Chapter 189: Chang Ning At A Loss
Her eyes couldn’t see, her ears were buzzing, and her brain was affected too, causing Tong Youyou to now be both deaf and mute while feeling nauseous.
To be honest, when has she ever suffered like this!
Damn it, don’t let me find out who did this!
Tong Youyou thought viciously in her heart.
Under the efforts of everyone in B Group, Tong Youyou’s vomiting sensation improved a lot, but the tinnitus would still take some time.
“I knew it would be you guys.”
After regaining her vision, Tong Youyou clearly saw the faces of the people surrounding her and showed an “just as I expected” expression.
“How did you know?”
Seeing that Tong Youyou didn’t seem to plan to hold him accountable, Chang Ning followed her topic, afraid that Tong Youyou would remember what happened earlier.
He really wasn’t good at dealing with women.
“The demolitionist you took out transmitted back quite a bit of intelligence beforehand, including encountering a guy whose stamina seemed inexhaustible.
I guessed it was you right away.”
Tong Youyou explained.
“By the way, who threw that flashbang grenade just now?”
Tong Youyou’s almond eyes darted back and forth over the seven people standing in front of her.
Good grief, it looks like this hurdle can’t be passed. Chang Ning had thought Tong Youyou hadn’t taken it to heart.
“You know this. Gale’s people aren’t simple. For us to eliminate them, using a flashbang grenade in a place like this is totally justifiable.”
“Looks like you threw the flashbang grenade. Chang Ning, oh Chang Ning, I never have good luck when I run into you!”
Thinking of the experimental sample she had painstakingly obtained from Chang Ning after much difficulty, with no discoveries even now, Tong Youyou couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of frustration.
From childhood to adulthood, she succeeded at everything she did, but ever since meeting Chang Ning, nothing went smoothly.
Even as a hostage, she got accidentally injured by his flashbang grenade.
So unlucky!
Thinking of the sad part, Tong Youyou’s tears started falling drop by drop.
She felt so wronged!
“Hey, why are you crying now?
Xiao Geng, you guys have to testify for me. I didn’t do anything to her!”
Seeing Tong Youyou suddenly cry, Chang Ning didn’t know where to put his hands.
He didn’t understand why she would just start crying out of nowhere.
Could it be the aftermath of the flashbang grenade he used earlier?
But it’s an exercise—who cares about the method, as long as it eliminates the opponent? No one can worry about everything.
Seeing Tong Junyi crying, Xiao Zhuang knew there would be trouble if they stayed longer.
With the “one dies, not me” mindset, he gave a few meaningful glances to the guys standing beside him watching the show.
Everyone understood upon seeing it and quietly retreated to the engine room corridor to wait for Chang Ning, sly smiles on each of their faces.
Women’s tears are sometimes more effective than knives.
Anyway, at this point, Chang Ning would rather play knives with the bandits than face Tong Youyou shedding golden beans.
Chang Ning wanted to seek help from his comrades, knowing that Xiao Zhuang, being experienced, would have reliable advice.
But as soon as he turned around, the spot where people had been standing moments ago was now completely empty, leaving Chang Ning dumbfounded.
He had actually been abandoned by his dear comrades!
“Your see-death-not-save attitude really touched me.”
Hearing Chang Ning’s gritted-teeth words coming through the headphones, Xiao Zhuang and the others couldn’t hold back anymore and burst out laughing happily.
With the comrades unreliable, Chang Ning didn’t know what to do.
He had received all the training on how to keep himself safe in the face of danger, but none of it applied here.
“Auntie, what do you want? Name your terms, okay?”
Seeing Chang Ning at a loss, Tong Youyou burst out laughing with a “pfft.”
“Alright, I’m fine now. Let’s go.”
With that, Tong Youyou took the lead and walked past Chang Ning out of the engine room.
She hadn’t controlled her emotions just now and had cried uncontrollably.
But after crying like that, the frustration in her heart actually lightened quite a bit.
How does this woman change faces so quickly?
Tong Youyou suddenly stopped crying, and Chang Ning wasn’t used to it.
Anyway, as long as she’s not crying, it’s good.
After Chang Ning and Tong Youyou met up with the others from B Group in the engine room corridor, everyone went to the deck together.
By now, the sun was setting in the west, the orange disk half-obscured by the distant rolling mountains.
The sun was about to set.
Field combat was their specialty; they could go toe-to-toe with Gao Zhong Dui’s A Group.
But now they had a hostage with them, so there was a risk of being annihilated by Gao Zhong Dui’s team.
Geng Jihui voiced his concerns, wanting everyone to brainstorm together—after all, one person’s wisdom is short, two people’s is long.
With collective wisdom, a spark of inspiration might just produce a good idea.
“I think A Group won’t fight us head-on. We have the hostage; they’re responsible for rescuing them.
If the hostage gets accidentally killed, their mission fails.
That way, according to the rules, we’re the final winners.”
Chang Ning shared his view, believing Gao Zhong Dui’s team would be hesitant because of the hostage.
They were Huaxia soldiers and wouldn’t resort to goose-style counter-terrorism tactics.
“Good point. I agree with Sha Po Lang’s view. According to the script, we’re the bandits, and the initiative is in our hands.”
The medic supplemented Chang Ning’s view.
“What about you guys?”
Geng Jihui asked the others.
“I think Chang Ning’s right. If they fight us head-on, wouldn’t that just be helping us?”
Lao Pao said.
The remaining silent Ostrich and Qiang Zi also agreed with Chang Ning’s view.
“Since everyone’s in agreement, we’ll wait right here for A Group’s grand arrival!”
On the unfolded map, Geng Jihui pointed to a spot with his finger.
“Prisoner of war camp.”
Everyone looked at the map with looks of understanding.
They knew this place; it was the same location as the initial SERE training ground.
It was surrounded by mountains, with a river behind the training ground.
If A Group didn’t want to cross the mountains, they’d have to approach with armed river crossing.
“This place is good. Set a few more anti-personnel landmines in the mountains, and eliminating one or two A Group members shouldn’t be hard.”
Chang Ning immediately got Geng Jihui’s point.
“Leave it to me.”
As B Group’s demolition expert, Lao Pao naturally stepped up for this mission.
“Here, landmines and fishing line.”
Due to his physical quality, Chang Ning had stronger load bearing capacity than the others, so besides his own supplies, he also carried some equipment for others.
After handing all the landmines to Lao Pao, Chang Ning smiled and said, “Finally, I can lighten my load a bit.”
“We’re about twenty kilometers from the target location. Is your stamina enough?”
Geng Jihui asked, looking at Tong Youyou who was sitting beside Chang Ning, covering her mouth and yawning.
“I might need a rest.”
The military unit isn’t like the workplace; you can’t beat around the bush—here, it’s best to say what needs saying.
Though Tong Youyou hadn’t been enlisted long, she’d seen enough to know what to do.
“Then everyone rest for ten minutes.”
B Group hadn’t rested since receiving the order in the morning, so Geng Jihui took the opportunity to let everyone rest.
