"Sixth Young Master, the target has entered the ambush circle. Should we act now?" Ryan asked.
Fernando played with the ancient silver coin, his tone lazy but chilling.
"What's the rush? Send someone to follow them first... and when they relax, send them on their way."
"That bastard Shi Heng is here too!"
Chu Beiyuan slammed his fist on the table, hatred surging in his eyes, "This time, he will pay for his crime with blood!"
Fernando glanced at him indifferently, and the silver coin stopped in his palm.
"Gu Youran must be brought back alive. Her medical skills are extremely important to us."
"Poison Scorpion has been assigned to lead the team, and all members of the Gray Wolf Squad are on standby. The sniper will use tranquilizer bullets to ensure Gu Youran's safety. As for the others..."
Ryan made a gesture of wiping his neck, and a bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes.
"very good."
Fernando flicked the silver coin into the air, the cold light reflecting the murderous intent in his eyes.
"Let Renault stay there forever, and become the nutrient for the moss."
He grabbed the silver coin tightly as it fell, "Beiyuan, how about I leave Shi Heng's bones for you to use as an ashtray?"
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It was five o'clock in the morning and the sky was just getting light.
In front of Qingshan Guesthouse, a team of fifteen people was ready to go.
Last night, Xu Bo specifically instructed the restaurant next door to prepare breakfast and deliver it on time.
The hot beef noodles dispelled the early morning chill and everyone was full of energy.
Gu Youran tightened the collar of his jacket; the morning breeze in the mountains was bitingly cold.
Shi Heng unscrewed the thermos and handed it over, "Drink while it's hot."
She held the cup to warm her hands, her eyes fixed on Xu Bo who was checking his equipment under the street light.
The old man had a hunched back, but he checked every climbing rope very carefully.
"Are you all ready?"
Xu Bo's hoarse voice rang out in the morning mist.
After receiving a positive answer, he nodded and said, "Let's go."
Three off-road vehicles were driving along the winding mountain road.
As the altitude increases, the road conditions become worse and the car body shakes violently.
Two hours later, the convoy stopped in front of a cliff.
The road ahead was completely blocked by a landslide, leaving only a narrow, weed-covered path leading into the mountains.
"We'll have to walk later."
Uncle Xu opened the trunk and took out the mountaineering equipment he had prepared in advance.
Mark took the backpack from Gu Youran and said, "I'll do it."
The troops marched in column.
Mark and Xu Bo took the lead, Shi Heng held Gu Youran's hand and walked in the middle, while Renault and Lei Shuangcheng were responsible for the rear.
The mountain wind howled and the temperature continued to drop with the altitude.
"My hands are so cold."
Shi Heng frowned and wrapped Gu Youran's hand in his palm, breathing on it to keep it warm.
Renault, who was walking at the end, suddenly turned his face away, his knuckles clenched white.
Twenty-two years ago, the little girl who chased after him and called "Brother Nuonuo" is now having her wrist held by another man.
The sight of their wedding rings in the morning light stung his eyes.
Just like when she stood on tiptoe to put a wreath of wild flowers on him when he was a child, the dewdrops once flashed across his eyes.
Gu Youran looked at the misty mountain road ahead and unconsciously leaned closer to Shi Heng.
Lei Shuangcheng suddenly pressed Renault's trembling shoulders, but heard a bitter laugh in his throat.
"……..I'm still afraid of the cold like when I was a kid."
"Be careful!" Shi Heng suddenly grabbed Gu Youran's arm.
The mountain road ahead suddenly broke, revealing a crack more than three meters wide, dark and bottomless.
Uncle Xu had reached the other side first without anyone noticing, and was fixing a safety rope on a thick pine tree.
"Let me demonstrate first."
Mark tugged at the rope to make sure it was secure, then slid to the other side with a swift movement.
His agile figure quickly stood firm on the other side and made a safe gesture towards this side.
When it was Gu Youran's turn, the rough hemp rope rubbed her delicate palms so hard that they felt burning.
Renault subconsciously took half a step forward, just like she did when she fell as a child.
Until she saw Shi Heng was already waiting on the other side with open arms, and caught her steadily.
Renault then stepped back stiffly.
Twenty minutes later, everyone passed through the crack safely.
Xu Bo looked up at the gradually darkening sky and said, "The weather is going to change. We need to speed up."
At noon, the team rested on a leeward hillside.
Everyone took out compressed biscuits to fill their stomachs, but the dry and hard biscuit crumbs choked Gu Youran and made him cough.
"Open your mouth."
Shi Heng suddenly smiled mysteriously and took out a still steaming thermal box from the side pocket of his backpack.
Gu Youran opened the lid of the box curiously, and a sweet fragrance hit her face.
It turned out to be a few pieces of crystal clear osmanthus cake!
Her eyes widened in surprise, "When did you prepare this?"
"Last night, someone was staring blankly at the picture of osmanthus cake on the menu."
Shi Heng chuckled and pinched the tip of her nose, "I asked the boss lady to steam a box right away."
Gu Youran blushed and hit him lightly, then took a careful bite.
The soft rice cake melts in your mouth, and the sweet osmanthus fragrance slowly dissolves on your tongue.
This sweet fragrance...
It was just like the first piece of osmanthus cake that her brother Nono secretly gave her when she was two years old.
She unconsciously looked away.
Renault was leaning against a rock, biting a compressed biscuit.
As if he sensed something, he also looked up.
Their eyes met, then quickly looked away.
"Not to your taste?" Shi Heng reached out to take the lunch box back.
Gu Youran protected the box, "...it's delicious."
She swallowed the last bite, but tasted a strange sourness.
It smells like the splashing water when her brother Nono carried her across the stream on his back one summer night in her childhood.
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