Chapter 43
The sun sets, and it sprinkles like blood on the rice fields.
Lu Kui looked at the sunset in the sky and said, "It's time to pay the price. Afan, if you are willing, you can pay the price to bring the body back to Zheng's house. I'll go with you. If you don't want it, then it won't be forced. But you can only get fifty copper coins, and the other fifty copper coins are for the team members who are willing to move the body."
Zhou Fan glanced at the straw mat rolled up on the ground. Even though the bodies divided into two sides were tied up, even though a lot of blood had been shed before, blood still oozed out from the dark yellow mat, dyed bloody.
"I'll move." Zhou Fan said slowly, with no reason to give up the reward of fifty copper coins.
Zhou Fan squatted and carried the corpse swept through the grass on his shoulders.
Lu Kui turned around and walked in front.
Walking at the end was the old dog following Zhou Fan.
The team members on the roadside patrol saw Zhou Fan carrying the corpse, and their eyes were surprised. They did not expect that the person carrying the corpse would be Zhou Fan.
There are many people in the patrol who have been corpse-carrying men, but this is the first time they have seen the newcomer who has been corpse-carrying men.
After all, not anyone can do such a thing as carrying a corpse, especially such a bloody corpse.
Since Zhou Fan had used the treasure test before, he did not need to check again, but just had to walk over in front of the guard drum in the patrol camp to complete the value inspection.
"Afan, is your family short of money? Do you want me to lend you some?" Lu Kui, who was walking in front, asked without replying.
"Brother Lu, no need, I just want to save some money for my family." Zhou Fan walked steadily with the body.
Lu Kui nodded and did not ask any further.
The two entered the village and met the villagers. When the villagers saw the body carrying Zhou Fan on his shoulder, they avoided them without hesitation, with a look of fear on their faces. They all understood in their hearts that the patrol was dead again.
If Lu Kui had not led the way, Zhou Fan would definitely not have been able to find the Zheng family.
Before arriving at the Zheng family's house, Zheng Zhenmu's family had already received a notice from the patrol team. They looked at the straw mat on Zhou Fan's shoulder sadly.
Zhou Fan was silent and carefully placed the straw mat next to the door of the house. The straw mat opened, revealing the ugly white body.
Zheng Zhenmu's wife and children were crying around the straw mat.
Lu Kui comforted him and handed over the silver lining to the Zheng family.
Zheng Zhenmu is not a short-lived species, but a patrol team that voluntarily joined for money. The silver gift he would be the last money he could provide to his family after his death.
Zhou Fan just watched quietly on the side, and his clothes on his shoulders had already been stained with blood.
Zheng Zhenmu's family would not know that Zhou Fan split Zheng Zhenmu in half, otherwise it would be another situation now.
After a long time, Lu Kui and Zhou Fan left Zheng Zhenmu's family.
"Every time I do this, I feel uncomfortable." Lu Kui shook his head and sighed, "We are all fighting for our lives. Since we are fighting for our lives, one day, when we are not lucky, we will beat our lives."
"Maybe one day, we will be like Zheng Zhenmu, someone will send our bodies back to our home."
Zhou Fan was silent for a moment and said, "You have to rely on luck to bet on your life, of course there will be times when you bet on your own."
Lu Kui smiled bitterly: "But in the face of the weird, we have to bet our lives and fight for our lives."
Zhou Fan frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything after all.
Lu Kui shook his head lightly again, and he took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Zhou Fan, "Print a hundred copper coins inside, you can count it."
"No need." Zhou Fan directly put away his wallet, just one hundred copper coins, and Lu Kui would not do such greedy things.
"You are tired today, go back and have a good rest." A smile appeared on Lu Kui's face, and he turned around and headed towards the patrol camp.
Looking at Lu Kui's somewhat sad back, Zhou Fan almost said to himself: "I don't want to bet on my life. If I really can't and I'm forced to bet on my life, the card face will be bigger than the other party's!"
When he was about to return home, Zhou Fan took off the short brown linen on his body.
As soon as they entered the house, Zhou Yimu and Guifeng surrounded him. When they saw Zhou Fan naked, they were stunned for a moment.
Zhou Fan quickly explained: "The clothes were dyed with some blood. I was afraid that they would scare you, so I took them off. But don't worry, this is not my blood, I was not injured."
Gui Feng's face was still a little nervous and said, "It's good that it's okay, Afan, we heard that the patrol team died in the afternoon. Is it true? And why are your clothes stained with blood?"
Zhou Fan handed the purse to Gui Feng and comforted him: "A man died, but I don't know him, and I don't know how he died. Captain Lu asked someone to help collect the corpse. I heard that I had money, so I went over to help. The money was for help collect the corpse, and the clothes were also stained with blood at that time."
Zhou Fan dared not tell the truth. If Guifeng knew that she had experienced such a dangerous thing in the afternoon, she would be even more worried in the future.
Guifeng pinched the purse and her eyes turned red again, "Afan, the body is so scary, did you scare you? The family is not short of money, so don't do such things again in the future."
"Mom, it's okay, it's just a dead person, there's nothing to be afraid of." Zhou Fan just shook his head and smiled.
Guifeng wanted to say something else, Zhou Yimu said: "Okay, Afan is not a child, he knows it in his heart."
Gui Feng didn't say much, but took a piece of clothes for Zhou Fan and asked him to put them on.
After the three of them finished their meal, Guifeng took away the bowls and chopsticks. Zhou Fan wanted to help, but Guifeng refused and told him to have a good rest.
Seeing Gui Feng enter the kitchen, Zhou Yimu's face became serious and he whispered: "Afan, are you in trouble on patrol today?"
Zhou Fan didn't expect that Zhou Yimu could see it. He was stunned for a moment, but he nodded and admitted.
"When I fed the dog just now, I saw that the dog's limbs were trembling and you had blood on your body, so I guessed it." Zhou Yimu sighed, "I know you are afraid that your mother is too worried, so she dare not say it."
Zhou Fan smiled bitterly and agreed, he didn't expect that it was the guy who leaked the truth.
Zhou Yimu said sadly again: "But it's fine if you're fine. I don't ask what happened. After all, your mother and I can't help, but you have to remember."
"If you encounter a situation that is too dangerous, don't worry about us and run away quickly. Even if you leave the village, we have a way to protect ourselves. It is dangerous outside the village, but it's better than throwing your life in the patrol."
Zhou Fan knew that if he really fled from the patrol, the village would definitely not let Zhou Yimu and Guifeng go. Zhou Yimu said this just because he hoped that he would not have any scruples.
Chapter completed!