The forest was so dark that it seemed endless. Xu Xu leaned against a boulder and panted tiredly while observing the man and woman in front of her from the corner of her eyes.
Brother Lu's foot was injured. There were a lot of animal traps in this area. Because she was on guard against Xu Xu along the way, she was distracted and stepped on one, causing her to be badly mutilated.
However, since one of them was injured, their escape speed was slightly slowed down. Xu Xu wanted to escape, but she still could not.
Brother Lu was sitting on a tree stump. In the dark night, her face that was tense due to the pain could be vaguely seen. Po squatted in front of her, lifted her foot, and bandaged it with the bandage that he brought with him.
"Po, take her away first, I'll cover them," Brother Lu suddenly said.
Xu Xu was slightly stunned, but Po replied, "No need."
Brother Lu was silent for a while before she answered, "I'll attract the police sooner or later."
Po suddenly stood up, grabbed her chin, and stared at her. After a while, he let go of her and said, "Let's go together."
Brother Lu did not say anything, but her expression became more determined.
However, these two people were really amazing. After a night of running, they actually managed to escape from the trap and were close to the border of Laos.
At this time, the sky was bright and the slightly damp fog was floating in the forest. In front of them was an open valley, and at the end of the valley was a fast-flowing river. After crossing the river, they would be in Laos.
Po turned to look at Xu Xu. "When we reach the border, I'll let you go."
Xu Xu was stunned, but Brother Lu frowned. "You want to keep her alive?"
Po glanced at her as a tacit agreement.
"But she'll definitely inform the police! If you keep her, how far can we escape? "
"Knock her out and throw her by the river!"
Brother Lu still wanted to argue, but Po glanced at Xu Xu with cold eyes and a decisive tone. "She's more qualified to live in this world than many people."
Xu Xu and Brother Lu did not say anything.
The river was flowing rapidly.
The sun had already risen behind the distant mountains, and the bright sunlight illuminated the valley, making the river sparkling.
Po stood at the front and stared upstream intently. He was looking for the best place to cross the river.
Xu Xu's hands were tied behind her, and she was exhausted. Looking at the swaying water, she suppressed the faint restlessness in her heart. Ji Bai was definitely not far away, and her survival was the greatest victory. Wait for him!
Panting slightly, just as he was about to use his fingers to forcefully take out a piece of paper from his pocket, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart. He turned around.
Brother Lu looked at her silently and slowly raised her gun. Po, on the other hand, had his back to the two of them and did not notice anything.
Xu Xu stared at the black muzzle of the gun and her mind went blank for a moment. Then, she felt her body stiffen involuntarily and her palms began to sweat.
Ji Bai, I can't wait any longer, right?
Ji Bai had already split up with the SWAT team to search along the valley. The closer they got to the border, the more dangerous it was for Xu Xu. Therefore, everyone expanded the radius of their search and became more urgent in tracking her. They used walkie-talkies to communicate with each other.
Ji Bai maintained a solemn and vigilant mood, not thinking about any bad possibilities. However, there seemed to be a place in his chest that was aching dully and chilling silently.
Through a small forest, he could see the river flowing in the distance. Ji Bai crossed the forest and looked into the distance along the stream. Suddenly, his body trembled.
Not far ahead, on the cobblestoned riverbank, a man stood facing the water. Another person stood behind him, raising his gun and aiming at a small, familiar figure.
The surroundings were empty and quiet, only the sound of the rushing river could be heard. When Ji Bai saw this scene, a certain part of his heart seemed to collapse as the person pulled out the gun.
The woman he loved, who had always been tough and smart, was forced into a dead end and had to die in silence.
In an instant, his chest was filled with pain and anger. He had already pulled out his gun at lightning speed, and with a bang, a bullet pierced through the air.
Just as Brother Lu was about to pull the trigger, she suddenly heard a sharp whistle in her ear. Her shoulder went numb, followed by a piercing pain. The gun slipped from her hand and fell into the water with a "plop".
Xu Xu's body trembled and she turned to run. Unexpectedly, Po, who was beside her, reacted faster than her. He pulled her back and with a twist of his arm, the muzzle of the gun was aimed at her head.
Ji Bai held the gun and quickly approached her.
In his bumpy vision, Xu Xu's appearance became clearer. Her short hair was messy and her clothes were torn by the thorns. Her face was faintly pale, but her dark eyes were still filled with stubbornness and tenacity. The moment she saw him, a lot of emotions surged in her eyes.
Ji Bai's face became more solemn and expressionless. He raised his gun and aimed at Po, who was more than ten feet away.
The two confronted each other.
When Xu Xu saw Ji Bai, she felt as if a lifetime had passed.
When she was on the verge of death just now, her whole body turned cold for the first time in her life and she was at her wit's end. She could only hear the quiet sound of the wind in her ears and the rapid beating of her heart in her chest. Her mind was blank.
But now, when she looked at his dark eyes, it was as if there was a deep and thick warm current that instantly swept through her heart and wrapped around her unstable heart …
Her breathing gradually calmed down and she raised her cold eyes to look at the three people in front of her.
Why was she still panicking? Ji Bai had arrived and the army was about to arrive, so Po and Brother Lu should be panicking now.
At this time, Po said fiercely, "Put down the gun, or I'll kill her." He was very cunning as he lifted Xu Xu up and covered the vital parts of his body.
Brother Lu deterred him from the side. "Ji Bai, you're a sharpshooter. But Po's gun is no slower than yours. "
Ji Bai held the gun and did not move.
The sun became more and more dazzling and the river flowed past. For a moment, the four of them did not speak.
Xu Xu knew that the situation was quite tricky. The other police officers heard the gunshot just now and would definitely arrive soon. At that time, Po would be desperate and a slight psychological fluctuation could cause her to spill her blood on the spot.
They were now highly nervous, so they had to avoid the important things and focus on the trivial things.
After thinking for a while, she had an idea.
Ji Bai looked at her deeply and was about to speak, but he heard her soft and quiet voice first.
"Po, we both have a gun and no one has an advantage. If you kill me, Ji Bai will kill Brother Lu." Xu Xu said, "If I die, Ji Bai will just sacrifice a subordinate. She's the only woman you love, are you willing to do that? "
As she spoke, Ji Bai quickly aimed the gun at Brother Lu. Po's face became even more tense and the dark red scar seemed to become more tangled. Brother Lu's expression also changed slightly.
Xu Xu continued, "You don't want her to die and I don't want to die either, so we can only be in a stalemate. Right now, Ji Bai is worried about my life, but when the main force arrives, the situation will be chaotic. Not everyone will care about the life of a small police officer like me. There are also people in your country who want you dead, right? How could they let go of this opportunity?
In the chaos, all three of us will die. So, I suggest that we exchange a life for a life. You let me go and leave with Brother Lu immediately. You and Ji Bai are both sharpshooters, so you both have scruples and won't shoot. This is your only chance. "
Xu Xu's words were exactly what Po was worried about. He raised his eyes and looked at Ji Bai.
At this time, he heard Brother Lu say coldly, "No."
The three of them looked at her. A sarcastic smile appeared on Brother Lu's face. She first looked at the forest behind Ji Bai and could vaguely see the shadows of the trees moving. She seemed to have heard scattered footsteps. It was a large group of people quickly surrounding them.
She looked at Po deeply again and said, "Don't believe her. I didn't think much about it before, but we were definitely discovered because of her. If that's the case, there must be an ambush in Laos. Even if we can escape, we will definitely die. She's lying to you. "
Ji Bai and Xu Xu did not say anything.
Then, Brother Lu said, "Don't let her go, take her to Laos! She will be your talisman. My hands and feet are injured, so I can't walk, but I won't be a burden to you. Go quickly! I'll cover your back! "After saying that, she pulled out her knife and stood in front of Ji Bai.
Po was silent for a moment, then he looked at her fiercely and nodded, then he dragged Xu Xu into the water step by step. "Lu, live!"
The situation had changed so suddenly that Xu Xu was at a loss of what to do, so she looked up at Ji Bai. However, Ji Bai did not look at her face at all. He secretly aimed his gun at Po, then his finger slowly pulled the trigger and his dark eyes were filled with determination …
Brother Lu's eyes were sharp, so she waved her knife and stabbed Ji Bai's heart.
"Stop …" Her voice stopped abruptly as a small bloody hole appeared on her back. The sniper who was hiding in the dark saw that the situation was not right and shot her in the heart.
This sudden attack caused Po, who was retreating, to suddenly look up at her, and the expression on his stern face suddenly changed. "Lu …"
Xu Xu's heart skipped a beat, and Ji Bai naturally saw this fleeting opportunity, so he fired a shot and accurately hit Po's right wrist!
Po's body trembled, and the pistol was out of his hand. Xu Xu suddenly rushed forward, but Ji Bai had already strode forward and picked her up from the water.
Behind them, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps approaching, and several SWAT officers emerged from the forest. When they saw this, they all rushed forward and subdued Po. Po was pressed to the ground by several people, and his body was stiff like a wild beast. His arms were tied behind his back, and his eyes were bloodshot. Brother Lu looked at him with her dying breath, and her lips moved, but no one knew what she was saying.
Ji Bai's arm that was holding the gun finally dropped, and he looked down at Xu Xu who was in his arms. Xu Xu also looked at him in shock, and she could hear his steady but slightly rapid heartbeat. His face was handsome and silent under the sun.
"Third Brother …" Xu Xu subconsciously whispered. It was as if her heart was comforted when she called his name.
Ji Bai stared at her, and a smile slowly appeared in his dark eyes.
Xu Xu also smiled, and she buried her head in his chest. Ji Bai suddenly tightened his arms, and her whole body was pressed tightly against his chest.
On the flight to Lin City.
Brother Lu and Po had been escorted to the Sino-Burmese prison respectively, and what awaited them would be severe punishments from both countries.
After many days of hard work, they were finally able to reap the fruits of their labor. Everyone in the task force was tired but happy at the same time, so they leaned back in their seats and chatted from time to time with a gratified smile in their voices.
Xu Xu and Ji Bai sat in the last row, and Ji Bai tilted his head to look at her fair little face.
She had been lost and regained, and she was the pearl in his heart.
After the disaster, both of them were overwhelmed with emotions. However, ever since Brother Lu and Po were captured, they had been busy with the follow-up work, so they could not say a word to each other. Now that they were surrounded by police officers from both countries, it was not convenient for them to talk, so they could only hold hands tightly under their seats and look at each other without saying a word.
After a while, Ji Bai looked at her and said softly, "You're so bold. Your own life is still hanging in the balance, but you used Brother Lu's life to threaten Po?"
Xu Xu's mood had completely calmed down, and she answered calmly, "It doesn't matter, he really cares about Brother Lu's life."
After a while, she turned to look at him again.
"So what were you going to do at that time? Was it what I was thinking? "She remembered that he was going to say something at that time.
Ji Bai glanced at her. "You analyzed Po very well, but you forgot to analyze me."
'Po can't bear to part with the woman he loves, but do you think I can?
Those two are extremely vicious bandits, and any mistake could cause you to be hurt. So, how could I risk angering them and use Brother Lu's life to threaten Po when your life was hanging by a thread? Only you would do such a thing. '
In fact, the first thought that came to his mind at that time was …
To exchange himself for her.
He would think of a way to convince them — for example, Brother Lu's hands and feet were injured, and Xu Xu was small and weak, so it would be difficult for Po to escape with the two of them. If he was the hostage, he could help Po carry Brother Lu; or, the captain of the Criminal Police Force, the youngest grandson of the Ji Family, was far more valuable than an ordinary police officer …
Xu Xu was stunned by his words — had she forgotten to analyze him? Ji Bai smiled slightly and did not say anything more. He held her hand, leaned back in the chair, and closed his eyes to rest.
Xu Xu looked at his handsome and quiet sleeping face, and after a while, a guess suddenly came to her mind — could it be that he was planning to …
She was silent for a moment, then leaned over to kiss him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as her lips touched his face, he suddenly opened his dark eyes and pulled her into his arms. Ignoring the people around them, he lowered his head and kissed her deeply.
Outside the window, the flowing clouds were white and shiny under the sunlight, and the warm golden color reflected the blue sky. On the ground in the distance, they could vaguely see the creeping mountains and green fields. Lin City was on the route ahead.
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