The soldier who had called for help pointed to the east room, unable to utter a word. "Let's go in and take a look. Stay close to me, don't scatter."
Eleven people entered the room one after another. Wang Shi checked the centurion's breathing, then Hei Zi's, and then Hui Shi. He sighed and told everyone, "The centurion and Hei Zi have already passed away."
The air intake at the 10th radiator was also only taking in air, with no air being expelled.
Carry the centurion and Blackie to the back of the house, bury them in the snow, and find out what the scholar is doing. Then gather everyone in this courtyard and discuss what to do next.
Four soldiers arrived, two men carrying one, and carried the centurion and Blackie to the back room.
The soldier who had just been carried to the back room hurriedly pushed open the door to the east room, wiping away his sweat, and said, "Wang... Ten... Captain, no... something bad has happened, something bad has happened."
Wang Shi, who had just settled down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), was furious when he heard the soldier stammering. He kicked the soldier who had entered and said, "Damn it, get to the point."
"That...that...that scholar...that scholar is dead...dead."
Finally able to catch his breath, Wang Shiyi was surprised, but quickly composed himself and said, "Take me to see."
The two closed the door and went through the back door to the place where the scholar had been killed. Wang Shi looked at it and saw that the knife belonged to one of his soldiers. He then followed the direction in which the scholar had died and found that four other soldiers had also died.
Wang Shixin's heart began to pound. He could no longer stay in this village. Ten people had died last night, and five more had died before nightfall. Including the centurion and Hei Zi, that meant seven people had died.
As he walked back dejectedly, another soldier came running up, panting, and said, "Another one died in the front house."
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