Captain Aben looked at Zuo Shaoqing in horror, "Mattem, this... did you really see it?"
Zuo Shaoqing said solemnly: "Yes, I really saw it. When the gunman assassinated Mr. Ruan, Lieutenant Colonel McCann and a CIA agent named Mace were also present. The gunman did it in front of them
Shoot!"
Captain Aben was shocked, "Why? Why?"
Zuo Shaoqing shook his head, "I don't know, I don't know why. But this is what I saw with my own eyes!"
"So, Lieutenant Colonel McCann and the others want to get rid of you for this reason?"[
"Yes, that's the reason!"
"But how can others believe what you say? The newspapers all say it was the Chinese who did it."
"Captain Aben, I have photos!" Zuo Shaoqing said word by word.
"You have photos!" He was even more surprised, "Then, can I take a look?"
"You can't see it. I only have film in my hand. But I tell you, you will definitely see it in the future, from the newspaper!"
"Mattem, can I believe you?" Captain Aben looked at her extremely uneasily.
Zuo Shaoqing stared into his eyes coldly, "Captain Aben, are you willing to believe me?"
Captain Aben stopped talking. He was obviously hesitant, he was really hesitant.
Zuo Shaoqing said softly: "Captain Aben, I warn you, you must not tell anyone else about this matter. If you tell it, you will die! That's for sure!"
Captain Aben looked at her and was speechless.
Zuo Shaoqing said again: "Captain Aben, why did you kill the father and son? They are both ordinary people!"
Captain Aben whispered: "I'm sorry, Matem, this is Lieutenant Colonel McCann's order. He said that you may need a guide. If there is a guide, he must be killed! Including you!"
Zuo Shaoqing stared at him, "He wants to kill them all! Kill them and silence them! Captain Aben, it doesn't matter to me, I don't care about being beaten to death! But, those two people, they are father and son!"
The muscles on Captain Aben's face twitched. It could be seen that he was also sad about this. He shook his head, unable to speak, he just shook his head.
At this time, a soldier shouted from the top of the stone wall, "Sir, sir, are you down there?"
Captain Aben raised his head and shouted: "I'm down there."
The soldier continued to shout: "Sir, is there something going on down there? Do you want us to go down?"
Captain Aben was still staring at Zuo Shaoqing, he was still hesitating. He finally shouted to the top: "No need to come down, continue to the west, search to the west!"
The soldiers on the stone wall greeted the others and left the stone wall.[
Captain Aben looked at Zuo Shaoqing and said softly: "Mattem, I am willing to believe you."
Zuo Shaoqing felt a little relieved, "Captain Aben, you must not tell anyone!"
Captain Aben nodded, "I know. Those two guides, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Mattem, I have to go, I wish you good luck." He put his pistol in his holster and turned around.
Walk to the side.
Zuo Shaoqing held the pistol, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly from clenching her teeth. She leaned against the stone wall and stood motionless, watching Captain Aben's retreating back.
She felt anxious. On the one hand, she listened carefully to the sound of the soldiers retreating, worried about whether Captain Aben would suddenly return. On the other hand, her condyle was already in severe pain like a fire. At this time, she
Really worried.
She stood under the stone wall for a full hour, until she confirmed that there was no danger around her, then she slowly moved down the mountain. She chopped down a small tree with a dagger to support her injured foot.
When it got dark, she finally moved herself into a dense forest. She felt that it was always safer in the dense forest. She sat down, took off her shoes and socks and took a look. She found that her right ankle was completely red and swollen and could not be touched.
bump.
She slowly lay down in the grass, feeling extremely desperate. She still had a long way to go, but a sprained ankle made it difficult for her to walk. No one could help her here.
Another aspect of her despair is that she has no food. Yesterday morning, she ate a rice cake, and she shared her rice cake with the boy in the evening. Today, she didn't eat anything except half a spider.
She had no water either. Thinking of water, her mouth suddenly felt as dry as a desert.
At this time, night had fallen, Zuo Shaoqing was alone in the darkness, and anxiety and terror shrouded her like night. She closed her eyes, wanting to get rid of anxiety and terror in her dreams, even if it was only temporarily.
She slept very uneasily, her mind flickering in and out, sometimes in the abyss of terror, sometimes in borderline anxiety. Every time she tossed and turned, her right foot would hurt violently. She had been immersed in the boundary between confusion and wakefulness, as if
Wandering between life and death. It wasn't until dawn that she fell asleep.
Lying in the grass, Zuo Shaoqing really fell asleep as if dead, letting time pass by her quietly.
She didn't know how long it took, but she vaguely noticed the morning breeze blowing by, and the swaying grass blades crossed her haggard face. A burst of "cuckoo" birdsong finally made her gradually wake up.
She only felt that her whole body was stiff and exhausted, as if she was being pressed down by a thousand pounds of stone, making it difficult to move. She had just woken up at this time, and she felt thirsty in her mouth, hungry in her belly, and her eyes were dazzled. All kinds of tormenting feelings swept through her body.
The "cuckoo" birdsong sounded again. She opened her eyes and realized that it was already dawn. She stretched out her hand, pushed aside the grass in front of her eyes, and headed towards the direction where the "cuckoo" birdsong sounded.
Look over.
A wild pheasant was chirping and pecking at a place about ten meters away from her. It occasionally raised its head and looked at the surroundings with vigilance. Zuo Shaoqing stared at it motionlessly for three minutes.
Her brain finally started functioning, and her desire to survive reminded her of all her survival skills. She knew that the chance to survive had come quietly and was fleeting. She must not let go of this last chance.
She twisted her neck and looked around. She finally saw a bush a meter away on the right. Their long branches had tiny green leaves and purple flowers. This was her only choice.
She pulled out the dagger from her waist, and then crawled towards the bush little by little, trying her best not to make a sound. She must not scare away the wild pheasant. Her eyes searched the bushes and selected one.
A branch with a thin and long root. She slowly pressed the branch down, and then cut it off from the root with a dagger. The branch made a very slight sound. From the corner of her eye, she noticed that the pheasant stopped and was heading towards
She was watching. She bent down and lay motionless, staring at it motionlessly.
After a few minutes, she used a dagger to cut off the leaves and flowers on the branch. Now, she had a thin and flexible branch about three meters long. This was her first step to survive.
She held the branch in her hand and slowly moved her body, bit by bit, towards the pheasant. She stared at the pheasant's eyes from under the brim of her hat, watching to see if its eyes were looking this way.
. She crawled forward slowly, almost like a snail. She couldn't be too close, as it would scare away the wild pheasant. But she couldn't be too far, too far, and she wouldn't be able to catch it. Ten long minutes later.
, she was only five meters away from the wild pheasant. She had to carefully estimate the distance between herself and the wild pheasant, and also estimate the strength of her jump.
She saw the wild pheasant lowering its head to eat again. She felt that she could not wait any longer. This was her last chance.
She suddenly jumped up like a leopard, trying her best to endure the severe pain in her feet, jumping on one foot, and rushed towards the wild pheasant. The wild pheasant was severely frightened, screamed, spread its wings, and ran into the air
Fly away. Zuo Shaoqing jumped up at the last moment, and then swung the branch in her hand towards the wild pheasant like lightning.[
The end of the thin branch hit the pheasant. It screamed and fell from the sky. Then, it spread its wings again and jumped into the air. Zuo Shaoqing jumped forward again, and the branch hit the pheasant heavily.
On its body. This time, it could no longer fly, but it still struggled to run forward. The whistling branches fell on it again. It could no longer run, but struggled on the ground.
Zuo Shaoqing rushed over and finally grabbed the wild pheasant firmly, letting it struggle and neigh in his hands.
Zuo Shaoqing gasped for a long time before slowly sitting up. She pulled a wild rattan from the grass, tied one of the pheasant's feet, and then tied the other end of the rattan to the tree.
Now, Zuo Shaoqing has forgotten hunger. This is the second step for her to survive. She sees hope.
She lay down again and began to crawl and search in the grass. While searching in the grass, she tried her best to recall the names of various Chinese herbal medicines and their uses that Teacher Nanjia had taught her. She vaguely thought that this was almost ten years ago.
That happened a few years ago. The Chinese herbal medicine knowledge she had learned had long since disappeared from her memory. However, her strong desire to survive now brought back these disappeared memories.
The first thing she saw was a cluster of pale flowers, which were composed of many spike-like flowers. Below it were thin branches and slender leaves. Its shape reminded her that it was called "
"Yijianqiu" is a perennial herb. It is also called "Water Centipede" or "Single Hammer". It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling.
She pulled out the "one-arrow ball" by its roots and knocked it clean on the ground.
This was not enough, so she continued crawling and searching in the grass. When she looked up, she saw a tall plant, as tall as half a person. It had huge leaves like cattail leaves, with several round slits on the leaves. The petioles
It was very long, with five or six petioles growing together. This was called "Drynariae". When she thought of the name, she knew that this plant was useful to her. She pulled out her dagger and dug out its roots. It was a
Thin purple-red roots. So good.
Then, she found another medicinal material called "Grass Coral". Among several dark green leaves, there was a group of small red fruits. Zuo Shaoqing quickly remembered that it also had a name,
It's called "Elder".
Finally, she found a cane with small purple flowers next to a big tree. This was called "big tea root" and it also had the function of treating bruises. She dug out its root with a dagger.
Now, she has completed the third step of self-rescue.
