176: The traces of heavy rain disappeared.

"In my opinion, we should just kill these old men. How long are we going to keep running like this? They're walking too slowly..."

Among the crowd, a fat man with a scar on his face voiced his opinion.

"Are you crazy? They are the people those guys specifically want. Once we get out of this mountain and deliver them, it'll be fine..."

"In these deep mountains and old forests, who knows if there are tigers or Black Bears... What if we get bitten by tigers and Black Bears before we even escape?"

"Bah, bah, bah, don't talk nonsense."

"Don't let those people hear that."

Several people whispered their advice.

Their gazes, somewhat fearful, fell upon a few individuals not far away. Those people wore black clothes, had weapons tucked into their waists, and their eyes were sharp, making them seem not to be trifled with.

Although they also had weapons, those people were incredibly fast. One of them had previously clashed with those people and was shot dead instantly.

They hadn't even reacted at the time.

They were all doing hard labor now, while those people only ate and drank along the way, even thinking about hunting in this mountain.

The four Experts were in a terribly sorry state now. When they were captured that day, several of their protectors died or were injured, filling them with extreme guilt.

This conference was clearly organized by government departments, and the Public Security and State Security had provided them with ample protection. Yet, unexpectedly, there was an internal traitor, and they were captured.

These people were now being taken to another location.

These criminals had thought about sending them overseas, but many docks were sealed. They tried, but couldn't get them out.

These people were old and unafraid of death, but if it meant serving another country, they would rather die than betray their nation... "Cough, cough, cough."

"Teacher Lin, how are you?"

Teacher Lin, whose condition was the most serious, was coughing badly and had a fever.

Teacher Lin heard his Old Comrade's voice and waved his hand.

"I'm fine."

When they were captured, they burned all the important documents. Many of the materials were in their minds. And these days, these people had been coercing and enticing them, trying to make them work for enemy nations, which was absolutely impossible... These people also said they would harm their relatives, and if they didn't comply, they would arrest their family members.

Their relatives were well protected, so they absolutely would not believe what these people said.

"Old Zhao, how are you?"

The younger Comrade Zhou asked another Old Comrade.

"I'm a little better than Old Lin."

Comrade Ning, hearing their words, looked at the criminals holding weapons.

"Several teachers, I've thought of some methods..."

Old Lin coughed.

Comrade Ning immediately stopped speaking.

Comrade Zhou looked at Comrade Ning and asked with a joyful expression.

"What method?"

Comrade Ning glanced at Comrade Zhou. He had always suspected their capture this time. They had worked for the country for forty to fifty years, yet at such a time, they were captured by foreign spies and were being led through such deep mountains and old forests.

He looked at the two villagers leading the way. These two villagers had agreed to lead them out for a hundred yuan. At the time, they thought these people were from the Military Unit, or Public Security. Now the villagers realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

"If we win over those two villagers, will there be a way?"

Hearing Comrade Ning's words, Comrade Zhou looked disappointed.

"I thought you would come up with a good idea."

Comrade Ning frowned and said.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Comrade Zhou shook his head.

Comrade Ning said coldly.

"Think more. We have strength in numbers; we can't let them control us like this forever..." Comrade Ning then looked at Old Lin and said.

"Old Lin and Old Zhao are old. If they're put through any more, the situation will be very bad..."

Hearing Comrade Ning's words, Comrade Zhou also nodded.

"Indeed, I'm also very worried. But these people simply won't listen to us..."

Comrade Ning heard him say this and said no more, but he grew increasingly furious.

He had a slight suspicion before, but he didn't dare to believe any of it. Comrade Zhou was once a senior he admired, but now, he had become like this... The rain started and lasted for over an hour.

Inside the cave, the leader looked at the rain and was extremely happy.

"With this rain, all our tracks will be gone. They won't be able to track us then..."

"Brother Hu, this is truly great."

"But these old geezers are really troublesome. The mountain is already difficult to walk, and now we have to take them. Brother Hu, could they be deliberately stalling for time?"

"I also think these old men are stalling for time. I even saw one old man deliberately carving a mark on a tree..."

As these people spoke, their gazes all turned to the four Experts not far away.

"They are old, let alone them, our own people walk slowly too."

"Those Public Security officers must be chasing us, but they definitely wouldn't expect us to take another path..."

Someone said loudly.

They would get a huge sum of money for taking the Experts out this time, an unimaginably large sum, enough to last a lifetime.

The two villagers nearby were also extremely panicked now. They originally thought leading the way would just earn them a lot of money, but they didn't expect these people to be so different from what they imagined, and they would kill people at the slightest disagreement.

They had seen with their own eyes these people kill two individuals and push them into the river.

They wanted to run, but those people watched them closely, so they didn't dare to gamble.

They didn't know if they would make it back alive this time. If they could, they would definitely run far away and never take on such a task again... "Brother Shi, what should we do?"

Watched by several people, the younger middle-aged man asked.

"Let's see how things go first. They definitely won't kill us before they get out of the mountain."

Brother Shi replied.

Lin Da felt a slight sense of relief hearing Lin Shi's words.

Actually, these people were initially looking for Uncle Lin, but Uncle Lin had gone out a few days ago, which was why these people asked about them in the village.

They wondered if the comrades from Public Security would discover this matter. If the comrades from Public Security brought Uncle Lin over, then they would be saved.

At this time, Xiao Niannian and the others also encountered heavy rain.

"Report, there's a small cave over there..."

Lu Jing heard the scout's report and immediately led his men to check it out. Finding the cave suitable and safe, he immediately sent someone to call everyone over.

"It's raining now, and if there's thunder, the situation will be very unfavorable... We must wait..."