Chapter 1710
Another Wave of People
After Wang Li finished speaking, Wang An, who hadn't heard Huang Zhong speak, took the initiative to ask Huang Zhong:
"Xiao Zhong, what are you thinking? Why don't you say anything?"
"Huh?" Huang Zhong was taken aback at first, then said with a matter-of-fact expression:
"Brother, I didn't think about it. I'll listen to you. Whatever you say, I'll do."
After Huang Zhong finished speaking, the four people in the tent fell silent.
After a while, Wang An said, rather speechless:
"No, listening to me is fine, but now I want you to analyze this gold mine with me and see if it's worth taking a chance on."
In the darkness, Huang Zhong scratched his head and mumbled something unintelligible:
"I...I don't know either. Anyway, I'll do whatever you tell me to do, brother."
Upon hearing this, Wang An was speechless.
It has to be said that having a younger brother like Huang Zhong, who is very obedient but lacks his own ideas, is quite a helpless situation.
Fortunately, Mu Xueli and Wang Li were there; otherwise, if Wang An wanted to do something, he wouldn't even have anyone to help him discuss it with.
Mu Xueli smacked her lips and said:
"These people are definitely different from the ones we've encountered before. If what this kid says is true, then these people have no humanity at all. All they know is how to rob. They're way too ruthless."
After a pause, Mu Xueli continued:
“I think even if we compete with them, we have to wait until we’ve finished exploring all these old places. Otherwise, if we get delayed at the gold mine, we won’t have time to carry the clubs.”
"Brother Mu, I disagree with your statement. What if, I mean, what if, we're just about to lift the stick, and a few more of them come out and cause trouble? We'll be in danger then."
So, I think my fourth brother was right: strike first, or suffer the consequences. If they happen to be washing gold out of the water, we can easily take them all down with a single shot.
Comparatively speaking, Wang Li is always more aggressive and more daring than Mu Xueli.
Mu Xueli pondered for a long time before finally saying:
"Brother-in-law, I'll listen to you. You decide. I'll do whatever you say."
Wang An had already made up his mind: he would seize whatever he could, and if he couldn't, he would simply make a safe retreat. He then said:
"Alright, everyone go to sleep. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Nothing was said that night, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye.
In the morning, the four of them didn't even practice their martial arts, which they never stopped doing, before Wang An asked Huang Zhong to make breakfast.
While Huang Zhong was cooking, Wang An, Mu Xueli, and Wang Li began packing their luggage and putting away their tents.
The main reason is that, for some reason, although Xiaobai and Xiaohei did not issue any warnings, Wang An felt something was very wrong as soon as he opened his eyes in the morning. Subconsciously, he felt that he absolutely could not stay here any longer and had to leave as soon as possible.
To be honest, if it weren't for the need to maintain sufficient physical strength in these mountains, Wang An probably wouldn't have even wanted to eat breakfast and would have just left.
Although Wang Li and Mu Xueli were puzzled by Wang An's unusual behavior, Wang An had always been the one to make the decisions for this team of four, so they didn't ask what was going on and just followed Wang An to pack up.
As for Huang Zhong, although he also sensed that something was wrong, he always listened to Wang An in everything, so he didn't ask any questions.
With the four horses delivered by the bandits, the Oroqen horses used to carry supplies immediately became much more relaxed.
The only downside was that these four horses were all local breeds, which were less patient than Oroqen horses. After Wang An and his two companions packed up their tents and luggage and tied them all to the horses, Huang Zhong's meal was ready.
Breakfast was still the same simple big pancake, but everyone got an extra bowl of rice porridge.
Huang Zhong originally wanted to stew meat, but Wang An felt that stewing meat would take too long, and besides, he was in a hurry to leave, so he asked Huang Zhong to cook a pot of rice porridge instead.
The four of them, each holding a large pancake in their left hand and a bowl of porridge in their right, occasionally nibbling on a piece of pickled vegetable, finished their breakfast in less than 10 minutes.
After finishing his meal, Huang Zhong wanted to wash the dishes, but Wang An said directly:
"Stop washing, stop washing! Pack up the bowls and pots, let's hurry up and go."
Huang Zhong was taken aback upon hearing this. Without saying a word, he put the bowl and chopsticks into the pot, then put the pot into a sack and hung it on the horse's back.
And so, urged on by Wang An, the four people, along with 12 horses and two dogs, left the place.
After walking several miles, Wang An's palpitation finally subsided.
What Wang An and his companions didn't know was that just a few miles after they had walked, a group of people arrived at the spot where they had previously set up their tents.
There were twelve or thirteen people in the group, each carrying a gun. The cheapest guns were double-barreled shotguns, most were Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and Type 56 assault rifles, and two of them even carried mortars.
That's right, it's a mortar.
Although these two mortars look quite old, anyone with even a basic understanding of firearms can recognize them as genuine machine guns.
Because Wang An and his three companions lived on this hillside for two days, they inevitably left very clear traces here.
The group of people dismounted and began to survey the area around the hillside.
In just a moment, two men returned carrying deformed bullet heads. One of them said to the man who appeared to be the leader:
"Brother, someone fired shots here before; the bullets came from over there."
As he spoke, the man pointed to the shooting spot where Wang An and Wang Li had been.
And another person immediately said:
"Boss, bullets are coming from over there too."
As he spoke, the man pointed to the spot where Wang An had fired his first shot.
Just as the leader finished listening to the two reports and was frowning in thought, another person ran over and said:
"Based on the drag marks they left behind, it can be inferred that four people died here, and their bodies were all dragged to the swamp over there."
After listening for a long while, the leader finally said:
"This should just be a fight between two groups, and it probably has nothing to do with what we're supposed to do. Alright, tell the brothers to stop what they're doing and keep moving. Let's try to take back that gold mine before noon. Damn it, you dare to go against me? I'll kill you all."
As soon as the leader finished speaking, the man next to him put his fingers in his mouth, and a very loud whistle rang out.
The crowd that had been scattered earlier suddenly gathered together in this direction!
A few miles away, Wang Li finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked Wang An, "Fourth Brother, what's the rush? We've even stopped practicing martial arts."
Mu Xueli also asked:
"Hey, brother-in-law, what's wrong?" (End of Chapter)