Chapter 108 Misunderstanding?
After confirming that the target group had entered the mountains, the two Tianlang intelligence personnel who remained in Heishan Village also evacuated early the next morning.
If the two men had walked an hour and a half later, they would have seen the owner of the alpine ranch riding a horse passing by the village entrance, with a sack containing some animal on the horse's back.
Some early risers even greeted the ranch owner: "Hey, Bangyou, where are you going so early?"
"A calf was killed by a wolf last night. I'm going to take it to the village slaughterhouse to sell it." The ranch owner said as he sat on his horse and patted the sack behind him.
The villagers who greeted him looked regretful. After helping the ranch owner curse the wild wolves in the mountains, they went about their own business.
The ranch owner rode his horse and quickly passed through the canyon that was the only way out of the village. He went south along the meadow and came to a rapeseed field. Then he got off the horse and followed his memory to find a very hidden dry well.
The dry well is located in the middle of two rapeseed fields. It was previously used to irrigate the fields. After there was no water, local villagers dug new wells in other locations. This well has been abandoned for several years. The wellhead is overgrown with weeds and cannot be found without careful searching.
The ranch owner lay at the mouth of the well and looked down. It was pitch black inside.
After throwing a stone down, it took a long time for the echo to come up.
"This is it!"
The ranch owner stood up, talking to himself, and was very satisfied with the location he had chosen.
The rape flowers are already waist-high at this time. If a normal person bends down, his body shape will be completely hidden.
Therefore, the ranch owner didn't notice at all that just as he turned to walk out, a pair of curious eyes secretly peeked out from the rapeseed field a few meters away.
The pair of eyes looked at the ranch owner's back and did not leave immediately. Instead, they stayed where they were, wanting to see what this person was trying to do.
Rustle!
The sound of a sack being dragged along the ground was heard, and the ranch owner returned, muttering as he walked: "You can't blame me for this. You were the first to attack me. I was acting in self-defense, but who knew you were so weak that you were killed in one blow."
"The police are very strict now, and murder cases must be solved. If it were in the past, I would have thrown you into the mountains to feed the wolves. But now it's a relief that you can keep your body intact."
"Hayamu, you can't lose this sack. We need to buy some things at the village entrance and bring them back."
The ranch owner muttered to himself as he dragged the sack to the mouth of the well. He then squatted down and untied the sack. He grabbed the two corners at the bottom of the sack, stood up and shook it vigorously. A thin man fell out and lay on the edge of the field.
The man's head was covered in blood, looking extremely creepy.
After throwing the sack aside, the ranch owner came over and grabbed the man's left arm, preparing to push him into the well.
The next moment, something strange happened!
The thin man who had been motionless with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes, turned over, raised his right hand, and threw a handful of sand at the ranch owner's face.
“Ouch!”
The ranch owner was already trembling with fear from the scene of the resurrection of the dead, and after being hit like this, he covered his eyes and fell directly into the rapeseed field.
"Fuck you! How dare you harm your Monkey Grandpa! I'm going to skin you alive today!"
After the monkey succeeded in its sneak attack, it did not intend to leave. Instead, it pounced on the ranch owner, rode on his body, and strangled his neck with both hands.
The ranch owner struggled desperately. In order to reduce trouble, he hid the hunting rifle on his back in the mountains when he went out of the mountains. He had no weapons on him at this time, and his face soon turned red.
The monkey glared at the rancher fiercely: "If you encounter this kind of thing again in your next life, remember to check if the body is still breathing. I was tossed around all the way on horseback, I know how painful it is... Oh my god!"
I don’t know if it was because the ranch owner unleashed his potential at the moment of life-threatening crisis, or because the monkey had been tossed around all night and was weak due to excessive blood loss, but the ranch owner suddenly turned over and pushed the monkey down without paying attention.
"Ahem...Haa ...
The ranch owner had just had a near-death experience and was now shocked and angry. He didn't even consider that he wasn't responsible since the monkey wasn't dead. He immediately pressed forward and, imitating the man's previous actions, strangled the monkey's neck tightly.
The monkey opened his mouth, and his tongue and eyeballs popped out at the same time. The rancher was much stronger than him.
Just as the monkey was about to be strangled to death, a figure in camouflage pants suddenly rushed over.
Bang!
The man delivered a low kick that hit the ranch owner right on the chin.
thump!
The rancher didn't even utter a groan before falling to the side and lying still.
"Ah! Cough cough... cough cough!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The monkey lay on the ground, opened his mouth and gasped twice, then quickly sat up with his hands.
A figure squatted in front of him and looked at him with a smile: "Monkey, how did you get into this state?"
When Monkey heard the familiar voice, he wiped his eyes that were blocked by blood, and was surprised and happy: "Fuck! Biaozi... No no no, Brother Biao! Why are you here?!"
. . .
. . .
The man who came was not very old, with a tanned face and a sinister look in his eyes. It was Qi Ruibiao.
"I just got here this morning and was taking a shit in the field when I saw an old man riding over. I was wondering what was in that sack, but it turned out to be you!"
Qi Ruibiao threw a cigarette to Monkey and lit one for himself. "Fuck, what a coincidence!"
"Brother Biao, you saved my life!" Monkey said with gratitude, "You will be my closest brother from now on!"
"Okay, okay!" Qi Ruibiao waved his hand and smiled.
Monkey took a puff of his cigarette and recovered. "By the way, Brother Biao, didn't Brother Liu ask you to go out and do something? Why are you here?"
"Killing a few people is not that difficult. I have already done it."
Qi Ruibiao said calmly, "Didn't Brother Liu say he would take me to Leh City to meet some important people? Lulu happened to be there, so I thought I'd hurry over to find you guys... By the way, why can't I reach you on the phone?"
“There’s no signal in the mountains!”
"Monkey, what happened to you? Why were you put into a sack and thrown into the well?"
"Well, what bad luck! Last night when we arrived at the campsite, we ran into another group. Brother Liu heard from Lulu that they were quite capable, so he sent me over to secretly feed them some food. Unexpectedly, I was knocked unconscious halfway through..."
The monkey quickly explained the whole story.
It turned out that after he was knocked unconscious yesterday, he was lying on the hillside in a daze. Suddenly, he felt someone was stabbing him with something, and at the same time, he could vaguely hear someone saying something.
As soon as the monkey opened his eyes, he saw a hunting rifle pointed at him and immediately fought back without thinking.
During the fight, he was hit on the head with a stone by the other party and then lost consciousness. He was not awakened until almost dawn.
After hearing this, Qi Ruibiao looked at the man he had kicked unconscious and said, "This man looks like a herdsman from the mountains. He's probably not the one who knocked you out."
Monkey nodded. "I've figured it out now. My gun and medicine are gone. If this guy really did it, I'm afraid I'd have been handed over to the police by now!"
"That must be the work of the team in front you mentioned. It seems these four people are not simple!" Qi Ruibiao pondered, "Could they be here specifically to deal with Brother Liu?"
"It shouldn't be. Lulu has already tried it out. These four people don't act like the military, let alone the police."
Monkey stood up and pointed at the ranch owner lying on the ground. "Brother Biao, what should we do with this guy? Kill him and throw him in the well?"
"Isn't he a herder in the mountains? Keep him to lead the way for me."
Qi Ruibiao looked at Monkey, "How's the wound on your head? Do you want to go to the clinic first? I'll go after Brother Liu and the others by myself."
The monkey's eyes rolled, and he said quickly, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll just find a place to bandage it up later. Brother Liu might be worried because I haven't been home all night. I'll go into the mountains with you. I'm familiar with the road from the first day!"
"That's fine!"
Qi Ruibiao came to the ranch owner and slapped him hard on the face several times, and the ranch owner woke up slowly.
"Hold still! Listen to me!"
Qi Ruibiao pinched the ranch owner's throat and could crush it with just a little force.
The ranch owner felt the threat of death and immediately stiffened his body and nodded slightly.
"This is a misunderstanding. My friend is not dead, and you don't have to worry about going to jail. But you injured someone, so shouldn't you be compensated?"
"I... I can give you two sheep, no, three sheep! Plus a cow..."
"We don't want your sheep and cattle."
Qi Ruibiao interrupted him and said, "Just find a place to bandage my friend's wound, and then take us into the mountains."
The ranch owner was stunned for a moment: "That's all?"
Qi Ruibiao turned around and looked at Monkey: "How can I contact Brother Liu and the others?"
Monkey thought for a moment and said, "Among all the people, only Brother Liu brought a satellite phone."
"Do you remember the number?"
"Remember!"
Qi Ruibiao looked at the ranch owner and said, "Please help us find a satellite phone."
"It's in my ranch. There's no problem going into the mountains. I also have medicine at home. He can ride a horse and will be able to get there before dark today!" the ranch owner said hurriedly.
Qi Ruibiao let go of his hand and stared at the ranch owner with a vicious look: "Don't play tricks, or I will kill you at any time!"
"No, no!" The ranch owner felt like he was being stared at by a poisonous snake and his body trembled.
"Hurry up, can we reach your ranch in the afternoon?"
"If you don't have much stuff, it's ok. The road is not difficult to walk on."
"Then set off immediately!"
Qi Ruibiao didn't bring much with him, just a 30L backpack.
After replenishing some water and food in Heishan Village, the three of them immediately set off towards the alpine pasture.
We didn't stop along the way and finally arrived at the destination before dusk.
The ranch was empty at this time, with only traces left by Liu Yang and his group camping.
The rancher took out medicine to treat the monkey's wound, and Qi Ruibiao found the satellite phone and called immediately.
"Hey! Brother Liu, it's me, Biaozi!"
There was a bit of noise on the other end of the line, and the sound of running water could be heard. Liu Yang shouted, "Biaozi? Where are you?"
Qi Ruibiao: "I'm right behind you, here at the alpine pasture."
"Why are you here? Are you done?"
"Yeah, it's done! By the way, Monkey was with me. He had an accident and was kidnapped by the ranch owner. I happened to see him and rescued him."
The person on the other end of the line was stunned for a moment, and then Liu Yang shouted, "Everyone, step back! This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, hahahaha!"
Qi Ruibiao waited for a while and said, "Brother Liu, where's Lulu?"
The next moment, a sweet voice sounded: "Hubby! I miss you so much!"
. . .
. . .
The mountain torrent is coming in a flash, and the sky and the earth are changing color!
Boom boom boom!
The torrent roared down, carrying a large amount of sand and rocks.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The earth seemed unable to withstand this great force, and the mountain trembled slightly.
Xu Ge and his three companions had already returned to the middle of the mountain. The flood at the foot of the mountain completely covered the originally clear Renqi River in just a moment.
The river, which was originally less than ten meters wide, instantly widened by nearly two times as the water level rose!
Rumble!
The humidity and earthy smell hit me in the face, and the whole valley was echoing with the roar of flowing water.
The nurse said loudly with a look of fear on her face: "It's a good thing I didn't go down just now, otherwise I wouldn't be able to find the bones now!"
Xu Ge was shocked, recalling the buzzing sound he had heard before. It turned out that this was the sound of a flash flood about to arrive!
The four of them looked at the rushing flood below with serious expressions, and at this moment they all felt the insignificance of human beings in the face of nature.
Xu Can looked around and looked at the nanny: "What should we do now? Should we go around from another place?"
"High detour" is a professional outdoor term, which means that when you encounter a situation in the valley where you cannot wade through, you continue walking on the mountain and go around from other locations.
However, this has a disadvantage. When you are not familiar with the surrounding environment, it is very likely that you will get further and further away and never reach your destination.
The nurse observed the flow of the flood, frowning and pondering, "I can't tell when this flash flood will end."
Xu Ge listened for a while and said uncertainly, "It seems that the sound upstream has stopped!"
The other three looked at him: "How did you know?"
"Listen to the sound, the noise upstream has become much quieter." Xu Ge explained.
The nanny instantly remembered Xu Ge's reminder and knew that the other party could really hear her. She made a decision: "Then let's wait here for a while. If the situation doesn't improve after an hour, we will take a detour!"
Li Dongshui said, "But Liu Yang and his men are right behind us. They're probably going to catch up soon."
"We were going to contact them anyway, and the flood blocking the road just gave us an excuse. Don't worry."
The nurse said calmly, "Since they want to cross the Tash Ancient Road, they will definitely not attack us at this time!"
"However, even if they do start fighting, you don't have to be afraid. These people don't pose a threat to me. If you find that the situation is not right, just remember to hide behind me."
Xu Ge and Li Dongshui both gave a thumbs-up: "Sister Qing is so domineering!"
The four of them took off their backpacks and put them on the ground. They rested there and replenished some water and food. The nanny also reminded everyone to take out their river trekking shoes in advance as a backup.
After changing into river trekking shoes, Xu Ge seemed to hear some movement. He turned around and looked towards the top of the mountain. A group of people were walking down.
"The shop owner was caught by them!" Xu Ge said in a deep voice.
There was one more person and one donkey in Liu Yang's group, and the one walking in front was the shop owner.
"I still say the same thing, none of us knew that someone was following us last night, so be careful with your expression and don't let anyone see your flaws!" the nanny reminded.
"clear!"
Xu Ge knew that these words were mainly spoken to himself and Li Dongshui.
Just as the flood began to recede, Liu Yang and his group also came down to the foot of the mountain and came to the four people.
The shop owner had his hands tied and looked terrified.
Chen Lu rode on the donkey and looked at the four people arrogantly.
The nanny stood up, her legs untied as she stood there, while Xu Ge and Li Dongshui stood on both sides.
"Friends, you have great stamina and run pretty fast!"
Liu Yang stepped out from the crowd, glanced at the four people's backpacks, then looked at the receding flood in the valley, and then glanced at the four people's faces.
"You're in such a hurry to get going, have you done something wrong?"
The nanny stared at Liu Yang and said, "You captured our guide. I think you are the ones who have bad intentions, right?"
Li Dongshui also spoke up: "Huh, are you guys planning to rob us again?"
"Hey, there's a fellow villager here! You guys are quite confident." Liu Yang waved his hand, "Bring him over!"
Someone pushed the shop owner over.
Liu Yang pointed at the four people and said, "Tell them why I came to you."
The shop owner was almost crying: "Bengyou, one of their companions is missing. He said he came to us last night to ask for directions, and now he's insisting on asking you for him! Have you seen him? Tell them quickly!"
The four of them were all confused, and the nanny was even more stunned. "Who's here? Asking for directions? I even set up a warning bell outside before I went to bed last night, but no one came?"
Liu Yang's eyes scanned the four people's faces. "Did you really not see it? My companion is a big fat guy, very easy to remember."
The nanny remained calm: "Forget about people, I didn't even see a ghost!"
"Brother Liu, I think they are definitely scamming people. Maybe someone has already been harmed by them!"
Chen Lu, who was riding on a donkey, shouted, "These four people are more ruthless than each other, especially that woman. Let's just give them to..."
"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Liu Yang turned around with a blank expression.
Chen Lu's face immediately changed after hearing these words. She quickly rolled off the donkey and apologized profusely before even getting up from the ground: "I'm sorry, Brother Liu! I was too talkative!"
Liu Yang continued to look at the four people: "You said you didn't see anything, but my people can't have disappeared out of thin air, right?"
"Maybe he got lost!" Li Dongshui said unhappily.
Xu Ge, however, looked as if he had suddenly remembered something: "Huh? Oh, right, didn't the ranch owner go back last night? Didn't you ask him if he had seen him?"
Now it was Liu Yang's turn to be stunned: "What ranch owner?"
Xu Ge and the other four: ???
Shop owner: ???
The expressions on the four people's faces this time couldn't be more genuine, they were all shocked.
Everyone has already vaguely guessed what happened. The ranch owner actually encountered the person who was knocked unconscious by the nanny, and now both of them are missing!
The nanny looked at Liu Yang, her tone questioning, "Did you really not see the ranch owner? He said last night he was afraid you would steal his cattle and sheep, so he rushed back to the alpine pasture from the grazing point overnight!"
"Yes, yes! He really went back last night!" the shop owner added.
"No one came here last night." Liu Yang's face turned grim. "Who knows if the ranch owner you're talking about is real or not?"
The nanny showed no sign of weakness: "I think you are deliberately looking for trouble. Who knows if you are missing anyone?"
"Fuck! What the hell are you talking about?"
"What do you mean?"
Several people from Liu Yang's side immediately surrounded them.
The nanny reached behind her waist and pulled out the small axe: "You want to fight, right? I'm here to accompany you!"
Just as the two sides were on the verge of a fight, Xu Ge suddenly said, "The ranch owner left on horseback last night. Didn't you hear the sound of horse hooves?"
When Liu Yang heard this, his expression changed and his eyes flickered.
Another guide said, "I thought I actually heard someone riding a horse outside in the middle of the night!"
The expressions of the others also varied; it seemed that more than one person had heard what happened last night.
"Whether this has anything to do with you or not, I still need to check your backpacks," Liu Yang said. "Friends, some things aren't accessible to just anyone!"
The four people immediately knew that Liu Yang was talking about the pistol. Although it had been dealt with by the nanny, they were all carrying weapons, so it was naturally impossible for them to be searched by these people.
"After all this talk, you guys are just looking for trouble. Fine, let's have a fight!"
The nanny shouted loudly, and the other three also drew out their hiking poles and glared at the people around them.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The vibration sounded, and Liu Yang took out the satellite phone from his pocket with some surprise. He glanced at the number and answered: "Who is this?"
The next moment, Liu Yang's voice became louder: "Biaozi? Where are you?"
"Why are you here? Are you done?"
"Oh? Uh-huh!"
Liu Yang's expression changed, and he immediately waved his hands at his men with a smile: "Everyone, step back! This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, hahahaha!"
"Don't be offended, my friends!"
"Lulu, here, answer the phone."
Chen Lu took the satellite phone, cleared her throat, and said in a coquettish voice, "Hubby! I miss you so much!"
When they heard the name Biaozi, Xu Ge and the other three were shocked. When Chen Lu called out "husband", everyone was sure that the person calling was Qi Ruibiao.
Xu Ge quickly concentrated his listening, but at this time there was still the noisy sound of flowing water below, and Chen Lu was too far away. He could only vaguely hear the words "alpine pasture" and "coming to find you", but it already made him secretly frightened!
Damn, why is Qi Ruibiao here?
Wouldn't this operation be completely wasted if we met?!
At this moment, Liu Yang was chatting enthusiastically with the nanny: "Oh, I'm so sorry, it was all a misunderstanding! We've found the person, and he was indeed kidnapped by the ranch owner. But luckily, another companion rescued him and he's right behind us."
The nanny still looked wary: "Misunderstanding? You were about to forcibly search me just now!"
"I'm sorry! Brothers, can I apologize to you? I'm so sorry!"
Liu Yang said sincerely, "I see you guys are often outdoors, so you should understand. It's better to be careful outside than not! Don't you agree, fellow villager?"
"Tsk!" Li Dongshui turned his head away in annoyance.
Liu Yang continued the conversation and asked the nanny, "Why did you decide to come here?"
The nanny's face immediately filled with pride: "I've done other routes in China, it doesn't seem very challenging!"
"Hey! Brother, you're really boastful!" Liu Yang immediately expressed his disbelief. "I consider myself an expert, but I never dare to say such things. Let me ask you, have you ever been to the Wolf Tower?"
The nanny glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Who are you looking down on? I cleared C+V in a week!"
"Where's the Aotai line?"
"I walked through it yawning. It was boring."
"Where's Shishapangma?"
"I've been there before."
The image that the nanny has created for herself is that of a big-breasted, brainless, reckless man. She knows that Liu Yang is trying to provoke her, but she also cooperates with him and glances at Liu Yang.
"You seem like an expert, and to be honest, after we finish the Tash Ancient Road, I'm going to head into the Ailao Mountains!"
"Fuck that's awesome!"
Liu Yang was shocked. "I don't dare go to Ailao Mountain! By the way, brother, I heard you say you have a good grasp of this route?"
"Of course!" the nanny played with her small axe. "I've researched it all. The most difficult part of this route isn't the 5,900-meter-high Tashda Pass, but the back and forth crossing of the Renqi River. That's a piece of cake for me."
Liu Yang's eyes lit up: "Do you have a solution?"
"You don't understand what people are saying? Do you know what a piece of cake is?"
"I don't believe it. What's the solution?"
"I tell you, just take the rope..."
"Big guy!"
Xu Can suddenly interrupted the nanny, "The flood has receded, it's time for us to set off!"
The nanny looked down at the foot of the mountain and saw that the river had narrowed again and the water flow was not as fast as before. So she immediately picked up her 105L backpack and asked Xu Ge and Li Dongshui to go down the mountain.
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