Chapter 316 Get out of here at dawn
Zhou Yong frowned slightly, lowered the curtains, then groped in the dark to put on his clothes, and quietly left the bedroom with a flashlight.
"Why are you here?"
Cheng Zhigang put his hands on his right waist, his breath a little messy: "I'm injured, can you take me in?"
Zhou Yong smelled a faint smell of blood. He frowned and thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and replied, "I don't want to get into trouble."
Cheng Zhigang said: "I won't let you take me in for nothing. I will give you money later."
This is not a matter of money. Now that there is a severe crackdown, the fact that Cheng Zhigang came to ask for help in the middle of the night with injuries shows that the person he provoked is not ordinary.
"Just go!"
Zhou Yong's tone did not allow for negotiation. Cheng Zhigang frowned. He was a bachelor and said nothing more. Instead, he turned around and limped away.
At this moment, the sound of dogs barking was heard not far away, and four or five people holding machetes were walking on the street as if they were looking for something.
Zhou Yong took in the whole scene. He quickly walked over, put his arm around Cheng Zhigang's shoulders, and they both squatted down under the stick.
"I clearly saw Cheng Quezi coming in this direction, how come he disappeared?"
"Could it be that Cheng Quezi has relatives in Huaixi Village?"
"Haven't you heard about it? We are looking carefully..."
As the conversation faded away, Zhou Yong frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, "Who did you offend?"
Cheng Zhigang pursed his lips and said, "Old Feng from Qianjin Township."
Feng Laogou?
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes and asked no more questions. He stared outside the door.
Feng Laogou can be described as a real bully. For many years, he has been domineering and oppressing the people in Qianjin Township, making the villagers miserable.
The most sensational thing he had ever done was to blow up the police station and smash the police station chief's house. Afterwards, someone took the blame for him, and Feng Laogou continued to do evil outside.
Cheng Zhigang's eyes fell on Zhou Yong's face, and his voice trembled: "Now you can't take me in even if you don't want to..."
There were two people wandering in front of the Li family's gate. After hearing what Cheng Zhigang said, Zhou Yong felt like strangling him to death.
"Get out of here at dawn."
Zhou Yong's tone was quite impolite and his words were sharp.
Cheng Zhigang's eyes were full of apology. If he had not had no choice, he would never ask Zhou Yong for help.
After the two people outside the gate left, Zhou Yong took Cheng Zhigang along the dark area at the root of the stick and came to the Li family cellar.
Cheng Zhigang climbed up the ladder into the cellar. The disorderly footsteps reached Zhou Yong's ears. He cursed inwardly and hurriedly climbed the ladder into the cellar.
The moment Zhou Yong closed the cellar door, seven or eight people gathered outside the Li family's gate.
"That's strange, why did Cheng Quezi disappear?"
"Is it possible that Cheng Quezi escaped to the mountains?"
"If there is such a thing, let's go up the mountain and look for it. The others can continue to search separately."
"Fifth brother, we have searched all possible places, and the only ones left are the villagers' homes."
The fifth brother fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said, "Let the brothers guard all the intersections. I don't believe that Cheng Quezi can hide in Huaixi Village for his whole life..."
"Fifth brother, that's a waste of time. If nothing works, we can just search door to door."
"Don't give us bad advice here. Huaixi Village is not a place where we can do whatever we want."
Xu Kuishan was executed a few days ago for bombing the Huaixi Village School and kidnapping the village chief's daughter.
The incident caused a lot of uproar on the street. Feng Laogou once said that Huaixi Village should not be provoked easily.
The people who were called the Fifth Brother kept these words in mind, so after they followed Cheng Zhigang to Huaixi Village, he only asked his brothers to look for people and try not to alarm the villagers, so as to avoid making a big fuss and bringing disaster to Feng Laogou.
Zhou Yong and Cheng Zhigang heard every word of their conversation, and soon it became quiet outside.
Zhou Yong frowned and turned on the flashlight, shining it on the injured part of his waist: "How are you injured?"
Cheng Zhigang was stabbed in the waist. He slowly loosened his hand and Zhou Yong saw an inch-sized wound.
Blood slowly flowed out of the wound, and only then did Zhou Yong discover that a large area of Cheng Zhigang's clothes at the injured part had been soaked with blood.
Zhou Yong stared at Cheng Zhigang's pale face and couldn't help feeling admiration in his heart.
Even though he was seriously injured, Cheng Zhigang gritted his teeth and endured the pain silently.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips: "You wait here."
Cheng Zhigang covered his wound with both hands: "Thank you."
Zhou Yong looked at him deeply, listened to the noise outside, and made sure that there was no one there before climbing up the ladder.
Zhou Yong quickly fetched gauze and hemostatic drugs, entered the cellar with a kettle, and treated Cheng Zhigang's wound quickly and effectively.
"I didn't expect you had gauze and hemostatic drugs at home."
Zhou Yong glanced at Cheng Zhigang calmly and said, "It's inevitable to encounter small accidents in life, so my family always has first aid supplies ready for emergencies."
Cheng Zhigang was slightly stunned. He pursed his lips but said nothing more.
"Would you like some water?"
Cheng Zhigang felt dizzy and nodded gently. Seeing this, Zhou Yong immediately poured water for him using the kettle lid.
After drinking a few sips of water, Cheng Zhigang said weakly: "Thank you."
Zhou Yong stared at him: "No need to thank me, I just hope you can leave before dawn."
Cheng Zhigang wanted to say something but stopped himself. Zhou Yong ignored him, left the medicine, kettle and flashlight, and prepared to go back to the house.
Zhou Yong put one foot on the ladder, turned his head and looked at Cheng Zhigang and said, "I'm telling you, you are not allowed to poop or pee in my cellar..."
The cellar is filled with potatoes stored for the winter. If Cheng Zhigang poops or pees in it, how will the Li family eat the potatoes?
Cheng Zhigang was stunned for a moment; he could not quite follow Zhou Yong's train of thought.
"I see."
Zhou Yong looked at him, feeling a little worried. After thinking for a while, he went up and threw a small bucket down to Cheng Zhigang.
The cellar door was closed, and Cheng Zhigang stared at the barrel and laughed.
Although Zhou Yong appears to be a serious person, Cheng Zhigang unexpectedly discovers another side of him: he is not only humorous, but also has a meticulous inner world.
Zhou Yong didn't know what Cheng Zhigang thought of him at this moment. If he knew, he would probably be speechless.
Zhou Yong returned to the bedroom and tiptoed onto the kang. When he got into bed, Li Caiyun asked with her eyes closed, "What time is it?"
"A little after two."
Li Caiyun got into his arms and asked, "Did you go to the bathroom?"
Zhou Yong hummed, and Li Caiyun arched her back in his arms, finding a comfortable sleeping position and falling asleep.
She was asleep, but Zhou Yong was not sleepy at all.
Zhou Yong kept his eyes open until dawn, then tiptoed out of the warm bed.
Zhou Yong left the bedroom and went to the washstand to wash himself. He did not go to see Cheng Zhigang immediately, but took the bucket and shoulder pole to fetch water.
Many people were queuing up to get water, and some were talking about a dog biting and making a noise in the middle of the night.
"Just now when I came to fetch water, I saw two strangers wandering on the road..."
"I saw them near my home too. They all looked like bad people..."
Zhou Yong was quietly listening to everyone's discussions while queuing for water.
"Village Chief, why are there so many strangers in the village?"
Some villagers felt uneasy and asked Zhou Yong.
"I'll ask the security team to find out the situation later..."
The villagers nodded one by one and talked about how since the security brigade was withdrawn, there was no one patrolling at night and many villagers felt uneasy when sleeping.
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