Chapter 19 Sudden Activation (Part 1)
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Time passed by. The two officers and soldiers were full of wine and feasting. They grabbed a few bundles of dried straw and spread it on the leeward. They burped and untied the rifle and put it aside. They took out cigarettes to face the fire. They sucked the cigarette comfortably and lay down lazily, discussing weakly that they had to wait for a few days in the cold wind and rain before they could return to the city.
In less than ten minutes, one of the two officers and soldiers started to snore, and the other was so clamored that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He whispered and complained, got up, put on a cotton jacket, walked out of the straw shed, stood under the shiny horse lantern, untied his trousers and took out the guy, moaned and shot out a curved column of water, and the strong smell of urine suddenly drifted away with the wind.
The cold wind blew, and the soldier pinched the guy under his crotch a few times, shook his hand and quickly stuffed the guy into his crotch. He was about to turn around with a tight belt, but a thick arm was silently strangled around his neck. A huge force followed. With a crisp "click", the soldier's eyes suddenly burst out and his whole body was stiff. His horrified face twisted behind him. His spastic limbs were swung for a few times in vain in the cold wind and lost their vitality.
Wu Ming held his breath and slowly put the body in his arms on the ground. He looked back at the sleeping officers and soldiers in the straw shed, carefully pulled out the gun from the belt of the body, turned around and walked into the straw shed, quietly came to the sleeping officers and soldiers, stretched out their left hand and suddenly grabbed the officers and soldiers' neck, kneeled down on the officers and soldiers' chests, and the bayonet in his right hand was crossed on the bridge of the officers and soldiers' noses that were struggling desperately.
The officers and soldiers pressed under him were so scared that they were scattered. The sharp bayonet blade cut through the tip of his nose in the middle of his struggle. The blood instantly dyed half of his face red. The severe pain made him wake up quickly, stopping his unnecessary struggle, spreading his hands that had lost strength, and looking at the knife slowly moving to his eyelids in horror. He opened his mouth and did not dare to breathe. His whole body was trembling and completely lost his courage.
Wu Ming let go of the hand that was buckled against the officers and soldiers' necks, picked up the rifle beside him and stood up: "I am the one you are going to catch. I advise you not to try to resist. Your companion is dead and the body is outside. If you think you have a long life, move a few times. I don't mind killing one more."
After Wu Ming said that, he sat casually on the haystack in the middle with a rifle, put the rifle beside him, dragged it across the wooden board in the middle, held up a knife and stabbed it at the big bowl on the wooden board, picked up a large piece of fat pork that was oily, looked at it and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it "click" and chewed it, scaring the officers and soldiers on the haystack were stunned, and the crotch became wet.
"What a fool, you dare to wear this military uniform like this? I have no grudges with you in the past and I don't want to kill you recently, but be honest, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless! Get up slowly, take off your belt and belt, as well as bullet bags and bayonets, and put them carefully in the open space in front of me." Wu Ming didn't even look at the officers and soldiers, and used the bayonet to pick up a large piece of cold pork and eat it. He crossed mountains and rivers for seven or eight hours, and he was really hungry.
Wu Ming's appearance fell into the eyes of the scattered officer and soldier, and turned into a fierce murderous aura and a domineering attitude of despising everything. He didn't bother to wipe away the blood on his face and quickly got up. He trembled and untied his belt and trouser pockets. After that, he bent his waist to get the untied things neatly placed on the open space in front of Wu Wei.
"Why did you make this bullet?" Wu Ming raised his head unhappily.
The officers and soldiers were startled and bowed under Wu Ming's cold gaze: "Just... only so many, ten bullets were fifty, and they were fired when the whole team started this morning. Usually, there were only five bullets, and there were five bullets in the gun, but I never shot a single shot!"
"Squat down!"
The officers and soldiers were startled and squatted down quickly. Wu Ming inserted the bayonet on the wooden board and grabbed the hay to wipe his hands: "Tell me honestly, why did you run from the county town to this countryside to stand guard? Why did you send someone to touch Taijinshan to catch me? Say!"
The officers and soldiers who were so scared that they dared not refuse, and honestly told the story: "Last night, we were woken up in the middle of the night and said that they were found bandits who killed two provincial military officers. Three companies in the regiment were immediately sent out, blocking all intersections at the foot of Taijin Mountain. The third company rushed up the mountain to catch people. Our second company was responsible for blocking the roads leading to various towns and counties in Taijin Mountain. At noon, the third company retreated. When we heard that the person ran away and was not caught, our regiment commander ordered us to come to Huanggu Town to guard the guards, and the other two companies continued to block the major traffic roads around Taijin Mountain."
"You're so forced to stop talking, there are only three companies in a group?" Wu Ming asked in confusion.
"There are four companies, one of which is a baggage company. I have never moved in the military camp. We are the security regiment. There are only 600 people in the entire regiment. I have just received the order to reorganize for less than a month. The battalion commander has not been appointed. I guess I have to recruit soldiers. Hero, I said it is all the truth, all the truth!" The soldier knelt on the ground and was already in tears.
Wu Ming picked up the remaining half of the bottle of wine, smelled it and drank it in one breath, threw away the empty bottle and stared at the trembling officers and soldiers: "Raise your head and look at me!"
"Yes!" The officers and soldiers subconsciously looked up, their eyes touched Wu Ming's murderous eyes, and they were so scared that they immediately turned to the side.
"Who was the one who brought you food and food to the carriage just now? What have you heard? Don't want to hide anything from me, if there is a lie..."
"I tell me! The young man would never dare to tell lies. The two people who brought the meal just now were the guardians of Mr. Chen's mansion in the town. I don't know what their surname was. The accent was from Yushan. They said that our regiment commander had already received the reward from Chen's mansion for us in advance and was drinking with their housekeeper... Also, their steward's surname was Wang. He heard that the eldest wife of Chen's mansion was the second brother of the eldest wife. The eldest wife and our county magistrate Wang were cousins of the same clan. The housekeeper called us Wang as the fifth brother... Also, the well-informed brothers said that it was the housekeeper of Chen's mansion who came to the city to report the news. County magistrate Wang and our regiment commander urgently gathered the team to drive out. The hero should spare my life. I am just a soldier and make no choice. I am also a poor man!" The officers and soldiers knelt down on the ground with a plop, and cried with tears.
"Shut up! Are there any of your guard posts in the town?"
"No more, all three posts are outside the town, two more to the east and south."
"Why are there not in the north?"
"There is a big river to the north, and the other side of the river is a big mountain. The murderer cannot come from the north. The company commander said there will be no trouble, so there is no post."
"How many people are there for each post? How long does it take to change shifts?"
"The two people, like ours, have two shifts in the first and second half of the night. We are paying for the first half of the night."
"Where are the others who don't stand guard?"
"We all rest and wait in the town office opposite Mr. Chen's mansion."
Chapter completed!