The president's wife wants to run away

Chapter 98 First Failure

"We plan to..." Yuxuan paused, his deep eyes locked with mine, and he said word by word, "intercept him on his way to the temple."

My breath hitched and my heart skipped a beat. This plan was undoubtedly bold, but also full of risks. "Yuxuan, isn't this too risky?" I squeezed his hand, my worry evident in my words.

Xiaofeng walked to the table, unfolded a map, pointed to one of the locations and said, "We plan to set up an ambush here. This is the only way to the temple, and the terrain is complex, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Shuhao continued, "I have arranged the personnel, and they will cooperate with us when the time comes." He spoke with a firm tone and an unshakable determination in his eyes.

Looking at the determined expressions on each of their faces, the uneasiness in my heart was gradually replaced by hope. "Okay, let's fight together!" I took a deep breath and clenched my fists.

In the next few days, we made a detailed plan and repeatedly deduced every step to ensure that there would be no mistakes. Xiaofeng knew the terrain very well. He designed a perfect ambush plan to ensure that we could gain the maximum advantage. Shuhao was responsible for contacting all parties, deploying weapons and equipment, and making adequate preparations for the operation. Yuxuan and I studied the leader's information and tried to find his weaknesses.

The 15th finally arrived. We were lying in ambush in the forest, everyone held their breath, waiting for the target to appear. Time passed by minute by minute, and the atmosphere was so tense that it was suffocating. Suddenly, the sound of a car engine came from afar, and my heart began to beat violently.

"Here it comes!" Xiaofeng said in a low voice, and at the same time made a gesture, indicating that everyone should be prepared.

The first car drove into our ambush circle, followed by the second, the third... Just as we were about to take action, an accident happened! The leader, who was supposed to be followed by only a few bodyguards, brought a large number of people today! Our ambush plan was completely disrupted!

"Damn it! The information is wrong!" Shuhao cursed and quickly picked up the walkie-talkie, trying to contact external support.

"Retreat first!" Yuxuan made a prompt decision, took my hand and ran up the mountain.

The sound of gunfire, explosions, and shouts of killing instantly resounded throughout the valley...

The strong smell of gunpowder and blood mixed together, irritating my nerves. My legs were burning with pain, and when I looked down, I saw that my pants were torn by bullets, and the blood stained the fabric red.

"Luo Xue, how are you?" Yuxuan supported me anxiously. His arms were also scratched and covered in blood.

I gritted my teeth and shook my head, "I'm fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine, we have to leave here quickly!" Yuxuan said, pulling me up and continuing to run up the mountain.

Xiaofeng was covering us from behind. He was a very accurate shooter and every shot hit the enemy. But the enemy was outnumbered and we gradually lost the upper hand.

"You go first! I'll stop them!" Xiaofeng's voice came from behind, with determination.

"No! If we have to go, let's go together!" I shouted, but the only response I got was the deafening sound of gunfire.

Yuxuan pulled me to hide behind a boulder. His face was pale and his forehead was covered with sweat. "Luo Xue, listen to me. Now is not the time to be brave. We must ensure our own safety first before we can find a way to save Xiaofeng!"

I knew he was right, but when I thought about Xiaofeng putting himself in danger to protect us, my heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

"Yuxuan, we can't abandon him..." My voice choked.

"I know, I won't abandon him!" Yuxuan said firmly, "Shuhao has sent someone to pick us up. We have to get to a safe place first, and then we can find a way to save him!"

His words gave me hope. I nodded and let him support me and continue running forward.

……

I was half asleep when I smelled disinfectant. I tried to open my eyes and found myself lying in a white room, with Yuxuan resting with his eyes closed.

"Yuxuan..." I called softly.

He opened his eyes immediately, and when he saw that I was awake, he showed a look of joy on his face. "Luo Xue, you're finally awake! How do you feel? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

I shook my head and struggled to sit up, but the wound on my leg was pulled and the pain made me gasp.

"Don't move, you have an injury on your leg, and the doctor said you need to rest well." Yuxuan held my shoulder and said gently.

"Where is Xiaofeng? How is he?" I asked anxiously.

Yuxuan's face darkened, "Xiaofeng...he was arrested."

My heart sank suddenly and I couldn't help but burst into tears. "How could this happen... It's all my fault... If it wasn't for me..."

"This is not your fault, Luo Xue," Yu Xuan hugged me in his arms and comforted me softly, "We were too careless. We underestimated the opponent's strength and overestimated our own abilities."

At this time, the door was pushed open and Shuhao walked in. His face was solemn and his eyes were full of bloodshot.

"Yuxuan, Luoxue, are you okay?"

"We are fine. How is Xiaofeng? Did the other party make things difficult for him?" I asked anxiously.

"I've sent people to get information, but there's no news about him yet." Shu Hao sighed, "But don't worry, I will do my best to rescue him!"

I looked at him gratefully, my heart full of hope, but also a little uneasy. This operation was something we had planned for a long time, but it ended in failure, and Xiaofeng was arrested. This made me start to reflect on what we had done wrong.

I lay in bed, unable to sleep all night. The scene of Xiaofeng being arrested replayed in my mind over and over again. My heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and the suffocating pain spread throughout my body.

Yuxuan was also silent. I knew he was blaming himself. He always took all the responsibility on himself. I turned over and gently held his hand. His hand was cold and stiff, and his palm was full of cold sweat.

"Yuxuan, this is not your fault. We are all responsible." My voice was soft but extremely firm.

He opened his eyes, his deep pupils filled with fatigue and pain, "If we had planned more carefully, if we had not underestimated the opponent's strength, Xiaofeng would not have..."

"There are no ifs, Yuxuan." I interrupted him, tears blurring my vision. "It's no use blaming yourself now. We must cheer up and find a way to rescue Xiaofeng."

In the next few days, Yuxuan and I were both recovering from our injuries, but we both knew that this was just the calm before the storm. We couldn't just sit there and wait for death, we had to find a way to rescue Xiaofeng as soon as possible and completely dismantle that mysterious organization.

Shuhao would come to the hospital to see us every day and bring us some news from the outside world. He would also comfort us not to worry and that he would do everything he could to find Xiaofeng's whereabouts.

"Xue'er, Yuxuan, you don't have to worry too much. Xiaofeng is agile and quick-witted, and nothing will happen to him easily." Shuhao comforted.

I forced a smile, but I had no idea what was going on. That mysterious organization was secretive and cruel. Who could guarantee my safety if I fell into their hands?

One afternoon, Qin Xue came to visit us in the hospital. As soon as she entered the door, she gave me a warm hug. I could feel the warmth of her body and the strength she passed on to me.

"Xue'er, you have suffered." Qin Xue's voice was as gentle as ever, but with a hint of heartache.

"Sister Qin Xue..." My nose felt sore and I almost cried again.

"I know that this operation has failed and you feel bad, but have you ever thought about why it failed?" Qin Xue glanced at Yuxuan and me sharply, her tone serious.

Yuxuan and I looked at each other, and we both saw confusion and puzzlement in each other's eyes. Yes, why did we fail? Was it because we were not well prepared? Or was the intelligence wrong?

"You are too anxious and impulsive." Qin Xue pointed out our problem directly, "You only see the enemy in front of you, but ignore the greater threat hidden in the dark."

Her words were like a wake-up call, ringing a wake-up call for Yuxuan and I. We were indeed too eager to succeed, and we only wanted revenge, but ignored the truth behind it.

"Sister Qin Xue, what should we do next?" I asked, with a hint of confusion in my tone.

Qin Xue walked to the window, looked at the sky in the distance, and said slowly: "Don't worry, take your time, we still have time."

Although her tone was calm, I could hear a hint of firmness and determination. I knew that she had a plan, and Yuxuan and I would also be involved in this more complicated struggle.

Qin Xue's words woke me up. Yuxuan and I were too eager for success and blinded by hatred. We began to calmly analyze our previous actions and find the reasons for our failure.

"We ignored the other party's background." Yuxuan tapped a red dot on the map. "The location of this stronghold is very hidden and well-defended. It is obviously carefully arranged."

“That’s right,” I added. “Also, they reacted so quickly, it was like they knew our plan in advance.”

"It seems that there is a traitor among us." Shuhao's face was solemn, "I will find out who leaked the news as soon as possible."

With the help of Shuhao, we re-planned the plan. This time we decided to adopt a more cautious strategy, starting from the periphery, gradually disintegrating the opponent's forces, and finally finding their core base and rescuing Xiaofeng.

We have stepped up our intelligence gathering efforts and have also conducted stricter screening and training for our action teams. We know that this operation is more risky, but we have no way out.

However, just a few days before we were ready to take action, Jeremy Lin brought us bad news.

"The enemy has strengthened their defenses, and all their bases have increased their manpower and weapons and equipment." Shu Hao said in a heavy tone, "Also, I found out that they seem to be plotting a bigger plan, and their target is most likely..."

He paused and didn't continue, but Yuxuan and I both understood what he meant.

"Are we the target?" My heart sank, and a chill ran from the soles of my feet to my heart.

"It seems that we have really stirred up a hornet's nest this time." Yuxuan's face also turned ugly.

We were in trouble again. The enemy's strength was far beyond our imagination, and they were already prepared. It was almost impossible for us to rescue Xiaofeng.

Just when we were feeling desperate, my cell phone suddenly rang.

I picked up my phone and saw an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?" I answered the phone.

"Are you Li Luoxue?" A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I am, are you?"

"I know who you want to deal with, and I also know your current situation." The voice paused and continued, "I can help you, but you have to agree to one condition."

My heart skipped a beat. Could it be...

The voice on the other end of the line was low and hoarse, as if it had been specially processed, so that it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman, old or young. But a glimmer of hope ignited in my heart. Could it be Xiaofeng? Or someone else imprisoned by them?

"What conditions?" I held the phone tightly, trying to make my voice sound calm.

"I want to meet with you to talk." The other party's tone was tough, leaving no room for negotiation. "I will send you the time and place later."

Before I could ask anything else, the other party hung up the phone. I stared at the phone blankly, and a chill rose from the bottom of my heart. Who is the other party? Why did he help us? What is his purpose?

"What's wrong?" Yuxuan saw that I looked unhappy and asked worriedly.

I told Yuxuan and Shuhao the content of the conversation. After they heard it, they all looked solemn.

"The opponent is obviously well prepared," Shu Hao analyzed. "We can't trust him easily, but we can't let go of any hope either."

"Why would he help us?" I still had doubts. "What is his purpose?"

"Maybe it's our enemy, maybe it's our friend, maybe..." Yuxuan paused, "Maybe it's someone who shares the same goal with us."

"Common goal?" I looked at him puzzled.

"Don't forget, besides us, there are many people who want to deal with this mysterious organization." Yuxuan's eyes flashed with a gleam, "Maybe we can use this opportunity to find more allies."

We decided to take a risk. According to the time and place sent by the other party, we came to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city. The factory was empty, with only the wreckage of machines and dust on the ground, and the air was filled with a smell of decay.

"Should we really believe him?" I asked Yuxuan anxiously.

"Just be careful." Yuxuan held my hand tightly and gave me a reassuring look.

We followed the agreed code and shuttled around the factory for a long time, and finally found each other in a hidden warehouse.

The man was wearing all black, a hat and a mask, so his face couldn't be seen. He was sitting at a worn-out table with a laptop on it.

"You're here." He raised his head, his voice low and hoarse, "Time is short, so let me make it short. I know you're investigating a mysterious organization, and I also know you're in trouble."

He opened his laptop and a map with densely packed red dots appeared on the screen.

"This is..." I looked at the map in surprise. Aren't those red dots the strongholds of the mysterious organization?

"This is the intelligence I have collected over the years." The other party said, "I can give you all of this, but in exchange, you have to do something for me."

My heartbeat quickened, and an inexplicable premonition came over me. Could it be that our fate was about to take a turn?

"What's the matter?" Yuxuan asked with a hint of vigilance in his tone.

The other party did not answer directly, but took out a photo from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"I want you to help me find this person."

I picked up the photo and saw that it was a photo of a young man, and his eyebrows and eyes were surprisingly similar to...

"Zhong Shuhao?!" I exclaimed.