1940s: I supported my wife and sister-in-law by hunting.

Chen Gaoshan stood there, surprised. He hadn't expected to run into an old acquaintance in this desolate place.

When Dr. Li across from him saw him, he froze on the spot, his eyes wide open. He took a few steps over, his mouth slightly tumbling out.

"Gaoshan? What are you doing here? Wait a minute, shouldn't you be staying in Nangou Village? Oh my god, my mouth is all messed up."

As he spoke, he looked Chen Gaoshan up and down, finding it unbelievable no matter how he looked at him.

Chen Gaoshan grinned and waved his hand.

"Dr. Li, this is a long story. Don't worry, let me tell you slowly."

Immediately afterwards, he repeated to Dr. Li the entire story he had previously told Company Commander Wang.

After escaping from Jichun City, he recounted his experiences along the way, and at the end, he specifically mentioned his uncle's serious illness.

Dr. Li listened, nodding thoughtfully from time to time, his brow furrowed. He finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Truly, one should look at a person with new eyes after just one day's absence!"

"You're quite capable, kid. You managed to escape and even managed to salvage a car. That's really something."

He recalled what Chen Gaoshan had said about his uncle's illness.

"Your uncle's condition requires medication; he can't stop taking it. He needs to take medication regularly and consistently to stabilize his condition. If he stops taking it even once, it's easy for it to worsen."

As he spoke, Dr. Li took out a small notebook from his pocket, tore off a page, took out a pen from his breast pocket, scribbled a few lines, and handed it over.

"Here's what I'll do: I'll write you a note. If you pass through Hecheng on your way back, just go to the hospital and find my classmate Wang Defa. Once he sees my note, he'll definitely get your medicine on time. No need for further explanation."

Chen Gaoshan quickly stepped forward, covered Dr. Li's hands with both hands, and shook them vigorously twice.

"Thank you so much, Dr. Li. Everyone in your team is such a kind person."

"Otherwise, I would have gone to great lengths to get this car, and I wouldn't have given it to anyone else, but I just wanted to give it to you. I won't say any more polite words; I'll remember it all in my heart."

The two were chatting enthusiastically when the tent flap behind them was suddenly pulled open.

Company Commander Wang strode out and glanced at the two men.

"Old Li, what are you dawdling about here for? Do you know this young man?"

In that short time, Company Commander Wang was busy at all.

He took Chen Gaoshan's travel permit and made a phone call to Fuping Town, describing Chen Gaoshan's appearance, build, and accent in detail, and thoroughly verified his identity.

Not only that, he also contacted the teams around the four cities to inquire about the situation of civilian laborers supporting the front lines, and all the information matched up perfectly.

Dr. Li immediately responded.

"I know him, of course I know him. When our team went to suppress bandits in the Hecheng area, we stayed in Nangou Village. This guy is the most famous hunter in the village. His skills and abilities are top-notch, honed through hunting."

After hearing this, Company Commander Wang's last doubts were completely dispelled, and he felt relieved.

It can be definitively confirmed that Chen Gaoshan is definitely not an undercover agent sent by the other side.

He also immediately reported the major theft of the military granaries in Jichun City and Sicheng City, which Chen Gaoshan had previously confessed to, to his superiors.

The authorities immediately dispatched people to infiltrate the city and investigate.

If this is true, it would be an excellent opportunity for them to seize four cities and stabilize the situation.

Company Commander Wang looked at Chen Gaoshan in front of him and smiled.

"What a coincidence! Brother Chen, to be honest, thank you so much. You brought us such important news at this crucial moment and even donated the car to our team. You've really helped us a lot. We failed to capture the four cities in the previous two attempts, but if we can successfully take them this time, your intelligence will be invaluable."

He remembered that Chen Gaoshan had said before that he planned to take the girl back to his hometown after delivering the car, so he made the decision immediately.

"Since you've donated your car to the team, the team can't let you suffer a loss, and they certainly can't let you carry the little girl back on foot."

"Just stay in the camp for two days and rest well. I'll send someone to Songyuan City right away to get you two train tickets back to Hecheng."

"You take your sister back to your hometown by train, you don't need to go through all that trouble."

"By the way, we are not allowed to keep this car. The people from the regimental headquarters will be here soon, and we can drive it away and register it in the warehouse."

"However, I will arrange for the soldiers to deliver all the items that were originally in your vehicle to you in a short time."

As Wang Dapao spoke, he handed the travel permit back to Chen Gaoshan and smoothed it out for him.

He then pulled five silver dollars into his pocket.

It was handed forward.

"Young man, and young lady, take this money. Use it on the road."

Chen Gaoshan was stunned for a moment and quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, Company Commander Wang, what are you doing? You're giving me money for no reason, how can I accept it?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Dapao grabbed his hand and stuffed the silver dollar into his palm.

"Comrade Chen Gaoshan, listen to me. This is specially for your travel expenses to return home. Not to mention your meritorious act of donating a vehicle, even those prisoners of war we captured before, they were all poor people who were conscripted. Our troops will give them all travel expenses and food rations so they can go home."

"We are all ordinary people who suffer from farming. We are all class brothers. The army and the people are of one mind. Don't have any worries."

"Home is best, but traveling is always difficult. You're traveling with a girl, you can't be without money, so keep it in hand."

Chen Gaoshan didn't mince words; since the other party was genuinely offering it, it would be impolite to refuse.

He put it in his pocket with his hand behind his back.

"Thank you, Company Commander Wang. Your team is truly the savior of the people, the Silver Wing team."

"You are no match for those damned Kuomintang members. Those bastards come into the village and rob grain, conscript men, and abuse the people. You are ten or a hundred times better than them."

Wang Dapao didn't seem arrogant at all; he just gave a simple, honest smile.

"We are the people's soldiers, serving the people is our duty, it's what we should do."

After he finished speaking, he looked down at Liu Hongying, who was standing quietly beside him.

"Hey little sister, are you hungry? Have you had lunch yet?"

Upon hearing the question, Liu Hongying nodded vigorously.

"I just ate, Uncle. It was flatbread and stewed cabbage."

Ever since the young girl arrived at the camp, she had been on tenterhooks. Now, seeing that the soldiers were all kind, reasonable, and honest, even offering her travel expenses and asking if she had eaten, she was overjoyed.

I genuinely think that the people in this team are really nice.

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