At this time, Chen Tianhua took Hu Afa, and the two stood at the entrance of the cave and explained to him the urgent matters that needed to be done next.

First, let the villagers carry their dead relatives back and set up a mourning hall to offer sacrifices according to local customs, etc.

The next step is to properly handle these murder scenes.

He asked Hu Afa to organize the young people in several villages to find a hidden place to burn the bodies of these Japanese people and bury them deeply, destroying the corpses and eradicating any traces, especially the blood stains.

The firearms, ammunition and instruments left by the Japanese should be hidden in a reliable and dry place first, and then taken out for use when needed in the future.

All the mules and horses owned by the Oriental people were left in the village, and they did not take them away.

We must tightly block the news and try not to let everything that happens here leak out. Anyone who asks will tell you that they don’t know.

Hu Afa nodded and said yes repeatedly, bowed himself and went to prepare according to Chen Tianhua's instructions.

After Hu Afa and the villagers were all busy, Chen Tianhua held a lantern in his hand and went into the cave to search.

This natural cave is not big, and it is warm in winter and cool in summer and very dry.

He mainly searched the working areas of the Oriental people and found that there were many topographic and landform drawings and materials from the three provinces of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangnan (Jiangsu).

Of course, the information on Guangde and Changxing is more detailed.

Chen Tianhua gathered together what he considered to be the most important and useful things and bundled them up, ready to take them away himself.

Those that he considered to be of little value were also gathered together and burned on the spot.

There is also a large amount of food in this cave, mainly canned food, fish and meat, as well as several bottles of sake and several large packages of compressed biscuits.

There are also some clean clothes and complete bedding.

Chen Tianhua picked out bigger clothes and changed out of the one he was wearing.

To Chen Tianhua's great surprise, he found two Japanese single-lens reflex cameras, two military high-power telescopes, and two copper-shell flashlights.

These are rare items nowadays. They represent the most advanced instruments and equipment in the world today and are very precious.

He installed the flashlight and opened it, and wow... it was fully usable. It was an extended flashlight with three dry batteries, and the dry batteries were all new.

When he finished cleaning these things, he found that it was getting late outside the cave. He took out his pocket watch and saw that it was already half past six in the afternoon.

Thinking about it, it must have been more than two hours since Zuo Gang left here. No matter how slow he was, he could have made more than two trips back and forth.

Just as he was walking toward the cave entrance muttering, heavy footsteps sounded outside the cave.

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived.

Zuo Gang, Mao Xin, and Xu Yunyuan all came, each carrying a lot of things, including wild mushrooms, three hares, two pheasants, and a lot of firewood.

"Oh, I'm just saying that after taking so long, it turns out you guys were thoughtful and brought so many things along the way." Chen Tianhua warmly welcomed everyone in.

It turned out that Zuo Gang returned within half an hour.

At that time, Mao Xin and Xu Yunyuan were safe and sound hiding in the woods. They had a good view and their eyes were fixed on the empty lawn.

Seeing Zuo Gang riding a horse and holding two horses in his hand, he understood that he was coming to pick them up, so he immediately walked out happily to greet them.

"Welcome Brother Zuo Gang on his triumphant return." Mao Xin shouted loudly and greeted him with a smile. Xu Yunyuan could not help but smile at Zuo Gang.

"How's it going? Are you done?" Mao Xin asked about the result.

"Of course, I shot and killed two Japanese guys on the spot."

Zuo Gang looked very proud as he mercilessly moved the Japanese guy who he and Hu Afa had beaten to death onto himself.

"Then congratulations to Brother Zuo." Mao Xin clasped his hands and said with a smile on his face.

In fact, he believed what Zuo Gang said.

Because the eldest young master personally took action, and three fully armed men went to deal with five unsuspecting Japanese guys, the chances of winning were very high.

But he was doubtful about Zuo Gang's self-proclaimed achievements.

Mao Xin didn't think that this Huaibei soldier who usually liked to chatter had such great abilities despite having never even killed a wild rabbit?

He really didn't believe it.

But this time Mao Xin obviously underestimated Zuo Gang. After these few days of forced training, he really tempered his will and fighting power.

He was facing a battle now, unlike when he followed Chen Tianhua to Cuixiang Courtyard a few nights ago, his whole body was shaking.

"The eldest young master asked me to pick you up, and we will move there together. There is a natural cave over there, and the conditions are very good."

Zuo Gang picked up the towel handed over by Mao Xin, washed his face and hands in the lake, and then packed everything on the ground into the horseback bag.

"Hey brother, let's dig some wild mushrooms and hunt some hares along the way. Otherwise, what will happen to us for dinner?"

Mao Xin didn't think too well. Of course he didn't know that there were cans and food in the cave.

"Okay, let's go together and divide the work and work together to seize the time."

In this way, the three of them were walking in the forest, picking mushrooms, chopping firewood, and of course shooting hares and pheasants with guns.

In this regard, Mao Xin has a strong point, but Zuo Gang is not inferior.

Xu Yunyuan was not idle this time, and actively helped to pick wild mushrooms, bundle firewood, and carry things.

She accidentally cut her finger on a thorn on a branch, and a little blood flowed out, but she didn't say a word, pressed it with her finger for a while, and then rushed back.

As night fell, Huafa and the others cleaned up the corpses and blood stains in the cave.

Chen Tianhua wanted to let them have a barbecue, but they said they wanted to go back and keep vigil for their relatives, so they didn't force it.

It was still very warm in the cave, so the four of us gathered together to start grilling and cooking dinner.

The iron pots, ceramic bowls, chopsticks, salt and seasonings left by the Oriental people make it look like a picnic.

In addition, they also opened two cans and sake, so the dinner was very rich.

There are three very fat hares, two pheasants, a big pot of mushroom soup, and canned food, which I can't finish.

Mao Xin means that the hare and pheasant are roasted and can be eaten on the road tomorrow.

I can eat two wild rabbits tonight, along with the canned fish and roasted mushrooms, which will be pretty good.

Zuo Gang is a complete layman when it comes to barbecue. It should be said that today is the first time he has had barbecue outdoors.

He had scaled and disemboweled the four fish this noon, and Mao Xin and Chen Tianhua were cooking the grilled fish.

As for wild rabbits at night, he was even more incapable of being skinned by an outsider. Mao Xin was the easiest to skin.

Zuo Gang only added firewood to the fire in front of him from time to time, as if his eyes were a pair of vents. He was indifferent to what was happening in front of him, and only occasionally glanced at Chen Tianhua.

Chen Tianhua placed two fat, skinned hares on a tree trunk and roasted them over the fire.

After a while, the roasted fat dripped into the fire and squeaked loudly, and a smell of meat filled the nostrils.
Chapter completed!