I put you in charge of those rebellious female soldiers, how come they all became top special forces

Ah Kun limped into the lumberyard's prefabricated house, half his face swollen, his eye sockets bruised, and blood scabs hanging from the corner of his mouth.

He leaned against the door frame, catching his breath, and forced a smile at Chen Zheng.

"I'm practically beaten into a steamed bun, but you guys are running pretty fast."

An Ran paused for a moment, not lowering the gun, and asked in a low voice, "How did you find this place?"

Ah Kun waved his hand, took out two items from his pocket, and threw them directly onto the wooden table.

One is Chen Zheng's thermos.

The other was a half-sheet of greasy paper.

An Ran raised an eyebrow when she saw the thermos.

Chen Zheng took it quite naturally, unscrewed the lid and glanced inside. The goji berries were still there, but the water had long since cooled down.

Ah Kun spat out a mouthful of blood and sat down against the wall.

"The situation at Jinya Village was in complete chaos. I took advantage of the confusion to sneak out and picked it up from the backyard of the casino."

Zhou Cheng and the others looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

The little girl huddled behind her brother and whispered, "Is he a good person?"

Upon hearing this, Ah Kun smirked.

"Whether someone is good or bad, I don't know."

"Anyway, Lao Wu told me to take you guys, so I have to take them out."

"Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it to Lao Wu, and I won't have any repeat customers."

An Ran stared at him for a few seconds, making sure there were no traces of tracking devices on him, before loosening her grip on the gun a little.

She walked to the table and picked up the half-torn piece of paper.

The paper had a blurry freight forwarding document printed on it, with a large "LC-7" sign in the center and the time clearly marked—departing by water at 6:00 AM tomorrow.

On the edge of the paper, two Chinese characters were written in a messy hand.

White Pagoda.

An Ran handed the paper to Chen Zheng.

The latter glanced at it, said nothing, and simply folded the paper and stuffed it into his pocket.

Ah Kun took a breath and continued, "I also heard one more thing."

"The people at Holden's place on the dock said that we'd be crossing the river in three days, and the White Pagoda would be waiting for the goods somewhere downstream."

"I didn't hear exactly where it was."

Chen Zheng nodded, picked up his thermos, and took a sip of cold water.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Ah Kun waved his hand and grinned, "Boss Chen, you're too kind. You saved my life."

"But I must warn you, the town is currently checking for outsiders everywhere."

"The docks are also closed, so it's basically impossible to travel by water."

"and……"

He paused, his expression turning serious.

"Rumors have spread in Jinsha Town that Boss Chen has obtained fake account books and is preparing to sell the route to Viper."

"Now the local militias will be watching you, and Holden's men will be watching you too."

"Even those middlemen who might have been neutral dare not approach you anymore."

Upon hearing this, An Ran frowned even more deeply.

This is to push them from the shadows into the light, making it impossible for them to move an inch.

Chen Zheng simply said, "Cognitive warfare."

"The other side not only knows how to fight, but also how to create momentum."

Ah Kun nodded, then added, "There's one more thing."

"I saw Duquesne in the casino's backyard."

"He's not there during the chaos, he doesn't get his hands dirty cleaning up, but he only shows up when it comes to the crucial part."

Upon hearing this, An Ran immediately fell into deep thought.

It seems that Duquesne is even more cunning than Holden.

Chen Zheng put down his thermos and glanced at A-Kun.

"What are your plans next?"

Ah Kun gave a wry smile.

"What can I do? I'll just stick with you guys for now."

"Anyway, I can't go back to Jinya Village, and I guess Lao Wu's place is being watched too."

"I'm a stray dog ​​no matter what, I'll just live one day at a time."

Actually, he had his own ideas too.

Ah Kun guessed that these two bosses were most likely government officials from China.

If I can behave well in front of these two, and maybe even risk my life to save them, then I can return to the Dragon Kingdom openly and live a good life!

Let's give it our all for this goal!

Chen Zheng didn't ask any more questions, he just nodded.

"Okay, then I'll follow along for now."

Ah Kun breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, looking truly exhausted.

An Ran walked to Chen Zheng's side and asked in a low voice, "Do you believe him?"

Chen Zheng glanced at her.

"Whether you believe it or not is not important."

"The important thing is that he's useful to us now."

An Ran bit her lip and didn't say anything more.

Along the way, she has learned not to easily trust anyone anymore.

The night deepened.

Outside the prefabricated houses at the lumberyard, several people took turns keeping watch at night.

Anran sat calmly by the door, holding a Glock in her hand, her eyes scanning her surroundings warily.

Chen Zheng leaned against the wall, closing his eyes to rest.

Ah Kun was curled up in the corner, his breathing heavy.

Zhou Cheng was holding his younger sister and quietly comforting her.

The old worker huddled together with several other Chinese laborers, trying to keep quiet.

The only sound in the entire prefab house was the wind blowing through the gaps in the wooden planks.

Anran stared at the darkness outside the window, her mind replaying everything that had happened that day.

From the power outage at Jinyazhai to the rescue at Heijiupo, and now hiding in this dilapidated prefab house.

Chen Zheng remained almost completely silent; every decision and judgment had to be made by her alone.

And there can be no mistakes.

If anything goes wrong, everyone will die with her.

She increasingly realized just how much pressure Chen Zheng usually faced.

Just then, Chen Zheng suddenly spoke.

Don't overthink it.

An Ran was taken aback and turned to look at him.

Chen Zheng opened his eyes, his gaze still calm.

"You did a great job today."

"Next, just continue doing what you're supposed to do."

An Ran bit her lip and didn't say anything, but her tense shoulders relaxed a little.

The night was darker.

A few barks came from afar, then silence returned.

Anran leaned against the door frame, closed her eyes, and forced herself to rest.

Tomorrow, there is an even more difficult road ahead.

……

Anran woke up just as dawn was breaking.

She opened her eyes and found Chen Zheng standing by the window, looking out through the gaps in the wooden planks.

Ah Kun was still asleep in the corner, his breathing heavy.

Zhou Cheng and the others also woke up and were talking quietly.

An Ran stood up and walked to Chen Zheng's side.

"Is there any movement?"

Chen Zheng shook his head.

"no."

"But we can't stay here too long."

An Ran nodded and turned to pack her things.

She stuffed the torn pieces of paper and charcoal pencil into her pocket, and then checked the gun and magazine again.

Ah Kun woke up at this moment, rubbing his eyes as he sat up.

"Boss Chen, where are we going next?"

Chen Zheng didn't answer, he just glanced at An Ran.

An Ran was stunned for a moment, then understood.

Chen Zheng was letting her make the decision.

She took a deep breath, her mind racing.

They're being searched everywhere in town now, and the dock has been sealed off.

It's basically impossible to travel by water.

However, the White Pagoda will stop at a certain location downstream to pick up goods at six o'clock tomorrow morning. If we can find that location in advance, there might still be a chance.