bookbashuk Chapter 340 is one of our own
Chapter 340 is one of our own
Using the terrain as cover, Shen Li led his men along the edge and took down six enemies in one go.
The rest are all hiding in the room ahead; we must be even more cautious in our next move.
Even with their equipment, they cannot afford to be careless, after all, they only have one life.
Inside the room, Lu Sheng listened to the gunshots coming from outside and his gaze fell on Professor Li beside him.
Professor Li gripped his briefcase tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white, clearly also anxious about the commotion outside.
"Professor, you and Lao Liu wait here. I'll go out and take a look," Lu Sheng said in a deep voice.
Professor Li immediately grabbed his arm, her voice urgent: "Don't go! It's too dangerous outside!"
The sixth brother echoed with a worried expression, "Boss, I'm not as capable as you, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect the professor..."
The dark night was pierced by the faint moonlight, making it possible to vaguely see the anxious expressions on the two people's faces.
Lu Sheng's tone was firm and unwavering: "Third and Fifth Brothers are outside, don't worry! There's no danger for now. I'm just going out for a bit, I'll be back soon. My most important people are here."
"I don't know why she came here, but if something happens to her because of me, I won't be able to live either."
If Shen Li hadn't appeared, he would have protected Professor Li even at the cost of his life.
But with danger lurking outside, he hesitated for the first time when faced with his original instructions.
Professor Li understood immediately. The girl wouldn't have appeared here for no reason; she must have come because she saw Lu Sheng was in danger.
He sighed softly, thinking to himself: Perhaps this is fate.
Whether I survive or not is irrelevant; as long as I can safely transmit the data back, this trip won't have been in vain.
Lu Sheng patted Lao Liu on the shoulder and instructed him, "Hold this position well. This location is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we can defend the only entrance, there shouldn't be any problems. I'll come back and meet up with you once I find Lili."
Although the sixth brother didn't know the girl's identity, seeing how much the eldest brother cared, he knew that the girl was of great importance, so he immediately nodded heavily in agreement.
During their brief respite, several more gunshots rang out outside—Shen Li and his group had taken down three more enemies, leaving only five on the opposing side.
Shen Li glanced at the screen to confirm the approximate location of Lu Sheng and the others, then slowed her pace and cautiously walked deeper into the area.
The surroundings were eerily quiet; even breathing could be clearly heard, and any slight movement would seem extremely abrupt.
Lu Sheng had only gone down a few steps when he heard footsteps coming from not far away;
On the other side, Shen Li also captured a figure slowly walking down using a drone.
The two sides were instantly locked in a stalemate, neither daring to make a move.
Shen Li stared intently at the figure on the screen, then raised her hand to stop Zhao Qing, who was about to aim: "Don't move."
Zhao Qing looked puzzled and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Shen Li's gaze was fixed on the figure on the screen, who slowly squatted down at the corner of the stairs.
"They're one of us," she said confidently.
Zhao Qing stared at the red outline on the image, her face full of confusion: "How could you tell that?"
"Only Chinese people can squat like this," Shen Li explained.
Ming Xiangyang frowned and asked softly, "How do we let them know we're on their side?"
Shen Li carefully observed the shadow opposite him once more, and after confirming that there were no other enemies around and that everyone else was tied up to the east, he moved closer and called out in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Big Brother..."
If the other person really is Lu Sheng, he will definitely come out when he hears her voice;
If not, they will most likely remain inactive, which makes it easy to discern.
Her voice was perfectly controlled; anyone with a keen ear would surely hear it.
At the corner of the stairs, Lu Sheng heard that familiar yet caring voice, and his whole body trembled. He immediately lowered his voice and replied, "Lili..."
A relieved smile instantly appeared on Shen Li's lips as he said to the crowd, "Yes, Big Brother, let's go over there."
He was about to rush forward when Ming Xiangyang grabbed him.
"Stand in the middle," Ming Xiangyang said in a deep voice, then took the lead and walked in the direction from which the voice came.
As Lu Sheng heard the footsteps getting closer, he also came out from around the corner. When he saw Ming Xiangyang, who was leading the group, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes—why was he here?
As for the other people behind Ming Xiangyang, he didn't recognize any of them.
Looking at Lu Sheng, whom she hadn't seen for over a year, Shen Li's eyes welled up with tears, and she excitedly called out, "Big Brother!"
Lu Sheng strode forward and pulled her into a tight embrace, his voice filled with lingering fear and reproach: "How could you have come to a place like this?"
"My teacher and I came here for an academic exchange, and we accidentally discovered that you were in danger, so we rushed over with them," Shen Li explained softly, nestled in his arms.
Lu Sheng's gaze swept over Ming Xiangyang and the others, his brows furrowing slightly: "Are they all students?"
If that's the case, it will only create more trouble—they're already struggling to protect Professor Li, and now their whereabouts have been exposed.
Shen Li quickly shook her head: "No, they are all very skilled; they are our bodyguards."
Lu Sheng wanted to ask a few more questions, but Ming Xiangyang interrupted him at the right time: "We can talk about catching up later. It's more important to leave here first."
Lu Sheng nodded in agreement: "Okay."
They were being chased by four vehicles and were about to be surrounded when they desperately hid in the ruins, hoping for a chance to survive—if they were caught and surrounded by the four vehicles, they would have almost no chance of survival.
Lu Sheng led the group back the way they came, letting out a short whistle along the way, presumably their secret signal, which Shen Li naturally couldn't understand.
When she got downstairs, Shen Li finally met Professor Li—a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, whose eyes clearly showed his wariness towards her.
Professor Li looked at Lu Sheng, hesitant to speak, but ultimately didn't dare to ask in front of Shen Li—he wanted to ask, is this girl trustworthy?
Lu Sheng understood his concerns and nodded emphatically: "She risked her life to come to me; no one is more trustworthy than her."
Upon hearing this, Professor Li's gaze softened as he looked at Shen Li, and he said apologetically, "Alright, I believe you. The person you trust is certainly trustworthy."
Looking at Professor Li's somewhat familiar face, Shen Li suddenly realized that he was the famous surveying and remote sensing expert who made great contributions to the development of surveying and mapping disciplines and satellite navigation technology in China, and was later elected as an academician of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
She sighed inwardly, thinking that in this era, there are countless scientists who have been stranded overseas.
Just like Mr. Qian, who was unjustly detained by the United States for five years, it wasn't until 1955 that China finally managed to bring him back to the country after doing everything it could.
Mr. Yang also returned to China to settle down in 2003, contributing to the country's scientific research.