Song Lili finished explaining and pushed the car to the edge of the winding mountain road. She stepped on the accelerator, released her hand, and the car rolled down.
Zhongli Wuzhi was still dazed as Lu Xiaoer urged him,
Xiaoer got out of the car, and Zhongli Wuzhi followed Song Lili’s lead in pushing the car. Motorcycles were heavy by nature, and now they both had to stand at the edge of the cliff...
"Step on the accelerator and let go."
Song Lili instructed.
Zhongli Wuzhi had no choice; Song Lili had been in the military, but he hadn’t, so now he could only follow her orders.
He stepped on the accelerator, and the car buzzed forward!
Unexpectedly, because of inertia, Zhongli Wuzhi also lurched forward, but fortunately, Song Lili quickly grabbed his hand and pulled him back.
Lu Xiaoer watched this scene with trepidation.
Zhongli Wuzhi took a few steps back, steadied himself, and felt his legs go weak,
"What... what do we do next?"
Song Lili said flatly, then she and Lu Xiaoer headed into the mountains.
Zhongli Wuzhi, carrying their luggage, followed behind.
Not long after they entered the woods, they heard the rumbling of several motorcycles...
Song Lili pursed her lips.
Zhongli Wuzhi would be lying if he said he wasn’t scared. He didn’t know how this disaster and danger kept following them, refusing to leave!
They had already fled so far, yet they were still being pursued.
They weren’t from the government army; they were just innocents caught in this foreign country’s conflict, now being ruthlessly hunted by the rebel army...
Song Lili could see the confusion on Zhongli Wuzhi’s face,
"I killed one of their soldiers, and one of them found my military uniform... It’s no surprise they would catch up."
She just hadn’t expected them to be so fast.
"Why didn’t you kill them all?"
Song Lili glanced at him, silent.
Lu Xiaoer’s expression darkened completely. When Zhongli Wuzhi had spoken, he hadn’t thought much of it, but reflecting on it now, it felt wrong...
"I didn’t mean that, don’t..."
Song Lili said quietly.
Lu Xiaoer took a deep breath, "I’ve been to so many places, seen all sorts of horrors, and found myself in peril more than once, but I’ve never encountered anything like the M country’s rebel army..."
"That just shows you haven’t been enough places."
Song Lili patted Lu Xiaoer’s shoulder,
"Let’s go, there’s a cave ahead."
She had sharp eyes and spotted a cave set in a shallow creek from afar.
After Zhongli Wuzhi and Lu Xiaoer crawled in, they saw that Song Lili hadn’t come down yet,
"What are you doing?"
Song Lili stood on high, looked around, and then came down. She searched through the luggage and checked the ammunition,
"There are three pistols here, a small submachine gun, the bullets in these two pistols I’ve checked, they’re all full, one for each of you. Do you know how to use them?"
Lu Xiaoer nodded, but his face was a mess of wrinkles,
"Xiao Li, you’re preparing to..."
Song Lili took a deep breath,
"Let me finish. There are three shock bombs and two hand grenades. I’ll leave one shock bomb and one grenade for you. They all work the same; pull off the cap and throw it, make sure to throw it. Zhongli can handle this."
Zhongli Wuzhi, watching Song Lili distribute the items, felt the same uneasiness as Lu Xiaoer.
"I’ll take two bottles of water and a bag of cookies, you keep the rest."
"What are you really planning to do?"
Zhongli Wuzhi lost patience and frowned as he asked.
"A big reason they might catch up is probably the uniform, or perhaps because someone died."
"So, if they really pinpoint someone, then I’m the target. Zhongli, Little Ear, I will ambush within eighty meters from you, keeping watch over the situation."
"Song Lili! I get what you’re saying. I, Zhongli Wuzhi, a grown man here, having a pregnant woman protect us? Ridiculous! I’ll stand guard!"
Zhongli Wuzhi immediately declared.
"You look down on pregnant women?"
"It’s not about respect or disrespect."
"In extraordinary times, let’s not let emotions rule us. Little Ear, you, and I, Zhongli, all need to bring our best skills. Among the three of us, my shooting is the best, and I’ve had the most military training."
"Little Ear is injured right now, needing rest; forcing it is pointless. As for Zhongli..."