Chapter 1713
Gunshots Ring Out Again
When two Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and two Type 56 assault rifles are fired together, their power is still quite terrifying.
Anyway, Wang An and his four men only fired one volley, and the ten people kneeling on the ground and kowtowing didn't even react before they all went to report to Buddha, without even raising their heads.
The worst part is that they don't know who shot them or why they were killed.
Overall, these people died a truly pathetic death.
Unfortunately, that's the cruelty of the mountains. There's no need for reasons or rules; as long as you survive, all the benefits are yours.
After a volley of fire, seeing that all ten men were dead, Wang Li laughed and said:
"Hahaha, everything these people stole is now ours."
Mu Xueli also said with a happy expression:
"It feels so good to fire a gun secretly like this, hahaha."
Wang An neither laughed nor paid attention to what the two were saying, but immediately called out to the three of them:
"Alright, stop nagging and come with me."
After saying that, Wang An plunged headfirst into the bushes without hesitation.
Although Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong didn't know what was going on or why Wang An was doing this, they always listened to Wang An.
So just as Wang An was disappearing into the bushes, the three of them followed without hesitation.
Just three seconds after Wang An and his three companions disappeared into the bushes, gunshots rang out again, and judging from the sound, it was two guns firing simultaneously.
However, it is clear that the person who fired the shot this time was not Wang An or his group of four.
The bullets were fired at the spot where Wang An and his companions had just been standing. To put it bluntly, the person who fired the shots was aiming to kill Wang An and his group.
This also indicates that, in addition to the 10 people who were beaten to death by the river, there were other people present by the river.
It could be a third wave of people, but more likely it's those two people Wang An has been keeping in mind who haven't shown up yet.
After all, the other side has 12 horses, but so far, only 10 people have appeared.
Only after Wang An and the other three jumped into a small ditch washed out by the rain did Mu Xueli pat her chest and say with lingering fear:
"Holy crap, that was terrifying! Luckily, brother-in-law reacted quickly, or we would have been killed by those bullets!"
Wang Li also stared wide-eyed and said:
"Yeah, I was just brazenly going out, but oh my god, if I had gone out, I would have been riddled with bullets. Damn, thank goodness Fourth Brother let us escape."
After catching their breaths, Mu Xueli asked Wang An with a curious expression:
"Brother-in-law, how did you know someone was going to attack us? Then you let us run away."
After Mu Xueli finished asking her question, Wang Li and Huang Zhong also looked at Wang An with curious eyes. Wang An's decisive action and running away without saying a word made them feel very unbelievable.
Most importantly, it was Wang An's decisive action that saved the four from being hit by bullets. Wang An, however, feigned composure, raised his hand and lightly tapped the air, saying:
"Is there any need to say more? I told you before that they had 12 horses with saddles, so there should have been 12 people. But didn't you see? Two of them came out just now. What about the other two? Can you guarantee that those two were beaten to death? You guys are always so careless."
To be honest, Wang An's heart was pounding at this moment, and the feeling of lingering fear had completely overwhelmed him.
There's no way around it, who isn't afraid of bullets? We're all just mortals, and even being grazed by a bullet is unbearable.
Wang An's reason for fleeing was not as simple as he claimed; to be precise, these were only one aspect.
On the other hand, it was actually just Wang An's instinct to run away.
The main reason was that Wang An simply didn't believe that the gold mine would be so easily seized by the four of them.
So Wang An simply wanted to play it safe, to wait and see, or rather, to avoid direct confrontation.
Of course, there is one last aspect: in this deep mountain forest, to put it in an old saying, you have to "fire one shot and move to another place".
Before Mu Xueli and Wang Li could ask any questions, Wang An stood up and said:
"Same as always, Xue Li and Lao Wu, you two go up to the upstream, and Xiao Zhong and I will go down to the downstream. After that, you two find a good spot with a clear view of the gold mine and hide there. We'll do the same. Whenever we see anyone appear, we'll sneak up and shoot them dead."
After a pause, Wang An continued:
"By the way, even though there should only be two of them, you two still need to remember to be extra careful and cautious. Your lives are at stake. And once you fire a shot, you need to move to another location immediately. Don't stay in one place after firing a shot. Okay, let's go."
After taking a couple of steps, Wang An suddenly remembered something and turned to Mu Xueli and Wang Li, saying:
"You two should each put on a straw hat, like the old guerrillas used to do, so you can hide better. And if you need to pee, hurry up and pee, because I don't think you'll be done anytime soon."
Mu Xueli and Wang Li were taken aback for a moment, but they immediately nodded in agreement:
"Okay, Fourth Brother."
"Okay, brother-in-law."
The straw hat that Wang An mentioned is not a real straw hat, but a circle woven from branches and weeds. It can also be called a grass circle or a twig circle. Almost all children in the countryside know how to weave it, and it is usually worn on their heads in the summer to shield them from the sun.
Wang An nodded and led Xiao Zhong downstream, while Mu Xueli and Wang Li nodded to each other and went upstream together.
Although taking this detour will waste a lot of time, it is the only way to ensure safety, and more importantly, to avoid being discovered by the other side and to prevent them from firing first.
About ten minutes later, Wang An and Huang Zhong, each wearing a straw hat, cautiously peeked out from under a tree stump.
Immediately afterwards, two guns wrapped with thin tree branches were carefully placed there.
At another spot a little upstream on the river, Mu Xueli and Wang Li also peeked out, each wearing a straw hat, but their guns were wrapped in weeds.
Because their guns themselves protruded from the weeds.
And I must say, whether it was Wang An and Huang Zhong, or Mu Xueli and Wang Li, the straw hats they wove were all quite well-made and provided excellent concealment. If they simply hid in the bushes, you couldn't tell it was a human head at all. (End of Chapter)