Forced Pampering: Haughty Husband, Please Restrain Yourself

Chapter 944: Chapter 954: Chatty Teammate

Grandma Li was known for her kindness throughout the ten villages, and she genuinely appreciated those children.

”There’s a landline phone at the brigade, I’ll take you to make a call,” Hu Dajun spoke up, regardless of whether Teacher Wang agreed or not.

This deep in the mountain forest, this matter couldn’t be delayed. Even if the two kids came back on their own, the town wouldn’t have much to say about it.

An Ran stopped arguing with Teacher Wang and followed Hu Dajun to the brigade headquarters.

Fang Hui received the call while in Qingfeng Town, took out a map to estimate the time, and told An Ran not to act rashly until they arrived.

Even though this was a rural area, it was located at the border of C and F Provinces, deep in the mountains and forests, sparsely populated, making it a perfect hiding place for criminals.

His first reaction when he got the call was to tell An Ran to stay put and stick with her classmates. Even though they were excellent ex-soldiers, the nearly twenty kilometers of mountain path would take some time, and he needed to ensure An Ran’s safety.

After hanging up the call, An Ran returned to the village chief’s house, where the medical consultation was being held. When Lu Yi saw An Ran return, he put down his things, walked up, and asked, ”How did it go? Did you get in touch?”

He knew An Ran had bodyguards and that she was going to contact the town, definitely to reach out to her bodyguards.

An Ran nodded, ”I got in touch, but it’ll take some time to get from the town to here. I’m going to check on Shen Village first.”

According to Changsheng’s description, Shen Qi had definitely returned home.

”Wait a moment, I’ll go with you,” Lu Yi said while taking off his white coat.

Teacher Wang, noticing the commotion, shouted, ”Lu Yi, An Ran, what are you doing? Can’t you see the townsfolk have been waiting in line for half a day? Hurry up!”

This time, An Ran and Lu Yi didn’t pay any attention to Teacher Wang. They told Hu Dajun where they were going, asked him to wait here for the town’s responders, and then left the house.

Teacher Wang watched the two of them leave, stomping his feet in anger, yet helpless.

The weather in early July was the hottest of the year.

The sunlight penetrated the forest, and the sultry humidity rose under the sun, making the whole forest feel unbearably stuffy and hot.

”Boss, our Blue Team’s victory is in sight, but the higher-ups have stationed us in this forest. Do you think the Red Team bribed the top brass to deliberately have us sent away? We’ve been guarding this place for almost a day, and who knows if the intel is accurate? I’m beginning to suspect the higher-ups are blatantly giving the Red Team an advantage.”

The man pushed through the dense branches, glanced at his teammate perched on a distant tree grumbling away. The modern combat gear afforded them convenience, yet it also left him unable to ignore his chatterbox of a teammate. If not for the mission, he would have loved to switch off the communication system in his helmet for some peace and quiet.

”Lin Tou, I think even if the higher-ups favor the Red Team, they wouldn’t joke about such things. Here at the border with F Province, in these remote mountains, although the traffic is tricky, this very condition makes it more secretive and secure. It makes perfect sense for them to choose this place for a deal.”

”Liu Hu, you make it sound easy. Is it comfortable feeding mosquitoes in the bushes? How about you climb a tree too?”

Liu Hu glanced at the two of them in different spots, ”No, the captain taught us to fight dispersed. Since you’re both in the trees, I need to secure the ground position.”