Chu Xingyue was cleaning up the battlefield and hadn't seen Chu Jiaojiao for a long time. She craned her neck and circled around several times but still couldn't find Chu Jiaojiao.
"An'an, what are you looking for?"
Gu Yanci came over from the side and followed Chu Xingyue's gaze, turning around a few times. Seeing nothing unusual, he turned his gaze back to Chu Xingyue.
"Jiaojiao is nowhere to be found."
"Don't worry, anyone who messes with her is asking for trouble."
Gu Yanci comforted Chu Xingyue.
"Um."
Chu Xingyue didn't say much and went straight to the group.
"How much further?" The female demon's voice rang out from behind, making the two people who heard it tremble.
"We'll be there soon, we'll be there soon."
Li Jian turned around to talk to Chu Jiaojiao as he spoke.
"Why are you turning around? Take me there right now."
Li Jian gritted his teeth in pain as the butt of a gun pierced his back. These must be mercenaries; otherwise, why would they treat fellow Chinese like this?
Li Jian helped Zhao Li and led Chu Jiaojiao through a series of twists and turns.
Just then, Chu Jiaojiao was hit by a gust of wind and spilled a handful of sand from her hands, which she had been holding when she set off.
"Hurry up."
These little tricks are no match for Chu Jiaojiao.
Pretending to cover her eyes with her hand, Chu Jiaojiao squinted as she watched the two figures from behind.
Wow, so they've risen to prominence?
It seems there's still some Chinese spirit in him, not bad, not bad.
Chu Jiaojiao strolled through the alley, her arm and leg both injured. How far could she run?
If she can't catch up with two wounded like these, wouldn't that be ridiculous?
The sound of military boots hitting the ground made the hearts of the two people who were observing Chu Jiaojiao from a short distance pound like a roller coaster.
We absolutely cannot let this scourge find their people.
They would rather die than tell anyone. They believed that news of what was happening here would soon reach the country, and that the government would definitely send people to rescue them. Even if they didn't survive, they absolutely couldn't reveal their companions' hiding place.
Zhao Li looked at the people outside. Walking in this alley felt like being in his own backyard. These people had such bright eyes; they didn't seem like mercenaries who would kill them.
But Li Jian's pain was genuine; a normal girl wouldn't have that much strength.
The observant Zhao Li simply couldn't believe that the person who had just given them first aid was the same person Li Jian had mentioned.
Chu Jiaojiao didn't care what they were thinking; she didn't have that much time to play hide-and-seek with them.
"You thought I couldn't find you, didn't you?"
"Since that's the case, I won't bother with you two cowards. I'll go directly to your companions. If you still don't come out by then, I'll consider you guys brave."
"what to do?"
"I don't think she's that kind of person."
"Boss, that's just your opinion. Do you know how much it hurt when I hit your back just now?"
The two argued quietly, one after the other.
"Hey, you two are chatting here?"
Chu Jiaojiao's devilish voice rang out, causing both of them to widen their eyes in shock. They were doomed.
This was what the two of them thought of immediately.
"All of you, get out here!"
The two of them stumbled out of their hiding place.
"I didn't realize you two could run so fast."
"Um, what, miss."
"Who are you calling 'Miss'? Your whole family are 'Miss's. Call me Queen."
Although Chu Jiaojiao was petite standing in front of the two, her aura was absolutely imposing.
"What is our Queen doing here?"
A teasing female voice rang out.
The two men, still in shock, stiffly turned their heads toward the direction from which the sound came.
What? There's another one, also a woman, and she doesn't sound very old.
The two of them stared blankly as Chu Xingyue walked towards them.
Chu Xingyue would never undermine her sister.
"Your Majesty, should I handle these two people?"
"What? Deal with what? What do you mean by 'deal with'?"
Upon hearing these words, Li Jian immediately started shouting.
"Of course, it's time to deal with you."
Chu Xingyue's teasing and smiling eyes suddenly turned cold.
"What's the point of keeping disobedient people around? It's just a waste of air."
Chu Xingyue's words immediately filled the two of them with a deep sense of sorrow. They looked at each other and saw grief in each other's eyes; they could never go back.
Both of their eyes were brimming with tears, but they refused to let them fall.
"Do as you please, but you will never find out about our companions. They are in a very safe place that you will never find."
Zhao Li knew that it was no use saying anything now, but he felt that if he didn't say anything, he would be letting down his brothers who had been with him day and night.
"For the sake of us being Chinese, please give us a quick death. We hope you can spare our companion." After saying this, the two closed their eyes, awaiting death, their trembling bodies shaking uncontrollably.
"puff"
"Sister, these two idiots really have the spirit of Chinese people. It looks like they're preparing to die heroically."
"You're so naughty."
Chu Xingyue tapped her younger sister's forehead.
What are they saying? I understand each word individually, but I can't understand them when they're put together.
The two people, with their eyes closed, listened trembling as if the two were not themselves speaking.
"You two idiots, open your eyes."
Chu Jiaojiao's words immediately made the two people who had their eyes closed open them subconsciously.
He stared blankly at the two women, one tall and one short.
"Boss, everything's been cleaned up."
Reports reached the ears of the two men, who were like lambs to the slaughter, watching one person after another approach.
The two realized that Chu Xingyue, who came out later, was their leader.
They randomly found an empty room and left two people outside to guard it.
Zhao Li and Li Jian were a little confused about the situation in front of them, but they were now certain that the people in front of them were the ones who had saved them.
Chu Jiaojiao turned to Chu Xingyue and whispered something in her ear.
Chu Xingyue, sitting there, showed no change in her eyes.
Chu Xingyue's military salute stunned the two people in front of her. Li Jian, a former soldier, subconsciously gave the same salute.
Everyone behind them, except for Gu Yanci, saluted Li Jian and Zhao Li.
"I'm sorry, my sister wasn't sure of your identities, so she came up with this method to test you. I hope you won't take it to heart."
"As you can see, we are not mercenaries. We are soldiers of China, and also your compatriots. We just happened to be nearby and discovered the situation here."
"What evidence do you have to prove that you are Chinese soldiers? You don't believe us and are testing us. How do we know if this is just your way of trying to get us to reveal the whereabouts of our comrades?"
Zhao Li's mind is working very fast right now; this is not the time for him to back down.
“I don’t need to prove our identities to you. All our operations outside are kept secret. As soldiers, it is our duty to save you.”
Just then, Chu Xingyue heard a call request in her earpiece.
Chu Xingyue pressed the earpiece to answer the call.
"Hello, yes, everything is fine, don't worry, it's been saved, yes, good."
Although the words were brief, Zhao Jian could sense something different in them.
He can hold on, but his companions can't.
The project here hasn't started yet; they're just here to investigate. But they never expected to encounter something so life-threatening.
Now is not the time to act impulsively; he has to take a gamble.
Chu Xingyue hung up the phone, her emotionless eyes looking at the two of them. This look was not the same as Chu Jiaojiao's just now. Seeing this look, the two of them couldn't help but want to submit to Chu Xingyue. This feeling was really strange.
"I'll give you 10 seconds to think about where your companion is hiding."
After saying this, Chu Xingyue stared directly at the two of them.
Ten seconds passed in the blink of an eye.
"I'll take you there."
Zhao Li clenched his fist as if it took a lot of effort to make such a difficult decision.
Li Jian didn't say anything; he knew he had to listen to his leader now.
Chu Xingyue raised an eyebrow. This man was very decisive; no wonder she chose to support him in a place like this.
"No regrets?"
"No regrets. Since I chose to believe, how can I have any regrets?"
Chu Xingyue silently gave Zhao Li a thumbs up for his earnest expression.
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