Chapter 3: Saving the Villagers

  "Spare our lives, grandfathers... spare our lives..."

  "Mother, save me~~~~"

  "San Ya ah, San Ya, you can't be like this..."

  "Get out of here, you old thing! You're lucky that our Master Gui even deigned to look at your family's daughter!"

  With his flexible body, Li Han just stepped on the roof of a thatched cottage next to a well (cough, I guess many people haven't seen it) and used the 120-degree laser crosshair on the gun muzzle to see what was happening in the village at once. He was not only furious but also enraged!

  "Bastard!"

  He found out that it was because he had seen a scene from the empty land in the center of the village not far away, which made him extremely angry. Several human-like creatures that looked somewhat human were actually doing things in the village that would make people and gods angry!

  Under the command of a one-eyed man holding the reins, a team of about 14 or 15 robust men carrying guns divided into two groups. One group stood guard around the villagers who were lined up in rows, while the other group loudly and violently loaded grain and cloth onto the horses... This was clearly robbery! What made him even angrier was that there were also four or five girls, looking no more than 12 or 13 years old, with blackened faces from cooking pots, who had become the targets of these beasts' brutal plunder. Not far away, two lifeless bodies could still be seen on the ground, and the bright red blood had already dyed the surrounding area a dark color!

  Li Hanqiang suppressed the anger in his heart, holding the QCW05 rifle to carefully check around him. There were no cameras or filming personnel nearby. Looking at the distorted faces of the villagers crying in pain, his face turned hideous with rage. Although he was curious about why the pigtail braids that should have been extinct for a century still appeared in his line of sight, this scene of mountain bandits robbing and killing had made him forget everything else. He could only think of one thing: kill, kill all these beasts in the village, to calm the anger in his heart!

  "Grandfather, grandfather, please, please spare her. San Ya is still young, please let her go! We'll double our filial piety next month, will that be alright?"

  A middle-aged yellow-faced woman with one lame leg came crying and crawling to the legs of a one-eyed man holding the reins with one hand, crying out loud, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly, begging for forgiveness in her mouth!

  "Boom!"

  That one-eyed man's face flashed a hint of complacency, and with a sudden kick, he sent the middle-aged woman flying far away. "Damn it! Old Master Kuai has taken a liking to your family's daughter, and going back to acknowledge her as his 26th concubine is an honor for her, you think she'd die for that?"

  A sinister smile on his face, he's about to raise the horse spear in his hand!

  "Old man... old man, please have mercy on me, just show some compassion, I beg of you, old man..."

  The middle-aged woman's face flashed a hint of red, and her expression was slightly distorted, apparently the previous blow had not been light on him. However, she still crawled over, crying and wailing, constantly kneeling and begging the one-eyed dragon to spare his daughter. Unfortunately, she begged a ruthless beast, in the gun muzzle that the one-eyed dragon raised higher and higher, many villagers closed their eyes in despair. The girl named San Ya who was tied up on the horse and had her mouth covered also twisted in despair, crystal clear tears falling from her blackened lapel, looking especially desperate!

  "Hmm~~~"

  A gunshot rang out, the laughing bandits were still there, but soon their voices stopped abruptly, like a dead mouse being swallowed. The sound of heavy objects falling followed, along with four more gunshots, and then a continuous series of crashing sounds!

  It was Li Han, at the critical moment, he had already been furious and directly shot a gun on the rooftop more than 20 meters away, hitting the one-eyed dragon's brow, sending him to hell. He then fired four more shots in a row. Having attended a three-month sniper training course, he was not qualified at that time and only had accurate sniping capabilities within 300-400 meters. Of course, with a bit of effort, he could also guarantee a certain level of accuracy within 500 meters. However, within 50 meters, he almost didn't need to aim deliberately and could achieve a hundred percent hit rate!

  The recoil of the qcw05 is not strong, but the gun bolt design is a bit awkward. Fortunately, this does not affect its performance. After five consecutive shots killed five horse bandits, especially one of them was the leader, the remaining eight or nine people were clearly panicked. After all, they hadn't seen where the enemy was or where they came from, and yet their side had already lost five people in a row. The unknown is always the most terrifying, how could this not make them feel fearful?

  "Hmm~~~"

  Kill, Li Han did not hesitate at all and continued to shoot and kill. To him, these bandits had long violated the war zone's killing order. Moreover, his department would not bother him for a few troublemakers who were harming one side. At most, he would be detained for a few days and forced to write a self-criticism. It was worth noting that when he went on an external mission, he carried official permits, which allowed him to kill anyone who obstructed his mission or might reveal his identity on the spot!

  "Here it is..."

  "If you don't come out again, we will..."

  "My goodness..."

  "Run quickly~~~"

  Li Han calmly held the gun in his hand, shooting one by one, completely ignoring the crying and threatening horse thieves below. He had seen many dead people before, and besides, he was not a special rescue police officer. During their training, their instructor had told them that they were warriors and also special agents. Once their identity was exposed or captured, or if their companion's identity was exposed, it was completely acceptable to sacrifice one or two for the collective benefit. It was precisely because of this principle that he didn't care about the horse thieves' threats at all. Except for one who he had left alive to obtain evidence, all the others were shot in the head or heart, and not a single one needed a second bullet!

  Seeing no other living bandits except one who had been shot in the right arm and fell off his horse, Li Han carefully aimed with his rifle for a while before finally deciding to jump down from the rooftop after replacing his gun clip.

  "Spare my life... spare my life!"

  Can't help but say, Li Han is quite intimidating now. He's originally tall, with a height of 1.88 meters, and even in special forces, he'd be considered a small giant. Moreover, he's wearing a cool black bulletproof military uniform, holding an unusual weapon that no one has ever seen before. After killing over ten people in a row earlier, not to mention when he reappeared, even the villagers he saved were avoiding eye contact with him, as if afraid of being targeted by this god of death. Except for the middle-aged woman who was hugging her horse and crying silently, the only one left in the scene was the sole survivor among the horse thieves, whose arm had been broken by Li Han and had fallen off his horse!

  "Who... who allowed you to come here? Who is your leader?"

  Li Han patted his upper pocket, only to realize that he was wearing a bulletproof vest outside, and his ID card couldn't be taken out. The bureau had issued special police certificates for comrades like him who often participated in frontline battles to prevent personnel exposure. It turned out that this certificate could still be used at times like these!

  "Grandpa... grandpa... spare our lives, please! We're from the Righteous Villa, under Master Kuai's orders! Grandpa... have mercy on us, it was all Master Kuai who told us to do it..."

  That horse thief covered his injured right hand, and his face was full of tears and snot from the pain. However, when he saw Li Han approaching with a gun, he quickly shouted for mercy and knelt down to continuously kowtow to him!

  "Kuiye... who is Kuiye, and where is your righteous village?"

  Li Han's face looked very unpleasant. What era is this? There are still such evil forces and local tyrants near Chongqing. What are the local public security organs doing? Are they just eating idle rice? With a hateful heart, he made up his mind to report what happened today to his superior as soon as he returned. Their department was directly under the State Council, and they absolutely couldn't let such idlers who didn't do their job but still took the country's money get away with it!

  "Old Master... Old Master Kuai is actually Kuai Sheng, the big boss of the Red Sash Gang, who robbed the Zhao family's paper mill three years ago and was later pardoned by the imperial court. The Righteous Estate is located in Zhabei Town, not far from Wuchang..."

  The horse thief saw his ugly face and immediately shook all over, telling Li Han everything he knew.

  "What? The imperial court? Wuchang? Are you sure this is Wuchang and not Chongqing?"

  Li Han's body suddenly became unstable, he only felt that his breathing became very unsmooth in an instant, and even his vision became a bit blurry. If it weren't for the professional psychological strengthening training he had received before, he would have almost fainted directly.

  "No wonder there are so many pig tails! No wonder there is no electricity or running water! No wonder..."

  Li Han's face gradually began to take on a strange expression as he muttered to himself, with one-third fear, one-third unease, and one-third excitement.

  "What's today's date? Tell me quickly! What year is it too? Don't play tricks on me, or I'll shoot you dead right away!"

  Li Han's breathing became urgent, his hands waving the gun continuously, urging the injured horse thief to tell him what day it was today!

  "I'm telling you, old chap, today is the third year of Xuantong's reign, and the New Year has just passed... Ah yes, I heard from Guiye that the unrest in Sichuan next door had just subsided a few days ago, it seemed..."

  It's August 19th!

  An old voice suddenly interjected beside him.

  "Right, right, it's August 19th, sir! Ahhh~~~"

  Needless to say, the horse thief was so excited that he accidentally swung his fist and punched himself in the right arm. At this moment, he was in such pain that his face twisted up!

  But the people beside him also noticed that not only he, but also Li Han who had just saved them, had a gloomy and uncertain expression on his face!