Postwar reconstruction is a very painful thing, because it means you have to clean up the ruins before you can build new buildings.
You must first experience pain before you can gain new life.
Ren Xiaosu took the lead in burying his dead companions. Originally, he wanted to give these people a monument, but later he discovered that some of these bandits didn't even have names.
If Ren Xiaosu had not established this community, I am afraid these people would have been forgotten after their death.
He took out a notebook and a pen from the storage space. When Ren Xiaosu handed it to Yang Xiaojin, he said, "Register the living people. This will be our future roster."
The first thing a regular army should have is a roster. It means that everyone will be recorded, and it also means that everyone on the roster will be recognized.
But when Yang Xiaojin started recording, she had a headache. These bandits did not let her write down her real name, but asked her to write down nicknames, rat, crow, pit, rotten egg...
At first glance, he sounds like he is not a serious person!
Yang Xiaojin said patiently: "This roster must record the real names, and your nicknames are also..."
Jin Lan smiled happily: "Sister-in-law, just give it to them Remember nicknames. If you call them by their real names, they may not be able to react. We are all bandits, and bandits are called by nicknames."
Yang Xiaojin thought about it and laughed. Said: "Okay!"
However, at this moment, Xu Jinyuan, who was responsible for leading the team to deal with the ruins, suddenly came over and said to Ren Xiaosu: "Brother, something was found under the ruins."
< p>Ren Xiaosu looked at what Xu Jinyuan was holding, and it turned out to be a satellite phone!Seeing that the satellite phone was broken, he curiously asked Xu Jinyuan: "Where did you find this?"
"It was hidden under the ruins of our brick house. "Under the bed," Xu Jinyuan said: "There are twenty people in the bunk in one room. I recalled that a bandit named Lao Diao slept on that bed."
"Where is this Lao Diao?" ?" Ren Xiaosu said: "Call him for questioning."
"He is dead," Xu Jinyuan said, "That's why I secretly asked you what to do."
Ren Xiaosu frowned. The satellite phone was definitely not something that bandits could own. The owner of this satellite phone must use it to communicate with outside consortiums and report information.
I just don’t know which consortium this satellite phone is contacting?
Qing family? Or the Zong family?
Both are possible.
Both these two consortiums have been coveting the river valley area for a long time, and they may have planted many informants.
"Don't make it public yet. If it doesn't belong to Brother Lao Diao, his reputation will be ruined after his death if word spreads about it," Ren Xiaosu said, "This satellite phone may also belong to someone else."< /p>
At this time, Ren Xiaosu even suspected that the phone number belonged to Xu Jinyuan.I read a detective book in 88 Barrier, which said that more than 40% of the witnesses and discoverers of murder cases are the real murderers.
However, Ren Xiaosu didn't say anything and let Xu Jinyuan continue working.
Yang Xiaojin came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm afraid we can't stay in this place anymore," Ren Xiaosu said, "When we go back to pick up Yan Liuyuan and the others, Walk to the northwest, find a hiding place, and then resettle. The situation here may have been leaked. It would be fine if it was the Qing family, but if the Zong family had placed chess pieces here, then the Zong family's army would sweep over. We can't resist it."
"Yeah," Yang Xiaojin agreed with this view. She didn't think there was anything wrong with Ren Xiaosu being cautious.
The reason why the Zong family had a headache in fighting bandits was because the bandits were roaming around. If they settled here, it would be very easy for the Zong family to deal with them, so Ren Xiaosu wanted to go into the mountains to find a new home. point.
That night, Jin Lan went to see Ren Xiaosu, but when he got there, he heard Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin whisper: "The bandits in the north have killed our brothers. I have contacted Lao Xu. He will lead the team here next week, and we will clean up the northern bandits together!"
Jin Lan is a big mouth, and if he knows this, basically everyone in the entire settlement knows it.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Jin Lan: "What do you want from me?"
"Ouch," the dull Jin Lan came back to his senses: "Brothers want to ask you...I "Forgot what you wanted to ask!"
"Then you can come back and think about it later," Ren Xiaosu said angrily.
After Jin Lan returned, news spread that Xu Xianchu would lead the team here tomorrow.
The bandits were all stunned when they heard this. Everyone was noisily discussing, saying that the people Mr. Xu brought must be people from the 178th barrier. They bandits must perform well tomorrow and not give up to their eldest brother Ren Xiaosu. Shame on you!
The days of post-disaster reconstruction are very ordinary. No one will always wallow in sorrow and pain. The days will continue.
Jin Lan and others worked harder than before, and everyone was still thinking about those motorcycles.
Just in the middle of the night three days later, when everyone was asleep, a figure quietly came out of the settlement.
The settlement was not quiet, the bandits were snoring one after another.
When this man was about to leave the settlement, he suddenly looked back at the settlement. His eyes seemed a little nostalgic, but after struggling for a minute, he continued to run north. He was leaving here and heading north!
However, before taking two steps, the figure saw Ren Xiaosu sitting in the shadows with a smile and looking at him.
Ren Xiaosu laughed happily and said, "So it's you. What's your nickname, Mouse?"
The bandit named Mouse knelt down on the spot: "I ...I have no choice but to do so."
"Who are you?Family member? "Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
The mouse whispered: "It was originally in the bandits' den in Dingyuan Mountain in the north. The leader of the Dingyuan Mountain village asked him to come to Daban Mountain. Later, he followed the bandits from Daban Mountain here. , but there are others behind him. "
"You are quite honest, and you told me everything," Ren Xiaosu sighed.
The mouse was a little anxious: "I don't want to leave, but even if I stay, I won't be able to stay in Dingyuan in the future. If the people in the mountain spread the news that I was a traitor, I wouldn't be able to survive. ”
This is the embarrassment of the traitor. A wrong start leads to a wrong end. These days, the mouse is also tempted and wants to live a good life here, but can he stay? By then, I’m afraid both sides will I won’t let him go.
“Is that thing yours? Ren Xiaosu asked, but he didn't mention anything: "Why are you carrying that?" "
The mouse said: "The satellite phone was sent by the leader earlier to deliver messages. "
Ren Xiaosu nodded, that's right.
But what should I do with this rat? Let him go? Ren Xiaosu is not so kind.
But Thinking of the time we spent together these days, Ren Xiaosu felt a little melancholy.
Ren Xiaosu said softly: "If you don't leave or betray me, I may not do anything to you in the future, and Xu Jinyuan did the same before. He came to be a traitor, but he made the right choice. Mouse, let's be bandits together in the next life, it won't work in this life. ”