Huo Rou looked at where he pointed and couldn't help but curl her lips. "This is my habit."
She always had such a small habit when drawing maps and planning. She would draw a symbol like this at the ultimate goal.
The squad leader didn't ask further. Huo Rou continued marking. Some of the marks were ones that neither of them had seen before. Both tacitly assumed they were Huo Rou's personal habits.
Just then, the voice from An An's watch sounded again.
"Who?!"
"Quickly tell the boss, someone's coming! Let's go take a look!" The person spoke in a hurry, followed by the sound of footsteps.
From afar, they could hear someone shouting, "Chase!"
The voices were chaotic, some near, some far. And this commotion...
"Qin Ningyi and the others have been discovered?" He Zhongwu took out his gun from his waist and cocked it. Although his words were a question, he was almost certain.
Huo Rou's heart also clenched tightly.
From An An's watch came An An's trembling mumbling. He seemed to be talking to himself, "It seems to be a fat uncle... If only Shen Feng hadn't been left behind by them halfway."
"What is the child saying?!" someone yelled at him.
An An's voice was soft and weak but very obedient. "Uncle, I'm so thirsty, I miss my mom so much. When can I go back? Wuwuwu..."
Upon hearing An An cry, the person impatiently cursed. Then An An's voice disappeared, and he started whimpering again.
Huo Rou thought about what An An had said.
A fat person? That must be one of the people Qin Ningyi brought along.
"One of them has been discovered. We just need to provide backup. No rash moves for now." Huo Rou glanced out the car window, her voice steady. Although her eyes were red, she forced herself to calm down. It was very possible that this person being discovered was all part of Qin Ningyi's plan. Wait a little longer.
He Zhongwu was astonished by Huo Rou's words. "An An was saying that for us to hear just now?"
"Yes." Huo Rou nodded. "Squad leader, please find someone to go back along the road and look for Shen Feng."
Hoping for the best.
"Okay." The squad leader opened the walkie-talkie. Just as he was about to speak, Huo Rou took something out from her person.
"Give this to that person. Shen Feng will find him when he smells it and will trust him."
The squad leader took the item. It was a delicate little dagger.
The dagger was carved from wood, extremely small.
The squad leader didn't delay and asked someone to go and return quickly.
Huo Rou and He Zhongwu got out of the car to provide backup.
An An's side was still noisy.
"Huo Rou, how did An An know we could hear him?" He Zhongwu continued the topic he hadn't finished asking.
Huo Rou looked at the phone in her hand. Speaking of An An, a rare genuine smile appeared on her face. "An An knows I can hear him. He sent me his location. He probably saw someone appear and knew I was coming to rescue him, so he was sure I could hear him."
He Zhongwu was extremely envious. How old was An An!
At the same time, he was secretly庆幸 (qìngxìng - grateful/thankful), it was a good thing they brought Huo Rou. Otherwise, they wouldn't have heard An An's words and would have been completely clueless.
Qin Ningyi's figure appeared, his steps hurried.
A strong wind suddenly rose, and the corners of his clothes fluttered, but his posture remained upright. In the deep cold of winter, he stood like a pine or a cypress.
"Is that person alright?" Huo Rou asked.
A hint of a smile appeared in Qin Ningyi's eyes. "You already know about this?"
"He's fine. We can talk in the car."
Getting into the car, Qin Ningyi took out paper and a pen, ready to draw the terrain. However, he saw that the paper already had a complete deployment map, with excellent drawing skills and also excellent strategic planning abilities.
He began to speak, using this map as a reference.
"There are some changes in these few places." He circled them and made modifications to the map, casually changing the deployment as well.
When He Zhongwu saw that Qin Ningyi's handwriting also used standard symbols, he had completely accepted this setup.
Once they knew the enemy's personnel distribution, the information on the map could be more concrete.
"Didn't catch him?" a voice rang out.
Huo Rou took out her phone. An An's side had finally quieted down a bit.
"No." The person who answered was very cautious.
The boss's voice appeared. "Just a decoy! A bunch of pig heads!"
"Ah?" This voice was closer to An An. "They've already found us?"
He couldn't believe it.
They had left absolutely no trace along the way.
Although they were indeed waiting here for Huo Rou and the others to find them, they hadn't expected it to be so soon! This child hadn't even shown any symptoms yet, and their threatening message was only half-written.
"Still standing around like idiots?" someone came out and scolded. "The plan is to advance! We absolutely cannot let the boss be in danger! Get moving!!"
"But..." The person closest to An An became timid. "This child doesn't show any symptoms yet." They were still some distance from their expected timeline!
On the other end of the receiver, on the second floor of the office building, the boss leaned against the railing, his face full of ferocity. "Pour it in!"