When Qin Erqiang finished speaking, Du Fei raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already past eleven o'clock.
Du Fei looked around the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Comrades, it's getting late now. Don't stay here. Take a rest now and continue looking for people at dawn tomorrow."
Just now Wang Dacheng specifically elevated Du Fei's identity.
It made his words carry more weight, and everyone was tired.
Both the two communes from the county and the militia company commander from the commune had a busy day.
No one is ironclad.
Qin Erqiang had already made arrangements.
Naturally, there is no guest house in the village, so no matter who comes from outside, they have to stay in the homes of fellow villagers.
Du Fei and Wang Dacheng were called by Qin Huairou, so they should all live in Qin Huairou's house.
Although Qin Huairou is a widow, her father is still in the Chan family, so there is no need to be taboo.
Moreover, the conditions of Qin Huairou's family are relatively good in the village. Qin Huairou renovated three large tile-roofed houses for the family, but it has only been a few years now.
After coming out of the village committee, Wang Dacheng drove the car into the courtyard.
This thing is very expensive, and Qin Erqiang is afraid that some naughty boy's hand will be damaged if he leaves it outside.
Then he and Du Fei came to Qin Huairou's house.
Outside is a large courtyard surrounded by earth walls.
The main house in the courtyard is a three-room large tiled house made of blue bricks, and the left and right wings are the original earthen houses.
Qin Huairou's parents were watching Xiaodang and Huaihua at home, and when they noticed they were back, they immediately greeted them.
Qin's mother had seen Du Fei, and Qin's father had a sick look on his face.
It seems that the last time I got sick, even though I was admitted to the hospital, the root cause of the disease is still there.
In addition, the eldest grandson was missing and he had to live alone for two days. No wonder it was like this.
After a brief chat at home, Qin Huairou and Qin's mother quickly tidied up the house.
I packed up the east room of the north room, got beddings for Du Fei and Wang Dacheng, and put on the fire.
Mother Qin also arranged to boil some hot water for Du Fei and Wang Dacheng to scald their feet to relieve their fatigue.
But Du Fei declined politely, saying that it was getting late and he should go to bed and rest so that he could find someone tomorrow.
Only the village committee in Qinjiatun has electricity, mainly for the use of loudspeakers for broadcasting.
In theory, other villagers can also pull wires to use electricity, but they have to bear the poles and monthly electricity bills themselves.
These days, we don’t even have a TV at home, so we just use a light bulb to connect the wires.
It's expensive and doesn't shine much brighter than an oil lamp at night, so no one is willing to pull the string.
In the west room, Qin Huairou and his family were lying on the big kang.
Qin's father was at the head of the kang, then Qin's mother, with Xiaodang and Sophora japonica in between, and finally Qin Huairou.
Although it is said that sons avoid their mothers and daughters avoid their fathers.
But in the north, especially in very cold places, it is common for the whole family to sleep on the same big bunk bed in winter.
After all, firewood is not plentiful in winter, and ordinary people have more. One stove will waste twice as much firewood.
Blow out the oil lamp.
Xiaodang and Huaihua had fallen asleep long ago.
As soon as Qin Huairou got into bed, she heard Qin's mother sigh, "Girl, this Xiao Du is a kindhearted person. As soon as he heard that you had something to do, he came here overnight."
Qin Huairou said "hmm", but she was a little absent-minded.
She really wanted to lean into Du Fei's arms now, so that she wouldn't feel so empty in her heart.
After two days of searching, although she still did not give up hope, Qin Huairou knew in her heart that the hope of Bangguner's survival was getting smaller and smaller.
Calling Du Fei here was her last straw.
On Du Fei's side, after understanding the situation, Wang Dacheng was also not optimistic about finding the three children.
But he would never say these depressing words.
In the dark room, Wang Dacheng couldn't help but ask, "Brother, how do you want to find me tomorrow?"
Du Fei's words were concise and concise, saying only two words: "Enter the mountain!"
Wang Dacheng said, "Do you think they have entered the mountain?"
Du Fei said, "What else? The search intensity in the past two days has not been small. More than a hundred people have pulled the net. If something really happened, it is impossible that there will be no traces. The most likely thing is that the three children have already died for some reason.
Far away from the search range, the most likely possibility is to go into the mountains."
Wang Dacheng said "Yeah" in agreement.
In fact, Du Fei coincided with what he had in mind.
Neither of them spoke again, but neither fell asleep.
After a while, Du Fei got up from the kang, put on his clothes, and went down to put on his shoes.
Although Wang Dacheng was not asleep, he didn't ask any questions.
Du Fei passed by the outhouse, opened the door and entered the courtyard.
Suddenly a cold wind hit my face.
In the rural areas on the outskirts, it seems to be colder than in the capital.
Du Fei did not go to the latrine, but casually took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
At the same time, with a thought, he released Xiao Hei, No. 2, and No. 3.
In order to make them more convenient to use, Du Fei once again fed them some white light from the portable space on the way here.
These three crows have become more powerful, and their IQs are also stronger than before.
But overall, Du Fei is still very restrained in upgrading them.
It does not exceed the upper limit of ordinary animals.
The three crows flew up, called "quacking" twice in the air, and then flew north along different routes.
Du Fei's order to them was very simple: report any "abnormality" immediately.
As for the specific abnormality, it is up to them to understand it themselves.
Du Fei did not directly ask them to find someone.
Because these children haven't come back for so long, if they are still alive, they must be trapped. You may not be able to find them if you look for them directly, but you may miss important clues.
This is why Du Fei wants to upgrade them. The main purpose is to improve their intelligence so that they can better communicate and recognize useful information.
After releasing the three crows, Du Fei had another thought.
"Meow"!
Xiao Wu appeared in front of him.
It raised its big, furry head and looked around with vigilance and curiosity.
This is obviously not his home, let alone his territory.
This made Xiaowu a little excited. Du Fei was going to lead him to expand his territory!
Suddenly there was another "meow" sound.
Just like the three crows just now.
On the way here, Du Fei also gave Xiao Wu more money.
Although its body shape has not changed significantly, its muscles and strength have been strengthened.
This increases Xiao Wu's combat effectiveness by at least 20 points compared to the original level.
Although there are no large beasts such as tigers and black bears in the mountains near the capital, lynx, wolves, and foxes are relatively common in this era.
Du Fei must make sure to let Xiaowu out, and don't beat the dog like a meat bun, there is no return.
On the other hand, Xiaowu is full of confidence.
Suddenly, he rushed to the roof of Qin's house, then swung back and forth and disappeared into the night.
Du Fei brought Xiaowu with him because he thought Xiaowu was familiar with Bangguner.
The two of them are old enemies.
In Xiaowu's memory, he has a very deep impression on Bangguner.
Maybe it will be more helpful to find clues about Bang Banger.
The purpose of letting Xiao Wu out now is to let him get familiar with the wild environment outside the village.
When it was over, Du Fei was not in a hurry to go back to the house.
He stood silently outside the door until he finished smoking a cigarette, and then returned to the house.
By this time Wang Dacheng had fallen asleep.
Resting quickly and replenishing energy anywhere are basic survival skills on the battlefield.
Therefore, if Wang Dacheng wants to sleep, he can enter deep sleep in less than five minutes.
In this case, sleeping for 20 minutes can give the average person two or three hours of sleep.
Du Fei also lay down, glanced at the dark room, and closed his eyes.
I hope everything goes well tomorrow, and I hope the lives of Bangpoler and the other two children are strong enough...
Early the next morning, it was just dawn.
Du Fei and Wang Dacheng got up early.
I looked at my watch and saw it wasn't six o'clock yet.
But Qin's mother got up early and made breakfast. Hot stick noodle porridge, plus steamed Chinese New Year noodles and big steamed buns.
You can't eat this thing in rural areas usually, you have to catch it during the New Year and the holidays.
Du Fei was not polite either, Qin Huairou's conditions were pretty good now.
It's not like a few steamed buns would deprive her parents' family.
I had a full meal with shredded pickles and soybean sprouts.
Immediately, Du Fei and Wang Dacheng went to the village committee together.
They arrived not too early. The village secretary Qin Erqiang and the commune's militia company commander had already arrived.
In front of me and behind me, the two county officials also arrived.
There is no need for mother-in-law and mother-in-law at this time.
Du Fei did his part and gave orders directly.
Standing next to the blackboard, I picked up the chalk and drew some dotted lines on the simple map.
"Comrades, next we will conduct a grid investigation. A militiaman will lead a villager to form a team and be responsible for a grid that will extend into Dayang Mountain along the boundary of the previous search..."
After that, I emphasized the importance of safety.
Du Fei finally said in a deep voice, "Comrades, we can only succeed and not fail! Because... today may be the last hope of survival for the three children and the missing villager."
Everyone looked solemn.
Then Du Fei waved his hand and said, "Comrades, let's go!"
At the same time, outside the village committee, the militia and Qinjiatun villagers, a total of more than a hundred people, had gathered.
In this era, especially in rural areas, people are very organized and disciplined.
Led by Qin Erqiang and the militia company commander, the group left the village in a mighty manner and headed towards Dayang Mountain in the north.
The altitude of Dayang Mountain is not high and there are no high mountains.
In winter, the vegetation on the mountain withers, and the treetops are bare as far as the eye can see.
This brings some convenience to search and rescue work.
Du Fei previously only talked about the idea of grid-based search.
As for the specific arrangements, he did not personally direct them.
At first, Du Fei didn't realize how strong his commanding ability was.
Secondly, he didn't expect to find any good people through these people.
What Du Fei really hoped for in his heart was Xiao Hei and the others.
Three crows circled in the sky, overlooking the bare hillside, and soon they were able to search a large area.
The efficiency is much higher than that of a hundred or so people.
However, things did not develop smoothly.
Time is like a galloping wild ass.
In the blink of an eye, the whole morning passed.
No one made any progress, even Xiao Hei, No. 2, and No. 3 didn't find anything.
Under this situation, Du Fei was also a little helpless.