The night grew deeper, and the village became quiet, so quiet that not even a dog barked.
Perhaps due to late autumn, there was no sound of insects chirping.
Only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.
Huang De Han repeatedly confirmed the escape route with the man, worried about getting lost in this unfamiliar village.
The man patiently told Huang De Han how to proceed.
They chatted for a while, unaware of the passage of time. Then the man took out his phone and checked the time.
"Let's go."
With that, the man stood up and went inside.
Huang De Han also checked his phone, and it was exactly midnight.
The man came out of the house carrying a black bag and handed it to Huang De Han.
As he took it, Huang De Han felt it was quite heavy and asked, "What's inside?"
"There's one million inside. Use it to buy the goods," the man said.
Saying that, the man went downstairs.
Huang De Han quickly followed the man downstairs, carrying the bag.
Instead of a tricycle, the man decided to walk on foot.
Huang De Han hurried to keep up with his steps while carrying a bag weighing over forty pounds.
He was exhausted and gasping for breath.
The man led them deeper into a secluded area until they entered a small grove of trees.
It was pitch black inside the grove, with no visibility and silence all around except for the rustling of leaves in the wind and Huang De Han's heavy breathing.
Although tired, Huang De Han stayed close behind the man, afraid of getting lost in the grove.
They walked in the grove for an unknown amount of time until Huang De Han suddenly heard the sound of flowing water.
The man stopped and said to Huang De Han, "I'll leave you here. Someone will come to meet you when you leave from here."
Huang De Han felt uneasy but still said, "Okay."
The man quickly turned around and walked in the opposite direction, soon disappearing from sight.
Huang De Han didn't linger and continued walking in the direction the man had instructed.
After a while, he walked out of the small grove.
By the moonlight, he saw a dilapidated boat floating not far away on the river.
As he approached, he noticed a man sitting in the boat, carrying a gun on his back.
Seeing Huang De Han, the man quickly rowed the boat closer to the shore and whispered, "Get on!"
Huang De Han stepped onto the boat.
Once seated, the man quickly rowed away.
The river wasn't wide, and Huang De Han could even see the opposite bank.
It took only 10 seconds to cross the river.
On the other side was Myanmar.
After getting ashore, he saw a van waiting there, with two men carrying guns standing beside it.
Upon seeing Huang De Han, one of the men signaled for him to get in the car.
Huang De Han held onto the bag of money tightly and got into the van.
The car started, and as Huang De Han looked out of the window, everything was pitch black outside, with nothing visible except for the swiftly passing shadows of trees and the sound of tires rubbing against the road.
The van sped away, and soon they arrived at an old residential area.
As soon as the car stopped, the door was pulled open from the outside.
A man with a scar on his face and a fierce and menacing appearance shouted loudly at Huang De Han in the car, "Did you bring the money?"
Huang De Han quickly got out of the car and replied, "I brought it."
"How much did you bring?" the scar-faced man asked.
"One million," Huang De Han replied.
The scar-faced man nodded and gestured to the person beside him, who promptly went inside and brought out a small box.
