An hour after Xie Lanzhi hung up the phone.

The Xiangjiang River and the Yunzhen River are filled with densely packed ships of various sizes.

The largest ship can carry dozens of tons of cargo, and the smallest ship can carry several tons.

That night, hundreds of fishing boats, controlled by a group of tall, long-legged, and short-haired young boatmen, set out at the same time towards the Du family's intercepted cruise ship.

They were neat and orderly, with an overwhelming momentum, as if they were looking for a place to fight.

Qin Shu stood on the shore, watching the densely packed boats leave, with a deep worry in her eyes.

Xie Lanzhi put his arm around her shoulders and soothed her softly, his voice hoarse from talking too much.

"Don't worry, Big Brother will be among the first group of members to return. He will not be in danger."

Qin Shu's eyes flickered, and she thanked him sincerely: "Thank you——"

Xie Lanzhi, who was thanked, frowned and disappeared in an instant.

He said in an unrecognizable voice: "Big Brother himself is not a working staff member. He was able to win back Academician Page. He is courageous and has made great contributions. The organization will not let him be in danger."

Qin Shu could sense some displeasure in Xie Lanzhi's businesslike tone.

She did not throw herself on Xie Lanzhi and act coquettishly as she did before, and did not gloss over the little episode that had just happened.

Qin Shu's hands hung down at her sides and she gently grasped the man's big palms. Facing the cold wind from the river, she slightly opened her red lips.

"My eldest brother loved me the most since I was a child. In those days of food and clothing shortages, he would always leave all the food and daily necessities for me first."

"I'm thanking you on behalf of my eldest brother. If anything had really happened to him, I would have lived with guilt for the rest of my life."

Qin Shu's voice was neither hurried nor slow, and every word she spoke came from a sincere heart.

She didn't expect that such a detailed plan would go wrong on the way back home.

Southern Guangdong is a remote and wild place.

They lack culture and education, and are a group that is conservative and conservative.

They act impulsively and rashly, and nothing they do will surprise anyone.

Qin Shu was really afraid that her elder brother would die on the road back to China. Qin Hairui had suffered enough in his previous life. He had been in prison for so many years as a woman, and his soul was already dead when he came out.

When Qin Hairui was released from prison, his old face and hunched body flashed before Qin Shu's eyes, revealing a faint ominous omen.

Xie Lanzhi held Qin Shu's little face in his hands, looking gentle and calm, and said slowly,

"Don't ever say thank you to me again, even on behalf of others."

"knew."

Qin Shu suppressed the worry in her eyes and nodded obediently.

Xie Lanzhi took her hand and said, "I'll take you to rest. I can't accompany you at night. Can you do it alone?"

Qin Shu pulled the corner of her lips: "What's wrong with that? I can fall asleep right now if I lie down."

Xie Lanzhi: "There will be news before dawn. Have a good sleep and you will see Big Brother when you wake up."

"Um--"

*

It was a calm night.

The next morning, Qin Shu was awakened by the crying of her child.

"Dad, I'm in so much pain!"

——Dad, it hurts so much!

Qin Shu lay on the camp bed, turned over, and her pretty eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

A man's gentle voice came from the next room to comfort her: "Beth, bear with it a little longer. Dad will find someone to heal you this time."

“Really?”

The child's tender voice carried a hint of pain.

So well-behaved and soft, one can't help but feel pity for him when hearing his voice.

Qin Shu suddenly opened her eyes, looked through the tent, and realized that it was already bright outside.

A father and daughter were whispering to each other next door, and there were also the sounds of heavy, orderly footsteps outside.

Thinking of her elder brother whose life or death was unknown, Qin Shu rushed out of the tent at a very fast speed, slipping on her slippers.

Outside, large official trucks with white license plates were parked at the edge of the dock, and hundreds of soldiers were unloading cargo from fishing boats moored at the water's edge.

Qin Shu saw them unloading thousands of tons of rare raw materials from the fishing boats and loading them onto official trucks.

She knew that this batch of goods would be sent to a designated location in Yunzhen and then transported to the secret base by other people.

It took countless people's efforts and more than two months to transport these precious supplies back to the country.

It requires layers of scrutiny and different people to be responsible for it, and there must be no mistakes.

"Sister-in-law! You're awake!"

Amuti, who was standing on the shore, saw Qin Shu's figure and raised his arms and waved them vigorously.

When he shouted, several familiar figures quickly jumped out from the tents.

In the middle tent, Xie Lanzhi, the unshaven-bearded Chu Lianying, and Liu Sheng were the first to come out.

Qin Hairui and several of his brothers and sisters rushed out from the inner tent on the left.

Qin Hairui no longer looked as handsome as before. He looked as disheveled as a homeless man and was almost unrecognizable.

When Qin Shu saw her elder brother, a bright smile appeared on her charming face, which was as big as a palm.

“Brother!”

She forgot that she was pregnant and ran quickly towards Qin Hairui.

"Ah Shu, don't run!"

When Xie Lanzhi saw Qin Shu running wildly, his heart stopped for a moment and he rushed forward to stop her without thinking.

Qin Hairui also exclaimed: "Ashu, stop!"

"sister in law!"

Liu Sheng, Chu Lianying and Amuti all had expressions of horror on their faces.

Several men rushed towards Qin Shu from different directions like a gust of wind.

"Madam! Please save my daughter!"

Everyone tried to hurry up, but they were all a step too late. Paige knelt in front of Qin Shu, holding the pale and sick little girl.

He seemed to have given up and knelt straight on the ground.

If Qin Shu took one more step forward, her foot would kick Paige.

Qin Shu lowered her eyes and looked at the man kneeling in front of her. He was sturdy and strong with light brown hair. She then glanced at the little girl with long brown hair in his arms, with blood on the corner of her lips.

She asked uncertainly, "Are you Fellow Page?"

Paige Wilson raised her head and looked up at the petite girl in front of her with the gentle features of an oriental woman.

His voice was hoarse and difficult: "Yes, please save my daughter, she is dying."

“Ahem…”

Little Beth, who was held in Paige's arms, coughed rapidly a few times, and a glaring blood oozed from the corners of her lips.

Qin Shu was startled. Without thinking, she knelt on one knee and took little Beth from Paige's arms.

"The child is in a dangerous condition now. He can't be exposed to the wind! Come with me!"

Qin Shu, with her petite body, was holding a half-grown child in her arms and walking towards the tent at a quickened pace.

She had just taken two steps when little Beth was snatched away by a pair of strong arms.

Xie Lanzhi's noble and handsome face was filled with majesty and ferocity, and his voice was deep and fierce.

"Ah Shu, think about your current physical condition."

"There are people everywhere here, just call anyone and they will come and help you!"