But it is said that Qiaokou Village is forty or fifty miles away from Xiaoshan County, and Chengguan Town, which is close to Xiaoshan County, is still muddy and difficult to navigate. So you can imagine what the roads in Qiaokou Village are like. ([] No pop-up window)
Fortunately, Xue Xiang had the experience of going back to Chengguan Town last time, so he didn't bring a car. In addition, these days, he checked the county annals of Xiaoshan County in detail and the local geographical conditions, especially the geographical familiarity with Qiaokou Village, the concentration point of conflicts.
It went to the extreme, so he did not notify Chu Chaohui this time.
Besides, this kind of round trip of hundreds of miles, running all day and night, is not difficult for a master of Chinese martial arts like Xue Xiang, but for Chu Chaohui, it is no more than a fantasy.
However, it was said that Xue Xiang passed through the county gate at around 6:30, and it took him only two hours to reach the fifty-mile mountain road. After arriving at Qiaokou Village, Xue Xiang took advantage of the moonlit night, scurrying up and down, left and right.
He dodged to the right, but he didn't know how many ditches he had to cross and how many hidden sentries he had to hide before he could enter the village.
Along the way, Xue Xiang almost thought he had returned to the war years, the most brutal period of struggle between ourselves and the enemy. Because the numerous blockades, hidden outposts, and hidden outposts before him were simply breathtaking.
Xue Xiang came into the village and walked slowly along the corners and eaves, observing the conditions of the people in the village. Unexpectedly, after taking a few steps, Xue Xiang felt something strange. It turned out that there were not many households in the village.
With the lights on, at first, he thought it was the villagers who went to bed early, or who were reluctant to light the lights in order to save fuel. But when he passed by a dozen houses, he realized that the real situation was not what he thought, but that there was no one in the house at all.
, because people like Xue Laosan are extremely sensitive to sounds and breaths, and Xue Xiang visited more than a dozen houses, but there was no sound in every house, not to mention snoring, even the sound of breathing was not even a trace.
At this point, Xue Xiang chose the right target and went straight to the big houses with lights on. In Xue Xiang's view, although the defense of this group of people was tight, it was not the key to the art of war, but the external tightness.
Nei Song entered the bright spot, but all the details were illuminated. Xue Xiang glanced at the bright post, the hidden sentry, and the open space. He jumped to the guarded bright post and the hidden sentry was out of sight, so he appeared and came closer.
Have a closer look at the window.
Seeing this, Xue Xiang was stunned. Not to mention that the windows were nailed shut with inverted triangular door panels, but the room was actually densely packed with people, their faces were sallow, and they were crowded together in one place, silent and lifeless. The stench in the room was soaring to the sky.
Qi can be smelled from a long distance away.
What he couldn't bear to see the most was that there were about a dozen young men hanging in the air. Their bodies were covered with blood-red whip marks and lifeless. The skinny arms hanging in the air were covered in veins, and the whole arm was already
It was green and black, and it was obvious that it had been down for more than an hour or two. If it was hung any longer, even if it did not die, both arms would be lost.
Xue Xiang asked himself that he was not a person with a sense of justice, but his simple sympathy, or class sentiment, for the working people was unquestionable. Seeing such a tragic situation, Xue Xiang almost smashed the doors and windows with his fist
, to rescue everyone, but the reason in his heart told him to act like this. It would only scare others, save people for a while, and harm others for the rest of their lives.
Although Xue Xiang has seen the current situation in Qiaokou Village, he still cannot find the root cause of such a situation. At this moment, he definitely does not believe that the two village tyrants in Qiaokou Village caused this situation, because the people guarding the village head
It was none other than the uniformed militiamen of Xiaoshan County. Can a village tyrant command dozens of militiamen?
As for Xiaoshan County's official explanation, the lie that militiamen were sent into the villages to impose martial law in order to prevent large-scale armed fighting was exposed at this moment. Besides, Xue Xiang had never believed this kind of explanation to coax children.
After all, it is not like later generations have the Internet and public opinion supervision. The local government now has absolute control over the local area. Let alone a few village bullies causing trouble, even if the entire village riots, the county government does not even need to send troops.
The town government can easily wipe them out. To deal with a few village tyrants, there is no need to mobilize the troops to arrest them directly and bring them down. And they are not afraid of your large family. They will definitely arrest as many as they come to cause trouble, even if they are killed or maimed.
I'm afraid I have no responsibility at all.
At this moment, Xue Xiang saw the tragic situation in the house, and his heart was anxious, but there was no way to save him, and he couldn't even continue to inquire, because if he wanted to inquire, someone had to answer, but at this moment, he could speak what others said.
The villagers of Qiaokou Village were gathered together and asked to find someone to ask.
Since it was destined to be fruitless, Xue Laosan decided to retreat. Who would have thought that as soon as Xue Xiang turned his head, he heard a tragic groan coming from the room. It turned out that a strong man hanging in the air suddenly woke up and screamed at the top of his lungs.
Xue Xiang listened to the painful howl that made people's teeth hurt. He could no longer suppress the compassion in his heart. He squatted on the ground and picked up a piece of broken tiles. He broke it into several pieces with his hands, sharpened one side, and stretched out his hand to hold it.
One side of the window edge is gently broken, and the window edge is lowered to the corner.
Then, Xue Xiang shot the tiles in his hand like a flying knife. He raised his arms thirteen times in succession, and there were thirteen snapping sounds in the room. It turned out that the rope was cut, and the person hanging in the air fell to the ground.
The sound it makes.
Xue Xiang didn't move much at first, but who would have thought that the noise in the house alerted the big yellow dog tied in front of the door. The big dog immediately barked, and in an instant, the noise around him replaced the tranquility.
With Xue Xiang's ability, he was naturally not afraid of being discovered. What's more, it was a heavy fog in the sky, and he could hear dogs barking, exclaiming, and shouting.
That's it.
At this moment, Xue Xiang turned off the lights in the room, and his mind was still thinking about the dozens of pairs of arms that were hung up and turned black. He really didn't understand why the people of Qiaokou Village suffered such a bad luck. After all, the villagers
The theory of dominating the fields is self-defeating. Besides, there is no love without reason in the world, and there is no hatred without reason. However, Xue Xiang thought about the reason why all the villagers in Qiaokou Village suffered misfortune.
There is only one word "profit", and it is definitely not an ordinary small profit, but a profit that can tempt some big shots in Xiaoshan County, because not just anyone can mobilize the militia.
"But Qiaokou Village is just a small village of two to three hundred households. Although there are a lot of fields in the village, it is nothing to a county. Moreover, there are no mines nearby. Where is the advantage and where is the production?
Where's the profit..." Xue Xiang found himself falling into a terrible paranoia. The more he couldn't figure it out, the more he got into trouble. His mind ached from thinking about it, but his thoughts still couldn't stop.
Xue Xiang stood up suddenly, opened the door, and slipped out. At this time, the heavy fog outside gradually dispersed, and the night was getting better. The night wind was like water, the bright moon was like a hook, and several weeping willows not far away were swaying gently, like
The moon and lake in the mirror were full of patterns. Seeing the beautiful scenery, the obsession in his mind became much lighter. Xue Xiang did not dare to go back to the room immediately, so he stood quietly outside the door.
As soon as he stood there, the sky turned white in the east. The paranoia in Xue Xiang's heart was relieved, but he was still not sleepy, because after standing still for half a night, he had already made up his mind - to go to Qiaokou Village in an upright manner.
, rescued the villagers.
To elaborate, Xue Xiang stood quietly that night. Although he did not think through the source of the problem in Qiaokou Village, he overturned his fear of striking the grass and alarming the snake last night. Because he found that if this situation was allowed to continue, he would never be able to explore the matter.
The truth was, after all, the source of the information was blocked, how could he find out.
Now, what he wants to do is not to scare the grass and scare the snake, but to scare the snake, because only if a pool of spring water is stirred and muddy, he can catch fish in the muddy water! Besides, if these villagers are still under house arrest like this abuse, I'm afraid
In the end, it was difficult for a few to survive.
Now that he has made up his mind, Xue Xiang's heart is full and he will start his action as soon as the sky gets brighter.
When the first ray of sunshine in the morning hit Xue Xiang, there was movement in the room next door to the Xia family's mother and daughter. Xue Xiang knew that if the Xia family's sister-in-law saw him, she would be sure to receive a load of words of thanks and a strict order to the Xia family's family.
Sister, younger sister can't compete with him for water. And Xue Xiang also knows that in this family of three, no one is not busy. Therefore, he doesn't want to waste other people's time, turns around and goes back to the room, picks up the washing utensils, and heads towards the front yard.
Go to the well.
Xue Xiang had just filled a basin of water, and the main room of the Xia family was opened. The little sister of the Xia family walked out wearing slippers, "Brother Xue, when will little sister Xiao Shi come back? I miss her so much. Also, next time, you
When I talk to her on the phone, can you thank her for me? The snacks she gave me are so delicious!"
After getting along for a while, this family got to know Xue Xiang a lot, and Xue Xiang often brought back delicious food from the county committee canteen and came to share a table with the Xia family. Even the eldest sister of the Xia family, who looked down upon her the most, recently
These days, there are a lot less sarcastic words towards him. And the little sister of the Xia family and the eldest sister-in-law of the Xia family are even closer to him. Therefore, now, the little sister of the Xia family no longer has the embarrassment of the past, and she and him
I also speak more freely.
"Thank you. Let's meet up and thank you later. I think she will definitely come over next summer. You guys will have a good time then!"
Xue Xiang knew that the little sister of the Xia family was talking about the little guy sending snacks to her from Lingnan. It happened to be a coincidence that after just talking on the phone at noon yesterday, the package arrived in the afternoon. Xue Xiang opened the little guy and designated it for himself.
After looking at the black package, he saw that it was some dried game of various colors, so he simply gave it to the Xia family along with the red package from the Xia family's little sister.
The younger sister of the Xia family nodded and was about to say more, but was called back by the elder sister-in-law of the Xia family.
After washing up, Xue Xiang went straight to the county party committee compound, had breakfast in the cafeteria, and when he returned to the office, Chu Zhaohui was already there.
, after saying that, he turned around and went out.
At this moment, Xue Laosan was still in high spirits, but little did he know that this trip would almost kill him. (To be continued...)