Bao Changyi got up early, washed his face, had dinner, and was all ready.
Old Man Li took a hardwood shovel handle from the back room and said, "Brother, take this with you. You can explore the road and hunt wolves."
"Is there a wolf on the mountain?"
"Yes. However, it has become less and less in recent years."
"Brother Li, doesn't your nephew live in the village?"
"Ergui's home is in Xingwangtun, not too far from here. It only takes half an hour to walk."
"Is he familiar with Elm Ridge?"
"This gangster grew up in Yushuling. There is nothing he doesn't know about."
"I can rest assured that!"
Old Man Li hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay to let him lead the way. The money you gave us is too much."
Bao Changyi smiled and said: "Er Gui is right. Going up the mountain in this kind of weather, you should be given more..."
As soon as the door of the room rang, Ergui opened the door and walked in, carrying this small iron cage in his hand. The cage was covered with black cloth on all sides.
"Ergui, what's in the cage?" Old Man Li asked.
Ergui: "Pigeon."
"Where did the pigeon come from?"
"It was raised by a friend. If we get lost in the mountains, put it back and find someone to rescue us."
"You're quite thoughtful, kid."
"That's right." Ergui chuckled.
Bao Changyi picked up the shovel handle and said: "Let's go, try to go early and come back early!"
Ergui: "Let's go!"
The two of them left the house one after another and walked towards Yushu Ridge through the thick snow.
Although the continuous snowfall has stopped, the weather has become even colder. The biting north wind blows snowflakes flying all over the sky, hitting the face with pain and coldness.
The mountain road was extremely difficult to walk. The deepest snow was more than half a meter deep. One foot was deep and the other was shallow. When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, the two of them were breathing heavily from exhaustion.
"Ergui, is the road right?" Bao Changyi said loudly in the wind and snow.
Ergui stopped, looked around, and said, "Don't worry, you can't be wrong!"
Ergui was responsible for clearing the way in front, which was more energy-intensive than Bao Changyi. He also carried a pigeon cage in his hand. He lost his balance several times and almost fell down.
Bao Changyi couldn't bear it and said: "Give me the cage and I will hold it for you!"
"No, no, no, I can do it on my own!" Ergui tightened his grip on the cage nervously.
There are no ordinary pigeons in the cage, but trained homing pigeons that can fly back to their home no matter what the bad weather!
As long as he finds the hiding place of the guerrillas, Ergui can mark the specific location while others are unprepared and let the carrier pigeon bring the information to Wu Jingrong!
More than an hour passed, and they were now approaching the back mountain.
Ergui was so tired that he couldn't bear it any longer. He felt as if his legs were filled with lead. He said, "Mr. Bao, let's take a rest and find a place to take shelter from the wind."
Bao Changyi estimated the time in his mind and said, "Where is this place?"
Ergui looked around and said: "This place is on the north slope. In half an hour, we will almost reach the back mountain."
Bao Changyi: "How far is it from Heifengkou?"
Ergui's heart moved, and he pretended to be surprised and said: "Do you still know about Heifengkou?"
"Oh, listen to what your uncle said."
"Do you see the forest ahead?"
"Saw."
"Through the woods is the Black Wind Gap!"
"Then let's go rest in the woods. At least we can keep out the wind and cold!"
"become!"
The two of them walked against the wind and snow for another ten minutes and arrived at the edge of the forest.
Ergui sat down on the ground and leaned against a big tree, muttering to himself: "If you don't take a break, you will be exhausted before you freeze to death!"
Bao Changyi took out a firework the size of a wine bottle from his arms, placed it on the snow and lit the fuse. There was only a "boom!" sound as the firework exploded in the sky.
"Tum! Tum! Tum!"
The fireworks lasted for a full minute, and then there was no sound.
Ergui stared blankly at the sky and said, "Mr. Bao, what are you doing?"
Bao Changyi smiled and said: "You have nothing to do, just have fun!"
In fact, Bao Changyi was reporting to the guerrillas and waiting for them to send someone to pick him up. At this point, he did not deliberately hide it from the second noble.
Ergui was both happy and scared at the same time. This Mr. Bao was indeed a Communist. It seemed that the bounty promised by Wu Jingrong could not be escaped. However, how would the guerrillas treat him...
Bao Changyi also sat down, took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, and said: "Ergui, I don't have that much money with me. These are about 80,000 yuan. Do you think this will work? The remaining 20,000 yuan will be spent over time."
When the time comes, I will find a way to send it to you."
"Okay, okay...actually, my uncle is right, I do want a bit too much..."
"You deserve this... Ergui, what's wrong with you?"
Ergui stood up nervously and said in a trembling voice: "Wolf..."
Bao Changyi was startled and turned his head following Ergui's gaze. Sure enough, a huge wolf was staring at them from a distance about thirty meters away.
"There really are wolves!" Bao Changyi hurriedly picked up the shovel handle.
Ergui's face turned pale with fright, and he said in panic: "What, what should we do?"
Bao Changyi: "Don't be afraid, it's just a wolf, the two of us..."
Before they finished speaking, another female wolf appeared from behind, forming a flanking attack on them.
Ergui felt like crying. If he had known that he would meet a wolf, Wu Jingrong would not have dared to lead Bao Changyi no matter how much money he promised.
Wolves are very smart animals, and they often adopt unexpected methods when facing prey.
Just like now, there are two wolves, one male and one female. They have actually discovered the target a long time ago. In order to prevent the prey from escaping, one wolf attracts attention while the other wolf sneaks around behind.
The second noble only had a wooden stick in his hand, which was fine for exploring the road, but it was completely useless for hunting wolves. Besides, he was so frightened that he could only tremble!
On a snowy day, the wolf had been hungry for a long time. When he first spotted these two humans, he was sure to get this big meal!
The male wolf in front rushed over and jumped at Bao Changyi. It could see that this guy with the "weapon" was the most difficult to deal with!
Bao Changyi looked at the right spot and hit the wolf's head with the handle of the shovel. With a "Peng!" sound, it was like being defeated. The handle of the shovel hit the male wolf's body with a dull sound.
The female wolf took the opportunity to rush over and bit Bao Changyi's calf, dragging Bao Changyi somersault and falling to the snow with a thud.
"Er Gui, help!" Bao Changyi roared, and he picked up the shovel and hit the eager wolf with all his strength.
At this moment, Ergui was climbing up the tree in a hurry, not caring about Bao Changyi's life or death.
The wolf's bite was astonishing, and even though Bao Changyi was wearing cotton pants, blood quickly oozed out.
Smelling the smell of blood, the she-wolf bit Bao Changyi even harder and refused to let go!