Chapter 815: Gunfire in Gourd Village
The helicopter’s noise is quite loud, so if it lands too close, it could easily alert the villagers.
As for once the mission is complete, Lu Chuan and the others have also confirmed that the landing site is set at a small square at the village entrance.
It’s a spacious area there, as long as the task is completed on time and the retreat is timely, even if the helicopter wakes the villagers, there will still be time to escape!
The night in Gourd Village is very quiet.
Lu Chuan and his team entered cautiously.
The five men split up, each searching for their designated location.
Woof woof woof!
Occasionally, the sound of dogs barking can be heard, which is actually what Lu Chuan and his team feared the most.
At night after 11, the villagers have long gone to bed, but the dogs aren’t asleep.
With strangers entering, the dogs are highly alert.
However, Lu Chuan and his team prepared to throw some tranquilizers to deal with the target’s family’s dogs.
No houses in the village have their lights on.
Lu Chuan swiftly moved through the passageways between rooms.
The terrain inside the village is quite complex, with all the houses built along the mountains.
Rarely can you see large patches of flat land.
Lu Chuan and the others descended from the helicopter from afar, and upon entering the village, they rushed toward their targets according to the pre-drawn map.
Wang Erhu’s house is located right in the center of the village, so to reach Wang Erhu’s house, one has to pass by many other village households.
In the darkness, Lu Chuan, equipped with night vision, saw everything very clearly, moving swiftly and deftly.
Thanks to the system’s reward of combat skills, his body was highly coordinated and fast.
Within less than fifteen minutes, he reached the designated spot.
Wang Erhu’s house was already within sight.
According to the villagers, the woman bought by Wang Erhu’s family arrived five years ago.
Initially, she had a fiery personality and tried to escape several times.
But each time, she was caught and beaten half to death, eventually giving up on running away.
Today is Wednesday, and it’s said she should be sleeping in Wang Laohu’s room in the left side chamber.
She was in Wang Dahua’s on Monday, Wang Erhu’s on Tuesday, and Wang Laohu’s on Wednesday.
Then they take turns, and on Sundays she’s in the woodshed.
Even though Gourd Village has hundreds of households, with thousands of people, the village is isolated, and every household’s affairs are well-known.
Wang Erhu’s matter is particularly the talk of the village.
His family has dogs.
Woof!
As Lu Chuan got closer, barking was heard.
But Lu Chuan knew that the owner wouldn’t come out just because of a barking dog.
Sneaking to the base of the wall, Lu Chuan took out a meat bun from his tactical backpack.
He tossed it over the wall.
After waiting a while, he threw a small stone inside too, hearing no movement.
Success!
Lu Chuan looked at the wall over a meter high, jumped from his spot and climbed over.
With the help of night vision, Lu Chuan clearly saw a dog lying in the courtyard.
The tranquilizer had worked.
The dog threat was resolved, now the crucial moment had come.
Approaching the left side chamber lightly, Lu Chuan didn’t dare engage the door directly, worrying it might be locked inside.
From his prepared supplies, Lu Chuan produced an ether spray, first going to the main house next door, from which snoring was audible.
Wang Erhu’s family consists of seven people.
Apart from the three sons, there are the parents, and two children.
Snoring was coming from both the main house and the east wing chambers.
Lu Chuan crouched, spraying the ether through the door gap.
The ether spray they prepared was in ample quantity.
Though the mix in the air wouldn’t cause complete unconsciousness, it would affect their will.
Resulting in a certain degree of semi-unconsciousness.
Except for the left chamber, Lu Chuan proceeded to spray ether into the main house and right chamber, hearing even louder snores.
There’s likely no big issue.
According to the pre-defined tactics, the mission is to rescue concealedly whenever possible.
Avoid direct conflict.
At the left chamber, Lu Chuan gently nudged the door, but as expected, it didn’t budge, locked inside.
This was anticipated in Lu Chuan and the team’s plan.
If a door is locked, use specialized tools to open it.
Gourd Village is remote, and what’s considered intricate in these parts is merely wooden bars.
The village doesn’t have mechanical locks or the like.
From his tactical backpack, Lu Chuan pulled a specially designed soft hook, sneaking it through the door gap, testing back and forth until hooking onto something hard.
With gentle maneuvering, the bolt gradually shifted...
Click.
A crisp sound was heard as the door automatically swung open.
Squeak.
The old wooden door hinge emitted a sharp screech, causing the snoring inside to halt abruptly.
"Who..."
Inside, a man’s hoarse voice mumbled half-asleep from beneath the blankets.
Lu Chuan dashed into the room, spraying ether madly.
The not-yet-fully-awake man slumped back down.
The woman beside him had woken long ago, but made no sound, only silently watching Lu Chuan’s shadow in the darkness.
With night vision, Lu Chuan discerned her expression.
Vacant, devoid of any life.
"I’m a policeman!"
Police?!
The woman froze at Lu Chuan’s declaration.
"Come with me!"
At this moment, Lu Chuan sensed the woman before him coming back to life.
She suddenly leaped onto Lu Chuan, tears streaming like a waterfall, soaking Lu Chuan’s combat uniform.
Then, without needing Lu Chuan’s prompting, she hastily dressed, and leapt to the floor.
Throughout, she suppressed her voice, quickly following Lu Chuan, though passing by the kitchen, she suddenly grabbed something and rushed back inside.
Lu Chuan spotted a kitchen knife and hurried to stop her.
Bam!
The knife landed hard on the bed’s edge, just an inch away from Wang Laohu’s throat!
The woman, blocked, still tried to strike again.
The knife was swiftly seized by Lu Chuan: "Get outside first!"
"There’s only one chance!"
Driven by the thirst for freedom, she overcame her need for revenge against Wang Laohu.
She followed Lu Chuan out swiftly.
As Lu Chuan succeeded, other locations were in motion too.
Zhang Hui’s target is a kidnapped child.
He with another officer rescuing the child employed the direct method of spraying ether heavily into the air.
The child being only six or seven, once slightly unconscious, was easily carried away.
A wakeful child might scream.
These two missions proceeded smoothly, without the presence of dogs even.
However, two other locations didn’t run as smoothly.
Chen Yang’s rescue involved finding the kidnapped woman in the pigsty.
She was already somewhat disoriented.
Chen Yang had no choice but to douse her into unconsciousness, carrying her out.
Meanwhile, a local officer named Cao Bing was discovered during his rescue.
"Help!"
"Someone’s in the village stealing people!"
"Help!"
The sharp cry pierced the night sky, lighting up several households.
Bang!
Lu Chuan was running with the woman when his footsteps halted, gunfire!
Shooting!
And just three hundred meters ahead in the courtyard.
"Damn, it’s Cao Bing!"