When Amandine heard that they would release him for 30,000 shillings, he was furious, "Let them take me away."Uwa advised, "Brother, give it to them! What will we do if you leave?"
"But we don't have so much money! Unless the old man gives us some support." Amandine looked at Ludes when he said that. Ludes didn't expect that the matter would fall on him. He and Amandine also got along well. He thought for a moment and agreed, but he didn't have enough shillings, so he took out five gold coins to make up the difference. The other party really released Amandine after getting the money, and the restaurant was empty in an instant. In the next few days, there was no source of income. The baby was crying with hunger, and he ate a lot, so Uwa's milk was definitely not enough. The three sat together to discuss countermeasures, "How about we return the store? There is no business anyway." Amandine spoke first.
"Where will we go if we lose the store?" Ludes asked.Uwa had no idea, so she just said, "I'll listen to my brother!"
"But we have to pay rent to live in the store. Now there is no business, so we can't pay."
"Why don't we go to my wooden house and rebuild it. If we hide in the mountains, we won't be harassed by the coalition forces." Ludes' proposal was strongly supported by Amandine.
The three of them immediately started to pack up, taking everything they could carry with them, and even Beyondbear was carrying two water bottles. The four of them happily moved up the mountain, but when they were about to get close, they found that the wooden house had been occupied.
Fortunately, the other party didn't find them, and Amandine hid in the woods with the other three people. They looked out, and after a while, two men came out of the wooden house, wearing warriors' clothes. "Are these people from the coalition forces?" Amandine guessed.
"They should be deserters hiding here," Ludes said.
"Brother, what should we do?"Uwa asked.
Amandine had been blackmailed by the coalition forces, and he didn't have a good impression of these people. He said viciously, "Kill them!"
"Ah!" Uwa was shocked when she heard it. She had never thought of killing people. Ludes also nodded in agreement. His cabin was occupied by someone, and he was also very angry. He took out his gun and was about to take action when three more people came out from the cabin, all holding weapons in their hands. Amandine and others did not dare to move anymore and stepped back a few steps. Unfortunately, he stepped on Beyondbear's feet and he cried loudly. The coalition forces in the cabin immediately became alert. Two people walked towards Amandine's hiding place. They held guns in their hands and fired a shot into the woods. Beyondbear was frightened and cried even louder. Uwa hurriedly picked him up. Amandine asked them to throw away the extra things, and also took out his gun and said, "You go quickly, I will hold them back." The crying that the two heard this time was too real, and they hurriedly chased after them. Amandine also fired back, hitting one person in the shoulder. After the man was shot, the other three also ran over. They were furious and fired at the woods. When they saw no movement, they chased after them. Uwa held the baby and looked back from time to time to see if Amandine had caught up. Ludes urged them, "Let's go quickly, otherwise we will drag him down. He can walk fast alone." The other three also entered the woods. Amandine didn't have many bullets, so he didn't dare to shoot randomly. He only shot to scare the other party when he saw the person behind him was about to catch up. It was not easy to hit a person in this dense forest. When they heard the gunshots, they really slowed down. They were also afraid of being hit. Ludes led the way in front. He didn't dare to run down the mountain. It was too wide there. He would become a target as soon as he came out. Uwa ran fast with Beyondbear in her arms. If she hadn't been thinking about Amandine behind her, she would have run away long ago. Six people plus a baby chased each other all the way up the mountain. More than ten minutes passed, Uwa felt more and more guilty. She turned to look at Amandine and found that he was not keeping up. She was so anxious that she almost cried. In her heart, Amandine was the closest person in the world. Only when she was with this man would she not feel lonely. She gave Beyondbear to Ludes and went back to find him. Amandine was shot in the calf in the previous confrontation and was hiding behind a rock. The other party was gradually approaching. He wanted to run but couldn't stand up. He thought desperately, "It seems that I will die in this ghost forest this time." When he was sad, he saw Uwa running towards him, which moved him so much that he almost cried. Uwa saw him and asked, "Brother, why don't you run?"
Amandine unzipped his trouser legs, pointed to the wound and said, "I was shot!"
"Then I'll carry you." Uwa said and carried Amandine on her back. She was stronger than a man, and there was no trouble at all to carry a person. Amandine was on her back, and he could only feel the wind whirring in his ears.Uwa was moving fast like a small tank, and soon caught up with Ludes in front. The pursuers behind saw the backs of the two, and knew that someone was injured, so they chased them even more closely.Uwa had just put Amandine down and wanted to take a breath. The gunshots rang out again, but fortunately no one was hit. Ludes put Beyondbear down and said to Amandine and Uwa, "There is a cave on the hillside ahead. You go there to hide, and I will lead them away. If I am not back tomorrow morning, you don't have to wait." After he said that, he ran to the other side, shooting at the people behind him while running, and those people were indeed led there.Uwa rested for a while and carried Amandine on her back again. Although Beyondbear was only eight months old, he was as tall as a five or six-year-old child. He was very flexible, like a monkey, and Uwa asked him to run beside her. She ran to the hillside according to Ludes's direction. There was indeed a cave here. The cave was very secret and difficult to find if you didn't get close. "How did the old man know there was a cave here?" Uwa asked curiously.
"You forgot that he used to live here. He must be very familiar with this area." Amandine explained.
Uwa carried Amandine on her back and walked into the cave. The cave was not spacious and a little damp. She found a clean place and put him down. Beyondbear also followed. When he saw Amandine lying on the ground, he immediately sat on his belly. Uwa saw him and hurriedly pulled him up. Amandine was thinking about how to take out the bullet in his leg and didn't notice what happened just now. Uwa saw that he didn't speak and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Is it painful?"
"I want to take out the bullet. I have a first aid kit in my backpack. Take it out."
Uwa took it out and asked, "How do I use it?"
"There is a sharp pliers inside. Disinfect it with alcohol, and then take out the bullet in my leg."
"Disinfect? How to disinfect?" Uwa was confused.
"Just soak the pointed pliers in a bottle."
Uwa did as she was told, holding up the pliers and asked, "Is it OK?"
"Yes, but you have to be gentle, I'm afraid of pain."
Uwa squatted down and put Amandine's calf on her thigh, then rolled up his trouser leg, only to see that the area around the wound was a little black. She was very nervous and didn't know how to start.