Chapter 348 You Are Simply Unreasonable
Ma San gradually lowered his head and recalled. After a moment, he suddenly looked up at Cao Biao and Zhou Yong: "When I led Steel Cannon Ma Yuan up the mountain this morning, I met Zhu Xiuqin and Liu Zhi..."
Although Zhu Xiuqin and Liu Zhi wrapped their faces tightly, Ma San still recognized them from their figure and walking posture.
But they didn't talk to each other, one reason was that they were a little distant, and the other was that they saw Ma San turn around and leave.
Zhou Yong and Cao Biao looked at each other and made a bold guess that the two children might have been deceived by Zhu Xiuqin and Liu Zhi.
If they really abducted the children, then they would never have brought the children back to the village, let alone hidden them at home. It is very likely that the two children are still in the mountains.
However, the West Mountain and the North Mountain are too big. If the children’s hands and feet are tied and their mouths are blocked, even if they hear someone calling them, the two children will not be able to respond.
"Three, do you remember which direction they went?"
Ma San scratched his head. Normally his brain worked very well, but he had been running around all day looking for his child, and his mind was like a mess!
He tried hard to recall and pondered for several minutes. Then Ma San looked around and patted his head and said, "Everywhere on the mountain looks the same. I don't remember which direction they went..."
Zhou Yong stared at the impatient Ma San and said, "Don't be impatient. Think about it slowly."
Ma San nodded, then he squatted down with his hands on his head and muttered to himself: "At that time, I led them up the mountain. After walking for about an hour, I met Liu Zhi and Zhu Xiuqin..."
After a brief moment of sorting out his thoughts, he finally remembered the direction in which Zhu Xiuqin and Liu Zhi left.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips and said, "Don't make it public for now. Let's find a few reliable people and search along the direction where Zhu Xiuqin left..."
There are many places where people can hide in the mountains, and it would be difficult to find the two children without a general direction.
Cao Biao narrowed his eyes and said, "Normally speaking, if they abducted two children, they would most likely hide the children in the place where they often store mountain products..."
Zhou Yong and Ma San were aware of this problem. It would be difficult to search with just the three of them, so they had to find a few more people to start the operation.
The three of them ran in the woods, and soon they met the brothers Li Hongjun and Li Hongliang.
The two brothers didn't bring any water when they came, so they ate grass because they were thirsty.
The five people went in the direction Ma San said. On the way, they met Sun Qing, Zhao Min, Li Ming, and Zhang Dalong and his son Zhang Bao.
They had not walked far when Zhou Yong saw the brothers Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Yong asked them where they had gone to look for the child, as if they didn't need to go back to the places they had been to!
The two brothers said in unison that they had been looking for the child in the north, and Zhou Yong said "oh".
"Brother, you don't need to look for this area. We have already searched it."
Zhou Yong nodded, but showed no intention of leaving.
Zhou Gang looked around and said, "Brother, let's go look to the west."
west?
They had just come from the west.
Ma San could no longer bear the anxiety and anger in his heart. He rushed forward quickly, tightly grasped Zhou Gang's collar, stared at him with his eyes spitting fire, and said in a tone full of urgency and threats: "Tell me, where did you hide those two children?"
This question was like a bolt of lightning, instantly piercing through Zhou Gang's inner peace.
He was stunned for a few seconds, and the expression on his face suddenly became complicated.
Zhou Gang panicked for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his mood and pushed Ma San away with great force. He said with dissatisfaction and confusion, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm here to help find the children, how can I know their whereabouts?"
Although his voice sounded tough, there was a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. This subtle change of emotion was keenly captured by Zhou Yong, confirming his and Cao Biao's guess.
Ma San staggered to his feet and pointed at Zhou Gang: "Now I'll let you be stubborn, just wait until I find the child..."
As long as we find the child, we will know who took him away by asking.
Zhou Gang snorted coldly: "You are simply unreasonable. I am too lazy to pay attention to you."
After he finished speaking, Zhou Gang walked towards the south. Zhou Qiang pursed his lips and followed him with big strides.
Zhou Yong took a deep breath and spoke in a gloomy tone: "Second brother, you follow them. The others follow me to the north to look for the child."
Even if he caught the two brothers and beat them up now, Zhou Yonggan was sure that they would not reveal the whereabouts of their child even after they died.
In order not to waste time, Zhou Yong ignored them for the time being. When he found the child, he would make sure to teach those two brothers a lesson.
When Zhou Qiang and Zhou Gang saw Zhou Yong leading his men heading north, the two brothers were extremely panicked. At this time, Li Hongliang came up to them.
"I'll go south with you to find the child, let's go!"
Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang looked at each other. Li Hongliang took two steps forward, paused, turned around and looked at them: "Why did you leave?"
The two brothers were very nervous, but they had no good way to escape, so they could only bite the bullet and move forward with Li Hongliang.
At this moment they didn't know that Zhou Yong had already seen through their lies.
One going south and the other going north in opposite directions, Zhou Yong continued searching in the mountains.
Before he knew it, it was eleven o'clock at night. In the grass in front of a dead tree, Zhou Yong found a small piece of uneaten crispy fruit.
He squatted down, picked up the crisp fruit and put it under his nose to smell it. From the smell, he could tell that the crisp fruit came from the county grocery store.
Why Zhou Yong could tell the difference? Because the crispy fruits sold in Hongqi Township smelled strong of Huba, while the crispy fruits purchased in the county town tasted much lighter.
"Zhou Yong, what are you looking at?"
He stood up slowly: "This crisp fruit was brought out from home by my oldest son this morning."
Why is Zhou Yong so sure?
Because the crispy fruits that Li Jingan brought with him were purchased by him at a grocery store in the county town a few days ago.
Li Hongjun pursed his lips and looked around: "Since there are crisp fruits here, it means the child should be nearby."
Zhou Yong thought the same thing. He threw away the crisp fruit in his hand and said, "Let's look around."
Li Hongjun responded and walked forward. Zhou Yong looked up at several towering trees, wondering if the child was hidden in the trees.
But then he thought it was impossible. It was difficult for one person to climb a tree, let alone take care of a child. Unless someone goes up first and pulls the child up with a rope.
With this idea in mind, Zhou Yong kept observing several towering trees, trying to see if there were any signs of anyone climbing them.
After looking around and finding nothing, Zhou Yong sighed: "Could it be that the child is not hidden here?"
He muttered to himself for a while, and Ma San shouted from a distance: "Brother Zhou, come and have a look, this is Yuanyuan's hairband."
Ma San found the hairband that Ma Yuan used to tie her braids in the grass. After Zhou Yong rushed over to take a look, he became even more certain that the child was nearby.
Zhou Yong looked around quietly, his eyes sweeping over every inch of land.
Gradually he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down and think about the problem without distraction.
If he had kidnapped the two children, where would he have hidden them?
Zhou Yong opened his eyes and looked around, his gaze falling on the hills in the distance.
Although the hill was not high, it was hidden enough. If a hole was dug, it would be big enough for two children to hide.
In addition to hills, there are also dead trees where people can hide, caves, bushes, etc.
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