I held my breath until the four people walked past me and gradually moved away. So I slowly returned to the toilet and called Hu Zongren. I said that someone was coming. There were four of them in total. I was basically sure that they were
People from the White Lotus Sect. Hu Zongren asked me in a low voice, how are you sure? I didn’t have time to say more. I was afraid that these people would see the light of Hu Zongren’s mobile phone later, so I told him to stop asking and hang up the phone. Trust me.
That's it. After saying that, I hung up the phone.
Why am I so sure that these people are from the White Lotus Sect? It’s because of the way they walk. After the park closes at night, the lights must be turned off. Even the street lights on both sides of the road must be turned off. There is no power supply even in the toilets.
.So in this environment, if Hu Zongren and I took out our mobile phones to call each other, we might be discovered from a long distance due to dark connections. And while I was hiding here and waiting, there was a possibility.
It was a security guard passing by, but he was still holding a flashlight, shining it east and west. At first glance, he was someone on patrol, and he could tell from the footsteps that he was not here to do anything shady. And these four people
But it's different. Usually when we walk at night, although we don't necessarily have to smile and talk, at least we don't even bring a lighting device in such a dark situation. Even if we really don't bring it, no one can do it now.
With a mobile phone, wouldn’t the light source of the mobile phone be able to illuminate part of the road? What’s more, this road is built along the cliff wall. It is scary to walk on the edge during the day, not to mention at night. Another, this group of people
Their steps were deliberately very light. It can be seen that they were definitely not wearing leather shoes, but mostly soft-soled shoes such as cloth shoes and rubber shoes. If they had not stepped on the fallen leaves on the ground and made a rustling sound, I would probably not be there.
Notice them. Since I stay in the dark for a longer time, I can better see the outlines of those people in the same dark environment. It is actually easy to distinguish. When a group of people are different,
Appearing quietly somewhere at the right time and doing so lightly can only have one purpose, and that is to be afraid of being discovered.
As for whether they are afraid of being discovered by someone, it is difficult to say based on the clues that Hu Zongren and I have grasped so far. First of all, they must be hiding from the park staff on duty. This is why they move in secret and do not bring lighting equipment. Secondly, if
If they were the first to know that Hu Zongren and I would definitely come and do something bad, then they must be prepared to fight us to the end. The park is very big, and even the area surrounded by walls in the middle is not small.
It is actually very difficult for four people to find something late at night, so these people either know the specific location, or the thing requires the strength of four people.
Fortunately, the clothes I wore that day were dark, and I have been accustomed to wearing large leather shoes with tendon soles when I go out to do errands for many years. In addition to being durable, they are quite painful when kicked, but they don't make much noise when walking.
I calculated that after those people walked away, I followed them out. When I could see the outlines of several people from a distance, I followed them from a distance. At this moment, I knew that Hu Zongren must have found a place to hide.
When we got up, this was what we had agreed on before. No matter who noticed the movement first, the other one would immediately arrive at our halfway point in advance. This would not only ensure that we would not embarrass each other, but also allow the two of us to get together.
, everything you do is safer.
When they were about to reach the place where they first met the old lady, which was Eryakan, those people suddenly stopped and started whispering in such a low voice that I could not hear what they were saying at all. And I also
I quickly shrank to the edge of the flower bed and squatted down. There were lights from the streets below outside Eryakan, so I could see the backlit shadows of several people while I was squatting. One of them walked to the railing on the side and seemed to be lying on his back.
The top stretched out his head and looked down. Hu Zongren and I also did this during the day, and we discovered that there was no chance for anyone to climb up. After getting used to the surrounding environment, your hearing and vision will gradually change.
It needs to be stronger. Although I didn’t fully understand what several people were talking about, I heard a few words intermittently, which roughly meant where is it? It’s really hard to find without a flashlight. Then another person said,
Uncle Yang said it might be in a cave, so let’s go there and have a look.
If I guessed correctly, the cave here must be the abandoned air-raid shelter. A few people discussed there for a while, and secretly turned on their mobile phones during the process, probably looking for a way. Finally, they decided to head towards
Go in the direction of the air-raid shelter. I didn't go to the air-raid shelter, but I asked for the specific direction before. It was roughly between my current position and the place where Hu Zongren was hiding before.
It was found on the cliff. Hu Zongren and I initially suspected that the air-raid shelter might be hiding something. However, after some conversations with the tea stall owner, I discovered that the old temple by the underground river in the middle was the most likely
The place.
So now I was faced with a new problem: should I continue to follow these people, or should I let them search blindly for a while. And now I don't know where Hu Zongren is, but the only thing I can be sure of is that Hu Zongren
At this moment, he was hiding not far from me, watching these guys.
As these people walked away, I decided to trust my own judgment. After hearing the footsteps gradually disappearing, although I was not sure whether Hu Zongren had followed them, I still hid behind the tree and lowered my head.
I coughed lightly, and then waited. A few seconds later, behind the haystack on the other side of me, I also heard a gentle cough. Hu Zongren approached and told his old friend that even if his voice was coughing, we
We could recognize each other, so I stood up, quickly moved around him, and then asked in a low voice, where are you? He said softly, here.
I found him quickly and squatted down next to him. I said I was really worried that you would be stupid enough to follow him. He said how could it be possible? I am in front of you, and even if I want to follow, I have to follow you.
Behind me, I counted four people and didn’t see you following, so I knew you were staying, so I stayed too. I nodded, but I didn’t expect Hu Zongren to be quite smart at the moment. But soon Hu Zongren
Ask me, then why don’t you continue to follow up? Maybe it’s really in some cave! I noticed that Hu Zongren’s hiding place was actually closer than me to those people, and when he said that, I knew that Hu Zongren was hiding in the cave at that time.
Zongren actually heard their conversation. So I asked him what those guys said. I was far away and couldn't hear clearly. Hu Zongren said that they were just discussing and talking about the cave over there.
The place is behind the corner. Even if you make a fire there, the people from the Park Management Office will not notice it. Moreover, that place is also the place where they think it is easiest to find things, so they plan to go there to look for it first.
I asked Hu Zongren, does that mean they have to go there first, and if they don’t find it, they might have to move to another place? Hu Zongren nodded and said, that’s roughly what it means. I said you should look at these guys clearly.
Did it look like that? Hu Zongren said how could I see clearly in the dark, and it was not an owl. I told Hu Zongren that I would stop following, firstly to avoid disturbing the other party, although I had planned to do it tonight.
We need to prepare for action, but who is so bored and has nothing to do to fight? Why don't we fight if we don't want to fight? Moreover, we came earlier than the other party, visited the spots, knew the general terrain, and remembered it fresh, so at this point, we have
We have a slight advantage. We can even say that we are closer to the truth than them. After all, we have enough time to think.
Hu Zongren patted me on the shoulder and said, "Let's bet on who of the two groups of us guessed it right." I nodded, because I knew that the next step would mean that we were going to turn over.
The wall has entered the area of the underground river in the middle.
We had seen the terrain from a high place earlier. Judging from our current position, it may not be difficult to climb over the wall. We just need to get rid of the glass shards. But if we climb in, we will have to use mobile phones or flashlights.
If we carry something, there is a possibility of being discovered by people from the management office on top, but if we can walk a few hundred meters in the dark, we will be blocked by a very high cliff, and the people above will not be able to see us unless their security guards
We are very conscientious and will stare at this place all the time. The possibility of this is not high. Moreover, there are walls around the corner, and there is a relatively high cliff at the corner, so even if we use the light source, the group of White Lotus Sect people will not be able to see it.
It may not be possible to find it.
I asked Hu Zongren, when you eavesdropped on their conversation just now, did you hear a person they called "Uncle Yang"? Hu Zongren said yes, I heard it too. I said this doesn't seem quite right, Situ said
Yes, these White Lotus believers are gathered from various places, which means that each has a different master. Since the masters may not admit defeat to each other, who is Master Yang among this group of people? Could it be that these four people are the same master?
From the sect? Hu Zongren said this is not clear, but at least we can be sure that this so-called Master Yang is one of the main messengers who instructed these people to explore Fotuguan at night, which means that this Master Yang is
Hu Zongren, one of the people who knew the ins and outs of this matter, smiled and said, remember this name, we might have to meet each other in the future.
I also smiled, but said nothing. Since we didn’t know how far the air-raid shelter was from our place, and we had never been there in person, Hu Zongren and I decided to take advantage of the fact that there were no patrolling security guards, and those White Lotus Sect people
We didn't look back, so we climbed over the wall first. If we were lucky enough to find him inside, we wouldn't have to fight, and it would be a good thing that the White Lotus Sect was defeated.