There was a wooden bed against the wall in the room.
It was very simple; apart from the bed, there was no other furniture in the room.
The bed was covered with thick straw, and a mat was laid on top of it.
There were pillows and blankets, but they smelled musty.
This is in the mountains, damp and cold.
No wonder the things smelled musty.
Ouyang Zhenyu mentally processed the events that had occurred throughout the day.
To be precise, when he met Chuwu, he had to pretend that he knew Chuwu, thanks to having all the materials and photos ready two days in advance.
This past week has been incredibly busy for Ouyang Zhenyu.
First, a simple surgical procedure must be performed to deceive the other party, otherwise there is no way to explain the sudden change in his voice.
Another thing he needed to do was to repeatedly refine his memory of the entire task that Ouyang Lao Er was undertaking, ensuring that he was absolutely certain of it.
Fortunately, his photographic memory played a decisive role.
When everyone learned that he could remember everything he saw and recite it backwards, everyone who had come to persuade him to carry out the mission breathed a sigh of relief.
No one expected that Captain Ouyang's younger brother would be so powerful.
A group of enemy agents have been active along this border.
They smuggled, murdered, and robbed.
Each time they committed a crime in the country, they would quickly flee abroad.
This always catches public security police and border guards off guard.
The fact that the perpetrators committed a series of crimes posed a huge threat to the lives and property of the people in the surrounding villages and towns.
The other party is not only cruel and ruthless, but also has a very strong counter-surveillance capability.
They not only committed murder and robbery, but also caused destruction everywhere.
Banks in nearby towns were robbed, and power plants 200 kilometers away were bombed.
Five undercover comrades were sacrificed before they finally brought back some information.
These people are remnants of the bandits from back then. They broke up into smaller groups and hid in a village here, using it as a base to influence the surrounding villages and towns.
It is clear that this group of people was organized and had a premeditated plan to infiltrate this place.
They specifically carry out sabotage operations, and each of these operations poses a serious threat to the lives and property of the local people.
More importantly, this group of people has absolutely no bottom line; they are ruthless and have no moral compass whatsoever.
Murder and arson were done with absolute impunity.
They couldn't catch a single person from the other side several times, which was frustrating for everyone.
The most frustrating thing is that the passage the other side is currently using crosses the border.
This outpost, which is supposedly a village, is located on the border, with half of it straddling our country's border and the other half extending into foreign territory.
This allowed the opponent to have complete ease here.
It's not that no one hadn't considered wiping them out in one fell swoop through the village.
The main problem is that no one can get into this village.
This time, Ouyang Lao Er had also planned ahead to infiltrate the organization as a new undercover agent.
However, an unexpected incident occurred during the otherwise smooth progress of the mission.
Captain Ouyang was accidentally injured by the people who came to rescue Chu Wu, and fell into a coma.
Moreover, this attack was clearly unprepared, even Captain Ouyang was caught off guard. He originally intended to go with the flow, but unexpectedly, something went wrong.
At this critical juncture, if even one person leaves on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, all previous efforts will have been in vain.
Ouyang Zhenyu is here to carry out his second brother's mission.
Let's capture all of them in one fell swoop.
However, so far Ouyang Zhenyu's performance has been rather mediocre.
Now that he's entered the village, Ouyang Zhenyu knows that he's completely in the dark here.
He needed to understand the current situation in the village, as well as the whereabouts of these people, and then pass on the information.
This is not the modern era; there are not many advanced communication devices. Entering this village means being completely isolated from the world.
More importantly, as they entered the village, Ouyang Zhenyu realized that the routes around the village were inaccessible to ordinary people.
In addition to natural barriers.
It is also clear that this road was created by human intervention hundreds of years ago, making it inaccessible to ordinary people.
The man-made thing he said about several hundred years ago is that the ancients planted the trees here intentionally.
These trees and rocks have become a natural barrier over time.
Ouyang Zhenyu also discovered that unless one possessed a photographic memory, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to enter this place.
It's a winding road, and even with my photographic memory, I might not be able to get out safely.
No wonder several undercover operations failed. Obviously, it's not easy for anyone to get into this environment, mainly because it's too difficult to contact the outside world.
Unless you send a message by carrier pigeon like the ancients did, you might not be able to get out of this mountain even if you walk until your legs break.
After pondering for a long time, Ouyang Zhenyu decided that for now, he could only make the best of it, first find out the details in the village, and then think of a way to pass on the message.
The people outside were just as anxious as he was, and they were also anxiously waiting for him to send out news.
As dusk approached, Chu Wu, accompanied by a middle-aged man, delivered something to Ouyang Zhenyu.
A small bag of white rice, no eggs.
"Jiangcheng, I'm sorry, the village doesn't have much food either. I can only give you a little bit for now. I can't give you the eggs."
“The conditions in our village are not very good, and these people haven’t been out recently, so supplies are quite tight.”
Chu Wu looked a little embarrassed. He had promised to bring Jiang Cheng the things, but he had broken his promise. Moreover, Jiang Cheng had saved his life.
I feel somewhat unlike a man.
However, the village is currently facing a real shortage of food, and the family is almost starving. The little bit of rice they managed to get was only after discussing it with their great-grandfather for a long time.
"Is the situation in the village that bad? Do we grow our own land or buy it from outside?"
Ouyang Zhenyu looked at the small bag of rice, which weighed at most five jin (2.5 kg). He couldn't even finish it in a month unless he drank porridge every meal.
“There is planting in the village, but as you can see, we don’t have very flat terrain here.”
These are all hillsides, so it's already quite an achievement to be able to grow some rice. Moreover, this place is completely self-sufficient.
"Brother Jiangcheng, please be a little more understanding. When they go out to gather supplies later, have them bring some back with them, and things will be a bit better for us."
Jiang Cheng said this in a seemingly meaningless manner.
"Go get supplies?"
Can I go out with them?
As you can see, there's nothing here; I don't even have a pot.
Chu Wu immediately said.
"Jiang Cheng, you must never associate with them. Nobody in our village associates with those people."
My uncle warned us that these people are all bad news, and that we'd get into trouble if we hung out with them.
These people are desperate criminals; don't take any chances.
If you really need anything, you can go with him when the old man sends someone out to buy it in a while.
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