"Grandpa Xu, could you please take their clothes off? It's too cold, and the cotton-padded clothes at home aren't warm enough."
While no one was looking, Tang Yue had already finished looting the corpse by the door. She hadn't even checked what was on the body except for the gun, which was quite a pity.
However, there were too many people around, so she couldn't go over and touch them. But since the villagers were saying that the two were spies, there was nothing more to say. Going on the road naked was their only fate.
The brigade leader was shocked, and the other villagers were also surprised by what Tang Yue said. The child was so small, and everyone said he was very weak; almost no one had ever seen him. Now she was saying such horrifying things.
Everyone felt a slight twitch on their faces, but what she said seemed to make a lot of sense. These two were low-level spies; what use would a spy have clothes? They'd be perfect for the living to wear.
The brigade leader nodded, and several villagers, without any hesitation, began to strip off their clothes. Among the men responsible for stripping the clothes at the door was Qian Dazhi. He happened to inadvertently touch the man's trouser pocket, and he immediately recognized the feel of the banknotes.
His hand paused for a moment, then he continued pulling down his pants as if nothing had happened. After pulling them down, he stood up and quickly stuffed the pants into Tang Shengkai's arms.
"Here you go. Look at your clothes, they're all ruined. This is fine material, try it on as soon as you come inside."
Tang Shengkai was still in a daze. He had no idea how things had turned out this way. He had thought his family was doomed and would be on their way to the underworld today, but unexpectedly, things had taken a dramatic turn.
The overcoat, the shirt and sweater underneath, the trousers, woolen pants, socks, and leather shoes were all stripped off. Because many women were watching, otherwise the secret agent wouldn't have been left with even his underwear.
At this time, the villagers were very simple and honest. Although they were a little envious of the clothes, no one raised any objections. After all, these were the clothes that had almost cost Tang Laosan's family their lives, and they couldn't bring themselves to say anything.
Tang Shengli and Tang Shengjun, who were watching the commotion from the sidelines, remained silent. They dared not take the money and were afraid of getting into trouble. They had already agreed at home that when they returned, the old lady would come over to claim the 80 yuan prize money.
It's all the third son's fault for leaving too quickly that day. The old lady was just about to move when the whole family ran off, which made her very angry at home. Her two daughters-in-law have been scolded quite a bit these past two days.
But now they're a little hesitant. Who knows when the spies will come to retaliate? They don't care about your relationship with their family; they'll just come at you and start fighting. Getting shot would be terrible.
Some villagers used shovels to cover the bloodstains on Tang Yue's ground with soil. The turbulent years had just passed, and the villagers still remembered that feeling, so almost no one panicked at the sight of the dead and blood.
"alright..."
Just as the captain was about to tell everyone to disperse, an unfamiliar voice rang out.
"Huh? Why are there so many people? What's going on?"
The crowd parted to make way for the sound, and a man in a Zhongshan suit pushed his bicycle into Tang Yue's yard. He was startled when he saw the two pale corpses being carried by the villagers.
Lin Cuicui and the captain recognized the person as one of the two who had come to present Tang Shengkai with the award certificate last time.
The captain hurriedly asked, "Comrade Chen, what brings you here?"
Chen Qingshan seemed to already know what had happened, and he sighed heavily.
"It seems I'm too late; the spies have already been here."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the captain. That morning, the county received news that among the several spies who were killed in the mountains last time, one had a special identity. He was the son of a colonel from the Xiao Ri Zi side.
I heard that the colonel was old and had only one son in his life. He was heartbroken when he heard the news and vowed to take revenge.
Two days ago, a hunting operation was launched in several nearby counties. One of the families involved in the last operation has already perished. The county received the notification and rushed us out to tell these families to evacuate and lay low for the night, but I was too late.
Then Chen Qingshan looked at the intact Tang Shengkai family and his family with a puzzled look in his eyes. This was the family they were most worried about, but how come they were all intact?
The captain repeated what Old Li had just said. Chen Qingshan thought to himself that this family was really lucky. How could they not be fortunate to have encountered such a good thing?
The brigade leader felt very heavy-hearted upon hearing the news. He felt that it was very dangerous for Tang Laosan's family to stay in the village any longer. He was also afraid that if the spies couldn't find them, they would take their anger out on the entire Qiligou community. What would they do then?
He looked at Chen Qingshan and asked his question, which immediately caused an uproar in the entire village. "What? Why? They didn't kill anyone, why should they pay with their lives?"
When their own safety was threatened, the villagers could no longer stand still. They were determined not to let Tang Shengkai's family leave, no matter what.
Tang Shengjun and Tang Shengli were even more frightened. What if the third brother left and those spies came after them?
Chen Qingshan also felt that this problem was very thorny, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke.
"I think that possibility isn't nonexistent, but it's very small. After all, we're no longer in a time of war. If someone wants to take revenge on a few people, they can just kill them."
If large-scale migrations occur, it will certainly attract the attention of the central government and could potentially trigger another war.
"The young man would definitely not agree to that colonel doing that."
The captain breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that Chen Qingshan's words made a lot of sense. Chen Qingshan continued, "However, your idea is correct. I will report it to my superiors when I get back and see what they think. The government will definitely come up with a specific strategy to deal with it, so everyone should not worry for now."
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