"Brother Hong, Brother Hong..." Hong Dashou was shaken awake by Han Sanshi, and his mind was in a mess.

"Ah? Ah! Brother Han, you should rest quickly. It's getting late." Hong Dashou stood up in a daze and asked Han Sanshi to sleep in the haystack, which was warmer.

"Five stones, five stones, you get up too." Han Sanshi did not go to sleep, but woke up his younger brother.

Hong Dashou didn't pay attention, but took a handful of water and wiped his face to wake himself up completely. He looked up and saw a crescent moon hanging in the sky. It was probably not yet midnight, around ten o'clock.

"Brother, please calm down and listen carefully. Can you hear anything?" After Han Sanshi picked up his brother, he came close to Hong Dashou and asked in a low voice.

"Huh? What's the sound?"

Hong Dashou sat on the ground and quietly turned his head to the outside. The north wind was not too strong tonight, and there were only occasional gusts that swept through the streets, rising and falling quickly.

After listening for a while, there seemed to be a faint cry of "Is there anyone there? Help me."

Hong Dashou turned to look at Han Sanshi. He was trembling when he saw that Han Sanshi, a big man, was actually holding his younger brother's hand. Sure enough, living people are not scary, but they are afraid of gods, ghosts, and indescribable things.

"heard it?"

Han San nodded the stone like a rattle, indicating that he had heard it. But Han Wushi was probably still in a daze and had not woken up. When he opened his eyes, he said he didn't know anything.

Hong Dashou suddenly remembered a saying he had read online before: villains die from talking too much, and supporting characters die from curiosity.

In horror movies, the more curious people die sooner, while the more numb people live longer.

The current situation is that in a market town that was completely burned down, but not a single living or dead person could be seen. There was no sound during the day, but at night, there was a sudden sound of "Is there anyone there? Help me." This kind of sound seemed to be there but not at all.

If it were a horror movie, it would definitely be the actors who went in two groups to look for the direction of the scream, and then were defeated by something, and all of them were sent to the street.

But Hong Dashou is not a movie actor, so he doesn’t want to go out to see someone off. Even if he goes out to see someone off, he should at least wait until dawn.

"The situation is unclear, let's talk about it in the morning." Although the words were discussed, the tone was decisive.

Now that Hong Dashou said this, Han Sanshi, who didn't want to go out at first, also agreed, and dragged Han Wushi into the haystack. Regardless of whether he could sleep or not, or whether he had nightmares, he finally went in and lay down.

Lying down with clothes on.

Hong Dashou guarded the bonfire and the small half can of miso soup that was boiling on the fire. He just added a piece of firewood from time to time to ensure that the bonfire did not go out.

On the surface, he was keeping vigil seriously, but in fact he was still very concerned about the vague and non-existent calling outside.

The sound doesn't happen all the time. After calling for a while, there will be a period of time. Every time I hear the sound, Han Sanshi in the haystack always makes some slight movements. He tilts his head or turns over, but he is still awake.

Stable.

When the moon passed the zenith, Hong Dashou woke up Han Wushi again and asked him to stand up for the night, but he had not heard the call for a while. Hong Dashou sat with Han Wushi for a while, and when he was completely awake, he came to the hospital again.

After moving around for a couple of times, he went back to the haystack and lay down.

Han Sanshi beside him finally became quiet, probably because his physical fatigue finally overcame his fear and he fell asleep successfully.

"If there is any noise, as long as it is not coming towards us, just ignore it." After giving the order, Hong Dashou closed his eyes again and fell asleep.

At dawn the next day, Han Wushi added water and rice to the earthen pot, cooked a large pot of salty porridge, and let the two of them drink it. The salty porridge was so hot that Hong Dashou didn't even care that the earthen pot was a horse yesterday.

The ones used are still made from cows. When people are hungry, the mud dumplings are fragrant.

With bloodshot eyes, Han Sanshi asked his brother: "Did you hear anything last night?"

"No, there's nothing except the sound of the wind." Han Wushi poured out the little salty porridge left in the jar, ate it slowly, and thought for a while before replying.

Hong Dashou went out to fetch a large bucket of water and poured it into a can to boil hot water. It was very cold today. If there was hot water to wash your face with, you would never choose to wash your face with cold water. It was necessary to boil some boiling water and bring it with you.

"Just wait and see!" The cry last night came from the north wind, so it must be from the north.

The three men hid the package in the cellar, covered the cellar door with some broken bricks, and climbed out through the wall.

"Brother Han, what are the places to the north?"

"There is a makeup knife shop, several grocery stores, a Chinese pharmacy and a satin fabric shop. By the way, the Nanchuan store is also in the north." [Note 1]

"Let's go and have a look!"

Compared with the streets in the south, although they also experienced fires, the fire situation in the north was obviously more serious. Even if Hong Dashou had not learned any investigation science and evidence analysis chemistry, he could see that the fire started from the north.

of.

Along the street, no complete buildings can be seen at all, and most of the buildings have been burned without a trace. Except for the courtyard walls made of loess that were preserved intact in the fire, all the wooden structures have been burned.

Already.

Only the building in front of me, no, it cannot be said to be this building. Because all the houses have been burned down, only the brick courtyard walls remain, which shows that it is different from the surrounding buildings.

Those who can use brick walls are either wealthy families or government offices. Then this is most likely the location of the Namchuan Store Station. The Joseon court set up a political institution here to symbolize royal power.

But it's strange. There were a lot of sandbags piled up at the burned-down gate, completely blocking the gate. And as the government office is located, the courtyard wall is two and a half meters high, completely blocking the situation inside the station.

Hong Dashou and Han Sanshi squatted on the ground, using their shoulders as stepping stones for Han Wushi, asking him to climb into the bunk to check. After all, climbing over the wall was easier than moving dozens of bags of sandbags.

Han Wushi said "Hey", stepped on the two-person ladder, and climbed up the courtyard wall in one fell swoop. Under normal circumstances, he should use his arms to support himself and climb up the courtyard wall. Then he sat down firmly, pulling Hong Dashou and Han Sanshi to follow him.

One way up the wall.

But Han Wushi, who had just stepped up, had been lying on the courtyard wall for five seconds when he fell directly from the shoulders of the two of them, causing him to squat on his butt.

"Dead people! Lots of dead people!"

[Note 1]: Generally speaking, the stations in North Korea are so-and-so halls, and the most well-known station is Byokjeokwan. The place where Li Rusong fought the Japanese pirates is north of Hanyang. This is a serious station, and it has functions

There are various facilities for receiving envoys from China and North Korea, and they are even equipped with female musicians and specialized cooks.

As for the Nanchuan store, it is most likely that it will be set up to facilitate the envoys to replenish and replace pack horses, repair vehicles, replenish drinking water and fodder along the way. It does not have the function of entertaining or staying overnight, and the envoys may not stop for rest.
Chapter completed!