The two men also saw that Su Xingran had woken up. One of them smiled wickedly at Su Xingran, his eyes full of contempt and ill intent.
Su Xingran feigned terror at discovering she had been captured, her face contorted with fear as she struggled. Because her body was bound, the intense struggle caused her face to flush red.
About an hour after Su Xingran "woke up," Dr. Huang also woke up. At first, Dr. Huang only felt slightly dizzy, but later he really fell into a deep sleep.
The master and apprentice looked at each other and saw each other's current state, which could only be described as utterly wretched. Their hands and bodies were bound together, with their hands tied behind their backs, their feet bound to prevent escape, and a towel stuffed in their mouths.
Duan Yuming went to Su Xingran's house in person and told Su's parents where Su Xingran and Doctor Huang had gone. The couple believed him and weren't worried when Su Xingran didn't return that evening.
Around 11 p.m., the village was quiet, all the houses were dark, and everyone was fast asleep in bed. In the Zhang family, Ding Cuihua had drunk a cup of malted milk powder that Zhang Yizhu had prepared for her, and was already fast asleep.
Zhang Yizhu knocked on the door of Su Xingran and Doctor Huang's room, which was closed. The man sitting there stood up to open the door. Zhang Yizhu said to the man, "You can leave now. Everyone in the village is asleep."
Both Su Xingran and Doctor Huang haven't had a drop of water since breakfast this morning. Su Xingran is young and can still bear it, but Doctor Huang is older and it's not so good for him.
Doctor Huang's face was pale, his lips were cracked, and he looked several years older, his spirits gone. Su Xingran felt very sad seeing her master like this.
Upon hearing that they could leave, a man took out two black hoods from his muzzle and put them on Su Xingran and Doctor Huang's heads respectively.
Two men, one carrying Doctor Huang and the other carrying Su Ran, walked ahead and opened the gate. Zhang Yizhu went out first to check the road and, finding nothing amiss, returned to close the gate and beckoned the two men carrying the people to leave.
The moment the Zhang family's gate opened, the soldiers and police officers who had been waiting in the shadows nearby stared intently at it. They saw a man first peek out furtively, and then he came out to check the surroundings.
Soon the man returned to the door and opened it wider. Two men emerged from the doorway, each carrying a person on their back.
The man who had scouted ahead was now leading the way, followed by the man carrying the two people. Soon, the three of them, along with the two being carried, disappeared from the Zhang family's gate. Several soldiers also quietly followed them.
A soldier guarding near the Zhang family's gate quickly walked to the gate and saw that the person carrying the last man had dropped something off his back.
The soldier walked to the spot where the item had fallen near the door. There was a crumpled piece of paper on the ground. He bent down, picked it up, and turned to leave. Several people were waiting ahead of him. The soldier unfolded the crumpled paper.
After reading it, everyone fell silent, because it read: "The destination is behind the deep mountain forest and grass gate. No matter what happens, remember not to act impulsively. The priority is to capture the enemy."
The handwriting was so beautiful it was almost blinding. The soldiers present all knew that the note was left by a girl who was only about thirteen years old.
When they arrived last night, they attended a meeting and learned that a thirteen-year-old girl had discovered the enemy and later went alone to find the enemy's hiding place.
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