Margarita brought three bowls of sticky porridge-like stuff and a small amount of meat for Verak and others to eat.
The situation in the village is very bad now, and this kind of food can be considered abundant. If the village chief hadn't felt guilty and grateful to the three people, the food would have been at least as good as the villagers - that is, halved.
"Do you want me to go get you some more?" Margarita asked specifically as she saw that Verak had finished the meal quickly and was worried that the reception was not good enough.
Verak didn't understand, but he roughly understood the meaning from his behavior. He immediately waved his hands and used the few Monrego words he knew: "No, no, thank you."
Murphy also planned to translate. As soon as he finished the last bit of food in the bowl, Verak successfully completed the communication with Margarita: "I'm full too, please excuse me."
"What's here?" Margarita walked up to Murphy and put away the tableware. "If you need anything, let me know at any time."
"Okay, thank you." Murphy looked at Verak, who was lying peacefully opposite him, "I don't know what's going on with Connie."
Unlike the two of them, Connie spent most of the day like an animal in a zoo, visited and asked by curious villagers who came in from time to time.
After understanding the situation clearly, she followed the village chief Bernardino to set up a new ambush, and she has not returned yet.
"It's unnecessary to worry." Verak's mentality was stable, he picked up the "Monrego Language Encyclopedia" and read it with one hand.
"Do you think this plan will work?" Murphy's temper was still a little impatient.
"You also heard what the village chief Bernardino said. As their fighting experience becomes more and more abundant, the gangsters are also making rapid progress. The gangsters used to come regularly, and everyone could rest. Now they are erratic, forcing the villagers to
We can only take precautions every day. If this lasts for half a month, the village may be able to survive, but what if it lasts longer? It is impossible for them to stop hunting and produce and spend all their time guarding against bandits." Wei Wei
Lark stared at the book and said calmly.
"I know that. I'm just worried that something might go wrong..." Being injured and unable to help, Murphy couldn't help but think wildly.
"The village chief is the most familiar with this place. We just need to stay down and stay down. I say all this just to make you understand that the villagers have no choice. Even if they die, there is nothing they can do." Verak said.
In the afternoon, several people discussed how to set up the ambush more securely, how to ensure that the gangsters would really fall into the trap, and how to respond in a timely manner when various situations arise.
But the final result proved that the village chief knew everything that the three newcomers could think of, and he also knew what they couldn't think of.
After all, I am very familiar with the surrounding terrain, villagers, and gangsters. I have fought against gangsters more than ten times, so I have a good idea of the situation no matter what.
Therefore, Verak no longer has much room to intervene. Not only will he not be able to provide valuable new things, but he may also waste the village chief's time, so it is better to calm down and recuperate.
Murphy didn't have the experience of being imprisoned like Verak, so he didn't have a good opportunity to hone his patience. He thought a lot and was not satisfied with just lying here waiting for news: "I keep lying like this.
I can’t stand it a little bit.”
"You have to endure it if you can't bear it. It's time to try to calm down your mind." Verak turned a page of the book and said, "Okay, you are not allowed to chat with me anymore. Think about what you can do."
"Then I'd better sleep." Murphy slowly adjusted his posture and lay down to rest.
Not long after, Margarita came back after clearing the tableware and wanted to blow out the candle: "The village chief said that we need to disguise ourselves early, so there can't be any light in the house."
After listening to Murphy's translation, Verak nodded and lay down with Margarita's support.
"Huh." Margarita blew out the candle and left the room.
"It's been a while since I went to bed so early." Verak chuckled.
About nine o'clock in the evening.
Verak couldn't even remember the last time he took a break before midnight.
"You still have to pay attention to your health. Isn't it just because of overwork that Chairman Boyne collapsed and became like this..." In the darkness, Murphy said with concern.
"I'm used to it." Verak opened his eyes, and an indescribable sense of novelty made him feel no sleepiness. "If I don't try my best every day, I feel sorry for the sacrifice of so many comrades."
"Then you tell me not to think so much today."
"This is different." Verak smiled.
"If you can't do anything, just take advantage of this period of time to have a good rest." Murphy asked casually, without thinking of delving into this point seriously, "Go to sleep, good night."
"Good night." Verak tried to close his eyes and rest.
"Bang!"
"Bang bang!"
"The gangsters are coming! Everyone, be careful!
"
"Kill me! Kill them all!
"
“Bang bang bang bang!
"
Less than ten seconds after Verak closed his eyes and made full calculations, the quiet village suddenly became noisy.
Verak opened his eyes suddenly, and Murphy sat up directly.
The two of them knew without talking that the gangsters were coming!
"This is too sudden." Murphy didn't expect the gangsters to come here at all, so he struggled to get out of bed in the dark.
"Didn't I say that before? The gangsters knew that the villagers had been prepared for a long time, so they would come at the most unexpected time." Verak heard the gunshots without any reaction.
"Night is the best time to attack, so of course the villagers will step up their defenses at night."
"Then you think that the gangsters should come during the day. But didn't the villagers think of it? Did the gangsters not think that the villagers would be wary of it during the day? These psychological tactics are very complex. The village chief did not dare to relax during the day and night in order to be sure. Where are the gangsters?
Obviously, despite throwing out smoke bombs, we still chose the most suitable time to take action." Verak commented, "It's not easy at all."
"I have to go take a look." Murphy endured the pain in his legs and held on to the wall to put on his shoes and go out.
Verak stretched out his hand to grab him and said seriously: "Don't cause trouble for them."
Within a few minutes, the gunfire outside reached a high point and then began to decline rapidly.
Murphy, who was sitting on the bed and listening attentively, said: "It doesn't sound like the two sides are in a stalemate. It is estimated that one side has already gained a huge advantage."
"What are they talking about?" Verak couldn't understand the shouting outside.
"It's too complicated and I can't hear clearly." Murphy clenched his hands and felt his heart twitching.
If the gangsters had the upper hand, then the two of them who stayed in the house would not be able to escape death tonight.
Verak was still calm: "Don't worry, the village chief has made complete preparations."
Murphy's voice was a little nervous: "Yeah."
After a few more minutes, the gunshots completely disappeared and cheers began to erupt outside. Before Murphy could tell who the cheerers were, Connie and Margarita ran in excitedly and lit the candle lights again.
"It went very well! Fourteen or five bandits came! We killed twelve of them! The remaining village chief is leading people to chase them. If we can get rid of them all, we can then find where they live and plunder them.
If all the characters are taken back, the village will have hope of getting better!" Connie said.
"Tell me the specific situation!" Murphy asked.
"Where are the casualties among the villagers?" Verak was concerned about a more important question.
"Village people..." Connie was about to answer Murphy's question, but after hearing Verak's words, the smile on her face froze and she was silent for a few seconds before saying, "It should be... no less than this number.
…”
Murphy was surprised: "How come there are so many casualties? Didn't the villagers set up an ambush?!"
The joy quickly dissipated, and Connie’s newly rising sense of accomplishment turned into shame in the blink of an eye: “...the gangsters got some more guns from nowhere this time. Only half of them entered our ambush circle, and they already had them.
Most of the villagers who acted as baits were killed... The village chief saw that more people would die if things continued like this, so he had to launch an attack before the gangsters fully entered the ambush circle... This is why he attacked even though he had clearly set up an ambush.
It took so long, and the reason why the gangsters ran away..."
"It's normal. The gangsters don't just focus on Shuang Naga Village. It is inevitable to further strengthen by plundering other places." Verak felt sorry for the villagers. "Fortunately among the misfortunes, this gang of gangsters suffered heavy losses. As expected,
It will be completely annihilated by the village chief who pursues the victory. After the annihilation, the power of Shuang Naga Village will double. Then there will be no need to worry about food for a long time, and there will be no need to worry about bandits daring to take advantage of this place."
"Alas..." Murphy sighed, "If my leg wasn't injured, I should be able to help..."
"It's okay, we tried our best, and the village will be fine." Connie comforted Murphy.
"Thank you! You have helped us a lot!" Margarita kept bowing and thanking her.
"We didn't do anything to help. Only Comrade Connie participated in the battle." Murphy responded.
After thanking her, Margarita left the house and went to clean up the mess with other villagers.
Verak and Murphy were lying on the bed, waiting for the village chief to return and bring new good news.
During this period, Connie described the ambush battle at night in detail, so that the two people who could not go out to participate in it could understand the ins and outs.
After hearing this, Verak smiled bitterly: "A lot of things happened today, both good and bad, we have caught up with them. Overall, it is worth it. If we were not here, we would have lost the assistance of six guns.
It is very likely that Jiacun will not be able to withstand this powerful attack by the gangsters."
"I hope everything goes well for us in the future, and we can get to Monlego City as soon as possible and set up the sub-station." Murphy knew that Shuang Naga Village was only lucky to have a short-term stability, and really wanted to restore peace and live in a place where there was no need to worry about these threats.
In a better life, it depends on the next development of the International Equality Alliance and the Monrego situation.
"Yes." Verak didn't like the words 'return without success'. When he chose to come to Monrego, he was mentally prepared to open up a sub-station on the frozen soil no matter how difficult it was.
The three of them waited for three or four hours, but saw that the village chief had not returned. To be on the safe side, Verak arranged for Connie to go out and continue to be on guard with the remaining villagers until the village chief and others returned.
In this way, until the early morning of the 25th, the village chief Bernardino and most of the villagers who participated in the pursuit rushed back.
Sure enough, they brought back 'good news': dozens of plundered women from various villages, a large amount of food, money and a dozen guns that could greatly improve the defense power of Shuang Naga Village!
This is an unprecedented victory in the confrontation between villagers and bandits in this area.
The reason why a large gang of gangsters in the neighborhood was able to be eliminated overnight was simply because the villagers had six more guns.
Compared with the previous weapons that only had a few homemade guns and a large number of useless knives, the six new pistols nearly doubled their combat strength. Coupled with the ambush, it was not surprising that the gangsters were caught off guard and the entire army was annihilated.
Of course, nearly twenty people were killed and injured in Shuangnaga Village.
But in the future, even if these six new pistols are returned to Verak and others, they will have more guns taken from the gangsters, and their strength will no longer be something that any gangster dares to touch. This is more effective than being slowly worn away by the gangsters until
It is much better to become a lamb to the slaughter that is unable to resist.
After returning, the village chief Bernardino first settled the rescued women, and then arranged for them to stay or return to their own villages depending on the situation. Then, without even having time to eat, he dealt with the casualties of the villagers.
, I was busy until noon, and then I had time to see Verak and the others.
"Are you okay?" Seeing the village chief enter the house, Verak didn't know whether to congratulate or express condolences, and simply paid attention to the village chief's situation.
"I'm fine." The expression on the village chief's face was a bit complicated, neither sad nor happy. If I had to describe it, it was more like covering up a heavy weight and rising toward the sun, with a sense of perseverance integrated into it, "This
Thank you for meeting you this time. Without these guns, our things alone would not have been able to withstand the attacks of the gangsters..."
Verak thought about it from the perspective of the village chief and couldn't help but feel afraid: "Now the result is considered good, that's enough."
"Well." The village chief sat down tiredly, "Two days ago, even if there was such a result, I would continue to be pessimistic. I don't know if the village can slowly recover to what it was before."
"Understood." Verak nodded slightly.
The village chief's concern is very simple. What will happen if he uses all the strength of the village to kill a group of bandits? It will only delay the decline of the village. If the fundamental problem is not solved, the banditry will continue forever, and sooner or later the village will be drained of its vitality.
The Twin Naga Village disappeared as if it had never existed.
"Your arrival is really like the arrival of God... it helped us get through the sadness and gave me the motivation to persevere." The village chief didn't know how to accurately describe the importance of the three people, so he could only use God as a metaphor.
"At least I know now that with a group of people like you working hard, we don't just have to wait to be killed by the gangsters. We may also wait until the day when the war ends in Monlegor."
Verak was moved and assured the village chief: "It's not possible. The war in Monlego will definitely end, and each of you, each of us, will eventually live in a new world of equality, freedom, unity, and beauty.
We have reached this day with such faith, and we ask you to believe as much as we do and wait for this day to come."