HLnovel Chapter 183 The Black Gun Finally Fired
Chapter 183 The Black Gun Finally Fired
As the gunshot rang out, Lu Yao quickly pulled Mei Ping and crouched behind a rock.
The big guy Liu Dameng looked around.
However, it was someone from Zhao Jianguo's group who fired the shot.
And shouted loudly:
"Director Mei, there's a tiger over here!"
Liu Dameng looked at Lu Yao and couldn't help but laugh:
"It's just a wild beast, look how scared you are. I really wonder if you were hiding when we were fighting the wolves!"
Lu Yao ignored him and said to Mei Ping:
"Don't move, I'll go check."
After saying that, he picked up his gun, crouched down, and headed towards Zhao Jianguo.
Mei Ping also stood up to follow.
Liu Dameng brandished his gun: "Director Mei, I'll protect you!"
"I don't need your protection, come with me!"
Liu Dameng thought that Mei Ping would appreciate his courage.
In fact, Mei Ping favored Lu Yao more.
I feel that Liu Dameng is a bit slow to react.
Before he could even react, Lu Yao tackled him to the ground.
This is to prevent the enemy from having another chance to attack.
My former boss also taught me.
When the time came, the reaction was a bit slow.
However, Lu Yao's first thought was to subdue him; he has team spirit and loyalty to his comrades...
Hey, why am I still thinking about his good points?
He's just a quick-witted, cunning scoundrel who rose to power through nepotism!
It's just about pleasing yourself.
There's no need to accept his favor.
He ran after Lu Yao.
The muzzle of Zhao Jianguo's Type 54 pistol was still smoking.
Lu Yao asked, "Why did you fire?"
"There's a tiger lurking behind that tree, if I don't shoot... it's none of your business whether I shoot or not."
Zhao Jianguo answered half of the question and felt that he didn't need to report to Lu Yao.
He turned to Mei Ping and reported back.
He said he fired a shot at a lurking tiger.
Lu Yao sensed something was wrong.
After finding out the directions, I grabbed my gun and headed there.
Mei Ping then arrived with her entourage.
Twenty meters away, an old pine tree lay fallen and withered, its huge trunk resembling a small wall.
On the tree trunk, there was a tuft of golden tiger fur.
Zhao Jianguo was very pleased:
"If I hadn't discovered it early, it might have attacked suddenly, and someone might have gotten hurt!"
Lu Yao, however, did not let his guard down.
Instead, he walked around the tree trunk, looked at it, and even smelled it.
He shook his head and said, "It's not a tiger."
Zhao Jianguo was furious and reached out to pluck a tuft of tiger hair from the tree trunk:
"It's not a tiger, it's just your pot lid! How can it shed tiger hair if it's not a tiger?"
Lu Yao pointed to the ground:
"There are footprints here, and the tiger fur wasn't just shed."
As he spoke, he took the tiger hair.
While explaining, he kept his eyes scanning his surroundings warily.
"The tiger fur that's freshly shed has a wonderful sheen. But this tuft has clearly been dried and soaked; the smell is off too. If I'm not mistaken, someone is hiding behind a tiger skin, spying on us!"
Mei Ping came over to examine the footprints.
It should be the footprint of an adult male.
Moreover, judging from the footprints, they have been climbing here for some time.
There was no blood around, indicating that Zhao Jianguo's bullets did not hit the other party.
It just scared people away.
Zhao Jianguo retorted, "Couldn't it be that someone climbed here before, and a tiger just happened to be lying here too?"
As for Lu Yao's theory of judging whether a tiger was real based on its fur, he didn't believe it at all.
Mei Ping was very vigilant:
"In any case, it's now certain that someone is hiding and knows we're here. Everyone be careful."
Lu Yao thought for a moment, then pulled Mei Ping aside.
"Sister Mei, we are at a great disadvantage right now. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light; we know nothing about them. We don't know how many people they have, or how many weapons they have. Now that they have our eyes on us, I think we should change our course."
"What do you mean?"
"The person in the shadows is just watching us, without showing themselves or firing a shot. They might be wary of us, or perhaps they're observing our intentions. Or maybe they're waiting for an opportunity to attack us. We might as well adopt a cautious approach."
Mei Ping, puzzled, asked, "What's the plan to stabilize the situation?"
"We're just collecting the wreckage, then we'll hunt a few antelopes in the hot spring valley. After that, we'll head out of the mountains. We'll launch a surprise attack tonight! It'd be best if your men went back and called for backup. The enemy actually has Type 99 long-range rifles; I don't think they're ordinary people!"
Mei Ping shook her head:
"We already have quite a few people. Eleven people? What kind of reinforcements are you calling that? You fought over five hundred wolves and you only had one militia squad three! I've decided to keep searching. We must catch one person and find out what happened to them!"
Seeing that she wouldn't listen to his advice, Lu Yao had no other choice.
After all, it was all just speculation.
Just a gut feeling, something's not right.
He then said to Mei Ping, "Then go back and discuss this with Captain Wang. I have a feeling that these people don't run away when they see us; instead, they monitor us, and it seems like they're waiting for us to go deeper in. This isn't the behavior of normal petty thieves. We need to be extra careful!"
Mei Ping looked at Lu Yao.
Reach out and pat him on the shoulder:
"Comrade Lu, caution is necessary. But excessive caution is a sign of cowardice. There's a reason your men look down on you! When I was a kid, a small squad of twenty-odd men routed an enemy force of over a hundred. Victory in war isn't about numbers, but about having the determination to win!"
Lu Yao sighed.
He nodded.
I was looked down upon by a woman again.
He was resentful but didn't say anything.
I thought to myself, if I didn't have you guys with me, I wouldn't be scared at all.
It's because of you all that I feel so insecure!
I'm afraid there will be eleven when we come, but two will be missing when we leave!
Mei Ping returned to everyone's presence.
Although I reprimanded Lu Yao a few times, I felt that I couldn't just ignore what Lu Yao said.
He called to Wang Kun and Zhao Jianguo and repeated Lu Yao's words again.
Wang Kun felt that Lu Yao's words made sense.
But Zhao Jianguo curled his lip:
"Sir, he's just a kid, he's scared. Even if we're facing a dozen or so bandits, one-on-one, are we afraid? Is there some army hiding in there?"
Mei Ping shook her head, denying it.
In the early days of the People's Republic of China, bandits were rampant in the mountains and forests of Northeast China.
However, after years of anti-bandit and anti-espionage operations, they have been almost completely eliminated.
I haven't heard of any bandits in the mountains for many years now.
Even if there are any, they are just a few that slip through the net.
It's like searching for ten thousand taels of gold.
According to one of his former subordinates, he was simply recruiting people all by himself.
To date, no other subordinates have been found.
So even if Jin Wanliang has people under his command now, he can only have two or three at most.
How could you possibly raise an army!
Finally, the three decided to continue their investigation.
We returned before dark to find the hot spring valley that Lu Yao had mentioned for camping.
Then I'll continue searching tomorrow.
Lu Yao dug a pit and buried the remaining bones near the fire.
I don't know if it belongs to Wang Lao Er or Wang Lao San, so I shouldn't take it back.
At this point, there was no DNA comparison available.
Let's just bury it.
Then the group moved forward again.
Searching in the pine forest.
This forest stretches to the horizon.
By evening, everyone was exhausted.
Fortunately, Lu Yao shot a deer along the way.
Everyone lit a bonfire in a clearing in the woods and roasted the roe deer.
After we finished eating, we headed west to Wohu Ridge.
Find a cave in the hot spring valley to stay overnight.
As the fire was lit, Lu Yao instructed everyone to spread out and not to all stay in front of it.
That would be too dangerous if someone were to launch a sneak attack.
Liu Dameng chuckled:
"With a guts like that, you'd better not join the army!"
After saying that, he stood his large body beside the fire:
"I'll watch the barbecue. You all go and hide!"
Just then, Zhang Yuanchao, who was on lookout duty, shouted:
"Who? Who is it?"
A gunshot rang out, and Liu Dameng fell to the ground.
Lu Yao quickly called out to everyone, "Quickly, move away from the fire and the light source, and take cover."
Mei Ping then gave the order: "All squads, attack!"
In an instant, gunfire erupted from the woods.