Chapter 121 Guarding the Cave
Chapter 121 Guarding the Cave
While Lin Sitian was pedaling her bicycle hard to get to the town, Lin Zhiqiang was also hurriedly looking for the team leader at the construction site.
After finding the person, before the captain could say anything, Lin Zhiqiang pulled the captain to a remote and deserted path.
The team members who were originally with the captain were curious and wanted to follow and see, but they were frightened by Lin Zhiqiang's threatening eyes and stopped in their tracks and dared not move.
Seeing that there were only the captain and himself, Lin Zhiqiang carefully investigated the surrounding situation. After making sure that everything was safe, he briefly told the captain the purpose of his visit.
When the captain was pulled to this remote place, he thought that there must be something important to discuss with him, but he did not expect to hear such bombshell news.
The captain knew that no one would joke about such a thing, especially a soldier, so he did not ask in detail, but turned around silently to look for someone.
On the way to look for people again, he thought about it carefully and still felt that the people who were hauling grain had the most time. Moreover, there were only a few of them. If they disappeared for a while, those who were working would not notice it and would only think that they were delayed in drying the grain.
This way they wouldn't alert the enemy. After thinking it through, the captain took the anxious Lin Zhiqiang to find his eldest son.
After finding his eldest son who was driving a tractor, the team leader gathered together the young men who were pulling carts or driving ox carts nearby.
The captain at this time looked at the tall, strong and muscular guys in front of him and made up an excuse:
"Go home now and find the tools you can. We'll go up the mountain and see if there's any prey we can catch to supplement the meals for the group.
They've been working hard on the autumn harvest recently. I think you guys are in good shape, so hurry up and go find them. Once you find them, gather here. The shorter the time, the better. I'll wait for you here."
The guys who were called out at this time really thought they were going to the mountains to hunt. Thinking of the smell of meat, they all ran home to find useful tools.
Zhou Tingfeng looked at the man who was asking the young men to speed up, and then looked at Lin Zhiqiang who had a serious expression behind his father, and he knew that this matter must be no simple matter.
After realizing that the matter was not simple, Zhou Tingfeng thought that since his father did not say it openly, it must be a big deal.
So he pretended that he didn't understand anything, but he quickened his pace and found a shovel at home. After finding it, he hurried to meet his father.
The captain, who hadn't waited long, looked at the young men in front of him. Some were holding shovels, some were holding sickles, and some were even holding chipped kitchen knives from home. He said nothing at this moment, but just said seriously: "Don't talk, follow me!"
After running home frantically, the guys realized that they couldn't have gone up the mountain to hunt. After all, the captain would never go up the mountain to hunt without any warning.
And he asked them to hurry up, which meant it must be something else. Thinking of this, the guys took out their own kitchen knives, sickles and other things.
At this moment, the young men saw that the captain's eldest son had no doubts and just quietly followed his father up the mountain. They were smart and didn't ask anything.
Lin Zhiqiang followed the team leader along a path that few people took, heading up the mountain.
After entering the mountain in earnest, Lin Zhiqiang looked around and carefully checked his surroundings after entering the forest. After making sure that there was no one around, he stepped forward and surpassed the captain, ready to lead the people behind him to the cave.
Lin Zhiqiang led the way while reminding them, "Everyone, be alert. Don't let go of the 'prey' around you. And try not to talk while walking. Otherwise, you won't be able to hear the sounds of those 'animals'. If you get hurt, it will be very troublesome."
The reason they were chosen by the captain was not just because they could be picked out without arousing suspicion from others, but also because these guys were all smart.
Those who had reacted when they were holding weapons became alert when they heard Lin Zhiqiang's ambiguous words.
Although the captain and Lin Zhiqiang did not state the incident explicitly at this moment, based on their understanding of the captain and their trust in Lin Zhiqiang's military service, they guessed most of what had happened.
As they approached the deep mountains, except for the team leader who looked a little unhappy, the others looked more and more excited.
Because Lin Zhiqiang simply mentioned the existence of the cave and didn't say much, the captain thought that his son and Lin Zhiqiang had entered the mountains. The mountains are so dangerous, can they just go in?
However, they discovered the secret only after entering the deep mountains. The captain's face looked like he wanted to teach someone a lesson, but he couldn't say it out loud because he had found the cave.
Because of this reason, the captain's face looked like he had eaten rotten pork. On the one hand, he was reluctant to throw the pork away, but on the other hand, he really couldn't swallow it!
This expression did not improve until he walked to the cave and saw his youngest son who was waiting for him.
However, his expression changed in just a moment. After Zhou Tinghao brought his father into the cave and saw the general situation, the captain's expression changed from aggrieved to extremely serious.
At this time, Lin Zhiqiang was standing outside guarding the several young men who were called up the mountain by the team leader, and he took the team leader in first to understand the situation for his own brothers.
After understanding the situation, the captain walked out of the cave seriously and began to assign tasks to the guys he brought with him:
"Fengzi, you go to the path we took to go up the mountain and guard it so no one gets close to the cave. Zhuzi, you go to the path on the left side of the cave and guard it. Gou Wa, you go to the path on the right side of the cave and guard it.
Gangzi, climb up to the top of the cave along the stones, vines, and branches beside it, lie down and look into the distance. Pay attention and don't let any suspicious people get close to the cave!
When you go to the place I assigned you, you can hide in the trees or in the bushes, but don't let anyone find you. If you notice anything unusual, imitate the bird's calls to notify us, but don't shout and scream to avoid being discovered by those creatures.
In addition, if there is any unusual movement, just notify our people and try not to reveal your location.
If you hear our people having a direct conflict with them, you can help by throwing stones or other covert tactics.
Don't confront those people openly to avoid getting hurt. If you can't beat them, just run away.
But you must carefully observe the appearance of those people, and don't let them discover your appearance. You can pick up some dead branches and leaves to decorate. "
The four people who were ordered by the captain, after hearing the captain's instructions, realized that there must be something extraordinary in the cave, and it might be related to national affairs!
Therefore, several people listened very carefully and expressed seriously that they had heard it and would do things according to the captain's instructions.
After seeing the captain assign the places to go, Lin Zhiqiang added:
“While you are observing these things, if you find my sister leading a group of people up the mountain, you don’t need to stop them, you can let them go directly to this cave.
Don't worry, there shouldn't be any big problems. After all, it's autumn harvest time everywhere, and those people probably won't go up the mountain to check their caves today, so you only need to hold on for a short while this afternoon.
After my sister takes that group of people up the mountain, you can go down and do your own things. Only the team leader, Zhou Tinghao and I will stay on the mountain.
But remember, no matter who asks you why you went up the mountain, you should say that you went up the mountain to hunt. You can also find a few rabbits, pheasants, etc. as cover when you go down the mountain later. Don't say anything about the cave.
Zhou Tingfeng, after you go down the mountain, you can take over the team leader's affairs and take charge of the team yourself. If anyone asks you about it, just say your father went to the town for a meeting."
After giving all the necessary instructions, the four went to guard the place the captain had ordered them to go. After seeing those people leave, the captain didn't ask any more questions but just walked to a place not far from the cave and hid, ready to carefully observe the enemy situation.
Lin Zhiqiang and Zhou Tinghao also hid along the left and right sides of the mountain wall, waiting for Lin Zhiqiang to bring the director.
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