野豬林,薄霧繚繞,一眼望不到盡頭。
這天一大早,林子之外遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)過(guò)來(lái)一隊(duì)人馬,看衣著打扮,明顯是官面上的人物,正是押著石寶的董超、薛霸一行人。
另外,還有著一隊(duì)押送的官兵。
領(lǐng)隊(duì)的伍長(zhǎng)名叫王勇,王勇的名字里雖然有個(gè)“勇”字,但王勇本人卻和“勇”半點(diǎn)都沾不上邊,原先王勇不過(guò)是京中的一個(gè)破落戶而已。伍長(zhǎng)的官職雖然不大,但好歹管著十來(lái)個(gè)人,王勇能夠上位不是因?yàn)閯e的,只不過(guò)是因?yàn)樗玫谋砀绲奶眯值茉谔靖隽艘粋€(gè)得寵的管事。
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押送犯人,還要押送到遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的沙門島上,其實(shí),王勇心中是不愿意的,勞心勞力還落不得好,哪里比得上在京中,雖說(shuō)不過(guò)是一個(gè)小小的伍長(zhǎng),但軍中管制不嚴(yán),還能時(shí)常去喝個(gè)花酒。
不過(guò)想起自己接到任務(wù)之后,王勇七拐八拐才能找到聯(lián)系的“靠山”——太尉府的高管事,親自上門交代王勇,要王勇半路上配合官差將犯人給解決掉!
這下王勇可就十分愿意了,如果能夠得到靠山的進(jìn)一步提拔,再升個(gè)一級(jí)兩級(jí)的,王勇想到這里,尾巴都要翹到天上去了。
是以這一路上,每每看到石寶,王勇的眼神只如看到寶貝一般,可不就是寶貝嗎!
“王伍長(zhǎng),前面就是野豬林了,可以……”,接下來(lái)的話薛霸并沒(méi)有說(shuō)出口,不過(guò)卻做了一個(gè)抹脖子的手勢(shì)……
回頭看了一看因?yàn)槟_上水泡被磨破,背后棒傷復(fù)發(fā)而走的跌跌撞撞的石寶,王勇嘴角一勾,嘿嘿一笑,回應(yīng)道:“就依兄弟的意思辦!”
“好!”
薛霸在這邊通知了王勇一聲之后,再度回到對(duì)此毫無(wú)察覺(jué)的石寶身邊,呵斥道:“你這廝走的快一點(diǎn),這樣得等到何年何月才能到沙門島!”
石寶昨夜受了他們的折磨,如今腳上。背上都是疼痛難忍,哪里愿意回應(yīng)薛霸,只當(dāng)是沒(méi)聽見,依舊保持著原本蹣跚的步伐,依舊朝前走去,只是心中不斷感慨:“想我石寶,一輩子自問(wèn)無(wú)愧與天,卻沒(méi)想到最后卻落得這么個(gè)下場(chǎng),受辱于此等小人手里……”
石寶不是沒(méi)有想過(guò)反抗,只是若是單就董超薛霸兩人,就算石寶帶著木枷腳鏈,他也有自信可以將這兩個(gè)人解決,只是……看著王勇時(shí)不時(shí)回頭看向自己的目光,石寶心中還是一嘆,哪有什么機(jī)會(huì)?。?p> 正走著,眼見著野豬林越來(lái)越近了,就在王勇再度回頭看的時(shí)候,薛霸朝王勇使了個(gè)眼色,王勇也果然會(huì)意,揮手讓隊(duì)伍停了下來(lái)。
正在此時(shí),一陣風(fēng)襲來(lái),官道旁邊的叢林隨風(fēng)一陣晃動(dòng)……只是這晃動(dòng)明顯有幾分詭異,因?yàn)檫@一大片叢林,但就這一處隨風(fēng)晃動(dòng)。
不過(guò)王勇一行人卻沒(méi)注意到這些,他們可是已經(jīng)聽說(shuō)了,這石寶的武藝十分了得。為了更好的解決石寶,說(shuō)不得要演那么一出戲。
只見薛霸走上前來(lái),朝著喝止眾人的王勇問(wèn)道:“王伍長(zhǎng)這是怎么了?走得好好的為何停下了?”
“走了一下午,兄弟不覺(jué)得有些乏累嗎?我看這旁邊的林子里倒是頗為陰涼,不若到里面休息一會(huì)?”
“恩……如此也好,就依王伍長(zhǎng)所說(shuō)吧!”
兩人說(shuō)話的聲音不算小,正巧石寶可以聽得見,能夠休息一下,石寶自然是求之不得的,在他看來(lái),就算昨日董超薛霸二人折磨自己,也不過(guò)是避著這一伍的官兵,想來(lái)是不敢當(dāng)著這些官兵的面上作惡,倒也沒(méi)多想。
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就這樣,一行人拐入了野豬林?。?p> ············································································································································································································