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Chapter 46 Liang Yi Arrives
When Old Man Wang heard that An Min was going back to the camp to call for help, the anxiety on his face instantly turned into panic, and he hurriedly waved his hand.

"Oh, Teacher An! No, no! By the time we get back and forth, it will be dawn. If that wild boar goes berserk, by the time you call someone back, the whole piece of land will be ruined! That's all the hard work you've put in!"

He tried to increase the stakes, his voice pleading.

“All the able-bodied men in the village have gone to repair the irrigation canals, leaving only the elderly, women, and children. Who has the guts to chase wild boars? Here’s what we’ll do: you go first, and I’ll go to the camp to find Regiment Commander Liang. I promise I’ll bring you back.”

Anmin's heart sank.

Old Wang's reaction was too strange; he was far too eager to decline.

Liang Yi's words from last night still echoed clearly in my ears.

This group of abandoned brick kilns on the back mountain is the most remote place.

If something were to happen there, there would be no one to help.

She gripped the hilt of the short knife Liang Yi had given her. The cool metallic touch penetrated her thin clothing, calming her down.

An Min took a deep breath and said firmly, "No, village chief. It's too dangerous. I can't go alone. The experimental field is important, but safety is more important."

"I'll go back to the camp now and find Liang Yi and the others to bring guns; that will make dealing with the wild boars much safer."

After saying that, she stopped looking at Old Man Wang and turned to walk back the way she came.

Just as An Min turned around, a sudden change occurred.

"Want to leave? It's too late!"

A hoarse voice came from the shadows beside the edge of the field.

Anmin felt a gust of wind carrying a strong smell of sweat suddenly rush towards her.

A tall, dark figure, like a lurking wild beast, sprang from the withered grass and pounced straight at her.

It was Zheng Tianyou, who had been lying in wait for a long time.

Zheng Tianyou originally planned to wait for An Min at the agreed-upon location.

But then I thought, Old Wang is not one to lie. If something goes wrong, all our efforts will be in vain.

So after thinking it over, he came here directly.

I never expected Anmin to be so hard to fool. Luckily, he came.

He used only one leg to generate power, yet his movements were exceptionally swift and ruthless, clearly demonstrating that he had put in a lot of effort.

The goal is to prevent Anmin from having any chance to call for help or escape!
An Min frowned and almost instinctively dodged to the side.

Zheng Tianyou missed his target, but the force of the charge caused him to stumble.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, An Min turned and ran back, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Help! There's a bad guy! Liang Yi!"

"You bitch! Shut up!"

Zheng Tianyou steadied himself, his face contorted with ferocious rage and a twisted excitement.

He dragged his limping leg and lunged forward again, his hand grabbing hard at the back of Anmin's clothes.

"Stab!"

Anmin's coat was torn open, and the cold night wind rushed in, making her shiver.

She knew she couldn't outrun this desperate criminal, and the instinct for survival overwhelmed everything.

She suddenly stopped and turned around, drawing a short knife from her waist with her right hand.

Remembering Liang Yi's words, An Min forced herself to calm down.

Under the cold moonlight, the short sword was drawn, emitting a clear, melodious hum.

The blade reflected a chilling light, pointing directly at Zheng Tianyou, who was lunging forward again.

"do not come!"

An Min's voice trembled slightly with nervousness, but her hand holding the knife remained unusually steady, and her eyes were as sharp as a blade.

"Come any closer, and I won't be polite!"

The battle-tested military knife, now held in her hand, exuded an inviolable, chilling killing intent.

Zheng Tianyou squinted at the cold light and paused for a moment.

He never expected that An Min, this seemingly frail woman, would be carrying such a deadly weapon. And the way she drew the knife was so swift and decisive.

But relying on his tall and strong physique, and being cornered with a limp, his ferocity completely erupted: "Who are you trying to scare with a broken knife?! I'm going to kill you today!"

He grinned maliciously and lunged forward again, his target An Min's wrist holding the knife, trying to take the thorny weapon away.

Just as Zheng Tianyou's hand was about to touch An Min's wrist, at the critical moment...

"boom!"

A dull thud ripped through the silent night sky.

It wasn't aimed at anyone, but rather at the ground at Zheng Tianyou's feet, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Zheng Tianyou seemed to be frozen in place, his ferocious expression instantly replaced by terror.

He looked up in disbelief.

Several beams of powerful flashlights, like sharp swords, pierced the darkness from all directions in an instant, shining precisely in front of them.

Behind the beam of light, at least five or six figures appeared indistinctly.

Each of them was fully armed, and their movements were swift and silent, forming a tight encirclement!
The leader stood tall and straight like a pine tree, his eyes beneath his military cap ten times colder than the blade in An Min's hand.

He was slowly putting down the still-smoking iron object in his hand.

Who else could it be but Liang Yi?!
Liang Yi glanced at An Min and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was unharmed except for the torn coat.

Especially when he saw the dagger he had given her tightly clutched in her hand, a barely perceptible hint of approval flashed deep in his eyes.

Immediately, his gaze, like a knife chilled to ice, pierced Zheng Tianyou, who was frozen in place.

"Zheng Tianyou".

Liang Yi's voice was not loud, but it carried immense weight and clearly pierced through the night.

Who do you want to 'kill'?

Zheng Tianyou's face was ashen, his good leg was shaking like a leaf, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't utter a single word.

His fear of Liang Yi outweighed everything else, rendering him speechless.

Liang Yi ignored him and turned his cold gaze to Old Man Wang, who was already trembling and paralyzed on the ground beside him: "Village Chief Wang, your 'wild boar' is quite good at picking places to dig, isn't it?"

Old Wang collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down his face, wailing repeatedly, "Commander Liang, Commander Liang, spare my life! I... I was forced! It was Chen Mo! Technician Chen forced me to do this!"

“He said if I didn’t do as he said, he would… he would make sure I couldn’t be the village chief, and he would also report my son for stealing public grain in the past… I was so confused! Commander Liang, have mercy! Teacher An, have mercy!”

"Chen Mo?"

A mocking smile curled at the corner of Liang Yi's lips, as if he had expected this name all along.

He raised his chin, his voice not loud, but carrying an air of absolute authority: "Bring the person here!"

The two fierce-looking soldiers behind him immediately responded, "Yes, sir!"

He quickly turned around and ran towards the village entrance.

An Min's tense nerves finally relaxed, her hand holding the knife trembled slightly, and her back was soaked with cold sweat.

As she watched Liang Yi's figure, she felt an indescribable sense of lingering fear and immense sense of security.

But what impressed me most was Liang Yi's meticulous thinking and ability to anticipate the enemy's moves.

It turns out that his instructions last night, his offer of a ride during the day, and that warning he deliberately raised his voice were all part of a web of manipulation.

Soon, the two soldiers returned, dragging a person who was struggling desperately.

The man, with his hands tied behind his back, disheveled hair, and crooked glasses, was none other than Chen Mo, who had been hiding in the shadows waiting for the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress drama to unfold.

"Let me go! What are you doing?! What right do you have to arrest me?! Liang Yi! You're taking revenge!"

Chen Mo was roughly dragged into the light and saw Zheng Tianyou surrounded in the middle and Old Man Wang lying on the ground.

Especially when Liang Yi looked at him with that all-knowing gaze, his last shred of hope completely crumbled...

"What...what are you going to do to me?"

(End of this chapter)