The Bravest

Chapter 127 Passed smoothly

Lin Jie was on a rural inspection trip when his car broke down on the way, delaying him and forcing him to spend the night in a small town.

Lin Jie and his two companions found the home of a traitorous village chief in a small town. They originally wanted to take advantage of him, but they ended up saving a pair of siblings and extorting some money from the traitor before leaving with great satisfaction.

Lin Jie didn't expect that he and his group were targeted by a small team of the armed work team, who wanted to capture him and exchange him for someone else. The person they wanted to exchange was actually Xiaofeng and her brother who were already sitting in his car.

Just as Lin Jie left the town and his car was driving on the road back to the county town, it was forced to stop at a bend due to explosives planted by the armed work team.

Fortunately, Lin Jie and his two companions reacted quickly. When the armed work team just charged towards them, the three of them had already gotten out of the car, lay on the ground and fired to stop them. The two sides were in a stalemate.

In order to avoid casualties in a gunfight, Lin Jie began to shout at the other side.

"Mr. Lin, release the person to me, and we will let you go today."

The captain of the armed work team on the opposite side quickly assessed in his mind that it was indeed not advisable to stay here for a long time. If they forced their way through, they could kill Lin Jie and the other two, but there would definitely be casualties.

Besides, Xiaofeng and his brother were still in the hands of the other party. So the captain made a prompt decision and responded to Lin Jie's call.

When Lin Jie heard this, he knew that the person they were talking about was Xiao Feng and her brother, but he still had to find out whether they were members of the armed work team.

"I don't even know where you are coming from, so I'd better ask you to explain clearly. I believe you don't want to stay in the current situation, right?"

"Those are the brother and sister in your car. Let them go and we will let you go." The captain would definitely not reveal the origins of the child.

"Haha, it's not good for a friend to talk nonsense like this, right? What's the name of the person you want me to release?"

Lin Jie was so angry that he laughed. It wasn't that he was afraid of the other party, he just didn't like fighting with others.

After thinking for a while, Lin Jie asked Xiao Feng in a low voice: "Xiao Feng, do you know the person opposite?"

"do not know!"

"Your name is Zhang Xiaofeng, your last name is Lin, that's enough. If you don't let them go, we will force our attack. The three of you are dead."

"You traitor dog, let us go right now. The people on the opposite side are the armed work team, otherwise you will be in trouble!" Xiaofeng quickly covered her brother's mouth. How could he talk about such a thing casually?

"Chief Lin, don't listen to my brother's nonsense. Is he just making a fuss?"

"Haha, I get it. Xiaofeng, do you believe me? If you do, ask your brother to go over and pass on a message for me."

Lin Jie was basically certain that the people on the other side were armed work teams, and he was unwilling to continue the confrontation. If the Japanese in the town came, that would be real trouble.

"Oh, brother, do you dare to go?" Xiao Feng looked at his brother, thinking that it was good that his brother was saved. There was no other way for him to follow Lin Jie, and he didn't even know what kind of person Lin Jie was.

"Sister, what are you going to do?" Xiaolong was worried that his sister would be bullied by Lin Jie, so he refused to leave.

"I have a solution. You go first."

"Ah."

"Chief Lin, if you want to convey anything, please tell my brother." Xiao Feng whispered to Lin Jie outside the car.

"Okay, wait a moment. Hey, hero on the opposite side, don't shoot. I'll let one person go first and also give you a message." Lin Jie shouted to the other side.

"Okay, I'll give you a minute, and we'll attack in a minute."

"Little guy, go tell the leader that Pudong has buried something underground. Remember, if you leak it, I will take your sister away. Go quickly and come back soon."

"Hmph, Mr. Lin, if you dare to touch my sister, I will kill you." After Xiaolong said this, he ran over.

"Xiaolong, here, lie down quickly." When the armed work team leader saw Xiaolong coming, it proved that Lin Jie was willing to negotiate.

"Captain, please save my sister." Xiaolong lay beside the captain, panting.

"Don't worry, Xiaolong. We will definitely rescue your sister. First, tell us what Lin wants you to say."

"Oh, Mr. Lin asked me to tell him a story. Something was buried underground in Pudong. Just this one sentence." Xiaolong did not miss a word. This concerned his sister's life.

When the captain heard this, his head started buzzing. Wasn't the thing in his hand dug out from the underground of Pudong? How did Lin know this?

"One of our own?"

A thought flashed through the captain's mind. Over the past year or so, the guerrillas had received a lot of intelligence, and this time the Japanese had also received accurate intelligence in advance about the cleansing of the countryside.

Then there must be comrades among the enemy, but this is all top secret, and the intelligence has to be passed on many times before it reaches the guerrillas.

Now Lin actually knew that his comrades working underground had buried weapons and medicines before the Japanese cleaned up the countryside. Even if they were not his comrades, they must be related. But why did he arrest Xiaofeng and her brother?

"Xiaolong, tell me the truth, why did Mr. Lin take you to the county town?" The captain wanted to find out what happened, even though time was a little tight.

However, the armed work team was well prepared for this ambush. They had spies at the intersection leaving the town.

"Ah, I don't know. My sister wanted me to go with him. He seemed to say that he wanted to marry my sister as his concubine. He also asked Zhang Baochang for 500 silver dollars, saying that it was my sister's dowry. My sister would never marry a traitor."

"Did the Lin man bully your sister?"

"I asked my sister, and she said that Mr. Lin didn't bully her. Last night, Mr. Lin lived alone with his men, and my sister lived in a room by herself."

Regarding his sister's reputation, Xiaolong assured very confidently that he also believed that Lin Jie had not bullied his sister, otherwise he would not have seen his sister's happy smile in the morning.

"Well, don't tell anyone about the words he is going to bring, including the people in the armed work team, understand?"

The captain has basically confirmed that Lin Jie is one of their own, or at least he is a relative of their own. If he was really that kind of traitor, Xiaofeng who was sent to the room would have been raped long ago.

"Xiaolong, go over now and tell Lin that I know his sincerity. We will retreat immediately. If he really wants to kill you, he will release you and your brother. Go ahead, don't be afraid."

"Captain, I'm not afraid. I'll go over there. Is this man named Lin one of ours?" Xiaolong was very smart and said the last sentence in a very low voice.

The captain patted his head and looked around. Fortunately, the team members dispersed and no one heard it.

"Don't talk nonsense, pay attention to discipline, go quickly, if Lin won't let you go, you come back first, I will find a way to rescue you in the county town."

"Okay." Xiaolong looked at the captain's expression and knew that Lin Jie was most likely one of their own, so he ran back with peace of mind.

"Mr. Lin, our boss said that they have received your sincerity and will withdraw immediately. He also said that if you are sincere, you should release my sister."

"Haha, I can't trust people too much. I will release your sister when I return to the county. Will you come with us?"

Lin Jie said with a smile, and seeing that the armed workers on the opposite side began to slowly retreat, he shouted loudly, "Heroes on the opposite side, let's meet in the county town if we have a chance."

"Liu Sheng, Song Qi, let's go." Lin Jie said and got into the car first.

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