Once the war ended, it was naturally time to bring a number of traitors to account.
Shen Siwei was one of the many collaborators.
But he was clever. Knowing that he would face execution sooner or later, he made arrangements early, preparing to flee with his entire family, young and old, as well as several relatives.
He took a large quantity of gold with him when he fled, all of it amassed during his time as a collaborator.
The exact amount was unknown, but the events that followed showed that it was at least enough to keep his entire family fed and clothed for the rest of their lives.
By then, Shen Siwei was already on the wanted list. He had hoped to seek shelter through his old connections, but under those circumstances, who would dare take in such a notorious collaborator?
With nowhere left to turn, Shen Siwei fled with his family deep into the mountain forests.
It was winter, too. How could the deep mountain forests of the Northeast offer any refuge? If they did not freeze to death, wild beasts would attack them.
Yet Shen Siwei did not dare go down the mountain. He would be shot if he did. By then, he had already begun to feel despair. Even with all the gold he had taken, what could it do for him?
Deep in the mountain forests, no amount of gold was any different from ordinary stones.
Just as Shen Siwei and his family were losing all hope, some villagers from Tang Family Village happened to discover them on their way back from a trip down the mountain.
At that time, Tang Family Village and Zhang Family Village were no longer secluded from the world. The young people still occasionally went down the mountain to buy