In her previous life, Qiao Yu thought Jiang Zhan was mentally unstable; she feared and loathed him. Yet, Jiang Zhan endured endless torture to save her, protecting her until his very last breath.
Chapter 331 Black Market Help
After Yan Zijin agreed to Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu, he decided to take them out. But just as they reached the door, the three of them saw a fiery red firework suddenly rising in the distant sky.
Although it was daytime, the fireworks were very conspicuous.
Yan Zijin frowned, feeling that the fireworks seemed a little familiar.
Before he could ask Qiao Yu, he heard Qiao Yu say in a deep voice: "Oh no. Something happened in the black market."
Qiao Yu has always kept the signal fireworks well, even though he distributed them to other teams when he was on a mission. After the mission was completed, Qiao Yu collected all the unused fireworks.
So now the only person who has Qiao Yu’s signal fireworks is Chen Wanning.
Red fireworks - the highest level of emergency help.
Yan Zijin raised his eyebrows when he heard Qiao Yu's words. It was indeed Qiao Yu's signal firework. It seemed that Qiao Yu and this "Old Black" were really close friends.
But that's true. If they were just ordinary friends, Qiao Yu wouldn't have taken such a big risk to save him.
Qiao Yu frowned, "Captain Yan, I'm afraid A-Zhan and I won't have time to get the car."
"Could you please go to a grain store called 'Tianfeng' in the market and ask Ding Baian to come? Just tell him I sent you there and ask him to bring someone with you to drive the car. Remember to use a large vehicle that can accommodate many people. Also, try to drive the car directly outside the black market, as close to the main gate as possible."
Upon hearing this, Yan Zijin sighed helplessly, "Captain Qiao, you really know how to give me problems."
Qiao Yu bowed slightly to Yan Zijin with a serious expression, "I'm counting on you, Captain Yan. I'll definitely reward you handsomely once I rescue the person."
Upon seeing this, Yan Zijin quickly took a half step back, waving his hands and saying anxiously, "Hey, no, no, no! Captain Qiao, aren't you embarrassing me?!"
Yan Zijin suddenly felt a little cold all over, and couldn't help but secretly glance at Jiang Zhan beside him with the corner of his eye. Sure enough, he saw that Jiang Zhan's face had turned dark.
Yan Zijin's heart skipped a beat, and he pursed his lips before finally agreeing: "Alright, leave this to me, you guys go quickly!"
Qiao Yu nodded slightly towards Yan Zijin again, "Thank you!"
Only after Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan left quickly did Yan Zijin breathe a sigh of relief, but then he chuckled at himself.
After all, Yan Zijin was the captain of the number one mercenary hunter team in the base. He had seen a lot of ups and downs. Why was he so wary of a second-tier team?
Yan Zijin lowered the corner of his mouth and looked up again in the direction where Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan left, his eyes deep and calm.
His intuition was never wrong. Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan must have many unknown secrets.
The pendulum...can only be a friend, never an enemy.
Yan Zijin stood there and made a decision in just a few seconds. Then he went back and called all the team members who were at home, and drove to the market with them.
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After Jiang Zhan left Yan Zijin's sight, he immediately set up a mental barrier.
The two of them had no more worries and used their special powers directly to rush to the gate of the black market as quickly as possible.
Along the way, Jiang Zhan discovered many spiritual fluctuations surrounding the black market, just as Yan Zijin had said.
Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan used the shield of the mental barrier to directly enter the black market gate and headed straight for Nanshi where Chen Wanning was.
But before they could reach them, they heard a noisy sound in the distance. Qiao Yu couldn't quite hear it, but it seemed like someone was chasing something.
Then, Qiao Yu heard the sound of the tin house being moved, mixed with a childish female voice: "Yuanyuan, I'll hold them back, you run!"
Although the voice was very small due to the distance, Qiao Yu immediately recognized it, "It's Mu Yan!"
Her voice was strained and hoarse, as if shouting these words had exhausted all her strength.
"Sister—" Mu Yuan's voice could be heard faintly at this moment, her voice tinged with tears.
"Run!" Mu Yan shouted again.
Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan looked at each other, and without slowing down, they ran towards the source of the sound like flying.
As the distance gets closer, the sound becomes clearer.
Finally, a small figure suddenly appeared in the sight of Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan.
——It’s Mu Yuan.
Mu Yuan was running forward with her head down, carrying something much bigger than her.
Her small body leaned forward, still sobbing. One of her shoes was missing, and her bare foot was injured and bleeding, but she seemed to feel no pain, and her speed never slowed down, running desperately towards the door.
The thing on her back was completely covered by cloth, and she lay very quietly on Mu Yuan's back without any reaction.
Because its body was much larger than Mu Yuan's, a large part of it was still hanging on the ground, and it looked like it was being dragged forward by Mu Yuan.
Qiao Yu looked carefully at the part on the ground. The skin was dark brown and as white as dead wood, but its shape looked very much like a human foot.
——The person on Mu Yuan’s back is a person!
"It's Chen Wanning." Jiang Zhan whispered from the side.
"What? Chen Wanning?!"
Qiao Yu's brows suddenly furrowed. How could Chen Wanning become like this?
But the current situation did not allow Qiao Yu to think too much.
"Mu Yuan!"
Qiao Yu rushed forward and blocked Mu Yuan's way. Jiang Zhan also immediately pulled Mu Yuan into the barrier.
Mu Yuan raised her head, and when she saw Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she shouted loudly: "Fairy Sister! Big Brother!"
But then she cried even louder.
"Brothers and sisters, please save my sister and Grandma Chen..."
Mu Yuan's face was covered with tears, and her expression was desperate and full of pleading.
Qiao Yu leaned down, trying to slow down his tone and said quickly: "Yuanyuan, don't be afraid. It's safe here. Wait here for us. Big brother and I will go rescue your sister and be back soon!"
"Hmm..." Mu Yuan nodded, as if she had special trust in Qiao Yu's words.
After Qiao Yu gave Mu Yuan instructions, he immediately pulled Jiang Zhan to continue walking inside.
The sound of iron sheets being scraped came from the front again.
This time, because he was close, Qiao Yu could hear it very clearly.
Sharp and harsh.
"If you can't move it, split it in half!" Another male voice came from the distance.
"I told you to take care of them, but you wouldn't listen! These two sisters are so stubborn and determined to follow that old woman. They're both strength-type, so they're really troublesome!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and tear down the house! We can just go over there and catch her and that's it!"
Mu Yan listened to the sound coming from the opposite side of the tin house, and a trace of fear and despair appeared in her eyes.
But she couldn't retreat.
Her sister and Grandma Chen both rely on her for protection, she absolutely cannot retreat!