"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. Why? I don't believe it."
When the last team called, Ruan Suhe was in disbelief and grabbed her hair like crazy, and soon her two braids were torn to pieces.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. These days, I will have comrades guarding and checking each exit, and I won't let any extra mosquitoes out."
This is all Su Liming can do now. After all, some words are mostly useless.
It was impossible for Ruan Suhe to stay in the military headquarters all day and all night, waiting for Su Liming to call Lu Zhengxiang and tell him the details.
Her body seemed to have lost its strength, and she left the military headquarters listlessly, like a walking corpse.
She suddenly felt that it was a mistake for her to work so hard to make money and develop her career.
How could she be qualified to be a good mother if she couldn't even take care of or protect her own child? She even fantasized that she and Lu Zhengxiang would have a child.
What on earth is she dreaming about? She doesn't deserve it. She doesn't deserve to have her own child!
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Ruan Suhe was in a daze and ran to the house next door every day to inquire about the situation, but her hopes were always dashed.
When Ruoruo and Tiedan woke up, it was pitch black and quiet around them.
It was a dim and somewhat humid environment. Tiedan had just opened his eyes, and his vision was a little blurry. He could only barely see the stones and soil around him. He felt like he was in some cave or cave.
"Hey, the little bastard is awake, Scar."
There was even an echo in the sky, so it was obviously a cave.
"It's good that it's awake, it's good that it's awake, it means it's healthy. I'll let the owner take a look at the goods later. Shouldn't I pay more for it?"
Hou Dewang leaned against the wall, lit a pipe, and circles of smoke came out of his mouth as he spoke.
"Thanks to your old guerrilla cave, otherwise I would have been caught this time."
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Scar Master. When I bought this house, I thought that the hole could lead to the West Mountain."
The thin man replied cheerfully while handing him a steamed bun. "Scar, please eat something. How far are we from the master's house?"
"Not far, about thirty miles. Don't worry, I'll have soup and you'll have vegetables."
Hou Dewang knew what the thin man meant, so he glanced at him and agreed.
In the following time, except when they were feeding the two children food and water, they would take the rags out of Ruoruo and Tiedan's mouths, and kept them stuffed in the mouths the rest of the time.
Even if they had to urgently need help, they would not take the rag out of the two children's mouths.
Tiedan didn't say much along the way, but he had a stone in his hand that was neither big nor small and looked like a dagger.
Every time he and Ruoruo wanted to go to the toilet, he would secretly hold a stone in his hand and make a hieroglyphic symbol of the word "mountain" on a conspicuous wall or tree trunk.
Although Ruoruo is cheerful in front of her acquaintances, she becomes quiet when facing a vicious villain like Hou Dewang.
"Oh no, Scar, there's a military jeep ahead, and there seems to be a queue behind."
The thin guy is a man who is fully prepared. The reason he can see the scenes at the first few turns is thanks to the telescope in his hand.
"Damn it, how come I can run into these people everywhere? It's so damn unlucky!"
Hou Dewang threw away the old pipe he had just taken two puffs of, snatched the telescope from the thin man, and cursed.
"Untie the ropes for the two bastards and take the cloth out of their mouths. There will be river water ahead to wipe them off."
He spat and directed the thin man to move behind.
"Listen, you two bastards. This place is a million miles away from your home. Be good and behave yourself for now, and then I'll find a good family to sell you to."
"Don't even think about running away. You two kids have no money or food. You might even starve to death on the road. In this remote wilderness, you might be eaten by wolves and tigers until there's nothing left."
While threatening the two men, Hou Dewang helped them tidy up their clothes, smoothing them out and making them straight.
Ruoruo was so frightened that she was trembling with fear and dared not utter a word. Her untied hands kept pulling at Tiedan's sleeves.
"Ahem, I understand, uncle."
"Good boy, you have good eyes."
The word "uncle" made Hou Dewang feel that Tiedan was a very sensible and smart boy.
Then, the four of them finished packing and continued moving forward.
Gradually, the jeep got closer and closer to them.
Hou Dewang held Tiedan’s hand tighter and tighter.
"Hey, fellow, do you know how to get to Liangluo County ahead? Is there a small road that can be driven over there?"
Suddenly, the young comrade who was driving stepped on the brakes, rolled down the window, and asked Hou Dewang and others.
"Comrade, I'm not sure either. I just took a shortcut from Houliang Mountain and planned to go to Loujia Village."
Hou Dewang apologized in a thick local dialect.
"Okay, fellow, if you don't know the small path, let's take the main road."
The young comrade who was driving glanced at Tiedan and Ruoruo while speaking, then looked at the thin man unnoticeably and answered with a smile.
After saying hello, he nodded towards Hou Dewang and the others to express his gratitude. After turning around and rolling up the car window, his face suddenly turned gloomy.
"Commander, these are indeed the two children of Captain Lu."
It turned out that the commander was sitting in the back seat of the car. He had noticed that the two adults were walking strangely a long time ago, and kept thinking of shielding the two children behind him. If it weren't for his good eyesight, he would have missed Tiedan, Ruoruo and the others.
"Okay, don't look back yet. We can see their route in the rearview mirror. Stop at the bend in the hill ahead to see if there is a contact point and give Lu Zhengxiang and the others a call."
The commander was still able to keep his composure. After all, he was an old soldier and this little thing was not difficult for him.
Ruan Suhe has been getting by a bit these days. Although he hasn't made any mistakes at work, his work efficiency is still far from what it was before.
When she returned home at noon and saw the empty yard, she had no mood to clean the chicken coop, or even think about cooking.
A man sat alone on the small steps in front of the living room, gnawing on the dry steamed bread in his hand, eating it intermittently.
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, there's news! There's news about the child!"
"Really? Hurry... hurry up and tell me!" She didn't even care about the steamed bun in her hand that fell out of shock. She stood up quickly, grabbed the clothes on Su Liming's chest, and began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Sister-in-law, don't get excited. Just now, Captain Lu transferred a call and said that the commander met two children on the mountain road over at Houliang Mountain."
"There are two people, one tall and one thin, holding them back. One of them is the scarred man we are looking for—Hou Dewang!"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about the safety of the two children now. The commander sent back a message saying that the two children's steps are not weak."
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