Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1271: Capture Operation (Edited)
The group arrived near the Xiejia Brigade in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the vehicle stopped steadily not far from the Xiejia Brigade.

The atmosphere in the car was solemn and full of expectation, and every pair of eyes was silently preparing for the upcoming mission.

The two people sitting in the cab looked at each other. The tacit understanding formed by years of cooperation allowed them to understand each other's meaning without saying much.

The deputy battalion commander nodded, jumped off the car nimbly and agilely, and landed steadily on his feet.

After landing, he waved towards the carriage.

In a flash, several soldiers jumped out of the carriage one after another.

They are agile and their movements are coordinated.

Led by the deputy battalion commander, the group of people turned around without hesitation and went into the lush forest beside the road, disappearing into the depths of the dense forest in an instant.

The second battalion commander was the only one left in the car.

He sat quietly in the driver's seat, looking deep into the distance.

After confirming that the team had evacuated the sight range, he gently turned the key, the engine roared again, the vehicle started slowly, and the Xie family team continued to move forward.

Before the vehicle arrived at the village entrance, a group of children who had climbed up a big tree at the entrance to play saw the vehicle from afar.

The children's eyes were instantly attracted by this huge creature they had never seen before.

Their eyes widened, they pointed at the vehicle excitedly and shouted, "Car, car! What a big car!"

As the clear voices of children rang out several times, several elderly people who were enjoying the cool under the tree also raised their heads and looked into the distance.

When they saw the truck, they were all surprised.

The second battalion commander was driving the vehicle, and as he got closer to the village entrance, he could feel the curious and slightly awe-inspiring gazes of the villagers.

The car stopped about seven or eight meters away from the big tree. The second battalion commander jumped out of the car, tidied his clothes casually, and walked towards it with steady steps.

The children in the village were even more excited when they saw this.

They temporarily forgot about playing and hid behind a few old people, running and jumping, looking at the uninvited guest with their innocent eyes.

Several elderly people who were originally enjoying the cool under the tree also stood up and looked at the second battalion commander who was slowly walking towards them.

"Who are you...?" asked an elderly-looking man.

The second battalion commander stopped and smiled a little more on his usually serious face: "Hello, is this the Xie family brigade?"

"Yes, this is the Xie family brigade. Who are you looking for?" The person who spoke was also an elder of the Xie family.

The second battalion commander instantly showed a bright smile on his face, as if he was relieved, and exclaimed: "I finally found the right place! It was not easy!"

After that, without waiting for the person on the other side to respond, he began to complain: "You don't know, I walked along the way, asking for directions, and finally arrived at this commune.

I didn't know what to do next, so I thought of asking someone for directions. Unexpectedly, I met a bad person who pointed me in the opposite direction.

Fortunately, I met a kind old man not far away. After knowing where I was going, he reminded me that I was taking the wrong road.

Otherwise, if I really couldn’t go on, I wouldn’t know where to go.”

When these words were spoken, the people around him felt the same way and became angry as well.

"Who is it? Such a bad conscience!"

"That's right, if you don't know the way, just say so. You're giving blind orders to others. That's really mean!"

"Oh, I think he did it on purpose. Maybe he was jealous of the young man who could drive a big car, so he deliberately gave him the wrong direction..."

"How can this person be so evil!"

"..."

Everyone started criticizing.

The elder of the Xie family standing opposite was even more indignant: "Little brother, tell me what the person you met looks like, and see if I can recognize who she is. This is to ruin the reputation of our commune! Let me know who it is, and I will skin him alive."

"Yes, yes, little brother, please tell us what she looks like so that we can all recognize her!"

As soon as these words came out, the second battalion commander's body suddenly stiffened.

What he said just now was just a fabrication to get close to them and not arouse suspicion. How could he find someone to give them directions?

Looking at the indignant crowd in front of him, he swallowed quietly.

"I was in the car at the time, a little far away from him, so I couldn't see what he looked like."

The second battalion commander thought to himself that as long as he insisted that he did not see the other person's appearance clearly, he would not be able to find him even if he wanted to.

Begging for information, the elder from the Xie family showed no intention of giving up.

He said calmly, "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you didn't see her face. When did you meet her? What color clothes was she wearing..."

Listening to the old man's continuous questioning, the second battalion commander could no longer hold back.

After racking my brains and making up a few random sentences, I finally managed to calm the old man down temporarily.

Seeing the old man's dissatisfied face, as if he wanted to ask something else, the second battalion commander didn't dare to keep it to himself anymore.

He quickly stated his apparent purpose: "I want to ask, is there anyone named Xie Zhiyuan in your team?"

"Xie Zhiyuan." Someone murmured, "I feel like this name sounds familiar. Who is it?"

The elder of the Xie family couldn't help but hold his forehead, stretched out his hand and slapped his younger brother who was a few years younger than him on the back, and scolded: "Who else do you think you have? You meet him every day, how can you not remember his name?"

"Oh, oh, oh, I remember now, it's Brother Yuanyuan!" The old man was not annoyed when he was slapped, and his face was full of sudden enlightenment: "It's my fault, it's my fault, I'm old, my brain can't turn around anymore, I used to call him Brother Zhiyuan every day, but when he suddenly added his last name, I didn't react for a while."

The elder of the Xie family turned his head away, not wanting to pay any attention to his embarrassing brother.

"What do you want with Zhiyuan?"

Finally, the topic was diverted and the second battalion commander breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he said, "My father and Uncle Xie have been friends for many years. Our transport team received a mission this time and happened to pass by here. My father specifically asked me to help me check on how my old friend is doing recently."

"Oh! So that's how it is. No wonder, Brother Zhiyuan's house is over there."

As he spoke, he raised his crutch and showed the way to the second battalion commander.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll just have someone take you there."

As he said that, he turned around and shouted towards the field next to him: "Old Second, come out for a moment."

Not long after, a middle-aged man carrying a hoe walked out of the field next to him. He smiled innocently and asked, "Dad, what do you want to talk to me about?"

The elder of the Xie family pointed at the second battalion commander and said, "This young man is a relative of Zhiyuan's family. He is here to visit Zhiyuan on behalf of the elder. You take him there."

The middle-aged man pulled the towel off his neck, wiped the sweat off his face, and then hung the towel around his neck again.

"Row!"

He turned to look at the second battalion commander and said, "Young man, come with me."

It is rare to see new faces in the village, and everyone I meet on the road will take a second look at me.

Some people even asked directly: "Young man, where are you from?"

"Shan Province." The second battalion commander replied with a smile.

As for whether he came from Shan Province, he could only say that his ancestral home was in Shan Province.

"Oh, that's not close!"

When they heard that the second battalion commander came from Shan Province, some people became interested.

"Shan Province, my parents came from Shan Province. I haven't been back for so many years. I don't know what Shan Province is like now."

The second battalion commander actually knows something about the current situation in Shan Province.

He picked and chose and said some less sensitive content.

Even so, the man couldn't help but sigh when he heard the situation in Shan Province.

“It’s not easy!” The man said in a dull voice, “My parents have always wanted to return to their hometown, but I, as their son, am incompetent and cannot fulfill their wish.”

Many people present felt the same way.

Except for the Xie family who have settled here for several generations, the families with other surnames basically fled here one after another.

Who doesn’t want to return to their roots?
But after living here for so long, they can no longer adapt even if they can go back.

Looking at the faces of the crowd, the man slapped his lips and said in annoyance: "Look at me, why are you bringing this up? We have a lot of life ahead of us, and things will definitely get better and better. When the time comes, it won't be a matter of a word to go back to our hometown and live for a while."

With the man interrupting, everyone felt much better.

He once again set his sights on the second battalion commander.

When he heard that the second battalion commander was looking for Xie Zhiyuan, the man shouted directly to a place not far away: "Uncle Zhiyuan, Uncle Zhiyuan, there are guests at your house!"

A moment later, Xie Zhiyuan came out from a corner holding the scorebook.

"Come here! Who's looking for me?"

As soon as he saw Xie Zhiyuan, the second battalion commander rushed over impatiently and grabbed Xie Zhiyuan's hands excitedly.

"Uncle Xie, it's me, it's me! Don't you recognize me? I'm Li Chuanxiong's youngest son..."

Xie Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and responded enthusiastically: "Why don't you remember? I can forget anyone but you. You are the naughtiest among Brother Li's sons. When you were a child, you cut our hair while we were asleep."

In a trance, the second battalion commander seemed to remember.

One hot afternoon, the two men, who had been tossing and turning for several days, could no longer hold on and fell asleep while sitting in the yard.

At this time, a little boy who was tanned darkly just returned home.

Looking at his father who had just beaten him up not long ago, a bad idea suddenly came to his mind.

I slapped him twice more but failed to wake him up, so I made sure he was soundly asleep.

The dark-skinned little boy ran into the house, secretly took away his mother's sewing scissors, and cut his father's hair into a dog-bitten style.

After cutting one hair, he felt that he was not satisfied yet, so he set his sights on Uncle Xie who was sleeping soundly next to him.

……

The unbearable past suddenly hit him.

The second battalion commander felt inexplicably embarrassed.

He scratched his head and explained with a silly smile: "That... that was because I was too young at the time and didn't know better. Uncle Xie, don't bother with me."

"Hahahaha!" Xie Zhiyuan laughed heartily.

"It's been so many years, I still have the nerve to argue with a little brat."

He waved his hand and said, "Go, go! Come home with me."

On the way back, Xie Zhiyuan couldn't wait to ask about his old brother's current situation.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning that my old brother was not seriously ill.

And just behind the two of them, there was a pair of eyes, staring at them quietly.

It was not until the two of them recalled the past that the doubt in those eyes was slowly dispelled.

It seemed that I was overthinking it, and Boss Feng withdrew his gaze.

Noticing that the gaze had left, the second battalion commander's slightly stiff body relaxed.

I couldn't help but think that the target person was indeed alert enough.

It seems that we can’t postpone it any longer and the arrest plan has to be brought forward.

Action must be taken tonight.

Let’s catch the person first.

Judging from the other party's vigilance, this is probably a big fish.

And on the other side, look up along those eyes.

The owner of those eyes was none other than everyone's target at this moment - Boss Feng.

Boss Feng put his hand over his chest.

For some reason, he has been feeling uneasy today.

Do not!
Maybe not just today.

Ever since he went up the mountain that day, he always felt like something was watching him.

But after checking carefully, he found that there was indeed no one following him.

Could it be that he was overthinking it?

Maybe it’s because of this mission.

the last time.

After completing the last mission!
He could get away from this country that he hated and return to the arms of his "family".

As for those children of impure blood, don't blame him for being cruel. It's their disgusting bloodline after all.

He had a hard time getting back.

Better days were still waiting for him, and he couldn't give anyone an excuse to attack him.

So don't blame him for being cruel.

Before he left, he would leave some money for the mother and her children.

This money is enough to raise several children of that woman.

He has given enough to this family.

From now on, whether they live or die depends entirely on their fate, and has nothing to do with me anymore.

Boss Feng kept comforting himself, without thinking at all what would happen to his family once the things he had done were exposed.
No, maybe he had already thought of it.

But deep down in his heart, those children should not exist in this world.

No matter how he comforts himself, he cannot deny the fact that he is a person who would disown his relatives for the sake of profit.

"father!"

A sudden call startled Boss Feng, who was already distracted from hoeing the ground. The hoe in his hand instantly went out of control, drew a sharp arc, and went straight to his feet.

A sharp pain came instantly, and Boss Feng looked down, only to see blood, like released spring water, quickly seeping through the gaps in his old cloth shoes and dyeing the ground beneath his feet red.

A shocking red made his face pale instantly, with beads of sweat and pain intertwined.

"Ah! Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Because his mother was not feeling well, she wanted to come over and call his father to go back and see the boy, but he was frightened by the scene in front of him.

"Dad, Dad, don't scare me."

The boy's voice was tearful as he tried frantically to help the injured Boss Feng up.

Boss Feng's face changed and he subconsciously slapped away the boy's outstretched hand.

The boy was stunned, looking at his red hands in disbelief.

Boss Feng's eyes flickered, and he suppressed the pain and disgust, and forced a smile to comfort the boy: "It's okay, kid, don't worry, Dad just hurt himself accidentally."

Seeing his father twitching in pain but still forcing himself to comfort him, the boy felt that he had been overthinking.

How could my father hate me?