Mu Huaixi waited until the surroundings were completely quiet before coming down from the tree. His sleepiness disappeared and his heart started beating fast.
Her legs even felt a little weak.
It took her a while to catch her breath after she had climbed down from the bush. After thinking for a while, she slowly walked back - Xiaohua and the others would come down the mountain from the other side, and if she slowly walked over, she might bump into them.
The words she just heard were churning in her chest. The more she thought about it, the more surprised she became. Mu Huaixi frowned and had already made a decision in her heart.
"Doctor Mu?!"
Mu Huaixi's back stiffened and cold sweat immediately broke out on her forehead. She had just confirmed that Tang Xiaotang had gone far away, so how could he appear behind her?
"Doctor Mu?"
Tang Xiaotang's shouting became louder. Mu Huaixi swallowed her saliva. She actually heard some suspicion and threat in it.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
Mu Huaixi heard her own heartbeat. She didn't stop when her mind turned, but instead strode forward in a panic.
The person behind her also caught up with her, calling her name repeatedly. Mu Huaixi calmed down completely and realized that there was only one person's footsteps behind her.
When the man was about to catch up with him, Mu Huaixi suddenly turned around and slapped him, leaving Tang Xiaotang, who was chasing him angrily, stunned.
"You! Ah! It's you." Mu Huaixi didn't miss the fierceness that flashed in her eyes. He hurriedly grasped her arms and touched her face with her hands. "You are hot, eh, you are a real person?! I thought, I thought..."
"I'm sorry, I thought I met the monster they were talking about..." Mu Huaixi apologized, but there was a hint of blame in his tone, "Xiao Tang, aren't you a local too? Don't you know that you can't call people by their names in the mountains?"
"You kept chasing me. I thought I had encountered a mountain monster!"
Mu Huaixi's eyes were red and her tone was flustered. The series of accusations made it impossible for Tang Xiaotang to get a word in. However, the suspicion in her eyes gradually dissipated, and she finally explained stiffly, "I, I'm a local. I'm just a little worried about you being alone in the mountains."
"What's there to worry about?" Mu Huaixi smiled and rubbed her face. "Aren't you alone in the mountains too? Where's Xiao Hu?"
Tang Xiaotang stepped back uncomfortably, then explained with a dry laugh, "Xiao Hu is helping out at my house. I came up the mountain to pick up some branches. We don't have any kindling at home."
"I heard you and Xiao Hu are getting married soon?" Mu Huaixi winked at her, and seeing a flicker of panic and sweetness across the girl's stiff face, she couldn't help but sigh softly. It was clear that Tang Xiaotang wasn't completely devoid of feelings for Xiao Hu, but it was a pity that a relationship that was deliberately close to her, when it wasn't pure from the beginning, was unlikely to have a happy ending.
"From now on, we'll be family. Once you marry Xiao Hu, I'll be able to see you often in the family compound."
Perhaps it was her performance that dispelled Tang Xiaotang's doubts, or perhaps it was the "later" she said that made the other party hesitate. In the end, Tang Xiaotang did nothing and sent her back to Li Fengjuan's home.
Mu Huaixi did not reveal any flaws along the way, nor did she mention what happened in the mountains. She also shared some of the buns given by Fengjuan's mother with Tang Xiaotang. She waited until Xiaohua rode her bike to take her home before wiping her back - she was scared and broke into cold sweats on the mountain, and she felt sticky and uncomfortable.
On the way back, she sorted out her thoughts and decided that this matter should not be publicized. She planned to go directly to Political Commissar Li, but when she arrived at the regiment headquarters, she was told that Political Commissar Li and Commander Wei were in a meeting, and she was in a dilemma for a moment.
Although she heard the suspicious conversation between Tang Xiaotang and someone else in the forest, she didn't know who that person was, nor did she know whether Xiao Hu knew about it. In case the regiment had already made preparations, if she rashly told others about it, it would probably disrupt the regiment's arrangements.
In fact, the most appropriate way to handle this matter is to tell Ying Mingcheng and let him investigate, but Ying Mingcheng is still unknown where he is. When he left, he said he would come back as soon as possible, but now it has been more than two months.
Mu Huaixi thought of him and sighed inwardly. Compared to asking Ying Mingcheng to help her solve these "dangers", she was actually more worried about the man's safety. He has always been a man of his word. When he went on a mission before, he said that he would be back as soon as possible. If he could come back earlier, he would definitely not delay.
But now it has long exceeded the scope of "earlier". Although Mu Huaixi doesn't know what he encountered, it is certain that the mission is not going well.
"Oh," Mu Huaixi stood in front of Political Commissar Li's office for a while, enjoying the evening breeze, and decided to go home first and come to see the political commissar tomorrow.
"Comrade Mu, what's wrong? Are you here to see Political Commissar Li? You can tell me anything."
As soon as Mu Huaixi turned around, she ran into Huo Zhiwu who was coming from the stairs. Huo Zhiwu glanced at her in surprise, then stopped beside her - not far nor near - but just blocking the way to the stairs.
Mu Huaixi frowned and hesitated for a moment, then remembered Ying Mingcheng's evaluation of Huo Zhiwu, and told him what she had encountered, "This is what happened..."
"I see," Huo Zhiwu said, a little surprised. He asked a few more questions and then nodded. "Comrade Mu, leave this matter to me, don't worry."
"Xiao Hu is not from the Fourth Battalion. If you..." Mu Huaixi knew that he had just arrived and was afraid that he would be restricted if he acted rashly, so she wanted to suggest that he inform the political commissar about this matter.
But Huo Zhiwu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, no matter which battalion he is from, he is still a soldier!"
Seeing that he was obviously confident, Mu Huaixi thought that Xiao Hu had already made arrangements. She didn't ask any more questions and nodded with confidence.
What she didn't know was that as soon as she left, Ying Mingcheng, who looked weathered, appeared in the regimental headquarters building. His hair had grown long, and no one knew where it came from, and there were still a few pieces of moss on his head.
Huo Zhiwu raised his eyebrows when he saw him. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Captain Wei's angry voice from behind, "Come in, everyone. Let's have a proper meeting!"
“…”
Huo Zhiwu raised his eyebrows, knowing that now was not the time to talk, so he followed him in.
Captain Wei had just finished a meeting with the military district, discussing the district's follow-up arrangements for Ying Mingcheng and his team's mission. "Although this mission had its ups and downs, the goal was achieved. Political Commissar Li, please arrange for the experts to settle down and begin the experiment as soon as possible."
"Mingcheng, you've worked hard this time," Captain Wei said, turning to him and speaking in a slower tone before becoming serious again. "But this mission has exposed a number of problems. Go back and write a report, and we'll see how to investigate later."
"Yeah." Ying Mingcheng nodded. They were intercepted at the very beginning of this mission. Apparently, the news leaked out. If it weren't for the follow-up support, this transfer mission would have gone wrong!
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