Chapter 44: Ungrateful Wolf
A panting horse, a carriage with broken windows, and a person covered in blood appeared in front of everyone.
Before they could get close, Wei Zhong had already led his men to stop them fifty meters away from the team. When the group saw the group of refugees in front of them, they also struggled to clench their knives.
Another refugee!
They underestimated these refugees. They didn't expect them to be so bold. They saw that they were wearing red robes and yet they dared to resist and attack them.
Yes, the people in this caravan are the Red Lotus Envoys heading south. It’s just that their red robes are a little dirty due to the long journey, so the original color is hard to see.
Zhou Yunshu stood behind Wei Zhong and others, and saw the Red Lotus Envoy who was being entertained by the Anshan County Magistrate among this group of Red Lotus Envoys.
But judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be of a high rank among this group of people.
Except for those who entered Anshan County that day, the others in Zhou Yunshu's team had some understanding of the Red Lotus Envoy. They didn't know the origins of these people in red robes, and therefore had no respect for them.
This group of Red Lotus Envoys had just learned a lesson, so when Wei Zhong and others asked them to stay away from them with knives, the group of Red Lotus Envoys did not say anything, but surrounded the two carriages and moved to the other side.
There is no way, their numbers are too different, and these people have no respect for them.
Zhou Yunshu and his group were leaning against the cliff, while Honglianshi and others were diagonally opposite them.
Zhou Yunshu had been paying attention to the situation over there, so when six good-looking women came out of the carriage, she noticed them at a glance.
If she remembered correctly, when she was in Anshan County, she heard that the Red Lotus Cult was looking for the Red Lotus Saint, and the county magistrate of Anshan County even offered his own daughter as a sacrifice for this purpose.
I just don’t know if the daughter of the Anshan County magistrate is among these six women.
In addition, Zhou Yunshu also met an unexpected person.
Liu Fuyi was actually also in this team, but Zhou Yunshu saw how miserable he looked and it seemed that he was not treated leniently.
"Mr. Zhou, my father asked you to come over to discuss this."
Du Laoer interrupted Zhou Yunshu's thoughts, and she stood up and walked towards Du Lao Zhuang.
When Zhou Yunshu walked over, the seats around Du Laozhuang were already occupied by Du Youtian and others, so Wei Zhong made room for Zhou Yunshu.
"Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Yunshu nodded. "Have you counted the casualties?"
Zhou Yunshu's words interrupted Du Youtian's complaint before he could even open it.
Wei Zhong said: "According to the statistics, thirty-nine people have fallen behind and thirty-two people have been injured."
The reason why death is not mentioned is because death is also counted as falling behind.
"Mr. Zhou, do you want to send someone back to look for them? Those who fell behind are all from our Dujia Village!" Du Youtian said anxiously after Wei Zhong finished speaking.
"Yes, it happened too suddenly. My son didn't catch up with us. I don't know if he is okay now?" Another older person in Dujia Village said worriedly.
As soon as one person spoke, everyone around started wailing and complaining. Some people even complained about Zhou Yunshu, but Du Laoer glared at them and glared back.
Du Lao Zhuang also picked up the pipe without tobacco in worry.
It would be fine if the people who joined later fell behind, but now the people who fell behind were from their Dujia Village, and he couldn't just stand by and watch.
"Mr. Zhou, why don't we let the patrol team go back and look for it." After Du Lao Zhuang spoke, Du Youtian and others shut up and looked at Zhou Yunshu.
Zhou Yunshu didn't agree immediately. Instead, she looked at Wei Zhong and asked, "Brother Wei, what do you think?"
"I can't go back." Wei Zhong refused.
When Du Youtian and the others were about to retort with angry eyes, Wei Zhong continued, "Who will protect the safety of us if the patrol leaves?"
"Or are you willing to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of us for the sake of those dozens of people?"
Du Youtian clenched his fist and said, "But the ones who fell behind are from our Dujia Village. They are our family. How can we not rescue them!"
"You can go back. We never tried to stop you, did we?" Wei Zhong said bluntly, "But the patrol team can't move."
"How are we going to go back? We're just ordinary farmers. If we run into those murderous refugees, we'll be gored alive!" Du Youtian pointed at Wei Zhong and shouted, "You're responsible for protecting us. You have to go!"
Although he has many sons, each one of them is his lifeblood, and he must have someone rescue his sons.
Wei Zhong sneered and said, "We are responsible for protection, but not for sending people to die."
"Those who didn't catch up were either thrown into disarray by the refugees, or simply didn't follow Mr. Zhou's orders to follow the main group. Since they're so resourceful, they'll surely be able to catch up on their own."
"If you don't have confidence in them, you can go back and look for them on your own. We'll only stay here for one night. If they haven't caught up by daybreak, we'll continue on our way!"
Wei Zhong's attitude was also very tough, and he had no intention of giving Du Youtian any face.
"Uncle!" Du Youtian wailed, hugging Du Laozhuang's arm. "Are you just going to watch outsiders bully our own people? If this continues, what status will the people of Dujia Village have in this team, Uncle?"
Du Laoer frowned and looked at Du Youtian who was crying uncontrollably while holding his father's arm. Isn't he trying to sow discord?
Du Laozhuang was troubled by the crying of Du Youtian and the others, so he turned his gaze to Zhou Yunshu, "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean?"
Zhou Yunshu looked at Du Youtian and the others who were secretly observing her and said, "My meaning is the same as Brother Wei's."
"Zhou Yunshu! Don't forget that we were the ones who took you in!" Du Youtian pointed at Zhou Yunshu's nose and said, "You ungrateful bastard! If it weren't for us..."
Before Du Youtian could finish his accusation, he was frightened into shutting up by Hu Zi and the other two who were glaring at him from behind Zhou Yunshu.
Especially Hu Zi, it seemed as if if he said one more word, his stone-like fist would fall on him.
Zhou Yunshu, on the other side, didn't get angry when she heard the words "ungrateful wolf". She said rationally, "I'm sure you all have seen how ferocious those refugees are. We finally managed to escape their encirclement. Do you really want to stop and wait for them to catch up?"
Du Laozhuang and others also thought of the ferocity of the refugees who dared to rob the county government office, and they suddenly became quiet for a while.
Zhou Yunshu continued, "The patrol team can't move. If anyone really wants to go back to find their families, you can arrange to leave the team. We will continue along this road towards Anshan. You can go back and pick up those who have fallen behind. As long as you hurry, you should be able to catch up with us."
After Zhou Yunshu finished speaking to Du Laozhuang and the others, she turned to Du Laoer and said, "Brother Du, please tell the others in the team what I just said, so that they can have company if they want to go back together."
Du Laoer nodded without any objection. In his eyes, Du Youtian and others were just making trouble.
Zhou Yunshu did not participate in the subsequent discussions. She was not a subordinate of Dujia Village and there was no need to worry about them.
One night, Zhou Yunshu was sleeping soundly with her daughter in her arms when she was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.
It was almost dawn. Zhou Yunshu comforted the frightened Xixi and then got up and left the car.
I saw that the two teams that were peaceful last night suddenly drew their swords and faced each other, ready to fight.
The Red Lotus Envoy Zhou Yunshu knew raised his knife and shouted at the patrolmen, "Hand them over, or we'll be rude!"
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