Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

"Ergou! Is that Ergou? What happened to you?" Li Mu called out as he quickly walked towards Ergou.

But as he looked around, he saw a dark shadow flash past quickly above the forest where Er Gou had just run down.

Before Li Mu could even set off to give chase, he saw a figure in military green dart past him and head straight for the dark figure.

Li Mu wanted to catch up, but Li Ergou just happened to pounce on him at that moment.

In an instant, a strong smell of blood filled Li Mu's nostrils. "Er Gou, you're injured."

However, Li Ergou seemed not to hear Li Mu's question, and mumbled in a trembling voice, "Murder, murder."

Li Mu was immediately alarmed and quickly turned to Tian Xiaohu, saying, "Quick, go and call someone. Have Uncle Gao drive Er Gou to the hospital as soon as possible."

Tian Xiaohu was also stunned. He knew that Biaozi and Ergou were always inseparable. Now that Ergou was like this, what about Biaozi?

He didn't have time to think much; as soon as Li Mu said those words, he turned around and ran towards Xicun.

At this moment, Li Mu could not abandon Li Ergou. While checking Li Ergou for any obvious wounds, he frowned, still thinking about Gao Ga Zi who had chased after him.

Fortunately, Li Ergou was only stabbed in the waist, and the wound was not deep because it was in a remote location.

Li Mu was relieved. He unbuttoned his coat, pulled out the front flap of his new shirt underneath, and while covering his wound, he took off the scarf around his neck and tied it around his waist.

Then he spoke to Li Ergou, who was still trembling all over, and said, "Ergou, listen to me. I am Li Mu, don't be afraid! I have already sent Xiaohu to call the village chief of Xicun."

"No matter who hurt you, he won't dare to come back," Li Mu said slowly, trying his best to comfort Li Ergou.

"Brother Mu!" Li Ergou stiffly turned his head towards Li Mu, his eyes filled with terror staring at Li Mu for a long time before he burst into tears.

"It's alright, it's alright. Wait for Xiaohu to call Village Chief Gao, then I'll have him take you to the county hospital." Li Mu didn't rush to ask about Biaozi's matter.

Instead, they did their best to soothe Li Ergou's emotions, otherwise, if he didn't get comfort and release, he would probably have psychological problems.

Li Ergou cried for a long time until he heard hurried footsteps not far away, at which point he tensed up and stiffened.

Li Mu quickly reassured him, "It's alright! It's Xiao Hu who brought Village Chief Gao and the others."

"Little Tiger, Village Chief Gao!" Li Ergou mumbled, repeating Li Mu's words, and looked up in the direction from which the voice came.

It was already dark, but someone in the crowd was holding up a torch, illuminating the faces of Tian Xiaohu and Gao Wu, who were at the front, clearly.

Only then did Li Ergou truly come to his senses.

He raised his sleeve and wiped his face haphazardly, which aggravated the wound on his waist. He hissed and gasped for breath, then suddenly turned his head and grabbed Li Mu's arm tightly.

"It was Liu Mancang, Liu Mancang from the neighboring village. He killed Old Xie, the fisherman."

Li Ergou spoke urgently, his eyes filled with fear, anger, and tears.

It turned out that ever since he and Biaozi made money fishing with Li Mu last time, they had been looking forward to fishing with Li Mu again to make money.

Unfortunately, Li Mu went into the mountains to find wild ginseng for Tao Qingshan.

They waited and waited, but no one came, so they became a little anxious.

Later, the two of them discussed it and decided to go to the place where they had fished with Li Mu before and ask other fishermen if they needed to hire help.

Even if we don't necessarily hire them, what if someone needs help?

You know what, these two guys were really lucky to have met.

Among the fishermen who regularly fished on the river was a man named Xie Dadong. He had just gotten a large net and wanted to catch more fish, but he was short of manpower and didn't want to spend money to hire people.

Seeing that the two brothers were looking for work, he offered them two fish for each net he cast, which they could sell for three to five yuan at the market.

The two brothers agreed, and during the days Li Mu was away, they worked for Xie Dadong.

Although Lao Xie wasn't as generous as Li Mu, the two of them could still manage to take one or two fish home each time.

Therefore, the two brothers were truly grateful to Lao Xie from the bottom of their hearts.

Unexpectedly, this very person, who was alive and well, died right before their eyes.

Although Li Mu didn't know the details, he quickly asked, "Where did he die? Wasn't Biaozi with you?" since Li Ergou was willing to talk.

“He died, he died on the riverbank. I didn’t dare call out to Biaozi, I was afraid he… Waaah…” Li Ergou couldn’t finish his sentence.

At this moment, the eight-foot-tall man cried like a child.

Li Mu didn't feel ashamed at all. On the contrary, he admired Li Ergou's actions. He was willing to risk his life to lure the people away instead of turning back to ask his brother for help.

Even if they call for help, there might be a chance to apprehend the murderer.

However, given their kindness and compassion, their chances of winning against a vicious and ruthless killer are virtually zero.

Thinking this, Li Mu took out more than a hundred yuan from his pocket and stuffed it all into Tian Xiaohu's hand.

"Xiao Hu, you guys quickly take the money and send Er Gou to the county hospital."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Gao Wu.

"Fifth Uncle, let's split into two groups. You take some people to the riverbank to see if Old Xie is really dead. If he's not, get him to the hospital immediately."

"I'm taking some men to chase after Brother Gao. We can't let that bastard get away."

“Okay, let’s do it that way,” Gao Wu replied loudly.

He then pointed to five people and led them to the riverbank, while the rest followed Li Mu into the mountains and forests.

Li Mu had no idea where Gao Ga Zi had gone after the person, since the mountains were so big that finding someone would be extremely difficult.

They had been chasing for almost half an hour without seeing a trace of him. Seeing that it was already pitch black and listening to the strange noises coming from the forest, the men following Li Mu all decided to give up.

"Hey Li Mu, do you even have a direction? It's been so long, and we haven't seen a single person."

"If you ask me, we should just go back. It's getting dark, and who knows what might jump out at any moment."

……

Once one or two people spoke up, the others also began to waver.

Hearing their words, Li Mu wasn't annoyed. Instead, he calmly said to them, "Give me the torch! Let's chase for another half hour. If we still can't find them, we'll go back."

After Li Mu said that, everyone stopped talking and handed him a torch.

But Li Mu, having obtained the torch, did not rush forward. Instead, he kept looking at the nearby tree trunks as he walked.

This only filled those following him with confusion.

"What is Li Mu doing? Does that tree tell people where he went?"

"Who knows! Let's follow him and search for a while longer. If we still can't find him, we'll go back."

……

Several people who were following Li Mu were whispering among themselves.

However, at that moment, a piercing scream suddenly rang out from the front.