Jiang Zhi looked at him seriously and said, "I don't think you should come here. This place is not suitable for you. A person like you should be born to love your country with integrity, not to live as a dependent in another country."
“You shouldn’t have come here. I think you’re better suited for this place. I feel you’re very talented.”
“From the moment you came here and deceived me, or even when you were slightly injured, I didn’t notice you. You really can leave this place.”
Jiang Zhi's brows were full of sorrow, as if he was wondering why he had come here. This place was a living hell, and he never expected that anyone would yearn for it so much.
So he became even more interested in Su Ran, but she had no interest in Jiang Zhi at all. After all, she just wanted to do her own thing and knew too much wouldn't do her any good.
After traveling for about ten days, they finally reached the border. Su Ran had endured Jiang Zhi's nagging for over ten days.
finally.
At the moment of crossing the boundary line.
Su Ran felt an unprecedented sense of ease and relief.
Turning her head, she saw Jiang Zhi looking at her with a probing expression, as if he was searching for something through Su Ran.
In the end, all she heard Jiang Zhi say was, "I didn't think you were suited for this place before, but at this moment, I feel like you were born for this land."
"Are these people too stupid? How come they didn't notice for so long? Or are you just too good at hiding?"
"I really want to know, who are you?"
Su Ran smiled slightly and turned to look at Jiang Zhi, "I'm just a child."
......
For nine-year-old Su Ran, there is no more credible reason than this, because she was just a child at that time.
What can a child do?
Still wet behind the ears, lacking perspective, innocent and naive, a child can't do anything.
This was a perfect tool to deceive everyone. Jiang Zhi's brows were full of doubt, but he didn't ask any more questions. After all, he really couldn't understand what Su Ran was after.
Now, as she thinks about it carefully...
for what?
Money? Power?
Su Ran couldn't remember what she had done for it back then. It wasn't until later, due to the problems on the border, that everyone stayed around the border for about two or three weeks.
Although they were heading towards the Golden Triangle, unexpected accidents kept happening. Su Ran silently watched as one child after another died around her.
She wasn't a soft-hearted goddess, but she couldn't bear to see children her age or younger being worked to death, beaten to death, or tortured to death.
But what can she do?
She was just a child.
Although Jiang Zhi always pretends to be strong like an adult, he is still a little boy who has just turned 12.
Sensing the deathly aura gradually engulfing everyone, Jiang Zhi grabbed Su Ran's wrist. She suddenly turned around and met Jiang Zhi's calm and steady gaze.
"Do you want to run away? I can help you."
Su Ran was puzzled. She didn't know how Jiang Zhi figured out that she wanted to leave. She pointed to the others and said, "These people all want to escape. You can help them."
Jiang Zhi calmly shook his head. "They're no good. They're brainless and cowardly. In other words, they're afraid of being beaten. Helping them might get me killed. It's not worth it."
Hearing Jiang Zhi's words, Su Ran looked at the others. Indeed, they were quite foolish to think that these bad guys would take pity on them and let them go.
She looked at Jiang Zhi without saying a word. Jiang Zhi continued, "You have vision and brains. You can make a name for yourself anywhere. But I'm different. I'm just a good-for-nothing who can't be helped. I can only scramble for scraps from other people's leftovers and eke out a living."
Jiang Zhi's tone was serious and certain, and Su Ran chuckled, "Jiang Zhi, I didn't expect you to say that about yourself, but instead praise me like this. Your words make you seem like a Chinese policeman who is dedicated to the country and its people."
Then she looked directly at Jiang Zhi and said softly, "But I also want to try this path of no return. I'm not a good citizen, so don't overestimate me. Someone is willing to sink with you, and you're not willing to?"
Su Ran's eyes were full of teasing and joy. Jiang Zhi pursed his lips and said, "I know you're even crazier than me, but this path only needs one person."
"I am penniless and alone, with no family and no ties. I can spend my whole life with these people."
"My life is worthless. The world won't stop turning just because I'm gone. No one will grieve for me if I die. This is a path only I can walk."
Su Ran pursed her lips. She didn't know what Jiang Zhi was so fixated on, insisting on leaving on her own.
She doesn't understand.
But when she met Jiang Zhi's eyes, she saw a hope she had never seen before, and his words made her freeze. She didn't know what Jiang Zhi's motivation was, but the hope in his eyes truly moved her.
Jiang Zhi waited quietly by her side. Finally, Su Ran looked up and asked, "Jiang Zhi, what should we do?"
Finally, Tingzhi smiled, his face full of relief. Su Ran seemed to see Jiang Zhi clearly at this moment, but she didn't ask any more questions.
Jiang Zhi looked at Su Ran and said, "There will be a handover at 6:17 pm tomorrow. That will be the time when there are the most people, and also the time when you can escape the most."
"Run northwest at 369 degrees, don't look back. You'll run into the Chinese army. Don't even think about coming back to save people, because by then everyone who's supposed to die will be dead."
Su Ran merely glanced at him. She didn't know why Jiang Zhi knew so much, but ultimately she didn't ask the question she wanted to ask.
Jiang Zhi glanced at Su Ran and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you? You'll end up dead?"
Su Ran chuckled, "I only have one dog's life. Whoever wants it can have it. Since I chose to come here, I didn't expect to go back alive. Either I grit my teeth and climb up, or I'll end up dead in a foreign land."
Su Ran was very open-minded. She had no intention of going back after coming here. Although she didn't know why Jiang Zhi wanted her to leave so badly, after all, this was not something a madman would do.
The result was unexpected.
The incident happened suddenly.
This afternoon.
Someone tried to escape but was caught and brought back. In front of everyone, the person who had escaped was whipped and tied to a tree.
There was a bloody gunshot wound on each of his limbs, from which blood kept flowing. The whip lashed his body, leaving not a single patch of his skin unscathed.
The man, brandishing a whip, glared at them menacingly and said viciously, "If any of you try to run away, you'll end up like him."
After saying that.
The man whipped the bound man again. From the initial screams, the man was now speechless. Su Ran didn't know whether the man was dead or alive.
The man with the whip, still not satisfied, raised it and lashed at the others. Su Ran dodged instinctively, then realized what she had done, a hint of annoyance flashing across her face.
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