Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Snowing.

It was the kind of small ice particles that were falling, densely packed together, hitting the windshield tirelessly.

The whistling cold wind, like a naughty child, kicked the ice particles that had just fallen to the ground into the potholes on the side of the road and blew them to the windward corners of the wall.

Liu Guozheng raised his head and let the small ice particles fall on his face. Then they were melted by his body temperature and turned into snow water, which flowed down his cheeks to his neck. With the coolness, his chaotic thoughts calmed down.

"Liu Guozheng, why did you stop again?"

Liu Guozheng's car stopped, and of course the cars behind had to stop as well. Captain He came over from behind and asked anxiously.

Liu Guozheng said: "It's snowing."

Captain He said impatiently with an anxious look on his face: "I know it's snowing, but let's go quickly."

"Captain He, do you think something as pure as snow can cleanse or cover up the ugliness of the world?"

"what?"

"Can you calm down the boiling blood above?"

"No, Liu Guozheng, if you want to express your feelings, I won't disturb you. Please get out of the way. We have a mission."

Liu Guozheng didn't say anything, but turned sideways and pointed to the square in front of the department store.

"hiss..."

The crowd, like people injected with chicken blood, braved the wind and snow and madly rushed against the tightly closed door of the department store. Many people found ladders from somewhere and tried to enter the department store through the windows on the second floor.

There were also some unfortunate people who supported each other and left wailing.

Among those unlucky guys, some had just climbed to the window and were ruthlessly pushed down; others were blocking the way and must have had their legs broken by Xu Liang.

The peaceful and hopeful scene of the past is gone.

The ground was littered with broken sticks, smashed bricks, crushed bicycles, and overturned trucks, including some police tricycles.

"Crazy, these people are crazy."

Captain He felt cold all over, but the biting cold wind actually gave him a hint of warmth when it blew on his face.

"Director Yao, go ahead and use your best trick of bewitching people to make them stop. It's time for you to show off."

Director Yao shivered in the cold wind, turned around and went back to the dilapidated jeep, closing the door tightly. He was afraid. He was afraid of the crazy crowd, and even more afraid of being forced to quell the disaster.

"waste."

Liu Guozheng did not lower his voice, probably because Director Yao who was hiding in the car could hear it. There was an unnatural look on his pale face.

"Warning shots fired."

Captain He did not hesitate, he knew he could not delay any longer, the longer he waited, the greater the damage would be.

Gunshots were fired.

Those crazy people didn't stop, and no one looked back. They just wanted to rush into the building.

"Captain He, the bullets didn't hit them, so they don't feel any pain and naturally won't stop."

Liu Guozheng's cold voice was as sharp as the biting cold wind.

Captain He looked at Liu Guozheng in disbelief, who still had a smile on his face. He didn't understand how this young man who looked so friendly could say such cold words. The bullets in their hands were to protect the people.

The soldiers behind him looked at Captain He with nervous expressions, fearing that he would give orders that they were unwilling to hear.

"Another warning shot."

The gunshots rang out again, and this time they seemed to take the gunshots as a charge, and they attacked the department store even more frantically.

Those who accidentally fell off the ladder this time were not so lucky.

Before they could stand up, someone stepped on them.

Their cries of pain and curses were soon drowned out by the madness of the crowd.

"Director Yao, what do you think we should do?"

Looking at the increasingly crazy crowd, Captain He knocked on Director Yao's car window.

"Captain He, those people are crazy. There is nothing I can do. Maybe you can try Liu Guozheng's method."

Director Yao rolled down the window, but he had no intention of getting out of the car. He was not stupid. As long as those people did not calm down, no words could shake their crazy hearts.

"Are you crazy? We won't point our guns at civilians."

Captain He roared helplessly in the cold wind.

Liu Guozheng's voice rang out again: "Captain He, what we need to do now is to calm them down. I believe that as long as we break their legs, they will naturally stop their crazy steps."

Captain He was stunned for a moment. Liu Guozheng's proposal was not so easy to implement. Judging from the current situation, either there were enough people or they had to be ruthless.

Waiting for support is not a good idea. During this period of waiting, no one knows how many people will die.

He had no choice but to be ruthless and try to intimidate those people with the force of thunder and lightning. His battalion of 500 people was enough.

Captain He was hesitant to make up his mind, and Liu Guozheng looked up at the sky in silence.

Large snowflakes began to appear in the sky, from one, then two, until they filled the entire sky, fluttering down.

The snow was heavy, the wind was strong and the weather was cold.

At this moment, Liu Guozheng just wanted to go home as soon as possible, warm up a pot of rice wine, sit in front of the window with a few friends, and watch the snow falling.

I just don’t know how Xu Liang got into the department store and how he brought Xu Damao out.

However, Liu Guozheng knew that Xu Liang would definitely complete the task.

"We have everything. Listen to my orders, unload your bullets, persuade those who can leave if you can, and don't take action unless necessary."

The wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, and Captain He decided to take action.

"Captain He."

Liu Guozheng called him.

"Comrade Liu Guozheng, do you have anything else to say?"

Battalion Commander He stopped and looked at Liu Guozheng.

"Captain He, facing the crazy and irrational thugs, it is irresponsible for your soldiers to unload their bullets."

"Liu Guozheng, they are not thugs, not thugs. They were just instigated and temporarily deceived. In essence, they are still our comrades and our brothers."

"What about these soldiers who obey your orders? Aren't they your comrades, your brothers? Can you bear to let them face those thugs with bare hands, disregarding their lives?"

Are five hundred people too many?

It’s not too much, but it’s not too little either.

As long as you dare to fight, dare to kill, and overwhelm those people with momentum, that's enough.

If you want to step forward and persuade those who are blinded by the so-called passion, there are really not many people who can do that, because they really dare to attack you.

"If you don't unload the bullets and your gun is stolen, the problem will be even more serious."

"Robbed? Are you guys just eating for free?"

"You, the guns are not aimed at our people, not at our comrades and brothers."

"Captain He, wake up! Are you blinded by the snow and wind? Open your eyes and look at those people. Which one of them looks normal? Look at those people who were trampled to death!"

"I.."

"Don't worry about me. Come here. I'll tell you a way. No matter how things develop, in the end you can protect both your soldiers and yourself."

Liu Guozheng pulled Captain He into his jeep and said softly in the car: "Captain He, since you insist, why not take Director Yao and the others with you to persuade them? If Director Yao and the others' safety is threatened, or if someone dares to use a gun in front of Director Yao, you should know what to do. Of course, it would be best if Director Yao could persuade those people to stop."

"I'll buy you a drink after this is resolved."

Captain He nodded gratefully. He was honest but not stupid.