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In this case, Qi Tiezui can be said to have a thorough understanding of the whole ins and outs of the matter.
In fact, based on their performance and what they have done, I can roughly infer what the current situation is.
Moreover, he could see that the number of the villagers who had just opened the door for them seemed to be much smaller than before.
I think some people must have been left behind by the Hei Qiao people and were taken hostage.
Apart from this possibility, there is really no other possibility.
And when he thought of this, he felt very bad.
"Why is there only so much food left?"
The old man took him to a storage room, which was a place they had been to before and had a lot of food stored in it, but now it seemed that there were only a few.
This is indeed very strange.
Although he knew what was going on in his heart, he thought that the Hei Qiao people must have pocketed all the food.
Apart from this possibility, there is really no other possibility.
But the reason why he asked such a question now was just to see how the old man would answer, so as to judge what the current situation was.
Maybe we can find the most crucial clue from this.
After hearing this, the old man paused and wanted to say something, but then he looked around carefully and could only say this helplessly.
"There's nothing we can do. Everyone needs to eat, but my harvest has been bad recently, and the weather has been bad recently, so we haven't been able to get anything else to eat."
His reason was really poor and Qi Tiezui could tell at a glance that he was lying.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the old man seemed to be hinting at him that he was lying.
Therefore, at this moment, it is impossible for him to directly expose other people's web pages.
Moreover, the old man just looked around, and this action was enough to prove that there was someone watching him around.
Otherwise, he would not have made such a move.
In this case, Qi Tiezui can now be considered certain. He must act according to circumstances as to what to do next.
If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid everything will become very bad.
And then they waited for them and took all the food outside. When it was really in front of them, the old man took a look at it, and then they asked with some confusion.
"Why are there so few of you?"
Before anyone else spoke, Qi Tiezui sighed heavily and pretended to be very sad. He even raised his hand and pretended to wipe away his tears.
"Don't say that. Our journey was extremely dangerous. We lost many brothers along the way. We survived by hanging on. Otherwise, we might not be able to come back here at all."
Although he was acting, his acting skills were indeed very impressive. When the brothers next to him heard this, they knew what they should say.
So at this moment they naturally pretended to be very sad, shook their heads gently, and continued talking.
"Yes, we really encountered too many dangers and traps along the way. We almost died there. If it weren't for the sacrifice of our brothers, we might not have been able to come to see you alive."
"Don't say that. We are really useless. We can't even bring back their bodies."
After saying this, everyone lowered their heads slightly, making it seem as if this really happened.
Although those people had no idea why Qi Tiezui would make such a decision and choose to use such a lie to deceive the old grandfather.
But since Qi Tiezui has already done this, it means that he must have his own ideas, and everyone will definitely follow him.
When the old man and the villagers nearby saw them like this, they seemed to really believe it and shook their heads with some regret.
"We didn't expect something like this to happen. You must mourn. The dead cannot be resurrected, and the living should still live a good life."
After the old man said this, some villagers nearby also nodded.
"Yes, no matter what, you must live well and take their place. Otherwise, their spirits in heaven will not be at peace."
"I didn't expect something like this to happen. Don't be too sad now. No matter what, staying alive is the most important thing. I believe they have tried their best."
Chapter 663: Tricks
Unexpectedly, their current situation is already extremely difficult, but even so, they still have no complaints, but are still comforting themselves.
In fact, this made Qi Tiezui feel very uncomfortable.
It's not just Qi Tiezui, the other people are feeling the same way now.
They also knew what the current situation was. Although the villagers did not reveal anything, they already knew it in their hearts.
If we want to solve this problem now, it may be very difficult. I am afraid it cannot be solved in such a short time.
So at this moment they were very conflicted and didn't know what to do.
But no matter what, they cannot show any flaws now, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain.
"Alright, alright, don't talk about those sad things. It's all in the past. It's nothing. It's already very difficult to change back now."
Qi Tiezui immediately spoke these words to everyone, and the people next to him naturally nodded repeatedly, pretending to be in exactly the same situation as Qi Tiezui.
Under such circumstances, they would naturally not allow themselves to reveal any flaws, especially since they knew that there might be someone here who was always monitoring them.
Although they don't know when those people will make their move, they have to cover it up a little now and cannot make any mistakes.
"Then let's eat something first. I haven't eaten anything on the whole journey. I'm almost starving to death."
The people nearby also started talking immediately.
They look like they have suffered a lot of torture and are hungry. They have gone through a lot of hardships before finally returning here.
They performed really well.
It feels like there is really no way to spot such a flaw.
In order to make the play better, they didn't even tell the villagers the real truth.
After all, they know clearly in their hearts that there may be someone around who is always watching them, so under such circumstances they would not make such a risky move, so they have to put up with it first.
While eating, Qi Tiezui could actually see that the old man seemed to want to remind them of something all the time, but several times the words seemed to be on the tip of his tongue but he never said them.
It seems that the current situation may be more serious than they imagined, and it is indeed very difficult to solve it.
Therefore, they will definitely be more careful about this matter and not let any problems occur. After all, they must win this time.
Otherwise, everyone might fall into the hands of this black man, and then everything would become worse and more serious.
While eating, the old man wanted to say something several times, but nothing came out. In the end, he could only change the topic to other things.
"Oh, it's a pity that we ran out of wine in our wine cellar some time ago, otherwise we would have been able to treat you to some good wine this time."
After thinking for a while, the old man finally thought of a solution and said these words. His expression seemed very helpless and he looked a little regretful.
And at this moment Qi Tiezui finally understood what he meant.
Because when they came here before, they knew clearly that the people here didn't drink at all. After all, most of them were elderly people, women and children, and they were the only few adult men, and they had to protect all the villagers.
So naturally it is impossible for them to drink under such circumstances.
They don't have the habit of drinking alcohol at all.
And the reason why the old man said such an abnormal sentence now was because he wanted to remind himself that changes have taken place here.
And he couldn't remind them too obviously, so he could only use this method. At this moment, the old man was very much looking forward to it, hoping that Qi Tiezui and others could understand what he meant.
After hearing these words, those people probably knew in their hearts what the old man meant.
After all, they had stayed in this village for some time before, and had a general understanding of some of the things here.
Before anyone else could speak, Qi Tiezui immediately spoke.
"Oh, that's what I was wondering. Why don't we have any wine to drink when we come back this time? It's such a pity, but it doesn't matter. We can study together how to make better wine in the future. I have studied this before. Maybe we can come up with something even better, but it may take some time."
After hearing this, the old man was naturally very happy.
It seems that Qi Tiezui has understood what he meant.
Because he knew clearly that Qi Tiezui knew that almost everyone in the village did not drink, and now because of the method he had mentioned.
Qi Tiezui's words were not only meant to tell the old man that he was aware of the danger here, but also to remind him in an indirect way that he actually had the opportunity a long time ago.
It just takes some time.
Although he didn't know whether the old man understood or not, it didn't matter anymore.
The people around him also started to speak along with Qi Tiezui.
"Yeah, don't mention it. The wine they drank last time tasted really good. I didn't expect you to have studied this kind of stuff before. Then you must give us a good try in the future to see if the wine you brewed is good or not?"
"Yeah, then you two can compete to see whether your brewed wine tastes better or our village chief's brewed wine tastes better?"
Seeing that they were so enthusiastic, the two of them nodded and agreed without hesitation.
"Of course that's no problem."
"Yes, we must have a good competition when the time comes."
They all started talking, some irrelevant words, which those who were monitoring them naturally couldn't understand. Only they themselves could understand these words.
But even so, the old man was still a little worried.
Chapter 664: Good Acting
Because he had no idea under what circumstances those Hei Qiao people would act, and he was also very worried about what kind of harm the people in front of him might suffer.
When the Hei Qiao people came to the village, they did not kill all the people in his village. They just took away some of the food and other things that he had stored. Later he realized that the matter was far from as simple as he had imagined.
After all, the old man has lived for most of his life and has his own opinions and understandings on many things.
He was able to make the judgment just based on these simple clues.
The reason why the Hei Qiao people came to their village this time was not to do anything to them. Their target was not themselves and the villagers, but Zhang Qihai, Qi Tiezui and their group.
A very likely possibility is that they had made the Hei Qiao people very unhappy before.
The reason why the Hei Qiao people did such a thing this time was just because they wanted revenge.
If they really wanted to do something to themselves and the villagers, they would not have had to wait until now and would have killed them all long ago.
But these Hei Qiao people did not do so at all. Anyway, they still kept themselves and the villagers alive until now. This is enough to illustrate the importance of the issue.