Chapter 279 You wish!
Just as Lu Cheng and Jiang Peng were on high alert, the footsteps stopped at the cave entrance.

"Cuckoo."

Hearing the birds chirping outside the cave, Lu Cheng and Jiang Peng looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lu Cheng slightly raised his chin.

Jiang Peng understood, "Cuckoo?"

"Cuckoo."

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the response.

As the vines that concealed the cave entrance were parted, Zhang Jiaming and Tangyuan's faces were revealed.

"Big brother, Tie Niu."

Lu Cheng sheathed his dagger and gestured for the two to enter the cave.

Upon entering the cave and seeing the unconscious Dr. Gu, as well as his left leg soaked in blood, Zhang Jiaming and Tang Yuan's expressions also turned serious.

"The guest is injured? The enemy has probably discovered it and has been searching the area. They may find this place soon."

Lu Cheng immediately made a decision and prepared to evacuate with Dr. Gu.

"Big brother!"

Zhang Jiaming suddenly spoke up, "Take off your clothes and switch places with me and Tangyuan."

Lu Cheng immediately understood Zhang Jiaming's meaning: he wanted to impersonate Lu Cheng and Jiang Peng with Tang Yuan to lure away the pursuers.

Given the current situation, this is undoubtedly a good approach.

But Zhang Jiaming and Tang Yuan will find themselves in danger, and may even lose their lives.

"Brother, if anything happens to me, I'll have to trouble you to look after the family."

As Zhang Jiaming quickly took off his clothes, he spoke to Lu Cheng, clearly disregarding his own life and death.

Tangyuan also took off her clothes. "Big brother, Xiaoyue is my only sister. If I were to... please find her a good family."

Jiang Peng: "Brother Tang, if I get back safely and your sister can't get married in the future, I'll marry her!"

He was kicked by Lu Cheng as soon as he finished speaking. "You wish!"

After kicking Jiang Peng, he turned to Zhang Jiaming and Tang Yuan and solemnly instructed them: "Keep your heads up. The mission is important, but your lives are just as important. Make sure you come back alive, and I'll give you credit!"

"Yes!"

After exchanging clothes with Lu Cheng and Jiang Peng, Zhang Jiaming made a dummy out of tree branches and vines, put it in Dr. Gu's clothes, and then carried the dummy away from the cave with Tang Yuan.

Not long after the two men emerged from the cave, gunshots rang out from outside.

Not to mention Jiang Peng's anxious expression, even Lu Cheng's face was extremely solemn.

Gradually, the gunshots faded into the distance, clearly indicating that Zhang Jiaming and Tang Yuan had successfully lured the enemy away.

"Let's go too!"

Lu Cheng immediately made a decision, instructing Jiang Peng to carry the unconscious Dr. Gu away from the cave and sneak towards the border.

At first, the two could hear a gunshot or two from time to time.

But as the distance between the two sides gradually increased, they could no longer hear any sound from behind.

Given the current situation, the two could only rush on their way, so that Zhang Jiaming and Tangyuan's efforts would not be in vain.

They traveled through mountains and rivers, crossing valleys and ridges.

"Huh...huh..."

Hearing Jiang Peng's heavy breathing, Lu Cheng stopped.

"Give me Dr. Gu, you can rest."

Jiang Peng was so exhausted that he couldn't even speak. Upon hearing this, he collapsed to the ground, completely drained of energy.

Lu Cheng carried Dr. Gu on his back and said to Jiang Peng, who was sitting on the ground, "Hang in there a little longer. We're only half an hour away from the border. Once we cross the border, we'll be safe."

Hearing that it was only half an hour away, Jiang Peng felt a glimmer of hope and got up from the ground to continue his journey with Lu Cheng.

Three hours later.

Jiang Peng carried Dr. Gu on his back, walking unsteadily, as if he might collapse at any moment, his face covered in sweat like a waterfall.

"Sis, brother, why aren't we there yet?"

Lu Cheng's eyes darted around warily, but he replied, "Almost there, just ahead. It'll be another half hour at most."

Jiang Peng burst into tears. "Another, another half hour? You've said that so many times!"

"It's the last half hour. You carry Dr. Gu on your back and catch your breath." Jiang Peng was already exhausted and was about to hand Dr. Gu over to Lu Cheng when suddenly a chorus of startled birds came from the woods behind them.

Lu Cheng's expression changed: "Let's go!"

Jiang Peng, disregarding his fatigue, carried Dr. Gu on his back and ran forward.

Lu Cheng covered his rear.

This time, Lu Cheng didn't lie to Jiang Peng. After running for more than ten minutes, they saw the warning marker on the border.

"Brother-in-law, we'll be home soon!"

Jiang Peng was so excited that he felt like he'd been injected with adrenaline, and he instantly felt energized.

Just then, shouts came from the mountains not far away.

The two men turned their heads and saw that they were two Burmese sentries.

"Run!"

Even without Lu Cheng's warning, Jiang Peng knew the danger and kept his head down, running forward as fast as he could.

Bang bang bang bang.

The two men moved through a hail of bullets.

Time passed slowly, and the border fence between the two countries could be vaguely seen ahead.

Jiang Peng's face lit up with ecstasy: "Brother-in-law, we're almost there!"

In that brief moment of distraction, a bullet flew toward the back of his head.

Lu Cheng reacted quickly, leaping forward and tackling him to the ground.

Before Jiang Peng could even realize what was happening, Lu Cheng had already pulled him up from the ground.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and get to the barbed wire fence to meet me!"

"okay."

Jiang Peng took off running towards the barbed wire fence and quickly arrived at it.

The barbed wire fence is 2.5 meters high, and each wire is covered with dense barbs about half a centimeter long, making it impossible to climb by hand.

Jiang Peng was quick-witted; he took off his clothes, tore them into strips, and wrapped them around his fingers and palms.

While it cannot completely block the spikes, it can reduce some of the damage.

Just as they finished bandaging one hand, Lu Cheng arrived carrying Dr. Gu on his back, with the pursuers less than a kilometer away.

Lu Cheng urged, "Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

Jiang Peng ignored everything and started climbing, grabbing the wire mesh.

Before he had even climbed halfway up, his left hand, which wasn't wrapped in cloth, was already covered in blood.

Jiang Peng was in so much pain that his eyes were filled with tears, but he still struggled to climb up.

He's not married yet, he can't die here.

His sister is still so young, she can't remain a widow.

Gritting his teeth and enduring the excruciating pain, he finally climbed to the top of the iron fence.

Ignoring her own breath, she worked with Lu Cheng to first send Dr. Gu to the other end of the iron fence, and then bent down to pull Lu Cheng.

With his help, Lu Cheng successfully climbed over the iron fence.

The two had barely landed when the bandits chasing them arrived.

The two sides faced off across a cold barbed wire fence.

The three men pointed their guns at the two men, and the leader sneered at them, "Run, why aren't you running anymore?"

Lu Cheng silently shielded Jiang Peng behind him and whispered, "Send Dr. Gu and the documents back, and take good care of your sister."

Blood dripped continuously from Jiang Peng's fingertips, his eyes blazing red. "We'll die together, we'll live together."

Lu Cheng said, "If we all die, our brothers will have sacrificed themselves in vain!"

Jiang Peng gritted his teeth, trying not to cry.

A man sheds blood, not tears; even in death, he must not lose his dignity!

At this moment, the leader on the other side ordered his men to fire on the two men.

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