As Xiao Jiu ran, she thought about the place that the three groups of militia had been guarding. It seemed that once she passed that place, no one would patrol anymore.
What does this mean? It's obvious!
So Xiao Jiu didn't go to the village first, but instead went to find that secluded mountain forest.
If she remembered correctly, she had glanced at it during the day and noticed that the mountains over there were quite high and the forests were very dense.
Taking advantage of the darkness and the open space, she evaded the militia's patrol, but this was, after all, a mountain, and the mountain was so big, where could she find them?
After all, she had no reconnaissance training. If she hadn't been petite enough and cautious enough, even with space as cover, she could have been reprimanded by the vigilant patrol at any time.
Once you're on guard, it's like stirring up trouble.
Fortunately, she wasn't stupid. Those grassy hollows and bushes with no path in sight must be places where no one usually goes.
The soil beneath the ground had been trampled into a path, and the grass and leaves around the bushes had fallen off in large quantities. Following this direction, she actually found a hidden cave.
Before she could get close, a nimble black shadow rushed out from behind her, covered her mouth before she could make a sound, rolled her twice, and then rolled into the bushes nearby.
The next moment, two figures walked out from inside. One of them was holding a pipe and a pipe. Who else could it be but the village chief?
The other one was short and spoke in a manner that sounded more like a foreigner than a Chinese person.
The two men talked for a few words in the cave, and then a short man came out. Judging from their awkward way of walking, they were most likely Japanese. This man handed a bag to the village chief.
When the village chief saw the bag, his face broke into a disgusting grin, like a Japanese chrysanthemum.
As soon as the village chief left, two people followed him, presumably out of wariness of him.
Once Xiao Jiu was able to breathe normally, she realized that the person who had carried her and rolled to the side to hide was actually Zhou Yue.
Seeing her turn to look at him, Zhou Yue covered her mouth and glared at her.
Because they were so close, she could see the helplessness in his eyes and could only vent his dissatisfaction through gritted teeth.
She gave an awkward laugh and was about to speak when he covered her mouth again, pulling her into his arms.
Then, he warily watched the entrance to the cave. Sure enough, not long after, another person came from another path and hurriedly entered the cave hidden behind a big tree.
While his attention was focused on the cave, he covered most of Xiao Jiu's face. As they got closer, not only could Xiao Jiu's warm breath spray onto his face, but he could also clearly hear his heart pounding with nervousness.
After the crisis was over, he was a little angry at her for making the decision on her own: "Who told you to come back? Do you know how dangerous that was?"
Xiao Jiu made two muffled noises before Zhou Yue finally let go of his hand. She spat twice, "Your hands are covered in dirt, and you've put it all in my mouth."
Her voice was very soft. Zhou Yue had been lying there for a long time, completely unaware of the dirt on his hands. But he didn't care about that at all. Instead, he looked at her with a serious expression: "You're too bold. Do you know how dangerous this is?"
"Where's Xing-ge?" Xiao Jiu didn't care what he said. Anyway, she felt at ease now that she was with him.
"Hide on their ship and go out to sea." Zhou Yue's casual words made Xiao Jiu's eyes widen instantly: "That's too dangerous."
Zhou Yue stared at her with his deep black eyes: "I originally just wanted to investigate, but things didn't go as planned. There wasn't time to make arrangements, so Cui Mei went to deliver the message?"
"Ugh," Zhou Yue took a deep breath in anger, "You two are going too far!"
Xiao Jiu glanced at the cave and asked, "Are they really Japanese? How dare the villagers do this?"
"What wouldn't we dare to do for a bite to eat? Whoever feeds us is our mother. No wonder we felt so many eyes on us as soon as we entered the village."
So that's how it is. The villagers' hostility towards outsiders actually attracted their attention.
"What are those Japanese devils doing here?"
Zhou Yue shook his head, "I haven't gone inside yet. My initial estimate is that it's just an intelligence gathering base. I heard the sound of telegrams being sent."
"What about the boat? What's the boat for?" Zhou Yue shook his head. "My brother and I didn't have time to talk before he went with the boat."
Zhou Yue's eyes were also filled with deep worry.
Just then, footsteps sounded again, and then two men, each about 1.6 meters tall, appeared at the cave entrance, one after the other.
Then they started talking in a language Zhou Yue couldn't understand. Xiao Jiu listened quietly, and after they finished, she tugged at his arm.
"Follow him. He's going to leave by boat. From what he said, it seems like he's going to some island. I guess Xing-gege is there too."
Zhou Yue suddenly grabbed Xiao Jiu's arm, his eyes full of accusation: "You understand Japanese?"
How can Xiaojiu explain to him that she initially learned Japanese because she felt her English score of 120 was a bit low, and she wanted to learn a less common language to improve her score, hoping to reach 130 or 140?
Among less commonly taught languages, is Japanese the easiest to learn?
But in the eyes of people of this era, her ability to speak Japanese actually makes her a suspect? Even close siblings are not an option!
When confronted with his question, she didn't answer. Instead, she crouched down and tried to crawl past the bushes in front of her.
Zhou Yue was startled by her actions and quickly grabbed her arm to circle around from behind, warning her as he went.
"You'd better have a reasonable explanation."
Xiao Jiu was furious: "What's there to explain? I'm Chinese, and I love my country very much. I can't say why, but you'll definitely find it useful to have me with you. Hurry up, or you'll fall behind."
When she arrived at the beach, she realized why Zhou Xing was able to hide on the boat: it was a large, two-story iron ship with a group of people carrying submachine guns standing on its hull.
"How did your brother hide there? He's amazing! With so many people guarding him, where could we hide?"
One person could manage, but there were two of them, so Zhou Yue shoved the small bottle of wine behind the big rock without a second thought.
"You stay here and don't go anywhere until we come back. I'm getting on the boat now."
She said she was leaving, but Xiao Jiu struggled internally and ultimately refrained from revealing her secret.
They watched helplessly as Zhou Yue jumped into the sea from the other side of the beach and swam with all his might towards the docked boat.
She checked the time; there was still an hour before the boat departed. What should she do?
Looking at the huge waves crashing below, she was unsure what to do. But what if the two brothers died if she didn't go with them?
Her past secrets might be exposed, but at least they could be saved, and perhaps she could even help them gain merit.
At least she had weapons, food, and medicine, so they wouldn't go hungry and she could even treat them.
Fifth Sister let her come back because she thought she could save their lives in a critical moment.
Thinking this through, Xiao Jiu no longer hesitated, cursing under his breath, "Damn it, I'll go for it!"
Taking off my outer cotton coat, leaving only my thermal underwear, while struggling with the thought process, I finished my warm-up. Pinching my nose, closing my eyes, and using the speed of my forward run, I leaped into the bottomless, icy seawater...
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