Chapter 112 Entering the Village

"Go ahead, but be careful to avoid people."

"knew."

Once Bi Yuntao left, the discussion inside the room became even more intense.

Zhao Xiaoyu's gloating voice rang out: "Mom, don't listen to Brother Tao. The Lin family's money was originally extorted from us. Now that Guo Shi and that bitch Lin Baozhu are about to be sold, we should get that money back. Also, Lin Baozhu's clothes and shoes, although we can't wear them, can still be worth a lot of money on the black market."

Bi Mamin said coquettishly, "Yes, Mother, if we're worried about being discovered, we can just burn her house down and be done with it!"

Listening to their discussion, a chilling glint flashed in Lin Baozhu's eyes. This family's evil was rotten to the core.

If she were even slightly soft-hearted, she would be letting herself and her family down!

She took out a sleeping potion from her spatial storage and flicked it through the crack in the door. The smoke drifted by, and a moment later, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground could be heard.

Lin Baozhu jumped down from the tree trunk, looked at the four unconscious people on the ground [You Yongsheng, Zhao Xiaoyu, Old Man Bi, and Bi Mamin], waved her hand to throw them into her spatial storage, and then quickly swept away everything belonging to the Bi family, as always, leaving nothing behind!

Then she pulled out a miniature silent bomb. The Bi family was lucky; this was the first time she'd used a weapon from another era. [PS: The bombs were silenced because zombie hordes have heightened hearing and will follow sounds to find living things. Therefore, silent bombs were invented.]

She poured tung oil into every corner of the Bi family's house; this stuff is flammable and difficult to extinguish.

After doing all this, she locked the door from the inside and then climbed over the wall to leave!

As soon as she returned to the Lin family home, she threw You Yongsheng and Zhao Xiaoyu out of her spatial storage, smeared some smear on their faces, and then waited for Bi Yuntao to arrive with his men...

She ate a quarter of the watermelon inside the room before hearing a series of hurried footsteps outside...

She tossed the watermelon rind aside, her eyes wide and fixed intently on the door.

He's here, he's here! He's coming with the human traffickers. At this moment, she was silently calculating in her mind how much bonus she could earn from this deal.

A bamboo tube blew the sleeping powder in through the window, and the person who had been knocked unconscious by Lin Baozhu fell into an even deeper sleep.

At that moment, Bi Yuntao's low voice came from outside the door: "Lin Baozhu is in this room, and her mother and two children are in that room. Let's finish this quickly."

As they were talking, the door was pushed open, and Lin Baozhu watched as Bi Yuntao led the man in. They groped around in the dark, put the person on the bed into a sack, tied the sack tightly, and carried it away...

A man's voice came from the courtyard, deep and somber: "Strange, weren't there supposed to be two more children? Where are they?"

Bi Yuntao flattered, "Those two kids are often picked up by their uncle. This time they'll probably be taken to Wanghu Village again. Since you already know where his home is, you won't have to worry about not being able to take the two kids with you in the future."

After the two left, Lin Baozhu quickly put her mother and two children back on the bed and hurried after Bi Yuntao and the others. She ran into Qin Haifeng at the foot of the mountain, who was following Bi Yuntao and the others with a grim expression… Perhaps hearing the commotion behind her, Qin Haifeng quickly turned around: “Who…”

Lin Baozhu quickly whispered, "It's me!"

"You weren't taken away by them?"

“They took You Yongsheng and Bi Mamin away. After I got home, I knocked the mother and daughter unconscious through the back alley and took them to my house!”

"Well done."

Qin Haifeng didn't think she had done anything wrong; being too lenient with the enemy was irresponsible to herself.

"Be careful, don't let them find out."

"Don't worry, I put something in the house before they came. Wearing this, as long as we're fifty meters away from them, they won't notice us."

Qin Haifeng was extremely surprised to hear her say that. Just how many magical things did she have?

Last time, she had a trusted person deliver her super blood-boosting pills to the military region, and personally handed them to her old commander...

Although the research results are not yet available, Donkey Egg clearly saw the situation between Donkey Egg and that spy at the time. The drug was indeed effective. Once the test results are in, he will think carefully about what benefits he can bring to her.

The two followed Bi Yuntao and the others over two mountains, finally stopping at the entrance to a winding mountain road.

There are two men carrying homemade guns at the entrance. To enter successfully, you must first deal with the two men guarding the village!

Lin Baozhu took a stone out of her bag...

"No, there's no guarantee that outsiders won't come in. If we rashly kill these two, it will definitely cause trouble. It's better to send the troops first!"

“We can wait, but there’s no guarantee the people inside won’t. I suspect there are other abducted people in their village. We could do this…”

As Lin Baozhu spoke more and more, Qin Haifeng's eyes widened more and more.

Are you sure you won't encounter any danger?

"Definitely not."

Seeing her confident expression, Qin Haifeng stepped aside. After Lin Baozhu knocked the mountain guard unconscious, he stripped them of their clothes. Then, after the two of them disguised themselves, they strode into the mountain valley. It was very dark, and they could hardly see the way down the mountain. The two of them did not dare to light torches!

"It's too dangerous to go down the mountain without a torch..." Qin Haifeng looked at the dark path down the mountain with worry in his eyes.

"How could I forget this!" Lin Baozhu suddenly patted her backpack and pulled out two oddly shaped night vision goggles.

"Put them on." She handed him one and put them on first. Qin Haifeng followed her example and put on the night vision goggles. The suddenly clear, pale green world that appeared before his eyes made his pupils dilate, and he looked at her in disbelief.

"This thing..."

"Oh, I made it for fun in my spare time. The night vision is pretty good. With it by my side, I don't have to worry about falling off a cliff."

Qin Haifeng suppressed the immense shock in his heart and asked no more questions. He stepped onto the muddy, slippery path ahead to test it, his brow furrowed, then turned around and firmly and naturally extended his hand to Lin Baozhu: "The path is too slippery, I'll hold your hand."

Lin Baozhu looked at the large, calloused hand with distinct knuckles, calloused from years of holding a gun, and then at the steep, slippery path. Without any hesitation or awkwardness, she decisively reached out her hand. When Qin Haifeng's warm, dry, and powerful hand completely enveloped her slightly cool hand, a subtle current seemed to surge from their touching skin.

Lin Baozhu clearly felt her heart skip a beat, and her ears felt slightly hot. She could feel that he was holding her tightly, both to steady her and to show an undeniable sense of protection.

Qin Haifeng's feelings intensified. The delicate touch of her hand and her slightly cool body temperature sent a shiver down his spine. He instinctively tightened his grip on her fingers, holding her more firmly, his voice low and steady: "Follow my steps slowly!"

He took the lead and explored the path, each step firm and steady, holding her hand tightly as her support.

The two of them trudged down the steep slope, their steps slow but steady. Qin Haifeng occasionally turned back to check on her, and when their eyes met, even through his night-vision goggles, he could feel the subtle warmth beneath the calm in her eyes.

Although the descent was long and arduous, with each other's support and the aid of night vision goggles, the two finally arrived safely near the village at the bottom of the valley.

Lin Baozhu quickly drew a machete from her waist and handed it to Qin Haifeng: "Take this for self-defense."

Qin Haifeng did not refuse and readily accepted it, pinning it behind his back.

Next, Lin Baozhu took out a paper packet and a sachet. She handed the paper packet to Qin Haifeng: "Snake-attracting powder. Distribute it if attacked or when the time is right." Then, she took the small sachet and, instead of handing it to him directly, she tiptoed slightly, leaned close to his neck, and deftly threaded the ribbon through the buttonhole on the side of his shirt, carefully tying a knot.

During this process, her fingertips, through the thin fabric, lightly touched his chest. The warmth of her fingertips penetrated the material and warmed his skin, causing him to tense up.

“This is a snake-repelling sachet.” Lin Baozhu tied the knot, looked up at him, and lowered her voice: “Wear it close to your body, and snakes will stay away from you.”

Qin Haifeng felt his heart race and his throat tighten as she tied the sachet and his fingertips touched him.

The scent wafting from her nose made him slightly uneasy. But he forced himself to suppress his agitation, nodded solemnly, and unconsciously pressed his large hand against the spot where the sachet, still warm from her fingertips, had been placed: "Alright, we'll split up and focus on reconnaissance. In half an hour, no matter what, we'll meet back under this old locust tree! If there's any danger, make a commotion immediately, and I'll come over!"

"Okay! Be careful too!" Lin Baozhu replied, and without wasting any more time, she darted into the shadows of the village like a fish. Qin Haifeng glanced deeply in the direction she disappeared, gripped the machete at his waist, and turned to quickly slip into another alley.