Chapter 83 Chapter 83
Wen Yanxi's sharp eyes swept over the two of them: "If we alert the enemy and let one of them escape, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Captain, you decide what to do. We will absolutely obey your orders!" Jia Zheng immediately stated his opinion and slapped his chest with his big hands, making a dull sound.
Sun Xingxing also nodded quickly, his young face full of determination.
Wen Yanxi suddenly stood up, and his tall figure cast a sharp shadow on the wall.
"Jia Zheng will take care of Zhang Qing, and Sun Xingxing and I will go keep an eye on Shadan." Wen Yanxi lowered his voice to a very low level, "We'll see how things unfold!"
He tapped his slender fingers hard on the table: "Remember, we must act at the same time and must not alert the enemy."
"Yes!" Jia Zheng, the conspicuous figure, immediately saluted: "I guarantee that the mission will be completed!"
Sun Xingxing glanced at him helplessly and quickly followed suit in saluting.
The three of them whispered about the details of the action for a while, until the night deepened, Sun Xingxing and Jia Zheng took advantage of the cover of darkness and quietly left the Wang family yard.
The next day, the three of them acted separately according to the plan.
At noon, they disguised themselves as villagers working in the fields and gathered together to eat.
"That idiot doesn't look like a fool at all. He's just a slippery loach!" Sun Xingxing couldn't help but complain in a low voice while shoveling the rice in the bowl.
He and the team leader watched for the whole morning but couldn't find a suitable opportunity to capture him.
Jia Zheng stuffed a mouthful of steamed bun into his mouth, his face filled with despair. "Don't even mention it! I don't know what's wrong with that Zhang Qing. He ran out of the house so early in the morning and squatted on the ridge of the field all morning!"
He pointed at Zhang Qing, who was still smoking a pipe in the distance: "He doesn't seem to want to go back at all! I'm starting to wonder if he's discovered something!"
These two enemy spies were much more difficult to deal with than they had imagined.
Sun Xingxing also sighed: "That idiot is the same. Not only is he extremely cautious in his actions, but he also always hangs out with the kids in the village!"
He lowered his voice and said, "Just now he took a group of kids to the river to fish. We couldn't get close at all."
Wen Yanxi chewed his steamed bun silently, his sharp eyes sweeping over Zhang Qing who seemed leisurely in the distance.
The abnormal behavior of these two enemy spies forced him to speed up the capture process.
At this time, Chen Zhaoyue was conducting his last day of free medical consultation.
The morning light filtered through the gaps in the pear tree leaves, casting mottled shadows on her focused profile.
Since she had helped to lock down the enemy spies, she decided to leave Kangzhuang Village early tomorrow morning as planned.
"Young doctor, have you packed all your things? Do you want us to help you clean up?" The villagers waiting in line for medical treatment asked enthusiastically while handing over the vegetables they grew themselves.
Chen Zhaoyue smiled and shook his head: “I don’t have much stuff, I can put it away quickly.”
"When will the young doctor leave tomorrow? Let's all go and see him off!" A white-haired old lady held her hand tightly, her wrinkled face full of concern.
"No, no." Chen Zhaoyue waved her hand quickly: "I left early in the morning, no need to come and see me off."
She raised her voice deliberately to ensure that everyone around her could hear.
She couldn't stand that kind of farewell scene.
Knowing that Chen Zhaoyue was leaving, the villagers became more enthusiastic.
A burly man patted his chest and said, "Little Doctor, you haven't come to my house for dinner yet. I'll kill a duck for you tonight. You must come!"
"Come to my house for dinner." The aunt next to her said, "My husband went to town this morning and bought some meat!"
As she spoke, the auntie held onto Shen Zhaoyue tightly, as if she was afraid that she would run away.
Chen Zhaoyue was so embarrassed by this simple enthusiasm that he simply refused to respond.
But in the evening, the villagers still brought food over enthusiastically, and piled a full banquet on her small table.
Chen Zhaoyue collected them one by one into his space and kept them so that Johnny could heat them up and eat them later without worrying about them going bad.
In the early morning, just as the mist had dispersed, Chen Zhaoyue walked out of the yard quietly, carrying the army green satchel on his back, just as he had come.
"Young doctor!" I heard a call as I stepped out of the hospital gate.
Looking up, I saw the village chief standing not far from the gate.
Behind him, there was a large group of villagers standing, each holding something in their hands.
"These steamed buns were just steamed this morning. Take them with you on the road, little doctor!" An aunt stuffed the still steaming bundle into her hands without saying a word.
"These are all vegetables grown at home. Take them back and try them, young doctor!" Several men rushed to hand over neatly bundled vegetables. The leaves covered with morning dew sparkled in the sun.
Even the children in the village came to join in the fun. A little girl timidly held up a bunch of wild flowers and said, "Pretty sister, these flowers are for you!"
Chen Zhaoyue hugged the gifts in her arms, feeling warm in her heart.
"Everyone has taken good care of me these days. I can't accept these!" She bowed to these enthusiastic villagers and wanted to return the things.
Kangzhuang Village is not considered wealthy, and it is not easy for every household at this special time.
"Please accept it. It's a token of our appreciation." The village chief stopped everyone who was about to speak and said on their behalf, "Kangzhuang Village will always remember the kindness of the young doctor."
Shen Zhaoyue pursed her lips, her throat suddenly tightening.
She sighed and finally accepted these heavy gifts.
With the support of the villagers, Shen Zhaoyue walked towards the village entrance.
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"Hurry up, hurry up, the young doctor has to leave early this morning. If we go too late, we won't be able to see him off!" At the door of Liu's house, two children stamped their feet anxiously, their little faces flushed red.
Silly Dan wandered out of the yard in a foolish manner, rubbing his eyes as he walked, with shiny saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth, looking dazed and sleepy.
Behind the wall of the next courtyard, Sun Xingxing was so angry that he was gnashing his teeth.
It’s bad enough that this idiot hangs out with a bunch of kids all day, but he even stays at a villager’s house at night!
The person was sleeping in the yard next door, but he could only stare blankly, unable to find an opportunity to take action.
"Don't worry, don't worry." The Liu family elders who had let Shadan stay overnight smiled and comforted their two anxious grandchildren: "The young doctor will pass by us on his way to the village entrance. He will definitely be able to catch up and see him off!"
The two children were about to speak when a sudden noise came from the distance.
The villagers' noisy farewell voices came from far away, mixed with Chen Zhaoyue's clear voice of thanks.
"Look, the young doctor and others are here!" The two elders of the Liu family squinted their eyes and looked at the village road, and the wrinkles on their faces relaxed.
The two children were immediately filled with surprise and ran towards their grandparents.
Shadan was left at the end, moving slowly and seemingly nonchalantly, but in fact he was constantly glancing around out of the corner of his eyes.
Wen Yanxi, who was hiding behind the haystack, narrowed his eyes - now is the time!
He made a silent gesture, and Sun Xingxing immediately understood and approached Shadan quietly.
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In an instant, Wen Yanxi rushed out from the corner like a cheetah. His agile figure drew a sharp arc in the morning mist and rushed straight towards Shadan.
His movements were so fast that they left an afterimage, but Shadan's reaction was even faster. He realized something was wrong almost the moment he made the move.
The originally silly face was instantly distorted, and the dull eyes turned sinister, without any trace of the silliness that was usually displayed.
The next second, Shadan suddenly pounced on the two children in front, intending to take the children as hostages!
"Stop!" Wen Yanxi shouted, his eyes icy cold.
He stomped his toes heavily on the muddy ground, his body suddenly accelerated, and the taut muscles under his clothes burst out with amazing strength.
Just when Shadan was about to catch the child, Wen Yanxi's clamp-like arm intercepted him and grabbed his wrist.
Sun Xingxing, who arrived shortly after, rushed to the two children and carried them away to protect them.
Seeing Shadan being subdued and their grandson being kidnapped, the two elders of the Liu family were shocked by this sudden change.
"My grandson!" The two elders cried and stepped forward, trying to snatch their grandson from Sun Xingxing's hands.
"Take the child away and away from here!" Sun Xingxing stuffed the child into the arms of the two men and said anxiously.
After a while, Wen Yanxi and Shadan started fighting.
"Looking for death!" Shadan failed to capture the hostage, his eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the silly expression on his face instantly twisted into a hideous one.
He struggled violently with his wrist, but found that Wen Yanxi was stronger than him.
Unable to break free, Shadan reacted quickly and immediately swept his left leg towards Wen Yanxi's lower body.
Wen Yanxi took a half step back and stepped down heavily, accurately stepping on the attacking legs.
Shadan felt pain, but took this opportunity to pull out a gun from his waistband and pointed the gun at Wen Yanxi.
"Captain, be careful!" Sun Xingxing exclaimed in surprise and rushed towards Shadan.
But because he was saving the child, he was some distance away and could not catch up with the speed of shooting.
At this critical moment, Wen Yanxi reacted quickly and suddenly turned sideways when the muzzle flashed.
The bullet whizzed past his body, almost glancing off, and blasted a bowl-sized hole in the earth wall behind him. The flying broken bricks brushed against his stern profile.
When Shadan saw that his first shot missed, he quickly turned the gun and aimed it at the two elders of the Liu family who were holding the child!
Wen Yanxi's eyes flashed with coldness, and he raised his foot and kicked Shadan's gun-holding wrist like lightning.
With a crisp "click" sound, the wrist bone broke and the pistol flew out of his hand, drawing a silver arc in the air.
In the blink of an eye, Sun Xingxing finally arrived.
He leaped up and smashed his elbow like a sledgehammer into Shadan's solar plexus.
With the two of them working together, Shadan was knocked to the ground and dust flew everywhere.
"Ah!" Shadan roared like a beast, his face covered in blood but still as ferocious as ever.
He rolled over suddenly, ignoring his badly injured wrist, and rushed madly towards the fallen pistol.
Wen Yanxi's eyes flashed, and his left foot stepped out like lightning. At the moment when Shadan's fingertips were about to touch the gun handle, he stepped heavily on the gun.
With a "click", the gun barrel made of fine steel was bent by this kick!
Shadan's eyes were bloodshot, and his intact left hand suddenly pulled out a blade as thin as a cicada's wing from the boot, and the cold light went straight to Wen Yanxi's ankle!
Seeing this, Wen Yanxi remained calm and kicked Shadan's hand holding the blade with his right foot again.
The blade drew a silver arc in the air and then "snatched" into the ground two meters away.
Sun Xingxing ran over and quickly tied up Shadan.
Shadan struggled like a wounded beast, staring at the two of them with bloodshot eyes, spewing out a string of vicious curses, and saliva mixed with blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth.
"Behave yourself," Sun Xingxing slapped Shadan on the head.
But Shadan continued to curse. Sun Xingxing looked up at Wen Yanxi, only to find that he was heading towards Chen Zhaoyue.
From a distance, the panicked voices of the Liu family elders could be heard: "Don't go over there! There's a fight going on over there! Don't go over there!"
The two elders of the Liu family ran away with the child in their arms, and soon met the farewell team from Chen Zhaoyue's side.
Zhang Qing has a hunched back and is inconspicuous among the villagers.
He has been extra vigilant these two days. He no longer stays at home alone, but goes to the fields to work with the villagers.
It was both to hide himself and to find out who was watching him secretly.
Chen Zhaoyue left today and the village was bustling. He took the opportunity to mingle with the crowd, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings.
"Oh no!" Zhang Qing immediately became alert when he heard the words of the two elders of the Liu family.
Shadan got along well with the two grandsons of the Liu family, and the two elders of the Liu family were well-known for their good people in the village, and they often invited Shadan to stay at their home for food and accommodation.
They came suddenly, and it was hard for Zhang Qing not to think that the one who was in trouble might be Shadan.
Zhang Qing's hand quietly touched his waist, and his hunched back straightened slightly.
The surrounding villagers were still talking about the situation, and the noisy voices became the best cover.
Zhang Qing was about to retreat quietly when suddenly a strong wind blew from behind!
Jia Zheng suddenly rushed out from the crowd and attacked Zhang Qing from behind the neck!
He had been secretly watching Zhang Qing, and when he saw that Yan Xi had already taken action, he immediately decided to close the net.
But unexpectedly, Zhang Qing's reaction was astonishingly fast!
The moment he sensed danger, he ducked like a civet cat, pulled out a gleaming dagger with his backhand, and drew a silver arc in the air!
"Hiss!" Jia Zheng groaned. A bloody cut was made on his arm and he had to step back in pain.
Blood dripped from the fingertips, splashing a few glaring red flowers on the yellow earth.
Zhang Qing took the opportunity to scan the crowd, and his cloudy old eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance, locking onto Chen Zhaoyue who was standing in the center of the crowd.
Since my identity might be exposed, I might as well take a hostage!
And this seemingly weak "educated youth doctor" is the best candidate!
Thinking of this, Zhang Qing's hunched body suddenly became as agile as a leopard and pounced towards Chen Zhaoyue.
The dagger in his hand gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and the wrinkles on his face were distorted by his ferocious expression.
The villagers were stunned by this sudden change and no one reacted for a while.
Chen Zhaoyue only felt a gust of wind blowing towards him, and before he could react, a cold light flashed before his eyes.
The next second, the cold dagger was against her slender neck!
"Don't move!" Zhang Qing shouted sternly, his voice no longer as old and weak as usual.
His skinny arms gripped Chen Zhaoyue's shoulders like iron clamps, the sharp edge of the dagger gleamed coldly in the sunlight, pressing against her throbbing carotid artery.
Chen Zhaoyue could clearly feel the chill coming from the blade and Zhang Qing's rapid breathing behind him.
She subconsciously tensed her body, but caught a glimpse of Wen Yanxi running towards her from a distance in her peripheral vision, with a panic she had never seen before on his stern face.
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Chen Zhaoyue stood among the farewell crowd with a shoulder bag on her back, a gentle smile on her face.
The breeze blew by, bringing the fragrance of grass and blowing away some of the summer heat.
"Beautiful sister, have some candy!" A little girl with pigtails came over timidly, with a piece of fruit candy that had melted into a sticky consistency lying in her dirty little palm.
The candy wrapper was wrinkled, obviously having been held in the child's hand for a long time.
Chen Zhaoyue squatted down, his eyes level with the little girl.
She looked at the child's eyes, which showed reluctance but pretended to be generous, and her heart softened: "Sister, here are some candies."
As he said this, he took out a White Rabbit candy from his pocket and gently placed it in the little girl's palm.
The sweet aroma of milk filled the air. The little girl opened her eyes wide and her nose twitched unconsciously.
The candy wrapper was beautiful and white, a high-end product she had never seen before.
"Thank you, beautiful sister!" The little girl blushed and suddenly stuffed the melted fruit candy into Shen Zhaoyue's hand: "Let's switch!"
After saying this, fearing that he would be rejected, he turned around and ran away into the crowd.
Chen Zhaoyue looked at the little jumping figure and shook his head and laughed.
She peeled off the candy wrapper and put the softened fruit candy into her mouth.
The sweet taste melts on the tip of your tongue, very sweet!
"Little doctor, this is for you!" Before she could wipe the sugar stains off her hands, an aunt wearing a blue headscarf squeezed over.
There was a small bag in my aunt's hand, which contained seeds of unknown origin.
Shen Zhaoyue’s eyes lit up, and she quickly took it with both hands: “Thank you, auntie.”
It just so happened that she was short of seeds, and at this moment, she was already thinking about where to plant the seeds in the space.
Just as she lowered her head to put the seeds into her pocket, she suddenly heard a commotion behind her.
Before she could look up, she felt a sudden chill on her neck.
"Don't move!" A hoarse shout rang in my ears.
Chen Zhaoyue caught a glimpse of a dagger with a cold glow pressed against his throat.
She quickly stuffed the seeds into her pocket. These seeds were hard to come by and she couldn't lose them.
At this moment, everyone's attention was on Zhang Qing who was holding a knife, and no one noticed Chen Zhaoyue's little movements.
"Let her go!" Jia Zheng covered his bleeding arm, his face ashen.
He never expected that this old fox would be so alert and now take Chen Zhaoyue as a hostage!
Jia Zheng's shout woke the frightened villagers around him as if from a dream, and screams of terror rang out one after another.
However, after seeing that it was Zhang Qing, although they were surprised, a few brave villagers still stepped forward to persuade him.
"Old Zhang! What are you doing? Put down the knife!" The village chief's beard was shaking with fear.
"Zhang Qing, the young doctor is a good man!" Several women stamped their feet anxiously, "You are so stupid! Let him go!"
Zhang Qing turned a deaf ear to him and stared at Jia Zheng with a sinister look: "Did I get caught?"
They had been hiding in Kangzhuang Village for so long, but despite being so cautious, they were still discovered.
Now that Shadan has been caught, he must find a way to leave here.
Thinking of this, Zhang Qing pressed the knife in his hand against Shen Zhaoyue's neck again: "Let us go, otherwise this woman's life will be in jeopardy."
With a hostage in hand, the probability of him escaping is still very high.
When the villagers saw that Zhang Qingzhen dared to use a knife to hurt people, they immediately became silent and made way for him in fear.
Several timid women had covered their children's eyes and retreated tremblingly.
Jia Zheng's face turned ashen, his fists clenched so tightly that they made creaking sounds, but he didn't dare to act rashly.
He stared at the dagger pressed against Chen Zhaoyue's neck. The sharp blade had already cut a bloody mark on her delicate skin.
The bright red blood beads were slowly sliding down the snow-white skin, appearing particularly glaring in the morning light.
"Let her go!" Jia Zheng's eyes jumped violently, and he shouted immediately, his voice hoarse and frightening: "I will be your hostage!"
Hearing this, Zhang Qing suddenly sneered: "Do you think I'm stupid?"
One is obviously a member of the army, and the other is just a powerless woman. Anyone who is not stupid should know which one to choose.
As he spoke, Zhang Qing's skinny arms tightened a little more, forcing Shen Zhaoyue to stand on tiptoe, and her breathing became rapid.
Seeing this, Jia Zheng's eyes almost spit fire.
He pulled out the knife hidden on his body and threw it heavily on the ground: "I surrender! You let her go!"
"Do you think I would believe you?" Zhang Qing sneered, not even glancing at the dagger. Instead, he pushed the dagger inward a little further: "Back off! Otherwise, I'll cut her throat immediately!"
The surrounding villagers gasped in fear.
Jia Zheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he could only retreat helplessly.
"No one is allowed to follow me!" Zhang Qing shouted sternly, dragging Shen Zhaoyue back step by step.
The sharp blade shone with a cold light in the morning light. As his trembling hand swayed slightly, a shallow blood mark was left on Shen Zhaoyue's neck.
Shen Zhaoyue was forced to tilt her head back, with the back of her neck pressed against Zhang Qing's skinny chest, and she could clearly feel his rapid breathing and violent heartbeat.
Her gaze passed through the noisy crowd and met the eyes of Wen Yanxi who had just arrived.
The pair of eyes that were always calm and composed were now filled with unprecedented panic, and the tightly pursed thin lips had lost their color.
It was the first time that Chen Zhaoyue saw Wen Yanxi like this, and he had an indescribable complicated feeling in his heart.
Shen Zhaoyue winked at him gently, a reassuring smile on the corner of her mouth, as if to say "don't worry".
Wen Yanxi's pupils shrank slightly, and the hand at his side trembled almost imperceptibly.
But when he lowered his gaze, the glaring red on Chen Zhaoyue's neck made his heart feel as if it were being tightly grasped by an invisible hand.
"This...what happened?" Sun Xingxing had just tied up Shadan tightly when he looked up and saw Zhang Qing holding Chen Zhaoyue hostage and retreating towards him.
This sudden change made him stand there in a daze for a moment.
We have clearly controlled one of them, so how come the other one took advantage of the opportunity?
How exactly did Jia Zheng target people?
"Haha, my rescuers are here!" The idiot pinned to the ground saw this and suddenly burst into laughter, his distorted face filled with pride. "Why don't you let me go?"
He struggled to get up, and his bound wrists were rubbed with blood.
"Shut up!" Sun Xingxing couldn't stand it any longer, so he tore off his socks and stuffed them into Shadan's open mouth with a neat movement.
The strong smell of sweat made Shadan's eyes widen instantly, and he made a "wuwu" dry heaving sound in his throat.
Sun Xingxing's eyes flashed, and as Zhang Qing slowly retreated, he quickly dragged Shadan behind the wall beside the road.
The idiot with his mouth stuffed struggled and made a "wuwu" sound, but he was hit on the back of the neck by a knife and instantly collapsed like mud.
Sun Xingxing held his breath and stared at the movements outside through the cracks in the wall.
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