Xiaolan followed Baomu. Baomu took two steps, turned around, and found that there was only Xiaolan behind him. He first showed a panicked expression, then thought for a few seconds, his face softened, turned his head, and then walked forward.
.
Xiaolan looked at herself and then looked back.
"What's wrong? Brother Baomu, what did you see?"
"It's okay," Baomu waved his hand, and the two of them hid behind a tree to confirm their position, "I was shocked when I saw there were no adults behind me. Then I thought about it, with your ability to protect me, there is no problem.
Yes, I’m relieved.”
"...Oh, so that's it."
The night was thick, and the shadows of other groups could no longer be seen. Xiaolan and Baomu were eager to crawl forward. After cautiously bypassing a few trees, Baomu squatted down, his big black eyes showing alertness.
Light.
"There is a sound, they are nearby."
Xiaolan lay on Baomu's back and squinted her eyes in the direction he was pointing.
About a hundred meters away, there was a small clearing among the trees. Two vague figures were moving in the clearing. Baomu should have heard their movements, but Xiaolan could not.
"It's still far away. We can't see clearly from here. We have to move forward."
"Ah? Are you still going forward?"
"Don't be afraid, Brother Baomu," Xiaolan patted his back, "I'll protect you."
With Xiaolan's encouragement, Baomu trudged forward ten meters. Because he still couldn't see their movements clearly, Xiaolan dragged Baomu forward for more than fifty meters.
heard it.
The sound of digging and removing earth.
The big bag was placed at the feet of Zhao Baihuan and Zhao Qianle. The two shoveled the soil and dug the hole skillfully without saying a word. The only sound in the large open space could be heard was the rustling of the shovel and the soil.
Xiaolan looked around again and saw no other companions. Could it be that they were the only ones found?
"What should we do?" Xiaolan squatted on the ground, looked around, and then looked at the growing pit.
Baomu thought for a while, "Hide well before they come."
"Hey," Xiaolan hugged Baomu, "Can they still silence us?"
"Shh!" Baomu suddenly opened his eyes and lowered his voice, "Someone is coming."
"Is it them?" Xiaolan looked around.
Baomu pressed Xiaolan's head down, "It's not them, it's a strange smell. Lower your head..."
Several ditties floated in the distance, accompanied by drunken mutterings, and slowly, the sound of leather shoes stepping on fallen leaves came closer to the clearing.
Zhao Baihuan and Zhao Qianle also heard it. Zhao Baihuan calmly directed his brother to hide behind the nearby bushes, while he kicked the bag into the hole and quickly got into the bushes.
The drunk man burped and appeared at the other end of the clearing.
He unbuckled his pants and peed in front of everyone he didn't know.
"Uh..." Baomu stared at the picture awkwardly.
"What's wrong?" Xiaolan struggled to look up.
"Wait, Xiaolan," Baomu pressed her head down again, "Wait until he finishes urinating and then you can watch."
"Urine……"
"right."
The drunkard's peeing lasted for a very long time. Finally, he pulled up his pants and burped a few more times. The smell of alcohol in his mouth seemed to permeate directly into Baomu's nose, causing him to retch a few times.
After peeing, it's time to go.
Baomu covered his nose and looked at the man, but his brows gradually wrinkled.
"What's wrong?" Xiaolan tilted her head and noticed Baomu's strange expression.
"Oh, Xiaolan, look," Baomu then let go of his hand, "What is he doing?"
Instead of walking away, the drunkard stared at the ground intently.
"He's looking at something."
Xiaolan's first instinct was that he had discovered the bag in the pit, but when he followed the drunk man's eyes, he realized that was not the case. The pit was some distance to his left, and he probably hadn't seen it yet.
The drunk man wiped his face and then rubbed his eyes.
There was just an ordinary open space in front of him.
At least that's how it seems to Xiaolan.
"There is something on the ground." Baomu didn't think so.
"What is it? I can't see clearly..." After hearing this, Xiaolan squinted her eyes and looked hard.
"There was something round," Baomu's eyes widened, "He bent down! He went to pick it up!..."
Xiaolan can see this clearly.
The drunk man squatted down shakily and grabbed something from the ground.
"Xiao Wang?" The drunk man's voice sounded like he was crying.
Xiaowang?
Xiaolan and Baomu looked at each other.
"Xiao Wang! Xiao Wang!" The drunk man's hand shook, and a soft sound of bells reached their ears, "Wang Wang, is that you? Dad has been looking for you for a long time!..."
"It's a bell." Baomu said in Xiaolan's ear.
The drunk man knelt on his knees and held the bell and shouted for a long time. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and looked down at the empty space where he had just picked up the bell.
He rushed over, shouted, and dug with both hands.
The soil is soft after it has just rained.
Not long after, the drunk man screamed and tremblingly took out something from the soil.
Looking from a distance, the soil is dark and white...
"Oh my God, that's his puppy," Baomu murmured, "Xiao Wang is his puppy."
Xiaolan was half-lying on Baomu's back, her nose suddenly felt sore.
"Xiao Wang! My Xiao Wang!" The drunk man picked up the puppy's skeleton and looked like he was about to fall down in pain. "Who...who hurt my Xiao Wang! Xiao Wang!..."
He cried and turned his head, but his eyes suddenly focused on the bushes where the two brothers Zhao Baihuan were hiding.
"Who?! Who's there?!"
was discovered.
Although they were not discovered themselves, Xiaolan and Baomu still felt a little bit in their hearts.
"You were the one who killed Xiao Wang, right?" The drunkard gritted his teeth and rushed towards the bushes, "I'm going to kill you! You killed Xiao Wang..."
"Brother, this is a misunderstanding," a figure suddenly stood up behind the bushes, "Brother, I don't know what Xiaowang is. I just came here in the middle of the night and saw you coming, so I was so scared that I hid."
Xiaolan took a closer look and saw that the person standing in this dress was Zhao Qianle.
Where is Zhao Baihuan?
Not behind the trees, then he...
The answer came quickly.
Zhao Baihuan suddenly appeared in the bushes behind the drunkard. He stood up, tiptoed, and approached the drunkard step by step.
In his hand, he also held a stone as big as a fist.
"Is he crazy?" Baomu almost stood up, "It's not enough to kill someone else's puppy, but also..."
Zhao Baihuan raised his hand and then put it down.
"You must have seen my little Wang," the drunkard accepted Zhao Qianle's lame excuse and cried, "Xiao Wang...Xiao Wang is my best friend. He has been with me for so many years. My Xiao Wang...
…”
Zhao Baihuan stopped and finally dropped the stone in his hand.
"I'm sorry, brother," he said aloud, "we...we have actually met Xiao Wang."