With a wave of his hand, Mu Cangnan led Zhang Dongsheng and everyone away. Mu Cangnan then drove after Zhang Dongsheng to their secret base.
Seeing that her parents' poison was about to take effect, Li Xiyue took out the antidote that she had taken from Song Haoqiang's clothes to delay the onset of the poison, dissolved it in water, and gave it to her parents to drink.
Cheng Xiaohui and Li Wenbo drank very carefully, and stopped drinking as soon as their symptoms subsided.
The roads in those days were not in good condition, with potholes everywhere.
They arrived at the secret base after a bumpy journey.
This is a courtyard located on the edge of a mountain forest.
There are two single-story houses in the courtyard. Judging from the appearance of the houses, they are the houses of nearby farmers.
Zhang Dongsheng got out of the car, and his fingers tapped lightly on the door panel, making two long and one short knocking sounds.
The people inside rushed out of the house, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Oh, it's people from our hometown! How's things back home?"
Zhang Dongsheng said, "May the country be prosperous and the people at peace."
The code was matched, and the man standing inside the gate said with a smile, "Please come in, please come in!"
Zhang Dongsheng called to his underlings to lift Song Haoqiang and Jiang Tao out of the car and into the yard.
Mu Cangnan led Li Xiyue and her family into the courtyard.
As they entered the courtyard, the man who had opened the door glanced around warily as he closed it. It was quiet and deserted, so he closed the door with a sense of security.
He was wearing a farmer's coarse cloth vest, and various farm tools were placed in the yard.
Zhang Dongsheng greeted him warmly, "Zhao Hu, thank you for your hard work, staying in the village all this time."
Zhao Hu said with a smile, "What's so hard about this? I work the land with the farmers every day and earn money, and I even get a salary. My treatment is much better than everyone else's. This must be the leader, right?"
He reached out and shook hands with Mu Cangnan.
Mu Cangnan held Zhao Hu's hand tightly and said, "No matter where you are, it's work, it's dedication."
Originally from a big city, now rooted in the countryside, your sacrifices are known to your superiors!
Zhao Hu said, "It's nothing to me, but my younger brother will be of military age next year. I want him to join the army too, to work in the military region like you, and to contribute to the country!"
Mu Cangnan said, "I've already told the comrade in charge of recruiting new soldiers about your brother's name. Your brother can just sign up for the army when the time comes."
Zhao Hu nodded and said, "That's great. It's good that my brother can return to the capital. Everyone, please come in and sit down. I've prepared the house for you."
These are the two people we're going to lock up, right? I've prepared a room for them too.
Zhang Dongsheng said, "We don't need to give them nice houses, a pigsty will do!"
Zhao Hu said, "I would like to give them a pigsty, but the pigsty doesn't have iron bars, so it can't keep them in!"
Zhang Dongsheng said, "That's a real pity. We'll just have to give them a place to live then!"
Zhao Hu led everyone to the house he had arranged for Song Haoqiang and Jiang Tao to stay in.
From the outside, the room looks normal, but once you open the door, you can see the iron bars inside.
Zhao Hu unlocked the iron gate, and the young comrades carried the two men inside.
Li Xiyue asked her sweetheart in the space, "When will Jiang Tao wake up?"
Mi Bao said, "The effects of the medicine will wear off in another hour or two, and he'll wake up."
Li Xiyue said, "That's good. There's no need to give him the antidote separately. Let him wake up naturally."
Mu Cangnan followed them inside and checked on Jiang Tao and Song Haoqiang.
Song Haoqiang was knocked unconscious. He chased after Mu Cangnan and patted his face until Song Haoqiang slowly regained consciousness.
But Jiang Tao was still asleep. However, he looked perfectly fine, as if he hadn't woken up yet.
As soon as Mu Cangnan left the room, Zhao Hu immediately locked the door securely.
Mu Cangnan asked, "Where is the person who was sent ahead of schedule being held?"
Zhao Hu pointed to the room next door and said, "It's right here!"
He opened the door, and there was also an iron gate inside.
Mu Cangnan spotted Zhao Jingsong, who was tied to a chair, at a glance.
With a rag in his mouth, Zhao Jingsong tried to speak, but couldn't utter a single word, only making a series of muffled sounds.
What exactly happened? He still doesn't understand.
He was actually being held in a hospital ward. A couple of days ago, someone broke into his ward, tied him up, and took him away.
He was tied up and thrown into the back seat of the car. He had no idea how the car drove or what route it took.
Even if you showed him those roads, he wouldn't recognize them; he hasn't been back to China for decades.
Seeing that Zhao Jingsong was alright, Mu Cangnan instructed Zhang Dongsheng to have his men keep a close watch on the people who had been imprisoned.
Song Haoqiang finally came to his senses. He opened his eyes and looked around quietly. It took him a while to come to his senses and understand his current situation.
He was locked up at this point, his arms were twisted behind his back and tightly bound with rope.
He hurriedly shouted, "Let me out! Let me out! Don't forget that Li Xiyue's family has been poisoned, and only I know where the antidote is?"
Li Xiyue walked to the iron gate and said, "There's something I forgot to tell you: I wasn't poisoned!"
Song Haoqiang stared at Li Xiyue in astonishment, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets!
He shook his head and said, "Impossible, how could you not be poisoned?"
Li Xiyue said, "Since entering your cave, I have neither eaten nor drunk anything you gave me."
The injection you gave me had already been switched. I pretended to be poisoned to make you think I was.
Song Haoqiang opened his mouth wide in surprise; it could fit two eggs in it.
He said, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Who switched the goods?"
Li Xiyue's poisoning was a trump card he held in his hand, because Mu Cangnan would never disregard Li Xiyue's life!
This is Mu Cangnan's weakness. As long as Li Xiyue is controlled, Mu Cangnan can be restrained and made to obey him.
But now Li Xiyue tells him that he wasn't poisoned at all!
His trump card was gone in an instant!
Mi Bao said in the space, "I'm not telling you, it's me! Hehe!"
Li Xiyue said with a smile, "Nothing is impossible, only things you haven't thought of!"
Song Haoqiang shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his head quickly. In the next instant, he grasped a useful idea.
He hurriedly shouted, "Even if you weren't poisoned! Your parents definitely were! Your parents were poisoned, weren't they?! They've been showing symptoms of poisoning!"
He arrested Cheng Xiaohui and Li Wenbo before he arrested Li Xiyue. These two people were not as wary as Li Xiyue!
Li Xiyue nodded slightly and said, "Yes, both of them have been poisoned."
I've taken all the antidote you hid on your person. There's enough for them to use for a while.
Song Haoqiang said with a sneer, "These are just medicines to delay the onset of the poison, not the real antidote!"
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