Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

Da Jun's finger rested lightly on the trigger of the SVD, the sights firmly locked on the exit of the snow pit, just waiting for Zhou Rui to show his face.

In his eyes, the people in the pit were already dead; he was just keeping them there for a few more minutes to amuse them.

But the enemies in the pit seemed to be very patient and never showed themselves.

Hao stood behind him, his fingertips grotesquely rubbing the old scar on his wrist, and spoke with a cold laugh.

"Fire two more shots to force him out. I want him to crawl in the snow and see if this mud-legged fellow can still run!"

Dajun raised his gun slightly, and just as he was about to pull the trigger, a tiny spark suddenly erupted on the other side.

Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously. Dajun instinctively turned his head sharply to one side, his strength almost snapping his neck.

With a whoosh, it swept past the head of the army, and a small amount of liquid seemed to drip down.

He suddenly reached for his ear with his half-gloved hand, only to find sticky, bloody flesh; half of his ear was gone.

Hao Ge's smile vanished instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his face went from deathly pale to ashen, then flushed a terrifying dark red.

He snatched the AK from the big man next to him like a madman, not caring where the crosshair was aimed, and kept his finger tightly on the trigger.

A burst of bullets, trailing flames, swept wildly toward the snow pit, while screams of profanity mingled with the gunfire and dissipated in the wind.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, I'll fuck your mother, go to hell."

The big man stood still. He had seen Hao Ge lose control before. He would go berserk as soon as he got blood on his hands, completely different from his usual composed and strategic demeanor.

Zhou Rui lay prone in the snow, letting bullets sweep over his head. The threat of this volley of bullets was not as great as that precise shot from before.

He was just annoyed; it seemed that his shot hadn't yielded any results, and the life force on the other side was still intact.

Zhou Rui adjusted the muzzle of his gun without even needing to use his senses; the flames that kept erupting with the gunfire were the best targets.

boom.

The moment he pulled the trigger, the two figures opposite him collided violently and tumbled into the nearby woods.

The bullets slammed into the tree behind them, embedding themselves two inches deep, sending splinters flying everywhere.

Just as Hao was about to yell at Dajun for ruining things, Dajun suddenly shoved his head into the snow.

His voice was so low it sounded like it was being squeezed out between his teeth: "Brother Hao, the other side is a sharpshooter."

Hao Ge suddenly flung his hand away.

He had never been this disheveled since he escaped from the educated youth settlement and started living like this.

Just as his anger was rising, another clear gunshot rang out. The burly man standing next to him didn't even utter a sound before falling straight backward, crashing heavily onto the snow and kicking up a cloud of snow.

"Let's go, we can't stay here any longer." Dajun crouched down and grabbed Hao Ge's arm tightly, dragging him behind the tree.

This time, Hao Ge didn't argue anymore. He spread his hands as if all his strength had left him, letting Da Jun drag him deeper into the dense forest.

He used to think he was infallible and that everything was under his control.

It wasn't until he witnessed a life vanish before his very eyes that he finally understood that his self-righteous cleverness was utterly insignificant in the face of real life and death.

Zhou Rui stared at the two figures that quickly disappeared into the woods, his fingertip lightly rubbing the trigger, but he didn't rush to chase after them.

The snow fog was swept away by the AK fire, and the wind swirled the snow into the snow pit. Behind him, he heard Chen Xiaoni's suppressed sobs.

Those two delirious little kids were startled by the gunshot and whimpered a couple of times. If they were left any longer, their high fever would surely burn through their lungs.

He quickly slung the 98K over his back, climbed back to the bottom of the pit along the snow path he had just dug, and reached out to touch the foreheads of the two little kids.

The temperature was even hotter than before; you could feel the scorching heat even through the cotton hat.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Rui picked up Chen Xiaoni and the two children in his arms and strode towards Gu Jiacheng's location.

"Ruiwa, how are you?" Gu Jiacheng sprang up from the snowdrift, his face still covered in snow, and rushed towards him.

"The babies have been found. Xiao Ni is alright, but the other two babies have high fevers and need to be taken to the health center as soon as possible." Zhou Rui's steps were steady, but his voice was somewhat hurried.

"Jiacheng, take out the flashlight and signal your dad and the others to come over."

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Jiacheng took out the flashlight from his pocket and swung it around the woods where Gu Dayong was hiding, creating a blinding circle of light.

He didn't even consider the possibility of a sudden sniper shot from the shadows.

He trusted Zhou Rui's marksmanship and even more so his judgment. As long as Zhou Rui dared to let him shine that light, there would be absolutely no hidden danger in this snowy field that could kill them.

Zhou Rui ignored Gu Jiacheng and sat down on the ground, holding the babies in his arms.

"Brother Rui, my mother...?"

"Your mother is looking for you in the village. She thought you ran off to play and she's so angry she wants to beat you up." Zhou Rui joked deliberately, afraid that the brief exchange of fire might have frightened Chen Xiaoni.

"Brother Rui, you're talking nonsense. My mother never hits me," Chen Xiaoni wrinkled her nose and quickly retorted.

"Besides, I didn't go out to play. I went to the outhouse, and on my way back I saw a woman using a piece of candy to lure Xiao Shuanzi away."

"I tried to stop them, but someone slapped me from behind, and then I don't remember anything else."

Zhou Rui nodded; it seemed Gu Jiacheng had indeed been right.

The human traffickers had their own targets; they kidnapped Chen Xiaoni simply because they were caught in the act and were afraid of ruining things, so they kidnapped her as well.

A short while later, Liu Qingguo returned with someone, followed by Gu Dayong arriving with a large group of people.

Sniffing the wind, it enthusiastically approached Big Yellow, completely ignoring the affairs of these humans.

Gu Dayong ran over, his flashlight beam first sweeping over the person clutching his leg and wailing, before turning to Zhou Rui.

"My goodness, you've finally found the baby!"

Zhou Rui nodded to Gu Dayong before opening the military overcoat covering the baby a little.

His coat was a bit long, and it wrapped the doll inside, including its head.

"Uncle Dayong, Xiao Shuanzi and that kid from outside the village have fevers, we need to take them to the clinic right away."

Gu Dayong shone his flashlight on the faces of the children, and then he saw that two of them had their faces burning red and their lips were chapped.

"Liu Chuang, Chen Dali, you two go find some thick tree branches, quickly make a sled, and take the child to the town health center."

"Chen Baoxi, hurry back to the village and inform the Party Secretary and the village head that the person has been found and is at the health center."

Just as the others were about to respond, Zhou Rui shouted, "No need to make a sled, there's one right there."

Zhou Rui pointed in the direction of the snow pit, which was where he had just fought with the gang of thugs from the mountains.

"Go find them." Gu Dayong waved his hand, and the group went out.

"Zhou Rui, can you still hold on?" Gu Dayong asked Zhou Rui after arranging everything.

You should know that Zhou Rui has taken off his coat, and what's showing now is a sweater.