The military was conducting a thorough search for any other accomplices, and the women in the family compound breathed a sigh of relief as the children gradually woke up, thanks to the candy wrappers provided by Bonnie—no, it was Sanqi who provided them. The doctors quickly identified the poison's components and took appropriate measures.
The doctor was also drenched in a cold sweat. This poison couldn't be neutralized over time; while it wouldn't kill, it would cause brain damage, potentially leading to dementia. Fortunately, they lived up to their mission and saved all the children; otherwise, those dozen or so children would have meant the deaths of more than a dozen families.
When Bonnie found out, she was terrified. Her two adorable children, Liu Jiu and San Qi, would be such a pity if they became mentally disabled! Although she disliked San Qi's sharp tongue and sometimes wanted to shut him up, they were still her children, and she couldn't bear to see them become like that; it would break her heart!
Gu Ye was busy catching either an eagle or a mouse; in any case, he wasn't home. Bao Ni was very nervous about the two children, always afraid that something unexpected might happen, and she was a bit neurotic.
"Mom, don't be afraid. We won't be fooled. We're very careful." Liu Jiu roughly understood what had happened. Tie Dan and the others hadn't been seen for several days; they were at the hospital and hadn't returned.
Liu Jiu patted Bonnie's head, just like her mother had comforted them before.
"Mom, we're not that idiot Tiedan!" Sanqi was already three years old, but she still spoke with her sharp tongue.
"My sister and I both told me not to eat things given by strangers, but I can't remember, I'm just greedy!" If Tiedan were here, he might have cried from anger at Sanqi's expression.
He's been wronged too, okay? Aunt Qi isn't exactly a stranger, is she? Aren't they all from the same compound?
"I know, Mom was just scared. It was so dangerous! Tie Dan and the others almost really became mentally challenged." Bonnie was still shaken; she was genuinely frightened.
"It's not much better now!" Sanqi muttered, thinking to himself, "He's so old, but he's not as good as this little kid."
The three of them chatted and laughed at home, easing the tension. Bonnie emerged from her emotional state and started preparing to kill a chicken for the two children to calm their nerves.
"Mom, let's wait until Dad comes back before killing it. We can't eat it all by ourselves behind Dad's back." Liu Jiu quickly stopped her mother. Her skills weren't enough to prepare such a big dish. Raising a chicken wasn't easy.
“Sister is right, let’s wait for Dad to eat together.”
Sanqi also looked at his mother nervously. They only ate chicken a few times a year, so they shouldn't waste it.
Bonnie could tell from this that the children didn't believe in her skills. Actually, she didn't believe them either; she'd just said it offhand. She knew the children would stop her. Plucking chicken feathers was something she genuinely couldn't do—too much of a hassle!
Bonnie readily agreed, saying, "Then we won't eat it. We'll eat together when your dad comes back. We can't leave Dad out."
After Bonnie finished speaking, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, secretly relieved.
Unlike Bonnie and her two sisters who were enjoying a leisurely time at home, Gu Ye and his family were much more distressed.
The eagles didn't know where the cat had gone either. Together with the security personnel, they investigated, visited, and conducted undercover investigations, going from district to district, the scope of which was getting smaller and smaller, and the people were getting thinner and thinner.
The weather was hot, and everyone was on edge, sometimes hungry and sometimes full, making life miserable. The soldiers muttered to themselves, "If we catch the eagle, we'll definitely pluck its feathers and chop off its claws."
"Commander Gu, there's something wrong with this area. I think we're about to catch him." The comrades from the Security Department were also going through a tough time. They were not only physically exhausted, but also mentally exhausted. They also had to use their brains to think about what the other side was thinking and consider their next move.
“I also think there’s something wrong, especially with those houses in front. The people there seem a bit unnatural.” Gu Ye was also an excellent reconnaissance soldier, and he had all the necessary qualities.
The two held a meeting to discuss how to infiltrate the area without arousing suspicion and to see if there really was an eagle.
Gu Ye said that if he went in, he would be more agile and have a better chance of survival if there really was an eagle.
"If something unexpected happens while you're inside, I won't know how to explain it to your superiors!"
“It’s all fate. I have rich combat experience and I often go on similar missions. If I go, I have a better chance of winning than them. Now, let’s make arrangements. I’ll go in to scout ahead, and you guys will surround them from the outside. We don’t know how many of them are left, and we also need to consider the safety of the surrounding people.”
Gu Ye held a pen and kept drawing on the paper, sketching out which entrance each person would enter from, which person would stay behind at which point, and who would go to the high ground to ambush...
After making arrangements with the comrades from the security department, Gu Ye changed his clothes, making a simple alteration, and instantly became a postman. He pushed a bicycle with post office-specific bags on both sides of the back seat. If you didn't know him well, you definitely wouldn't recognize him as a soldier; he looked like a postman who had been working for several years.
The comrades in the security department were full of admiration. As expected of a key member of the military, his image had changed so much in an instant. It seemed he had done many such tasks and could switch identities with ease.
Now, everyone else is in position. Hopefully, there's an eagle. They want to go back to the army. They feel that everything on the training field is much better than this.
The sniper was in position, and Gu Ye had entered the target area.
They suspected that Eagle and his gang were hiding in the innermost house, where the courtyard wall was not high, the gate was tightly closed, and they had no idea what was going on inside.
They had checked with the neighborhood committee beforehand and learned that the head of the household was a fitter in his forties, his wife worked as a cafeteria worker, and they had three children, all of whom were in school. However, the family hadn't left the house since yesterday.
Gu Ye called out from the doorway, "Wang Tiezhu, there's a letter for you, come and get it." Gu Ye's accent had changed; it had no trace of Beijing accent, but was a completely authentic local accent, which didn't sound out of place at all.
Gu Ye checked it once, but no one answered. He then called out, "Comrade Wang Tiezhu, come out and get your letter. Don't forget to bring your seal."
There was still no movement inside, but Gu Ye was already certain that something was going on inside.
Wang Tiezhu, who was being called out to, was now glaring angrily at the man in front of him, a man who looked honest and unassuming, with no aggression whatsoever.
He had just finished his night shift yesterday when he ran into this man. He wanted some water. Unsuspecting, he invited him in. But as soon as he entered, the man subdued him and tied him up. Luckily, his wife and children weren't home; they had gone to his mother-in-law's and wouldn't be back for a few days.
The man subdued him, and soon four or five people came in. They took out a lot of weapons from their large bags: guns, grenades, knives... He immediately realized that these people were spies, the murderers of the power plant and steel mill bombings.
But it's too late to say anything now. He's finished. He's in these people's hands and has almost no chance of survival.
Wang Tiezhu thought about this and that all day, not knowing if he still had a chance to live. Unexpectedly, he heard the postman's voice outside, and he was overjoyed.
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