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641: We arrived at the riverbank.
Patriarch Wan stood on the roof, watching the team enter the mountains, and he let out a sigh of relief.
"Keep an eye on the men under you. If anyone dares to inform, kill them..."
Although these people were living in the secret room, the men under his command did not know about it. However, a few of his trusted confidants knew a little bit.
If anyone dared to betray him, he would never spare them.
This time, it was indeed because of Comrade Wan, and also because he knew the importance of these few Experts.
Although he was in a foreign country, he still had a patriotic heart.
Fortunately, these people arrived in time to rescue them. Otherwise, the motherland would have lost an excellent Expert.
"Patriarch, those foreigners have been fighting fiercely these past few days. Now a deputy general named Smith has seized power, and he is ordering the people from the four major families to all go over..."
Hearing this, Patriarch Wan laughed.
"These foreigners are certainly fast."
He immediately made calls to the other families.
Two hours after Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing and the others left, Xiao Cui and He Rui returned to Uncle Dao's house.
"Comrade Dao, Comrade Yan, let's go say goodbye to Uncle Dao."
What?
Comrade Dao and Comrade Yan heard this and looked at He Rui in surprise.
"Where are Comrade Lu and the others?"
"They have already left."
Already left?
Just left like that?
Did they manage to rescue the people? Or are they saying they don't plan to continue executing this mission?
"Alright, I will go tell Uncle and Aunt right now."
Uncle Dao and Aunt Dao were making tofu. They made some tofu every day to send to the shop to sell.
"Uncle, Aunt, we have been out for so many days, and we can't find work here, so we plan to go back..."
Hearing that they were going back, Uncle Dao and Aunt Dao were both a bit surprised.
Weren't they doing quite well making furniture? If they continued to do it here, they could also earn a lot of money, as long as they didn't gamble or use drugs.
Why were they leaving now?
Although Uncle Dao had many questions, at a time like this, he decided not to ask.
He was able to survive until now because he understood one principle.
Don't ask what shouldn't be asked, don't inquire about what shouldn't be inquired about, and don't be nosy.
"It's good to go back."
Uncle Dao pulled his Nephew into another room and instructed him.
"I have a sum of money. Help your uncle take it back to the patriarch and the others, and have them distribute the money to each family..."
Uncle Dao handed over a cloth bag. The money inside was what he had saved over these years. He probably wouldn't be able to return home in this lifetime. After all, he had originally left because he had committed an offense.
Over the years, some relatives had come to rely on him. He had also helped some people.
He still had some relatives in his hometown, and those people were living hard lives. Whatever help he could provide, he would provide.
"As for me giving the money, tell them they must keep it confidential. Otherwise, if people find out, they will definitely be arrested..."
Uncle Dao had returned home once a few years ago, and at that time, he had almost caused a huge disaster for his family.
It was the clansmen who had quietly let him escape that allowed him to have his life and come back.
"I promise you, Uncle, that I will definitely hand the money to the patriarch, and I will also convey what you said to the patriarch..."
Uncle Dao packed the steamed buns and mantou made today, as well as the sticky rice cakes made earlier, into the bag.
Once packed, it weighed several dozen jin.
"Take it with you to eat on the road."
"Thank you, Uncle."
He stood in the backyard, watching his Nephew and the others leave.
"Old Man, will they come back?"
Aunt Dao watched her Nephew's back, feeling somewhat reluctant to see them go.
These children had kept their house clean and tidy while they were here, and they had helped with all kinds of chores.
They had also helped make a lot of furniture, and these past few days, they had been eating game every day.
The meat had never stopped!
He actually had ways to get them work in those few major families, but he didn't want to harm them.
The four major families were too dangerous. Only the Wan family was a bit better.
Patriarch Wan was a good person.
"It's better if they don't come back. This is not a good place. It's too dangerous. They can survive if they go back, but here, who knows when they might lose their lives..."
Comrade Dao, Comrade Yan, Xiao Cui, and He Rui walked towards the mountains.
"comrade Cui, comrade He, can you tell us about the situation?"
"No, please come with us. We cannot tell you about the situation."
Hearing this, Comrade Dao and Comrade Yan did not ask any more questions.
Lu Jing, Xiao Niannian, and the others would walk for two hours, stop for a fifteen-minute rest, and then continue moving forward.
There was a mechanism inside this coffin, so Comrade Sheng, who was lying inside, could breathe and stay protected from the rain.
Xiao Niannian watched as Lu Jing, Military Doctor Shen, and the others walked forward with serious expressions.
A Team Member beside Lu Jing also turned on the radio.
"Calling cave one."
They heard the voice of Instructor Qin coming from the radio.
Lu Jing immediately replied.
"cave one received."
"We have already arrived at the destination, and we are now taking a military plane to rush in your direction..."
Hearing this, Lu Jing was very happy.
Arriving at the destination meant that those six comrades had been safely sent back to the country, and they had already been safely handed over to the Commanders.
"That's great. cave one will wait for you at the agreed location."
Although Xiao Niannian was more than ten meters away from Lu Jing, she heard everything Lu Jing said.
Those six comrades had returned home safely, and there were still four comrades here.
They would be able to reach that riverbank after walking for a few more hours. Once the military plane arrived, they would pick up the people.
Their mission would then be considered complete.
This trip out had taken more than a month.
However, fortunately, the mission was about to be completed.
Along the way, their luck had been very good! The people from the four major families had not discovered them.
At night, Lu Jing, Xiao Niannian, and the others did not rest.
The Soldiers would switch people to carry the coffin every two or three hours, and since Comrade Wan was older, they also carried him on a stretcher.
"We are about one kilometer away from the destination, everyone hold on..."
When they came here, they had made markers in the mountains, making a mark every kilometer.
When they returned, they followed these markers back.
Even though it was their first time walking this path, they did not get lost.
Both comrade Xiao Sheng and comrade Xiao Wan were shocked. They didn't expect that these people could walk for seven or eight hours straight without stopping, as if they had inexhaustible strength, unlike them, who had to stop to rest after walking for less than an hour.
For these few hours, they had been dragged along by these comrades.
They also knew in their hearts that the further they went, the safer they would be. If they were discovered by those foreigners and the people from the four major families, they might not be able to escape.
When they saw the river, Lu Jing smiled and said.
"We have arrived at the destination. Within an hour, the military plane will arrive here..."
Hearing this, Comrade Sheng and Comrade Wan both shed tears like rain.
The weather these past few days had been quite good.
Comrade Sheng was now lying on a stretcher.
"That's great."
"We are about to go home."
comrade Xiao Sheng and comrade Xiao Wan were also so excited at this moment that they were about to cry.