eurekapd Chapter 720: Out of the tiger's den, into the wolf's den
Chapter 720: Out of the tiger's den, into the wolf's den
Zhou Junping looked at the clueless old man Zhuang, then looked at Lu Qingqing who was packing her luggage behind him, and explained:
"I got this news from a family that just left yesterday when I asked them about it.
They said that three brothers came into our fence a few days ago.
The three brothers heard the soldier accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
After knowing that we would be captured as soldiers if we stayed here, he quietly escaped at night.
As a result, he was caught by soldiers outside the tent area.
There was a huge commotion that night. I heard that the screams of the three brothers lasted for quite a while!
Later, the three brothers were never released.
I guess he’s dead!”
Old Man Zhuang was so shocked by the news that he was completely stunned.
Zhou Junping glanced at Lu Qingqing who was silent behind him and asked:
"Uncle Zhuang, I saw before that all the people brought in were young men.
How come you were arrested at your age?
Could it be that you were a doctor before? "
Old Man Zhuang was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"
When Zhou Junping saw that this was true, the smile on his face deepened.
“Of course I smelled the faint scent of medicine on you.
In addition, when I entered the city, I saw a notice recruiting doctors posted at the city gate.
The only older person left in the barracks was the doctor.
That’s why I made this guess.”
Only then did Old Man Zhuang understand.
After he reacted, he subconsciously turned around and looked at Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing was packing her things while listening attentively.
At this point, I have heard the general idea of what happened.
What Zhou Junping just said exactly matched what she had seen before.
Her heart sank.
They were conscripted into the army!
When she came in just now, she basically took a look at the distribution of troops on the periphery.
Although it is difficult to escape from the tent area, it is not impossible.
But once you leave the tent area, it becomes difficult to escape.
The Pengcheng County is heavily guarded.
She noticed it when she entered the city.
With so many layers of soldiers guarding the city, it is not easy to leave.
Even if she knocked Old Man Zhuang unconscious and put him into the space, it would not be easy for her to get out.
While Lu Qingqing was thinking, Old Man Zhuang came back on the other side.
He grabbed Lu Qingqing's sleeve and they both went into the tent.
After lowering the door curtain, he said dejectedly:
"Qingqing girl, what should we do?
It's so chaotic outside now, you never know where you might be sent to fight.
People like us are destined to be the vanguard!
Oh my, this is like just escaping the tiger’s den and entering the wolf’s den!”
Seeing that he was really nervous, Lu Qingqing comforted him:
"It's okay. You'll be a medic once you join the army. You don't have to fight at the front."
Old Man Zhuang was stunned for a moment, but then he hugged her arms again, with an expression on his face that looked like he was about to cry.
"Qingqing girl, what are you going to do?
Otherwise, just tell them that you are a woman.
Women don’t have to go to the battlefield anymore!”
Lu Qingqing shook her head.
“This is not a good place.
Women in the military camp are worse off than men!"
Old Man Zhuang also reacted and his face suddenly became full of worry.
Lu Qingqing didn't say anything more and called him out to pack his things.
Although it is not easy to escape now, there may still be opportunities.
Now, I should take a rest first and get enough energy before making any plans.
She looked at the messy tent, went to the carriage to get a broom and cleaned it up.
When he saw that it was almost clean, he went to get the bedding.
After packing up the tent, she carried Qin Lang out of the carriage.
In the tent next to him, Zhou Junliang watched Lu Qingqing and the others pack up and asked his brother:
"Brother, why are you so kind?
We paid a huge price for the information, and we told those two people so easily!"
Zhou Junping shook his head and whispered:
“You don’t understand, I think that skinny guy who didn’t say anything looks like a martial artist.
Do you think he looks a bit like Master Wu from the escort agency we hired before?"
Zhou Junliang shook his head. He couldn't see any difference anyway.
Such a skinny guy, I knocked him down with just one punch.
Seeing his brother like this, Zhou Junping had no choice but to explain:
“Even if that kid isn’t a powerful one.
Uncle Zhuang is a genuine doctor.
Now it seems that we can't escape.
Once we enter the military camp and get injured, the doctor will have our lives in his hands!
In short, there are only benefits and no harm in making friends with those two people!
If you don’t understand, just listen!”
Zhou Junliang agreed honestly and said no more.
On the other side, it was almost evening when Lu Qingqing and Old Man Zhuang finished cleaning up.
Just as Old Man Zhuang was about to cook, he saw Zhou Junping coming over with a plate of smoked pork slices.
"Uncle Zhuang, we cut some extra bacon, please don't mind."
Old Man Zhuang didn't want to take it, but when he smelled the pleasant smell of bacon, he hesitated.
Zhou Junping made way again, and finally put down the plate of smoked meat and left.
Old Man Zhuang was even more confused now.
He carried the bacon into the tent, told the story, and then lowered his voice and asked:
"Qingqing girl, what do you think is going on with Zhou Dalang?
Why are you so enthusiastic towards us?
Not only did he tell us the news, he also sent us bacon."
Lu Qingqing looked at the plate of meat, without stopping the massage, and said:
“Excessive enthusiasm inevitably leads to something.
However, you have already accepted this plate of meat, so it is not easy to return it.
We'll cook some meat in the evening and you can send it back.
In exchange for this favor, that's it!"
Old Man Zhuang sighed and silently warned himself not to be greedy anymore.
That night, Lu Qingqing went to bed early.
In the middle of the night, she woke up Old Man Zhuang and asked him to keep watch while she quietly left the tent.
After leaving the tent, she squatted beside two occupied tents and listened.
There was a long breathing sound inside, and someone was even snoring.
She came to the gate and put her hand through the gap in the bars.
He opened the lock on the fence gate with a light movement, and then quickly looked around.
After confirming it is safe, close the fence gate.
She walked quickly back along the way she came.
On the way, we met a team of patrolling soldiers.
Fortunately, she heard the footsteps early and hid behind the tent next to her.
She waited until the patrolling soldiers left before continuing forward.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance.
After observing for two quarters of an hour, she really couldn't find an opportunity to run away.
The defense here is too tight!
To get out, you have to go through at least three lines of defense.
You know, when we came in during the day, there was only one line of defense!
She had thought that the defenses would be relaxed around dawn.
Unexpectedly, the defense was even tighter at night!
She observed the situation for a while, and only after confirming that she really couldn't escape did she carefully move to the other two sides.
Not surprisingly, the other two sides were also heavily defended.
Seeing that she couldn't find any opportunity, she had to go back first.