Wu Ming and the six of them walked through the mountains and forests, looking for households and homes.
After walking for about half an hour, although I didn't see the village, I saw the forest guard's hut on the mountain, with lights still on inside.
Seeing the light, everyone's faces showed joy.
Because of the heavy rain, the mountain forest was wet and muddy, and it was already night, so the road was not easy to walk at night.
Everyone was like headless flies, wandering around for more than half an hour without knowing where they were. At this time, seeing the light of the lights was no less than a shot in the arm. At least there was a place to ask for directions.
"In order to save Li Lang from his home, who would have expected that he would win the first prize on the imperial list..."
As everyone approached, the melody of Huangmei Opera's "Female Consort" loomed in the wind and rain.
Wu Ming listened for a moment and couldn't help but turn his head slightly and said to the old man Jiang beside him: "This forest guard has some taste. Few people in future generations will listen to things like this."
"Haha." Old Man Jiang smiled and nodded, but he still had to do what he should do.
He flew up and kicked directly on the door. The wooden door was kicked open.
In the cabin, a ranger who was listening to the radio and drinking some wine was startled. The cup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered instantly.
"You, who are you?"
Six strangers wearing black raincoats suddenly appeared and frightened the forest guard as soon as they met.
The forest guard quickly stood up from his seat, touched the ax placed in the corner, and asked: "What do you do?"
"Don't be nervous, we are not bad people, we just want to ask you for directions." Old Man Jiang lifted up the hood of his raincoat, revealing his old appearance.
Seeing that there was an old man coming, the forest guard was slightly relieved, but he still did not put down his axe. "You ask, I am from here, I know every place."
"Where is this place, how far is it from Hong Kong Island, and are there any villages around it?" Old Man Jiang asked three questions in a row quickly.
The forest guard saw that Wu Ming and the others were in large numbers and did not know where they came from. He thought it would be better not to cause trouble, so he replied: "This is Yantian District, starting from Dapeng Bay in the east, Luohu District in the west, and Luohu District in the south.
The New Territories of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to Longgang in the north..."
"To the south is the New Territories. Doesn't that mean we are almost at the border?"
"Yes, go over two hills to the south and walk about ten miles to the New Territories, which is very close to here."
During the question and answer, Wu Ming and others laughed heartily.
Several of them came from Longgang, and the New Territories of Hong Kong Island are not far away. This news is so encouraging.
"Are you fleeing Hong Kong?" Looking at the laughing people, the forest guard asked tentatively.
Old Man Jiang pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and asked, "Is it safe to go to the New Territories from here?"
The forest guard shook his head repeatedly and said directly: "It's not safe. There is a barbed wire fence on the border and a regiment is stationed here. Many people would rather jump into the sea and swim across than take this road. Many people who do not believe in evil will
Beaten to death."
For escaping from Hong Kong, places where troops are stationed are often the most dangerous.
The orders received by these soldiers are not to allow anyone to cross the border. Once the patrolling soldiers find out, it is common for those who escape from Hong Kong to be shot and killed. After all, if they swim across the sea holding tires, they are more likely to succeed.
, instead of coming here to hide and seek with the soldiers.
"Including the first day here, the three days spent waiting for the snake man, more than half of the seven days have been used up. Now, the New Territories are not far away, what do you think?" Wu Ming glanced at the crowd and asked
Everyone frowned.
If we find another snake to sneak across, we may not be able to make it in the remaining three days.
But escaping from the New Territories and facing the risk of border defenders is bound to be a dilemma.
"Escape from the land. We also heard on the fishing boat that a smuggler named Shark Head had an exchange of fire with the coast guard the day before yesterday. Such a thing happened again today. The coast guard will definitely not give up. Under pressure
"The smugglers who run boats at sea can't even take a few days off, but we don't have time." Wu Ming told the truth and gave his own opinion.
After a moment of silence, Old Man Jiang nodded lightly and was the first to make a decision, "I agree. Climbing the barbed wire fence is very risky. If we seize the opportunity, we are not certain to die. We are not allowed to waste the remaining three days.
, it’s better to go there as soon as possible and feel at ease as soon as possible.”
"Then do it. Maybe we die here and return to reality!" Niu Dashun also expressed his support, then patted Liu Chengbei on the shoulder and asked: "Brother, delivery boy, are you okay?"
"I can deliver hundreds of express deliveries a day, and I can run like the wind. Do you think there's anything wrong with me?"
Liu Chengbei waved his hand and opened Niu Dashun's hand, took a deep breath, nodded and said: "I did it too, the worst is death, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"You are not afraid, but I am!" Seeing everyone nodding, Wang Yunxi almost cried.
Among the six people in the audience, she was the only one who was a woman.
In terms of physical strength, she can't compare to anyone, even Old Man Jiang is stronger than her.
If she had to climb a barbed wire fence, Wang Yunxi really didn't know if she could climb up. This was a technical job.
"Teacher, I will protect you. If you can't go up, I will climb over with you on my back." At the critical moment, Lu Penghui stood up and moved Wang Yunxi to a complete mess.
Unfortunately, after being moved, calmness still prevailed.
Wang Yunxi compared the two people's body shapes and really didn't think Lu Penghui's body could carry her over the barbed wire fence.
"Teacher Wang, if Xiao Lu can't do it alone, we will help you."
"That's right, since we are a team, how can we leave you alone? When the time comes, if one person helps us, it will be like catching a chicken, and we will easily get you over."
Niu Dashun and Liu Chengbei spoke one after another, patting their chests and promising loudly.
Wang Yunxi glanced at the entire audience and understood that no matter how unwilling she was, there was no room for regrets on what everyone had unanimously approved.
"Well, you guys have to take care of me then!" Although she was not happy in her heart, Wang Yunxi could only reluctantly agree.
This time, the six people unanimously agreed to climb the barbed wire fence to cross the border.
Old Jiang's eyes turned and landed on the forest guard, and he said with a smile: "Friend, we are not familiar with the place here. Please show us the way."
"No, I don't want to die!" The forest guard repeatedly waved his hands to refuse, his face turned pale with fear.
Old Jiang took two thousand-dollar bills from Wang Yunxi's hand, slapped them on the table, and said, "Two thousand Hong Kong dollars, you lead the way and take the best place."
"This, this..." Looking at the banknotes in front of him, the forest guard still hesitated.
After all, people who escape from Hong Kong basically have a narrow escape from death, and very few of them succeed.
He is just a law-abiding citizen who has not yet risked his life for money. He doesn't really yearn for the free world in the south, so there is no need to take this risk.
"Stop talking nonsense, you can choose one of these two things by yourself."
Niu Dashun was impatient and took off his raincoat, revealing the dark muzzle of his gun. "Choose, either you can give us a ride with money, or we can give you a ride."
The dark muzzle of the gun was right in front of him. The forest guard shrank his neck in fear and said with a dry smile, "Heroes, please don't be angry. I will send you there right now."
"You should have told me earlier!"
Pulling up his raincoat, Niu Dashun's face was full of pride. He used to be a construction worker, carrying cement on construction sites. How could he have ever been so prosperous?
For the first time, Niu Dashun felt that this place was pretty good. In reality, all he got was a blank stare. How could it be so majestic?
"Everyone, it's raining now, and the intensity of border inspections may be reduced. Let's get on the road quickly."
Under the leadership of the forest guard, Wu Ming and his party set off again, heading towards the border in the rain.
After climbing over two mountains and passing through a forest, we were getting closer and closer to our destination.
At about four o'clock in the morning, Wu Ming and others were half squatting, walking through the weeds that were half a person tall, and finally saw the obstacle to freedom.
The five-meter-high barbed wire fence was hung with bright searchlights, illuminating the surrounding area for more than ten meters like daylight.
Wu Ming and others, together with the forest guards, squatted in the grass and did not dare to move rashly, because a few hundred meters away, a military truck was parked, and dogs barked from time to time inside the truck.
"Although I never thought about escaping to Hong Kong, many people in the village escaped, and a few came here. I heard someone said that every half a kilometer or so, there was a military truck with at least one squad inside.
Soldiers carry out patrols with guns and live ammunition, and are equipped with machine guns and military dogs.
It's raining heavily outside today, so the guards have reduced their patrol time, and the role of military dogs has also become smaller. If in normal times, soldiers holding dogs patrol frequently, then the security is really tight."
Lying down in the grass, the local forest guard explained the defense situation here.
Hearing that the intensity of military dogs and patrols had been relaxed due to the rain, Old Man Jiang shook his head slightly and said, "Why is the security so tight? If we were to fight in Vietnam with such a lax defense, we might not even be able to guard the camp gate. It seems like
, the infantry regiment stationed here is not an elite unit, so this is our opportunity."
"Don't worry, let's take a look. There are flames inside the truck. There should be someone sitting outside smoking. When the smoker gets in, we will act in unison and try to climb over the iron fence in three minutes." Wu Mingping looked calmly.
The red dot flashed from time to time in the truck, silently counting the time.
After two minutes, the red dot stopped flashing, and the smoker must have hid inside.
Wu Ming and Old Man Jiang looked at each other and whispered: "Wait a moment, everyone silently recite the number ten, and we rush up together, trying not to make a sound. Forest guard, you have nothing to do here, you can quietly exit now
, I hope you won’t make it difficult for us. Otherwise, not to mention that bullets don’t have eyes, I’m afraid even the two thousand yuan you accepted won’t be yours.”
"Don't worry, bosses. I have to hand over the money for betraying you. It won't do me any good. I only earn thirty-two yuan a month as a mountain ranger. I can't earn more than two thousand Hong Kong dollars in three or four years. I
Not a fool."
After saying this, the forest guard quietly retreated and disappeared into the rainy night.
Wu Ming and six others gathered together, looked at the truck not far away, and whispered: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one..."
Rush, rush, rush!
When the final countdown was over, Wu Ming and the six of them jumped out of the grass and rushed toward the iron net like a 100-meter sprint.
After a distance of more than ten meters, they ran over in one breath. Everyone grabbed the barbed wire and climbed up with all their strength.
"Quick, there is a situation and someone wants to escape to Hong Kong!"
The commotion here aroused the alertness of the soldiers in the truck. For a while, dogs barked one after another, and gunshots followed. (To be continued.)