Seeing that the car was not slowing down, Jin Dahu obviously stepped on the gas, and immediately ordered his men to scatter.
The car's tires exploded instantly due to the modified nails, and the car continued to drive forward, swaying from side to side. Jin Dahu saw this and called for his men to get in the car and give chase.
Xu Qingqing, who was far away in the mountains, stopped what she was doing, listened to the sound of the explosion, and quickened her pace to dig out the soil. The other three carried the soil, and since they had no equipment, they took off their clothes to carry the soil.
Xu Qingqing was very fast and strong. She quickly dug a hole one meter deep and two meters long. She then used bamboo sticks to push the holes into the soil. The densely packed holes were enough to trigger trypophobia in anyone who saw them.
Situ Kong glanced at the trap below, then looked at Xu Qingqing, who was standing on the opposite side of the pit, patting her hands and dusting off her clothes, and asked curiously, "Are you sure this trap will work?"
"Don't worry!" Xu Qingqing brushed the dust off her clothes, gave herself a thumbs up, and said confidently, "I used this trap to get rid of those people last time. This time I added some secret ingredients, and I guarantee they'll cry their eyes out."
Luckily, in addition to the canvas bag she was carrying, she had also prepared a burlap sack, which came in handy now. Xu Qingqing mentally praised herself for being clever and resourceful.
"You have this stuff all over there?!" Situ Kong was surprised. He remembered that Xu Qingqing had brought a sack of things earlier. He had thought it was just some clothes and necessities, but now he realized that not only him, but Xu Qingqing had also prepared these things in order to deal with this kind of emergency.
Listening to their conversation and glancing at the dense array of bamboo sticks, Director Li suddenly realized what they were talking about and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Comrade Xu also encountered an enemy attack last time?"
He knew that the Situ brothers had been attacked and assassinated, and that Situ Kong had been injured. After all, the news had spread throughout the entire county. Director Li hadn't expected that Xu Qingqing, that crazy girl, was also involved in the previous incident.
Situ Kong nodded: "Yes, last time we were able to be saved thanks to Comrade Xu."
Speaking of this, Situ Kong felt both grateful and embarrassed. The misunderstanding was indeed their fault. Situ Xing was his younger brother and was concerned about him, which is why they forgot about Xu Qingqing, causing the others to not know that there was someone else there and leaving Xu Qingqing, who was dozing off, behind.
Situ Xing lowered his head, naturally thinking of what happened last time, and earnestly bowed to Xu Qingqing to apologize: "Comrade Xu, I'm sorry! It was my fault last time, and I apologize for what happened before."
Situ Kong was surprised for a moment. His family had spoiled him since he was a child, which had made him arrogant. Now that his younger brother was sincerely apologizing to Xu Qingqing, a trace of relief flashed in Situ Kong's eyes.
Xu Qingqing walked towards Situ Xing, slapped him on the shoulder, and said with a smile and gritted teeth, "It's okay, this is only from the moment I forgive you, but who knows what will happen in the future."
Situ Xing's expression twisted in pain. The pressure on his left shoulder, along with Xu Qingqing's smiling yet dangerous gaze, terrified him so much that he immediately shut his mouth and dared not make a sound.
Brother, help!
"Alright, everything's done now. We're about to start our great escape. Grab your weapons, especially you." Xu Qingqing pointed directly at Situ Xing, her expression serious. "From now on, all you have to do is stick close to us. If we stop, those pursuers will definitely seize the opportunity to catch up with us. So, don't fall behind, understand?"
"Um!"
Situ Xing nodded heavily to her, promising, "I will definitely stay close to you and will not leave the group."
Situ Kong frowned, his dark eyes filled with unconcealed worry for his younger brother, Situ Xing. Such high-intensity exercise, with no time to rest and running non-stop, was a considerable burden on Situ Xing's body.
Xu Qingqing glanced at Situ Kong, who was always worried about her younger brother, pursed her lips, and, not wanting to waste words with him, turned and walked inside. Director Li quickly followed.
"Brother?" Situ Xing urged him when he saw that his brother hadn't caught up yet, "If we don't hurry, we won't be able to catch up with Comrade Xu and the others."
Situ Kong moved his lips, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He followed Xu Qingqing, pondering his next move.
The group headed northeast, racing against time.
Xu Qingqing led the way, followed by Factory Director Li, who was panting heavily. Behind him were the Situ brothers. Jin Dahu should have already realized that the person in the car was not Situ Kong, and should be chasing them into the mountains.
Just as she suspected, Jin Dahu had indeed found their trail. He was now furious, pointing at his men in the pit below, who were covered in bamboo skewers. He was just a second away from becoming one of them in the pit.
The thought of almost being stabbed into a pincushion enraged Jin Dahu. Witnessing the miserable state of his men and hearing their screams and wails, he calmed down, pulled out his pistol, and ended their suffering.
"Brother Tiger, Situ Kong has caused us to lose so many brothers. We must catch him and avenge them!"
"Do I need you to tell me!" Jin Dahu roared, then fired a shot into the air: "Ahhh—Situ Kong! I will definitely catch you and use your blood to atone for my many men!"
The sound was deafening. The birds around were startled and chirped and sang wildly before flapping their wings and flying into the sky, disappearing into the distance.
Upon hearing the sound, Xu Qingqing and the others realized that the trap they had set had worked, which explained Jin Dahu's strong reaction.
Xu Qingqing frowned: "It seems my plan succeeded, which is why they got so angry. We need to be even more careful from now on."
Deep in the mountains, tall and majestic trees stand tall and unyielding, the ground covered with withered branches and leaves, rustling as you walk on them.
Xu Qingqing accidentally discovered a tree covered in thorns ahead. She ran up to it and suddenly realized that it was a soapberry tree.
A gentle touch to the tip of the thorn reveals a long, hardened brown thorn, almost the same color as rotting, withered brown leaves, so it's almost invisible unless you look closely. It's perfect for scattering on the ground as a trap.
So she called others to collect these long thorns. Situ Kong and the others didn't understand why, but they still trusted Xu Qingqing's abilities and collected these things according to her request.
The collected spikes were placed where they had walked, and this task was given to Situ Kong, who was walking at the very back.
Along the way, Xu Qingqing carefully observed the things around her that could be used, while Jin Dahu followed closely behind. Soon they arrived at a place where Xu Qingqing and the others were surrounded by thorny soapberry trees.
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