As the sun rose, Dong Guangming sat in his dark study. The closer it got to morning, the more restless he felt.
Dong Baozhu woke up naturally and looked around for her father but couldn't find him. She was quite surprised to learn that her father was still in the study.
She took the breakfast that someone had made and delivered, knocked on the door, and went inside.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
As soon as she entered, she smelled a strong odor of smoke in the room. She immediately covered her nose and glanced at the ashtray, which was also full.
She frowned. "Dad, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"
She put down her breakfast, went to the window, drew back the curtains, and opened the window to let fresh air into the room and dispel the smell of smoke.
Under the glaring sunlight, Dong Guangming wearily rubbed his temples and exhaled a heavy breath.
He said somewhat irritably, "Something's probably happened in the mountains. I told them to evacuate yesterday afternoon, but not a single person has returned. That bastard Xiao Che has definitely found reinforcements..."
Dong Baozhu's heart sank upon hearing this, but she tried to think positively. She casually advised, "Dad, maybe something delayed you. You should eat first. If you don't eat your fill, it won't be easy to make any plans later, will it?"
Dong Guangming naturally understood this principle. He hadn't slept all night and was now feeling quite exhausted, both mentally and physically.
He got up and sat down at the table.
Dong Baozhu opened the food box and then turned around to pour him a glass of water.
Dong Guangming took it and urged her, "Eat quickly. If none of them come back later, then we won't wait any longer and we'll leave first."
"good."
The father and daughter quickly finished the breakfast in the food box.
"Dad, I'm going to pack my things first." When she said she was packing things, she didn't mean clothes, shoes, or socks; she meant erasing all traces of their lives over the past few days.
Some important documents and files also need to be destroyed.
Dong Guangming knew she was very meticulous in this regard, so he trusted her to handle the finishing touches. "Okay. I'll go and make arrangements for those people too."
The people in the mountains are probably all gone. What I need to do now is to get the people still at the town outpost to leave as soon as possible.
"Hurry up on your end."
Dong Baozhu responded and went out.
Next, everyone at the base sprang into action. Some worked together to deal with the traces in various places, while others went to notify those who were not at the base, each doing their own task.
To leave without a trace and for everyone to escape safely is no easy task.
Meanwhile, after Xiao Che determined the location and approximate number of people, he gathered his men and headed towards the town.
In order not to alert the snake and scare it away, they had to be as quiet as possible with so many people, and they also had to change clothes and disguise themselves, so it naturally took more time.
When he and his men arrived at the western part of the town, it was already dawn.
They stopped not far from the base and began to make arrangements based on the geographical location.
"It's 5:40 now. People who are supposed to be going to work or buying groceries will probably leave around 7:00. We don't have much time left. The most important thing is to evacuate the ordinary people in the surrounding area."
This is for the second row. You need to be quick, and also verify the other party's identity. Try not to make a sound the whole time. Anyone who is uncooperative or suspicious should be gagged and dragged away!
"Yes, sir!" Upon receiving the order, the men in the second platoon went to the area around the stronghold to drive away the people.
Fortunately, not many people are going out now, so the workload won't be too heavy.
Then he summoned Platoon Leader Guo and his three squad leaders to make arrangements: "Later, the people guarding the gate will hide in the shadows. The twelve men of the first squad will guard the back gate of the stronghold, and the eleven men of the second squad will guard the front gate."
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