Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1158 - 687: Perilous Situation

A young guy from the reconnaissance team glanced at the time and anxiously looked at Lao Miao: "Captain Miao, there’s no news from Captain Hang, and we’ve seen no signal. Are we just going to wait here foolishly?"

"Captain Miao, are there problems on both sides?"

"Captain Miao, why don’t we sneak in? If we can rescue Captain Hang, that would work. Just waiting foolishly, I’m almost on fire."

"Captain Miao, you make the call, we’ll follow your lead."

"Don’t worry, Captain Miao, the decision is yours, and we’ll all take the responsibility..."

"..."

After waiting for so long, everyone was already going insane with impatience.

Lao Miao pressed his palm down and sighed lightly: "You think I’m not anxious? But this isn’t a small case, Captain Hang is already in violation. If we sneak in, what would that be?

Everyone remembers, right? Before setting off, we vowed to compete with the third company, and now look, we’ve already lost a measure in discipline as soon as we start. If we ruin Captain Luo’s plan, let alone competing with the third company, we won’t be able to explain it to the leadership."

"But we can’t just ignore Captain Hang’s life and death. From the moment she joined us, she’s been through thick and thin with the team. If something happens to her, how could our conscience be at ease?

Just to give an explanation to the leaders, we stand by and do nothing? As for competing with the third company, if it’s based on losing a team member, I’d rather not compete."

Again, it was the young guy who spoke first!

Lao Miao stared at him meaningfully, silent for a long while.

"Captain Miao..." The young guy uncomfortably averted his gaze, "She’s our comrade!"

"Xiang Lianxing, tell me honestly, is it really just because she’s our comrade?"

"Of course... of course."

The guy next to Xiang Lianxing gave him a heavy punch: "Lianxing, there’s nothing embarrassing about it, we all saw it long ago, what are you pretending for? If you’re a man, just admit it openly."

"You’re right, I like Captain Hang, but my suggestion is not out of selfishness. If it was really out of selfishness, I would have followed her when she went. She’s... she’s our leader, a leader we share life and death with. Is it not right to rescue her?" Under the clear moonlight, Xiang Lianxing’s reddening face somewhat distorted.

"Yes, rescuing her is, of course, right..." Captain Miao patted his shoulder, "I asked not to blame you, just wanted you to say it. Since you like her, why keep it bottled up?"

"She likes Mayor Qi..." Xiang Lianxing’s eyes dimmed, "Compared to Mayor Qi, what do I have? In terms of position, talent, looks, or family, I fall short. What’s the use of confessing?"

"Coward!" Captain Miao kicked him down to the ground, "Don’t ever say you’re my brother again, shameful!"

Xiang Lianxing protested anxiously: "I’m just stating facts, this is having self-awareness!"

"Self-awareness my ass..." Lao Miao kicked him again, "You fool, weren’t you saying to go save her? Why act cowardly now?"

"Huh?" Xiang Lianxing hesitated, then turned silently to run.

"Damn kid!" Captain Miao was so angry he threw a stone at his back, "Are you planning to die?"

"Then you..." Xiang Lianxing stopped, looking confused.

Lao Miao angrily pointed at him, "Do I want you to charge in recklessly? Come back!"

"Captain Miao..." Xiang Lianxing stood there, unmoving, "It’s been so long, Captain Miao, even if it costs my life, I feel it’s worth it, please let me go."

"Who said you couldn’t go?" Lao Miao pulled out a locator and two smoke bombs, "Take these, gather intel without engaging, and send me the information first. If we haven’t received the signal to act by then, sneak in."

"Thank you, Captain Miao." Xiang Lianxing snatched the locator and ran swiftly towards the village.

"Captain Miao, brilliant."

Lao Miao glanced sideways at the team member giving him a thumbs up: "Xiao Liu, what’s so brilliant about me?"

"Whether there’s something between Captain Hang and the Mayor or not, the Mayor won’t hold Xiao Xiang accountable. Nobody else could handle this, only Xiao Xiang is the most suitable, Captain Miao, am I right?"

"You’re only half right. The root of it is hoping that Captain Hang realizes who’s truly right for her..." Lao Miao sighed, "Perhaps the Mayor isn’t right for her."

Xiao Liu pouted, "Captain Hang is a fiery person too, your trick won’t work."

"Whether it works or not, we’ll have to try. Besides, someone needs to gather information now. What I’m doing is reasonable," Lao Miao patted him on the shoulder, "Don’t be too negative, regardless of the outcome, don’t talk nonsense in front of Xiao Xiang."

"Got it, am I that unreliable?"

...

Luo Ye and Shan Gang reached the orchard in the west of the village. According to Yao Cuixian’s confession, they pressed a button next to the third fruit tree from east to west. Instantly, a large hole appeared next to the fruit tree.

"Remember, set the bomb and then leave. The first thing to do in danger is to preserve your life; only if you have life do you have a future. Memorize this, okay?" Luo Ye reminded again.

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Except for Shan Gang and me, everyone should split into pairs and act according to the roadmap I provided earlier," Luo Ye said as she jumped into the pit. Shan Gang waved to everyone and quickly followed, taking a few steps forward as the group dispersed in different directions.

Looking at the densely branched tunnels like a spider’s web, Luo Ye’s scalp tingled. In the past life, she reviewed the case file, and there were no records of these tunnels. This could only mean one thing—none of it was confessed.

In other words, while the case seemed resolved in the past, the main forces were never truly captured. On further thought, it’s understandable; the Hang Family wasn’t involved back then. With their influence, hiding this matter might not be impossible.

Just like this time, Elder Hang had been targeting Menglin, correct? If Menglin hadn’t gradually understood certain things in her conflict with Luo Ye, today, she might be covering for the Hang Family, which remains an uncertain matter.

Of course, even now, Luo Ye wasn’t entirely sure if Menglin might change her mind at the last minute. Essentially, getting Menglin on board was a gamble.

This was precisely why Old Master Wen had always opposed Luo Ye joining the Fierce Tiger or Team A. In such departments, facing danger is unavoidable; during missions, personal safety isn’t the priority—even though she asks everyone to prioritize safety, in reality, most choose to sacrifice themselves to complete the task, deeply rooted in our upbringing.

The signal was delayed because Yao Cuixian revealed that Forest Wolf members were ambushed in the orchard, waiting like taking turtles in a jar, and their leader would be commanding the entire operation from the tunnel.

Thus, capturing the leader first and then the soldiers would certainly make the operation smoother.

Luo Ye moved slowly to the spot described by Yao Cuixian, her steps as light as a cat’s. Finally, a door with a tiger-head ring came into view. She took a deep breath and lightened her steps further.

Arriving at the door, she inserted a small needle mirror into the gap, aligning her glasses for a moment, her expression turned grim—inside the room, Menglin and the Forest Wolf leader Yata were chatting happily.

She had seen Yata’s photo before, so she recognized him.

Leave or act?

Luo Ye twisted her brows in conflict. With the Forest Wolf team outside, abandoning this chance might mean losing the opportunity. Evaluating her skills, she could likely hold out briefly, allowing the sounds of fighting to attract Shan Gang and others to come, making her safe. With this thought, she kicked open the door, charging at Yata, while flying needles were thrown at the others in the room—Menglin, Song Qingping, and a tall man she didn’t recognize.

"Coming to us? Perfect!" Yata said, dodging backward, as Song Qingping and the tall man quickly confronted Luo Ye. Menglin’s eyes flickered, standing by Yata’s side.

"I’ve heard you two never got along. I’ll help you deal with her this time!" Yata brushed his chin stubble, "The brothers would probably like her, looks like a chick, and this first drink, surely, is mine, hahaha..."

His voice deliberately loud, evidently to incite Luo Ye’s rage, causing distraction.

"If it weren’t for Grandpa and Dad, because of the family, I actually do like her quite a bit." Menglin sighed, "But certain decisions must be made."

"You know her well; otherwise, we’d be waiting in vain." Yata laughed slyly while shouting at Luo Ye, "Little girl, everything you know was arranged by me, including Yao Cuixian’s confession.

How about it, any regrets?

I’ll go ahead and tell you if you’d followed the original plan, you might have lost some of your team, but you, not necessarily becoming one of us. Now, I can clearly tell you that in this life, forget about leaving us.

Rest assured, I’ll treat you well, the brothers too, and from now on, this world will lose a girl named Luo Ye and gain one named Annie.

See, I’ve treated you so nicely, even picking a name for you. Typically, girls like you only get a code name here, but given your background, let’s make an exception once...

Luo Ye knew very well what the opponents intended, yet now, dealing with Song Qingping and the strong man alone was somewhat challenging, leaving no room to argue with them verbally. After five minutes, sweat beaded on her forehead, anxiety rising within. Based on their words, plans must be prearranged; thus, have Shan Gang and others also encountered danger?

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