"Comrade, who are you looking for?"
Meng Xunzhou nodded politely, "Excuse me, is Captain Chen here?"
Zhang Qingmei shook her head. "Captain Chen took people up the mountain to catch the bad guys, and he hasn't come back yet."
Meng Xunzhou and Xu Qiang looked at each other and knew who Chen Hui and his men were going to catch, so they asked, "Then do you know which direction Captain Chen and his men went?"
Although Meng Xunzhou and Xu Qiang were wearing military uniforms, Zhang Qingmei didn't understand what they were doing, so she didn't rush to answer and asked, "What do you want to see Captain Chen for?"
"My name is Xu Qiang, and I'm Xu Li's brother. I heard from Xu Li that Captain Chen went to capture those two strong men. Let's go and take a look. Maybe we can help." Xu Qiang said.
Zhang Qingmei breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, it turned out to be Comrade Xu's brother. Captain Chen and the others are heading up the mountain."
After that, she added with some concern: "But they went up the mountain before dark this afternoon and haven't come back yet. I wonder if something happened to them."
"How many people went there in total?"
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"Four."
Four people chased two people and even went into the mountains.
It's difficult when it's still daylight, let alone at night.
What's more, there are wild boars in the mountains.
Meng Xunzhou acted promptly, said a few words to Zhang Qingmei, and then went up the mountain with Xu Qiang following the route Zhang Qingmei had indicated.
They walked towards the mountains, and not long after, they heard noises and saw the light of fire.
The two stopped and hid their bodies.
Only when those people came closer could Meng Xunzhou hear what they were saying clearly.
"Those two are so sneaky, how can we catch them?"
"You still have to go to work tomorrow, go back and have a rest."
"By the way, can the captain and Zhihua do it together? Nothing will happen, right?"
"I guess they just don't want to give up and want to look for it again. If they can't find it, they will come back. If you ask me, those two must have run away a long time ago. Running into the mountains at this late hour, isn't that courting death?"
"You are right."
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When the two educated youths came up to them, Meng Xunzhou deliberately made some noise.
The two educated youths were startled and raised the long sticks in their hands to their chests, standing back to back with a defensive look.
Meng Xunzhou walked out from behind the tree and said, "Comrade Zhiqing, we are here to look for Captain Chen. Could you please show us the way?"
It was dark, so to avoid misunderstandings between the two educated youths, Xu Qiang also came out and said, "I'm Xu Li's brother. We've heard about what happened today. Could you please help me find the way?"
One of the educated youth put down his long stick, but did not show any intention to show the way. Instead, he advised: "Why don't you not go into the mountains? It's very dangerous in the mountains after dark. The captain and his men should be back soon. Why don't you go to the educated youth camp and wait for him?"
"Yes, yes." Another educated youth echoed.
Meng Xunzhou thought for a moment and asked, "We heard what you said just now. Do you know if there are other ways down the mountain nearby?"
The old educated youth who had advised Meng Xunzhou and Xu Qiang to wait at the educated youth point slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot, there really is one, it's only about half an hour away from here, but it's a bit of a detour if you go up the mountain."
"Then please help lead the way, in case we happen to block those two people over there." Meng Xunzhou looked expressionless, but he was happy in his heart.
The two old educated youth had already exhausted their energy on the mountain in order to chase the two strong men. Now, even if they wanted to reach another exit quickly, they were unable to do so.
If it weren't for the fact that they were exhausted, Chen Hui would not have let them go down the mountain early.
After walking for about ten minutes, Meng Xunzhou couldn't help but ask, "How far is this place from the location you mentioned?"
At this point, the old educated youth were a little embarrassed to say that they couldn't walk any more, so they could only bite the bullet and say, "Keep going, and you'll see a small river. After crossing the river, walk along the mountain road for another ten minutes or so and you'll arrive."
"How about this, Xu Qiang and I will go ahead, and you guys will follow behind. If you encounter those two, don't rush to confront them head-on, just find a way to delay them."
This was the best excuse Meng Xunzhou could think of at the moment, so as not to hurt the self-esteem of the two old educated youth.
The two old educated youths looked at each other and nodded, saying, "That's good. Thank you for your hard work."
The four of them understood each other tacitly.
Meng Xunzhou and Xu Qiang ran forward quickly. When they were close to the small river mentioned by the old educated youth, Meng Xunzhou raised his hand and Xu Qiang stopped, squatted down, and used the surrounding bushes to hide his body.
But Meng Xunzhou had already hidden to the other side.
As the two men hid their figures, two figures appeared on the other side of the stream.
In the dark night, with the faint light of the moon shining on the river, one could see that the other person was large and burly, and behaved rudely.
Obviously not an educated youth.
The identities of these two people are self-evident.
In the darkness, Meng Xunzhou silently made a series of gestures to Xu Qiang.
Xu Qiang nodded, turned around quietly, avoided the sight of the two strong men, and walked away to the other side.
A few minutes later, two strong men waded over in the river.
"I am so exhausted. Are those educated youths really that serious? They have been chasing us for so long."
"If I had known, I would not have listened to that old woman's lies. I almost got caught, and the educated youth who led the group injured my arm."
"Humph, she has caused us so much trouble. Not only will we ask her to return the remaining half of the money, but we will also have her pay for our medical expenses."
"What if she doesn't give it to me?"
"Don't give it to her? Then let her bleed!"
The shorter and stronger man said this and waved the dagger in his hand.
The blade reflected a bright light under the moonlight.
At this moment, Meng Xunzhou rushed out from the bushes like a cheetah.
In his hand he held a short knife about the length of his forearm.
As he quickly approached the two sturdy men, he slashed at the wrist of the sturdy man with the shorter head quickly, fiercely and accurately.
With a "clang", the dagger in the sturdy man's hand fell to the ground and hit the rocks by the river, making a crisp sound.
The taller and stronger man reacted and subconsciously pulled the stronger man over to avoid Meng Xunzhou's next round of attack.
The wind from the fist brushed past the short and strong man's nose, making him break out in a cold sweat.
The two strong men retreated repeatedly and stepped into the river again.
"Second brother, this...is this a human or a ghost?"
"I don't know, are you seriously injured?"
The sturdy man known as "Old Two" only then realized the pain in his wrist.
He frowned, covered the wound, and could feel that the blood flowing out of the wound was warm.
"Boss, why don't we just run? I...I'm bleeding a lot."
The "Boss" stared at Meng Xunzhou vigilantly, guarding against his next attack. Immediately, the "Boss" growled, "Go!"
As he said that, the "Boss" suddenly pushed the strong man whose wrist was injured by Meng Xunzhou across the river.
Seeing that they were trying to run away, Meng Xunzhou would not let them go easily. He turned the dagger in his hand, changed the angle, and rushed towards the "boss".
The other strong man was only concerned with running across the river and didn't pay any attention to the fight here.
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