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

Huang Zhong tugged at Wang An's sleeve and said softly:
"Brother, this is Song Ping's mistress's family."

Wang An nodded, looked around, and then said:

"Okay, you can go back now. Wait for me in the car. I'll be back in a little after an hour at the latest."

Huang Zhong nodded somewhat uneasily before walking toward the car.

After Huang Zhong left, Wang An carefully surveyed the surroundings again, listened to the sounds around him, and then walked to the side of the courtyard.

According to Huang Zhong and Song Ping, Song Shuanzhu's family did not have dogs, so Wang An did not need to think of any way to deal with the dogs.

Song Shuanzhu's yard was quite large. Wang An walked around the bamboo pole for a while before finding a spot where the pole was relatively low. Then, he lifted his long leg and stepped into Song Shuanzhu's yard.

In fact, in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, especially in the mountains, every household has a very large yard, with a normal yard being six or seven acres in size.

The reason for this is that this is a sparsely populated area, and a small courtyard would look a bit stingy.

After Wang An entered Song Shuanzhu's courtyard, he tiptoed to the window of the east room and stood there, listening intently to what was happening inside.

Standing here, Wang An wasn't worried that the people inside would see him, because when people look from a brightly lit place into a dark one, they can't see anything.

According to Song Ping, there are currently only two people in Song Shuanzhu's family, namely Song Shuanzhu and his wife, but in a few months, there will be three people in Song Shuanzhu's family.

That's right, it happened that fast. Because Song Shuanzhu was impotent, his wife got pregnant with Song Ping's child!

When Wang An, Li Hongbo, and Fu Xiaotang heard Song Ping tell this story, Wang An and Li Hongbo didn't think much of it, since it was just a matter of sperm donation, which was very common in rural areas.

Not to mention now, even in future generations, artificial insemination will not be a strange thing.

Fu Xiaotang was shocked and confused after hearing this, as if it were something very difficult to accept and very morally reprehensible.

After hearing Song Shuanzhu and his wife talking and confirming that there was no one else in the house, Wang An initially intended to kick the door open and enter, but he pulled his foot back after raising it.

Wang An suddenly realized that Song Shuanzhu's wife had never offended him, and the noise from his kick, along with what he was going to do after entering the house, would most likely frighten Song Shuanzhu's wife into miscarrying, or even worse, cause the death of both mother and child.

So, if Song Shuanzhu really didn't know, and he had scared Song's wife so much that she miscarried, then his sins would be too great.

Of course, even if Song Shuanzhu knew about it, it had nothing to do with his wife.

Wang An also has children. If anyone dares to frighten Mu Xueqing while she is pregnant, causing her any harm, Wang An will surely kill that person's entire family.

Putting ourselves in their shoes, we should approach the matter with the principle of "the grievance must be attributed to the perpetrator, and the debtor to the creditor."

So Wang An squatted down next to the large vat under the window of the west room and waited quietly.

There were no lights in the west room. Wang An crouched under the window, which created a visual illusion. Since people coming out of the room would need time to adjust to the light, Wang An knew that no one would notice him.

As the saying goes, everyone has three urgent needs. Wang An believed that Song Shuanzhu would definitely come out. Besides, Song Shuanzhu's family also had a horse. If Song Shuanzhu had taken good care of the horse, he would definitely have come out to feed it.

More than half an hour passed while they waited.

To be honest, waiting motionless in temperatures nearly -40 degrees Celsius is an extremely agonizing experience.

The main problem is that the temperature is just so damn cold! It's freezing.

This ordinary cotton-padded coat was far less effective at keeping out the cold than a military overcoat or a fur coat, so even though Wang An was strong and energetic, he was really struggling to withstand the freezing temperature. Fortunately, just when Wang An felt he was completely frozen and wanted to get up and move around, the door was finally opened from the inside.

Wang An was immediately overjoyed.

Judging from his physique, the person who came out of the house was undoubtedly Song Shuanzhu.

As Song Shuanzhu came out, Wang An remained squatting there, motionless. When Song Shuanzhu passed by, Wang An remained hidden in the darkness, motionless.

But when Song Shuanzhu had already walked six or seven steps away from Wang An, Wang An made a move.

Wang An tiptoed and took large strides, trying his best not to make a sound, and quickly approached Song Shuanzhu.

Just as Song Shuanzhu realized something was wrong and tried to turn around, Wang An's hand had already struck the back of Song Shuanzhu's neck where it connected to his head.

After being struck, Song Shuanzhu collapsed like a noodle.

Wang An reached out and helped the unconscious Song Shuanzhu to his feet, then bent down and carried him on his shoulder before walking out of the bamboo fence.

Just like that, simply and decisively, Wang An abducted a grown man in his forties.

Carrying Song Shuanzhu, who weighs over 110 jin (approximately 65 kg), Wang An didn't feel the weight at all. He walked for nearly two li (approximately 1.5 kilometers) until he reached a relatively sheltered ravine behind Taiping Village. Only then did Wang An stop and put Song Shuanzhu down.

Immediately afterwards, Wang An untied the rope from his waist and adjusted Song Shuanzhu's posture.

Because Song Shuanzhu was unconscious and limp, he was somewhat uncooperative.

After adjusting him several times, Wang An had him sit with his back against a big tree, hugging the tree with both arms behind him, and then tied his hands with a rope.

After thinking for a moment, Wang An took off Song Shuanzhu's cotton hat, put it on Song Shuanzhu's head backwards, and tied the two bottom strings of the hat behind his neck with a tight knot.

The reason for this is that the back of the cotton hat is longer, and wearing it backwards can block a person's eyes, keeping them in darkness.

The rope was tied to prevent Song Shuanzhu from shaking his head and knocking his hat off when he was excited.

Of course, the ultimate goal was for Wang An to instill fear in Song Shuanzhu, and Wang An did not want Song Shuanzhu to know who he was for the time being.

With everything prepared and feeling that nothing had been overlooked, Wang An grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it directly into the back of Song Shuanzhu's collar.

The cold snow got into his clothes, and Song Shuanzhu shivered, instantly waking up from his unconsciousness.

Upon waking, Song Shuanzhu panicked and shouted in a terrified voice:
"Who? Who are you? What do you want?"

What followed was Song Shuanzhu frantically struggling to stand up while clinging to the tree, shouting in panic as he struggled.

However, it is extremely difficult for a person to stand up while hugging a tree with both arms behind their back.

Wang An watched Song Shuanzhu struggle in vain and shout loudly, but did not make a sound.

Wang An wanted to completely break Song Shuanzhu's mentality before asking him what he wanted to know.

Of course, being in the middle of nowhere, Wang An wasn't worried that Song Shuanzhu's shouts would attract attention. (End of Chapter)