Chapter 511 I want your money, and I want your life
When Gao Mingcheng followed Maozi and took many twists and turns to a remote and desolate mountain near the neighboring county, doubts began to emerge in Gao Mingcheng's heart.
There are high mountains ahead and no road.
Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to stop the tractor. He looked at the endless mountains and asked, "Is this really the place?"
Maozi seemed a little surprised. He stretched his neck and looked ahead. After a while, he pointed to a protruding peak and said excitedly, "That's right. That person told me to keep walking along this road until I see a peak that looks like an eagle's beak. That's it. Brother Mingcheng, look at that peak. Doesn't it look like an eagle's beak?"
Gao Mingcheng looked in the direction Maozi pointed, and the protruding mountain peak did look a bit like an eagle's beak.
And the entire mountain looks like an eagle looking down.
"Where are the sellers?" Gao Mingcheng asked again.
Maozi thought for a moment and said, "There should be someone leading the way. Brother Mingcheng, wait a minute. I'll ask."
Maozi put his hands together to his mouth, making a trumpet shape, and shouted: "Hey! Is anyone here? We are here to buy something!"
He shouted several times in a row. After a while, a deep voice came from behind a hillside, saying, "You've taken the wrong road. There's nothing to sell here. My sheep are grazing in front. You can't go any further!"
Maozi was startled, and quickly shouted: "A brother named Damao called me here, saying there are many good things here, and he even showed me a vase."
"Da Mao? Were you called by Damao?" At this time, the person who was hiding behind the hillside and talking finally showed up.
Judging from his dress, he looks like a local villager.
But Gao Mingcheng noticed something unusual through their conversation.
The man was about forty years old, with dark skin, cracked hands and stains under his nails. In contrast to his simple attire, his eyes were sharp and shrewd.
He looked Maozi and Gao Mingcheng up and down and didn't speak for a while.
Maozi didn't notice anything was wrong and said foolishly, "Yeah, Brother Damao knew I was collecting antiques everywhere, so he said we were destined to be together. His name is Damao and mine is Maozi, so our names are quite similar. Hehe."
The man stared at Maozi for a few seconds, then looked away. He pointed at Gao Mingcheng and asked, "Who is he?"
Maozi said quickly, "He is my boss. I sell all the antiques I collect to him. Brother Mao said he has a lot of good stuff, but they are expensive. With my limited capital, I can't even afford the worst vase, so I called the boss over."
"Don't worry, brother. As long as the item is genuine and good, we will buy it!"
Maozi didn't know how much money Gao Mingcheng had, nor did he know how deep the water was here, but his confident expression fooled the man.
"You... brought money?" The man looked relieved, but still wanted to confirm.
He was staring at Gao Mingcheng and asking, so Gao Mingcheng patted the bag he was carrying to indicate that the money was inside.
There are no large-denomination banknotes or bank cards now. If you want to carry a large amount of cash out, you must bring a bag.
This time, the man was completely relaxed. He said to the two men, "Come with me. It's not time to sell the goods yet. You can take a rest in the house where I keep the sheep first."
"Oh, my name is Lao Chen." Lao Chen led the two people and continued to walk into the mountains. After walking for a while, they heard the bleating of sheep. Looking around, they could see more than a dozen goats scattered in the forest and eating grass.
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived here.
It was October and it was getting dark. Lao Chen led them forward again. After turning around for another ten minutes, they saw a small wooden house on the hillside.
The cabin was built in the mountains, so naturally there were no electrical wires and the interior was lit by kerosene lamps.
As soon as Maozi entered the cabin, he looked around and asked impatiently, "Lao Chen, where are the things? Brother Mao said there are a lot of things for sale here!"
Old Chen chuckled and said, "Didn't I just say that? It's not time to sell the goods yet! You guys take a rest here first, I'll go outside and get the sheep to the sheepfold."
Seeing that Lao Chen was about to leave, Gao Mingcheng said, "Hey, just tell me a time. If you have to wait a few more hours, I'll take a nap first. I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm already sleepy now!"
When Lao Chen heard Gao Mingcheng say that he didn't sleep well last night, his eyes flickered, and then he said, "Then go to sleep. You can't check the goods until the early morning. There will be other buyers by then, not just the two of you."
Maozi let out a weird cry, his expression cracked: "What? I have to wait till the early morning to check the goods? I haven't even had dinner yet!"
This time, no matter how stupid Maozi was, he felt something was wrong. He looked at Gao Mingcheng, waiting for Gao Mingcheng to make a decision as to whether they should leave or stay.
When Lao Chen heard what Maozi said, he frowned, but still said, "There are sesame cakes and water in this room, and there is also a kettle. You can boil some water to drink."
Maozi was even more panicked after hearing this. He said, "Brother, how about we go back?"
He was quite smart and when he realized something was wrong, he stopped calling Gao Mingcheng's name.
Gao Mingcheng naturally knew that something was wrong, but as the saying goes, "the more skilled you are, the bolder you are." His life has been relatively quiet recently, and the restless factor in his body has been stirring.
"Now that we're here, let's take a look at the goods before we leave. Besides, it's getting dark now and it's not safe to go back down the mountain. Maozi, let's boil a pot of hot water and then heat up the sesame cakes. Hey, Lao Chen, do you want to eat some together?" Gao Mingcheng asked Lao Chen as he prepared to boil water.
Lao Chen said with a smile: "I won't eat it. I'll eat it over at the sheepfold later."
"Okay, after I eat the sesame cake, I'm going to take a nap. When it's time to check the goods, come here and call me." Gao Mingcheng said.
Old Chen naturally agreed.
After Lao Chen left, Maozi immediately said, "Brother, let's go back. I think something is weird here, something is wrong!"
Gao Mingcheng continued to light the fire. The sesame cakes were placed in a bamboo basket. They felt hard to the touch and no one knew how long they had been there.
But he smelled it and felt it was edible.
He put the sesame cakes next to the fire to bake, and whispered: "Don't be impatient, Maozi. Even if they want money, they won't take your life."
But I can’t say it, I want their money and their lives at the same time! ——Gao Mingcheng complained in his heart.
Maozi became even more anxious. He thought Gao Mingcheng had no experience in the underworld and didn't see the problem. It turned out that he did see it, but didn't want to leave!
But Maozi was anxious for a while and then he comforted himself.
Gao Mingcheng is not afraid, so what is he afraid of?
Gao Mingcheng is so powerful that he can beat ten people alone! Besides, the money is Gao Mingcheng's money, so no matter what happens, he won't suffer much loss!
Thinking of this, Maozi felt calmer. He followed Gao Mingcheng's example and started baking sesame cakes to eat.
This sesame cake is cold and hard. It is inedible unless it is heated up.
After eating the sesame cakes, the water in the kettle had boiled hot. There were some coarse porcelain cups and bowls in the room that could be used to hold water.
Gao Mingcheng poured a bowl of water, waited until it was almost cool, and drank it all in one gulp.
He walked out of the cabin and began to observe the situation around him.
At this time, Old Chen appeared out of nowhere again, and seeing Gao Mingcheng strolling outside, he asked, "Are you full?"
Gao Mingcheng said, "I'm full. I'm going to pee. I'm going to sleep soon. I'm a light sleeper and I wake up easily. I can't have any lights on. Lao Chen, you must come and call me when you're done looking at the goods!"
Lao Chen nodded and said, "Okay, go to sleep. I will definitely come and call you when the time comes."
After talking to Lao Chen, Gao Mingcheng turned around and started peeing against a tree.
After finishing peeing, he walked into the cabin again carelessly.
He lay down at the innermost part of the cabin, seemingly ready to sleep.
When Maozi saw Gao Mingcheng was about to sleep, he panicked again and whispered, "Brother, do you really want to sleep?"
"What are you doing if you're not sleeping? You should sleep too!" Gao Mingcheng muttered, and after turning over, he started snoring.
Maozi was dumbfounded. He fell asleep like this?
How can you fall asleep in this desolate mountain, in this strange little cabin?
Maozi was extremely panicked, but he didn't dare to go back alone.
Because he was afraid and because the light was dim when he entered the mountain, he actually forgot the way!
Just when Maozi was getting anxious, Gao Mingcheng, who was lying down and sleeping, suddenly sat up.
"Maozi, I have to go out for something. You stay here to cover me. If that old Chen comes here to check the situation, don't let him turn on the light. Just say there is light, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well."
Maozi was dumbfounded. Before he could answer, he saw Gao Mingcheng's figure flash by and ran towards the mountain.
Hey, wait... take me with you!
Before Maozi could finish his words, Gao Mingcheng had completely disappeared.
It was already pitch black outside.
He saw neither the flock of sheep nor Lao Chen. It seemed as if there was only this lonely little wooden house in the world.
Maozi was so scared that he quickly closed the door.
He hid in the cabin and wanted to make a fire, but was afraid that the light would reveal that Gao Mingcheng had left.
In the end, he could only run around in circles in a panic, but there was nothing he could do.
After Gao Mingcheng realized that Lao Chen had gone far away, he left the cabin and followed Lao Chen's trail.
It was already dark, but Lao Chen did not take out his flashlight. He seemed to be very familiar with the area, and he walked steadily even in the mountains.
After walking for about ten minutes, we saw a few sheds in front of us. However, the sheds were covered with tarpaulins, so they were windproof and warm inside.
"Da Mao, today's game is to deal with Shi Lao San, why did you call a young man here?" Old Chen asked harshly as he entered the shed.
Damao said nonchalantly, "Shi Laosan is very smart. If we don't invite a few real buyers, I'm afraid he will notice something is wrong and leave."
"Nonsense, we found someone to act as the buyer!"
"Okay, everyone is here. One more or one less won't make much. Since he comes with money, let him buy it!" At this time, another person spoke.
Old Chen snorted and said, "I've arranged for them to stay in a cabin on the mountainside. When Shi Lao San is about to arrive, I'll bring them up."
"OK."
Gao Mingcheng hid outside and heard the conversation inside clearly.
His five senses were sharp and he could sense that there were at least seven or eight people in the shed. In order not to alert the enemy, he left quietly.
He walked very lightly and quickly, and never accidentally made any noise while eavesdropping.
When they were far away, he ran as fast as he could, heading towards the foot of the mountain.
When he arrived at the place where he parked his tractor, he did not choose to drive away, but continued to run towards the county.
Driving a tractor makes too much noise and easily attracts those people's attention. Besides, the speed of the tractor is not even as fast as his running speed!
But because it was quite far away, even for Gao Mingcheng, it took him more than an hour to reach the police station.
There were people on duty at night at the police station. Gao Mingcheng was not very familiar with the person on duty today, but they knew each other, so Gao Mingcheng said breathlessly: "I have a major case and I need to talk to Director Gao. Please call Director Gao for me. I'll take a rest first."
Even though he was Gao Mingcheng, he was exhausted after running all the way.
After asking the person on duty to call Gao Guobing and Gao Guobing's capable subordinates, Gao Mingcheng took the opportunity to rest here for a while.
But after he caught his breath, he thought about it and decided to use the police station's phone to call home.
Although it wasn't far away, he still needed to conserve his energy.
Fortunately, the clothing store had installed a telephone. After dialing the number, it only rang twice before someone answered the phone.
"Hello, who is this?"
There were many beautiful voices coming from the other end of the phone.
Gao Mingcheng pursed his lips and smiled. He pretended to be relaxed and said, "It's me, Duomei. Uncle Guobing and I have to do something tonight, so we won't go back to sleep. You guys go to bed early and don't have to wait for me."
Xuanyuemei recognized Gao Mingcheng's voice and said immediately, "You've been gone for so long, I was worried about you! Now that you're with Uncle Guobing, I feel relieved."
"Yeah, that's it."
Gao Mingcheng hung up the phone and felt relieved.
After eavesdropping on the conversation between those people, Gao Mingcheng knew that this matter was not simple.
The Shi Lao San mentioned by those people, he had seen him from afar in his previous life. It was said that he was very good at tomb robbing and his methods were very vicious. Later, it was heard that he had smuggled into the beautiful country.
Gao Mingcheng originally wanted to find out the situation first, and then act according to the circumstances, first subdue the person, and then take the things for himself.
As for the people, they can be handed over to Gao Guobing for handling later.
But after hearing the name Shi Laosan, he knew that he couldn't act rashly.
Because before he went out, he was completely defenseless and had no weapons on him.
To deal with ordinary people, he could just use his bare hands, but to deal with Shi Lao San, he thought it would be better to be safer.
He came down the mountain to report the news, firstly to catch Gao Guobing and his men red-handed, and secondly to get their equipment.
But there is no rush for equipment. He is now eyeing the rice candies brought by the staff on duty!
He had eaten two sesame cakes in the cabin before, but his stomach was still growling with hunger, so he took them without asking, intending to give some compensation later.
The production of this rice candy is quite complicated. First, the rice is cooked, then spread out to dry in the shade, and then fried together with clean sand to make popcorn.
Finally, boil the maltose syrup, mix it with the popcorn, pour it into the mold, flatten it and cut it into pieces.
If conditions are better, some fried peanuts and sesame seeds will be added to make it taste better and more fragrant.
This rice krispie candy must have been made not long ago, it's still quite crispy. Gao Mingcheng eats one in a bite, and his mouth is full of the delicious taste.
After eating all the other person's rice candies, the man finally brought Gao Guobing over.
Gao Mingcheng wiped his mouth and said to the man apologetically: "I was so hungry that I couldn't help but eat your rice candy. Next time I'll buy you two kilograms!"
The man quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's just a few pieces of rice krispie candy."
Gao Mingcheng smiled and decided that he would definitely repay this favor.
Gao Guobing also ran all the way over. When he saw Gao Mingcheng, he immediately asked, "Mingcheng, what's the case?"
Gao Mingcheng did not elaborate, because time was running out and they had to get to the mountain as soon as possible.
Gao Mingcheng said: "Uncle, don't talk about that for now, hurry up and get your equipment! Just give me an iron rod!"
Gao Guobing looked at him deeply, but tactfully did not ask any more questions. He trusted Gao Mingcheng very much and still remembered the time when Gao Mingcheng gave him credit.
Thinking of this, his heart began to get excited.
While he was getting his equipment, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Song and Huang Dazhi also ran over quickly.
They all live near the police station and are Gao Guobing's right-hand men.
Seeing that everyone was present, Gao Mingcheng said, "Let's go first. I'll tell you about the situation when we're on the road."
They looked at each other and tacitly did not ask any questions. They came to the parking lot in the yard and got into an old jeep.
Gao Mingcheng was driving, Gao Guobing sat in the passenger seat, and the other three squeezed in the back.
(End of this chapter)
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