Chapter 48: Trapped in Desperate Situation Thinking of Escaping

  The complexion of Jiang Chao Tian on the hillside changed greatly at this time, and he was no longer as calm and composed as he had been watching a play. He never thought that five to three, including two soldiers from the 12th group's team guard squad, would be taken down without even having a chance to fight back. Jiang Chao Tian was furious in his heart, although the opponent had used some tricks, you should have held on for a while and let me escape, it was too damn humiliating.

  Jiang Chao Tian was muttering to himself on the slope, while Zhu Shi Jun had already set his sights on him from below. What Zhu Shi Jun hated most were people who shouted "Brothers, come and help me!" during a fight, but then yelled "Brothers, hold them off for me!" when retreating, hiding behind others while fanning themselves, pretending to be Zhuge Liang, letting others take the fall. Seeing Jiang Chao Tian on the slope, shaking with fear, about to make a run for it, Zhu Shi Jun charged up and gave him two loud slaps on the ears, sending him tumbling down from the earth slope.

  Jiang Chao Tian was born with a golden key in his mouth. When he was very young, his father became a big shot, and wherever he went, he was surrounded by flowers and applause. Now, Jiang Chao Tian was being slapped in the face by Zhu Shi Jun's two fiery ears, humiliated to the bone. On one hand, he secretly resented the useless guards, on the other hand, he made up his mind to tear the three little brats in front of him into pieces.

  Zhu Shijun didn't care what he thought, took off his short sleeve and put it on the woman beside him. He looked up to see Jiang Chaotian gritting his teeth, his face full of anger, and immediately got angry. How dare you not obey? Under the woman's pitiful gaze, Zhu Shijun instantly transformed into Wong Fei-hung, rushing down from the mountain slope, flying up two meters away from Jiang Chaotian, and kicking his buttocks. Jiang Chaotian's body, which had just stood up, was kicked out far away, hitting two bamboo trees, and fainted. Zhu Shijun shook his long hair with one hand, smiled brightly at the woman on the slope, making the sad woman in her heart cry and laugh.

  Zhu Shijun was still measured in his actions, and if he had kicked anywhere other than the buttocks from such a high place, it would have been impossible not to take someone's life. Zhu Shijun also thought thrice, in order to save the girl's wounded heart, in order to make his tall and majestic figure deeply imprinted in the girl's heart, there was only one way - to take a risk. Poor Jiang Chao Tian had become the tool for him to show off and steal the girl's heart.

  The five unlucky ones became the six unlucky ones, each with injuries and bruises, stumbling and supporting each other as they got up. The guys looked terrified as they shook Jiang Chao Tian, who was still unconscious. If this young master died here, everyone would be finished, ready to flee to the ends of the earth. After calling out for half a day, Jiang Chao Tian didn't wake up, and they immediately panicked, taking three steps at a time as they carried him towards the old temple, soon hearing the roar of an engine starting up.

  Lei Xiaotian and the other two didn't think of leaving them behind, handing them over to the public security bureau or anything like that. It's said that this kind of malicious crime is being severely cracked down on and punished right now, but the ringleaders have been fighting each other and never voluntarily implicated the Six Panels in it. Even when they lost a fight, they would call their friends over to continue fighting back, even if they were injured and bleeding, they would endure it themselves and absolutely not go to the public security bureau to report the case. What's the difference between that and kids fighting and losing, then calling their parents for help? It's just that they can't bear to lose face in front of everyone. Lei Xiaotian and Kang Tong may have become people's police, but deep down they still see themselves as ringleaders. This time, saving someone was just because they couldn't stand the other side's despicableness, they didn't have the awareness to stop crimes or uphold justice at all. Besides, Jiang Chao was kicked by Zhu Shijun with a fake Foshan Wuyin foot and was on the verge of death, so Lei Xiaotian and the others couldn't care less about continuing to deal with those few people, it was more important to save their lives.

  Kang Tong and a few others climbed up the slope, and the young woman, wearing Zhu Shi Jun's short sleeves, shrank behind a crooked-necked peach tree, lowering her head to glance at them with her peripheral vision. The three of them knew she had just encountered a great change and was not in a good mood, so they didn't dare speak to her for the time being. Zhu Shi Jun was bare-chested, his eyes seemingly gazing at the peaches hanging on the peach tree. If someone stood in front of him, they would surely discover that this little scoundrel's eyes were rolling up to glance sideways. What's going on? This rascal is secretly peeking at someone else's big sister! The young woman's name was Liu Mei Li, the second daughter of Liu Chang Fa. It's no wonder Jiang Chao Tian and his gang specifically targeted her for trouble. Liu Mei Li lived up to her name, being 28 years old, slender and elegant. She embodied the old saying "Deep mountains breed talented birds, and humble doors produce beautiful women". Especially her big eyes, which sparkled like water and seemed to speak. Although Liu Mei Li was not tall, she had a curvaceous figure and was known as a beauty in the Lao Jun Temple area. Now it's hard to tell whether Jiang Chao Tian and his gang came to steal peaches or people.

  Three people didn't know how to talk to Liu Meili, and Manager Liu led a group of old, weak, sick, disabled, and young people to rush up. Manager Liu looked around, didn't see the bad guys who took away his daughter, was puzzled in his heart, Liu Meili rushed into his arms, wailing loudly. Manager Liu comforted her, asked about the situation, and thanked Lei Xiaotian and the others without mentioning it.

  Before Liu Lin left, he warmly entertained the three of them, and they ate and took whatever they wanted. The three of them walked around the dozens of peach trees, picked a few of the biggest and reddest ones, wrapped them in cloth, and prepared to bring them to Xiaowan. Then, each of them picked a few honey peaches and climbed up a large pagoda tree that five people could hug together. They sat on the branches, leaning against the trunk. At this time, it was already past 5 pm, with the remaining sunlight shining through, red clouds filling the sky, small hills covered with lush trees and dense grass, birds jumping and singing in the branches, and frogs playing the piano in the grass. The three of them sat high up on the tree, and in the distance, wisps of smoke were already rising from the chimneys of several farmhouses.

  Lei Xiaotian and the other two wiped the peach with their sleeves, put it to their mouths, and took a big bite. The sweet juice filled their mouths, leaving a fragrant aftertaste. The juicy peach was bitten into, causing juice to splatter everywhere. The three of them quickly sucked on the peach in unison, and in just two or three mouthfuls, more than half a catty of peach had been swallowed. Just as they were enjoying themselves, Manager Liu brought up three calabashes and also brought along Zhu Shijun's short-sleeved shirt. Zhu Shijun was extremely dissatisfied with this, saying that the clothes his buddies gave to his daughter in that situation held great memorial significance and shouldn't be kept. His daughter definitely wouldn't want to return them to him; it must have been Manager Liu who took it upon himself to do so.

  Manager Liu carried a gourd with a smile all over his face, saying: "Thanks to the three of you today, great kindness doesn't need to be thanked. From now on, the peaches in the back mountain, you can eat as much as you want and take as many as you want. Here are three gourds of grape wine I brewed myself, sent to you for a taste."

  The three of them didn't have any intention of seeking reward, but they were quite satisfied with Manager Liu's understanding and tact. The three of them jumped down from the tree, took over Manager Liu's gourd, unscrewed the stopper, and a fragrance wafted up to their noses. Zhu Shijun took a big swig and said, "Director Liu, is your daughter doing well?" This kid still had thoughts about Liu Mei.

  Manager Liu nodded: "Good, good, thanks to you all, otherwise my poor daughter would not have survived. This group of scoundrels has caused my daughter a lot of suffering. I need to send her to live with her uncle for a while. Oh, right, three young comrades, I've parked your bicycles at the entrance of the office (Laojun Temple). Can I discuss something with you? Can I borrow a vehicle for my daughter to use?"

  Zhu Shijun heard that Liu Meiren wanted to use it, and hastily said: "Use mine, the phoenix with a red lock, you can use it for as long as you want, I'll come back for it another day." This borrowing and returning, isn't it just an excuse for contact? I'm really fucking smart! Zhu Shijun secretly toasted to his own intelligence.

  "That's all, thank you. You guys hurry up and pick some peaches to take home to eat. Those people are driving a military vehicle, they're not easy to mess with." Manager Liu was in a bad mood all day, completely unlike his usual official tone and demeanor. Without waiting for the three of them to respond, he hastily left, it seems that he was really intimidated by those second-generation officials.

  "This old guy's guts are too small, we brothers aren't afraid of anyone. If they dare to come again, this time I'll beat the crap out of them. It's just a pity for my beautiful woman, the favor of saving her life can't be repaid in this lifetime, but promising to marry her is not excessive." Zhu Shijun climbed back onto the tree branch, drinking and lamenting at the same time.

  Lei Xiaotian laughed and said: "You rascal, you just jumped down from such a high place, and kicked that kid with flying feet, it was all to entice the beauty, wasn't it? How painstakingly you've tried!"

  "You know why I'm so brave? It's because of her gentle gaze, which gave me infinite power. Otherwise, who would be responsible if I broke my legs jumping from such a high place? Now it seems that my performance was quite effective, you didn't see the way that girl looked at me just now, she was shy and tender, with a deep affection in her eyes, I'm sure she has secretly fallen for me...". Zhu Shijun swung his legs on the tree branch like a swing, perhaps due to the influence of alcohol, he put aside his scholar's reserve and became utterly reckless.

  Lei Xiaotian and Kang Tong couldn't take it anymore. Lei Xiaotian covered his ears and leaned against the tree, pretending to sleep. Kang Tong gulped down wine in big mouthfuls to drown out the noise. Zhu Shijun saw that he was the only one left to play along, but no one was playing straight man to him, so the cross-talk couldn't continue, and he too fell silent, leaning against the tree to sleep.

  The three of them were all speechless, the wind blowing through the trees, birds singing and insects chirping, it was truly "the cicadas' noise fills the forest, making it even more quiet, the birds' songs make the mountain even more secluded". The empty mountains had no human voice, the wind blew and people felt drowsy, the three of them in this cool and deep forest, for a while, were all sleepy.

  Peaceful moments are always so fleeting, soon shattered by noise.

  "No, listen, it seems like a convoy is coming." Kang Tong was the most alert, and Liu Guan's words when he left were not taken seriously, but they were remembered in his heart.

  Lei Xiaotian was also startled awake, "rustling" a few times and climbed to the branch. Looking around, he saw that there were many military vehicles surrounding the old temple, closing in on their position. Lei Xiaotian knew something was wrong, climbed down, and urgently told Kang Tong and Zhu Shijun: "It's bad, those bastards from earlier must have called the troops, we're completely surrounded, there's no way out."

  Kang Tong had already prepared himself mentally and remained calm. Zhu Shijun, on the other hand, was not so composed. Earlier, when he was being tough, he had kicked the leader of that group, but now that he was in their hands, things didn't look good for him. Zhu Shijun looked around frantically, searching for a place to hide. Suddenly, he spotted a small pond on the left side of the mountain slope. The pond was about two mu (a unit of area) in size, with thick aquatic plants growing in it and surrounded by tall trees. Zhu Shijun pointed at the pond excitedly and said: "Heaven won't let us down, we can hide among the reeds in the water, I bet they won't be able to find us."

  Lei Xiaotian was deeply moved after hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, Kang Tong interrupted him: "It won't work, our car is still parked at the entrance of Laojun Temple. How can they believe we've already left? Fortunately, Liu borrowed a vehicle, and three people can hide one." Kang Tong usually didn't like to talk much, but every time he spoke, Xue Xianger and others would give him sufficient attention. Because he never wasted words, every time he spoke, he had thought it over several times in his heart.

  Zhu Shijun and Lei Xiaotian's faces darkened, Kang Tong continued: "Lao Zhu is hiding."

  Zhu Shijun's neck stiffened: "Xiao Kang, how dare you scold people? I'm not the kind of person who flees in battle. If you say that again, I'll really turn against you."

  Lei Xiaotian said, "Old pig, don't be stubborn, Xiao Kang must have thought it through. Firstly, just now you beat them the hardest, this time they caught the opportunity, wouldn't they kill us? Secondly, if they take our brothers away, someone has to inform San Ge, look at these guys daring to rape women in broad daylight, they don't even put human life in their hearts."

  Zhu Shijun was still stubborn, Kang Tong said: "I don't want us brothers to die, you just hold on."

  Zhu Shijun's eyes reddened, and he didn't say a word. He turned his head and ran towards the edge of the pond. Before running, he took off his shoes and held them in his hand to avoid leaving footprints.

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