Fortunately, this time it didn't happen again, like last time when he was caught in a dilemma and felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. After arresting the person, Zhang Gong'an went straight back to Qingxi Town.
Zhang Gong'an went to Lanyuan Town alone this time, without informing anyone else. When he brought Ling Yongde back to the Qingxi Town Public Security Brigade, the others were still frantically searching for him in the mountains next to Lingjiazhuang. They were all bewildered to hear that Zhang Gong'an had gone to Lanyuan Town alone and brought back Ling Yongde, who had apparently escaped sometime earlier. So what had they been busy with all day? Then they happily packed up and prepared to go back.
Wang Dashuang led his men to escort Sun Liang back to Qingxi Town. After meeting up with Zhang Gong'an and his group, they also joined the search team. While looking for Ling Yongde, they also searched for Ling Xiao and Fei Ge, whose whereabouts were still unknown.
Suddenly hearing that Ling Yongde had been captured and everyone else was preparing to head back, he panicked: "Wait a minute, are we going back already? We haven't found Fei-ge or Ling Xiao yet."
Those with Wang Dashuang were all from the Qingxi Town Public Security Brigade. They knew about Ling Xiao and Fei Ge's situation and fell silent for a moment. Should they continue searching? They had been searching all day without seeing a single trace and were exhausted. But if they stopped, they couldn't just leave two living people unattended.
The leader was none other than Captain Song of the Public Security Brigade. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Everyone has been searching all day and is exhausted. It's getting dark, and the mountain roads are difficult to navigate at night, so it's easy for accidents to happen. Let's go back and rest for a bit, and continue tomorrow."
Seeing Wang Dashuang frowning and looking unhappy, he advised again, "You've been searching with us for a whole day and night since yesterday, only taking a two-hour break in between. You must be exhausted. What if you end up getting into trouble instead of finding the person? It would be a huge loss. Come back tomorrow, and we'll continue searching with you."
Wang Dashuang thought about it and agreed, saying, "Then I'll trouble Captain Song again tomorrow."
Captain Song patted Wang Dashuang's shoulder reassuringly: "Of course, besides, it's not just your Fei Ge who's missing. Ling Xiao and I have a long-standing friendship. If someone goes missing, we definitely have to find them. We need to find them alive or dead."
When Captain Song and his team came down from the mountain, it was just getting dark. At the foot of the mountain, Ling Yongde's house was still brightly lit. Ling Yongde had been caught, and the search teams were returning one after another. Everyone decided to treat themselves to a good meal and continue tomorrow, since there were still people they hadn't found.
Ling Xiao and Fei Ge couldn't climb that steep slope, so they had to find another way to go back. They wandered around for two days, getting hungry and thirsty, before finally finding their way out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two came down from the mountain, they saw that the nearest house, Ling Yongde's, was brightly lit. For some reason, a large feast had been set up, and two tables were even placed outside the gate.
The two of them immediately and instinctively hid in the bushes nearby, watching warily from a distance through the gaps in the branches as the people at the table ate and drank heartily.
Fei Ge licked his dry lips: "What's going on? Is Ling Yongde celebrating killing you and officially taking over the entire black market?"
"I don't know." Ling Xiao wasn't in good condition either. He had only eaten two wild fruits in the past two days, which wasn't enough to fill his stomach. He was so hungry that his eyes were turning green.
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly let out a strange "Eh".
"What's wrong?" Fei asked, puzzled.
Ling Xiao didn't say a word, but suddenly stood up from the bushes where he was hiding and walked towards the people who were having a feast at the gate of Ling Yongde's house. He then quickly started jogging.
"Hey? What are you doing?" Fei was startled and quickly reached out to grab him, but he was so hungry that his hands and feet were weak and his speed slowed down, and he couldn't grab him.
"Is he starving? Does he even care about his life?" Fei Ge watched Ling Xiao's departing figure, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and chased after him. Fine, he'd risk his life to accompany him. He couldn't just stand by and watch Ling Yongde kill him; how could he explain that to Xing Zhaozhao's son? He couldn't stand seeing children cry.
As he continued his pursuit, Fei Ge quickly sensed something was amiss. He seemed to be truly starving, for he actually saw his Da Shuang at the table. How could his Da Shuang possibly be in Qingxi Town, let alone be involved with Ling Yongde?
However, when he got closer and saw that there were people in police uniforms sitting at the table, Fei Ge immediately realized that he wasn't just starving. It was true. That bastard Ling Xiao knew exactly what was going on, but he didn't say a word and just ran off to grab the food. It was too much. What a shameless scoundrel! He wasted all his good intentions and was worried about him.
Fei gritted his teeth in anger, his eyes reddening, and with the last bit of strength he had, he chased after Ling Xiao, almost running to the front of the table at the same time.
At the banquet, someone facing the mountain saw two figures running towards them and squinted as they looked at them: "What...is that?"
Before they could react, Ling Xiao and Fei Ge were already close by, like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey. They snatched the water cup from the person closest to them and gulped it down. Not satisfied, they grabbed another cup, and so on, until they were satisfied before setting their sights on the food on the table.
The dishes on the table weren't very good; the only meat dish was stewed cabbage with pork, but there were plenty of steamed buns.
The two of them grabbed a steamed bun in each hand, picked up a pair of chopsticks at random, and started eating without caring whose they were, slurping and munching like little piglets in a pen.
The people at the table were stunned. After a moment of shock, they reacted and soon burst into an uproar.
"Ling Xiao?!"
"Brother Fei?!"
"You guys actually came out on your own?!"
"Are you alright?"
"Where have you all been these past two days? We've been looking for you all day, and we still haven't found you!"
"It's only been two days, how come you're already looking like a wild man?"
The people around started asking questions all at once.
Ling Xiao and Fei Ge ignored them and just kept eating until they were full.
Fei Ge let out a satisfied burp: "This is the first time I've ever thought that stewed cabbage with meat tastes so good." He used to not enjoy his meals much without meat.
Wang Dashuang stood to the side and offered him a glass of water: "Brother Fei, where have you guys been these past two days? We've searched the whole area around here, but we haven't found you."
Fei Ge finished his drink in one gulp, glared at Ling Xiao beside him, and said irritably, "It's all thanks to this bastard for leading the way. I've never been through such a difficult forest in my life, and I almost got eaten by a tiger."
After eating and drinking his fill, Ling Xiao regained his former manners. He took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his mouth and hands, and glanced at Fei Ge with disdain: "Be grateful for the bastard you mentioned. If it weren't for him, you would be stuck in this mountain for the rest of your life, and you wouldn't be sitting here breathing in the sun."
“…Thank you so much! %&” Fei Ge couldn’t help but curse.
There was a moment of silence.
That... sounds a bit vulgar.
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