While Lu Yuan and his men were still figuring out how to respond, Shen Hu had already led his men to search along the road. There were many people; Lu Yuan counted them and found there were about a hundred.

"No, we can't wait any longer. We have to think of a solution immediately."

Lu Yang's mind raced, and suddenly he glanced at Kong Hanting beside him.

"That's it! Actors? I know what to do!"

Then Lu Yuan lowered his voice and spoke to everyone.

“They’re looking for us, right? Then I’ll lure them away. You guys keep your men here and don’t show yourselves. If they really don’t come, I’ll come to rescue you as soon as possible.”

Lu Yuan finished speaking and left, but Xiao Shan grabbed him and stopped him.

"No, this is too dangerous. You can't take such a risk."

Han Wen also shook his head: "Master Shenhu is meticulous; your trick won't fool him."

"We have to try even if it doesn't work out, just in case we actually fooled them."

Lu Yuan insisted on leaving, but the others disagreed. Xi Wen, bowing, came over and volunteered.

"Brother Lu, leave these people to me. I'll take care of drawing them away. You and your men should escape immediately and don't worry about me."

Zhou Tong immediately stood up as well.

“I’ll go with you. The chances are better with two people, and we can look out for each other. I learned reconnaissance and camouflage when I was in the special forces.”

Then even more people wanted to join in, and seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Lu Yuan could only nod in the end.

"Then... you all have to be very careful."

Zhou Tong grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"It's alright. If we can't beat them, we'll run away. Just make sure you take good care of our families."

Then Zhou Tong turned to the others who were also going and said...

"Too many people, too conspicuous. Two more people! The rest of you wait here!"

He then casually picked two people and gave them a few instructions.

Immediately, the group quietly left the stone pile, crouching low in the darkness by the roadside like ghosts.

Lu Yuan and his family squatted behind the shovel, their eyes filled with concern. Lu Yuan had already taken out his crossbow, intending to take action the moment the other side discovered them.

Then Xiwen and the other three quietly slipped out onto the main road.

Searchlights were constantly shining all around, and the four of them immediately hid in the range of the lights, lying down among the ruins by the roadside, waiting silently for the other side to come and search them.

The person leading the way continued searching forward with his men, but they did not find any trace of the group.

"Let's go out after they've all passed by!"

Zhou Tong lowered his voice and gave the order.

On the street, a group of people were searching back and forth with flashlights, but their target did not seem to be in the ruins on either side.

After saying something to the people beside him, the leader continued walking forward with his headlamp in hand. At this moment, Zhou Tong slowly crouched down, like a leopard preparing to hunt, waiting for the moment when the other party would remove the headlamp.

As the searchlight moved out of their range, Zhou Tong moved with the agility of a cheetah, pouncing on one of them and knocking him to the ground. He then raised his hand and delivered a swift chop to the man's neck, causing him to fall to the ground without making a sound.

The person who was knocked to the ground was dragged directly to the dark roadside, and Zhou Tong successfully put the headlamp on the person's head. Then he reached out to the person in front of him and repeated the previous action. Xi Wen and the other two also cooperated well, and they all put on headlamps. The people who were dragged to the roadside did not react at all.

"Wow, Brother Zhou, you've got that skill! I thought it was just something you see on TV!"

Lu Yuanyuan gave Zhou Tong a thumbs up from afar.

Soon, the group put on their headlamps and followed the others forward. Just as they were about to reach the place where Lu Yuan and the others were hiding, Zhou Tong felt a tightness in his chest. He immediately waved to Xi Wen and the others and shouted to the people in front.

"We'll search this area, you guys go over there."

The leader was taken aback, but didn't say anything more.

"Okay, search thoroughly and don't let a single person escape."

"OK."

Zhou Hongyi looked back and hoped that several people would immediately follow behind, shining flashlights in the direction of Lu Yuan and the others. When Lu Yuan saw the news again, Zhou Tong immediately put his hand to his lips and shushed him.

"Don't speak."

Lu Yuan nodded silently, then turned and nodded to the others.

Everyone immediately understood what Lu Yuan meant and lowered their heads again.

After leading a few people around the area a few times, Zhou Tong shouted into the distance.

"There's no one here."

The squad leader nodded slightly, sensing that something was amiss, but said nothing and continued leading his men forward to search.

They soon found the end of the road.

Then the squad leader glanced at the time in the sky.

"It's getting late, we need to head back as soon as possible."

After speaking, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Zhou Tong and his group. Zhou Tong and his group immediately lowered their heads and whispered among themselves to hide their faces. The other party seemed to have noticed something, but Shen Hu called out from behind.

"What the hell are you all dawdling about! Have you found it yet?"

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