Chapter 389 Return without Success
Although Qingshan Village is not far from the county seat, the villagers still rely on farming for their livelihood. At most, they can carry vegetables to the county to sell, which is more convenient than other villages.
So when the young and strong people in the village heard that a robber had fled into the mountains and the police called on them to go into the mountains to search, they were reluctant at first, but when they heard that each person could get five dollars, they responded one after another.
Some villagers have flashlights at home, while some do not. Those who do not have flashlights but want to go into the mountains to earn money make torches at home.
When Xiao Song and his friends came over, they saw seven or eight homemade torches. He could only remind them to be careful when using fire and not to set the forest on fire.
Once a forest fire occurs, it will be a major accident.
"Don't worry, people in our village have lived here for generations, and they will definitely be careful." Someone said.
So, under the leadership of the police, a group of people went into the mountains in a mighty manner.
The people of Qingshan Village walked together, and everyone was very happy, thinking that it was easy to make money.
But after half an hour, they were no longer laughing, especially those holding homemade torches.
The autumn rain fell without any moral discipline.
There was no thunder or wind, but suddenly it started to rain, but fortunately it was just a light rain, so everyone continued searching in the mountains.
Xiao Song was also depressed by the sudden change in weather, but he had no choice but to move forward. Fortunately, the temperature was still relatively high and he would not catch a cold even in the drizzle.
Gao Mingcheng had already entered Xiongnan Peak, but searching for someone in the mountains was not an easy task. It would be fine if the other party made obvious noises, but he was afraid that they might hide quietly.
He has sharp eyes and ears, but he also needs a goal.
After walking alone in the mountains for more than an hour, the rain became heavier.
In this situation, it is even more difficult to find people in the mountains.
Gao Mingcheng hesitated for a moment, but decided to go home first.
He hasn't been back for a long time, and many beauties can't help but worry.
In the night rain, he ran down the mountain as fast as he could. Because he had already entered the deep mountains, he happened to meet Xiao Song and the others when he was going down the mountain.
When Xiao Song saw him, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, at least everything was fine.
"Mingcheng, the rain is getting heavier. We decided to go back first." Xiao Song said.
Gao Mingcheng nodded. He thought so too. He glanced at the villagers of Qingshan Village. All of them were soaked. However, he had no money on him, so he asked Xiao Song to write down the list of villagers who went into the mountain and give them the money later.
Although the search of the mountain was ineffective due to the weather, people still contributed their efforts and even got caught in the rain.
On the way back, Gao Mingcheng took a police car.
As soon as I got home, the rain got heavier.
"Be careful on the road, and remember to drink a bowl of ginger and brown sugar water when you go home." Gao Mingcheng said to Xiao Song and others.
"Okay." The police car left quickly, and Xiao Song, who was in charge of driving, sent his colleagues home one by one.
Gao Mingcheng had just reminded everyone to drink ginger and brown sugar water, but as soon as he entered the house, Xuanyuemei called him to drink ginger and brown sugar water.
On the small stove in the kitchen, there is a small pot of ginger and brown sugar water that is always hot, and in the rice cooker, there is also warm food.
Gao Mingcheng first drank a bowl of hot ginger and brown sugar water, and then started to eat his rice in big mouthfuls.
In order to wait for him to come back, everyone in the family has not gone to bed yet and is watching TV in the store.
This TV can only be watched for about two hours when the store is closed at night. During the day, it is placed on the wooden table in the backyard. This time the store was robbed. Maybe the other party went straight for the money. After taking the money from the cash register drawer, they just caused some damage to the store and left quickly.
It was precisely because they left so quickly that the police were unable to catch them in the shortest possible time after they called the police.
It is obvious that this group of people are experienced and are repeat offenders.
"Second brother, have you caught the person?" Gao Shufang asked curiously, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
In her eyes, her second brother is a very powerful person.
If the gang of robbers had robbed in front of Gao Mingcheng, then Gao Mingcheng would definitely have been able to subdue them. But now there is a time difference between the two sides. By the time Gao Mingcheng arrived at the county, the robbers had already run far away.
Before Gao Mingcheng could speak, Xuanyuemei said, "Don't worry about that for now, Mingcheng, you're all wet, go take a shower and change clothes first!"
Gao Mingcheng looked at her and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Xuanyuemei immediately smiled and said, "Much better. I was frightened before. My stomach doesn't hurt anymore after lying down for a while."
At Xuanmei's urging, Gao Mingcheng went to the bathroom on the second floor to take a shower and change clothes.
After he left, Xuanyu Meicai said to Gao Shufang, "Don't ask your second brother later. Judging from his appearance, it is very likely that he didn't catch the person."
After all, she is the person by your side. A lot of things can be guessed from the state of Gao Mingcheng when he came back.
Gao Shufang realized it belatedly and said "oh".
As for Gao Mingli, he said nothing, mainly because he didn't know what to say.
At the time of the incident, he had not yet gotten off work and was still working in the factory.
But even if he was there, he couldn't do anything. Faced with five robbers armed with knives and axes, Gao Mingli didn't dare to step forward at all.
Not long after, Gao Mingcheng took a shower, changed his clothes, and went downstairs.
Gao Shufang immediately brought a stool for him to sit on. After he sat down, Gao Mingcheng explained the situation.
"Let's go to the police station tomorrow to see if there is any latest information. I think it's unlikely that he is hiding in the mountains." Gao Mingcheng said.
Although he came back in a hurry because of the rain, with his speed of running in the mountains, he had searched most of the mountain. If that group of people really ran into the mountains, they would most likely have been discovered by Gao Mingcheng.
So when he was taking a shower just now, Gao Mingcheng clearly realized that the group of people were most likely not in the mountains.
After all, it was only a few villagers who said they went into the mountains, and the police did not witness them entering the mountains with their own eyes.
That night, there was a heavy rain, which washed away the heat of the past few days, and a cold wind came with the rain.
In an inconspicuous house, an old pear-shaped light bulb emits a dim light.
Five people were sitting around a fire, cooking food on the fire.
White mist rose from the pot, followed by the aroma of food. The five people took out their chopsticks and started eating.
Gurgle.
The swallowing sound caused by hunger sounded at an inopportune time.
In the corner, there was a thin man huddled there. He tried to make his presence felt as little as possible, but he was hungry and instinctively made a growling sound when faced with food.
Seeing that some of the five people were looking at him, the thin man hugged his knees with his hands and curled up his whole body.
Suddenly, someone came up to him and kicked him hard.
"Ouch." The thin man groaned and endured the pain.
"Hehe, we, the Five Tigers of Central Plains, have traveled all over the country for so many years, but we didn't expect to be your guns!" A middle-aged man said fiercely, grabbing the thin man's hair with one hand and smashing his head against the wall.
"Have mercy, have mercy! I... I really didn't lie to you. You asked me to name a place with the most money, and I said it according to your request! Look, you got at least more than 2,000 yuan, right? Where else can other stores get so much money? Besides, there are only three women in that store, including a pregnant woman. No one dares to stop you. You can get the money if you go there, right? I really didn't lie to you!"
The thin man protected his head with his hands and begged for mercy quickly.
He didn't expect that this group of people would find his home, and after the robbery and being wanted by the police, they would hide in his home!
When he thought of his mother and sister tied up in the room, he felt very scared, fearing that this group of people would kill all the members of his family.
At this moment, he regretted it.
(End of this chapter)
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