Liu Zhanyu said bluntly, "She's still my daughter. No matter what, she always thinks I don't have any meat to eat. Let's go and eat something quickly. We'll discuss it later."
Jiang Qiao was dumbfounded. "Hey Lao Liu, don't tell me the two of us can handle all those people?"
Liu Zhanyu chuckled and patted Jiang Qiao on the head. "What are you thinking about? You're such a smart brain, why aren't you using it now? Did you eat too much meat during the New Year?"
Even if there are people, they can't all come over now. We need to trap them like turtles in a jar, okay?
Jiang Qiao doesn't really care about catching them like turtles in a jar. He can catch those people anytime he wants. The most important thing is that Third Uncle. Who exactly is this person? Song Shutian still hasn't explained it clearly.
Liu Zhanyu gave a wry smile. "Don't even mention you, I didn't know either. I received orders and rushed here without stopping. If Old Chen hadn't brought me here, I wouldn't have been able to find the place."
Jiang Qiao looked around and asked, "Where's Old Chen?"
"Hehe, he's gone. He left right after eating. He still has things to do. The bad guys are coming, so he has to go back and make arrangements. Don't worry, just stay here. We don't know when they'll be able to come over yet."
However, it certainly won't last long. I'm wondering why that old Japanese soldier's condition suddenly worsened. Was he just making a fuss or something?
Jiang Qiao shook her head in confusion. "I don't know about that. Anyway, they developed the drug themselves. If something goes wrong, they can only blame themselves. Being too confident is just arrogance."
Nothing in this world is immutable. Does he really think that after so many years, he can control the effects of the medicine?
Besides, that's a physical body. The human body is inherently complex. He thinks he's a god just because he used some unorthodox methods? Hmph, not that I'm underestimating him, but he's lucky he didn't die halfway through. He should be secretly happy.
"Let's eat first, and then we'll do the accounting."
Lunch was rather simple for Jiang Qiao; it was just leftover roe deer meat from yesterday, stewed with Chinese cabbage. Speaking of which, life in the mountains was tough, since transporting supplies here was quite difficult.
After finishing the meal, I washed the dishes and sat down. I made tea for Liu Zhanyu and myself, and the two of us chatted while drinking.
"The time is uncertain; we guess they might come at night."
Jiang Qiao asked slowly and deliberately, "Do you know what the other party is going to do, or their purpose?"
Liu Zhanyu shook his head. "We really don't know. But the fact that they were able to steal those three jade tablets must be related to your sect. We just don't know what secret your master hid here that made them so willing to risk their lives."
Perhaps this secret is somewhat heaven-defying; the only thing we can do right now is to stop them.
Jiang Qiao casually asked, "Do you know what they hid last time?"
Liu Zhanyu smiled and said, "This is a secret. Even I don't know much about it, so I can't tell you."
Let me put it this way, this old Japanese devil has some tricks up his sleeve. Luckily you were there at the time, otherwise, where would we have found this secret?
So, this time, I'll need your help again. After all, you're quite adept at dealing with them now.
Jiang Qiao waved his hand and said, "Comrade Lao Liu, let's not talk about the formalities and get down to business. The two of us are guarding here. How should we do it? Should we cooperate, or should we take the lead?"
If that's the case, how should we take action? There are only a few people here; we can't let them all rush in. The enemy isn't armed with matchsticks; you know that better than I do.
Tell me, what did you bring? Or, is there anything here that we could use?
When it came to business, Liu Zhanyu's joking expression vanished, and he pointed to the things under Jiang Qiao's bed. "That's all I brought. As for why, you and I both know the answer."
Jiang Qiao hummed twice, "This is going to be difficult. If I had known it would be like this, I would have brought Master Hou over and had him set up a formation or something. At least it would be effective against the enemy."
Liu Zhanyu shook his head. "Didn't I tell you? The Tong family will probably come along. You should know what they're good for, so even if Master Hou comes, it won't be very effective."
Jiang Qiao gestured and said, "Teacher Liu, don't forget, the valley is very large. They don't necessarily have to start from here. What countermeasures do you have over there for this situation?"
Don't tell me there are people lying in ambush; I doubt that's possible, because any place could be a potential entry point for the enemy.
Liu Zhanyu smiled and said, "Just as you said, it's impossible for the whole mountain to be covered with people; that's unrealistic."
However, there are only a few roads that lead into the mountains, and some of them can't even be called roads.
Don't forget about the old Japanese devil's health.
Even with the help of the Tong family, climbing mountains and descending cliffs is beyond his physical capabilities.
Don't worry about what the comrades on the outside do. All we two can do is try our best to capture Uncle Three alive.
As you know, this person has close ties with Lone Wolf's side. Perhaps she knows who the other party is, or even the identities of those hidden individuals. That's why this is what we need to do.
Jiang Qiao frowned. "Although we occupy the high ground, if the enemy enters in small groups and attacks our high ground, we will be at a disadvantage."
Liu Zhanyu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, some of our people will arrive this afternoon. There's no need to worry about that."
Jiang Qiao looked at Liu Zhanyu with suspicion, "Comrade Liu, you let these people in to capture this Third Uncle alive, don't you have other plans?"
Liu Zhanyu almost choked on his tea, coughed twice, and then pointed at Jiang Qiao, "You little brat, couldn't you have waited until I finished drinking before you said anything? Don't you want to know what they're up to?"
Jiang Qiao shrugged and shook her head. "Honestly, I really don't want to know. Just arrest them and don't care what they think."
"Just arrest them and interrogate them directly; they might confess then. Why go through all this trouble?"
Liu Zhanyu shook his head. "You child, you're just too impatient. You know perfectly well that the old devil has refused to confess. It's been so long, and he hasn't told a single truth. So what would he confess if we arrested him again?"
Such a person would probably take the secret to their grave, and you could never get anything out of them.
As for that third uncle, we haven't had any contact with him yet, so it's hard to make a judgment at the moment. Therefore, this is all we can do for now.
Our estimate is that they don't have many men left, and our current arrangements should be more than enough to deal with them.
Jiang Qiao had nothing to say. Some things can change in an instant, and one can only rely on improvisation.
"Stop drinking, let's go downstairs and check it out—"
Although she had been here before, she hadn't really done a proper reconnaissance. Since the enemy was coming, she needed to take a good look and see which place was suitable for them to make their move.
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