Chapter 214 Can we find the treasure cave before dark?
Li Mengman turned up her collar, smoothed her flying hair, and walked towards the checkpoint.
"Who? Password!"
"The night wind is cool! The leaves are flying!" Li Mengman replied.
"Director Li, is that you? Why are you still out so late? The night wind is really cold. You can go back. Don't worry, we will be alert." One of the two sentries walked out.
"Are you alone? There is another person who fell asleep?" Li Mengman asked.
"How could he fall asleep? I told him that no matter what happens, only one person will come out and he will continue to be responsible for guarding." The sentry said with a smile.
"Very good! We should be so alert. Be vigilant! This concerns everyone's life." Li Mengman felt relieved when he saw that the sentry was in high spirits. He thought that Deputy Director Zhang was not as vigilant as the sentry.
Li Mengman continued to walk towards the only path ahead, but the sentry stopped her and said, "Director Li, you can't go forward?"
"Why?" Li Mengman looked at the sentry.
"The ones in front are secret sentries. Not only are they hiding like us, they also don't ask who the visitor is. As long as there is any movement at night, they will first throw darts to ask for directions! Didn't Deputy Director Zhang tell you this?" asked the sentry.
"Deputy Director Zhang didn't tell me that this was his order?" Li Mengman asked.
"Deputy Director Zhang gave us these instructions when he assigned us to the post. He said that the secret sentry is on the front line and is more important. Anyone who dares to break in at night must be very good at martial arts. If we shout slogans first, we will expose ourselves first, and the secret sentry will lose its role." said the sentry.
"That makes sense. Deputy Director Zhang's arrangement is correct. But I'm fine. I'll go over and take a look. If they hurt me, not only will I not blame them, I will also praise them." Li Mengman said with a smile.
"We all know that Director Li is good at kung fu, and we all admire you." The sentry said with a smile.
"Okay, you go and stand guard!" Li Mengman said as she continued to walk forward. She wondered, why didn't Deputy Director Zhang tell me about this? Didn't he expect me to check on him? Or did he think I could dodge the darts thrown by the sentry? Or did he forget? Or did he not trust me?
Li Mengman couldn't figure out what the reason was. She thought that darts might fly out from the front at any time, so she walked carefully .
The moon in the sky hid in the clouds, the road suddenly became darker, and the night wind seemed colder. Li Mengman slowed down her pace even more, checking the terrain ahead while walking carefully, she didn't know the exact location of the secret sentry.
Just as the moonlight was about to peek out from behind the clouds, a voice suddenly came asking, "Who! Slogan!"
"The night wind is cool! The leaves are flying!" Li Mengman answered, thinking, what's going on? Didn't they say they were asking for directions by throwing darts? Why did they change it to a slogan? She became alert, she was afraid that the sentry on her side had been replaced! If so, her situation would be dangerous, and her people would be in even greater danger!
"Director Li, it's you!" A dark shadow jumped down from a tree and walked quickly towards Li Mengman.
Li Mengman looked at the person coming over and suddenly made a move to stop the person: "Why didn't you ask for directions with a dart? Tell me! Who are you?"
"Director Li, you came out from inside, so of course you must have heard the secret code! When Deputy Director Zhang sent the two of us here, he emphasized that people coming from inside might be here to check on the post. Besides, there are also people coming to change posts and ask for slogans. People coming from outside are all greeted with darts!" said the sentry.
Li Mengman let go of the sentry and said, "I'm sorry. I only heard the sentry inside tell me that you guys were asking for directions via darts. I've been waiting for your darts! I didn't expect that Deputy Director Zhang would give you new instructions during the long journey."
"Deputy Director Zhang must have thought that you might come to check on him!" said the sentry.
"Where is the other secret sentry?" Li Mengman asked.
"Director Li, he is in a more secluded place, should we ask him to come out?"
"No need. Very good! You are very vigilant, I feel relieved. However, when I talked to your Deputy Director Zhang, he didn't seem to care. Why is he so strict with you?" Li Mengman looked at the sentry in confusion.
"Director Li, let me tell you the truth! This not only concerns the major affairs of the Party and the country, but also the life of Deputy Director Zhang. He said verbally that it didn't matter, but in fact, he gave us very strict instructions. He said that if he found any mistakes during the inspection, they would be shot on the spot!" said the secret sentry.
"Execute on the spot? Is it really that powerful?" Li Mengman asked.
"He will do what he says. How can we be careless?" said the sentry.
"I understand. Just stand guard well! Deputy Director Zhang is doing this entirely for the benefit of the party and the country. Don't make blind guesses, okay?" Li Mengman said.
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Li Mengman felt relieved. She turned around and walked back towards the tent. On the way, when she passed the sentry post, she heard the slogan again.
Li Mengman went back to the tent and lay down. She thought of Deputy Director Zhang and sighed in her heart. She thought that it was wrong for her to look down on officials who climbed up by relying on connections. Since he could climb up by relying on connections, it meant that he was better than her in some aspects. Even if he was a villain, he had his own schemes and cunning, and these, when used in the confrontation between the enemy and me, were also difficult to guard against.
Li Mengqi thought about this and felt that she should not underestimate Deputy Director Zhang. He told her that it was okay, but the arrangement of the sentry was more thoughtful than she thought.
Li Mengqi pulled up the sheets and began to sleep. Deputy Director Zhang had already fallen asleep. The night at the foot of the mountain was surprisingly quiet.
Wang Hanyu, however, tossed and turned in the training camp and couldn't sleep well. She had a short contact with Que Dongjin today, and her admiration for him had turned into love. She thought, how great it would be if she could find a man like this to accompany her for the rest of her life!
Girls are dreaming, and dreams are always beautiful. Wang Hanyu lay on the bed, not thinking about the cruelty of war, but only thinking about the beauty of love. Her temptation to Que Dongjin at night was just a light touch, which was related to her quiet personality.
Wang Hanyu doesn't think that love has to come in a violent way. The nourishment of gentle breeze and drizzle can make people appreciate the true feelings. She thinks that taking a walk with Que Dongjin at night, chatting, looking at the stars, and communicating feelings should be the prelude to love.
After Que Dongjin returned to the room, he was also thinking about Wang Hanyu's actions. He originally went for a walk with Wang Hanyu with the idea of "it's better to wait and see than to think hard", but who knew that after walking for such a long time and even chatting with him, he still didn't understand what Wang Hanyu wanted to do with him.
Is Wang Hanyu really so naive? She said she washed clothes for him and asked him to walk with her without any purpose? Did she just want to kill time? Did she have no love for him? Que Dongjin thought about it and told himself, "I don't want to think about it anymore. I don't want to think about it anymore. It's better to wait and see! Just keep walking!"
Que Dongjin's method was very effective. When his thoughts reached this point, he fell asleep quickly.
During the special training at dawn, Que Dongjin found that there was nothing special about Wang Hanyu. He trained seriously as usual, spoke very little, and had a calm expression on his face. He did not look at Que Dongjin any more than usual.
Qin Shili was still carefree, saying whatever she wanted to say and making everyone laugh. Gao Weilan was training seriously, she seemed to have forgotten everything around her, and when others laughed, she also showed an indifferent attitude. Que Dongjin knew that she had changed, she might not love herself, and without love, of course, there would be no hatred.
Que Dongjin certainly knew that Gao Weilan's love turned into hatred, how deep the love was, and how long it lasted. Que Dongjin forgave Gao Weilan's radical action because of this thought. When Wang Hanyu asked about it, he also brushed it off lightly.
The special training for the day went very smoothly, and no one was upset. Li Mengman and the others had breakfast after daybreak, and then continued on their way, looking for the treasure map.
In the middle of the morning, Li Mengman heard from the experts that it would be ideal to find the cave before dark, because the mountain road here is too difficult to walk. No, in fact, it is impossible to find a mountain road at all. The original path in the mountain has been filled with weeds and thorns.
When Li Mengman had just walked a long way in the morning, she was still thinking, if Que Dong came in, would they be able to go faster? Now it seems that it would be useless if Que Dong came in. Not only had he not been to these mountains for more than ten years, but the road measured by the expert did not take any detours.
At 2 p.m., the experts suggested taking a break and having lunch. Li Mengman couldn't help but ask, "Can we find the treasure cave before dark?"
"I'm not sure about this, but Director Li, come here and I want to tell you..." The expert looked at Director Li, as if he wanted to tell her something in private.
Li Mengman leaned closer to the expert and heard him say, "I think we can find the cave, but I think we should stop and rest two miles before the cave and go to the cave tomorrow. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I see. Okay. You've thought it through very carefully." Li Mengman said.
Li Mengman certainly knew what the expert meant. If they found the eye when it was dark, they would be exhausted. If the enemy tried to "mantis stalk the cicada", it would be tragic. Besides, without the enemy's tracking, it would be difficult to manage their own people. After all, they were facing a treasure, so it was better to be safe than sorry. Li Mengman would certainly adopt the expert's advice.
Li Mengman just didn't understand why the expert didn't discuss it with Deputy Director Zhang, but talked to her instead. Could it be that this expert wasn't Deputy Director Zhang's confidant? It should be like this, experts usually focus on business and don't care much about factions. He felt that he was the director, and it was the right thing for him to report to himself.
Deputy Director Zhang was a little unhappy when he saw the expert whispering to Li Mengman, but there was no point in being unhappy, as he didn't know what the other person was talking about.
"Don't worry if we can't find you today. At most it will just take a little longer. It's okay. Everyone can understand." Li Mengman said with a smile. The purpose of her saying this was to dispel everyone's concerns. Of course, the most important thing was to make Deputy Director Zhang stop being suspicious.
