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Chapter 195 You Dare to Blow Up My Village? (Please Subscribe)

"What happened? Was it an earthquake?"

Chen Guodong suddenly woke up with a start, his eyes fixed on the front.

next moment.

"boom!"

Another loud bang, and the whole house seemed to shake.

"Guodong, what happened?"

Yin Fang also woke up with a start, instinctively grabbing Chen Guodong's arm with both hands, and asked in a panic.

"I don't know."

Chen Guodong shook his head and said, "Judging from the sound, it sounds like cannon fire."

"Cannon fire?"

Before Yin Fang could finish speaking, there was another loud bang outside.

"Let's go out and take a look first."

After Chen Guodong finished speaking, he quickly put on his clothes and shoes and ran out.

When they came out, they found that many people had already been awakened and were standing at the door, looking in the direction of the sound.

"What was that sound? It was so loud!"

"It sounded like cannon fire."

"The sound of cannons?"

Many people around were shocked when they heard this.

The only place around here equipped with artillery is Songjiabao, right? Could it be that the people from Songjiabao are firing the shells?

Why would they fire artillery for no reason?

Could it be... a ferocious beast?

Everyone instantly felt a chill run down their spines.

Generally speaking, ferocious beasts will not attack human camps, even at night. The possibility of this is very small, after all, the high walls block their sight.

However, there is one exception: the beast tide!

When a beast tide occurs, these ferocious beasts will attack human camps madly, as if they have lost their minds, whether it is day or night.

In other words, a beast tide has broken out?

"Guodong".

Just then, Zhang Ren, Wei Tianyuan, Gu Jianghai, and a few others also came over.

Chen Guodong nodded to them, then said with a grim expression, "Judging from that sound, it should be cannon fire. Could it be that something happened in Songjiabao?"

Gu Jianghai and the others exchanged glances, their expressions all quite grim.

If that's the case, how far away is it that Chenjiabao will be attacked by ferocious beasts?

"No, something's not right."

Zhang Ren shook his head. "Songjiabao is nearly forty miles away from here. If the cannon fire was coming from Songjiabao, there wouldn't be such a commotion."

"?"

Chen Guodong and the others were all jolted awake.

Some of them wondered if the commotion was too great, as the ground was shaking.

"Zhang Ren, you mean this cannon might be nearby?"

"Um."

Zhang Ren's expression was solemn as he said, "It's probably only about ten or twenty li."

"What! Ten or twenty miles?"

Everyone looked shocked.

Songjiabao is thirty or forty li away from here, so how could the sound of cannons coming from only twenty or thirty li away?

Zhang Ren frowned deeply.

Can't go wrong.

He had participated in several defensive battles while in Anshan City, and was very familiar with the sound of cannons.

The sound of the cannon fire was clearly from two 75mm howitzers.

"The sound of cannons coming from about twenty miles away," Gu Ze frowned and said, "isn't that where we used to live?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression changed instantly.

Yes, this direction and this distance seem to be Chenjiazhai.

But why are there cannon shots coming from there?

Could it be that someone is using artillery to bombard Chenjia Village?

"Something's not right. I need to go out and check it out."

Zhang Ren said, "Guodong, tell everyone to hide in the basement as soon as possible."

Chen Guodong hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, I'll go and inform them right away. Be careful."

"Old Zhang, shall we go with you?"

"Yes, more people means more support."

The Wei brothers hurriedly said.

"Need not."

Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "I'm just going to check things out. Having too many people would actually increase the risk of being exposed."

"Then you need to be careful."

"be safe."

Amidst the tense gazes of the crowd, Zhang Ren, holding binoculars, quickly walked towards the entrance of the village.

He felt a deep unease, much stronger than the one he had felt three years ago.

Could it be that someone is actually bombarding Chenjiazhai with artillery?

If that's the case, what would have happened to us if we hadn't moved here sooner?

He didn't dare to think too much, and just quickened his pace to hurry forward.

With Chen Fan gone, the safety of the village fell on his shoulders. He had promised Chen Fan that he would protect Chen Family Fort.

……

Chenjia Village is now a ruin, with flames raging and thick smoke billowing everywhere you look.

A hundred meters away, the barrels of the two cannons were like red-hot irons, with frighteningly high temperatures.

The guards who had followed him all looked delighted at the sight before them.

Chenjiazhai, this is what happens when you oppose Songjiabao! You dared to kill Captain Guan? Then all of you will go down and be buried with him.

However, there was no excitement on Song Hailong's face. His brows were furrowed, and his face was so gloomy that it looked like it could drip water.

something is wrong,

This isn't right.

While the two cannons were indeed powerful, and a few rounds of shells could have blasted Chenjiazhai beyond recognition, surely there wouldn't have been a single survivor?

Even if they were all buried under the rubble, there must have been one or two screams, right?

But from beginning to end, the village in front of us was unusually quiet.

"Cousin, you've noticed something's wrong too?"

Cheng Lei's voice rang out.

"After the second round of artillery fire, I felt something was wrong. It was too quiet, not a sound. The third and fourth rounds... until the artillery fire stopped, I didn't hear any sound from that village."

Song Hailong licked his lips. "So, this village in front of us is empty?"

Cheng Lei remained silent.

If it's empty, then this trip won't just be a wasted one; they won't be able to explain themselves to Anshan City either.

"Cousin, I'll take some men in to check. Perhaps they've all been knocked unconscious, which is why they can't make a sound."

"Okay, be careful."

Song Hailong gave instructions.

"Um."

Cheng Lei led three or four heavily armed squads over the collapsed wall and entered the village.

"Crackling sound."

Flames burned all around, and explosions echoed continuously.

Cheng Lei sniffed the air, but there was no other smell besides the burning smell. He frowned even more.

With such firepower, someone would definitely die, but why is there no smell of blood in the air?

There were no severed limbs or remains, not even a trace of blood, amidst the surrounding ruins.

"Did they all hide in the basement? No, that's impossible, unless they have some kind of precognitive ability, and how could they possibly have time to react in such a short period?"

Thinking of this, Cheng Lei shouted, "Search carefully, don't miss any corner!"

"yes!"

The group responded and began searching through the ruins.

"Captain, I didn't find it here."

"Captain, I don't have any here either."

"Captain, I found a basement, but there's no one inside."

"I don't have any here either."

Soon, reports came from all directions.

With each utterance, Cheng Lei's expression grew increasingly grim.

As it turned out, his intuition was probably right; there really was no one there!

"Captain, we've searched everywhere. There's not a single survivor, not even a dead body. And the walls and rubble are clean, without a trace of blood."

Three or four small teams surrounded them.

His eyes were filled with doubt and fear.

One of them mustered up his courage and asked, "Captain, is it possible that no one lives here?"

The atmosphere instantly fell silent.

Everyone watched Cheng Lei's expression cautiously.

This sounds absurd, but it seems to be the case.

Otherwise, why have they searched for so long without finding anything?

"Let's go outside first and talk about it later."

Cheng Lei glanced at the person who had spoken, and the latter immediately shivered, wishing he could bury his head in his stomach.

"Cousin, how's it going? Did you find anything?"

Outside the village, seeing Cheng Lei and his group return empty-handed, Song Hailong had a vague guess in his mind, but he still held onto a sliver of hope.

Cheng Lei shook his head, his face grim, and said, "Cousin, this is an empty village."

"!"

Song Hailong's eyes widened immediately.

"We've searched everywhere, but there's not a single person, not even a trace of blood," Cheng Lei took a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid they've already left."

The surroundings were completely silent.

No one expected it to turn out this way.

"Cousin, there is some good news as well," Cheng Lei said hesitantly. "At least it proves that Guan Dexi was definitely the one who did it in Chenjia Village. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had the nerve to leave here with the entire village."

"These bastards!"

Song Hailong gritted his teeth in hatred.

What's the point of saying all this now?

He can't very well go and say those things to that person, can he?

He has no way to explain himself unless the murderer is caught.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He said, "Cousin, where do you think they can move so many people?"

Cheng Lei immediately realized something. "Cousin, you mean they might not have gone very far?"

"certainly."

Song Hailong sneered.

"In this world, let alone hundreds of people, even a few people finding a place to stay is not an easy task. With hundreds of people, they're probably still nearby!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lei took a deep breath.

My cousin is right. These people must be nearby. There are only a few villages nearby that can accommodate so many people. It won't be difficult to find them one by one.

"Cousin, the nearest large village should be Zhao Family Fort. If the people of Chen Family Village are to relocate, they are very likely to choose that place. Even if they don't, we can still get some clues from the Zhao brothers."

"Alright, let's start with Zhao Family Fortress."

Song Hailong took a deep breath and glanced at his watch.

They don't have much time left; they must catch the murderer today, or it will be too late.

"You bombed this village, didn't you?"

Just then, a cold voice came from behind them.

(End of this chapter)