Gu Nianzhi shrugged and covered her eyes with one hand as she gazed at the sky in the distance.
It was already dusk, and the golden sunset dyed the small river yellow. Through the gaps between the leaves, she could see flocks of birds returning to the forest.
It was almost night again. Another day had passed, and Gu Nianzhi was a little sad.
Why were the police so inefficient here? It had been almost 20 hours since she'd called the police last night until the sun had set …
When would they come to save her?!
And Smith and the others, hadn't they heard from her yet?
Even if they missed her voicemail, she hadn't returned to the hotel for a day and a night. Did they not care about her at all?
She didn't even have a phone call. Was she that unpopular?
Gu Nianzhi thought about it angrily as she gathered all the leaves and branches that covered the entire meadow and made small piles of firewood. She planned to light a pile of dried branches and leaves as a bonfire when it got dark. When the police came, they would definitely see the fire immediately.
Also, it was so cold at night. How could she survive without a fire?
She still had a high fever last night …
Gu Nianzhi sighed and sat quietly next to the pile of leaves and branches, waiting for night to fall.
Not long after, the entire valley darkened again. The setting sun gradually deviated from the horizon and slowly sank until it could no longer be seen.
She was the only one left in the valley. She was surrounded by the chirping of autumn insects and the occasional chirping of returning birds. Not far from her, there were occasional splashes of fish in the river, but it was soon quiet again.
Everything was silent, as if she was the only person left in the world.
Gu Nianzhi waited for the last ray of sunlight to disappear through the gaps between the leaves, but she still didn't see the police.
After confirming that the police probably wouldn't come today, she slowly lit the pile of leaves with a lighter.
The fire was bright, and smoke slowly rose.
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and looked at the white smoke. She thought optimistically that even if the police couldn't get here in time, the forest rangers would see someone lighting a fire and smoke coming out. They would probably come to see what was going on, right?
If the forest rangers were alerted and rushed here, Gu Nianzhi would be saved and wouldn't have to wait for the police to save her.
The civil servants of these European countries were really inefficient …
It was incomparable to the dispatch speed of the Huaxia Empire's police.
She leaned against a large rock and sat on the ground. The fire in front of her was bright and warm, dispelling the chill of the night. Gu Nianzhi stared at the dancing flames for a while and gradually felt sleepy.
His head started to move bit by bit, like a chick pecking rice.
She did not want to sleep alone in the wilderness. Yesterday, she had a fever and fell asleep involuntarily.
Now that she had recovered, she didn't dare to sleep again.
But she couldn't resist the laws of nature.
The deeper it got into the night, the more she felt sleepy. She almost couldn't hold on any longer.
Although she tried to keep her eyes open several times, the heavy drowsiness still made her fall asleep unknowingly.
However, she subconsciously knew that she shouldn't sleep, so even if she leaned against the big rock in a half-awake state, she was still very vigilant.
Gu Nianzhi didn't know how long she slept. Maybe it was only a few minutes, or maybe it was an hour or two. Her consciousness was a little fuzzy, but in her daze, she suddenly heard the sound of birds flapping their wings.
Gu Nianzhi jolted awake.
It was not a good sign for a nocturnal bird to suddenly flap its wings and fly in the middle of the night.
Gu Nianzhi immediately thought of a military exercise she had participated in with Huo Shaoheng.
Late that night, she was sleeping in her tent when Huo Shaoheng quietly woke her up and told her that the Blue Army had ambushed them, so they had to quickly move.
Gu Nianzhi followed him in a daze and even asked him, "How did you know there was an ambush?"
She didn't see it? The camp was quiet, and there were no signs of a large group attacking …
However, Huo Shaoheng said, "A lot of birds suddenly flew in the forest next to the camp in the middle of the night. Someone must have come."
As expected, their camp was occupied by the Blue Army not long after they retreated.
Someone must have come at this time, but could she be sure if it was a friend or foe?
Although she called the police, it wasn't just the police who knew where she was. The people who wanted to harm her with Seth also knew where she was!
Gu Nianzhi thought very carefully and finally came to a conclusion. No, she couldn't be sure.
Perhaps the police had come, or perhaps the people who wanted her dead had come again because they wanted to confirm her death. If she was alive, they wanted to see her, and if she was dead, they wanted to see her body. Therefore, they might have come down to search again.
Of course, it could also be the forest rangers. After all, she had started a fire in the forest …
Which situation was it?
Gu Nianzhi's mind raced and she decided to hide first.
During the day, she had gathered a few piles of firewood. The one she had just lit was the smallest one, so the fire was not big. She had kicked it twice just now, and it had burst into flames. After she had stepped on it a few times, it had been extinguished.
The valley that had been lit by the fire suddenly darkened, and only the gentle moonlight and starlight floated in the forest.
Gu Nianzhi blinked and quickly adapted to the night. She got up with her cane and went around to hide behind a large rock.
The birds flapped their wings and flew, and there were other sounds mixed in. Gu Nianzhi focused and finally heard them.
If it weren't for the fact that her left leg still couldn't move, she would have run and found a place far away to hide instead of hiding in the shadow of the large rock behind the fire.
She hugged her bucket bag tightly, and her heart raced. Then she remembered the phone in her bag. What if it suddenly rang?
She quickly reached into her bucket bag and set the phone to vibrate. Then she took it out and stuffed it into the pocket of her sweatpants.
That way, if the rescuer called her, she wouldn't miss it.
She lay motionless behind the large rock for a few minutes, and finally, there was a vague sound of footsteps from above.
Gu Nianzhi slowly raised her head and glanced at the sky. Her eyes widened.
She saw four men in black slowly descending from the night sky. Upon closer inspection, they were probably uniformed police officers.
They were wearing suspenders, just like the wires used for special effects scenes in movies and TV shows.
And these people were holding onto the suspenders with one hand and guns in the other!
The gun barrel was pointed up, and the shape of the bolt looked very familiar.
Gu Nianzhi's pupils suddenly contracted. That was a semi-automatic submachine gun!
Were these people here to save her or to kill her?!
Only terrorists would be able to deal with the fully armed policemen, right?!
She was a defenseless little girl. Did she need such a lineup?!
Gu Nianzhi's heart pounded.
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