Chapter 43 Unwilling to Gamble

The sun sets in the west, spilling blood on the rice fields.

Lu Kui looked at the setting sun and said: "It's just the time of the day, Afan, if you want, you can move the body back to Zheng's house now, I'll go with you, if you don't want to, then don't force it. , but you can only get 50 copper coins, and the other 50 coins are for the team members who are willing to move the corpse."

Zhou Fan glanced at the straw mat that was rolled up on the ground. Even though the corpses that were divided into two sides were tied up, and even though a lot of blood had been shed before, there was still blood seeping out from the dark yellow mat, stained with blood.

"I'll move." Zhou Fan said slowly, there was no reason to give up the reward of fifty copper coins.

Zhou Fan squatted down and carried the grass-swept corpse on his shoulders.

Lu Kui turned and walked ahead.

The last one was the old dog who followed Zhou Fan.

The team members on duty on the roadside patrol saw Zhou Fan carrying the corpse, and their eyes were filled with surprise. They did not expect that the corpse would be Zhou Fan.

Many people in the patrol team have been corpse bearers, but this is the first time they have seen newcomers as corpse bearers.

After all, carrying a corpse is not something anyone can do, especially such a bloody corpse.

Since he had used the test talisman before, Zhou Fan didn't need to test it again, he just had to walk in front of the guard drum in the patrol camp to complete the low-value test.

"Afan, is the family short of money? Do you want me to lend you some?" Lu Kui, who was walking in front, didn't ask back.

"Brother Lu, no need, I just want to save some money for my family." Zhou Fan carried the body and walked steadily.

Lu Kui nodded and did not ask any further.

The two entered the village and met the villagers. The villagers saw the corpse on Zhou Fan's shoulders. They fled away without hesitation, with a look of horror on their faces. They all knew in their hearts that the patrol was dead again.

Without Lu Kui to lead the way, Zhou Fan would definitely not be able to find the Zheng family.

Before reaching the Zheng family's house, Zheng Zhenmu's family had already been notified by the patrol team, and they looked at the straw mat on Zhou Fan's shoulders sadly.

Zhou Fan carefully placed the straw mat next to the door in silence, and opened the straw mat, revealing the ugly, whitish corpse.

Zheng Zhenmu's wife, children, and old lady were crying around the straw mat.

Lu Kui comforted him on the side, and handed the shirt to the Zheng family.

Zheng Zhenmu is not a short-lived species, he is a patrol team that he voluntarily joined for money, and this shirt and silver after his death will be the last money he can provide to his family.

Zhou Fan just watched quietly, the clothes on his shoulders were already stained red with blood.

Zheng Zhenmu's family would not know that it was Zhou Fan who split Zheng Zhenmu in half, otherwise it would be a different situation now.

After a while, Lu Kui and Zhou Fan left Zheng Zhenmu's house.

"Every time I do this, I feel bad in my heart." Lu Kui shook his head and sighed, "We are all fighting for our lives when we join the patrol team. Since we are fighting for our lives, then one day, when we are unlucky, we will Take your own life."

"Maybe one day, we will be like Zheng Zhenmu, and someone will send our bodies back to their own homes."

Zhou Fan was silent for a while and said, "You have to gamble your life on luck, and of course there will be times when you gamble your life away."

Lu Kui smiled bitterly: "But in the face of weirdness, we have to gamble our lives and have to fight for our lives."

Zhou Fan frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything after all.

Lu Kui shook his head lightly again. He took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Zhou Fan, "It's a hundred copper coins, count it."

"No need." Zhou Fan put away the purse. It was only one hundred copper coins. Lu Kui would not do such a greedy thing.

"You're tired today, go back and have a good rest." With a smile on Lu Kui's face, he turned around and walked towards the patrol camp.

Looking at Lu Kui's back looking a little sadly away, Zhou Fancai almost said to himself: "I don't want to gamble with my life. If I really can't and I'm forced to gamble with my life, then the cards will be bigger than the opponent's!"

As soon as I get home,

Zhou Fan took off the short brown linen from his body.

As soon as they entered the house, Yi Mu and Gui Feng gathered around. They were stunned when they saw Zhou Fan shirtless.

Zhou Fan quickly explained: "The clothes were stained with some blood. I was afraid of scaring you, so I just took them off. But don't worry, it's not my blood. I'm not injured."

Gui Feng's face was still a little nervous: "It's fine, Afan, we heard that the patrol team died in the afternoon, is it true? And why are your clothes stained with blood?"

Zhou Fan handed the purse to Gui Feng and comforted him: "A person died, but I don't know him or how he died. Captain Lu asked someone to help collect the corpse. I heard that he had money. I went to help, and the money was given to help collect the corpse, and the clothes were also stained with blood at that time."

Zhou Fan didn't dare to tell the truth. If Gui Feng knew that she had experienced such a dangerous thing in the afternoon, she would be even more worried in the future.

Gui Feng held the purse, her eyes were red again, "Afan, the corpse is so scary, does it scare you? There is no shortage of money at home, so don't do this kind of thing again."

"Mother, it's okay, it's just a dead person, there's nothing to be afraid of." Zhou Fan just shook his head and smiled.

Gui Feng wanted to say something else, but Yi Yi Mu said, "Okay, Afan is not a child, he knows it."

Gui Fengcai didn't say much, but took a shirt for Zhou Fan and let him put it on.

After the three of them finished eating, Guifeng took away the tableware and chopsticks again. Zhou Fan wanted to help, but Guifeng refused, saying that he should have a good rest.

Watching Gui Feng enter the kitchen, Yi Mu's face became serious, and he said in a low voice, "Afan, did you run into trouble today while patrolling?"

Zhou Fan didn't expect Zhou Yimu to see it, he was stunned for a moment, but nodded to admit it.

"When I was feeding the dog just now, I saw that the dog's limbs were trembling and you had blood on your body, so I guessed it." Yi Yimu sighed lightly, "I know you are afraid that your mother is too worried, so you dare not say it."

Zhou Fan smiled bitterly and acquiesced, he didn't expect that it was the old man who leaked the truth.

Yi Yimu said sadly again: "But you're fine, I don't ask what happened. After all, my mother and I can't help you, but you have to remember."

"If you encounter a situation that is too dangerous, don't worry about the two of us, and run away. Even if you leave the village, we can still protect ourselves. It's dangerous outside the village, but it's better than throwing your life on the patrol."

Zhou Fan knew that if he really escaped from the patrol, the village would definitely not let Yiyimu and Guifeng go.

Zhou Fan suppressed these thoughts and thought about it: "Father, you and your mother have already helped me a lot, if it wasn't for the brother you found for me, I might be dead today, and when it's really dangerous, I'll have it. Proper."