Because of a cold and the long journey, I was exhausted and slept very soundly.

The next morning, I was woken up by Song Laosan and Monkey.

I saw the monkey standing lively and energetic in front of me, and I suddenly sat up: "Are you alright?"

"I vomited for half the night yesterday. Once my stomach was empty, I recovered. I'm fine, just a bit dizzy and weak in my limbs."

Monkey started cursing as soon as he brought it up: "Damn it, Wei Shengnan is a heartless viper! Back then, we brothers risked our lives to get the immortal scriptures from the demon monk's tomb to save her grandma, and she turned around and stood next to that pretty boy Qu Ruilin, and even drugged us... I'm so angry! When I get home, I'm going to Photoshop her face onto the body of a porn star and post it on the city forum! I'm also going to spray her phone number on every public toilet in the city and write 'Lonely housewife looking for warmth'!"

"Alright, stop joking around and get down to business!"

Old Song interrupted the monkey and said to me, "Sasha has found Wei Shengnan and the others."

I was jolted awake: "Where is he?!"

“Their car was parked in a farmhouse on the farm and was well hidden. Sasha said that the yard had been abandoned for a long time and must have been rented by them. He was afraid of alerting them, so he didn’t go near to ask any questions.”

Song Laosan paused for a moment: "This is what I'm thinking. We'll fight fire with fire. We'll make an anonymous call to the police and have them search their yard. Then we'll hide in the watchtower and observe to find out what's going on with them."

"No! They kidnapped Yevgeny to cut off our leads. If we call the police, wouldn't that be telling them we've also tracked them down to the farm?"

I rejected Song Laosan's suggestion: "You said yesterday that the security company would send people to replace those who were taken away by the police. How long will it take for them to get here?"

Song Laosan replied, "This security company mainly operates in the mainland and has no business in the Far East. The earliest support can arrive is the day after tomorrow!"

"It's too long, there's no time."

I shook my head: "What do you think our chances of successfully forcibly taking Yevgeny are?"

"You want to directly break ties with Qu Ruilin and his group?" Song Laosan frowned. "Doing so would only alert them. What's the point?"

I replied without hesitation, “Of course. I need to know what Yevgeny told them. If your guess is correct, Yevgeny really did tell them the information he had. Wei Shengnan and the others now have at least a general idea of ​​the area. We also need to know where this place is so that we can catch up with the intelligence in the shortest possible time. If we choose to call the police, we may not be able to see Yevgeny.”

Song Laosan understood my intention and didn't say anything more: "Should we show our faces in this matter?"

“Wei Shengnan and her group arrived in two cars earlier, and their numbers should be far greater than ours. If we only have three security guards, this matter will be even more difficult to handle.”

I took a deep breath: "Since we've decided to take them, there's no need to hide anything. Let's all work together."

...

Russia is a vast country, and its Far East region is particularly sparsely populated.

Although the farm we visited has more than 100 households, it is quite different from rural areas in China, and the houses are very scattered.

Led by Sasha, our group quickly gathered outside the courtyard where Wei Shengnan and the others were hiding.

The courtyard wall of this farmhouse is about three meters high, the iron gate is tightly closed, and wisps of smoke are rising from the chimney.

I stepped on Song Laosan's shoulders and peered over the wall. The two vehicles we had seen on the surveillance footage were parked in the livestock shed, covered with plastic sheeting and several bundles of straw piled up for concealment.

Next to the livestock shed, there is a row of bungalows with a total of three rooms.

"Clang!"

As I was observing, the door of a bungalow was suddenly pushed open, and a burly white man carrying a tray stood in front of the door next door, unlocked it with a key, and went inside.

Seeing this, I hid behind the wall and signaled to Song Laosan to put me down: "There are two rooms in the courtyard. One of them is locked, and someone just brought food to it. I think the person inside is very likely Yevgeny."

Song Laosan's eyes lit up: "Yevgeny being held in solitary confinement is a good thing! If we can keep the others in their rooms, the resistance to bringing him out will be minimal!"

Song Laosan and I were on the same page: "That's what I was thinking too. There's no one guarding this yard. When we make our move, we'll have Monkey drive the car to smash the gate open, and we'll be responsible for trapping the people inside. Once we've succeeded, we can just leave. That way, we can save a lot of trouble!"

After discussing and coming up with a plan, Song Laosan and I, under the cover of the courtyard wall, all climbed up to the roof of the bungalow from the back and lay down on the roof.

"Buzz!"

Five minutes later, the roar of an engine came from afar. I saw Monkey driving our rented truck up, took a deep breath, and gripped the baton in my pocket.

"Clang!"

Upon hearing the engine sound, one of the people in the bungalow below quickly opened the door and walked towards the courtyard gate, seemingly wanting to check the situation.

"Let's do it!"

When I saw the person coming out, I immediately let out a loud shout and jumped off the roof first.

Upon hearing my shout, the man instinctively turned his head and immediately reached for his waist.

I saw the man's movement, so I stretched out the baton in my hand and slammed it down on his shoulder.

The other party let out a roar, pulled out the pistol from his waistband, and made a move to cock it.

Upon seeing that the other party had a gun, I was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. I quickly pounced on him and firmly held down his wrist holding the gun.

"Bang!"

Song Laosan then rushed up and kicked him in the temple, knocking him unconscious.

At this point, others blocked the door to the room, and the people inside began to frantically try to squeeze out.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots suddenly rang out from inside the house, and then one of our security guards screamed and fell to the ground, while Zhou Peng picked up a stick and used it to prop open the door.

"Bang!"

Song Laosan shattered the lock on the door next door with a single shot, rushed in, and brought out a middle-aged white man.

"Bang!"

Immediately afterwards, the monkey drove its car through the gate and violently rushed into the yard.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

Song Laosan shouted and led the middle-aged man into the carriage first. Zhou Peng and I helped the security guard who had been shot in the leg up, climbed into the back of the carriage, and patted the roof to signal Monkey to drive.

While the two security guards were treating their companion's wounds, Zhou Peng had already chatted with the middle-aged man we had rescued for a few minutes, translating, "He is Yevgeny, the man we are looking for. He said that he was kidnapped by a group of Chinese people, led by a woman, and they went into the mountains early this morning!"