
Going back to look for it would be a dead end. Forget it, it would be better to stay here. There is always a chance of finding the way. Although I don't know how much chance there is.
He walked along the mountain road deep into the mountains. There were repeated mountains in all directions. He had no way to identify the direction. Anyway, as long as he was not going back, it would be fine.
It started to drizzle in the mountains again. An You was so tired from walking that blisters seemed to have formed on the soles of his feet. Every step he took was a torture for him.
Unable to bear it any longer, An You immediately perked up when he saw an empty cave. He desperately needed to rest.
It’s better not to take this road.
An You just wanted to rest for a while, but he was exhausted both physically and mentally. He just leaned on the stone, squinted his eyes, and waited for his body to react naturally.
When he opened his heavy eyelids, he found that the sky was already dim. It was evening, which meant that he had slept until evening in one go.
He could have traveled during the day, but he was forced to fall asleep.
An You had a sad face. She was a bit unlucky today. Why was she suffering so much?
Just as I was about to go out to take a look, I heard rustling sounds at the entrance of the cave and someone was coming over.
An You hid subconsciously, and the face of Ono Koichi appeared in her mind. She wondered if he had found her.
He hid behind a rock and peeked out secretly. To his surprise, it was Scotland.
He looked a little tired, as if he had been searching for a long time.
An You emerged from behind a rock and limped towards the only person he knew in the mountains. "I'm here!"
Scotland was relieved to see him.
He reached out, grabbed An You's shoulders, pressed down with his palms, and his eyes showed an emotion that was unclear whether it was panic or worry.
An You's shoulder felt so painful from being pinched by his palm, but unfortunately it was too late to think about it.
Trusting his acquaintance, he subconsciously leaned into Scotland's arms, drawing warmth. Scotland gently embraced him and patted his back. "It's okay, it's all over."
"How did you find this place?"
"...the general route I found out."
"Ask, ask whom, have you solved the witch family?"
Scotland lowered his eyes. "I guess so. They've been tied up and can't move."
Scotland seems less interested in the topic.
He pulled An You's wrist and said, "Let's leave here first. Before it gets dark, we can still find the way back. It will be difficult to go back later."
"Oh, hiss." After taking just one step, An You felt unbearable pain in her feet. Her ankle was probably swollen. Once a person takes a rest, the pain will naturally appear.
When I was fleeing alone before, I didn’t feel any pain, but fear filled my chest.
Now that I felt safe, those hidden aches and pains surged up my ankles.
Every time An You took a step, she felt weak all over.
"No strength left?"
There was a rustling sound beside him. Scotland squatted down in front of him. An You looked at him in confusion, not quite understanding his actions.
"You're squatting on the ground, looking for something?"
Scotland turned around and said, "It's not that you're tired from walking. Come on up. I'll carry you and you'll probably feel better."
"So you're going to carry me on your back! Wow, really?"
Scotland just kept insisting, "Come up."
An You leaned on his shoulder and patted his shoulder happily: "Brother, you are so kind."
"...Stop calling me brother."
"Why, doesn't it sound good?"
“I simply don’t like it.”
"Then I'll call you brother. You should be older than me. Or Scotland?"
"……It will be all right."
As dusk came to an end and darkness fell, the insects and animals in the mountains showed signs of awakening.
Insects chirp in the empty mountains, each sound mournful.
The environment was extremely dark. There was not a single light for dozens of miles. The only things that accompanied them were the silent mountains and the silent trees.
Anyou held Scotland's neck tightly. The flashlight had a limited range, only illuminating a small area under their feet.
It was pitch black everywhere, and the knee-deep grass rubbed against Anyou's calves, causing waves of itchiness.
The weeds at night are even more depressing and terrifying than during the day.
The rugged shadows of the trees looked even more terrifying, and from a distance, it looked like someone was hanging there.
When I looked closer, I found that some of the branches looked strange.
They seemed to be trapped in a deserted mountain, wandering for a long time, unable to find a way out.
It was difficult to tell the direction in the dark, and he suspected that Scotland was lost, but he was blind and didn't know the way.
An You suddenly felt something grabbing her ankle, and she screamed, tightening her grip around his neck.
Scotland paused, "What's wrong?"
An You was so frightened that her voice trembled. "It felt like something grabbed me."
Scotland looked down at the ground, where a branch was sticking out. He whispered soothingly, "It's okay, it's just a dead branch."
As he spoke, the arm under his thigh dragged him up and down, and An You climbed up his back to a higher place.
He gripped Scotland's neck even tighter, as if this was the only way he could feel a shred of security.
On the way back, it started to drizzle again. An You thought it was going to rain heavily, so she covered Scotland's head with her palm, trying to block the drizzle.
"It's just a little rain. You don't have to protect me. Just cover yourself." Scotland's voice was a little blurred in the night.
The cold seeped in through the seams of her clothes. An You shivered from the cold, and at the same time worried about the insects and snakes that might come out of the grass.
I didn't know how long I walked, but finally I saw bright car lights.
A man stood in front of the white car, looking around. Just by looking at his figure, one could tell he was eagerly waiting. He had never expected Bourbon to care so much about him!
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