"Xiaoyun!"

"Yang...cough, Yang Liu?" Xiao Yun clutched her stomach, her face scrunched up like a sheet of paper. "It's you guys?"

Yang Liu rushed into the shop and helped Xiao Yun up.

The scholar also helped Xiao He up.

Poison, Thigh, and Tank kept watch while secretly observing Li Changzhou.

It wasn't because of his strength.

"I never expected it to be you! How did you get discovered?!" the scholar asked in surprise.

"I... I still want to know!" Xiao He's head was throbbing with pain; the spot where the five fingers had pinched him felt like it had been burned by a cigarette.

He endured the pain and said, "Damn it! I've been here several times, been caught several times, and only after leaving did I realize that there are always people more powerful than me!"

"Xiaoyun, your hand!" At this moment, Yang Liu discovered in the darkness that Xiaoyun's left arm was missing half of its length.

"It's nothing, just the injuries I sustained earlier!" Xiaoyun was also in pain, her forehead was covered in sweat, but she tried her best to answer in a gentle tone.

"I'm sorry, you two," Li Changzhou said apologetically.

"Apologize for what! This is nothing!" Xiao He endured the pain in the darkness, but his voice was filled with a hearty laugh. "Seeing you all, I'd be happy even if you beat me to death, let alone beat me up!"

"Alright, I'll kill you right now!" the scholar exclaimed excitedly.

Just as Xiao He was about to curse, Zheng Qing interrupted him: "No time for chatting and catching up. How's the textile factory? Is it still safe?"

"It's safe," Xiaoyun replied, panting. "We came out to find food."

"Find it?"

"Found it!"

"Then let's go! Yang Liu, Xiucai, you two carry them on your backs," Zheng Qing ordered.

Without saying a word, Yang Liu and the scholar carried Xiao Yun and Xiao He on their backs.

"Wait!" Xiaoyun bent down to pick up the skirt from the ground.

"Let me do it!" Li Qianxia ran over and picked up the skirt and snacks.

Nine people and one dog, guided by two others, found the pickup truck parked outside the town.

By this time, Xiaoyun and Xiaohe's pain had subsided. Zheng Qing had the two of them drive, while the rest of the people and the pickup truck kept a distance to provide cover and guard.

Xiaoyun got on the bus, and Xiaohe, in high spirits, simply ran with everyone.

Xiaoyun sat alone in the car, driving with her right hand. The sound of the pickup truck carried far and wide in the night, but she was no longer afraid as she had been on the way there.

Through night vision, she could clearly see that ten people, including Xiao He, as well as the military dog ​​Storm, were all guarding her.

Xiao He followed Duyao and the others, his heart full of things to say and ask, but the strict discipline forbade him to utter a single word at this moment.

The journey there felt like an eternity, but the return trip seemed to happen in the blink of an eye, with the dark, cave-like textile factory appearing before us.

Xiao Zhang, the last player left inside the textile factory, heard the commotion from the pickup truck and waited at the warehouse entrance early.

"Who?" he gave the agreed-upon code.

"Damn it!" Xiao He cursed.

"Who am I?"

"Li Er!"

The warehouse door opened, and the pickup truck rushed in.

When Xiao Zhang saw a large group of people rushing in with the pickup truck, he was instantly shocked and panicked. He subconsciously thought that Xiao He had been kidnapped or controlled and had led the enemy in.

But once I saw it clearly, a huge joy welled up in my heart.

At this moment, Ambassador Lü, Boss Xu, and the foreman, who had heard the car, also walked over.

Using the dim lights inside the factory, Zheng Qing glanced at the three people, her gaze settling on Ambassador Lü, who was dressed in a suit and tie.

She stood with her legs together, saluted, and said, "Under orders from higher command, the Storm Team is here to assist in the evacuation!"

"Good! Good!" Ambassador Lü, accustomed to handshakes, extended his hand first before saluting. "Thank you for risking your lives to come here!"

“Ambassador,” Zheng Qing said decisively, putting her hand down, “According to orders from higher authorities, I will be in charge of directing all evacuation operations to ensure a unified, safe, and orderly evacuation.”

"I obey orders from my superiors, transfer all authority to Captain Zheng, and cooperate with all your work."

After solemnly accepting the order, Ambassador Lü said in a personal tone, "Captain Zheng, we will all listen to you on the way."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Ambassador. Also, these are comrades from the Special Operations Bureau who have been sent to assist us and have the right to take any action," Zheng Qing introduced Li Changzhou and the other two.

Dressed in full-body military uniforms and wearing gas masks, they looked like chemical soldiers conducting nefarious chemical experiments under the dim lighting.

"Hello." Ambassador Lü warmly extended his hand.

Li Changzhou shook hands with him and said seriously, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, there are internal orders from above. We can do whatever we want with others, but we must bring you back."

"This!" Ambassador Lü was momentarily speechless, unsure whether to be moved or astonished.

"Ambassador Lü!" Boss Xu and the foreman panicked.

Zheng Qing, a genuine member of the Special Operations Bureau: "..."

The higher-ups have never given such an order.

“Captain Zheng,” Xiao He suddenly spoke up, “I have a suggestion.”

"What suggestion?" Zheng Qing turned her gaze away from Li Changzhou.

"We have enough manpower now, I suggest we send someone to guard the grain."

"Guarding the grain?" Zheng Qing asked, puzzled.

Such a trivial matter, let alone the fact that today's soldiers are all players, even in the past, would not have been done.

Boss Xu and the foreman felt somewhat ashamed.

Ambassador Lü sighed, recounted what had happened, and couldn't help but say, "Comrades Xiao He and Xiao Yun are both excellent!"

Zheng Qing glanced at the soldier squad: "Tank, you go, be careful not to hurt anyone."

"clear."

Tank was the most steady among the group, sometimes even to the point of being honest. Even in special circumstances, he would never do anything against orders from his superiors.

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