"Run!" The fool called back the stunned people, "They really want to kill us!"
The speed of escape accelerated, and the burning camp did not slow down the villagers. Like the sparks bursting out of the blazing flames, clusters of torches were still approaching them.
"We found the way!" Baomu shouted.
Ahead was the winding path they had taken when going up the mountain. Several people quickly emerged from the woods and stepped onto it, running quickly on the still familiar road.
The fool turned around and said, "They are still chasing them. Should we run down the mountain directly?"
"It's so far away from the hotel area..." Xiaoyin panted, her hair already messy and stuck to her face, "What if they still chase me after we get down the mountain?"
"Pineapple!" the Taoist leader suddenly ordered, "Call the hotel owner and ask him to pick us up."
"now?"
"Now." The Taoist priest was very determined and ran steadily at the end while checking the movements of the villagers.
Pineapple took out his cell phone. Surprisingly, the call was connected within a few rings.
"Boss, I'm sorry, we are in danger now, we are in a hurry!...Can you come and pick us up?...We are right at the intersection where you sent us up the mountain. We may run a little further. The people in the village are all crazy!...
"
Putting down the phone, Pineapple said to everyone, "The boss said he would pick us up, we just need to hold on until we get down the mountain!"
With motivation again and seeing the possibility of escaping, everyone ran faster.
The distance between the two groups had narrowed to the point where they could clearly see each other. When they encountered a familiar road, the distance became slightly wider.
"Did the boss say when he would arrive?"
"When I hung up the phone, the boss was already picking up the car," Pineapple held Xiaolan's hand firmly, "It should be soon... we are almost there..."
"stop!……"
The roars of the villagers could be heard from afar. The roars contained anger, threats, and murderous intent that could not be concealed.
Everyone knows that if they are caught, they will definitely be...
There is no use hiding one's body. The two sides have already discovered each other. Now they can only run, run as hard as they can, to be saved.
"Beep!"
An orange light suddenly came from the front, accompanied by a pleasant whistle.
Through this light, everyone discovered that the exit of the mountain road was just ahead. A familiar dilapidated minibus was parked not far away. The lights flashed and a small figure looked left and right at the door of the car.
"Boss!" Fool and Baomu rushed towards the boss. The boss noticed the fast-moving black shadow and quickly opened the car door.
Pineapple helped Xiaolan jump to the path. The boys took the girls' bags and let them get into the car first. Then they got into the car and slammed the door.
The villagers' torches appeared on the mountain road. I thought they had given up, but when they saw the light of the torches, everyone's hearts became anxious again.
The boss said nothing, sat back in the driver's seat, and looked forward.
"Thank you so much, boss!" Pineapple poked his head over, "I didn't expect you to come so soon. Without you, we wouldn't have known..."
"What did you find?"
The boss's tone was different from what they expected, which caught their attention.
The boss sat in the driver's seat without starting the car, nor looking back at them, nor looking out the window. A gloomy and calm voice squeezed out of his throat, making everyone's hearts cool down.
"Boss... let's go first. I'll talk to you on the way." Pineapple looked at the approaching torches and black figures, and got behind the driver's seat.
"Did you...know the secret of Lianshui Village?"
Xiaolan held her forehead, and a sharp pain swept over her instantly.
"What are you talking about!" Xiaoyin shouted, "Drive quickly, they will hurry up..."
Xiaolan closed her eyes and shook her head vigorously.
His eyes were closed tightly, but a messy picture suddenly appeared in front of him.
The gray sky and rain, the roaring face of a strange man, the spinning trees and soil, the leaves and rain dripping into the eyes.
There was also a lot of noise in my ears, as if countless people were talking in my head at the same time, and I had a headache that was about to explode.
"Dad, I don't..."
"This vote..."
"Sister, when will..."
"Seize the opportunity..."
"...Where did you go..."
"Wow, wow, wow..."
Blah blah blah...
Blah blah blah...
Xiaolan opened her eyes.
The headache stopped, and I was still sitting in the car, surrounded by the messy reality.
The fool grabbed the boss by the collar and roared loudly. The boss was like a dead man, lying softly and moving left and right with the fool's shaking, with a desperate smile on his face.
"Where is the key?! Let me ask you where is the key?"
I don't know when it started raining outside the window, and the raindrops fell on the car window and slowly slid down. The rain extinguished the villagers' torches. The villagers stopped running, threw away the useless torches, and walked towards the car.
"Boss, why are you doing this!" Pineapple shouted desperately, "Don't you also know about Lianshui Village?"
"Anyway, if the truth comes out, let's all die together..." The boss tilted his head, with a miserable and terrifying smile on his face, "I don't care anymore, it's better to die..."
"You're crazy! You're crazy!" Xiaoyin screamed.
Is it better to die?
Xiaolan smiled sadly.
His face was wet from the rain, and his eyes were in disbelief.
Broken bones, shattered flesh, flowing beneath the body, blood flowing into the rain.
It hurts so much, it hurts so much.
This is……
Is it better to die?
"secret?"
Two words came out of his throat, a low and joking voice that didn't seem to belong to Xiaolan.
"We discovered some secrets."
The car became quiet, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Xiaolan inexplicably.
The villagers have slowly gathered around, holding knives, axes or spades and forks in their hands.
"We know..." Xiaolan raised her head and stared straight at the boss with bloodshot eyes, "Miao Miao was killed by them!" This chapter has been completed!