Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

"Second brother!" "Second brother!"

Several exclamations rang out at the same time.

Zhou Rui turned around swiftly; he never turned his back to the enemy. The remaining two men attacked him from both sides, one of them even pulling out a dagger.

Zhou Rui quickly took several steps to the left, facing the unarmed man directly, and shielded the burly man with the dagger behind him.

This is an experience Zhou Rui gained on the battlefield: unless absolutely necessary, try to change the form of combat and face only one enemy.

The burly man with the dagger behind him saw that he was being blocked by his companion, so he quickly ran to the side, trying to get past his companion.

Zhou Rui couldn't wait any longer. He covered his head with his left hand and slid into the arms of the man in front of him.

A hook punch came from above, hitting Zhou Rui's forearm, but he didn't budge.

Zhou Rui's body was already close to the big man. He used his waist and abdomen to drive his shoulders and slammed into the big man's chest with a powerful shoulder strike.

The burly man was thrown off the ground, flying two meters backward. "Ouch!"... Instead of clutching his chest, he jumped up, clutching his buttocks. His companion was right behind him, the dagger aimed directly at his rear end.

His accomplice behind him was stunned, watching his dagger bounce through the air as the burly man in front of him leaped and bounded. He froze, but Zhou Rui didn't. He delivered a flying knee strike, sending the wide-open man flying.

The old man selling antiques was stunned. What was going on? Why did this young man who wanted to buy antiques suddenly start a fight and quickly knock down all four big men?

Zhou Ping and An An weren't surprised at all. Just a couple of days ago in the mountains, Zhou Rui dared to fight a black bear head-on; what were these four men compared to him?

An'an kept clapping and cheering for Zhou Rui, shouting, "Second brother is awesome, defeat the big bad guy!"

By this time, the people around also realized that something must have happened. Didn't they see a knife being used? The knife was stuck in the buttocks, and blood was flowing continuously. Ugh...it looks painful. More and more people gathered, surrounding the group.

At this moment, the man who had been knocked away from behind by Zhou Rui got up from the ground, but dared not go forward to fight, shouting, "Big sister, run! This guy is tough, we can't beat him."

The middle-aged woman looked around and saw that there were countless people surrounding her. There was no way to run away; she had no choice but to fight for her life.

The woman removed a metal hairpin from her hair; the tip of the hairpin exuded a chilling aura.

Although Zhou Rui was constantly fighting with several burly men, most of his attention was focused on the ordinary-looking woman. He knew that this woman was the key figure in the gang, and the other four had always been following her orders.

Zhou Rui saw the woman's actions and didn't understand what she was going to do. But he absolutely couldn't let her complete what the enemy wanted to do, otherwise unexpected changes would occur.

Zhou Rui unleashed all his strength, and the distance he covered in just a few steps appeared as a blur to the onlookers. He raised his knee and lifted his leg, his calf lashing out like a whip.

With a sharp crack, the hairpin fell to the ground, and the woman's hand drooped down. Judging from its shape, the inside of the middle-aged woman's wrist was already broken.

The woman, who had escaped Zhou Rui's grasp twice before, was unable to dodge this time. Even though she was facing Zhou Rui directly and watching him attack her, she couldn't react in time.

Zhou Rui didn't stop just because the middle-aged woman had lost an arm; the child was still in her arms. Zhou Rui raised two fingers and, with the speed of an ordinary person, swiftly stabbed them into the woman's eyes.

Sure enough, the woman's stress response kicked in; she loosened her grip on the child, blocking his view, and took a step back.

Zhou Rui stepped forward and barely managed to catch the falling child. Just like that, everything was part of his plan.

The woman looked at the child Zhou Rui was holding and the several brothers on the ground who couldn't get up. Her resentful gaze was like that of a venomous snake as she stared at Zhou Rui, as if she wanted to etch his image into her heart.

But now that she had lost her support and was no match for Zhou Rui, the middle-aged woman glanced around and chose a relatively sparsely populated spot to run away.

Zhou Rui smirked. "At this point, you're still thinking about escaping? You've underestimated the public's enthusiasm for acts of bravery."

Zhou Rui didn't move at all, but opened his mouth wide and shouted, "They're kidnappers, don't let them get away!"

A sudden jolt seemed to wake the surrounding crowd. The middle-aged woman had barely reached the edge of the crowd when she was pushed back by countless hands.

"So it was about abductors, no wonder this young man was so ruthless." An elderly woman said.

"You should have said so earlier. I hate kidnappers the most; they're a bunch of beasts. If you had told us sooner, I would have slapped them a few times," a burly man from Northeast China shouted from the side.

"Aren't there two beasts standing over there? Let's go over there and beat them up. These pests deserve to die."

"Yes, yes, yes."

In an instant, the man and the middle-aged woman who were still standing were swallowed up by the crowd, and their cries of pain could be heard from within.

Zhou Rui lowered his head, pulled back the blanket, and an even stronger smell of medicine wafted out. That damned beast, drugging a child with so much drugs.

"Baby, my child. Where is my child? Where is he?" A voice filled with sobs came from the air.

"Make way, make way. The child's parents are here. Please make way so they can see the child sooner."

The crowd parted to make way, and a tall, middle-aged man with a straight posture helped a woman wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket walk over.

The woman walked hurriedly, tears still on her face. Her voice rang out before she even reached Zhou Rui.

"Baby, my baby."

Seeing the woman's anxious expression, Zhou Rui quickly handed the boy over.

The woman instantly hugged the boy tightly, pressing her face against his. Overwhelmed with joy at having him back, she burst into tears. The burly man held them both in his arms, constantly comforting his wife.

After a while, the woman calmed down and realized that the little boy was still unresponsive, which made her panic.

"What's wrong with the baby? Why is he sleeping so soundly? Qin Zhan, come and take a look!" The woman looked up and asked the big man anxiously.

Unlike the woman, Qin Zhan didn't panic. Instead, he looked at Zhou Rui with a questioning gaze. After all, Zhou Rui was the first to discover the human traffickers and snatch the person back from their clutches.

Zhou Rui understood what Qin Zhan meant and quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, it's probably just that the kidnapper drugged the baby. He'll be fine once he wakes up."

"However, sedatives can still be harmful to children. It's best to take your child to the clinic for a check-up and see if the doctor can wake them up sooner."

At this moment, an elderly couple arrived, calling out repeatedly.

"Where is my dear grandson? Let me see him."

Looking at this large family, laughing and crying, surrounding the boy with tears of joy, Zhou Rui couldn't help but show a relieved smile.

"Hey, where is that young man?" After a while, Qin Zhan was the first to react.

"Oh, him. He left that way when he saw your family had arrived," an older woman pointed to him.

"What a kind man! Why did he leave without saying a word? We haven't even thanked him yet." The old woman slapped her thigh, looking regretful.

"Does anyone know him? Do you know where he's from?" Qin Zhan asked the people next to him.

"Never seen him before? He doesn't seem to be from our town."

"She had her younger siblings with her and was holding a baby; she probably brought her whole family to the market."

Zhou Rui ignored what was happening behind him and was carrying the grain, following the old man through the streets and alleys.