The main tent was simply and neatly decorated. There was a plain table in the middle, with several wooden chairs placed around it. There was also a standing board in front of the table with some simple maps hung on it.
Seeing this, her heartbeat suddenly quickened and she became extremely nervous.
But she didn't dare to delay her work at the moment, so she forced herself to calm down. Then she hurriedly seized the time and flipped through piles of documents on the table and in the cabinet beside her.
The papers covered with words made a rustling sound as she flipped through them, making them a bit messy.
Li Xiulan was tense and searched for a long time but didn't find what she wanted.
But now, she has already looked through everything she saw. Could it be that the thing is not here?
Thinking of this, Li Xiulan's heart skipped a beat and she secretly said to herself, "Oh no!"
She raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead, and suddenly heard the sound of chatting outside becoming clearer and clearer. She didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear that if she delayed any further, she would be discovered and her identity would be exposed.
Thinking of this, she didn't dare to delay.
Li Xiulan hurriedly packed up the things on the table and left the main tent before the guards came back.
But what she didn't expect was that her sneaky behavior was seen clearly from beginning to end. Now she was like a turtle in a jar, with no way to escape.
In a secluded corner near the main tent, the communications soldier Fan Yang was hiding quietly. When he saw Li Xiulan coming out of the main tent, he sneered.
She really has a problem.
Before Commander Lu left for support, he came to see him specifically to remind him to pay more attention to the woman named Li Xiulan, saying that there was most likely something fishy about this person and he should not let her take advantage of him.
He also thought the woman's behavior was very suspicious at first, but after squatting for a long time, he didn't notice what she was doing.
Until just now, he saw with his own eyes this man sneak into the main tent.
Fan Yang knew that this matter was of great importance and might be related to enemy spies in the army. He did not dare to delay at all and quickly turned around and trotted to quickly report Li Xiulan's situation to Political Commissar Wang.
Political Commissar Wang was training the remaining soldiers with Chief Fang at the moment. When he heard Fan Yang's words, he frowned and made a prompt decision to organize people to capture Li Xiulan on the spot.
When she was arrested, Li Xiulan was still sitting in the temporary tent of the masses.
"Why did you arrest me? Comrade, is there a misunderstanding?" Li Xiulan was suddenly grabbed by the arm. She turned pale with fear and kept explaining, "There must be a misunderstanding. Let me go!"
The two soldiers in charge of arresting him snorted coldly, unmoved, and quickly tied her hands with hemp rope, escorted her out, and said coldly: "Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, you go and explain it yourself, we won't listen!"
"We ordinary people regard you as our leaders and respect you, but you can't bully us just because we are honest, right?"
"My son and husband haven't come back yet. Are you going to kill me here? Are soldiers so unreasonable?" Li Xiulan was in a miserable state. She struggled desperately, trying to break free.
"Don't explain, we don't want to listen." One of the soldiers retorted, then took a handkerchief and stuffed it into Li Xiulan's mouth.
Li Xiulan's mouth was blocked and she couldn't speak anymore. She could only mumble.
Afterwards, they didn't care how Li Xiulan struggled and just took her out.
The other people watched Li Xiulan being taken away and were completely confused.
"What's going on? What has this person done wrong?"
"Could it be that the leader arrested us because we were disturbed? That's impossible, right?"
"How stupid! How is this possible? Can a leader be so casual? Something must have happened!"
"I felt this woman was not a simple person the moment I saw her. She was wandering around here with a lot on her mind. She must be thinking of some shady business. She got discovered now, right? She deserves it!"
"Alright, alright, it's hard enough to save our own lives, why would we care about what other people do?"
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The people in the tent whispered for a long time, and soon they quieted down.
Without the unreasonable Li Xiulan who was wandering around, they suddenly felt a lot more alert. In the current situation, they just wanted to take care of themselves, so they didn't say much and continued to rest with peace of mind.
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