Chapter 292: Chapter 270: Striving for Each Other

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As the New Year is approaching, this area has almost no passers-by, and the passing vehicles rarely stop. So fortunately, after such a long time, the signal left by Xiao Qian is still there.

Such a significant breakthrough in the search and rescue mission excited every member of the team. They were about to rescue them!

But now, there is a very serious problem.

If they go there with a large number of people, once it causes any commotion, those people might hide Xiao Qian and Shi Yu. It would be detrimental since there are so many places in the mountain to hide people, and once they enter the mountain, they are dealing with a whole village of people.

If violent resistance to the law occurs, causing harm to Xiao Qian and Shi Yu’s personal safety, the situation would become very challenging.

“One, what are your plans?” Qiao Zhen is as nervous as Yu Minglang.

His younger sister, Shi Yu, is still missing. Every time he closes his eyes, he seems to hear her crying for help, and it feels like his heart is being torn apart.

This younger sister has occupied half of his life in his heart.

All he wants now is to find her and hope she is still alive.

“We will go there by helicopter, and parachute near the village, then all team members infiltrate the village, capture a local for interrogation for the precise location, and we directly launch a strong attack to rescue them.”

“How are you going to infiltrate a whole village of people?” Everyone found it unbelievable after hearing it.

It’s still feasible at night, but it’s daytime now, and there are people everywhere!

“We are the oil team, there’s nothing we can’t do.” said a member following Yu Minglang.

Yu Minglang is desperate. He can’t wait to find Xiao Qian, but he knows that now he must close his eyes and recuperate during the drive up the mountain so he will be ready for action. Only in this way, can he adjust the state of his body, which has been running continuously for more than one day.

He dare not think about whether Xiao Qian is doing well or not. He would be very happy as long as she is alive now. Qiao Zhen feels the same way.

No matter what you have experienced, please stay alive and strong. We are coming soon!

At this moment, Xiao Qian and Shi Yu arc not only unharmed but also doing quite well, contrary to the terrifying scenarios Yu Minglang had been imagining. They have not been beaten, let alone harmed in any way.

They have been fooling around all morning, nibbling on a chicken and making a big steamed bun.

Because Shi Yu successfully conned the old lady once, and then with Boss Qian’s cooperation, they kept acting vividly. As a result, there was a stream of people watching their performance.

Shi Yu earned more than 20 yuan for Da Paozi, which was a huge sum of money. Da Paozi was almost giddy with happiness.

Although Xiao Qian didn’t get a share of the money when she left Shi Yu’s place, Shi Yu gave Xiao Qian half a chicken. So Auntie Apo was also very happy.

When Xiao Qian left, she secretly took a handful of incense. When she was leaving, she extinguished two of the incense sticks that were still burning and mixed them with the ones not lit, and placed them on top of the half chicken. The pot for the chicken had a cover made of sorghum stalks, so you couldn’t see the incense inside.

After these things were settled, Xiao Qian followed Auntie Apo towards Auntie Apo’s broken house. Auntie Apo was covered in injuries, some left from the Old Rascal, some from Dagen’er’s beating, and some from being sick with a cold caught from Xiao Qian. She didn’t walk as quickly as yesterday, staggering beside Xiao Qian.

She didn’t know how to deal with Xiao Qian. She was unwilling to accept a daughter-in-law who could not have children, yet she didn’t dare to defy Dagen’er’s orders. Dagen’er said he had affairs today and told Auntie Apo not do anything to Xiao Qian these three days. So she was anxiously waiting for this period to pass to proceed with her plan.

The old lady’s triangular eyes were glowing faintly. Xiao Qian was calculating her pace, her injuries, recalling the vigorous way she pulled Xiao Qian yesterday, evaluating her present combat capability, and estimating the success rate of Xiao Qian’s plan.

The weather today is as cold as ever, and the cold mountain wind that turns the villagers’ cheeks red is still blowing. Xiao Qian was very disgusted by this wind when she first arrived, but now, she liked it unexpectedly.

She lifted the sorghum stalk cover and had a look. The incense sticks were already burning.

The incense stick was small, but the potential danger was huge. Xiao Qian remembered reading in a book that a cigarette butt can catch cotton or kapok on fire in 3 to 7 minutes. Although the area of the incense is small, its burning state is similar to a cigarette butt, so even if there is an error, it wouldn’t be much.

Once the incense stick ignited the tinder pile and bright flames started to spread, it would be fast. Yes, the plan Xiao Qian thought of was to light the firewood pile and draw everyone’s attention by setting it on fire.

The compounds here are all surrounded by branches or wood, and the buildings are also inflammable. If anything happens, the villagers will surely rush to put out the fire, which would make it easier for Xiao Qian and Shi Yu to escape.

With the factor of the wind, it may be even faster.

Passing by a house, she saw through the dilapidated and low-walled courtyard, a man was beating a woman with a whip. There were several people around him, women with children, all watching the spectacle.

Xiao Qian recognized the woman being beaten. It was the girl who was trafficked with them.

Xiao Qian’s eyes darkened, making her believe more firmly that her plan must be executed. Some people are not worth pitying. Ignorance is not an excuse for indifference, and in a place where the law has been abandoned, the logic of people here is all according to convention. In their logic, their behavior is not wrong.

So Xiao Qian also feels that in her logic, her behavior is also not wrong. These people intend to fulfill their hope of reproduction, disregarding the law and human nature, and basing their actions solely on their desires. So why should she consider anything else? She just wants to get out of there with her friend.

And this girl…

Xiao Qian took a few steps, turned around, and saw the beaten girl lying on the ground lifelessly, she closed her eyes.

It’s impossible to take her along. Her house is in the centre of the village, and if Xiao Qian and Shi Yu pass by, they are likely to be stopped. Moreover, the girl is too seriously injured and won’t be able to get far. Having her with them might get everyone caught.

So all Xiao Qian can do is pin her hopes on herself and Shi Yu. As long as they get out, they can find someone else to rescue this poor girl.

Everybody has sympathy and compassion, but they need to know when to use them.

In such a moment, a larger vision is the foundation for success.

Back at the entrance to Auntie Apo’s house, Xiao Qian, taking advantage of Auntie Apo’s distraction, quickly threw the burning incense sticks onto the firewood pile. She was so anxious that she accidentally burned her hand.

But that’s not important. What’s important is that she did it.

If she can succeed, what does it matter if she got a little burn?