Chapter 416: A Near Miss
At first, Xia Wange took advantage of the energy she still had and trotted quickly towards the village. Her figure was like a cheetah, moving quickly. If you look closely, you can only see a black shadow moving forward in the moonlight blocked by clouds. But soon, Xia Wange really became a four-legged animal. After entering her own weak circle, she often had to support herself with her hands and crawl forward a few steps. When she was very close to the village, Xia Wange sneaked into an old house and hid behind a large vat. She took out a compass to check the direction.
At the same time, the village was in chaos, and the roads in the village were full of people shouting.
"Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang haven't come back for five minutes after the deadline! No one answered the phone! Something must have gone wrong!"
"Hurry! Hurry up and call up everyone in the village who can move! Go to the cellar and take a look! What happened?"
"No matter what, let's notify the people who are blocking the road first and have them keep an eye on it. If there is any movement, send a message first!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Everyone, move, keep an eye on the path and the entrance to the mountain! Whose footprints are they? Your man is the best at identifying footprints. Let him take the hounds! Hurry!"
Listening to the noisy sounds across the wall, Xia Wange, who was hiding behind a large water tank in the corner, shrank her body. The footsteps on the small path behind the low wall behind her gradually faded away, but footsteps seemed to be heard in the small courtyard in front of her.
Just when Xia Wange was feeling lucky that it was dark and that he still had a place to hide, all of a sudden the lights on the electric poles in the entire village lit up, and the light was like a searchlight that could reach anywhere.
Xia Wange, dazzled by the overhead light, cursed Lao Liu a thousand times in his heart, then turned his head silently and met the gaze of a man who was holding his stomach and deliberately turned on his headlights...
Just as the man was about to call for help, Xia Wange quickly took out the gold bars and held out his hand, saying, "I have a lot more here. Don't call for help. I'll give them all to you."
The opponent was stunned for a second, and taking advantage of this second, Xia Wange took the gold bar and smashed it towards the opponent's solar plexus, and hit him several more times in the process.
When Xia Wange finally caught her breath and slowly walked, leaning against the low wall, she turned her head and met the eyes of a woman holding on to straw.
This was the woman she had seen when she was paraded through the streets. She was the one with a lame leg who walked with a limp.
They looked at each other for three seconds, and just when Xia Wange was about to attack again, the other party directly covered the man with straw, and then pushed Xia Wange back behind the water tank. She also tried hard to squeeze into the corner, completely blocking Xia Wange's figure.
"Aunt, why are you the one turning on the light? Where's uncle?"
The woman pretended to take her hand back, and when she saw the man, she shook her head and said, "You kept complaining of stomach pain, so I came to prescribe the medicine. By the way, Gangzi, when can you get the medicine? Your uncle can't stand the pain anymore."
The woman pointed inside and said, "Why don't you go in and take a look? He just said that he wanted you to take him out of the village and go to the town to see a doctor."
"Where is the time!" Gangzi frowned, "I'm just checking every household to see if anyone has turned on the lights. Auntie, please take good care of uncle. I'll go to the next house first."
After saying that, Gangzi left quickly.
When the woman saw Gangzi leave, she looked around carefully and said, "Go to the woodshed and wait for me. You can't go out for the time being."
After saying that, the woman quickly dragged the man on the ground into the room and threw him back on the bed.
Then he rushed into the woodshed.
She looked around before closing the door and said to Xia Wange, "Wait here for ten minutes. This light consumes a lot of electricity and has a high power consumption. It won't last long before it switches on in rotation. I observe every time there is a problem, and it's like this every time! Believe me, I really want to help you, I really want to help you, although I don't know how to help you get out yet..."
Her voice was a little anxious, as if she was afraid that Xia Wange wouldn't believe her.
It seems that everyone who enters this village has been taught a lesson by "their own people".
Xia Wange looked at her face and nodded, "Don't worry, I believe you, and I won't go out either. I'm going in this direction."
After saying that, Xia Wange pointed in the direction indicated by the compass and asked, "What's in the middle of the village in this direction?"
"A pool," the woman said. "It's not very deep, and there's a pickle jar in the middle of it."
"Kimchi jar?" Xia Wange asked in surprise.
"Yes, everyone in the village said it was the kimchi jar. They said that because of the jar, the kimchi made by every household is delicious." The woman said, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to smash the kimchi... No, I'm going to smash the jar." Xia Wange almost stuttered.
"Then there is still a long way to go. You need to time it." The woman said, moving the pile of firewood against the wall to reveal a corner with a different color from the rest. She poked it gently with the wood, and the soil there fell loosely, revealing a dog hole. "Wait until the lights next door go out, then crawl out from here, then follow the path, then hide, and wait for the next round of lights to go out. You must run the moment it goes out, because people will start guarding the areas where the lights go out later."
"Do you want to escape?" Xia Wange asked, looking at the hole.
"I do. I dream about it." The woman said, "But I'm afraid. My leg was broken when I was caught while escaping. I want to go out, but I can't bear the consequences anymore."
At this moment, the headlights next door went out. Xia Wange looked at the woman and said, "Then protect yourself. Now is the darkness before dawn. It's hard to endure, but you will definitely see the light of day."
After saying that, Xia Wange ducked down and went out. Taking advantage of the darkness, she gained time from the people patrolling on the path. She hid all the way and slowly approached the center of the village.
There were many people shouting on the village road, and Xia Wange also collected information.
That is, they discovered that the people locked in the cellar had run away, and they also found that they had gone into the mountains, and now they have brought people to chase them.
During the time Xia Wange was hiding, he was discovered many times.
Most of the time, it was women who discovered her. The moment they saw her, there was hesitation and panic in their eyes. But when Xia Wange was about to be discovered, they would turn to cover for Xia Wange. Of course, there were also those who had a bad temper and would directly knock down and swipe the men who discovered her.
In this way, Xia Wange stumbled all the way and arrived at the pool safely. She found a stone and held it in her arms, held her breath, jumped in with a plop, then approached the jar, opened the lid of the jar, took out the waterproof bag inside, took out the talisman paper and miscellaneous things and threw them aside, then she took out the bone spur and inserted it fiercely.
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