The whereabouts of the three children were discovered by this group of people. After a chase, only one escaped.

The other two children were captured by them and imprisoned in the temple.

The child who escaped was Hu Afa's eldest son. Of course he came back crying to his family.

Hu Afa was out hunting at that time, and his father was at home. He was also an old hunter and was very prestigious in the local area.

He was very angry after hearing this, thinking that it was a stranger who came to poach, so he immediately brought several hunters nearby, some with shotguns and knives, to demand his release.

Two of them are the fathers of the two children.

Seven of them came to ask for someone.

As a result, the opponent showed off advanced weapons and was outnumbered, so they were shot directly.

It was later learned that Hu Afa's father and six other hunters were all killed on the spot, including three children, and none of them were left alive.

Hu Afa went out hunting early in the morning and was able to escape the disaster.

Unexpectedly, not long after he entered the house in the afternoon, the gang from the Yue Temple came down and detained all the remaining 17 or 17 men, women, and children from the nine households in their village, and took these hostages to another secret

cave.

At this time, Hu Afa realized that they were not foreigners, but Asians, and they seemed to be here to engage in geological exploration.

His father and his eldest son were both dead, and his mother, daughter-in-law, and younger son were all arrested. He was so distraught that he wanted to escape and call for reinforcements.

He took advantage of his captors' unpreparedness and struggled to escape. Two Japanese men kept chasing him.

As a result, he escaped to the lake by accident.

"Young Master, please save us imprisoned villagers." Hu Afa knelt on the ground and kowtowed again.

If he went back alone, he would be simply risking his own life. He would go to other villages to call for help. Not to mention the long journey, the villagers might not dare to come if they are timid.

After he saw Chen Tianhua's methods, he was very sure that this young master could help them rescue the hostages.

"Brother Hu, please don't do this anymore. Get up and talk. Let's discuss what to do together."

Chen Tianhua pulled Hu Afa up. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times today.

"How many people are there in the other party now?" Chen Tianhua then asked.

"There are twelve of them in total. Five of them are carrying packages and left earlier. Two of them were killed by the young master just now. There should be five left. They all seem to have been soldiers and now live in Niutou.

On the west side of the mountain, in a cave halfway up the mountain."

Hu Afa hurriedly told Chen Tianhua the general situation of the other party.

He knew that since the eldest young master asked this question, it meant that he was inclined to go to the rescue, so he quickly continued to cheer, "The eldest young master, if you can save these villagers in our village and avenge my father and the others,

You are our great benefactor, and we will worship you as a god throughout our lives."

"Fellow, you're being too worried. I didn't agree not to save you, but you have to let me think about it carefully." Chen Tianhua waved his hand to stop Hu Afa from continuing to talk.

He understood very well the thoughts and simple feelings of this mountain man at this moment.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.

For such a great kindness, Hu Afa certainly knew that he had nothing to thank him for, so he could only consecrate Chen Tianhua to the throne.

In fact, hearing that the mountain people here were innocently detained or killed by these Japanese devils aroused Chen Tianhua's strong national pride.

As a modern person who has traveled through time, how can we tolerate Asians doing whatever they want in their own sovereign country?

It was certain to rescue the hostages. What he was thinking about was the next motivation of these Japanese people.

Judging from what Huafa said so far, someone left first, probably the main technicians in prospecting or surveying. Most of the people who are left behind now are actually the security personnel of this exploration team.

It is estimated that there is still some tail to finish, so these people are staying, but they will evacuate soon.

The mountain people who detained this small village probably did not want their illegal detection behavior to be exposed, and they might kill people and silence them before leaving.

Chen Tianhua could only guess these things. There might be deeper problems or interests, which of course he didn't know.

But no matter what, these innocent mountain people should be rescued and these Japanese devils should be allowed to stay here forever.

After basically figuring it out, he turned around and told Mao Xin and the others:

"I decided to rescue these mountain people and bury these crazy Japanese devils here forever."

"But young master, if you kill an Orientalist, you are committing the grave crime of having your whole family beheaded. This is not allowed."

Mao Xin had traveled far and wide, and he knew the new laws established by the Qing Dynasty after the Boxer Rebellion.

"Don't worry about this. These Japanese people disguised themselves and sneaked into Guangde, Anhui Province to spy on the mineral resources and topography of the Qing Dynasty. This is a serious violation of the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty and is illegal in itself."

"This group of people has not been here for ten and a half months. They should have been here for a lot of time. Their whereabouts are not limited to Niutoushan. These people and what they do cannot have the permission of the Qing government or county government in advance.

Or report them, kill them and destroy their corpses to wipe out traces. The Japanese people can only be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis and dare not speak out."

Chen Tianhua had already thought of this trick, treating the other person in his own way.

Seeing that Chen Tianhua had already talked about this, Mao Xin and Zuo Gang certainly had nothing to say.

"Then since the young master has made up his mind on how to rescue me, please give me the order."

After all, Zuo Gang was an active soldier and a member of the Li family. It was his duty to express his position first.

Mao Xing just wanted to express his position, but Chen Tianhua waved his hand to stop him.

"Brother Hu, can you ride a horse?" Chen Tianhua asked Hu Afa.

“It’s okay to ride slowly.”

"Okay, everyone, listen to my arrangements!" Chen Tianhua glanced at everyone habitually, and then said in a deep voice:

"This rescue mission will be carried out by Zuo Gang and I, while Mao Xin and Miss Xu will stay here and wait. There are five Murata rifles and more than 30 rounds of ammunition here. It is enough for us to take away three guns and 20 rounds of ammunition.

"

With that said, he picked up a rifle from the spot and handed it to Huafa. He was an Orion and should be good at using long guns.

Zuo Gang here had already taken off all the weapons from the two Japanese men and concentrated them.

"Before departure, let's dig a hole for these two corpses in the forest and bury them to destroy their traces."

"Understood." Zuo Gang took active action first, dragging a corpse into the forest.

Of course, Hu Afa was not willing to lag behind. He got up and dragged the other body closely behind him.

"Young Master, I am not a greedy person. Let me participate in this operation. Come with you. I can shoot well." Mao Xin did not follow to help, but whispered to Chen Tianhua.

.

This time he was sincere and sincere.

"Brother Mao, I know you are a bloody man, but there is no need for it at all. I can deal with just five Japanese people by myself. Besides, we have three people here, which is enough to deal with them. Besides, you have the power to stay here."

The mission is to protect Miss Xu, which is equally important."
Chapter completed!