Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

The nights come exceptionally early in winter.

Especially in the mountains, night falls even earlier.

As night fell, the surrounding mountains cast shadowy shadows that seemed to fall upside down from the sky, shrouding the entire Youjia Village in darkness...

Xiao Zhan and Ma Feng stood in front of the ruins of the collapsed house.

Then Xiao Zhan said, "They are a group of people, an organization, and a pawn on a chessboard, but we still don't know who their real mastermind is."

Ma Feng had been working alongside Bai Zexiang for quite some time, especially after Bai Zexiang was transferred to the National Security Bureau to serve as a leader within the ministry. Ma Feng, being by his side, had heard quite a few things about him.

Then Ma Feng asked, "Brother Zhan, are you saying they're related to Liu Shiyuan's case?"

Xiao Zhan nodded.

Ma Feng then asked, "Didn't Liu Shiyuan already detonate a suicide bomb and get blown to pieces?"

"You've already captured most of his pieces, so where are they coming from now?"

Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly, "It's true that Liu Shiyuan is dead, but he was just one of the executors of the Mole Project. Even though he's dead, there are still people continuing to carry out the Mole Project."

"In addition, the pieces we captured before were only half of the pieces on the chessboard. Now that Liu Shiyuan is dead, for some reason the other half of the pieces have been automatically activated. This incident is a revenge plan by the pieces against me. Their goal is simple: to use your house demolition as an excuse to lure me out and then try to kill me."

"You should understand what I'm saying, right?"

"Hiss..."

Ma Feng gasped, then looked around warily, as if worried about something, and said, "Brother Zhan, aren't you in great danger right now?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Ma Feng, don't worry, our reinforcements have arrived, and they are protecting us in secret."

"call……."

Ma Feng breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Was it the Staff Officer Yuan and the others you contacted before?"

Xiao Zhan: "It is them, but only the advance team has arrived at the scene. Staff Officer Yuan and his men are on their way."

Ma Feng asked, puzzled, "Why didn't they stop those two snipers who were escaping?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "If we don't let them escape, how will we find their hideout?"

Ma Feng suddenly realized and said, "So you're playing the long game! Brother Zhan, but I think you're taking too much of a risk. After all, you're the heir to the Xiao Group, which is worth hundreds of billions. If something happens to you, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Hahaha, if it weren't dangerous, would I have needed to come? Besides, if I didn't come, would those people have shown up? There's a saying, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained.'"

Ma Feng said with deep admiration, "Brother Zhan, you are truly great. Before my brother sacrificed himself, he often told me your stories, and every time I listened, I was filled with passion."

"My brother really admires you."

Xiao Zhan raised his head and looked at the dark mountain outline in the distance, as if talking to himself: "I really miss them. I wonder how they are doing over there? Is it like us in reality, with their own countries and people, and their own armies protecting their homes and countries?"

"Why!"

Ma Feng sighed and said with tears in his eyes, "I often dream about my brother. Every time in the dream, he says the same thing to me: he wants me to work hard with you."

Ma Feng wiped away the tears streaming down his face and continued, "Doesn't the Bible say that Heaven is a wonderful world? There is no suffering, no sickness, no war, no oppression, and everyone lives together freely and equally."

Xiao Zhan: "I hope so!"

"Ma Feng, you know, things have gotten to this point, and You Changqing isn't even trying to mediate. This is his territory! Don't think he can get away with it just because his two bodyguards were silenced. Do you think he can escape so easily?"

Ma Feng: "You Changqing is cunning and shrewd, with a meticulous mind. I wonder what kind of trick he's up to against you this time?"

Xiao Zhan sneered, "Him? Heh heh, save your breath. Even if he and his three sons come at me together, what do I have to fear!"

"Beep beep beep".

Suddenly his phone rang. Xiao Zhan saw it was Yuan Hongjun calling and quickly answered, "What's up, Staff Officer Yuan?"

On the other end of the phone, Yuan Hongjun said, "Team Leader Xiao, we just received news that You Changqing has fled to the county town."

Xiao Zhan: "Is the intelligence reliable?"

Yuan Hongjun: "The intelligence was very reliable. The county party secretary made the call to You Changqing in front of me. You Changqing said on the phone that he went to the villa in the county town to celebrate his wife's 77th birthday, so he brought his children and grandchildren back to his home in the county town for a gathering."

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did You Changqing say that all three of his sons will come back to celebrate his wife's birthday?"

Yuan Hongjun: "That's exactly what You Changqing said."

Xiao Zhan: "Chief of Staff Yuan, execute the second plan."

Yuan Hongjun: "Understood."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and then called Qi Jingtian, asking directly, "Is You Dajun at the station?"

Qi Jingtian seemed to know that Xiao Zhan would call to ask, and said, "You Dajun left the office an hour ago. Because he is a leader in the Municipal Bureau, the higher-ups do not agree to take action against him, so I have no idea where You Dajun is now. You Dajun is an insider in the system, and his counter-surveillance capabilities are very strong. He is also familiar with our procedures."

Xiao Zhan called Qi Jingtian to confirm whether You Dajun was working at the Municipal Bureau. Now that he had achieved his goal, he said, "Thank you, Director Qi. I owe you a favor."

Qi Jingtian asked curiously, "Xiao Zhan, you said you owe me half a favor, what do you mean? This is the first time in my life I've heard someone say they owe me half a favor!"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Don't you know now?"

"As for why it's only half a favor, if you monitored You Dajun's movements, I'll owe you a favor."

"Because I already told you the reason in advance."

Qi Jingtian said truthfully, "The higher-ups don't allow me to take any action against You Dajun, so I have no choice. Besides, you only told me that You Dajun's identity is suspicious, but you don't have any solid evidence to prove it, so what can I do?"

Xiao Zhan: "Director Qi, I'm in Youjia Village right now. I just shot and killed Wang Dayong, the deputy director of the county police station, and two of You Changqing's bodyguards. Are those three lives enough for you, Director Qi, to personally intervene?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Jingtian's expression changed drastically, and he asked, "Xiao Zhan, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Xiao Zhan: "I've sent you the photos from the scene."

Suddenly, Qi Jingtian laughed and said, "Hehehe, Xiao Zhan, did you know I was waiting for a starting point?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Hahaha, we're like-minded! I know what you're thinking, and you understand my needs. Why don't we join forces and do something big?"

Qi Jingtian's pretty face flushed red to the roots of her ears on the other end of the phone. She bit her red lips and said, "Xiao Zhan, how come you twisted what I was saying?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Hahaha, because your thoughts have gone astray!"

Qi Jingtian knew he couldn't win an argument with Xiao Zhan, so he said, "I'll take my men and head to Youjia Village right now."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Xiao Zhan, let's stay in touch. I'm going to join forces with you to fight a big battle and vent my anger."