The cold night wind kept blowing the dry wormwood on the river beach, and the remaining dead leaves on the shrubs rustled in the middle of the night. There was silence everywhere.
After a while, Yu Yu poked his head out from the bushes and waved to them from afar. Fugui and the others quietly crossed the bushes and saw Yu Yu searching a body lying on the ground. Seeing them, Yu Yu handed a pistol to Li Ming: "He only had this on him, nothing else was found."
Liming pointed at the winding path and said, "Chase, and you must not let him run away."
However, by the time they crossed the ridge, the path had disappeared, and only the barren weeds were trembling in the cold wind. They squatted on the ground and looked for the target alertly, but except for the sound of the cold wind stirring the weeds, there was silence everywhere.
After searching, we came to the foot of the mountain. There was an open area. The snow on the ground had melted, and there was only a bush swaying in the dark. The ground was covered with dry fallen leaves, which made a "squeaking" sound when stepped on.
Fugui could not help but sigh secretly: If the snow had not melted, no matter how alert that person was, he would still have left traces that could be traced. But at this moment, that person seemed to have evaporated here, leaving no trace.
Fugui looked up at the treetops. In the dark sky, the crescent moon still shone with a cool light.
Suddenly, a shrill call of a wild bird broke the tranquility of the night.
"Come and see." Jin Hui, who was searching on the mountainside, made a surprised sound.
The comrades quickly gathered around. Jin Hui looked at a bush attentively, turned around and said, "There are tiny cracks at the root of this bush. Someone must have pulled it hard."
Fugui looked at the surrounding terrain. This is a relatively steep hillside. If someone climbs up, in order to save effort, he will definitely grab these shrubs and exert force. He carefully touched the cracks. They were brand new and looked like they had just been dragged.
Li Ming looked up at the dark mountains and said: "The soil here is soft, so don't scare the snake. Fugui, you and Xin Yi climb up along the ridge, and we will go over the mountain. Everyone must be careful."
Although the ridge is relatively flat, the mountain is very high. By the time they climbed to the top of the mountain panting, everyone was dripping with sweat.
Fugui wiped his sweat and lay down on the top of the mountain to look around. When the cold wind blew, his sweat-soaked clothes were like a piece of thin ice, which made him feel heart-wrenchingly cold. The surroundings were blurry under the moonlight, and fine things could not be discerned at all. Only the dark mountains stood in the night.
"What is that? It seems to be a cave." Xin Yiwo said there, pointing his gun at some dark spots on the mountainside opposite.
Fugui raised his gun and through the sight, he saw that there were indeed many dark cave entrances lined up on the opposite mountain. Under the pale moonlight, they looked like pairs of ferocious eyes, glaring at them viciously.
Xin Yi put down his gun and whispered: "It's a cave. It's a pity that we can't see if there is one on the mountain below us. Do you still remember that poem: I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain. I understand this poem now. That¡¯s what it means.¡±
Fugui smiled: "You are pretending to be a scholar in front of me" Suddenly he remembered something and said: "That's not right!"
Xin Yi also jumped up at the same time: "Those caves are dangerous!"
At this moment, several crisp gunshots were heard from the mountainside.
Fugui and Xin Yi rushed down the mountain and saw their comrades gathered around a cave. Li Ming and Jin Hui were hiding at the entrance of the cave and firing continuously into the cave.
Fugui dragged the bush and crawled over. As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, several bullets were fired from inside. They hit the hard stone wall at the entrance of the cave and glittering stars appeared in the dark night.
Liming called to Fugui who was approaching: "Fugui, take a look, are you sure you can kill the person inside?"
Fugui rolled on the spot and happened to crawl on the corridor at the entrance of the cave. But it was too dark inside and he couldn't see anyone at all. He shook his head and said, "It's too dark to see clearly."
Jin Hui thought for a moment and said, "I'll help you, prepare to aim." After saying that, he fired the shuttle inside, maybe hitting the stone wall, and the echo was dull. But at this moment, there was a flash of fire inside, followed by the sound of bullets hitting the stone wall. Fugui fumbled and fired a shot at the streak of fire. The gunfire inside suddenly stopped, followed by a period of silence.
"Did you hit it?" Liming asked.
Fugui shook his head and said, "I don't know. It's too dark inside."
Liming changed the magazine and whispered to Yang Aiguo: "Go to other caves and don't let them escape from other cave entrances."
After a long time, Fugui listened carefully again. It was still quiet inside, without any movement. He squatted down and walked a few steps inside and said, "You guys cover me, I'll go in and take a look."