Li Gangtie's expression was a bit strange. He thought to himself, "His understanding of 'pit' must be different from that of the comrade in front of him, right?"
So, they walked in silence for a few minutes and finally saw the four people trapped in the giant wheat pit.
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they cheered. Shen Yanming also pretended to be overwhelmed by the huge surprise and hugged Yu Shuizhu and Shi Liang.
Once their excitement had subsided, Li Sikai yelled at Li Gangtie, "Hey buddy, get me up here first! Look at our position, isn't it great to be looking down from above?"
"It's pretty cool, haha! Anyway, we need people down there to load the wheat, so you can just stay down there and do the work." Then he looked at the guards he had brought and said, "Half of you go down to help Captain Li, and the rest stay up here to provide support."
Shen Yanming's eyes flashed, and he was about to jump down when Li Sikai, with his sharp eyes, quickly stopped him: "Yanming, wait a minute. Let me clear these stones. You haven't been trained and can't control your strength. Don't bump into anything."
"Alright then, thank you very much, brother!" Shen Yanming said with a smile.
No sooner had he finished speaking than his colleagues around him asked, "You two know each other? You've got a lot of connections, buddy!"
"Yes, friends!" Shen Yanming smiled, without elaborating. The brother who had gone to deliver the message hadn't explained their identities in detail, so Shen Yanming naturally wouldn't say anything more.
Seeing that they couldn't get any information from them, the others suppressed their curiosity and helped move the stones out.
As for how to move them, there wasn't really a good way. They tied ropes to the sacks and lowered them down, then picked up the stones and put them into the sacks, and finally had someone pull the sacks back up.
Once most of the rocks in the pit had been cleared, Li Sikai had his men jump down to help. Of course, they had to jump down one by one, with those already in the pit moving aside first.
Li Gangtie didn't go down. He led his men to move the items from the supply truck to an open space nearby, then emptied all the sacks used to hold the supplies and threw them into the pit. Of course, there were also strips of rope, one end held by a guard and the other thrown into the pit.
"You guys start loading, and once it's full, tie the ropes and call us to come pull it up. After we've filled the truck with supplies, let's go back and let Captain Qin see what to do with it," Li Gangtie said.
"Yes, remember to keep it low-key. Yuncheng might not spread this news."
Li Gangtie nodded, then solemnly instructed everyone to keep their mouths shut.
And so, the group of people divided the work clearly and got to work. Shen Yanming found a corner in the pit, picked up a sack, and started pouring wheat into it. Finding his gloves cumbersome, he simply took them off and threw them aside.
When the sack was almost full, he tied the rope and called for people to pull it away, and then he pulled another sack and filled it with wheat.
In reality, Shen Yanming was loading and unloading the grain simultaneously; he never expected to have the opportunity to openly handle it today. He poked his hand into the wheat and then released some from his spatial storage, so no one would know.
However, he still needed to change the location occasionally to prevent the wheat pit from looking uneven. Moreover, he dared not be too reckless, otherwise, if the grain in the pit didn't decrease for a long time, wouldn't that be an open indication that something was amiss?
As Shen Yanming collected and put things away, he had to keep an eye on his surroundings. He broke out in a sweat. He raised his hand to wipe his forehead and cheeks. Unbeknownst to him, his handsome face had become almost like a cat's.
Those who were loading the grain below were all like that, so no one laughed at anyone else.
It was too noisy here, and Yuan Ruoxi, who was sitting at the entrance of the small warehouse, couldn't sit still any longer. She looked around and, finding no one, ran over with small, quick steps.
"It's so lively here!" Yuan Ruoxi exclaimed.
In the past, she always went on missions with Li Sikai and the other six, always having to hide from others. Later, she did team up with the guards from the South City, but they were always very "reverent" towards the fairy and showed no interest in getting close to her.
Sigh, life in the cloud is too aloof; I sometimes crave some human connection.
Yuan Ruoxi's shout made the busy guards stop what they were doing. Each of them was thinking to themselves, "What the hell is this woman? What's her purpose here?"
Therefore, everyone's gaze shifted from initial surprise to wariness.
"Madam, may I ask who brought you here, and what your purpose is? You should know that this is a mission area, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed in!" Li Gangtie pushed through the crowd, his face dark, and asked in a loud voice.
Yuan Ruoxi was startled and involuntarily took a step back, saying, "Where's Li Sikai? I...I'm looking for him!"
The dark-faced man frowned, feeling somewhat displeased. He thought to himself, "What is that little rascal Li Sikai up to? He's even bringing his delicate little girlfriend along on a mission! Even Shen Yanming makes sure his pregnant wife is settled before he gets to work without any distractions."
Because Zhou Qi was a local, he had more sources of information than Li Gangtie. He had a guess in mind, but he wasn't very sure. So he nudged Da Hei Lian, urging him to go in and ask quickly, lest he offend someone unnecessarily without knowing the situation.
Having worked together for so long, the two naturally had some tacit understanding. After nodding slightly, he said to Yuan Ruoxi, "Then, little girl, please wait here. I'll go in and verify Li Sikai's identity."
Yuan Ruoxi was somewhat dissatisfied, but dared not act arrogantly, as she always felt that the other party had a kind of inexplicable hostility.
Because of the surrounding cement, steel bars, and aluminum alloy plates, the people inside the pit were unaware of what was happening outside until Li Gangtie walked in and asked aggressively, "Li Sikai, what's wrong with you? You even brought your girlfriend on a mission. Aren't you afraid of being punished?"
At first, Li Sikai was confused, but then he realized what was going on and said to Sun Sainan, who was pulling grain sacks above the pit, "Go and see if it's Yuan Ruoxi. If it is, go and keep watch over the small warehouse. That girl really can't stay still for a moment."
Sun Sainan did not refuse, handed the hemp rope in her hand to someone else and left.
At this moment, Li Sikai explained, "That one outside is probably Yuan Ruoxi, the person I'm tasked with this time. I originally arranged for her to guard a small warehouse that we discovered. She probably heard the commotion here and came looking for us."
"The target of the mission, a woman?" Li Gangtie asked, puzzled. "Then why did you bring her to the mission site? Aren't you afraid of causing problems?"
Li Sikai didn't hide anything and said directly, "Because she is currently the only spatial ability user."
These words struck everyone like a thunderclap, leaving them utterly shocked.
Shen Yanming's eyes widened, and his hand, which was stuck in the wheat, trembled involuntarily. He quickly stopped putting the grain in, fearing that he would be exposed to this "colleague".
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