Chapter 173 Team Leader Gu...is dead!
"If you don't help me, I... I'll become your mistress."
She threatened him with a righteous air, her voice soft and sweet, but the light in her eyes was fixed stubbornly on Su Meng, unblinking.
Su Meng laughed angrily, "Be my mistress? Steal Huo Zhenhua?"
She waved her hands dismissively and shrugged, "Then go ahead and try to steal it. If it can be stolen, it means it was never meant to be mine."
You can force anything, but you can't force feelings.
So when she heard that a "Su Meng" wanted to take her place, she was just shocked and bewildered.
There was no sadness or anger as expected.
It wasn't that she didn't love Huo Zhenhua, but that she firmly believed their relationship couldn't be destroyed by just any stranger.
Su Meng glanced at Nie Pingting and teased, "You just said you liked my uncle, and now you're going to be my third party."
Your mentality is so...immature! No wonder your mom scolded you.
"I was just threatening you. Su Meng, I won't do it again!"
Seeing her pout and gently tug at her sleeve, Su Meng shook her head and chuckled, "Pingting, my uncle is in his thirties this year, much older than you, almost old enough to be your father."
I don't think you have much of a chance. Why don't you think about it carefully?
Nie Pingting sniffed heavily. "No! I've thought it over, that's why I'm asking for your help."
She simply loves men like Xie Mian, who combine elegance and strength; just one look at him can keep her awake for days and nights.
Just thinking about it makes my heart race.
Su Meng waved her hand, glanced at her as she strode away, looking scared, "Don't look for me, I can't do it."
She hasn't even resolved her own issues yet, how dare she meddle in other people's feelings?
The two couldn't reach an agreement, but Nie Pingting refused to go back and insisted on sleeping at Su Meng's house.
The two did not encounter Huo Zhenhua until the next morning when they returned to the entrance of the military compound.
Su Meng was puzzled, but remained calm on the surface.
"Maybe he's on a mission. Pingting, my colleagues are waiting for me up ahead to go to the hot springs and have a barbecue, so I'll be going now!"
"Aren't you taking me with you?" Nie Pingting complained softly, even more clingy than Xiao Qi.
Su Meng smiled helplessly, "This time it was our group leader who organized the event, so I can't make decisions on my own."
As the two were talking, Gu Mingcheng and two team members walked over together.
He glanced at the two girls whispering to each other, a glint of light flashing in his dark eyes. "So they are Commander Nie's daughters."
I'm sorry! I wasn't prepared well enough this time. May I invite you again next time?
If it weren't for completing a mission, Gu Mingcheng would be happy to have a few more beautiful women with him.
However, considering the Nie family's prestige in the Southeast Military Region, he dared not lay a hand on Nie Pingting.
Seeing how clingy the two of them were, Gu Mingcheng was willing to offend people to get rid of Nie Pingting so that he could act more easily.
Nie Pingting blushed deeply.
She hurriedly said goodbye, "Have a great time! Su Meng, come find me when you get back."
"Okay! Go back now!"
Su Meng waved and smiled as she saw Nie Pingting off.
She really didn't want to get involved in Nie Pingting's mess.
Gu Mingcheng glanced at Su Meng, who seemed to be deep in thought, and gave her a meaningful smile.
Haha! This time she went into the mountains... I wonder if she'll even make it back alive.
However, what he was most concerned about was whether he could successfully obtain the antidote.
Ten minutes later, Gu Mingcheng took the lead and led the group into the back mountain.
The men carried the ingredients on their shoulders and in their hands.
The women chatted and laughed, occasionally picking wild vegetables or seasonal herbs into their baskets.
Su Meng wasn't familiar with them; she just occasionally chimed in with a few words and smiled along.
She discovered that after entering the back mountain, the blue beads on the stone tablet in the space flickered more frequently.
It's much brighter now.
She became increasingly certain that the blue beads were probably hidden in the back mountain.
Therefore, it is even more necessary to find a way to break away from the group.
"Sisters-in-law Yan, you go ahead first, I... uh, I'll be right back." She blinked shyly, and her sisters-in-law understood.
"You'd better catch up quickly. Otherwise, you might get lost in these deep mountains and forests."
Su Meng nodded, "I know, thank you for reminding me, sister-in-law!"
The sisters-in-law left first.
Gu Mingcheng stood five meters away like a dutiful elder, glancing at the scene from time to time.
Su Meng was so annoyed she really wanted to knock him unconscious with a slap.
Even if he meant well, she wouldn't dare to resolve her life's problems in front of someone she barely knew.
Moreover, according to Professor Zhao Shuqiang's reminder, he is also a bully who preys on men and women.
This person... seems to be paying too much attention to her!
Su Meng frowned, her mind wavering between dealing with him and quietly escaping.
But while hesitating, they arrived at the hot spring.
At this moment, the blue beads in the space flickered even more frequently, like the wailing sirens on the street, giving her a headache.
She followed her sister-in-law and squatted down in the nearby stream to wash vegetables.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the men going into the mountains to hunt, and some were gathering firewood nearby.
Gu Mingcheng sat on the stone bench, one hand on the stone table, tapping absentmindedly.
He would occasionally scan the mountains and forests, his gaze sometimes sweeping over their group.
Like an overseer, he waited on high and mighty for the maids to serve him.
Su Meng turned her head and scoffed lightly. This Comrade Gu is really... too self-important.
Little did they know, the deputy team leader noticed several times that Gu Mingcheng was looking at Su Meng with ill intent, and that he was clearly smug about having his prey in his grasp.
A warning bell rang in his mind, and he frowned almost imperceptibly.
He said that Gu Mingcheng, who used to be aloof and looked down on people, suddenly organized a barbecue party. It turned out that he had ulterior motives and had his eye on Comrade Su Meng.
As he chopped vegetables with his cleaver, he pondered how to subtly remind Su Meng, or... how to play the hero and save the damsel in distress?
Gu Mingcheng has a powerful background, and for an ordinary citizen like me to ruin his plans is like touching a tiger's tail.
Furthermore, the relationship between Su Meng and Huo Zhenhua is unclear. Even if Su Meng is saved, Huo Zhenhua might not protect her.
He was momentarily indecisive.
Suddenly, Gu Mingcheng stood up abruptly and walked into the woods.
The deputy team leader looked up in surprise and subconsciously turned to look at Su Meng.
Su Meng remained squatting among her sisters-in-law, smiling sweetly.
Perhaps his gaze lingered for too long, startling Su Meng.
He met Su Meng's wary and cold gaze in astonishment, and lowered his head in embarrassment and anger.
Su Meng was puzzled and suspicious when she saw the deputy team leader's flustered expression.
Turning my gaze, I could no longer see Gu Mingcheng.
She turned her head, stared at the deputy team leader for a few seconds, quickly washed her hands, stood up and shook the water droplets off her hands. Just as she was about to find an excuse to enter the forest, she heard a scream from the woods.
One of the women screamed in fright.
Everyone else's expression changed.
"It sounds like...it sounds like Team Leader Gu's...voice."
"What happened to Team Leader Gu? Everyone, go check on him! Could he have been attacked by a wild animal?"
In the blink of an eye, several of the bolder women followed the man and rushed toward the sound of screams.
Su Meng put the vegetable basket back on the table and frowned as she looked at the crowd running towards the woods.
She knew that Gu Mingcheng had ill intentions towards her.
Unexpectedly, Gu Mingcheng was murdered before she could even make a move.
"Ah~ Team Leader Gu... is dead!"
"Everyone, hurry down the mountain! There are enemy agents here."
Amidst a cacophony of shouts, Su Meng glanced at Gu Mingcheng, whose brow was bleeding, and followed her sisters-in-law out of the woods.
But they did not let their guard down.
Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a figure rushing past.
“There are people there,” Su Meng said.
Some men also spotted the person.
So, a few people went to chase after the person, while the rest protected the scene.
Su Meng's eyes darted around, and she followed after them.
She must seize this opportunity.
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