Chapter 9 Xu Er's Death
Over the next few days, Song Lingyi took on the task of delivering meals to the back mountain. With her lively personality, she could chat with anyone and quickly became familiar with the people in the village.
Under the pretext of delivering food, she got a rough idea of the terrain west of the lookout tower.
The west side is close to the cliff, so the people in the village generally don't patrol westward. Outside the red line, the traps within a hundred meters are just deep pits covered with grass and dead branches, which are very hidden.
Song Lingyi marked several traps and planned to wait and see for two more days, but plans could not keep up with changes.
That day, she went to the back mountain to deliver food as usual. When she climbed up to the observation tower, she unexpectedly saw Xu Er. She had hinted before that he was not among the people on duty today.
Xu Er leaned against the railing, staring at the lotus-colored figure, wishing he could tear it apart and eat it.
Noticing his gaze, the girl didn't dare to look him in the eye. She became nervous involuntarily, and even the movement of handing over the food box was trembling.
The others knew that Xu Er and Song Lingyi had a conflict, and they were also aware of Xu Er's fussy nature, so they didn't let Song Lingyi stay any longer. They took the food box and sent her back.
As soon as the girl left, Xu Er moved and wanted to go down the lookout tower.
“Hey!”
The bearded man felt something was wrong and called out to Xu Er, asking tentatively, "Where are you going?"
Xu Er turned around, made a motion to untie his belt, and said impatiently, "People have three urgent needs, and you won't let me go downstairs to pee?"
The bearded man pursed his lips, seeming to want to say something but stopped himself.
We all came from the same camp, and talking too much about some things could easily affect our relationship. Ali is now the boss's woman, and even if Xu Er gets into trouble, he probably won't dare to make a move on her again.
After hesitating for a moment, the bearded man waved his hand and said, "Go, go, the sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back."
Xu Er turned around and walked down the observation deck. Just as he was about to head towards the woods in the north, he caught a glimpse of a lotus-colored figure rushing into the woods in the west.
He paused, a gleam in his eyes.
I knew that it wasn't just this girl coming to the back mountain to deliver food every day. She really wanted to run away.
There is a cliff at the end of the west side. After he has his fun, he will throw the person down. No one will know and the boss will not be able to hold him accountable.
Xu Er raised his hand and rubbed his nose, then followed closely.
The forest was quiet, with only the occasional bird calls. The red line that marked the village was right under his feet, and the man stepped across it without hesitation.
Seeing the fish took the bait, Song Lingyi did not dare to be careless and led him all the way to the marked trap.
But after a quarter of an hour, several traps along the way did not work, and she became increasingly anxious.
The two of them always kept a distance between them.
Xu Er was a smart man. He knew there were traps in the forest and avoided them accurately several times.
As he was getting farther and farther away from the lookout tower, he no longer worried about being discovered by others and gradually quickened his pace.
Song Lingyi ran deeper into the woods, feeling increasingly nervous.
The closer you get to the cliff, the wider the forest becomes, and the more dangers there are.
In a panic, Song Lingyi glimpsed a trap between two large trees in front of her right. The grass covering it blended in with the surroundings, making it difficult to spot. Fortunately, her sharp eyes spotted the fishing line hanging half an inch from the edge of the trap, which was used to trip people.
Without much hesitation, the girl decisively bypassed the trap and hid under a tree.
Soon, Xu Er followed.
Because the girl was hiding behind a tree, he didn't see her at first, and he panicked a little. After looking around, he found the hem of her skirt exposed under the tree. He smiled coldly and said arrogantly:
"You silly girl, I let you get away last time, but you won't be so lucky this time."
"The boss is not here, I wonder who can save you!"
This place is deep in the dense forest, far away from the watchtower and close to the cliff. The patrols of the village will not come here.
The girl squatting under the tree was terrified, her hands clasped together nervously, and her palms were sweating.
She originally didn't want to attack Xu Er today, but the opportunity cannot be missed. He has switched shifts with other bandits, and the time of his next shift is uncertain. If she delays any longer, once Brother Chai's injury heals, she will not have the chance to come to the back mountain.
Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative.
"I'm warning you, don't come over here! I'm Wu Ye's man. If he knew you bullied me, he would never let you go!"
Song Lingyi raised her voice to distract Xu Er.
Xu Er had no intention of letting her go alive, so he wasn't afraid at all. He walked slowly towards the tree, as if enjoying the pleasure of catching his prey.
"She's just a woman. The boss will throw her away when he gets tired of her. Do you really expect him to marry you?" he sneered.
"Why don't you just obey me? When the boss gets tired of playing with me, I can still plead for you."
Pooh!
Dirty bastard! Vile man!
Song Lingyi cursed in her heart.
Xu Er's mind was full of those dirty things, and he didn't pay attention to the situation under his feet at all. By the time he realized something was wrong, he had already stepped into a trap.
Swish——
Accompanied by a terrified howl, there was a sound of collapse behind the big tree.
Got it!
Song Lingyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she slowly stuck her head out to look back.
Where the trap collapsed, an irregular hole two meters wide appeared on the ground. Apart from the initial howling, there was no other movement inside.
The girl was still frightened and didn't dare to move forward too quickly. She waited there for ten breaths, but didn't even hear a cry for help. Only then did she realize that something was wrong.
The forest was extremely quiet, without a trace of wind and the chirping of insects had disappeared.
She slowly walked to the edge of the trap and looked inside -
Xu Er was lying at the bottom of the trap in a strange posture, his eyes wide open, lifeless. Densely packed bamboo sticks pierced his flesh, blood splattered everywhere, staining the sharp bamboo sticks red.
"ah--"
The girl collapsed on the ground in fear.
It was neither cold nor dry in late spring, but she was cold all over, with beads of sweat on her forehead, and her dark eyes were full of fear and panic.
The traps outside the dense forest were just deep pits. Song Lingyi subconsciously thought that all traps were like that and never expected that there were bamboo stakes in this trap.
Now that Xu Er is dead, the patrolmen will definitely become suspicious if they haven't seen him return for a long time.
Thinking of this, Song Lingyi took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, wiped off the footprints around the trap, quickly left the dense forest, and returned to the village.
The village is quiet in the afternoon.
Xuan Feng, who had just come out of the main building, ran into Song Lingyi and raised his hand to greet her: "Ali Gu..."
Before he could finish his words, the absent-minded girl walked right past him, as if she hadn't noticed him at all.
Xuanfeng didn't think too much about the girl's abnormal behavior. He shrugged and went to the east building.
Back in the small room on the second floor, Song Lingyi sat blankly at the table, her face as pale as paper. The miserable condition of Xu Er kept appearing in her mind, tormenting her so much that she held her head in agony.
It was none of her business. He was the one who had bullied her first. If he hadn't followed her with ulterior motives when delivering food today, how could he have fallen into the trap?
She was just protecting herself!
However, her words of self-consolation had no effect. Invisibly, it was as if a large hand was tightly gripping her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.
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