V8 took a look and said to the family of five, “You can hide here for the time being, then see what to do after dawn. At least, this way, you’ll not be in danger for the time being.”
“Thank you, thank you!” The old man took the lead in thanking him very sincerely. He bent down deeply to express his gratitude.
This was the best arrangement for both parties. Whether the family of five could escape the war was no longer what Ye Jian and the others could worry about. They still had their own mission to do.
The episode didn’t have any impact on everyone, but it made Ye Jian understand how cruel war was and understand why her country immediately asked Qin Xiu to forward to negotiate when they saw the war started in the neighboring country.
Once the border war hit the border of our country, perhaps one day, the civilians of our country would also call for help from the soldiers of other countries.
V8, who was walking at the front, looked like a dragon. They passed by the dangerous zone quietly, and they managed to evade several local militants who had come to support without danger.
“We are still 800 meters away from our destination. You can see it through the alley.” V8, with his back close to the wall, lightly breathed out a foul air full of gunpowder. There was a firefight not long ago, and the air was filled with scattered gunpowder and blood smell.
They needed to go to a school, then walk past it to reach the nearest street from the city.
Ye Jian had loaded her pistol with bullets and was ready to shoot at any time, but her hand had been holding Qin Xiu’s hand tightly, not letting go even for a moment.
The four people hid in the darkness and passed through two alleys, then the school was right in front of them.
“The front gate is guarded; let’s go around and over the wall.” V8 saw a few armed soldiers standing at the main entrance of the school, his eyes darkened, and he quickly retreated. “The school has been occupied. I think the city is completely divided. We must speed up and leave soon.”
The city was divided; some people supported the old reactionary politics, while some others supported the existing ruling party. Once Qin Xiu’s whereabouts were exposed, he was likely to become a target.
Qin Xiu seldom spoke. At this time, he only needed to follow the soldiers who were in charge of protecting him with their lives. The only thing he could do was to ensure that he did not have any accidents!
They couldn’t pass through the main entrance of the school, so they could only climb over the wall.
V8 was very familiar with the school. He bypassed the main entrance to the left side wall, bent his knees slightly, and signaled Ye Jian to go up first.
K7 was in charge of vigilance. He glanced around sharply.
Ye Jian nodded. She released Qin Xiu’s hand and stepped on V8’s palms for a run-up. As V8 raised his hands, she quickly went over to the wall with force beneath her feet. Then she stretched out her hand to signal Qin Xiu to come up.
Qin Xiu was a man, after all, so his body weight was much heavier than Ye Jian, but he wasn’t as skillful as Ye Jian and the other two. Although he could throw some punches, he was limited to sparring, and he really couldn’t climb over a wall.
Seeing Ye Jian’s body as light as a sparrow that she only needed a run-up to easily climb over the wall, he took a deep breath, stepped on V8’s knees, and stretched out his hand to Ye Jian.
With the help from V8 and K7, Qin Xiu successfully climbed over the wall.
The chaos in the city soon spread to the country, which made the border atmosphere more tense. Various ports on the border increased the number of troops and deployed more heavy weapons.
The military department issued a military order that night, ordering for an increase in the number of troops at the border, just in case, “Send an armored regiment and two infantry regiments to the north of the border to conduct the exercises. We need to increase the strength of our soldiers at the border of the neighboring country! Evacuate all our citizens in the 30 kilometers radar from the border of the neighboring country overnight!”
