The moon emerged from the dark clouds, and the dark forest gradually gained some light.
Cheng Jingmo raised his face and looked at the sky. The bright white moonlight passed through the dense branches and leaves and fell on his face, intertwining light and shadow.
In just two or three seconds, he lowered his head, bent his waist, and continued to walk forward.
He was alone in the woods, even the animals were hiding in their holes and sleeping.
Except for the rustle of the wind blowing through the trees, there was no sound around.
It felt like I was back when I was a child, the same loneliness, the same hunger and cold.
The difference is that this is a subtropical zone, and even in winter, the foliage is lush. When he was a child, the ground and trees were covered with white snow. Every time he took a step, his legs would sink into the snow and it took a lot of effort to pull them out.
Another difference is that when he was a child, he only had fear in his heart and the tears he shed turned to ice. Now he is not afraid of anything because he has a mission and expectations in his heart.
Cheng Jingmo half bent over, picking away the weeds that reached up to his calves, and carefully inspected the bottom of the trunk of each tree.
Just when he thought he was going to be disappointed again, he found a mark near the root of a tree.
Overjoyed, he took out the flashlight from his pocket and shined it on it. It was a familiar mark.
He took out a dagger from the back of his waist and marked another mark next to this mark.
Because of his excitement, his hands couldn't stop shaking when he marked this mark.
After marking the mark, Cheng Jingmo sat on the ground and looked at the moon in the sky again.
Said to himself: "It's already the beginning of spring..."
Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie must be sleeping soundly now.
We promised to go home within a month at most, but it's been forty-six days and we haven't gone back yet.
Yu Xiangnian has to work every day at home, and also does laundry and cooking.
The clothes were so thick, the water was so cold, and her thin arms might not even be able to squeeze out the water.
Yu Xiangnian must be angry, maybe he was scolding him in his dream.
Cheng Jingmo feels happy and worried every time he thinks of Yu Xiangnian.
It was Yu Xiangnian who gave color to his black and white world and injected light into his life.
It was Yu Xiangnian who made him worry about gains and losses, always worrying that what he did was not good enough and that he could not give her the life she wanted.
Cheng Jingmo sighed secretly in his heart and stood up to go back. His pace was obviously lighter than before.
After walking for more than an hour, they came to a cave. Cheng Jingmo carefully observed the surrounding environment for a week to make sure there was nothing abnormal before bending down and entering the cave.
In the cave, the three soldiers heard the noise and opened their eyes at the same time to look at the entrance of the cave. They grabbed the guns beside them and remained alert.
"It's me." Cheng Jingmo whispered.
The vigilance in the eyes of the three soldiers disappeared. When Cheng Jingmo approached, one soldier asked: "Deputy Cheng, is there anything going on?"
Cheng Jingmo nodded solemnly, with a relaxed look on his face that he had not seen for a long time, "Yu Xiangyang is safe."
The three soldiers breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and smiled with relief, "Finally!"
Cheng Jingmo said: "We have found enough food in the past few days to recharge our batteries, which is the same as the situation in Xiangyang."
The three of them nodded heavily.
"You continue to rest, I will be on duty." Cheng Jingmo said.
"Deputy Cheng, you haven't slept for three days and two nights. You rest and I'll be on duty." Fan Lei puffed up his chest and volunteered.
"Don't talk, take the time to rest." Cheng Jingmo said, "You will be on duty tomorrow night."
The three soldiers closed their eyes and slept again.
Cheng Jingmo sat near the entrance of the cave, leaning his back against the wall, thinking a lot.
Their mission this time was to find out the situation of a trafficking gang, then contact the headquarters and send people to destroy it.
This trafficking gang operates at the border between the two countries all year round, selling intelligence, people, drugs... As long as there is money to be made, they will sell everything!
Cheng Jingmo and the other five entered the mountain pretending to be hunting mountain people. On the third day after entering the mountain, they were ambushed.
Cheng Jingmo suspected that this criminal gang should have multiple informants in the mountains.
Otherwise, in this mountain, which is almost like a virgin forest, their whereabouts would not be easily discovered.
During the evacuation process, Zhu Xiaohu accidentally slipped and rolled down the slope. Although he was caught by Cheng Jingmo, the bag on his shoulder rolled down the cliff.
Zhu Xiaohu's left leg was broken, and he still carried a radio station to contact the headquarters in his bag.
Yu Xiangyang was responsible for distracting those people, and Cheng Jingmo, Fan Lei, and Lou Wujun took turns running with Zhu Xiaohu on their backs before they were able to escape.
The four of them found a cave to hide in, connected Zhu Xiaohu's legs, and waited for Yu Xiangyang's return.
They left marks along the road and Yu Xiangyang was able to find them.
Yu Xiangyang came back a day later. There were injuries on the exposed parts of his face and hands. He must have been scratched by branches because he ran too fast and didn't pay attention.
Now that they can't contact the headquarters and someone is injured, they are in a dilemma.
They continued to perform the mission, but the other party had already suspected them. If they were to evacuate, it would be difficult to evacuate with such a wounded person, and it would be easy to be exposed.
Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangyang are both people who refuse to admit defeat. After encountering such a setback, the two of them became more courageous with each setback.
After thinking about it for a day, the two came up with the same idea and sneaked into the enemy.
The two of them had a dispute over who was going to lurk, and they were both vying to go.
Cheng Jingmo thought that Yu Xiangyang had a somewhat impetuous personality, could not calm down, and was not suitable for this task.
Yu Xiangyang retorted, "A person with my personality has to do something. If you let me wait here, I will only become more impetuous! You stay outside. If anything happens, you have to make the overall decision." Besides, I’m not good at surviving in the wild. We probably won’t be able to go back for a month. Where do you want me to find food in this winter?”
Yu Xiangyang and Cheng Jingmo repeatedly promised that they would never be impetuous and impulsive, and would endure the humiliation and infiltrate the enemy.
The two agreed on a thirty-day period.
If Yu Xiangyang does not send a signal within thirty days, then he will be considered dead and Cheng Jingmo will make other plans.
Yu Xiangyang left that night.
Before leaving, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Cheng Jingmo. He said in a rare and serious tone: "Cheng Jingmo, give it to my dad. If I can't go back, please let Niannian go home to spend more time with my parents."
They had already turned around and taken two steps, then came back again, their expressions even more serious than before.
Yu Xiangyang lowered his voice and said: "There is a pictorial under my bed. The first thing you do when you go back is to destroy it. You must not let others see it!"
Cheng Jingmo held his head and said, "I won't do this. I can't afford to lose this person! You go back and do it yourself!"
Yu Xiangyang said angrily: "If I want to go back, you don't have to tell me!"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "I will inform the commander-in-chief and ask him to arrange for people to destroy it."
Yu Xiangyang's eyes widened and he was speechless.
After a while, he cursed: "Cheng Jingmo, I'm going to fuck you! Just wait for me! When I get back, I will take Nian Nian home. You can get a dog and kiss her properly!"
