Chapter 17 017: Shame (Part 1)
Qi Shan’s eyes swept over the eleven corpses one by one.
He thought about it for a long time and found no doubts.
Just don’t think about it and just copy the answer.
“Who is missing?”
"A man." After Shen Tang answered, he added some details, "A man about seven feet four inches tall."
"A man about seven feet four inches tall?"
Qi Shan murmured once, and a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind.
He knows who Shen Tang is talking about!
“Yes, there is indeed such a person missing.”
This person might still be alive!
Qi Shan locked his eyes on the hands of the eleven corpses.
The hands of these corpses are very rough, with dark skin and many calluses. Even the old lady wearing silk and satin has a pair of hands that have been working all year round, but among these corpses there is only one pair that writes pens all year round. hand. Writing with a pen for a long time will deform the knuckles. The degree of deformation is related to the age and length of calligraphy practice. There is no such feature in the hands of these corpses.
But the side room where they were staying just now had several bookshelves, and two bookcases, one large and one small, in front of the window. The bamboo slips on the bookcases were for children's enlightenment. If the enlightened child is Ayan, then where is the person who enlightened him at this moment?
Of course, this alone is not enough to prove anything. It is also possible that Mr. Enlightenment teaches children during the day and goes back to his own home to live at night. But the bandit who opened the door to the two of them before was brave but wore a brown scholar's shirt that didn't fit well. This was interesting.
The most likely guess is that this piece of clothing does not belong to a bandit, but that its owner is the gentleman who enlightened the child.
Qi Shan said: "Then what? What's the use of finding it?"
Shen Tang said: "At least I can know something about the inside story."
Qi Shan couldn't help but laugh and reminded Shen Tang.
"Does Mr. Shen Xiaolang still remember his identity at this time? Not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with you, even if it has something to do with you, you are involved now. Once it is investigated, it may be a muddy cow in the sea. Once you go Never go back. Drawing a sword to help when there is an injustice, and taking care of things when they happen. This is the way of a knight-errant. ”
Shen Tang: "..."
Though this doesn't sound good, it's the truth.
She should be contented right now instead of being frivolous.
The entire Zhuangzi was searched, and there was no one alive except them. With no clues, Shen Tang had no choice but to put on his raincoat and bamboo hat again, and returned to Qianjia Village with Qi Shan. Through the rain curtain, he saw Cun Zheng waiting for someone at the head of the village. It happened that Muramasa also saw the two of them and hurriedly came up to them: "You two are finally back——"
Shen Tang said regretfully: "We still haven't found..."
Unexpectedly, Muramasa said: "Ayan has been found."
Both Shen Tang and Qi Shan were surprised: "Found it?"
Qi Shan asked again: "Where are the others?"< br>
Shen Tang also asked: "Where did he go before?"
Muramasa was happy that Ayan was safe. Seeing the two strangers being so enthusiastic, the smile on his face became even brighter.
He made a special trip to stay at the head of the village and wait for the two men to come back to tell them the good news: "Ayan was called out by his teacher earlier, and the gentleman said he would take him away to find his relatives north. Because something unexpected happened, he had to leave immediately. This time Already on the road..."
Shen Tang and Qi Shan looked at each other.
"Ayan's teacher?"
"What's so urgent that we have to set off in the rain all night?"
Muramasa doesn't know, and he's not in good shape either. ask.
Shen Tang asked: "Ayan left with him voluntarily?"
Muramasa asked strangely: "What are you talking about, Mr. Xiaolang?"
Shen Tang laughed awkwardly.
Muramasa said again: "Don't worry, that gentleman is a good man."
Even if he is not a good man, he is not a kidnapper. Children these days are worthless, let alone one with brain disease. Stupid boy.
Why go to all the trouble to abduct him? The rainstorm showed no signs of stopping.
More than ten miles away from Qianjia Village.
The red horse shuttled through the dense forest despite the heavy rain.
There are two people, one big and one small, on the back of the horse.
The older one has gray hair and looks quite young. He is wearing a crescent-colored Confucian shirt, a raincoat and a bamboo hat. The younger one didn't bring any rain gear and was holding on to the reins with both hands.
Look carefully, isn’t this child with pursed lips and a serious look on his face the same Ayan that everyone has been looking for in the middle of the night?
“Drive!”
The horse’s hooves fell and muddy water splashed.
The red horse jumped out of the dense forest like a ball of flame. Without any hesitation, it jumped two feet and crossed the rushing stream before stopping.
"Ayan, it's okay..."
A weak voice came from behind.
Ayan controlled the horse to half-kneel, and helped the weak old man to get off the horse with one hand. Blood and water mixed with rain gathered at the old man's feet. He sat helplessly on the ground, his complexion white and tinged with blue, and his right hand was always covering the lower part of his right ribs, and blood was flowing out of the wound.
The old man took several deep breaths to calm down and suppress the severe pain of the wound, but the veins on his forehead were still beating uncontrollably.
Ayan looked at the old man sadly, raised her hand to help him straighten the crooked bamboo hat, and the old man smiled uglier than crying: "It's okay, luckily it's not deep, so I won't die... ”
After a while, he saw Ayan take out a piece of sticky candy about the size of his thumb from the wet pouch. It was stained with blood and wet with rain, and most of it had already melted away. He handed it to the old man's mouth and said: "Teacher, eat."
The old man smiled and did not refuse.
The taste of caramel is really not good.
He tore off his sleeves and pieced together a simple bandage to wrap around the wound. After doing this, he stood up with Ayan's help and said to himself: "Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first, and then go to replenish some dry food and go to Xiaocheng..."
Ayan Murmured: "Xiaocheng?"
The old man said: "Yes, go there first and then make plans."
I was able to escape the chase this time, but what about next time?
Luck will not always come to him, so be prepared in advance.
It's just that the child Ayan is suffering. At such a young age, he has to run for his life with this bad old man. I wanted to keep him here, but - the child has his own ideas when he grows up.
Ayan nodded: "Well, go to Xiaocheng!"
"Does Ayan know where Xiaocheng is?"
"I don't know." Ayan pointed to the horse, "There is a big red horse."
The old man couldn't help laughing: "You are still too young. , the big red horse won't last long, and maintaining it forcefully will put a lot of burden on you... Ayan, put your big red horse away. The situation is getting better, let's find a shelter from the rain for the night..."
Ayan nodded vigorously.
This night was extremely difficult.
When Shen Tang woke up, the rain had stopped.
The soil outside the house is muddy, and there are potholes filled with mud and water. Muramasa has already packed the prepared dry food for the two of them.
While the sun was still not bright, Qi Shan decided to set off early.
The two of them drove for an hour before they came across a roadside tea shop, so they decided to stop, drink some tea and take a breath.
The sound of horse hooves came from far and near. There were about a hundred people, all dressed as soldiers, and several prison cars were escorted behind the team.
Qishan glanced out of the corner of his eye: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Shen Xiaolang, I'm not looking for you. This group should be Geng Kingdom soldiers."
_(:з」∠)_This chapter has been revised several times .
I always felt that the previous plot direction was not very good, so I hesitated several times and changed the person being chased to Ayan’s teacher.
(End of this chapter)