1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 361 Who is it?

The organization had already mobilized its local manpower in the port city. The notification to Gu Qingye was to have him go to Pengcheng to oversee the meeting. However, Gu Bohuai could tell from Gu Qingye's expression that this order was far removed from what he had in mind.

"Trust our colleagues!" Gu Bohuai advised him, staring intently at him. "It will take at least half a day to get from Beijing to Pengcheng. No matter how worried you are, you can only endure it. Qingye, this is an order!"

Gu Qingye was extremely unwilling, but military orders could not be obeyed. He could only rush to Pengcheng first and then decide what to do. A general in the field may not be able to obey military orders. He would act according to the situation when the time came.

Even if Gu Qingye saluted and accepted the order in one go, Gu Bohuai could guess what he was thinking. However, since the mission had been secured, Gu Qingye was allowed to act as he saw fit.

"Alright, the military aircraft has been contacted. Get ready to depart at any time."

"Yes."

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Port City, Northern Mountainous Area

Lu Youyou couldn't remember how far she had walked, but Lin Ling said that she had entered the Jianshan area from Jinshan.

She was already exhausted and it took her three seconds to understand. But even if she understood, it was useless. She couldn't even distinguish the roads in the port city, let alone the northern mountains she had never set foot in before.

She didn't ask where they were going. Firstly, Lin Ling was a professional, and she just needed to avoid causing trouble. Secondly, she didn't have the energy to ask; even nodding was too much trouble, let alone asking a question.

They changed direction several times along the way, but no one caught up with them. There were no enemies or allies, and no one knew what was happening to Li Yun and his bodyguards.

The other party was looking for her; even if the others were in the way, they wouldn't all die. Lu Youyou could only comfort herself with this thought.

"Take a five-minute break." Lin Ling unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to her. "Take small sips, don't choke."

Lu Youyou restrained herself and took a few sips, barely moistening her throat before handing the drink back to Lin Ling: "You should have a few too."

Lin Ling didn't drink a drop of water the whole way; she left the only bottle of mineral water in her bag to Lin Ling.

Seeing that Lin Ling wouldn't answer, Lu Youyou could only advise, "You are my lifeline now. You have to protect yourself in order to protect me."

Lin Ling hesitated for a moment but still accepted the bottle. However, she only took one sip before putting the cap back on, probably just wetting her lips and not drinking much at all.

After putting away the water bottle, she took out a compressed biscuit from her bag. Lu Youyou didn't expect to have this.

"I carry it with me whenever I'm on a mission," Lin Ling explained simply, then broke off a small piece and handed it to Lu Youyou. "It's dry, eat slowly."

Lu Youyou had tasted compressed biscuits out of curiosity in her past life, and her impression was that they tasted like pork floss. The one in her hand wasn't so fancy; it was slightly sweet and slightly salty, and then there was the pure taste of dry flour.

To be honest, it tasted terrible, but Lu Youyou didn't complain at all. She was happy to have something to eat. If Lin Ling had gone for a wilderness survival challenge and caught a snake with her bare hands, biscuits would have been much better than raw meat.

Suddenly, some faint noises came from afar, and Lu Youyou even turned around before Lin Ling did.

Upon seeing this, Lin Ling immediately became alert. Although she didn't know why the person she was protecting was more perceptive than her, now was not the time to be curious.

She pulled Lu Youyou along a deserted mountain path, unsure of who was coming, and they couldn't stay where they were.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, Lu Youyou hadn't encountered any problems along the way, but then she bumped into a stone.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened; unfortunately, she was kneeling on the ground clutching her leg the next second.

Lu Youyou suppressed the cry of pain that was about to escape her lips, but her contorted face said it all: she had twisted her ankle!
"Is the halo of God's favorite daughter about to wear off?" Lu Youyou couldn't help but smile bitterly. For so many years, everything she wished for had come true, and sometimes she even wondered if she had some kind of lucky buff. Who knew that calamity wasn't something that wouldn't come, but rather that it would choose the most inopportune time.

The road ahead is unknown, and there are pursuers behind. She has also twisted her ankle. Unless Lin Ling can still walk briskly while carrying 50 kilograms of weight, it is impossible for her to travel as fast as before.

Lin Ling quickly checked her over and thankfully the bones were fine, but the soft tissue contusion had caused Lu Youyou's ankle to swell up rapidly.

"Can you climb trees?" Lin Ling asked in a deep voice.

"What?" Lu Youyou thought she had misheard, but when she met Lin Ling's serious gaze, she realized that she was indeed being asked.

Lu Youyou nodded; she really knew how.

In my past life, I was rich and had plenty of free time. I tried all sorts of fun things: rock climbing, skydiving, paragliding... I don't know which class I learned to climb trees. I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but at least I can climb up trees without any problem.

Lin Ling looked up and around, then chose the densest tree: "This one will do. You climb up first, and I'll distract the people and come back to find you later."

She left behind all the food and drinks, including a folding military knife: "If you encounter danger, shoot if necessary, don't hesitate."

Lu Youyou subconsciously touched the thing in her pocket; it was cold and piercing.

She nodded, limped to the tree, gritted her teeth and climbed up, her ankle throbbing with pain, but she had to keep going even with tears streaming down her face.

Lin Ling confirmed that she was hiding in the branches, cleaned up the traces under the tree, and immediately turned and ran in another direction.

Lu Youyou could see clearly that without her as a "burden," Niu Sihe's agility was on full display. With a few flips and leaps, Lin Ling disappeared without a trace.

Lu Youyou sat on a tree branch, not daring to move. Although she was not afraid of heights, her injured leg made it difficult for her to move around.

There was medicine in the backpack Lin Ling left behind, but she was unsure if anyone would come, so she didn't dare use it, fearing that the smell of the medicine would give her away.

Lu Youyou could only force herself to look into the deepest part of the room and listen to the farthest point of the room. There was nothing else she could do but rely on her keen senses to survive.

Surprisingly, she actually figured something out.

The mountains and forests were dense, and it was a place where no one had ever been before. What could be seen was not as obscured as it was, but the quieter the place, the more obvious any movement would be. Lu Youyou spotted two "figures" in front of and behind her.

She didn't know whether it was a person or a wild animal, so she could only stare at it with wide eyes, not daring to blink.

The two separated as they approached this side, one going in the direction Lin Ling had left, and the other in the direction Lin Ling had just disguised herself in.

Lu Youyou had barely caught her breath when she vaguely heard sparse sounds again, and she froze instantly.

who is it?

She dared not turn around, afraid of making any sound. She could only pray in her heart that it was Lin Ling or Li Yun. Compared to the Song family's bodyguards, she undoubtedly trusted her comrades more.

The sound grew closer, and upon hearing the not-so-light footsteps, Lu Youyou's heart sank slightly; it couldn't be Lin Ling.

Her heart was pounding like thunder; she could feel her pulse even while sitting still. Every hair on Lu Youyou's body stood on end, and cold sweat trickled down her forehead, soaking into her collar.

(End of this chapter)