Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

In fact, if the price of the goods this time hadn't been so high, almost all the money in Wang An's family, Wang An would definitely have chosen to take the train to Anguo instead of driving there.

The main problem is that driving long distances is just too damn painful. Just thinking about driving more than 2 kilometers or 4 miles makes me feel scared!
Yes, I'm scared, extremely scared.

Unfortunately, due to the two incidents that occurred on the train during his last trip to Anguo, Wang An was not confident that he and his two companions could guarantee that the 58 yuan worth of goods would not be stolen or robbed while on the train, relying solely on the Type 54 pistols they carried.

Furthermore, it is foreseeable that when Wang An and his two companions return, they will definitely be carrying a large amount of cash, making it even more unsafe to travel by train.

Therefore, for the safety of the goods and money, it would be safer and more secure for the three of us to drive together and carry the Type 56 assault rifle in the car.

As soon as they left the county town, Wang Li, who was driving, asked Wang Ando, ​​who was studying the map, with a completely bewildered look:
"Fourth Brother, which way do we go? I don't know the way."

Upon hearing this, Wang An was speechless for a moment, then said:

"You were looking at the map just now, and you were talking about it quite fluently. How could you forget it so quickly?"

After a pause, Wang Ancai continued:

"Just keep driving south, that's the right way."

Wang Likabakab's eyes widened in surprise as he said:
"Huh? Did I go the right way? I went in a daze."

Wang An glanced at Wang Li in the rearview mirror and said only one word:

"Grass."

Apart from taking the train to Anguo with Wang An and driving to Bingcheng with Wang An, Wang Li and Mu Xueli's activities have always been confined to DJ County. So it's quite normal that they don't know the way.

Of course, even Wang An doesn't quite understand this road right now, otherwise he wouldn't have bought a map to study it.

After a while, Wang An looked at the map and said to the two men:
"Let me tell you again, we're going north to the sea, then to Wangkui to Lanxi, and then south to Zhaodong, Zhaozhou and Zhaoyuan."

"Once we leave Zhaoyuan and cross the Nenjiang River, we'll reach Songyuan in Jilin Province. Do you two remember that?"

At that time, the issues concerning the Nenjiang and Songhua Rivers remained a vague concept for ordinary people.

Before it merged with the Songhua River, the Nenjiang River was called the Nenjiang River. But after they merged, it immediately became known as the Songhua River.

Therefore, it makes sense to call the confluence, the area before Zhaoyuan, the Nenjiang River.

Wang An finished speaking enthusiastically and was about to continue when he noticed that the two men didn't react. So, Wang An glared at them with wide eyes and muttered under his breath:
"I'm talking to you two, are you stuffing your ears with feathers or something?"

Mu Xueli and Wang Li didn't care about Wang An's cursing tone; in fact, they didn't take it seriously at all. Wang Li, looking completely bewildered, said:

"Fourth Brother, of all the places you mentioned, I only know Bei'an, which is next to us. I've never even heard of the rest."

After Wang Li finished speaking, Mu Xueli also chimed in confidently:
"Yeah, Fourth Brother, I've never heard of that either. You just need to direct us. We'll listen to you and make sure we don't go the wrong way."

Wang An stared speechlessly at the two men's profiles and immediately shut up. He realized that discussing the route with them again would probably drive him crazy.

These two idiots have absolutely no ambition, they're really a headache!

For a moment, the car fell into a brief silence.

By noon, the driver had changed to Mu Xueli, and the car had entered Hailun County.

After parking the car on the side of the road, Wang An and his two companions ate a quick bite of dry rations and continued on their way.

As dusk approached, around 4 p.m., the car arrived at Zhaozhou County in DQ City. This was the last stop in Heilongjiang Province, because once you cross the Nenjiang River, you'll be in Jilin Province.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened that day, and Wang An and his two companions were quite happy.

Therefore, Wang An proposed:
"Let's go to the county and find a guesthouse for a meal and a night's stay, then we can set off again early tomorrow morning. What do you two think?" After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli said with a broad smile:
"Brother-in-law, just make the arrangements. You don't need to ask me anything. I can arrange it however I want."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li, who was driving, also said:
"Yeah, me too."

Wang An once again realized that asking them such questions was completely unnecessary.

No sooner had the three finished speaking than a gunshot rang out from not far ahead.

You can tell that this is the sound of an old foreign cannon.

Although these old-fashioned cannons weren't very powerful, they were incredibly loud. When they fired, it was like setting off a firecracker—deafeningly loud, much louder than a hunting rifle or a regular rifle.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Wang An and the other two men's faces immediately darkened.

To be honest, there are a lot of things that just can't be praised enough!
Just moments before, the three of them had been discussing how wonderful it would be to travel without interruption all day, and how perfect it would be if the journey to Anguo could continue like this.

As the saying goes, "Life is full of disappointments, eight or nine out of ten times." The ancients were right!
Upon hearing the gunshot, Wang An immediately said to Wang Li, who was driving:
"Fifth brother, slow down, don't stop. Xue Li, open your window too, and fire half a shuttlecock into the sky before we talk."

Parking is absolutely not suitable at this time.

Although Wang An and his two companions were armed with heavy-duty weapons like the Type 56 assault rifle, the enemy outnumbered them and had more guns. If one of these guys were a big shot and started shooting as soon as they got out of the car, that would be ridiculous!

After Wang An finished speaking, he opened the window next to him, and immediately a biting cold wind blew in, making Wang An shiver.

Ignoring all that, Wang An stuck his Type 56 assault rifle out the window, pointed it at the sky, and pulled the trigger. A series of "bang bang bang bang bang" sounds rang out.

Mu Xueli's movements were slightly slower, but only by a few seconds, so soon after, a series of "bang bang bang bang" sounds came from the passenger side window.

In less than 10 seconds, half a magazine of bullets was emptied from each of their guns.

As soon as the guns rang out, the men who had been posing so aggressively scattered and fled.

Nobody's an idiot. They could tell from the sound that it was an automatic rifle. It was only because Wang An and Mu Xue didn't open fire on these people that they were all taken down.

Looking at the people scattering and fleeing, Wang An shouted loudly:

"Don't run away, everyone! Let's have a drink together!"

Mu Xueli also shouted loudly:
Why are you running away? We have some really good wine in our car.

After the two of them shouted, the three of them burst into laughter.

After the laughter subsided, Wang An and Mu Xueli closed the window.

There was no other way; once the window was open, the little bit of warm air inside the car would immediately dissipate. If the window wasn't closed, the three of them would freeze solid.

After closing the window, Wang An, Mu Xueli, and Wang Li immediately stopped laughing, and their faces darkened again.

The main thing is that when you encounter a robbery, there's nothing funny about it. The reason I laughed just now, and laughed loudly, was simply to put psychological pressure on the other party.

After a long silence, Wang An took out a cigarette and offered one each to Mu Xueli and Wang Li in front of him, saying:

"Alright, let's not stay here anymore. Let's cross the river tonight. This border area is full of scavengers, so we'd better be careful."

Historically, no-man's-land or border areas between two provinces have always been gathering places for all sorts of scoundrels and scumbags; this is practically common sense.

Wang Li agreed upon hearing this.
"Okay, Fourth Brother, let's continue south and cross the river directly." (End of Chapter)