dkrc Did I kill off Wang Meilan in Chapter 2008?
Did I kill off Wang Meilan in Chapter 2008?
Chapter 2008 Wang Meilan: Did you write me to death?
The convoy moved slowly. Niu Xiaoshan, sitting in the back of a large Liberation truck, didn't care about the smell of sweat around him. He just smiled and said to Wang Sanxi, "Uncle Sanxi, look how nice this is. Otherwise, how far would we go?"
Wang Sanxi's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Niu Xiaoshan with a meaningful gaze.
Niu Xiaoshan was too busy having fun to notice anything amiss with Wang Sanxi's expression, and even asked Wang Sanxi, "Uncle Sanxi, what's that young man's relationship with you?"
Niu Xiaoshan was too embarrassed to say it, "Wang Sanxi, you have such a rich relative?"
Wang Sanxi glanced at Niu Xiaoshan, sighed softly, and said, "He is Wang Dabazhang's grandson."
"What?" Niu Xiaoshan's eyes widened in surprise. He instinctively tried to get up, but Wang Sanxi grabbed him and held him down.
Niu Xiaoshan turned around and saw Wang Sanxi staring at him intently, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Niu Xiaoshan couldn't understand what Wang Sanxi was trying to say, but he calmed down.
After calming down, Niu Xiaoshan understood Wang Sanxi's intentions. They were carrying the house deeds and land deeds passed down from Wang Dabazhang, but Wang Dabazhang's descendants didn't know about them, so even if they hitched a ride, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Thinking of this, Niu Xiaoshan forced a stiff smile at Wang Sanxi.
Niu Xiaoshan's smile was rather awkward, but seeing him quiet down, Wang Sanxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.
But just as they were exchanging glances and comforting each other, their every move was observed by Tong Youfeng, who was pretending to be asleep with his eyes half-closed.
"There was definitely a problem!" Tong Youfeng's lips curled up slightly, thinking to himself, "This credit should belong to me, Tong Youfeng."
Thinking of this, Tong Youfeng leaned to the side and rested his head on Qin Hongzhi's shoulder.
"Ouch!" Qin Hongzhi suddenly felt uncomfortable and raised his arm to push Tong Youfeng away, saying, "It's so hot, why are you leaning against me?"
Tong Youfeng, who had been pushed away, glared at Qin Hongzhi and thought to himself, "With your stinky smell, who would want to be around you?"
"Hongzhi," Tong Youfeng suppressed his displeasure and said in a low voice, "come closer to me, I need to talk to you."
"Huh?" Qin Hongzhi was taken aback, then leaned his head closer.
As Tong Youfeng whispered a few words in Qin Hongzhi's ear, Qin Hongzhi suddenly looked up at Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan.
At the same time, Qin Hongzhi held the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle horizontally in his arms, immediately trying to take credit.
"Hongzhi, wait a moment." Seeing this, Tong Youfeng quickly whispered, "Keep it down, don't make too much noise, or the guests will hear and it will disturb our young master."
Hearing Tong Youfeng's words, Qin Hongzhi finally loosened his grip on the steel gun.
After calming Qin Hongzhi down, Tong Youfeng then contacted the people on the right.
Then, Tong Youfeng and his two companions started moving around. It turned out they were on the front side of the train, while Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan were at the back.
By the time they passed by, Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan had already dozed off.
They set off even earlier than the Zhao family's caravan, starting their journey at three in the morning. They've been on their way all this time, sustained solely by the desire to make money.
Since I got the Liberation truck, when I drive fast, there's a breeze in the back of the truck bed.
A gentle breeze made them feel very comfortable. Combined with their relaxed bodies, the more the trunk rattled, the more drowsy they became.
When Tong Youfeng sat down next to Niu Xiaoshan and Qin Hongzhi sat down next to Wang Sanxi, neither Wang Sanxi nor Niu Xiaoshan noticed.
These days, road conditions are bad everywhere. This road to Shanhe County is far worse than the diesel tracks in Yong'an Forest Area.
When the convoy passed over a pothole, each vehicle experienced varying degrees of bumps. Wang Sanxi was so jolted awake that he could barely sit still.
But Wang Sanxi didn't open his eyes; he wanted to continue sleeping.
But at that moment, Wang Sanxi felt a sudden tightness in his chest, a vague sense that danger was about to strike!
Wang Sanxi was a former bandit. Although his gang was supported by Wang Dabazhang and never actually robbed or plundered, Wang Sanxi had still experienced some battles. He was old, but his instinct for sensing danger was still incredibly sharp.
Wang Sanxi suddenly opened his eyes and saw a group of people around him, staring at him with a mixture of amusement and smirk.
In order to successfully capture Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan, Tong Youfeng and his two companions recruited many people along the way.
Yesterday, we drank Wuliangye liquor, smoked Zhonghua cigarettes, and ate at a banquet that cost 500 yuan per table. We even took 20 yuan from Young Master Zhao.
The people of Xishantun were worried about how to repay the young master's kindness. When they learned that Zhao Jun wanted them to take down the two men, they were excited and eager to fight.
"Hey..." Wang Sanxi was about to speak when Qin Hongzhi, who was sitting next to him, put his arm around his neck.
After Qin Hongzhi put his arm around Wang Sanxi, he pulled him towards him. Even though Wang Sanxi was over seventy and in good health, he couldn't overpower Qin Hongzhi, who was in his prime.
Moreover, Qin Hongzhi launched a surprise attack, instantly lifting Wang Sanxi's upper body onto his lap.
Wang Sanxi tried to struggle, but before he could straighten up, he was held down by more than a dozen people.
It wouldn't take these people to slaughter a 500-pound pig, let alone one Wang Sanxi.
"Ah..." Wang Sanxi tried to shout, but Qin Hongzhi's nephew, Qin Guangquan, was quick-witted. He grabbed the cloth shirt that had fallen from Wang Sanxi's shoulder, stretched the two ends of the shirt with both hands, twisted it like a rope, and then pulled it from back to front, choking Wang Sanxi's open mouth with the cloth shirt.
Qin Guangquan was quite ruthless. He used his knee to push against Wang Sanxi's back, then used both hands to forcefully gag Wang Sanxi with the cloth shirt, and finally tied the two ends of the shirt behind Wang Sanxi's head.
Seeing Wang Sanxi's eyes roll back after being kneed by Qin Guangquan, Qin Hongzhi quickly pulled his nephew away.
But the others didn't stop; they all worked together to tie Wang Sanxi up tightly.
Niu Xiaoshan's progress was no slower than this. However, unlike Wang Sanxi, Niu Xiaoshan held onto a satchel tightly and wouldn't let go.
But the arm can't fight the thigh in the end. After Niu Xiaoshan was subdued, Tong Youfeng opened the satchel and saw a thick stack of yellowed papers inside.
There were words on the paper, and some even had handprints, but unfortunately, none of the people in Xishantun could read, so no one knew what was written on it.
"Leave this to the young master," Tong Youfeng said, and as he looked down, he met Niu Xiaoshan's resentful gaze.
"Come here!" Tong Youfeng waved to the people around him and said, "Take that tarpaulin and roll it up for them."
Normally, a sack would be fine to put the two of them in, but this time, the Zhao family gang didn't bring a sack.
"No, Brother Tong," Qin Hongzhi, a steady man, hurriedly stopped Tong Youfeng, saying, "If we wrap them in a tarpaulin in this weather, they'll suffocate!"
That's right. It's over 30 degrees Celsius that day, and you're already sweating even with your shirt off. If you wrap someone up in an unbreathable tarpaulin, wouldn't that be suicidal?
"What should we do then?" Tong Youfeng asked, somewhat troubled. "If we don't roll them up, what will people think of us later?"
As he spoke, Tong Youfeng pointed towards the front of the car and said, "So many guests have come to the young master's house. If they see us kidnapping someone, won't they be shocked?"
As soon as Tong Youfeng finished speaking, someone said, "Then let's wait until we get into the city and get closer to our destination before rolling it up."
Everyone felt it was feasible, so they left Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan aside.
At this moment, Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan were unaware that they had been exposed. They were terrified when Tong Youfeng told them that he was going to hand over that bag of house deeds and land deeds to Zhao Jun.
But things had already come to this point; with their hands and feet bound and their mouths gagged, they had no chance to negotiate with Tong Youfeng and his men.
At 5:52 noon, Zhao Jiabang's convoy entered Shanhe County.
Seeing that it was about time, Tong Youfeng immediately gave the order, and everyone quickly wrapped Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan in tarpaulins.
Fearing that the two would suffocate, Tong Youfeng and the others thoughtfully punched two holes in the tarpaulin, with the holes positioned directly above Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan's nostrils.
Then, the two people wrapped in the tarpaulin were thrown into a corner.
The convoy entered from the west of the city and arrived at the branch compound in less than ten minutes.
Standing outside the courtyard, Li Ruhai watched the convoy slowly approach. He turned and ran into the courtyard, shouting, "Something's up! Something's up!"
Upon hearing Li Ruhai's shout, Zhao Weipeng, who was acting as an instructor in the courtyard, quickly called out to the Xishantun villagers who were resting in the shade of the trees: "Assemble! Assemble!"
Upon hearing the command to assemble, the people of Xishantun got up and ran towards the previously confirmed location.
In the courtyard, circles were drawn on the ground, and the fifty-two people from Xishan Village stood in one circle, their formation spread out.
Just then, Zhao Jun's jeep drove into the yard, followed by Li Baoyu's car.
Zhao Weipeng glanced around out of the corner of his eye, then shouted at the top of his lungs, "Form dense formation, assemble!"
At Zhao Weipeng's command, the fifty-two men from Xishantun ran towards Wu Dalin, who was standing in the first position of the right-hand row.
As they ran, they shouted in unison, drawing out the words, "Kill..."
In an instant, the sounds of battle shook the heavens.
The guests who arrived by car, as well as the medicine merchants and ginseng vendors sitting inside, were all taken aback.
At this moment, Wang Meilan got up from the sofa and smiled at everyone, saying, "Chief Zhao has prepared a simple meal and drinks. Please move over and have lunch first. After lunch, we can go to the guesthouse to rest for a while, and then we will start the meeting at 2 pm sharp."
It was past noon, lunchtime. Li Mingjun, Tang Fuquan, the three Song brothers, Zhang Yuejin, and Song Qianli, along with their respective groups, set off and followed Wang Meilan outside.
As Zhao Jun got out of the car, he saw fifty-two men from Xishantun standing in a row, each holding a gun. Although their attire was not impressive, they still exuded a fierce and valiant aura.
Hearing a noise coming from in front of the house, Zhao Jun looked up and saw Wang Meilan leading people out of the house.
As Zhao Jun walked quickly to greet them, he shook hands with the bosses who had come with him and expressed his apologies for the poor hospitality.
After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Jun invited everyone to get in the car and go to a restaurant for dinner.
Just as everyone was boarding the vehicle, Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan beside him, "Mom, we ran into Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan on the way."
"What?" Wang Meilan exclaimed in surprise, "How come we ran into them? They went that way?"
"I pretended I didn't know anything. I just let them get in the car and said I'd give them a ride," Zhao Jun laughed. "They should be under the control of Captain Tong and his men by now."
Hearing Zhao Jun say this, Wang Meilan's eyes lit up.
Meanwhile, seeing that Song Da and the others had already gotten into the car, Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, you go with Xiao Chen in the car later. I'll have them stay behind to deal with those... those two."
“Okay!” Wang Meilan nodded, then waved to Zhao Weipeng and said, “Captain Zhao, hurry up and get your men in the car to clear the way for Chief Zhao and the others.”
Zhao Jun and his group had never been to the Ruyi Hotel before, so they needed someone to guide them.
"Captain Zhao?" Zhao Jun was taken aback when he heard this. Wang Meilan laughed from the side, "Your Uncle Zhao has a real addiction."
Zhao Weipeng had a strong desire to succeed while in the army. Unfortunately, he lacked the physical fitness to achieve it, so he never made a name for himself before leaving the military, which he deeply regretted.
Now, he has more than fifty people at his disposal, and Zhao Weipeng has finally gotten his hands on being a platoon leader.
Hearing Wang Meilan speak, Zhao Weipeng shouted to the Xishantun team, "Get in the vehicles! Let's go!"
Zhao Jun didn't have time to watch the commotion. He ran out of the compound and said to Shao Zhiqiang and Shao Jun, who were sitting in the passenger seat of the Jiefang truck, "Uncle Shao, you two take that truck. After you're done, go to the restaurant first."
Shao Zhiqiang and Shao Jun didn't say anything; they just followed Zhao Jun all the way and got all the money.
After Shao Zhiqiang and Shao Jun left, Zhao Jun said to Xie Chen in the driver's seat, "Xiao Chen, stay in the car and listen to my mother's instructions."
After giving Xie Chen his instructions, Zhao Jun went to the back of the carriage.
"Young Master." Seeing Zhao Jun approach, Tong Youfeng hurriedly said, "Shouldn't we go down and greet our village chief?"
"No need!" Zhao Jun waved his hand and said, "She'll be here in a bit."
After saying this, Zhao Jun gripped the handrail with both hands and looked into the back of the truck.
Looking at the two extra tarpaulin rolls, Zhao Jun said to Tong Youfeng, "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Tong."
“It’s no trouble at all!” Tong Youfeng said firmly, “Whether we’re doing this for you, young master, or for the village head, we’re serving your family.”
Zhao Jun: "..."
Zhao Jun couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about Tong Youfeng's words. But he had to admit, his words were crystal clear.
The sound of car horns came from behind. Zhao Weipeng was driving a large Jiefang truck, leading the way with more than fifty people.
"Keep up, keep up!" Zhao Jun waved his hand to direct, and Song Da, Zhang Yuejin and the others' cars followed.
Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Wang Meilan walked into the westernmost room of the row of houses.
The easternmost part of this row of buildings used to house the purchasing station was where goods were received. That room was the most spacious, about 170 or 180 square meters, and it has now been converted into a conference room.
The two middle rooms were originally warehouses, and they still are. But because Shen Qiushan is imprisoned there, they've become temporary cells.
The small room on the far west side has a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) and a stove. Li Dazhi, Jin Xiaomei, and a group of others are in this room right now.
Some sat on benches, while others sat around the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). On the kang were piles of steamed buns.
When Zhao Jun arrived, Zhou Jianjun and the others didn't go out; they were there to guard these hamster buns.
At this moment, Wang Meilan came in and called out, "Qiangzi, Lao Liu, Jianjun, Yuanmin, and his brother Zhong, you all come with me."
At Wang Meilan's command, Wang Qiang, Li Dazhi, Zhou Jianjun, Zhang Yuanmin, and Xie Zhong all stood up and walked out.
When they got outside, Zhao Jun had already left, and only a large Jiefang truck remained outside the courtyard.
Li Ruhai stood outside the driver's seat, talking to Xie Chen inside.
"Xiao Chen." At this moment, Wang Meilan's voice came. Xie Chen looked up and saw Wang Meilan pointing into the gate, saying, "Drive the car in."
Xie Chen immediately understood Wang Meilan's meaning. Wang Meilan wanted him to drive the car into the yard, but he had to stop inside and not go towards the front of the house.
Jie Chen started the car and did as Wang Meilan said. After the car came to a stop, Wang Meilan asked Wang Qiang and the others to come forward.
At this moment, the voices calling for the village head and the great-grandmother from the back of the truck became a continuous stream.
Wang Meilan smiled and waved to the group, saying, "You've all worked hard running around for two days. Let's go to a restaurant later and have a good meal together."
"Don't worry about it, village chief. The young master took us outside, and the food was delicious!"
"That's right, they only smoke Zhonghua cigarettes!"
"Haha..." Wang Meilan laughed upon hearing this, "That's right, I can't mistreat you guys."
While Wang Meilan was talking to those people, Wang Qiang and his four companions, along with Xie Chen, carried two tarpaulin rolls to the west room.
"Wait for me in the car for a bit," Wang Meilan said to the trunk. "I'm going inside to take care of something, I'll be right back out."
After saying that, Wang Meilan gave Li Ruhai a wink, then left Li Ruhai there to chat with the people of Xishantun, while she quickly went to catch up with Wang Qiang and the others.
Wang Qiang and his six companions first carried two rolled-up tarpaulins into the west room, followed closely by Wang Meilan.
"What is this thing, Dad?" Li Tongyun asked Li Dazhi curiously. Before Li Dazhi could answer, Wang Meilan said, "Quick! Open them all for him."
Upon hearing this, the crowd hurriedly opened the two tarpaulin bundles, and two people rolled out of them.
This scene startled everyone.
"Oh dear, isn't this..." Wang Qiang recognized Wang Sanxi at a glance. He turned to look at Wang Meilan in surprise, only to see Wang Meilan wave her hand and say, "Take the gag off them."
After Zhang Yuanmin and Xie Chen took action and their mouths were released, Wang Sanxi weakly spat on the ground. Their cloth shirts smelled awful, and the smell almost made Wang Sanxi vomit.
Niu Xiaoshan was in the same situation, and they were wrapped in airtight tarpaulins, sweating profusely from the stuffiness. If they were released any later, they would all be exhausted.
"I'm gorgeous!" Niu Xiaoshan's voice was hoarse as he cursed, "Who the hell tied me up..."
"You bastard!" Before anyone else could react, Li Tongyun's loud shout interrupted Niu Xiaoshan's cursing.
Then, the girl pointed at Niu Xiaoshan and shouted sharply, "How dare you be so insolent in front of my aunt!"
After saying this, Li Tongyun rushed out and kicked Niu Xiaoshan in the face, causing blood to spurt from his nose and turning him from sitting to lying on the ground.
That wasn't all. Li Tongyun raised her leg and kicked Niu Xiaoshan in the head twice in a row, completely stunning him.
Li Tongyun wanted to kick again, but Li Dazhi pulled her away. It wasn't that Li Dazhi wanted to protect Niu Xiaoshan, but rather that he didn't want to see his daughter be so brutal.
Just then, the door was suddenly pulled open from the outside.
Everyone was startled and turned to look at the doorway, where Li Ruhai came in carrying a tattered satchel. He said, "Auntie, Captain Tong said this was what they found on them. I took a look, and it seems to be mostly land deeds and house deeds. I think these should belong to your family, right?"
"What?" Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang snatched the bag. But just as he was about to open it, he remembered something and quickly turned around to hand it to Wang Meilan.
Wang Meilan took the bag, first looked up and glanced outside, then asked Li Ruhai, "Ruhai, can you find the restaurant we booked?"
“Yes, Auntie!” Li Ruhai replied, and then Wang Meilan said, “Then you go with your brother Chen and take those people in the car to the restaurant.”
"Auntie, what about you?" Xie Chen asked. Wang Meilan shook her head and said, "We're not going."
Wherever Bangchui Baozi is, Wang Meilan and the others have to be there too; they can't just take Bangchui Baozi around everywhere.
"Auntie, aren't you going to eat?" Li Ruhai asked. Wang Meilan replied, "You eat first, and come back to relieve us when you're done."
After saying that, Wang Meilan turned around and pointed to the satchel on the kang (a heated brick bed). Jin Xiaomei quickly pulled it over and handed it to Wang Meilan.
This satchel was brought from home by Wang Meilan; it contained ten stacks of "big unity" coins, which is ten thousand yuan.
There are four more of these bags on the kang (heated brick bed).
Wang Meilan handed the bag to Xie Chen, saying, "Take this to your brother Jun and tell him to spend money where necessary. He doesn't need to worry about the meal expenses; I'll settle the bill when I get there."
"Understood, Auntie." Xie Chen took the bag, slung it over his shoulder, and then left with Li Ruhai.
“Yuanmin.” At this moment, Wang Meilan instructed Zhang Yuanmin, “Go and keep watch at the hospital, and don’t let any outsiders in.”
Zhang Yuanmin clasped his hands in agreement and then went out as well.
Wang Meilan pulled open Niu Xiaoshan's tattered satchel and took out a stack of yellowed papers.
Before Wang Meilan could even look at it, a folded piece of paper fell out from the middle.
Zhou Jianjun quickly picked up the paper and handed it to his mother-in-law.
Seeing that the paper was new, Wang Meilan became curious and unfolded it to see what was written on it:
Wang Changfu, a villager of this village, is an elderly widow and widow of this village. His spouse and children all passed away many years ago.
Since Wang Changfu became old and lost his ability to work and take care of himself, his cousin Wang Sanxi and nephew Niu Xiaoshan have been fully responsible for his care and support.
In his later years, Wang Changfu's daily life, including his living arrangements, meals, and medical care, was taken care of by his cousin Wang Sanxi and nephew Niu Xiaoshan.
After Wang Changfu passed away, all his funeral arrangements were handled by Wang Sanxi and Niu Xiaoshan, who have taken care of him until his death.
The above information is true and hereby certified.
Zhao Guofeng, Yong'an Village, Yong'an Forest Area.
June 1988, 7
After Zhao Youcai's analysis that day, Wang Meilan was already prepared, but when she saw the certificate, she was still furious.
"Qiangzi!" Wang Meilan called out to Wang Qiang, then pointed at Niu Xiaoshan and said, "Beat him!"
Wang Qiang was taken aback. When he realized what was happening, he stepped forward, grabbed Niu Xiaoshan, and slapped him repeatedly with both hands.
The sound of slapping continued. Although Wang Qiang didn't know what was written on the paper, seeing Wang Meilan's face flushed with anger, he didn't care anymore and started slapping Niu Xiaoshan hard.
Wang Qiang kept slapping Niu Xiaoshan's face until he couldn't feel his own hand anymore, and only then did he prepare to switch hands.
But just as Wang Qiang paused, Niu Xiaoshan, whose face was swollen twice over, mumbled, "Don't just fight me all by yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang instinctively looked at Wang Sanxi beside him. Seeing Wang Qiang looking at him, Wang Sanxi shouted, "Qiangzi, if you're going to hit him, don't hit me!"