Chapter 202 Sorry, I'm Late
After Jiang Xu and his colleagues were taken into the car, hoods were put on their heads.
I don’t know how long we drove, but after a bumpy ride, the car finally stopped.
Their hoods were removed, and Jiang Xu could see clearly that they had come to a military base, surrounded by army green tents.
A rebel holding a gun muttered something to them.
Jiang Xu didn't understand what it meant.
Then, the man suddenly came forward and tried to snatch her backpack.
"no!"
Jiang Xu held on to the backpack tightly. It contained the data obtained by everyone's hard work in experiments over the past month, and it must not be stolen.
The rebel lost his patience and hit her shoulder with the butt of his rifle.
A sharp pain forced her to let go.
She looked around and Qin Zifei was not in the car.
Jiang Xu was concerned about his injuries and felt uneasy.
They were taken to a tent, and Jiang Xu asked the colleague who knew the local language to inquire about Qin Zifei's whereabouts.
The rebels looked impatient and said they didn't know, and if he was shot, he would probably be dead.
Jiang Xu's heart sank suddenly, and she managed to hold back her tears with great difficulty.
The old professor comforted everyone, saying that they were scientific researchers, the government would come to negotiate, and the rebels would not do anything to them.
As he was speaking, several crisp gunshots were heard outside.
It was the government army officer who escorted them last night who was shot dead.
Everyone's face turned pale.
The tent was silent, with a haze hanging over everyone's head. They waited silently for fate to decide its fate.
Either life or death.
Two hours later.
Several people rushed in and took all the men away.
After a while, two officers came in and whispered to the remaining women with malicious smiles on their faces.
Jiang Xu didn't understand their language, but he could tell their intentions from their eyes.
Several girls hugged each other and retreated little by little, their eyes full of fear.
Jiang Xu took out a folding knife from his pocket and gestured at the other party, asking them to get away.
The two officers touched the guns at their waists, raised their eyebrows and smiled arrogantly.
Just then.
There were hurried footsteps outside.
An officer who looked higher in rank than them came in through the curtain, asked them something, and then kicked them away.
Then he glanced at the people in the tent, turned around and said something to the outside, then turned sideways.
Jiang Xu stayed in the tent for a long time and was not used to the glaring light.
She squinted her eyes and saw a tall man walking in with his back bent.
She subconsciously raised her folding knife and pointed it at the other person, "Don't come over here!"
Next second.
An extremely familiar voice came from behind the mask the man was wearing: "Ruanruan, it's me."
Jiang Xu's mind went blank in an instant.
Three words popped up in my mind: How could it be?
How could he be here?
Is it an illusion?
The next second, the man took off the mask on his face, and his handsome face appeared in front of her completely and clearly.
Bang!
The folding knife in his hand fell to the ground.
Jiang Xu was trembling all over, murmuring, "He Yanting..."
He Yanting walked forward and hugged her in his arms: "It's me, you're not mistaken."
In a strange country, feeling this familiar embrace and breath again, Jiang Xu's tears fell uncontrollably.
Feeling that she was crying, He Yanting hugged her tighter: "I'm sorry, Ruanruan, I came late and made you suffer."
Jiang Xu shook his head desperately, but was choked with sobs and couldn't speak.
But she didn't cry for long. She soon stopped crying and looked at the rebels warily.
He Yanting gave Gao Cheng a look.
Gao Cheng brought an interpreter and said something to the other party.
After negotiations, Gao Cheng said, "They said we can take my wife away."
Jiang Xu immediately grabbed He Yanting's sleeve. Before she could say anything, He Yanting understood what she meant and patted her hand gently to reassure her.
He said to Gao Cheng, "Tell them I want to take everyone away."
Gao Cheng had another round of negotiations with the other party.
At first, the other party immediately started shouting loudly to express his dissatisfaction. Gao Cheng and him went outside the tent and negotiated for a long time.
Finally, he came back and said, "Okay."
Jiang Xu was very surprised how He Yanting managed to negotiate with the rebels that even the government forces couldn't deal with.
But now is not the time to ask this. The rebel guards finally stopped being ferocious towards them. Led by Gao Cheng, everyone came to the outskirts of the base.
Jiang Xu looked around and found that everyone was there, including the old professor who had just been taken away and others.
It was said that they were asked to help dig trenches.
But Qin Zifei was the only one missing.
Jiang Xu glanced at He Yanting several times and tugged at his sleeve: "One person is missing."
He Yanting asked, "Male or female? What does it look like?"
Jiang Xu's tone was a little guilty: "It's Qin Zifei."
He Yanting was stunned for a moment, then his dark eyes darkened, "Ruanruan, you lied to me?"
Jiang Xu looked at him pitifully, "I... I just don't want you to be jealous. He seemed to have been hit by a bullet last night while trying to protect me. Yan Ting, please..."
Her tone was tearful and a bit coquettish.
He Yanting felt his temples throbbing, which was both uncomfortable and enjoyable.
With a cold face, he ordered Gao Cheng, "Go ask. There is another young man who may have been shot. If he is alive, bring him here. If he is dead, forget it."
Jiang Xu glared at him secretly.
He Yanting pulled her into his arms and asked, "Do you feel sorry for him?"
Jiang Xu took the mask from his hand and said on tiptoe, "Put on the mask."
He Yanting was slightly stunned, his eyes softened instantly, and he lowered his head obediently, asking her to help him put on the mask.
More than ten minutes later, they found Qin Zifei.
Because he was injured in the leg, the rebels threw him into a corner and left him to his fate.
Gao Cheng negotiated with them again.
The rebels promised to send vehicles to take them to a safe zone.
Jiang Xu was riding in He Yanting's off-road vehicle.
Before getting in the car, she looked back at Qin Zifei. He Yanting said calmly, "Don't even think about it. I've been generous enough to get him back. There's no way I'll let him ride in my car."
Jiang Xu didn't say anything else and got into the car with him.
The car started and gradually moved away from the rebel camp, and Jiang Xu's heart gradually settled down.
She asked the question in her heart: "How did you convince the rebels? Why do they listen to you so much?"
He Yanting leaned back and closed his eyes to rest.
"I have a mining business in a neighboring country, and I have a good partner who happens to be the cousin of the rebel leader. So I have some connections."
“Of course, connections alone are not enough.”
He curled his lips and said, "In a place like this, you definitely have to spend money to manage it."
"I see."
Jiang Xu nodded.
Although He Yanting said it lightly, she knew that the money he was talking about was definitely not a small amount.
Suddenly, He Yanting put his hand on her shoulder and held her in his arms.
"Don't talk, let me sleep for a while."
He spoke softly, his voice a little hoarse.
Jiang Xu looked up at him and found that there were obvious dark circles under his eyes. He must have not had a good rest for a long time.
Calculating the time, he should have rushed here since he couldn't contact her yesterday.
During this process, every possible means was used to find her specific location.
He must have put a lot of thought into it.
Jiang Xu's heart was filled with indescribable emotions, her chest felt sore and bitter, and she leaned silently in He Yanting's arms, not wanting to disturb his rest.
Perhaps it was because she was finally out of danger, or perhaps it was because He Yanting's aura gave her a sense of security.
As the car bumped along, she slowly fell asleep without realizing it.
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