90: It might be useful for catching spies in the future.

Suspicious people?

She hadn't noticed anyone suspicious on her way here.

Xiao Niannian shook her head.

"I haven't found anyone suspicious."

"Continue the search."

Lu Jing commanded.

"Yes."

Everyone walked forward.

Lu Jing saw Xiao Niannian and said.

"That group is armed. Tell the people in your squad to be careful and try to stay near the foot of the mountain..."

"Okay."

Xiao Niannian carried the snake and the sack back toward the previous location.

Squad Leader Xu and Zhao You were bundling firewood when they saw Xiao Niannian carrying something like a rope, along with a large sack, which surprised them.

"Niannian, what are you carrying?"

"Why does it look a bit like a snake?"

When they got closer and saw that Xiao Niannian was actually holding a snake, the female Soldiers were startled.

"Niannian, you caught such a huge snake?"

It must be two meters long, right? It's as thick as a wristhow many kilos does it weigh?

Heavens, how did you catch such a big snake?

Niannian isn't afraid of snakes either?

"Take this sack and have the comrades-in-arms from the first squad carry it down. I'm going to look around over there again."

The Monkey King and The Monkeys had gone to catch Wild Chicken and wild rabbits for her, so she needed to go retrieve them. She might have a big haul. She also needed to ask the Monkey King if there were any suspicious people in the mountains.

Zhao You and Cao Huan took the sack from Xiao Niannian, but they were both somewhat afraid of snakes, even dead ones.

Xu Jia braced herself and walked over.

"Give the snake to me. I'll have them take it down."

"It's fine. Just have them come here to get it."

Seeing that they were all a bit scared, Xiao Niannian casually tossed the snake onto the ground.

Several comrades-in-arms were startled and retreated a meter or two.

Everyone looked at the snake with some fear.

"Niannian, be careful. The comrade from the Special Forces Brigade just said that criminals have fled to the back mountain. How about you don't go? If we stay together, we can ensure our safety."

Remembering what Captain Lu and the others had said, Squad Leader Xu quickly tried to stop Xiao Niannian.

"They just checked that area; it's safe. But you, Squad Leader, don't get separated from the comrades-in-arms of the first squad. Make sure you can see each other at all times. I'll just be nearby, I won't go far."

Hearing Xiao Niannian say this, Squad Leader Xu nodded.

"Alright, be extra careful. Don't go far. Stay near us so we can call out to you and you can hear us."

"Okay."

Hearing Squad Leader Xu say this, Xiao Niannian agreed.

She truly hadn't planned on going too far. Xiao Niannian knew that if she faced a group of armed criminals alone, she would have to take out the weapons from her dimensional space.

That's right, there were weapons in the cabinets at Wang Dazhuang's house, specifically handguns from USA.

She only discovered this two days ago when she opened the cabinets in her dimensional space.

Wang Dazhuang's family had too many things, including many wardrobes and new quilts that she hadn't opened. When she had a day off, she could use disguise and makeup to sell these items in the black market.

This way, she could exchange them for some money.

Of course, she would keep some for emergencies.

Xiao Niannian walked forward. She had seen that Lu Jing's group consisted of several dozen people, divided into multiple smaller teams.

Since they entered the mountain to search, it meant the criminals must have gone into the mountains. However, these mountains are vast, and the deep mountains are like continuous stretches of Primeval Forest. It might take a month to walk out of them.

Catching these people would certainly not be easy.

Xiao Niannian suspected that some of these people were locals, which is why they dared to enter the back mountain. They were likely crossing the deep mountains to reach other cities and counties.

After walking for a while, Xiao Niannian heard the cries of the Monkey King and The Monkeys.

Xiao Niannian happily walked in that direction.

Xiao Niannian saw more than a dozen Monkeys, each clutching one or two Wild Chicken and wild rabbits, which were struggling desperately.

Xiao Niannian watched them leap over and smiled.

With about twenty Wild Chicken and wild rabbits, they definitely had extra food today.

The Monkey King led The Monkeys as they jumped down from the trees, holding the rabbits and Wild Chicken up to Xiao Niannian with both hands.

Xiao Niannian opened another sack and put the rabbits and Wild Chicken inside.

After everything was packed, Xiao Niannian said.

"Have two Monkeys go on alert around us, and warn us if anyone approaches."

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, the Monkey King immediately chattered a few words to The Monkeys.

Several Monkeys immediately dispersed, climbing trees about ten meters away to look around.

Seeing The Monkeys behave this way, Xiao Niannian suddenly thought that if she trained The Monkeys properly, they might be useful for catching spies later.

"Have you noticed any suspicious people?"

Xiao Niannian asked the Monkey King and The Monkeys.

"People wearing clothes like ours are Soldiers, people like me. But what about people whose behavior is strange, who are carrying weapons..."

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, the Monkey King thought for a moment, then shook its head.

Xiao Niannian's gaze turned back to the monkey troop.

The Monkeys also shook their heads.

The Monkey King chattered a few more words.

"You said you'd ask your other partners in the mountain? Good, go ask them."

Xiao Niannian nodded when she heard this.

She suddenly thought, if she could understand The Monkeys, could she also understand other animals?

If that were true, it would be wonderful.

Xiao Niannian looked into the sack; she couldn't communicate with the wild rabbits and Wild Chicken.

Could it be that they weren't big enough? Or perhaps they hadn't gained sentience, as mentioned online?

Xiao Niannian instructed the Monkey King and The Monkeys to pay attention to the situation in the mountain and to be sure to tell her if there were any criminals.

The forest was right behind their dormitory, so if The Monkeys came, she would be able to hear them.

"Oh, right, since you all came over here, are there no Monkeys left in the mountains near the Family Courtyard?"

The Monkey King chattered a few more words.

Hearing the Monkey King say that some Monkeys were left behind to protect the traps and prevent those few people from stealing the prey again, Xiao Niannian took out some apples and bananas from her bag.

The Monkey King and The Monkeys jumped excitedly on the branches after seeing them.

Xiao Niannian was surprised to hear their cheers.

They said the apples and bananas were very sweet?

She took out a banana and tasted it. She found that the banana was indeed much sweeter than when she bought it.

Could her dimensional space make bananas sweeter?

She bit into an apple and found that it was much sweeter than before.

This dimensional space could actually make fruit taste better than before. This was truly great.

Xiao Niannian decided that the next time she had a break, or when transporting supplies, she would go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy more fruit and food.

Xiao Niannian waved her hand, and the Monkey King immediately led The Monkeys away, leaping through the trees.

Xiao Niannian carried the sack of prey and hurried toward the firewood chopping area.