At the military's group wedding, my best friend and I swapped husbands.

Chapter 104 Escape, Encountering a Sandstorm!

"Why?" Gu Lin asked, puzzled. "Isn't it a good thing that we found the child? Hurry up and take him home; his family is worried sick."

Wang Xiuying leaned closer, her eyes gleaming in the darkness: "Gu Lin, think about it, what a mess it is outside right now! The leaders are anxious, the people are resentful, everyone's in a bind."

"If we go in now, take the child out, and do our job, we'll only have found a child. But what if..."

She paused, her voice lower and more seductive, "If we wait a while, until the situation is more tense and the leaders are more anxious, and then we show up with the child through all sorts of danger, will the effect be the same?"

We braved danger and went deep into perilous territory to rescue people from dire straits! How much weight will your report carry? And what will our image be like…”

Gu Lin listened, and her heart stirred.

She remembered what her father had said: to achieve "remarkable" results at the grassroots level.

This is indeed an excellent opportunity.

risk?

The child is inside the cave dwelling; he won't run away.

She hesitated for a moment: "Then... how long will we have to wait? Will the baby be alright inside?"

"What could possibly be wrong? It's so cold, the kid's probably tired from running around and asleep. Let's just wait... ten minutes! In ten minutes, we'll go in and put on a good show!"

Wang Xiuying's calculations were going smoothly, as if she could already see the grateful and admiring looks in everyone's eyes.

Just as the two were huddled behind the earthen wall, dreaming of making a name for themselves.

Two spies, sensing something was wrong, rushed to the brick kiln, ready to immediately move the children.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the cave, the short spy with sharp eyes immediately spotted what appeared to be a shadowy figure moving behind the earthen wall.

His hair stood on end, and he hissed, "Who?!"

Wang Xiuying and Gu Lin were peeking out secretly when they suddenly heard this shout. They were so frightened that they instinctively wanted to run away.

"Halt!" The tall agent's eyes flashed with a fierce light when he realized his presence had been discovered.

They were already in a business that could cost them their lives, so they didn't care about anything else at that moment.

A flash of cold light appeared as he drew the dagger he always carried and charged forward.

"Ah!" Gu Lin was close by and felt a chill on her arm, followed by a sharp pain. She screamed and dropped the notebook in her hand to the ground.

Wang Xiuying was not spared either. She tried to back away, but the short agent grabbed her hair and slashed her back with a knife.

Both men only suffered superficial injuries; the agent was only thinking about escaping as quickly as possible and had no intention of killing them.

But the wound was reopened, and the pain was real.

Blood instantly soaked their clothes. Wang Xiuying and Gu Lin were in so much pain that their faces turned deathly pale. They had completely lost their previous thoughts of making a name for themselves and were desperately trying to escape.

Su Wanwan had been following from a distance, and just as she found a more secluded earthen slope to hide on, she witnessed this breathtaking scene.

Her heart leaped into her throat, and she covered her mouth to keep from screaming.

Those two menacing-looking men.

They are not villagers!

They're bad people!

Su Wanwan's mind raced. What were they doing at the brick kiln?

Is the child...is the child really inside?

What should we do if these people are harmful to children?

Just then, a faint cry came from inside the cave: "Mother..."

child!

The child is really inside!

Su Wanwan shuddered when she heard the child's voice.

Can't wait any longer!

Those two people injured someone, and their next move is very likely to be to harm the child!

While the two spies were still focused on Gu Lin and Wang Xiuying, who were lying on the ground groaning, Su Wanwan crouched down and quickly darted to another side entrance of the brick kiln, which had collapsed halfway, under the cover of darkness.

There were broken bricks piled up at the side entrance. She crawled in using both hands and feet. It was even darker inside, and the air smelled of stale earth and mold.

She held her breath and listened carefully.

"...Waaah...cold..." The child's soft sobs came from not far away.

Su Wanwan followed the sound and touched the cold brick.

She carefully moved a few loose, broken bricks, and a little moonlight shone through the cracks, illuminating a small figure curled up in the corner.

It was Gou Dan, the little guy with tears in his eyes, shivering from the cold.

"Dog Egg, don't be afraid, I'm an auntie from the People's Liberation Army, I'm here to save you," Su Wanwan said quickly in a low voice, reaching out to hug him.

The child was terrified and stared blankly at her, but didn't cry or make a fuss.

Su Wanwan pulled him into her arms; the child's body was ice-cold.

She quickly took off her coat and wrapped it around the child, leaving only a small opening for him to breathe.

Su Wanwan quickly looked around and found a recessed brick niche inside the side opening, covered with a few broken straw mats and broken bricks, resembling a small hole.

Without a second thought, she gently placed the child into the brick niche, carefully covering it with a tattered straw mat and broken bricks, and whispered, "Good boy, don't make a sound. No matter what you hear, don't come out! Wait for Auntie to call you!"

The child nodded blankly, his big eyes filled with fear.

Just as they hid the child, footsteps and muffled curses came from the main entrance of the cave: "Damn it, those two women have messed things up! Quick, get the child out and get out of here!"

Su Wanwan knew she couldn't hide any longer; she had to lure them away!

She made a noise at the side entrance and kicked over a piece of broken brick.

"There are people over there!" The agent immediately became alert and rushed towards the side entrance.

Su Wanwan turned around and crawled out through the side opening, running away without looking back.

She dared not look back, she could only run for her life.

"Chase after her! There's another one! She must have taken the child! Split up and search!"

Su Wanwan was completely unfamiliar with the terrain and could only run blindly on the gravel ground.

It was too dark, with only faint starlight, and she couldn't tell which way to go at all.

She didn't know how long she had been running, but she felt like her lungs were about to explode.

Just then, the wind suddenly picked up, whipping up sand that lashed at people's faces, making their cheeks sting.

A low, mournful sound came from afar.

Sandstorm!