"How did you end up here?" Luo Chen asked, looking at Xiao Jiang in front of him.

He was lying on the ground, his clothes torn and his face covered in blood.

When Xiao Jiang saw that it was Luo Chen, her previously helpless expression immediately brightened. She said to Luo Chen with joy, "Brother Xiao, it's you, really?"

Luo Chen nodded, then grabbed the tree trunk with one hand and pulled Xiao Jiang with the other: "Hold my hand, be careful, take it slow."

Xiao Jiang nodded, let out a muffled groan, and with a light leap, handed his hand to Luo Chen.

Luo Chen reached out and grabbed it, then glanced up, pushed off with his feet, and brought Xiao Jiang up with him.

"Phew, it's quite heavy," Luo Chen said, sitting on the mountain road, catching his breath.

Xiao Jiang blushed and looked down at her feet.

Luo Chen turned his head and saw a long scratch on Xiao Jiang's right ankle, which looked like it had been scraped by thorns on the hillside.

"I brought disinfectant and some medicine. Let me get them for you." Luo Chen took off the backpack behind him, feeling relieved that he had brought some medicine with him before he left, just in case. He didn't expect to need it so soon.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao." Xiao Jiang rubbed his trouser leg and nodded slightly to Luo Chen.

Luo Chen shook his head, took out the medicine and handed it to Xiao Jiang, asking, "How did you end up here? Where are they? What's the situation now?"

"Ah." Xiao Jiang looked up at Luo Chen, a blank look flashing across his face, and then suddenly let out a soft "uh-huh."

Luo Chen glanced at Xiao Jiang's feet and didn't press the matter further: "You should apply the medicine first, we'll talk about it later."

Immediately, Luo Chen turned his head and looked around. According to his own thinking, this path was correct, and there were also markings left by people along the way.

However, Luo Chen glanced at Xiao Jiang, who was sitting on the ground applying medicine, and became a little more cautious.

If I'm not mistaken, Xiao Jiang should have been arrested along with them, but now he's here.

This inevitably raises suspicions.

As for the claim that Xiao Jiang secretly ran away while the group wasn't paying attention, Luo Chen would hardly accept that explanation.

Since the other party is so strong, it's impossible for them to let Xiao Jiang have such an accident. No matter what, they would send people to chase after him.

When all the clues came together, Luo Chen revealed an unexpected smile.

"Brother Xiao, I'm all better." Xiao Jiang, being a doctor himself, was able to handle the situation more quickly and called out to Luo Chen, who had turned around.

Luo Chen snapped out of his thoughts, took the medicine, and put it in his backpack.

"Brother Xiao, it's so good to see you." Xiao Jiang looked at Luo Chen and suddenly choked up, placing his hand on his leg.

"Sigh, this is really funny," Luo Chen thought to himself, then patted Xiao Jiang's head.

"Are you hungry? I have some compressed biscuits here, you can replenish your energy." Luo Chen then took out a package of compressed biscuits that had been opened but was still half-full from his backpack.

"Thank you," Xiao Jiang said with a smile as he took the compressed biscuits.

Luo Chen glanced at Xiao Jiang, then looked at the equipment beside him, and while Xiao Jiang was eating compressed biscuits, he put it on his back.

Xiao Jiang ate the compressed biscuits in big bites, while Luo Chen handed him his last half-bottle of water.

Are you feeling better?

Xiao Jiang took a sip of water and nodded.

He then said, "Last night, after you left, a while later, Deputy Commander Tie came to find us with Number Three. They didn't know where we were hiding at first, but then Miss Xian'er responded. When they arrived..."

Xiao Jiang paused for a moment, smiled at Luo Chen who looked serious, and continued, "Then I suddenly saw several people in white clothes. One of them threw a handful of red and pink ash at us, and then I suddenly fainted."

"Pinkish gray? Did you see exactly how many there are?" Luo Chen frowned, but his eyes remained fixed on Xiao Jiang's expression.

The latter nodded, then quickly said, "Yes, it's pink, and the taste is very similar to Six Leaf Bone, but I have a doubt."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Luo Chen was slightly surprised.

"After I fell, I vaguely heard Deputy Commander Tie's voice. It seemed to be saying..." Xiao Jiang looked thoughtful, patted his head, then exclaimed and continued, "It seemed to be saying that he needed several times the reward, but he couldn't reveal his identity."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen suddenly grabbed Xiao Jiang's shoulders with both hands, his eyes filled with shock, and exclaimed incredulously, "You mean... Lao Tie is a spy who informed this group of all our actions, is that right?"

Xiao Jiang was shaken and stared blankly at Luo Chen, looking terrified by his appearance. He said hurriedly, "Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, you're hurting me."

Hearing Xiao Jiang's exclamation, Luo Chen calmed down and stared blankly at Xiao Jiang.

She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I hurt you. I just... I never expected it to turn out like this."

Xiao Jiang patted Luo Chen's hand, shook his head, and softly comforted him, "I understand, Brother Xiao. I couldn't believe it at the time either, but the voice really does sound like it."

"Moreover, when I thought about it later, I remembered something. The six-leaf bone that Miss Xian'er picked last time was also added to dinner by Deputy Commander Tie. It was only after he said that I added it."

Luo Chen rubbed his temples, looking exhausted, as if the news had been a huge blow to him.

But for a fleeting moment, Luo Chen tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Then how did you escape?"

Xiao Jiang placed his hand on Luo Chen's back and continued, "After I woke up, I was at the foot of the mountain. I followed them all the way up. Then I made an excuse to go to the toilet and ran away when they weren't paying attention. Then I stepped on this cliff edge and fell down, which is how I escaped their pursuit."

Luo Chen nodded, as if he hadn't yet come to terms with the fact that his old friend was a spy.

"What's their situation now? Can you tell me?"

Xiao Jiang met Luo Chen's gaze and shook his head helplessly: "I didn't pay much attention, but there must have been quite a few people. At the time, I was only thinking about how to escape, so I didn't think about it that much."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen frowned and let out a heavy sigh.

“I need to catch up with them. There are cars down the mountain. You can drive back to Hope Town after you get down the mountain and inform the commander about this.” Luo Chen looked at Xiao Jiang and said, “Can we go?”

Xiao Jiang tried to stand up, but when he put pressure on his right leg, he cried out and sat down again.

"I don't think I'm up to it? I've dragged you down with me." Xiao Jiang said hesitantly, looking guilty.

Luo Chen shook his head, squatted down, looked at Xiao Jiang's guilty face, and said to her, word by word, "Do you know?"

"What?" Xiao Jiang looked bewildered.

Has anyone ever told you that your lies are terrible?