Chapter 10 Chapter 10 A Thousand Miles in the Wild
Qiu Yisen took Bafanu and Renault, and they were about to leave "Min's Garden" in the old car Hua Yundao left behind.
Min Sanjiang is an old man with tears in his eyes. Three generations of his family stand in front of the door to see each other off.Jin Gu felt the saddest because she had misunderstood Qiu Yisen once.In fact, Qiu Yisen is an outsider, he has been sucked into the whirlpool, and he seems unable to escape. "Momo Island" is known as the island of devils, where life and death are impermanent, and those who go to the island will almost die.Qiu Yisen is forced to go to save Feng Gu, why is Qiu Yisen?He didn't even have any purpose.
Yin Gu and Ke Pincong felt ashamed, and now they have to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the "Min's Garden".
Qiu Yisen drove out of the "Min's Garden".
Driving to the small town of Island C, he ordered Bafanu and Renault to purchase some supplies that needed to be used in the town.
There is a hunting shop in town, and they need more ammo, but the hunting shop is out of stock, and there is not much ammunition suitable for them.
Qiu Yisen went directly to the police station, walked in, and declared to the policeman on duty that he would call on police officer Ricardo.
Ricardo just returned from inspection and was disarming.Qiu Yisen walked in the door, he was very surprised.
"Mr. Qiu, what advice do you have?"
Qiu Yisen said, "I'm here for help!"
Ricardo laughed and said: "The third master of the 'Min Family Garden' is the most opposed to cooperating with the police. I heard that you have the same problem! Why did you ask for help?"
Qiu Yisen said: "Now is not the time to argue! The third lady of the Min family, Feng Gu, was captured by the Fans of 'Momo Island'!"
"The one who was chosen to be the princess that day? In this way, the one who kidnapped her must be the newly-crowned chieftain Hadmen!"
Qiu Yisen felt very strange and said, "You know everything?"
"I'm just guessing!"
"It doesn't matter if I tell the truth!" Qiu Yisen said, moved a chair, and sat down automatically.He took out a map drawn in his pocket, unfolded it on the desktop, and said: "Officer Ricardo, you study indigenous peoples. This is a pattern I drew from memory. Can you point out its pattern?" Where is it?"
Police Officer Ricardo seemed to be interested, and he focused on the map drawn by Qiu Yisen.Of course, Qiu Yisen's drawing skills are not very good, but the drawings are very clear and eye-catching. There are mountains and waters, jungles, snake caves, Mote Mao statues, and grass houses...
"Look at the shape of the edge of the map, it's a bit like 'Momo Island'!" Officer Ricardo speculated, "But I've only been to 'Momo Island' once, and the impression is very vague!"
Qiu Yisen said: "Of course it is 'Momo Island', what I need to find out now is the correct location of the people who enshrine the statue of 'Mote Mao'!"
"It's not difficult. The Moro people who sacrificed to 'Mot Mao' came from the east!" Ricardo said, he went to the bookshelf to check his reference books, and said, "You know, the Moro people It is also divided into many different branches, including the headhunters!"
On the wall of his office, there is a huge map of the Philippine Islands. He pointed to the end of "Momo Island", looked at the reference book, and nodded repeatedly.
"Well, if there is no mistake in the estimate, it is here!"
Qiu Yisen looked at the stronghold that Ricardo was pointing at, and couldn't help being confused, because that location was in the valley at the end of "Momo Island", and it took a long circle to go from Island C.
"According to your estimation, how much time will it take to go to that place?" Qiu Yisen asked.
Ricardo opened the drawer, took out a card similar to a file, handed it to Qiu Yisen, and said, "You report the crime first!"
Qiu Yisen shook his head and said, "Master Min is against reporting the crime!"
"The person who reported the case is not limited to Mr. Min, anyone can report the case of kidnapping and extortion!"
"There is no blackmail in this!..."
"Abducting people is an unusual case, not to mention it's about the mountain people!" Officer Ricardo said solemnly: "Otherwise, I can't help you!"
Qiu Yisen raised his eyebrows and said, "How does the police officer plan to help us?"
"Except for me, no one can take you to 'Momo Island' to find Hardmen and the captive Fenggu!"
In an instant, Qiu Yisen was overjoyed, and immediately filled out the form and signed it with his own name.
"Don't be busy!" Ricardo said again: "According to the information I have recently obtained, the 'Min Family Garden' has been troubled by gangsters, is there such a thing?"
Qiu Yisen knew that Min Sanjiang would agree to report to the police to save Fenggu's life, but if it was about pirates, Min Sanjiang would not be able to pass it anyway.
Ricardo said again: "Island C is my jurisdiction, and the 'Min's Garden' incident is so big, I can't even have any information. The problem is that we respect the status of Mr. Min, and he himself has Enough armed resistance, we are inconvenient to enforce and intervene!"
"Since you already understand, why do you need to cross-examine?"
"I wonder why Sanye Min refuses to cooperate with the authorities? This is about our security issues!"
Qiu Yisen did not want to discuss this issue further, saying: "Actually, Mr. Min is in need of official assistance!"
"Can you report the crime for Mr. Min?" Ricardo handed out another report card.
Qiu Yisen said: "No! I'm in charge of Min Fenggu's problem. I have to leave now. Can you lend me a detailed map of 'Momo Island'!"
"Go to 'Momo Island', only I can lead the way, please wait for me to clean up!"
Ricardo is a very enthusiastic and responsible police officer, he immediately explained his duties to the other four police officers, and firmly urged them to pay more attention to "Min's Garden".
After a while, he had packed his luggage, carrying a carbine and two short guns and enough ammunition.
He had a detailed map of Momo Island, which he hid next to his body, and carried a compass.
Bafano and Reynolds had bought a large quantity of canned food to put on the car, and there were also some signal flares used on the ship.
Ricardo said: "What's the use of carrying the flares? Do you still want to call for help?"
Qiu Yisen smiled and did not answer.
Ricardo said again: "We are going to climb mountains and wade through water, so the simpler the luggage, the better!"
Qiu Yisen said: "Canned food is a must. We brought gunpowder, and the empty cans after eating can be made into bombs!"
Ricardo laughed and said, "So you're planning to fight a big battle! The Moro tribe's usual crowd tactics, a few bombs will scare them away!"
"Is the boat hired?" Qiu Yisen asked Lei Nuo.
"There just happened to be a yacht from Port M. It is 60% new and probably won't break down."
"Okay, we'll hire the boat. Is the price agreed?"
"The man in charge of the boat and Bafanu are old brothers, so there is no need to negotiate the price! Just give a little tip according to the regulations!"
Bafanu and Renault helped Sergeant Ricardo pack their bags into the car, and they arrived at the coastal pier soon after.The motorboat hired by Renault said that it was 60% new, which was tantamount to painting it—it was an "old-fashioned boat", and even the iron sheets and steel plates on the boat were completely corroded.
During the rainy season, Island C will no longer have any tourists. It is not easy for them to hire such a boat.
Police officer Ricardo was very careful, he went on board the boat first and checked it out, the most important thing was that the engine was fine, some water leaks were minor things.
The man in charge of the boat is also a Moro mixed race, and he is a brother of Bafanu.They talked very speculatively, and assured everyone that this old ship would definitely make it.
Qiu Yisen paid part of the money first and taught him to add enough fuel for the two round trips.
At the middle of the day, some raindrops fell from the sky, and the weather looked very bad, as if it was a harbinger of a storm.
When they were about to start their fire, suddenly a burly man came running panting on the pier.
It was Peng Peng, and he shouted loudly, "Brother Qiu, why did you forget about me!"
He stepped into the boat automatically, still panting.
Qiu Yisen said: "'Min's Garden' is in need of employing people, if you follow us, what if something goes wrong with 'Min's Garden'?"
Peng Peng waved his hands and said: "The young ladies of the Min family are capable people, they know how to take care of them! Moreover, the second son-in-law has already sent a telegram, asking the elder son-in-law and Zhou Zhilong to come back quickly, there are definitely enough people!"
Qiu Yisen said: "'Momo Island' is the devil's island, most of the people never return! Are you planning to die?"
"Hey, brother Qiu, you can go, why can't I go? Living with you is more exciting!"
They laughed at each other, and the steamboat set off.They sailed away from the public pier, sailed out of the bay, and headed for their destination—the terrifying "Momo Island".
There are occasional showers on the ocean, and the wind and waves are very strong. Fortunately, everyone is not seasick.
Qiu Yisen opened the canned food and told everyone to eat as much as possible, but don't throw away the empty cans.He pried open the gunpowder barrels, used those empty cans to fill them with gunpowder, mixed part of the iron sand, sealed the mouth, and then plugged in the fuse, and it became a homemade bomb.
Police Officer Ricardo looked at the sky and compared it with the compass from time to time. He shook his head and said, "Under such circumstances, the wind is strong and the waves are rough. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach 'Momo Town' before dark!"
"Why do you want to go to 'Momo Town'?" Qiu Yisen asked.
"We need someone to lead the way, and we are carrying too much equipment, we need to hire a broker!"
In the evening, the torrential rain poured down, and the wind and waves were even bigger. Qiu Yisen still directed the boat at the helm to move forward at full speed.
"I'm afraid the engine will be overwhelmed!" said the helmsman.
"It doesn't matter! Anyway, we don't want to spend the night at sea!" Qiu Yisen said.
Sure enough, when the yacht was about to approach Momo Town, the machine malfunctioned.Fortunately, repairs were made quickly, and the yacht drifted for a few minutes amidst the turbulent waves before continuing to sail.It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when we arrived at "Momo Town".
"Momo Town" is a dead beach, surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is only one road to the mountain pass, and there are more than ten thatched houses.This place is where the mountain people trade with the flatlanders. If ordinary merchants do not have acquaintances to lead the way, no one would dare to come here to exchange any supplies.The aborigines needed salt, tobacco, wine and ironware, and they exchanged wild fruits, animal skins, ore and wood.
It is said that Fan people's transactions are very gentlemanly, they say what they say, and they are clean and tidy, but they must not deceive them, otherwise they will be killed.
"Momo Town" also has a police officer, who is an educated and trained flatlander, to maintain order in the area.It is absolutely forbidden for flatlanders to go up the mountain without special permission.There are several prohibited items in the transaction with Fanren: firearms, gunpowder and narcotics.
Ricardo went ashore in the rain, found the mountain police officer, received a permit to enter the mountain, and asked him to find two acquaintances as guides.
They rested overnight in the longhouse by the beach pier (it is an open thatched hut, built of bamboo for a long time, so it is called a longhouse.).
The next morning, when the shower stopped, they boarded the boat again in the drizzle.The mountain sergeant had brought in the two brokers—the natives who led the way.
The appearance of these two brokers is very terrifying, with copper bell eyes, pronged noses, and thick lips, exactly like orangutans.They are also dressed like uncivilized fan warriors, with their upper body naked, a piece of floral cloth under the waist, covering the thongs, wearing waist knives, and holding spears in their hands.
They sat rigidly on the stern like logs, never talking to anyone.
The yacht sailed around the shore.By noon, the sky cleared up, and everyone ate canned food again, and then used empty cans to make bombs.
Moving forward, Police Officer Ricardo unfolded the map to check, it was the most vicious tribe in "Momo Island", they didn't dare to drive close to the shore any more, and kept the distance as far as possible.
From time to time, the sound of the drums of the natives can be heard, one after another, passing through the mountains and forests, probably because the natives have discovered their cruise ship.
It was almost sunset, and according to the calculations of the map and compass, Officer Ricardo believed that it was time to choose to go ashore. A round of bright orange-red sun sank slowly toward the sea level, and thousands of golden snakes scattered on the sea surface, reflecting the glow of the sky, forming a wonderful picture. At this time, who else has the leisure to appreciate the beauty of nature?Everyone's mood is apprehensive. The cruise ship gradually approached the shore, and there were dark tides and rocks along the coast. Fortunately, it was calm at this time, but there were some waves along the coast. After a lot of hardships and dangers, it finally made it to the shore.Bafanu jumped ashore first, and tied the boat's rope to a coconut tree. The six of them set foot on land one after another, leaving only the man at the helm on board. According to the instructions of the compass, Ricardo said, "Just go southeast!" Suddenly a burst of bang drums swept across the sky like spring thunder. Ricardo said again: "No, we have been discovered!" "Should we go back to the ship and look for a landing place?" Peng Peng asked. "It's too late, we just have to try to avoid them! But this boat is not very safe if it is close to the shore, if they touch it away, we will have no way of retreat!" Ricardo said. Qiu Yisen understood Sergeant Ricardo's meaning, so he turned around and gave instructions to the helmsman, teaching him to steer away from the coast. He pointed to some huge reefs on the coast and said: "If you hide the boat in the reefs, we may not be able to come back for a day. If the natives chase you, you can escape to the open sea, but If you find my flare gun, you must drive back to pick us up immediately!" "What flare gun?" asked the helmsman. "It's bright red, it hits the sky like a bomb, like setting off fireworks!" The comprehension at the helm immediately untied the boat and sailed away from the shore, looking for a place to hide among the rocks. Officer Ricardo was a calm and thoughtful person. He loaded his carbine, led the way, and led them on the road carefully. Qiu Yisen walked side by side with him.In such a dangerous environment, it is necessary to look around and listen to all directions. The Fans of the Moro tribe are unpredictable and are best at sneak attacks, especially their poisonous arrows are the most terrifying. Bafanu, Renault, and two native brokers were walking in the center. They shared luggage, food, gunpowder pots and various odds and ends. Going deep into the jungle, there are thorns and weeds everywhere, and it is almost impossible to move an inch. The sound of banggu still rises and falls one after another. In the wild jungle, this kind of sound is quite terrifying. Renault was young and a little impatient. He spoke to Bafanu in the native language, meaning: "Maybe I will never return!" Bafanu comforted him and said: "We have enough guns and bombs, I believe the natives will not dare to commit crimes!" Renault said: "You don't know, the firearms store in 'Min's Garden' was stolen, and now the natives have firearms too!" Police officer Ricardo could understand the local language, and quickly asked Qiu Yisen, "Is it true that the Min family gun store was stolen?" Qiu Yisen felt that there was no need to deny it, and said, "Isn't it? Mr. Min is too trusting of people and neglects to take precautions, so such a mistake occurred!" "How many guns were stolen?" "The entire arsenal was emptied. I didn't ask how many guns were in it..." "Approximately how many long guns and how many short guns are there? How much ammunition is there, there must be a number?" "There are always more than ten long and short guns, right?" Officer Ricardo stomped his feet and said, "Oh, it is illegal for guns and gunpowder to flow into the Fan clan!" Qiu Yisen said, "This is stolen!" "If the firearm is stolen, you should report it!" "That's about Mr. Min. If he doesn't report the case, what can I do?" Police officer Ricardo frowned, sighed, and said, "I don't understand. What's the reason why Min Sanjiang always regards the public security personnel as enemies? Not long ago, a businessman seduced Moro natives to buy firearms for profit, and was caught Sentenced to severe punishment!" Qiu Yisen said: "Stolen firearms will not be punished, right?" At this moment, the sound of bang drums suddenly came from all directions like a shower, and some of the drums were very close to them. "No, this is a war drum..." Police Officer Ricardo also panicked, he hurriedly lowered his body to look around. "Damn it, Brother Qiu, you've hit the spot! I seem to have crossed the gate of hell to rush to reincarnate, and I've just landed, but I've encountered encounters and failed?" Peng Peng held the gun tightly, and his whole body began to tremble a little. Renault held Bafanu tightly, his eyes widened, and he kept looking around. Bafanu also pulled out the machete from his waist. The two brokers also bowed down, raised their spears and prepared to fight. Police Officer Ricardo said: "We still have to avoid contact with them, otherwise it will be difficult to reach the intended place!" Qiu Yisen had already seen a steep cliff and said, "Let's go to that mountain and hide for a while..." "It's too late! They are already surrounded, but we can't see it!" Officer Ricardo said. "We must kill a few of them, let them know how powerful they are, maybe they won't dare!" Said the reckless Peng Peng. "Give me two bombs!" Ricardo suddenly had an idea. So, Renault eagerly untied his luggage, took out two bombs made of empty cans, and plugged in the fuses. Officer Ricardo set the fuses of the two explosives on fire with a match. He had no target. He threw one to the left and the other to the right. The two cans of explosives exploded when the flames exploded. Nothing was blown up. , several trees fell. This seemed to be quite effective, the sound of the drums disappeared, and there was a burst of birds and beasts running around in the forest, but suddenly there was no sound. "Well, they are frightened. Let's go to the cliff at this time. Maybe they need to consider whether to chase us!" The rest of the native warriors was short-lived. They were frightened by the power of the two bombs and temporarily stopped attacking. They will attack again when there is no special reaction. Ricardo led the way, running towards a steep mountain wall.Looking up at the situation of the cliff, I saw that it was so high in the sky, steep and steep, with jagged rocks, there was no way to go up the mountain at all, but the cracks in the rocks allowed them to climb up. Officer Ricardo greeted everyone and said: "Everyone, don't hesitate, go up the mountain quickly! Don't look back!" Ricardo is a mountain officer who has received strict training, and he has special skills for mountain climbing.Using the cracked stone cracks on the mountain wall as a stepping foot, I saw him kicking and vertically leading the way, and quickly climbed up the hanging rock. The two natives Broker and Bafanu were also good mountain climbers. Although they carried heavy backpacks, they followed Ricardo closely without hesitation. After all, Lei Nuo was young, easily timid, and his hands and feet were not neat, and he climbed up tremblingly and without thinking.This is very dangerous. If you accidentally slip and slide down the mountain, you will be crushed to pieces. Qiu Yisen followed Lei Nuo, taking care of the child for a while.He took the backpack from Renault's back, carried it on his own, and gave him a hand from time to time. "Leinuo, calm down, your life will only be fatal if you fall down the mountain!" Qiu Yisen said to him. Fans did not move.After the bang drum stopped, it stopped ringing, or maybe they were really scared by the two bombs? Although Police Officer Ricardo had informed us that everyone should just climb up the mountain and not look back, Peng Peng was curious: Why were the locals who came to attack so lively just now, but now there is no sound at all? He glanced back secretly.He didn't want to look at it, but when he saw it, he was so frightened that he almost fell down the mountain with a somersault.It turned out that there were tens of thousands of Fan people at the bottom of the mountain, like a hemp nest, standing densely in the entire mountain forest.They wore feathers, painted their faces with oil paint, and held various types of weapons, some with spears and some with sharp knives. They stood there in a daze, staring at them as they crawled up the mountain! The strange thing is that they stopped chasing after an instant, and just surrounded them to watch the excitement. When Peng Peng turned his head, several spears and poison darts flew up immediately. Fortunately, they had climbed to a considerable height, and the power of the poison darts and spears could no longer be reached. In a panic, Peng Peng stepped on a slippery rock, his feet were empty, and almost his whole body fell down the mountain, his body would be crushed to pieces!Fortunately, Peng Peng was quick and climbed a crack in the stone with both hands, without losing his life. "Brother Qiu, please give me a hand!" There were already six or seven steps between Qiu Yisen and Peng Peng, he had to step back again, and stretched out his hand to pull Peng Peng up. "It's so dangerous, I'm almost the first to live to this end!" Peng Peng said, wiping off his cold sweat. "Be very careful, a person can only fall once, and the next time will have to wait for the next life!" Qiu Yisen said. "Do you see the bottom of the mountain?" "It's better not to look at it, so as not to get lumps in your heart!" Qiu Yisen said, and continued to climb up the mountain crack. Climbing up again, the mountain is even more steep and dangerous, and because of the continuous rain, water seeps out of some rock crevices, flowing down the mountain, making it even more slippery to walk. After inspecting the terrain, Police Officer Ricardo had already untied his luggage, which contained climbing equipment and ropes with hooks.He found a suitable place, threw the hook up, and after pulling it firmly, he swung across the spot where the water was seeping and dripping in the way of a swing.Finding a place to stay, Fu threw the rope back again, instructing each of them to do the same in his way. "Swinging" is not a joke. It depends on the strength of two hands. If you take off your hands, you will fall down the mountain. Peng Peng was very uncomfortable, and he said to Qiu Yisen: "Brother Qiu, if we take such a risk, are we sure that we can find Feng Gu?" "Of course, we must find it!" "Is the route we chose to go up the mountain correct? How can we take such a terrible path?" Qiu Yisen said: "We have never been to 'Momo Island', and we are completely unfamiliar with the terrain of this place. Now we are just going in this direction based on analysis and research!" Peng Peng sighed, feeling remorseful: "Oh, I'm afraid we will have to go instead of going back!" The two native brokers, although they carried heavy backpacks, they were unequivocal about climbing the mountain, and "swinged" very easily, and they were already standing at the place where Ricardo was. Bafanu also followed, and it was Lei Nuo's turn. Qiu Yisen was afraid that Lei Nuo's hands were not strong enough, and if he slipped off the rope, he would definitely die. Qiu Yisen specially tied the rope to Lei Nuo's waist, and then sent it forward with great force.Renault flew over the water stream, and Bafanu caught him without any accident, only the skin was scratched by the rock. Qiu Yisen passed by safely, and it was Peng Peng's last turn. He never knew that he had a fear of heights and dizziness, but he always liked to look down the mountain. He was terrified by the nest of natives.Grasping the rope firmly, when he was about to jump, he slanted his shoulders, and the bag on his shoulders slipped off his shoulders, and he fell straight down the mountain.The bombs in the luggage were packed in empty cans. After rolling and rubbing on the rocks, they exploded suddenly, the fire flashed, and the rocks and soil flew up. The natives guarding the bottom of the mountain were frightened and frightened, and fled in all directions like a swarm of bees. "Oh, what happened! Peng Peng, you lost our most important thing!" Qiu Yisen yelled. Panting, Peng Peng said, "I'm lucky that I didn't fall!" After several adventures, he finally avoided the Tupan attack.They continued to climb up the mountain. When they climbed to the peak, it was raining heavily and slightly chilly.Everyone has to rest, find a place to shelter from the rain, and open canned food again. Because some of the bombs were lost by Peng Peng, they had to use empty cans to start over. Ricardo took care of everyone and said: "This mountain is full of miasma, and there are the most poisonous snakes, everyone must be careful!" Peng Peng is an alcoholic. He carried a bottle of brandy and hid it in his pocket. At this time, he took it out and drank half of the bottle in one breath. Qiu Yisen said: "Drinking at this time is too inappropriate!" Peng Peng said: "I'm just trying to suppress the shock! The mountain smog is so heavy, drink two sips to avoid evil!" Officer Ricardo unfolded his map again, compared it with a compass, pointed to a mountain peak and said to Qiu Yisen: "This is where we are now, now we need to go down the mountain, go southwest, and then cross the Snake Mountain, and that is the destination! " "Snake Mountain?" Hearing the name of the mountain, Lei Nuo shuddered. "Is the mountain full of snakes?" "That's just the name of the mountain!" After resting for 20 minutes, the group of them packed their bags and set off again. Their formation remained the same, with Officer Ricardo and Qiu Yisen leading the way. "Officer, do you think we have avoided the attacks of the natives?" Qiu Yisen asked. "If the natives follow, they also need to cross the mountain!" "I think we're still being watched!" Ricardo stopped in his tracks, calmed down, looked around, and said, "Fan people are not used to living on high mountains, even if they show up, it is their hunting team!" "I feel like someone is nearby!" Ricardo took care again and said: "On this high mountain, the echo is very loud. If we have no choice, we must not shoot, otherwise it will alarm the barbarians nearby, and it will be difficult for us to escape!" They chose to walk in the jungle where they could hide their bodies, and everyone was careful to prevent sudden surprise attacks. Officer Ricardo was still at the forefront, and Qiu Yisen followed closely behind him. The two native brokers were rigid, and they kept silent and seldom spoke. Renault was greedy and asked Peng Peng for a sip of wine. "Be careful!" Qiu Yisen yelled suddenly, and the sound was still there. With a sound of "Whoo!", a spear flew obliquely, passed by Police Officer Ricardo's face, and plunged into the tree with a slap . It wasn't just a fan, they seemed to be surrounded, and they pulled the guns and loaded them at the same time. Suddenly there was a strange cry, and a painted face, naked, and holding a spear rushed over, aiming at Qiu Yisen and stabbing him. Qiu Yisen quickly dodges, raises the butt of his gun and strikes fiercely. "Bang!" At the sound of the gunshot, a man fell from the top of the tree, holding a spray gun for blowing poison darts in his hand. It was Officer Ricardo, and he was forced to shoot. "Behind you, Peng Peng..." Lei Nuo called. Peng Peng turned his head suddenly, and another fan came to him with a machete. "Bang!" Peng Peng fired, and Fan Ren fell to the ground.The sharp iron knife had passed over Peng Peng's head and stuck into a tree branch. Then, several natives slipped away outside the bushes. They knew they were invincible, so they ran away. Peng Peng wanted to chase after him, but Ricardo stopped and said, "We've already gotten into trouble, so let's get out of the place of right and wrong!" Examining the three natives who were killed, they all had a small piece of sackcloth between their genitals, with snake-shaped patterns painted on it. Officer Ricardo said: "They belong to the tribe of Snake Mountain!" Qiu Yisen said: "We are going to Snake Mountain!" "What should we do? We have caused a lot of trouble..." Peng Peng said in panic, "Can we make a detour?" "A detour?" Police Officer Ricardo hesitated, he unfolded the map again, and thought about it again. "If you make a detour, it will take more than three times the time!" "Our purpose is to save Feng Gu. We set foot on 'Momo Island'. We came here on an adventure. Do we care about any danger?" Qiu Yisen said. Officer Ricardo certainly couldn't show his cowardice, saying: "We don't need to make a detour, we just need to be cautious!" Go down from the unknown mountain and pass a water stream.They crossed the water, and poisonous snakes would appear anytime and anywhere at this time, and Snake Mountain was just around the corner.Because the shape of the mountain is like a curly poisonous snake, and the snake's head is particularly raised, it is named "Snake Mountain". Some of the Fan tribe in Snake Mountain are called headhunters, and they don't welcome outsiders.The samurai went hunting, took the head of the enemy, refined it into a fist-sized head, and hung it up as a decorative trophy.The more heads hung, the higher their combat exploits and the more revered they are by their fellow clansmen. Stepping on the Snake Mountain, there is a wide river there. If you walk by the water, it is easier to avoid the infestation of snakes and beasts. However, ordinary Fans may live by water, so Ricardo decided to go to the jungle. It seemed to be a primeval forest, the towering woods almost covered the sky, and it was difficult to see the slightest sunlight.The leaves are everywhere, the humidity is unbearable, and the plants also have competition for survival. They strive to grow upwards for sunlight, so many plants are deformed. Snakes, rats, insects and ants can be seen everywhere, and the surroundings are gloomy.Sometimes, the rotting vegetation forms a swamp, which can be as deep as half a person when stepped on. "Bastard, we seem to have entered the gate of hell!" Peng Peng complained when he startled a group of bats lurking in the dead tree hole. Going deep into the virgin forest, you can hardly see your fingers in some places, so you have to use a flashlight to explore the way.Nothing else matters, the most terrifying thing is the poisonous snake. Suddenly, Qiu Yisen pulled out the Min Family Flying Knife from his waist and threw it to the left. With a scream, a fan wearing a feather crown and holding a spray gun fell down. The flying knife hit his chest and heart, and he died instantly. "Damn it, there are these monsters hiding in the forest!" Peng Peng said in despair. "It doesn't matter, these natives only come out sporadically to catch snakes or collect fungi, they won't come in groups!" Police Officer Ricardo said: "It's most reasonable to deal with them with knives!" "Originally, I didn't need to kill him, but he pointed the spray gun at you!" Qiu Yisen explained. "No need to explain, anyway, before we reach our destination, it's best for us to try not to be discovered by Fanren!" Officer Ricardo ordered Bafanu and the others to search separately, and then to see if there were any Fans lurking nearby, and dragged out the Fan who was stabbed to death with a flying knife.Qiu Yisen retracted the throwing knife, and pulled some rotten leaves to cover it up. "It's best not to be discovered by the fans!" Ricardo said to Qiu Yisen. There were no other Fanren lurking nearby, and Peng Peng and Bafanu had all returned.They didn't dare to stay here because they found some people appeared and the place was not safe, so they continued to move forward. Because of the towering trees, he couldn't see the sun, and he couldn't tell the direction. Officer Ricardo walked by compass.After several hours, everyone was tired, so they stopped to rest and ate some dry food. Peng Peng couldn't help feeling sorry for himself, and regretted catching up with this excitement. Not long after starting again, I gradually walked out of the forest and saw the sun, but unfortunately the sun was setting and it was almost dusk. A towering mountain is in sight. That is the stronghold of the "Mot Mao" tribe. Ricardo wiped his sweat and said, "Whether Feng Gu and Hardemen are here depends on their doom!" Peng Peng was already looking tired, so he unscrewed the wine bottle again, and drank a big gulp of wine to suppress his shock. "We are lucky to get out of this devil's island alive!" he said. Suddenly, the sound of bang drums rose again, floating in the distant sky. Ricardo listened attentively, and said: "It's okay, it's just that the Fan who escaped in the woods is reporting to their clansmen!" "We have been discovered, and we may be attacked at any time!" Peng Peng swallowed. "When we reach the destination, there will inevitably be a fierce battle!" Qiu Yisen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Peng Peng, why have you become timid? Where is your usual heroic attitude?" Peng Peng shook his head and said, "It's not about fear of death. Fighting with those barbarians who don't wear clothes seems a bit uneconomical!" "A person will only die once, not twice. When you stretch your legs, there is no big difference between wearing clothes and not wearing clothes!" Qiu Yisen said. They distributed the firearms and ammunition, and everyone distributed explosives cans and cigars, because those explosives had to be ignited with fire, and it was more convenient to smoke cigars. "No one is allowed to throw bombs without my order!" Police Officer Ricardo said, waved his hand, and led the progress again. They didn't walk more than ten steps, Lei Nuo called out: "Qiu Yisen, the two brokers refuse to leave!" Everyone turned their heads at the same time, only to see two wooden brokers standing there refusing to move. Ricardo gestured and ordered them to start, but the two natives still shook their heads and made strange noises. Obviously, some accident may have happened and they discovered it. Sheriff Ricardo approached and spoke to them in the native language. The two natives pointed to the bottom of the jungle and made horrible noises. Everyone followed the direction of their fingers and searched for the past. It turned out that there were several corpses of native people lying under the bushes. They went forward to examine the corpses, and all the people who were massacred were Moropan people. They were not from the Sheshan tribe, but from the "Mot Mao" tribe!Several heads were cut off, did the headhunters do it? "Hey! It was shot!" Qiu Yisen suddenly found that there were bullet holes in the body, and pointed out that it was shot. Sure enough, Police Officer Ricardo also confirmed that almost all those killed had gunshot wounds, and there were still some bullet marks among the nearby stones and trees. On one tree, lead heads with bullets embedded in them were found.Officer Ricardo pulled out his bayonet and dug, and a round bullet was dug out. "Shotgun No. 505 warhead!" Ricardo spread it in his palm for Qiu Yisen to see.Ricardo said again: "Is it the shotgun stolen by the Min family?" "I don't know, I don't know what firearms are in the armory?" Qiu Yisen frowned and said, "But if the firearms are found here, our goal will be closer!" “假如番人们会用枪械，我们更不是对手了……”彭澎喃喃说。 里卡度警官继续发现现场上仍还有铁砂子弹药的痕迹，说：“这种弹药是属于大号猎枪的，除了闵家惯用以外，番人们不购买这种枪械的！” “我们姑且判断这是闵家失窃的枪械吧！里卡度警官是否有权向他们追缴呢？”彭澎语带讥讽地说。 嘿，又有好几具尸体呢，现场上是血迹斑斑的。 番人的尸体，还不止在一个地方发现，还有许多尸体继续在树林内发现。 那好像是一场大屠杀，尸体有数十具之多，是否就是哈德门率领他的弟兄收复失土？争夺回了他土酋的地位？ 梆鼓的暴响愈来愈是紧密和接近了，逼使他们继续登程。 里卡度仍然主张向山路进发，以避免和土人们发生接触战。 仇奕森说：“看情形，哈德门登上土酋的宝座是成功了。他在'闵家花园'内早学会了布防线置哨眼，我们千万不能大意，最好上到半山然后等到天黑！” 他们一行，又开始向高山进发。路途是崎岖的，所幸并没有遭遇任何番人的侵袭。 过了半山，仇奕森便不主张继续前进，他说：“我们等到日落之后，再继续前进吧！” 梆鼓声响仍然在四下里飘忽不定，里卡度警官是懂得听梆鼓的，他说：“仇老哥，被说中了，也或许我们要展开一场大血战呢！” “梆鼓在说些什么？” “土番已发现有人进山，土酋已下令全面戒备作战！” “这样说，哈德门知道我们到了！” “所幸他们并没发现我们的行踪，仍在搜索之中！” 仇奕森打量了山势，了解了地形，要越过那座山去实在也不困难，问题是哈德门了解平地人的战略，追兵既到，必然会在各处布哨。假如稍一不慎，踏进了陷阱，非但凤姑救不出来，就连他们自己也无法脱身呢！ “先找地方掩蔽起来，等到日落之后，我们再继续上山！”仇奕森再次说：“我们在没有找到凤姑之前，绝对避免大战！” 劳顿了竟日，每一个都是疲乏和口渴，他们分配了乾粮和饮料，各找地方歇息。 彭澎又拧开了酒瓶，喝尽他剩下的小半瓶酒。一个不留神，空酒瓶滑下山去，“乓”的一声，摔得粉碎。 “嗨，彭澎，你是要引起番人们对我们注意么？”里卡度警官申斥说。 彭澎脸色尴尬，说：“我不是有意的！” “现在假如再大意，随时都会有丢性命的可能！” 雷诺年纪轻经不起刺激，他一直是怯怯不安的，连吃也没有心思。 他摸出了分配给他用以预备燃点炸药引子的雪茄烟，竟划着了火柴，猛吸起来。雪茄烟的气味，在这清幽的空气之中是显得特别的芬香的。 “喂，把雪茄烟灭掉！”里卡度警官又命令说。 “我们连吸烟的自由也没有了么？”雷诺反抗说。 “你是想把番人招来么？我们若被困在这半山之中，休想有一个人能活着逃出去！” “我是躲在石隙里吸的！” “番人的嗅觉极为灵敏，在山地里他们最缺乏的就是烟草，几里地内外，他们嗅得出烟草的味道！” 仇奕森插嘴说：“雷诺，里卡度警官是为你的性命安全着想！” 雷诺无可如何，自怨自艾地将雪茄烟在石头上捺熄了。 在半山腰上，远眺海洋观日落，那是最美不过的，但是谁还有闲情逸致去观赏这种诗情画意？ 时间像蜗牛移步，过得真慢，尤其是彭澎更是烦躁不安。 “妈的，真是活受罪！”他发牢骚说：“歹活不如好死，这样拖着真难受！不如干脆冲上山去，拼也拼个痛快！” “你给我老老实实地待着，别胡乱冲动！”仇奕森说。 天色已逐渐灰黯，里卡度警官又再度展开地图，研究天黑后的步骤。 仇奕森凭山形测判哈德门可能会派人安桩布哨的地方，他在地图上给划上了记号。 “摩洛和哈德门除了窃盗'闵家花园'的枪械库之外，还盗走了一些捕兽机，在他们的部落的四周，可能还会有一些陷阱，我们要切实注意！”他说。 天色黑齐了后，他们一行又继续向山上上去。他们不敢用任何照明的用具，全凭摸索前进。 里卡度警官领在前面，大家保持着最接近的距离，当然，这种行动方式是至为艰苦的。 过了约数十分钟，眼看着就可以抵达山顶上了，里卡度警官忽然间像受了阻，他挥手，轻声吩咐大家停下。 原来，在那山头的岔道山口间的一栋大树上，盘据了有一条碗粗的大蛇，它已发现了来人，张开了血盆大口，气呼呼地喷着毒舌，像是饥饿了，等候着猎物吞噬。 山顶上确实的情形谁也不知道，那条山道的岔，却是他们必经道路。里卡度不敢用枪，恐防惊动附近的番人，但是他们必须要将那条毒蛇驱走才能继续前进。 下望是千丈峭岩，他们是欲进不得，欲退不行。 仇奕森轻说：“让我来吧！” 他和里卡度警官交换了位置，摸出了飞刀，继续摸索上前。 那只毒蛇见有人接近，已曲蜷起首部张开了血盆大口，随时准备袭击。仇奕森故意逗它窜了好几次，忽的一扬手，施展飞刀绝技，“嗖”的一声，飞刀正中毒蛇的首部，穿过了颈项间，几乎连头也割下来了。 刹时间，那条毒蛇由树上堕了下来。大家吁了口气，算是顺利上到山顶了。 这时候，又听得阵阵的梆鼓声响，透过了树林，向山谷望下去，还隐约可以看到一些火花。 嗨，那里果然是一座番人的村落，可以看到有许多茅草屋宇，其中有称“长屋”的，以竹子作为支架，搭成一大长条，上面盖有茅草和芭蕉叶。 村落的正中央，是一块极大的广场，广场上架有火堆，在熊熊烧着。许多番人武士脸上身上全涂了油彩，全身披挂着羽毛兽皮和各种乱七八糟的装饰品，手持长矛正围绕着火堆跳舞。 里卡度警官伏地蛇行，找着一个有利的地点，摸出了望远镜缜密窥探一番。 仇奕森已经看到哈德门所在的地方，那是一座竹子新建筑起的高台，四面有支架，用豹皮作为篷帐。哈德门头戴高耸的羽毛冠，身上披着豹皮，身前挂着金光灿烂的金牌，还有各色各样的宝石和装饰品。他除了手持长矛、背刀之外，腰间还别着一支短枪，高坐在竹台之上，真俨如土王爷似的。 “哈，我们没有白费心思，终算找到'摩特毛'族的村落了！”仇奕森很自满地说。 “全凭你的记忆力，和那幅兽皮地图的功劳！”里卡度警官说。 “应该是里卡度警官带领我们来到目的地的功劳！”仇奕森说。 “假如说按照你所述的那幅兽皮地图的形势，我们现在在什么地方？”里卡度问。 这句话可把仇奕森问住了。仇奕森问：“什么地方？” “蛇窟里！”里卡度说。 蛇窟是够可怕的，和那些未开化的番人拼命，已经是不划算了，再落在蛇窟里，那些没有灵性的东西，被它咬上一口，比吃枪弹和中毒镖更要受罪。彭澎和雷诺最为吃惊，连情绪也乱了。四周又黝黑的，连什么也看不见，随时随地都好像有毒蛇在他们身畔爬过。 里卡度警官已经将望远镜交给了仇奕森，指着村落中的长屋旁一个角落，请仇奕森看。 那是一座敞房，内中有着许多兽笼子，关着有许多动物走兽。其中却有着一只笼子是关着人——是个女人呢，长长的头发，穿着沙龙。 “嗨，那是凤姑！”仇奕森自语说：“这位任性、娇生惯养的小姐，这时候可受罪了！” 如何救凤姑出险？这是当前最需要考虑的。仇奕森和里卡度需要研究这座蛮荒村落的战略布置。 坐上土酋“王位”的哈德门是在平地生活里长大的，闵三江曾教导他许多海贼帮的战略。这个野人村，已不和一般的蛮族可比，况且他们已有了枪械。 仇奕森他们一行，总共只有七个人。雷诺是个孩子，两个土人掮夫又不管用，在人力上他们就处在劣势，除非出现奇迹，想攻进这座村落绝非易事。 仇奕森举着望远镜，仔细观察该村落的战略布置。 哈德门是什么把戏全学会了，在村落的四周都有着新建筑高竖起的了望台。建造的方法虽然十分简陋，但是在一里内外发生有任何动静，了望台上是一目了然的，相信了望台上把守着的还一定是晓得用枪械的武士呢！这就是“闵家花园”内筑了了望台使他们学了乖！他们所差的，就是没有铁丝网，否则防范更严密了！ “了望台旁边的大树上躲藏着有人！可能是他们的喷筒队！”仇奕森将望远镜交给里卡度警官，指出他看的破绽！ “嗯，这样的蛮族，在'魔摩岛'确实是可以称王了！怪不得哈德门宁舍弃平地生活！” “我们在山谷的背面，正好是一个缺口！我很奇怪，他们连一个守卫的也没有！” “他们把重点布置在前村，不考虑到会有任何人由后山的峭岩峻壁摸索下去，况且这儿是蛇窟……” “不！哈德门偷走了大批的捕兽机，也许在这个缺口里所布置的全是陷阱！” “唉，可怕！”里卡度同意仇奕森的说法。 彭澎向他们两人爬行过来，情绪紧张地说：“你们两位商量得如何？凤姑发现了没有？我们该如何进行？” 里卡度将望远镜让给彭澎看，边说：“你现在可看看，凤姑平日的刁蛮和威风到哪里去了？” 彭澎望了半晌，他的注意力被那批围着火堆打转跳舞的武士吸引，没发现凤姑的所在处。“我没看见凤姑呢！”他说。 “你能寻着兽笼，自然就可以发现凤姑了。”仇奕森说。 彭澎笑了起来，“他们将凤姑当做野兽看待了！” 里卡度说：“凤姑被困在兽笼子里，我们若用硬攻，凤姑的安全恐怕会有危险！” 仇奕森说：“我们最低限度应该先给凤姑有自卫的能力！” “如何办得到呢？” “雷诺可以办到！”仇奕森招雷诺至身边，摸出腰间的左轮枪，交给雷诺的手里，一面向他授计。 雷诺的身体小，又有着混血的血统，混进村落里去不容易被发现。他可以将手枪交给凤姑，至少任何人要伤及她时，凤姑可以自卫。 雷诺的身上别着有一柄锋利的小刀，里卡度拍了拍他的肩头说：“番人的兽笼子是用木干和兽皮缚合的，假如有机会，你可以割断几段兽皮，凤姑就可以逃跑了！” 雷诺战战兢兢，甚感到恐惧。 仇奕森说：“别耽心，我们会给你掩护的！” 于是他们研究了决定的战略，大家分配了信号枪和炸药，由仇奕森、里卡度、彭澎、巴法奴四个人，分头先行炸毁他们的四座了望台，两个土人掮夫给他们把守退路。 里卡度也分了一支短枪给巴法奴，边说：“凡是持枪的土人武士一定先发制人，给他们格杀勿论！” 决策已定，他们便展开行动，仍然由仇奕森和里卡度在前领路，蛇行下山，在乱草和荆棘丛中摸索前进。他俩用长枪探路，先要寻出前路有无陷阱和捕兽机，若有发现时，即给它做上记号。 他们一个接一个地蛇行着，随时还要注意着身旁有没有毒蛇。 蓦地“拍！”的一声，里卡度手中的卡宾枪被捕兽锥夹住了。 也幸好他是伸着卡宾枪去撩拨前路的一丛草堆，触着了捕兽机的机关，假如说他是冒然踩上前去的话，那情形是不堪设想了。 由于番人们猛击着梆鼓，摇头摆脑像乐极忘形似地在跳着舞，捕兽机的声响，却没有被发现。 “好险，幸而早计算好，他们会在这一条缺口道上布置陷阱！”仇奕森说着，爬上前，帮同里卡度将捕兽机撑开了，取出被捕兽机钳住的卡宾枪。 “相信还会有其它的陷阱呢，我们千万要小心！”里卡度说。 彭澎爬了上前，情绪很不安地说：“那些番人围着火堆乱跳乱蹦的，他们的用意何在？有着什么含意呢？是故意吸引我们注意么？” “他们是在备战！”里卡度警官说：“听梆鼓传达的意思就可以知道了！” “备战为什么要跳舞？这是很不可能的事情……” “土人的脑筋简单，用这种方式容易使他们集合，以跳舞的热闹提高作战的情绪！” 彭澎诅咒说：“梆鼓的声响，把脑袋都震得昏沌沌，真烦极了！” 仇奕森安慰他说：“现在我们的战略，是以一当百，要冷静一点！” 他们一行继续蛇行下山，连续发现有好几个陷阱，是挖好了的泥坑，上面架有软竹和蒲叶，虚掩上泥土和乱草，不论人兽踏到上面，一定会掉进坑里去。番人的习惯，在泥坑底下，削竹为刀，密层层地在坑里布满了，谁掉进去了准保没命。 渐渐地，和村落更接近了。村前的地面，布了好几个哨眼，手执长矛，呆若木鸡，虽然有任务在身，但是野人还是野人，却在羡慕着那些围着火堆在跳舞的。 仇奕森打了手势，吩咐大家谨慎，小心摸索上前，忽的一踪身，兜手用腕臂夹住了一个哨子的咽喉，使出生平气力，没命地压下去。 那个野人，呼吸窒息，刹时间无声无息地倒下去了，里卡度再窜上前用枪柄向他的头上猛击了一下，他便安静地躺下了。 仇奕森招雷诺上前，指点他混进村落里去时该走什么路线，潜至凤姑被囚禁着的地方给凤姑传递武器，并将兽笼子绑着的带子割开。 雷诺是战战兢兢的，他好像有点丧魂落魄，犹豫再三，经仇奕森一再鼓励，终于硬着头皮，按照仇奕森的指点匍匐而行，混进村落。 雷诺终归是孩子，有生以来还没有遭遇类似像这样恐怖的场面，大家全为他捏一把汗。 番人们围着火堆，仍在疯狂地舞着。 “摩特毛”族人，好像有重男轻女的迹象，武士们围着火堆跳舞，妇孺却围在另外的一旁，她们同样的在跳舞，好像就是不能和武士混在一起似的。 土着番人男女分别只在胸部上，其余地方根本分不出他们的性别来，他们的上身都是赤裸的，妇女们跳舞，乳波颤动，幌荡幌荡的，煞是好看。 雷诺须要越过他们，才能到达长屋，好在他的肤色及长相和那些野人们没有多大差别，很容易的便混过去了。片刻之间，他已钻进屋底下去了，由长屋过去，便能到达凤姑被囚禁着的地方。 仇奕森、里卡度、彭澎、巴法奴四人，见雷诺已经可以达成任务，互相打了手势，遂分道而行，各人摸索向了望台去。 番人们的歌舞仍在继续，而且好像是愈来愈起劲了。哈德门过瘾地高踞在他的王座上。 过了不久，“劈，劈，劈……”那是信号枪的声响，只见一连串，一枚一枚的火光升了天，有红的、有黄的、有蓝的、有白的，像流星似的奔上了天空，形成万点花朵，像天女散花，又渐渐落下来，像是照明弹…… 那些野人们非常吃惊，歌舞刹时停止了，梆鼓也停了声息。这又是仇奕森的诡计，耍了把戏，他利用信号枪弹吸引番人的注意。 “土皇爷”哈德门自幼在平地长大，懂得很多文明生活的知识，他立时警觉，知道是追兵到了。平日跟着他的那些已经懂得用鬼枪的土人孩子，也曾经看见过烟花，不以为奇。 但是那些刚被征服的野人武士，却全傻了，他们误以为是天神在发怒，也或是魔鬼已下凡，集体惊惶地抬着头，凝视着天空。 哈德门叽呢哇啦地用土语叱喝起来，吩咐武士们全体备战，各把守自己的岗位，但是谁也没理睬他。野人们怕看那些朵朵形色发亮的花朵，甚至于有些已弃下他们的武器以双手蒙着了脸，或是已经跪到地上去祷告请天神息怒，形形色色就是不听哈德门的指挥。 “闵家花园”的那个女佣摩洛出现了，她由长屋仓惶奔了出来，只见她身披着豹皮和项间饰物，头戴高耸的羽毛冠，那是巫师的打扮，向着哈德门指手划脚的，大意是教哈德门指挥大家作战。 只有哈德门由“闵家花园”带来的几个持长短枪的孩子武士仍听指挥，他们奔走着，加强几个“战略”岗位布署。 正在这时，蓦地一声爆炸，火花冲天，东角门的一座了望台榻下去了。跟着“轰，轰！”村子的四周了望台全被炸毁，把守在了望台上的武士立时丧生。他们都是哈德门由“闵家花园”带来的，受过哈德门严格训练懂得用枪械的武士。了望台被毁灭，哈德门非但损失好几个武士，还损失了许多费尽心机偷窃来的枪支。 野人们受到突如其来的袭击，情绪更乱，立时拖男带女，一哄而散，各自逃命去了，纷纷躲进屋子。 “砰，砰，砰，砰……”卡宾枪声响了，一排子弹向一棵古树扫射，炸得枝桠也折了，树叶纷飞，树上同时倒下两个武士，那是喷筒队，惯躲在暗处以毒镖伤人的。 彭澎是负责由山背面向下突击的，他炸掉了了望台后也发现一棵树上躲藏着有喷筒手，省得麻烦，干脆一枚炸弹扔过去，那株大树被炸得折为二截，喷筒手由树上栽下来，脑袋炸得稀巴烂。 另外的一个喷筒手扔下喷筒，由另一棵树上跃下来。彭澎也不饶他，“砰”的一枪，喷筒手一声怪叫，便踉跄倒下去了。 那座野人村的广场上所有的武士已跑得精光，只剩下哈德门和几个手足无措持着短枪的武士。 这时候，雷诺早已趋至兽笼附近，将短枪交给了凤姑，又拔出腰刀，用力将缚着笼子的兽皮带子割开。 “哈德门，你被包围了，快些放下武器停止抵抗！”仇奕森在广场上出现，手持双筒大号猎枪，跟着将一枚炸药罐扔进火堆里去了。 火堆内的火势正旺，炸药罐落进去，很快地就爆炸，轰的一声，火堆内熊熊烧着的火柴，有些飞到草屋顶上着了火。 一个不知死活的土人孩子举起由“闵家花园”窃盗来的猎枪，瞄准，正要向仇奕森射击。仇奕森枪快，砰的一声，铁砂子猎枪轰开了火，像一团火似地向他喷过去，土人孩子应声倒下，连站在他身畔的另一个武士也遭了殃。 哈德门满以为在“闵家花园”里学了有足够的文明人战略，岂料三两下子就被敉平了。 彭澎也露身出去了，手持着短枪高声咒骂说：“哈德门，你好好的文明日子不过，跑到山野里来做野人，怎么你不反抗了呢？你们只管出来，有一
It was almost sunset, and according to the calculations of the map and compass, Officer Ricardo believed that it was time to choose to go ashore. A round of bright orange-red sun sank slowly toward the sea level, and thousands of golden snakes scattered on the sea surface, reflecting the glow of the sky, forming a wonderful picture. At this time, who else has the leisure to appreciate the beauty of nature?Everyone's mood is apprehensive. The cruise ship gradually approached the shore, and there were dark tides and rocks along the coast. Fortunately, it was calm at this time, but there were some waves along the coast. After a lot of hardships and dangers, it finally made it to the shore.Bafanu jumped ashore first, and tied the boat's rope to a coconut tree. The six of them set foot on land one after another, leaving only the man at the helm on board. According to the instructions of the compass, Ricardo said, "Just go southeast!" Suddenly a burst of bang drums swept across the sky like spring thunder. Ricardo said again: "No, we have been discovered!" "Should we go back to the ship and look for a landing place?" Peng Peng asked. "It's too late, we just have to try to avoid them! But this boat is not very safe if it is close to the shore, if they touch it away, we will have no way of retreat!" Ricardo said. Qiu Yisen understood Sergeant Ricardo's meaning, so he turned around and gave instructions to the helmsman, teaching him to steer away from the coast. He pointed to some huge reefs on the coast and said: "If you hide the boat in the reefs, we may not be able to come back for a day. If the natives chase you, you can escape to the open sea, but If you find my flare gun, you must drive back to pick us up immediately!" "What flare gun?" asked the helmsman. "It's bright red, it hits the sky like a bomb, like setting off fireworks!" The comprehension at the helm immediately untied the boat and sailed away from the shore, looking for a place to hide among the rocks. Officer Ricardo was a calm and thoughtful person. He loaded his carbine, led the way, and led them on the road carefully. Qiu Yisen walked side by side with him.In such a dangerous environment, it is necessary to look around and listen to all directions. The Fans of the Moro tribe are unpredictable and are best at sneak attacks, especially their poisonous arrows are the most terrifying. Bafanu, Renault, and two native brokers were walking in the center. They shared luggage, food, gunpowder pots and various odds and ends. Going deep into the jungle, there are thorns and weeds everywhere, and it is almost impossible to move an inch. The sound of banggu still rises and falls one after another. In the wild jungle, this kind of sound is quite terrifying. Renault was young and a little impatient. He spoke to Bafanu in the native language, meaning: "Maybe I will never return!" Bafanu comforted him and said: "We have enough guns and bombs, I believe the natives will not dare to commit crimes!" Renault said: "You don't know, the firearms store in 'Min's Garden' was stolen, and now the natives have firearms too!" Police officer Ricardo could understand the local language, and quickly asked Qiu Yisen, "Is it true that the Min family gun store was stolen?" Qiu Yisen felt that there was no need to deny it, and said, "Isn't it? Mr. Min is too trusting of people and neglects to take precautions, so such a mistake occurred!" "How many guns were stolen?" "The entire arsenal was emptied. I didn't ask how many guns were in it..." "Approximately how many long guns and how many short guns are there? How much ammunition is there, there must be a number?" "There are always more than ten long and short guns, right?" Officer Ricardo stomped his feet and said, "Oh, it is illegal for guns and gunpowder to flow into the Fan clan!" Qiu Yisen said, "This is stolen!" "If the firearm is stolen, you should report it!" "That's about Mr. Min. If he doesn't report the case, what can I do?" Police officer Ricardo frowned, sighed, and said, "I don't understand. What's the reason why Min Sanjiang always regards the public security personnel as enemies? Not long ago, a businessman seduced Moro natives to buy firearms for profit, and was caught Sentenced to severe punishment!" Qiu Yisen said: "Stolen firearms will not be punished, right?" At this moment, the sound of bang drums suddenly came from all directions like a shower, and some of the drums were very close to them. "No, this is a war drum..." Police Officer Ricardo also panicked, he hurriedly lowered his body to look around. "Damn it, Brother Qiu, you've hit the spot! I seem to have crossed the gate of hell to rush to reincarnate, and I've just landed, but I've encountered encounters and failed?" Peng Peng held the gun tightly, and his whole body began to tremble a little. Renault held Bafanu tightly, his eyes widened, and he kept looking around. Bafanu also pulled out the machete from his waist. The two brokers also bowed down, raised their spears and prepared to fight. Police Officer Ricardo said: "We still have to avoid contact with them, otherwise it will be difficult to reach the intended place!" Qiu Yisen had already seen a steep cliff and said, "Let's go to that mountain and hide for a while..." "It's too late! They are already surrounded, but we can't see it!" Officer Ricardo said. "We must kill a few of them, let them know how powerful they are, maybe they won't dare!" Said the reckless Peng Peng. "Give me two bombs!" Ricardo suddenly had an idea. So, Renault eagerly untied his luggage, took out two bombs made of empty cans, and plugged in the fuses. Officer Ricardo set the fuses of the two explosives on fire with a match. He had no target. He threw one to the left and the other to the right. The two cans of explosives exploded when the flames exploded. Nothing was blown up. , several trees fell. This seemed to be quite effective, the sound of the drums disappeared, and there was a burst of birds and beasts running around in the forest, but suddenly there was no sound. "Well, they are frightened. Let's go to the cliff at this time. Maybe they need to consider whether to chase us!" The rest of the native warriors was short-lived. They were frightened by the power of the two bombs and temporarily stopped attacking. They will attack again when there is no special reaction. Ricardo led the way, running towards a steep mountain wall.Looking up at the situation of the cliff, I saw that it was so high in the sky, steep and steep, with jagged rocks, there was no way to go up the mountain at all, but the cracks in the rocks allowed them to climb up. Officer Ricardo greeted everyone and said: "Everyone, don't hesitate, go up the mountain quickly! Don't look back!" Ricardo is a mountain officer who has received strict training, and he has special skills for mountain climbing.Using the cracked stone cracks on the mountain wall as a stepping foot, I saw him kicking and vertically leading the way, and quickly climbed up the hanging rock. The two natives Broker and Bafanu were also good mountain climbers. Although they carried heavy backpacks, they followed Ricardo closely without hesitation. After all, Lei Nuo was young, easily timid, and his hands and feet were not neat, and he climbed up tremblingly and without thinking.This is very dangerous. If you accidentally slip and slide down the mountain, you will be crushed to pieces. Qiu Yisen followed Lei Nuo, taking care of the child for a while.He took the backpack from Renault's back, carried it on his own, and gave him a hand from time to time. "Leinuo, calm down, your life will only be fatal if you fall down the mountain!" Qiu Yisen said to him. Fans did not move.After the bang drum stopped, it stopped ringing, or maybe they were really scared by the two bombs? Although Police Officer Ricardo had informed us that everyone should just climb up the mountain and not look back, Peng Peng was curious: Why were the locals who came to attack so lively just now, but now there is no sound at all? He glanced back secretly.He didn't want to look at it, but when he saw it, he was so frightened that he almost fell down the mountain with a somersault.It turned out that there were tens of thousands of Fan people at the bottom of the mountain, like a hemp nest, standing densely in the entire mountain forest.They wore feathers, painted their faces with oil paint, and held various types of weapons, some with spears and some with sharp knives. They stood there in a daze, staring at them as they crawled up the mountain! The strange thing is that they stopped chasing after an instant, and just surrounded them to watch the excitement. When Peng Peng turned his head, several spears and poison darts flew up immediately. Fortunately, they had climbed to a considerable height, and the power of the poison darts and spears could no longer be reached. In a panic, Peng Peng stepped on a slippery rock, his feet were empty, and almost his whole body fell down the mountain, his body would be crushed to pieces!Fortunately, Peng Peng was quick and climbed a crack in the stone with both hands, without losing his life. "Brother Qiu, please give me a hand!" There were already six or seven steps between Qiu Yisen and Peng Peng, he had to step back again, and stretched out his hand to pull Peng Peng up. "It's so dangerous, I'm almost the first to live to this end!" Peng Peng said, wiping off his cold sweat. "Be very careful, a person can only fall once, and the next time will have to wait for the next life!" Qiu Yisen said. "Do you see the bottom of the mountain?" "It's better not to look at it, so as not to get lumps in your heart!" Qiu Yisen said, and continued to climb up the mountain crack. Climbing up again, the mountain is even more steep and dangerous, and because of the continuous rain, water seeps out of some rock crevices, flowing down the mountain, making it even more slippery to walk. After inspecting the terrain, Police Officer Ricardo had already untied his luggage, which contained climbing equipment and ropes with hooks.He found a suitable place, threw the hook up, and after pulling it firmly, he swung across the spot where the water was seeping and dripping in the way of a swing.Finding a place to stay, Fu threw the rope back again, instructing each of them to do the same in his way. "Swinging" is not a joke. It depends on the strength of two hands. If you take off your hands, you will fall down the mountain. Peng Peng was very uncomfortable, and he said to Qiu Yisen: "Brother Qiu, if we take such a risk, are we sure that we can find Feng Gu?" "Of course, we must find it!" "Is the route we chose to go up the mountain correct? How can we take such a terrible path?" Qiu Yisen said: "We have never been to 'Momo Island', and we are completely unfamiliar with the terrain of this place. Now we are just going in this direction based on analysis and research!" Peng Peng sighed, feeling remorseful: "Oh, I'm afraid we will have to go instead of going back!" The two native brokers, although they carried heavy backpacks, they were unequivocal about climbing the mountain, and "swinged" very easily, and they were already standing at the place where Ricardo was. Bafanu also followed, and it was Lei Nuo's turn. Qiu Yisen was afraid that Lei Nuo's hands were not strong enough, and if he slipped off the rope, he would definitely die. Qiu Yisen specially tied the rope to Lei Nuo's waist, and then sent it forward with great force.Renault flew over the water stream, and Bafanu caught him without any accident, only the skin was scratched by the rock. Qiu Yisen passed by safely, and it was Peng Peng's last turn. He never knew that he had a fear of heights and dizziness, but he always liked to look down the mountain. He was terrified by the nest of natives.Grasping the rope firmly, when he was about to jump, he slanted his shoulders, and the bag on his shoulders slipped off his shoulders, and he fell straight down the mountain.The bombs in the luggage were packed in empty cans. After rolling and rubbing on the rocks, they exploded suddenly, the fire flashed, and the rocks and soil flew up. The natives guarding the bottom of the mountain were frightened and frightened, and fled in all directions like a swarm of bees. "Oh, what happened! Peng Peng, you lost our most important thing!" Qiu Yisen yelled. Panting, Peng Peng said, "I'm lucky that I didn't fall!" After several adventures, he finally avoided the Tupan attack.They continued to climb up the mountain. When they climbed to the peak, it was raining heavily and slightly chilly.Everyone has to rest, find a place to shelter from the rain, and open canned food again. Because some of the bombs were lost by Peng Peng, they had to use empty cans to start over. Ricardo took care of everyone and said: "This mountain is full of miasma, and there are the most poisonous snakes, everyone must be careful!" Peng Peng is an alcoholic. He carried a bottle of brandy and hid it in his pocket. At this time, he took it out and drank half of the bottle in one breath. Qiu Yisen said: "Drinking at this time is too inappropriate!" Peng Peng said: "I'm just trying to suppress the shock! The mountain smog is so heavy, drink two sips to avoid evil!" Officer Ricardo unfolded his map again, compared it with a compass, pointed to a mountain peak and said to Qiu Yisen: "This is where we are now, now we need to go down the mountain, go southwest, and then cross the Snake Mountain, and that is the destination! " "Snake Mountain?" Hearing the name of the mountain, Lei Nuo shuddered. "Is the mountain full of snakes?" "That's just the name of the mountain!" After resting for 20 minutes, the group of them packed their bags and set off again. Their formation remained the same, with Officer Ricardo and Qiu Yisen leading the way. "Officer, do you think we have avoided the attacks of the natives?" Qiu Yisen asked. "If the natives follow, they also need to cross the mountain!" "I think we're still being watched!" Ricardo stopped in his tracks, calmed down, looked around, and said, "Fan people are not used to living on high mountains, even if they show up, it is their hunting team!" "I feel like someone is nearby!" Ricardo took care again and said: "On this high mountain, the echo is very loud. If we have no choice, we must not shoot, otherwise it will alarm the barbarians nearby, and it will be difficult for us to escape!" They chose to walk in the jungle where they could hide their bodies, and everyone was careful to prevent sudden surprise attacks. Officer Ricardo was still at the forefront, and Qiu Yisen followed closely behind him. The two native brokers were rigid, and they kept silent and seldom spoke. Renault was greedy and asked Peng Peng for a sip of wine. "Be careful!" Qiu Yisen yelled suddenly, and the sound was still there. With a sound of "Whoo!", a spear flew obliquely, passed by Police Officer Ricardo's face, and plunged into the tree with a slap . It wasn't just a fan, they seemed to be surrounded, and they pulled the guns and loaded them at the same time. Suddenly there was a strange cry, and a painted face, naked, and holding a spear rushed over, aiming at Qiu Yisen and stabbing him. Qiu Yisen quickly dodges, raises the butt of his gun and strikes fiercely. "Bang!" At the sound of the gunshot, a man fell from the top of the tree, holding a spray gun for blowing poison darts in his hand. It was Officer Ricardo, and he was forced to shoot. "Behind you, Peng Peng..." Lei Nuo called. Peng Peng turned his head suddenly, and another fan came to him with a machete. "Bang!" Peng Peng fired, and Fan Ren fell to the ground.The sharp iron knife had passed over Peng Peng's head and stuck into a tree branch. Then, several natives slipped away outside the bushes. They knew they were invincible, so they ran away. Peng Peng wanted to chase after him, but Ricardo stopped and said, "We've already gotten into trouble, so let's get out of the place of right and wrong!" Examining the three natives who were killed, they all had a small piece of sackcloth between their genitals, with snake-shaped patterns painted on it. Officer Ricardo said: "They belong to the tribe of Snake Mountain!" Qiu Yisen said: "We are going to Snake Mountain!" "What should we do? We have caused a lot of trouble..." Peng Peng said in panic, "Can we make a detour?" "A detour?" Police Officer Ricardo hesitated, he unfolded the map again, and thought about it again. "If you make a detour, it will take more than three times the time!" "Our purpose is to save Feng Gu. We set foot on 'Momo Island'. We came here on an adventure. Do we care about any danger?" Qiu Yisen said. Officer Ricardo certainly couldn't show his cowardice, saying: "We don't need to make a detour, we just need to be cautious!" Go down from the unknown mountain and pass a water stream.They crossed the water, and poisonous snakes would appear anytime and anywhere at this time, and Snake Mountain was just around the corner.Because the shape of the mountain is like a curly poisonous snake, and the snake's head is particularly raised, it is named "Snake Mountain". Some of the Fan tribe in Snake Mountain are called headhunters, and they don't welcome outsiders.The samurai went hunting, took the head of the enemy, refined it into a fist-sized head, and hung it up as a decorative trophy.The more heads hung, the higher their combat exploits and the more revered they are by their fellow clansmen. Stepping on the Snake Mountain, there is a wide river there. If you walk by the water, it is easier to avoid the infestation of snakes and beasts. However, ordinary Fans may live by water, so Ricardo decided to go to the jungle. It seemed to be a primeval forest, the towering woods almost covered the sky, and it was difficult to see the slightest sunlight.The leaves are everywhere, the humidity is unbearable, and the plants also have competition for survival. They strive to grow upwards for sunlight, so many plants are deformed. Snakes, rats, insects and ants can be seen everywhere, and the surroundings are gloomy.Sometimes, the rotting vegetation forms a swamp, which can be as deep as half a person when stepped on. "Bastard, we seem to have entered the gate of hell!" Peng Peng complained when he startled a group of bats lurking in the dead tree hole. Going deep into the virgin forest, you can hardly see your fingers in some places, so you have to use a flashlight to explore the way.Nothing else matters, the most terrifying thing is the poisonous snake. Suddenly, Qiu Yisen pulled out the Min Family Flying Knife from his waist and threw it to the left. With a scream, a fan wearing a feather crown and holding a spray gun fell down. The flying knife hit his chest and heart, and he died instantly. "Damn it, there are these monsters hiding in the forest!" Peng Peng said in despair. "It doesn't matter, these natives only come out sporadically to catch snakes or collect fungi, they won't come in groups!" Police Officer Ricardo said: "It's most reasonable to deal with them with knives!" "Originally, I didn't need to kill him, but he pointed the spray gun at you!" Qiu Yisen explained. "No need to explain, anyway, before we reach our destination, it's best for us to try not to be discovered by Fanren!" Officer Ricardo ordered Bafanu and the others to search separately, and then to see if there were any Fans lurking nearby, and dragged out the Fan who was stabbed to death with a flying knife.Qiu Yisen retracted the throwing knife, and pulled some rotten leaves to cover it up. "It's best not to be discovered by the fans!" Ricardo said to Qiu Yisen. There were no other Fanren lurking nearby, and Peng Peng and Bafanu had all returned.They didn't dare to stay here because they found some people appeared and the place was not safe, so they continued to move forward. Because of the towering trees, he couldn't see the sun, and he couldn't tell the direction. Officer Ricardo walked by compass.After several hours, everyone was tired, so they stopped to rest and ate some dry food. Peng Peng couldn't help feeling sorry for himself, and regretted catching up with this excitement. Not long after starting again, I gradually walked out of the forest and saw the sun, but unfortunately the sun was setting and it was almost dusk. A towering mountain is in sight. That is the stronghold of the "Mot Mao" tribe. Ricardo wiped his sweat and said, "Whether Feng Gu and Hardemen are here depends on their doom!" Peng Peng was already looking tired, so he unscrewed the wine bottle again, and drank a big gulp of wine to suppress his shock. "We are lucky to get out of this devil's island alive!" he said. Suddenly, the sound of bang drums rose again, floating in the distant sky. Ricardo listened attentively, and said: "It's okay, it's just that the Fan who escaped in the woods is reporting to their clansmen!" "We have been discovered, and we may be attacked at any time!" Peng Peng swallowed. "When we reach the destination, there will inevitably be a fierce battle!" Qiu Yisen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Peng Peng, why have you become timid? Where is your usual heroic attitude?" Peng Peng shook his head and said, "It's not about fear of death. Fighting with those barbarians who don't wear clothes seems a bit uneconomical!" "A person will only die once, not twice. When you stretch your legs, there is no big difference between wearing clothes and not wearing clothes!" Qiu Yisen said. They distributed the firearms and ammunition, and everyone distributed explosives cans and cigars, because those explosives had to be ignited with fire, and it was more convenient to smoke cigars. "No one is allowed to throw bombs without my order!" Police Officer Ricardo said, waved his hand, and led the progress again. They didn't walk more than ten steps, Lei Nuo called out: "Qiu Yisen, the two brokers refuse to leave!" Everyone turned their heads at the same time, only to see two wooden brokers standing there refusing to move. Ricardo gestured and ordered them to start, but the two natives still shook their heads and made strange noises. Obviously, some accident may have happened and they discovered it. Sheriff Ricardo approached and spoke to them in the native language. The two natives pointed to the bottom of the jungle and made horrible noises. Everyone followed the direction of their fingers and searched for the past. It turned out that there were several corpses of native people lying under the bushes. They went forward to examine the corpses, and all the people who were massacred were Moropan people. They were not from the Sheshan tribe, but from the "Mot Mao" tribe!Several heads were cut off, did the headhunters do it? "Hey! It was shot!" Qiu Yisen suddenly found that there were bullet holes in the body, and pointed out that it was shot. Sure enough, Police Officer Ricardo also confirmed that almost all those killed had gunshot wounds, and there were still some bullet marks among the nearby stones and trees. On one tree, lead heads with bullets embedded in them were found.Officer Ricardo pulled out his bayonet and dug, and a round bullet was dug out. "Shotgun No. 505 warhead!" Ricardo spread it in his palm for Qiu Yisen to see.Ricardo said again: "Is it the shotgun stolen by the Min family?" "I don't know, I don't know what firearms are in the armory?" Qiu Yisen frowned and said, "But if the firearms are found here, our goal will be closer!" “假如番人们会用枪械，我们更不是对手了……”彭澎喃喃说。 里卡度警官继续发现现场上仍还有铁砂子弹药的痕迹，说：“这种弹药是属于大号猎枪的，除了闵家惯用以外，番人们不购买这种枪械的！” “我们姑且判断这是闵家失窃的枪械吧！里卡度警官是否有权向他们追缴呢？”彭澎语带讥讽地说。 嘿，又有好几具尸体呢，现场上是血迹斑斑的。 番人的尸体，还不止在一个地方发现，还有许多尸体继续在树林内发现。 那好像是一场大屠杀，尸体有数十具之多，是否就是哈德门率领他的弟兄收复失土？争夺回了他土酋的地位？ 梆鼓的暴响愈来愈是紧密和接近了，逼使他们继续登程。 里卡度仍然主张向山路进发，以避免和土人们发生接触战。 仇奕森说：“看情形，哈德门登上土酋的宝座是成功了。他在'闵家花园'内早学会了布防线置哨眼，我们千万不能大意，最好上到半山然后等到天黑！” 他们一行，又开始向高山进发。路途是崎岖的，所幸并没有遭遇任何番人的侵袭。 过了半山，仇奕森便不主张继续前进，他说：“我们等到日落之后，再继续前进吧！” 梆鼓声响仍然在四下里飘忽不定，里卡度警官是懂得听梆鼓的，他说：“仇老哥，被说中了，也或许我们要展开一场大血战呢！” “梆鼓在说些什么？” “土番已发现有人进山，土酋已下令全面戒备作战！” “这样说，哈德门知道我们到了！” “所幸他们并没发现我们的行踪，仍在搜索之中！” 仇奕森打量了山势，了解了地形，要越过那座山去实在也不困难，问题是哈德门了解平地人的战略，追兵既到，必然会在各处布哨。假如稍一不慎，踏进了陷阱，非但凤姑救不出来，就连他们自己也无法脱身呢！ “先找地方掩蔽起来，等到日落之后，我们再继续上山！”仇奕森再次说：“我们在没有找到凤姑之前，绝对避免大战！” 劳顿了竟日，每一个都是疲乏和口渴，他们分配了乾粮和饮料，各找地方歇息。 彭澎又拧开了酒瓶，喝尽他剩下的小半瓶酒。一个不留神，空酒瓶滑下山去，“乓”的一声，摔得粉碎。 “嗨，彭澎，你是要引起番人们对我们注意么？”里卡度警官申斥说。 彭澎脸色尴尬，说：“我不是有意的！” “现在假如再大意，随时都会有丢性命的可能！” 雷诺年纪轻经不起刺激，他一直是怯怯不安的，连吃也没有心思。 他摸出了分配给他用以预备燃点炸药引子的雪茄烟，竟划着了火柴，猛吸起来。雪茄烟的气味，在这清幽的空气之中是显得特别的芬香的。 “喂，把雪茄烟灭掉！”里卡度警官又命令说。 “我们连吸烟的自由也没有了么？”雷诺反抗说。 “你是想把番人招来么？我们若被困在这半山之中，休想有一个人能活着逃出去！” “我是躲在石隙里吸的！” “番人的嗅觉极为灵敏，在山地里他们最缺乏的就是烟草，几里地内外，他们嗅得出烟草的味道！” 仇奕森插嘴说：“雷诺，里卡度警官是为你的性命安全着想！” 雷诺无可如何，自怨自艾地将雪茄烟在石头上捺熄了。 在半山腰上，远眺海洋观日落，那是最美不过的，但是谁还有闲情逸致去观赏这种诗情画意？ 时间像蜗牛移步，过得真慢，尤其是彭澎更是烦躁不安。 “妈的，真是活受罪！”他发牢骚说：“歹活不如好死，这样拖着真难受！不如干脆冲上山去，拼也拼个痛快！” “你给我老老实实地待着，别胡乱冲动！”仇奕森说。 天色已逐渐灰黯，里卡度警官又再度展开地图，研究天黑后的步骤。 仇奕森凭山形测判哈德门可能会派人安桩布哨的地方，他在地图上给划上了记号。 “摩洛和哈德门除了窃盗'闵家花园'的枪械库之外，还盗走了一些捕兽机，在他们的部落的四周，可能还会有一些陷阱，我们要切实注意！”他说。 天色黑齐了后，他们一行又继续向山上上去。他们不敢用任何照明的用具，全凭摸索前进。 里卡度警官领在前面，大家保持着最接近的距离，当然，这种行动方式是至为艰苦的。 过了约数十分钟，眼看着就可以抵达山顶上了，里卡度警官忽然间像受了阻，他挥手，轻声吩咐大家停下。 原来，在那山头的岔道山口间的一栋大树上，盘据了有一条碗粗的大蛇，它已发现了来人，张开了血盆大口，气呼呼地喷着毒舌，像是饥饿了，等候着猎物吞噬。 山顶上确实的情形谁也不知道，那条山道的岔，却是他们必经道路。里卡度不敢用枪，恐防惊动附近的番人，但是他们必须要将那条毒蛇驱走才能继续前进。 下望是千丈峭岩，他们是欲进不得，欲退不行。 仇奕森轻说：“让我来吧！” 他和里卡度警官交换了位置，摸出了飞刀，继续摸索上前。 那只毒蛇见有人接近，已曲蜷起首部张开了血盆大口，随时准备袭击。仇奕森故意逗它窜了好几次，忽的一扬手，施展飞刀绝技，“嗖”的一声，飞刀正中毒蛇的首部，穿过了颈项间，几乎连头也割下来了。 刹时间，那条毒蛇由树上堕了下来。大家吁了口气，算是顺利上到山顶了。 这时候，又听得阵阵的梆鼓声响，透过了树林，向山谷望下去，还隐约可以看到一些火花。 嗨，那里果然是一座番人的村落，可以看到有许多茅草屋宇，其中有称“长屋”的，以竹子作为支架，搭成一大长条，上面盖有茅草和芭蕉叶。 村落的正中央，是一块极大的广场，广场上架有火堆，在熊熊烧着。许多番人武士脸上身上全涂了油彩，全身披挂着羽毛兽皮和各种乱七八糟的装饰品，手持长矛正围绕着火堆跳舞。 里卡度警官伏地蛇行，找着一个有利的地点，摸出了望远镜缜密窥探一番。 仇奕森已经看到哈德门所在的地方，那是一座竹子新建筑起的高台，四面有支架，用豹皮作为篷帐。哈德门头戴高耸的羽毛冠，身上披着豹皮，身前挂着金光灿烂的金牌，还有各色各样的宝石和装饰品。他除了手持长矛、背刀之外，腰间还别着一支短枪，高坐在竹台之上，真俨如土王爷似的。 “哈，我们没有白费心思，终算找到'摩特毛'族的村落了！”仇奕森很自满地说。 “全凭你的记忆力，和那幅兽皮地图的功劳！”里卡度警官说。 “应该是里卡度警官带领我们来到目的地的功劳！”仇奕森说。 “假如说按照你所述的那幅兽皮地图的形势，我们现在在什么地方？”里卡度问。 这句话可把仇奕森问住了。仇奕森问：“什么地方？” “蛇窟里！”里卡度说。 蛇窟是够可怕的，和那些未开化的番人拼命，已经是不划算了，再落在蛇窟里，那些没有灵性的东西，被它咬上一口，比吃枪弹和中毒镖更要受罪。彭澎和雷诺最为吃惊，连情绪也乱了。四周又黝黑的，连什么也看不见，随时随地都好像有毒蛇在他们身畔爬过。 里卡度警官已经将望远镜交给了仇奕森，指着村落中的长屋旁一个角落，请仇奕森看。 那是一座敞房，内中有着许多兽笼子，关着有许多动物走兽。其中却有着一只笼子是关着人——是个女人呢，长长的头发，穿着沙龙。 “嗨，那是凤姑！”仇奕森自语说：“这位任性、娇生惯养的小姐，这时候可受罪了！” 如何救凤姑出险？这是当前最需要考虑的。仇奕森和里卡度需要研究这座蛮荒村落的战略布置。 坐上土酋“王位”的哈德门是在平地生活里长大的，闵三江曾教导他许多海贼帮的战略。这个野人村，已不和一般的蛮族可比，况且他们已有了枪械。 仇奕森他们一行，总共只有七个人。雷诺是个孩子，两个土人掮夫又不管用，在人力上他们就处在劣势，除非出现奇迹，想攻进这座村落绝非易事。 仇奕森举着望远镜，仔细观察该村落的战略布置。 哈德门是什么把戏全学会了，在村落的四周都有着新建筑高竖起的了望台。建造的方法虽然十分简陋，但是在一里内外发生有任何动静，了望台上是一目了然的，相信了望台上把守着的还一定是晓得用枪械的武士呢！这就是“闵家花园”内筑了了望台使他们学了乖！他们所差的，就是没有铁丝网，否则防范更严密了！ “了望台旁边的大树上躲藏着有人！可能是他们的喷筒队！”仇奕森将望远镜交给里卡度警官，指出他看的破绽！ “嗯，这样的蛮族，在'魔摩岛'确实是可以称王了！怪不得哈德门宁舍弃平地生活！” “我们在山谷的背面，正好是一个缺口！我很奇怪，他们连一个守卫的也没有！” “他们把重点布置在前村，不考虑到会有任何人由后山的峭岩峻壁摸索下去，况且这儿是蛇窟……” “不！哈德门偷走了大批的捕兽机，也许在这个缺口里所布置的全是陷阱！” “唉，可怕！”里卡度同意仇奕森的说法。 彭澎向他们两人爬行过来，情绪紧张地说：“你们两位商量得如何？凤姑发现了没有？我们该如何进行？” 里卡度将望远镜让给彭澎看，边说：“你现在可看看，凤姑平日的刁蛮和威风到哪里去了？” 彭澎望了半晌，他的注意力被那批围着火堆打转跳舞的武士吸引，没发现凤姑的所在处。“我没看见凤姑呢！”他说。 “你能寻着兽笼，自然就可以发现凤姑了。”仇奕森说。 彭澎笑了起来，“他们将凤姑当做野兽看待了！” 里卡度说：“凤姑被困在兽笼子里，我们若用硬攻，凤姑的安全恐怕会有危险！” 仇奕森说：“我们最低限度应该先给凤姑有自卫的能力！” “如何办得到呢？” “雷诺可以办到！”仇奕森招雷诺至身边，摸出腰间的左轮枪，交给雷诺的手里，一面向他授计。 雷诺的身体小，又有着混血的血统，混进村落里去不容易被发现。他可以将手枪交给凤姑，至少任何人要伤及她时，凤姑可以自卫。 雷诺的身上别着有一柄锋利的小刀，里卡度拍了拍他的肩头说：“番人的兽笼子是用木干和兽皮缚合的，假如有机会，你可以割断几段兽皮，凤姑就可以逃跑了！” 雷诺战战兢兢，甚感到恐惧。 仇奕森说：“别耽心，我们会给你掩护的！” 于是他们研究了决定的战略，大家分配了信号枪和炸药，由仇奕森、里卡度、彭澎、巴法奴四个人，分头先行炸毁他们的四座了望台，两个土人掮夫给他们把守退路。 里卡度也分了一支短枪给巴法奴，边说：“凡是持枪的土人武士一定先发制人，给他们格杀勿论！” 决策已定，他们便展开行动，仍然由仇奕森和里卡度在前领路，蛇行下山，在乱草和荆棘丛中摸索前进。他俩用长枪探路，先要寻出前路有无陷阱和捕兽机，若有发现时，即给它做上记号。 他们一个接一个地蛇行着，随时还要注意着身旁有没有毒蛇。 蓦地“拍！”的一声，里卡度手中的卡宾枪被捕兽锥夹住了。 也幸好他是伸着卡宾枪去撩拨前路的一丛草堆，触着了捕兽机的机关，假如说他是冒然踩上前去的话，那情形是不堪设想了。 由于番人们猛击着梆鼓，摇头摆脑像乐极忘形似地在跳着舞，捕兽机的声响，却没有被发现。 “好险，幸而早计算好，他们会在这一条缺口道上布置陷阱！”仇奕森说着，爬上前，帮同里卡度将捕兽机撑开了，取出被捕兽机钳住的卡宾枪。 “相信还会有其它的陷阱呢，我们千万要小心！”里卡度说。 彭澎爬了上前，情绪很不安地说：“那些番人围着火堆乱跳乱蹦的，他们的用意何在？有着什么含意呢？是故意吸引我们注意么？” “他们是在备战！”里卡度警官说：“听梆鼓传达的意思就可以知道了！” “备战为什么要跳舞？这是很不可能的事情……” “土人的脑筋简单，用这种方式容易使他们集合，以跳舞的热闹提高作战的情绪！” 彭澎诅咒说：“梆鼓的声响，把脑袋都震得昏沌沌，真烦极了！” 仇奕森安慰他说：“现在我们的战略，是以一当百，要冷静一点！” 他们一行继续蛇行下山，连续发现有好几个陷阱，是挖好了的泥坑，上面架有软竹和蒲叶，虚掩上泥土和乱草，不论人兽踏到上面，一定会掉进坑里去。番人的习惯，在泥坑底下，削竹为刀，密层层地在坑里布满了，谁掉进去了准保没命。 渐渐地，和村落更接近了。村前的地面，布了好几个哨眼，手执长矛，呆若木鸡，虽然有任务在身，但是野人还是野人，却在羡慕着那些围着火堆在跳舞的。 仇奕森打了手势，吩咐大家谨慎，小心摸索上前，忽的一踪身，兜手用腕臂夹住了一个哨子的咽喉，使出生平气力，没命地压下去。 那个野人，呼吸窒息，刹时间无声无息地倒下去了，里卡度再窜上前用枪柄向他的头上猛击了一下，他便安静地躺下了。 仇奕森招雷诺上前，指点他混进村落里去时该走什么路线，潜至凤姑被囚禁着的地方给凤姑传递武器，并将兽笼子绑着的带子割开。 雷诺是战战兢兢的，他好像有点丧魂落魄，犹豫再三，经仇奕森一再鼓励，终于硬着头皮，按照仇奕森的指点匍匐而行，混进村落。 雷诺终归是孩子，有生以来还没有遭遇类似像这样恐怖的场面，大家全为他捏一把汗。 番人们围着火堆，仍在疯狂地舞着。 “摩特毛”族人，好像有重男轻女的迹象，武士们围着火堆跳舞，妇孺却围在另外的一旁，她们同样的在跳舞，好像就是不能和武士混在一起似的。 土着番人男女分别只在胸部上，其余地方根本分不出他们的性别来，他们的上身都是赤裸的，妇女们跳舞，乳波颤动，幌荡幌荡的，煞是好看。 雷诺须要越过他们，才能到达长屋，好在他的肤色及长相和那些野人们没有多大差别，很容易的便混过去了。片刻之间，他已钻进屋底下去了，由长屋过去，便能到达凤姑被囚禁着的地方。 仇奕森、里卡度、彭澎、巴法奴四人，见雷诺已经可以达成任务，互相打了手势，遂分道而行，各人摸索向了望台去。 番人们的歌舞仍在继续，而且好像是愈来愈起劲了。哈德门过瘾地高踞在他的王座上。 过了不久，“劈，劈，劈……”那是信号枪的声响，只见一连串，一枚一枚的火光升了天，有红的、有黄的、有蓝的、有白的，像流星似的奔上了天空，形成万点花朵，像天女散花，又渐渐落下来，像是照明弹…… 那些野人们非常吃惊，歌舞刹时停止了，梆鼓也停了声息。这又是仇奕森的诡计，耍了把戏，他利用信号枪弹吸引番人的注意。 “土皇爷”哈德门自幼在平地长大，懂得很多文明生活的知识，他立时警觉，知道是追兵到了。平日跟着他的那些已经懂得用鬼枪的土人孩子，也曾经看见过烟花，不以为奇。 但是那些刚被征服的野人武士，却全傻了，他们误以为是天神在发怒，也或是魔鬼已下凡，集体惊惶地抬着头，凝视着天空。 哈德门叽呢哇啦地用土语叱喝起来，吩咐武士们全体备战，各把守自己的岗位，但是谁也没理睬他。野人们怕看那些朵朵形色发亮的花朵，甚至于有些已弃下他们的武器以双手蒙着了脸，或是已经跪到地上去祷告请天神息怒，形形色色就是不听哈德门的指挥。 “闵家花园”的那个女佣摩洛出现了，她由长屋仓惶奔了出来，只见她身披着豹皮和项间饰物，头戴高耸的羽毛冠，那是巫师的打扮，向着哈德门指手划脚的，大意是教哈德门指挥大家作战。 只有哈德门由“闵家花园”带来的几个持长短枪的孩子武士仍听指挥，他们奔走着，加强几个“战略”岗位布署。 正在这时，蓦地一声爆炸，火花冲天，东角门的一座了望台榻下去了。跟着“轰，轰！”村子的四周了望台全被炸毁，把守在了望台上的武士立时丧生。他们都是哈德门由“闵家花园”带来的，受过哈德门严格训练懂得用枪械的武士。了望台被毁灭，哈德门非但损失好几个武士，还损失了许多费尽心机偷窃来的枪支。 野人们受到突如其来的袭击，情绪更乱，立时拖男带女，一哄而散，各自逃命去了，纷纷躲进屋子。 “砰，砰，砰，砰……”卡宾枪声响了，一排子弹向一棵古树扫射，炸得枝桠也折了，树叶纷飞，树上同时倒下两个武士，那是喷筒队，惯躲在暗处以毒镖伤人的。 彭澎是负责由山背面向下突击的，他炸掉了了望台后也发现一棵树上躲藏着有喷筒手，省得麻烦，干脆一枚炸弹扔过去，那株大树被炸得折为二截，喷筒手由树上栽下来，脑袋炸得稀巴烂。 另外的一个喷筒手扔下喷筒，由另一棵树上跃下来。彭澎也不饶他，“砰”的一枪，喷筒手一声怪叫，便踉跄倒下去了。 那座野人村的广场上所有的武士已跑得精光，只剩下哈德门和几个手足无措持着短枪的武士。 这时候，雷诺早已趋至兽笼附近，将短枪交给了凤姑，又拔出腰刀，用力将缚着笼子的兽皮带子割开。 “哈德门，你被包围了，快些放下武器停止抵抗！”仇奕森在广场上出现，手持双筒大号猎枪，跟着将一枚炸药罐扔进火堆里去了。 火堆内的火势正旺，炸药罐落进去，很快地就爆炸，轰的一声，火堆内熊熊烧着的火柴，有些飞到草屋顶上着了火。 一个不知死活的土人孩子举起由“闵家花园”窃盗来的猎枪，瞄准，正要向仇奕森射击。仇奕森枪快，砰的一声，铁砂子猎枪轰开了火，像一团火似地向他喷过去，土人孩子应声倒下，连站在他身畔的另一个武士也遭了殃。 哈德门满以为在“闵家花园”里学了有足够的文明人战略，岂料三两下子就被敉平了。 彭澎也露身出去了，手持着短枪高声咒骂说：“哈德门，你好好的文明日子不过，跑到山野里来做野人，怎么你不反抗了呢？你们只管出来，有一