In theory, Robber No. 1's response strategy was correct, but he ignored the actual situation.
This is not a primitive forest like Shennongjia. Rather than a mountain, it is just a piece of higher hills. Most of the trees are artificially cultivated fast-growing forests. Most of them are half-sized trees as thick as an arm, and even those as thick as a thigh are rare.
Each of them weighs 1,560 pounds. Where can they find a big tree that can support their weight?
Those green light spots were moving very fast, and the rustling sound caused by hitting the bushes continued to sound all around, and became louder and louder. The three robbers didn't care much at the moment, and just found the largest tree within sight.
Started to climb up in a hurry.
"Brother! Brother! Give me a hand!"
The other two robbers were fine. Robber No. 2’s hands were still cuffed by Wu Ansu’s handcuffs, which affected his balance when walking, let alone the technical task of climbing a tree. He slipped off the tree trunk after trying several times.
, the palms of his hands were scraped with blood from the rough bark, so he had to run under the tree of robber No. 1 and kept calling for help.
Robber No. 1 subconsciously tried to pull Robber No. 2, but he suddenly retracted his hand as soon as he extended it halfway.
It's not that he doesn't want to save his brother, but the tree under him is only a little thicker than his arm. It can barely bear the weight of him alone. If another person is added to it, it will definitely break in the middle.
If you can't help others, you have to catch up with yourself.
Despite the extreme pain in his heart, Robber No. 1 had no choice but to give up rescuing others.
Robber No. 2's heart was completely dominated by fear at this moment, and he could not calmly think about the reason why his elder brother did not save him. His expectation turned to despair, and despair turned to anger. He stood under the tree and cursed, and was then surrounded by a flash of green.
The gray shadow of light fell down and screamed as it was dragged into the seemingly endless darkness around it.
The light from the mobile phone was very weak, and it was impossible to see anything clearly from two meters away. The two robbers were trapped in a tree three to four meters high. They didn't know how many wild wolves were surrounding them below. They could only hear the sound of loud noises from time to time.
There was a chilling growl and the harsh scratching sound of claws scratching the tree trunk.
Just when the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and felt that they had escaped temporarily, a strange clicking sound suddenly sounded under the tree where they were hiding.
"Brother! What should I do? The wolves seem to be chewing on the tree!" The third child on the tree not far away suddenly shouted in horror.
What? How is this possible?
Robber No. 1 had only heard of wild boars that attack people eating trees, but never heard of wolves doing the same thing.
He casually broke off a dead branch from the tree, lit it with a lighter and threw it down. With the faint and fleeting firelight, Robber No. 1 saw the shocking and terrifying scene under the tree.
These wolves are really chewing on trees!
"Third brother, call the police!"
"What? Brother, we managed to escape from the police raids, and now we have to throw ourselves into a trap?"
If robber No. 1 hadn't noticed that his tone was normal, robber No. 3 would have almost suspected that his eldest brother was frightened by the wolves and was talking nonsense.
"Stop talking nonsense! I'll hit you if I ask you to!"
Robber No. 1 did not want to make such a decision, but the tree he was hiding in was too thin and could not withstand the wolves taking turns to bite him. Although being caught by the police would inevitably lead to him being jailed and shot, it was better than being kissed by a wolf.
A few seconds later, the cry of Robber No. 3 came from the tree next door again: "Brother, no, my phone has no signal!"
Robber No. 1 was shocked and hurriedly lowered his head to check his cell phone. Sure enough, as Lao San said, there was not a single square on the icon representing the signal, and there was no response no matter how many three-digit distress calls he made.
Could it be that God wants to kill the three brothers because they have done too many evil things?
Robber No. 1 has never believed in fate, but at this moment, he suddenly began to doubt whether there really is such a thing as fate.
Suddenly, a little light suddenly lit up in the endless darkness ahead.
Different from the penetrating green of the wolf's eyes, this light exudes a warm orange light, looking like someone lighting a match in the woods.
After a while, the light became bigger and bigger, and the two robbers on the tree saw clearly that it was actually a burning torch.
Anyone?
How could someone suddenly appear in a place like this at this time?
Although there were countless questions in their hearts, the appearance of this torch gave the two robbers on the tree a glimmer of hope again. They kept shouting for help in the direction of the torch, and used the built-in help function on their mobile phones to flash.
SOS light signal, fearing that the other party will not be able to find their location.
The torch in the distance stopped, turned around, and gradually began to walk toward them, apparently hearing their cry for help.
"Brother! There is someone! We are saved!" Robber No. 3 was so excited that he burst into tears.
"No...it doesn't seem right!"
Although Robber No. 1 was excited for a while, he suddenly noticed something unusual about the fire.
Judging from the height and moving speed of the torch, it is obvious that someone is holding it, but if this is the case, why are these wild wolves under the tree always indifferent? Isn't it easier for a living person on the mountain road to hunt than for them on the tree?
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However, Robber No. 1 soon no longer had to rack his brains to guess, because as the light approached, he could already clearly see the person behind the torch.
It turned out to be the young boy who kidnapped the second child before and then escaped in the dark.
However, when he saw the identity of the other party clearly, an eye-popping scene also appeared - the wild wolves surrounding the tree did not turn around and attack the young boy holding the torch, but instead gathered towards him one after another, and
One after another they prostrate themselves at his feet.
The respectful and obedient posture seemed like this young boy was their supreme wolf king.
Go ahead! What's going on? Is this boy the kind of "wolf boy" who was raised by wolves in folklore?
"Hey! We two meet again! Hey, why does it seem like one is missing? Are you playing hide-and-seek?"
Li Mengnan inserted the torch into a tree hole nearby, lit a cigarette and squatted next to a gray wild wolf about half a man tall. While playing with the fluffy long hair on the wolf's neck, he raised his head and said with a smile.
Making sarcastic remarks.
"Boy! It's you! You...did you bring us here on purpose?" Robber No. 3 angrily pointed his gun at Li Mengnan under the tree.
"Hey, are you thinking before you speak? Why did I lead you here? You drove the car and chose the road. What else did I do besides talking nonsense to you along the way? You are trapped here now.
, has anything to do with me?" Li Mengnan yawned disapprovingly.
Robber No. 3 was at a loss for words. Indeed, Li Mengnan followed them from beginning to end, and most of what he said along the way was boring current affairs gossip. He did not interfere directly or indirectly with their route at all.
It really doesn't make sense to lead them here.
"But at least these wolves are related to you, right?" Robber No. 3 fought back weakly.
Li Mengnan stood up, patted his trouser pockets, and said funnyly: "I am just a poor person. I can't even afford a pet dog. How can I raise so many big dogs? You must speak responsibly..."
"If you didn't raise them, why don't they attack you?"
"Who knows? Maybe I'm handsome?" Li Mengnan smiled softly, pointed to his chest and said, "People look at people based on their faces, but animals look at people based on their hearts..."
"Okay, Third Brother, now everyone is a knife and I am a fish, so it's useless to talk nonsense." Robber No. 1 took off the black backpack containing gold jewelry from his shoulders, threw it far away at Li Mengnan's feet, and said:
"Brother, we admit defeat and give you all the gold. I just hope that you can be generous and let us go. From now on, we will never touch the river. Even if we are caught by the police in the future, we will never reveal the whereabouts of the gold.
……what do you think?"
This robber was also a decisive person. He gave up gold jewelry worth hundreds of thousands without any hesitation.
Li Mengnan bent down and picked up the backpack at his feet, threw it on his shoulders without looking at it, clasped his fingers and said: "Just now I heard your second brother said that you also committed a murder and escaped here. I think, like
For people like you, the reward offered by the police should be hundreds of thousands, right?"
"What... do you mean?" Robber No. 1's heart suddenly sank.
Li Mengnan did not answer him, but continued to talk to himself: "If I kill you, I can ensure that you will not leak the secret of the gold, and I can take your body to collect the reward... How is this the most appropriate thing to do?
Business, right?"
Bang——!
A ball of fire erupted from the muzzle of Robber No. 3's gun on the tree. Li Mengnan, who was talking, covered his chest and shouted "Ah, I'm dead" and then fell down.
"Damn it! You brat, you want my life in exchange for reward? I'll take your life first!"
Robber No. 3 cursed and took out the spare ammunition bag from his waist and began to reload.
Looking at the unrecognizable body under the firelight, the more Robber No. 1 thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong - how could anyone be shot and still speak so calmly?
This is not an anti-Japanese drama. The protagonist was shot more than a dozen times by a heavy machine gun, but he still said all his lines in one breath without changing his expression. At the end, he cursed "I x your x little devil", and then jumped into the opponent's army.
Sound the glory bomb, and then drag a dozen unlucky people on your back before you die.
But he could see clearly just now that almost all the iron sand fired by Lao San's gunpowder gun was wasted on the boy. At such a close distance, even a wild boar with a rough scalp and thick flesh would definitely not survive.
But why do I always feel that this kid might stand up again some time? Could it be that I am too worried?
The more afraid of something, the more it will come. Just as this strange thought flashed through the mind of Robber No. 1, suddenly, the "corpse" under the tree stood up and wiped the blood from his face.
He cursed loudly: "Didn't your mother teach you manners? At least let me speak..."
Bang——!
There was another ball of fire with smoke, and the "corpse" fell down again.
"Boss, this kid is too tough. He didn't even get killed by one shot..."
Before Robber No. 3 could finish his words, his eyes widened again—Li Mengnan, who was on the ground and was supposed to die, stood up unsteadily again.
"You fucked me so much that I..."
Bang——!
Looking at the lifeless "corpse" under the tree, the two robbers looked at each other, and an inexplicable chill filled their hearts at the same time.
This kid... is so evil!
It's a pity that they don't think that this is just the beginning of their nightmare.
"You fucked me so much that I..."
Bang——!
"You fucked me, let me do it..."
Bang——!
"You fucked me, let me have my say..."
Bang——!
"You fucked me, let me tell you..."
Bang——!
The dull sound of gunshots rang out rhythmically in the silent woods. Li Mengnan, who should have been dead long ago, "hidden his body" from the ground again and again.
At first, the two robbers felt extremely scared, and then their nerves were almost numbed by the infinite resurrection performance. They just numbly repeated the action of loading and firing. As for whether the other party stood up, to them
It's not that important anymore.
No matter how much ammunition there is, it will eventually run out. The six spare iron sands were used up, and the gunpowder gun in the hands of robber No. 3 was completely reduced to a fire stick.
Although the "corpse" was still lying quietly under the tree at this moment, the two robbers on the tree had no doubt that after a while, the other party would get up from the ground again while yelling curses.
"Brother, do you think we are dead?" Robber No. 3 threw away the empty gunpowder gun in his hand, looking extremely depressed.
"Why do you say that?" Robber No. 1 couldn't help but be surprised. It turned out that he was not the only one who had thought about this problem.
"I once read a story about a few people who went out to play together. When they encountered a heavy rain on the road, they went to an empty house on the roadside to take shelter from the rain, but they were killed one by one by some unknown force.
But the strange thing is that every time they all die, they will return to the moment when they encountered the heavy rain, and then start this death journey again.
It was not until later that they realized that the moment they encountered the heavy rain, they had actually lost control of their car and slid down the hillside and fell to their deaths. It was just that it happened so suddenly that they did not realize that they were dead and that was why they were trapped.
It is impossible to leave near the place of death.
Brother, I think our current situation is quite similar to the story."
"Don't talk nonsense. Aren't we alive and well, able to breathe and have a heartbeat? How can a dead person be like this?"
Although the more he thought about it, the possibility became more and more likely, but Robber No. 1 still didn't want to think about it.
"Brother, please stop comforting me. In fact, you have discovered it a long time ago, right? If we are really not dead, how could that kid still stand up again and again after being shot?"
While talking, Robber No. 3 stood up and stood on the branch of the tree. Robber No. 1 couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Third Brother, what are you going to do?"
"Brother, I can't stand it anymore... If we are already dead, if I jump down, everything will start from scratch. If we are still alive, then just let me die."
After saying that, Robber No. 3 jumped down, and the wolves that had been waiting below for a long time swarmed up and dragged him into the darkness.
Just when robber No. 1 was in grief, he suddenly heard a lazy voice coming from his ear.
"Jump, you jump! Didn't Asakura jump? Tang Ta also jumped, now it's your turn... Look at how blue the sky is, as long as you take a step forward, you will melt into it.
In the blue sky..." (Note 1)
Robber No. 1 was suddenly startled. He turned around and saw a blood-stained face, almost face to face, smiling sinisterly at him with white teeth exposed. He was so frightened that he screamed and fell under the tree.
Submerged in the swarming wolves.
The light of the torch flickered a few times, then went out strangely out of thin air, and everything returned to darkness and silence.
…
"Oh, life is so lonely as snow..."
Squatting in front of a green corn field and setting up a fire to roast a few corns, Li Mengnan couldn't help but look up to the sky and let out a sigh.
On the country road not far behind him, a white van parked quietly. The three robbers were slumped in their respective seats, breathing evenly and steadily, as if they were in a deep sleep.
That's right, there was no going up the mountain at all, and there were no wolves. In fact, the three robbers had been completely pulled into the illusion by Li Mengnan from the moment they evaded inspection and drove off the road.
Of course, he didn't intentionally delay using illusion until now. The seemingly easy control process was actually not that easy.
We have said before that illusion is essentially hypnosis, and hypnosis can be divided into two types: conscious hypnosis and subconscious hypnosis.
Conscious hypnosis causes people to have hallucinations while they are awake. However, due to the extremely high strength of the human brain's mental barrier and the extremely high recognition ability in the awake state, most of the illusions used can only be simple and small illusions.
Cannot create large-scale illusions.
If the three people were unarmed ordinary people, just using conscious hypnosis would be enough, but these three people were thugs with lives on their hands.
Such people have extremely high willpower, and their strong mental barriers will greatly weaken the effect of conscious hypnosis, and they may even forcefully break free.
Coupled with the instability factor of one of them having a homemade musket in his hand, one mistake could very well lead to a total loss.
Li Mengnan is just a magician, not a magician. If he wants to control the situation completely without any harm, he can only drag these three people into a subconscious hypnotic state.
But this is not a stage performance after all. The hostile relationship between the two parties is destined that the three robbers will not only not believe anything he says, but will always be extremely wary of him. This is almost contrary to the conditions of subconscious hypnosis.
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If it were in the past, faced with this unfavorable situation, Li Mengnan would have almost no other choice but to fight hard... As for the final result, it depends on whether God will give him a good face or not.
But now we have this "Thunder Tempered Wood Crystal" ring... Well, for the sake of convenience, let's call it the "Thunder Crystal Ring".
With this "Thunder Crystal Ring", there is no need to spend so much effort.
(Note 1) This is a classic line from the classic movie "Manhunt" in the 1970s. It is estimated that few people know it now.