Chapter 743: You Don't Understand Me

When people are tired, hungry, and thirsty, they become very energetic.

But after exhausting the body's energy, they become more and more miserable.

When it just got dark, Joshua didn't seem to notice the fatigue, but now, every step was a torture for him. He slowly moved forward on the rugged mountain road, and after moving for a while, he couldn't move anymore, found a tree, and sat down leaning against it.

He told himself that he was just going to sit down and rest for a while, and he still had to continue walking, striving to go down the mountain from the side in a short time.

After he sat down, he felt that all the cells in his body were jumping. This was a kind of comfort from the bottom of his heart!

He closed his eyes slightly and told himself that he was just closing his eyes to rest his mind...

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, looking at his wrist that was grabbed, and his breathing became exceptionally heavy in an instant!

The desire to survive caused his adrenaline to secrete rapidly. At this moment, he felt that he was terrifyingly strong!

"It's me."

In the darkness, the shadow that grabbed his wrist made a sound. It was a senior cadre in the gang. Joshua's expression relaxed slightly, but his other hand never moved away from the pistol.

At the same time, he was also a bit annoyed. He clearly just wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, so why did he fall asleep inexplicably?

And was discovered by someone.

He suspected that maybe he made some sound in his dream, causing someone to find him following the sound.

It didn't make much sense to regret these things now, he just maintained his calmness.

The tender buds drawn from the tree canopy blocked a lot of moonlight, but some would also fall.

The moon without pollution was exceptionally bright, and one could see a general idea even in the dark night.

Neither of them spoke. The senior cadre sat down beside him, and after a while, asked, "How do you plan to go?"

Neither of them talked about the things in the valley. There was nothing to say about being completely defeated.

Those who firmly believed that they could return to the kingdom of heaven were still in the valley. Those of them who ran out had long lost their faith.

Even if they had it, it wasn't that firm.

The Lord's call was so loud, and not only did they pretend not to hear it, but they also ran away. This is not the example a true believer should have.

Joshua licked his dry lips, "Go down the mountain from the side. That side is only more than ten kilometers away from the interstate highway, and we can cross it in one day."

"After reaching the interstate highway, we can leave this place."

He used the word "we", and a smile appeared on the cadre's face.

"There is one thing I have never asked you," the cadre asked a question. His throat and voice were as hoarse as Joshua's.

They are not plants that can absorb moisture by standing on the ground. There are no small streams or anything on the mountain, and there is basically no place to replenish water.

In fact, there is a lot of moisture in the leaves of those plants, but it is not an easy thing to extract it, and both of them are thirsty to death.

Joshua just wanted to talk less now. He nodded and said "Speak."

"In those accounts, how much money is left?" the cadre asked a question he cared about very much.

Joshua became vigilant. He was silent for a while, "More than seven million."

The cadre whistled, and then coughed a few times, "That's really a lot of money."

His tone was filled with a trace of greed. If he could get this money, he would be carefree for the rest of his life.

Facts have proved that they are not Lanse's opponents. Even if they can make a comeback in the future, they may not be Lanse's opponents.

The federal government, and even the military, have his people. This time armored vehicles came, what about next time?

Will there be artillery, or even tanks?

He didn't know, and didn't want to know. He only knew that as long as he lived and left here, he would never go against Lanse again.

Now he is considering how to make Joshua say the account number and password, or how to make him share this money with him.

Joshua actually knew that this guy asked these questions with ill intent, but now they are fleeing, and the possibility of the two of them living together might be slightly greater.

At least when encountering danger, just run faster than the other party.

And as long as he doesn't say the bank account number and password, he is safe to a certain extent.

Thinking of this, he didn't continue to deal with it hypocritically, licked his lips, "I'll sleep for a while..."

After speaking, he simply lay down, curled up his body, and closed his eyes.

Fatigue invaded like a tide. After a moment of astonishment, the cadre beside him seemed to accept the result.

In the second half of the night, Joshua woke up from his sleep. His energy and physical strength were restored. The cadre was also squinting on the side, seeming unable to hold on and fell asleep.

Looking at his confused sleeping appearance, many thoughts flashed through Joshua's mind, but in the end, he didn't take action.

He shook the cadre awake, "You fell asleep."

The cadre was stunned for a while before reacting, a bit embarrassed, "Too sleepy."

Then there was a period of calm. Joshua started, "Let's go now. It's inconvenient after dawn."

The cadre didn't refuse, but when the two stood up, they realized that this road was even harder to walk.

The blistered and broken soles of their feet made every step a painful torture. They could only take off their shoes, pick the blisters, then tear off their respective sleeves, tie the soles of their feet tightly with a few turns, and tighten them hard.

Walking like this would be slightly better, although every step was still painfully maddening.

Neither of them spoke and continued to walk towards the side of the mountain, but when they walked halfway, they stopped.

Because they saw a few cars parked at the foot of the mountain in the distance. The headlights of the cars were on, illuminating the road down the mountain.

At the same time, people were constantly patrolling back and forth in the surrounding woods with flashlights, very fast and very dense.

Reality is not artistic creation. No one is stupid enough not to look up or down.

Stories like being able to not be discovered even when crawling at the enemy's feet are always just stories, or can only be accidents, and will not become real things.

Neither of them expected to be able to escape under the search of so many people patrolling with flashlights.

The two were silent for a while, silently walking towards the other side. Don't know how many hours passed, and don't know how many days it is now, their feet were already numb to the point of no feeling.

When they crossed a small hillside and looked down, they fell into silence again.

Same configuration, same people patrolling.

It's not that they can't go down the mountain in other places, it's just too steep, and they will fall if they are not careful. Some places are still cliffs.

Only these few places are easy to go down the mountain.

The sky became bright unconsciously. In the morning, Lanse asked them to organize a group of people to go up the mountain again. He wouldn't be at ease if he didn't find Joshua.

Although Joshua wasn't found today, a few cadres or Saint Bell Party members who couldn't run were found, and they also became nutrients for this big mountain on the mountain.

The gunshots made the people hiding on the mountain even more terrified. Because the light was sufficient during the day, they didn't dare to move around after hiding.

At this time, staying as still as possible is the right choice.

No food, no water, everyone is experiencing the double torture of spirit and body.

Although Joshua wasn't found today, the place where Joshua and the people around him bandaged the wounds on their feet before was discovered, and some cloth strips remained on the ground.

They inferred that the remaining people went deeper into the mountain.

On the third day, Lanse's aid arrived.

They transported people with more than twenty trucks, and Deputy Director Du Ke also followed, and brought some hunting dogs.

"I heard you wanted to find someone, so I borrowed these hunting dogs from a hunter who has a good relationship. Their noses are very sensitive, maybe they can provide some help."

Seeing so many people and the arrival of hunting dogs, a smile finally appeared on Lanse's face.

He and Deputy Director Du Ke didn't have too much pleasantries and directly assigned him tasks.

Soon, people in police uniforms began to clean up and block the valley and surrounding areas. They also set up checkpoints on the small road leading to the valley, prohibiting other vehicles from approaching here at will.

And others began to go up the mountain more densely.

They went up the mountain with preparation, brought more food, water, and flashlights, and carried out searches with alternating advances, scraping the entire mountain forest clean.

On the night of the third day, a gunshot suddenly came from the depths of the mountain forest, not far from the main mountain patrol force, and everyone was full of confidence.

Early the next morning, everyone filled their stomachs and began to search again.

Soon they had some discoveries.

The further they went into the mountain, the more traces were left.

In winter, a large number of fallen leaves fell on the ground. After being soaked by ice, snow, and rain, they gradually rotted and eventually formed a piece of rotten soil.

The more places no one reached, the more obvious these rotten soils were.

After the spring, they would be slowly absorbed by the earth, but at this moment, they were there.

One by one, clear footprints appeared, giving the search team a target soon.

At this time, Joshua's face was exceptionally pale.

He hadn't eaten anything for three days. He was so hungry yesterday that he ate some leaves, and the result was even more uncomfortable!

He was on the verge of collapse!

Last night, the cadre intended to take action against him, but he discovered it and killed the other party one step ahead.

But this also completely exposed his tracks.

Don't know when it started, let alone walking, standing for a while was a very difficult thing for him.

He lay on the ground, his brain completely empty.

He inexplicably thought of himself when he was young, thought of his father's high-spirited appearance, thought of his father's despair in the courtroom.

Thought of the respect and flattery of those around him, and also thought of their coldness, contempt, and even harm later.

Life is like this mountain, sometimes the amplitude of ups and downs is small, but sometimes, it will also have big ups and downs.

He was too hungry and too thirsty. He actually heard the sound of the search team in the distance, but he didn't want to run anymore.

Just like this, he fell asleep confusedly. Don't know how long passed, the sound of "found him" coming to his ears woke him up.

He looked at the crowd that had surrounded him, his face didn't show too much fear, only some relief.

At night, they came down from the mountain. In the big church covered with blood, Joshua was pushed and fell sitting in front of Lanse.

Lanse looked at the exceptionally embarrassed Joshua and didn't give him any respect. The Lord of the crucifix looked at Joshua who fell sitting in front of Lanse with a bitter face, seeming to ask him why it would be like this.

"This is our first meeting."

"But it is also the last time!"

He paused, "I heard you have an account..."

Someone confessed this matter. Those cadres who fled up the mountain and were caught today tried to use this secret to exchange for a chance to live, but obviously, they all failed.

So Lanse also knew this secret. He had an account with the gang's funds, several million.

Joshua's eyes lit up. He looked up at Lanse and said in a tone slightly begging, "As long as you let me go, the money is all yours!"

"Seven or eight million, plus my own money, it adds up to more than ten million!"

"Ten million in wealth, buying my life, Lanse, this business is too cost-effective!"

"How much alcohol do you have to sell to earn this money?!"

He looked at Lanse with a slightly morbid smile and desire on his face. He felt that no one could refuse this condition, and Lanse shouldn't be able to refuse either!

That's not 100,000, 1,000,000, that's 10,000,000!

The eyes and attention of those around were also focused over. Deputy Director Du Ke swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Ten million.

He dreamed of having so much money!

He looked at Lanse with burning eyes. If Lanse could get this ten million, how much could they share?

Based on his understanding of Lanse, they ran such a trip, everyone not to say much, sharing three or five hundred, shouldn't be considered excessive, right?

Adding up, it wouldn't exceed one million.

Many police officers thought so, thinking that Lanse might bargain with him, after all, that's ten million.

But only Lanse's people looked at Joshua with a cold, slightly mocking look.

Joshua was made to feel creepy by those cold eyes. His eyes stayed on those people's faces, seeming to want to find something.

But the more things he found, the more terrified he became!

He turned his head and stared at Lanse again. Lanse looked at him unmoved, the same coldness, ruthlessness.

"How about it?"

"Ten million, just asking you to let go of my life, I will disappear from the Federation and never come back!"

Lanse shook his head slightly, pulled out the pistol from the holster, and turned off the safety, "Are these your only last words?"

Joshua was stunned, his face suddenly flushed, excited to the point of being hysterical, "That's ten million!"

"That's ten..."

Bang!

The sound of the pistol bullet was weaker than the sound of the machine gun fired yesterday, and weaker than the sound of the rifle fired.

But even such a weak gunshot was enough to take away a person's life!

Joshua kept blinking his eyes and even raised his hand to touch his forehead, where there was a small hole.

He used his finger to touch the viscous liquid on the edge of the hole, and then placed it in front of his eyes.

Dark red, it was blood.

His pupils began to earthquake, trembling violently.

He seemed to be gathering strength, the veins all over his body exploded, his muscles were tense, but soon the whole person suddenly fell to the ground as if the spring had been loosened.

His body kept twitching, like a fish about to die of drought.

His eyes looked blankly at the Lord who was facing him with a bitter face, and his brain was really blank! ===== CHAPTER 744 =====