Chapter 19: Desperate Measures

Yan Chen Ning stopped at the window again, feeling that he was looking around. Fortunately, it was nighttime, and fortunately, the narrow window sill was a dead angle of vision. I had not been discovered by Yan Chen Ning for the time being…

It was just that in this silent silence, every second was so unbearable, and it was a severe test of one’s psychological endurance. If I were a little more impatient, I would definitely not be able to resist choosing to rebel, rather than waiting under the window sill. After all, the struggling fish and the fish to be slaughtered, the struggling fish feel a little more hopeful.

“Forget it, this time it’s so troublesome. If possible, let a ghost in to investigate everything, why bother to go there yourself?” Finally, Yan Chen Ning’s impatient words broke the deadly silence.

“Chen Ning, this is not possible. Our large-scale operation of suspecting everyone is already at the bottom line of the decent forces in China. If we release the ghost, and if there happens to be an innocent ordinary person in this room, then…” The team leader was explaining again, as if he was very fond of explaining to the young master Yan Chen Ning.

“Okay, I know, everything has a price. You’re saying it’s not worth it to tear your face off for this, and I’m just complaining. You don’t need to say more, let’s go.” Yan Chen Ning was a little impatient and interrupted the team leader’s words, heading out of the room.

I let out a sigh of relief. It seems that the department helped me for the last time, but in fact, I still inexplicably enjoyed their protection, at least giving these people a reason to act.

If a ghost really came out to investigate, that would be a real problem. Although I wasn’t afraid of a little ghost, exposing me was already completely enough.

There is always a way out. At this moment, I deeply felt that this saying was true, and there was always a ray of hope.

“If we mobilize all these people and don’t get any results, what will Grandpa Zu think of me? It’s really annoying.”

“Chen Ning, don’t worry. You have the best talent. Even if you mobilize the troops, it’s for the organization. Your loyalty is obvious…”

Finally, in this kind of flattering conversation, they left the room. This time, I no longer felt any danger in my heart. I took the luggage bag in my teeth, climbed up the window sill smoothly, climbed up the window, and returned to the room gently.

I thanked Yan Chen-ning for opening the window for me. As soon as I stood in the room, I saw the four of them already walking out of the building. I hid behind the window and observed them. In the darkness, I faintly saw one of them glance back.

I didn’t know if it was Yan Chen-ning, but in the dark, it was impossible for him to see me hiding in the shadows, only half of my face showing. The man only glanced at me, then walked out of the courtyard with the other three.

I sat down in the middle of the room and was finally able to breathe heavily. Although there was no fierce battle, the psychological pressure was really exhausting.

After resting for about a minute, I took out a water bottle from my bag, gulped down a mouthful of water, and then began to calm down and think about what I should do next.

From Yan Chen’s conversation with them, I knew that my whereabouts had really been exposed at this moment, but for some reason, the powerful force that targeted me was not sure about the news. However, because Yan Chen, who had an excellent spiritual perception (even better than mine), firmly believed that I was still alive, a large-scale operation was carried out.

The Department and that force are in a state of mutual restraint, just like two lions of similar strength would not easily fight. The general choice is that the king does not see the king, otherwise that force would not have tested the Department’s bottom line, and the Department would not have asked me to feign death because of that force.

Am I a sacrificial pawn? Do I have to fake my death? Or am I not important enough for the department to risk losing face to protect me? I felt a little sad when I thought about this. I don’t have the protection of my master’s elders… But I quickly comforted myself, maybe there are other reasons.

In fact, I didn’t find out until much later that there really was another reason.

I really wanted to smoke, but I didn’t because I knew from their conversation that the so-called main force would soon arrive. Even if it was just a routine check, they would check the house again, and the smell of smoke would be the biggest clue.

What should I do now? I kept pounding my head. The two main roads out of the village were blocked, but there were other small roads that could be used to bypass the village entrance or to bypass other mountain passes and climb over the mountains!

Not to mention that the barren mountains have no roads and are difficult to cross, just walking on the small roads in these large fields is undoubtedly “home delivery.” Even with the cover of night, it is so obvious that it is likely to be discovered as soon as you go out.

It was like a dead end, and I was trapped in this room!

Thinking about this, I paced back and forth, unable to think of a solution for a while. In my anxiety, I took the map Zheng gave me out of my pocket, shielded the light of the flashlight with my body, and began to look at the map.

As I looked at it, my thoughts began to come alive. I thought that people in a certain environment may not be able to see the surrounding environment clearly, but they can see some things intuitively from the map.

The mountain behind the house, that’s the key. I unconsciously pointed at it with my finger and began to think. This mountain is actually the biggest reason for the village being sealed off. The roads out of the village all go around this mountain. If I can climb this mountain… then I can escape their encirclement.

This idea made me more and more excited. I turned off the flashlight and put away the map. Like an anxious lone wolf, I began to circle back and forth. I kept thinking about the feasibility of this plan. I was not unfamiliar with the cliff behind that house. I knew how steep it was, and I also knew that the people who had just left had said that the Wujia people could not climb it either!

But it was my only way out!

With this in mind, I picked up my bag and carefully ran to the kitchen on the first floor. The kitchen window was directly opposite the cliff. I looked carefully. Yes, it was completely a stone mountain, but there were still some small shrubs and sparse small trees growing on the mountain.

And… it’s not necessary to climb to the top of the mountain. On the other side of the cliff, there is a shorter slope that connects to the mountain. As long as you get there, it will be easy to climb up the mountain. The villagers who go to the mountain to find mountain goods all take the short slope to go up the mountain. However, the entrance to the short slope is on the other side of the village entrance. If I pass through here, I have to climb a cliff.

I only had a minute to think about it. After a minute, I decided to take a risk and climb the cliff. I had no other choice.

With this in mind, I quickly fumbled around in my bag and finally found a bamboo tube.

I held the bamboo tube in my hand. It had been… it had been something I had received more than 20 years ago. I had used it in the deserted village, and later, I had treasured it and never used it again.

This is the snake repellent that the mysterious snake catcher gave me back then. It represents a memory, the beginning of my first contact with mysterious events. Now, I’m climbing a cliff and finally have to use it again.

Fortunately, I didn’t have to waste the powder inside. I just had to hang it on my body. Thinking of this, I removed the film I had pasted on it myself (to prevent the powder from leaking out), and then hung it around my waist.

When I walked out of the kitchen, I had calmed down. The drizzle was not good for climbing the cliff, but I could only trust that I had been trained by my master since childhood and had fairly good skills and reflexes.

I first threw the bag over the back wall, then took a few steps back, jumped up with a charge, hooked my hands on the one and a half meter high wall, then climbed over the wall and jumped down.

Standing in the gap between the wall and the mountain, less than three meters wide, I once again looked at the cliff, because I couldn’t turn on the flashlight. Once I did, I would be a “big target,” and I would undoubtedly be announcing to everyone that I was here. Before I could go up the mountain, I had to find a good way to get there.

After observing it for more than ten minutes, the drizzle had already wet my hair on my forehead. I finally began to climb the cliff, pretending to be very happy and encouraging myself. It wasn’t bad after all. After all, this wasn’t a real cliff, not a 90-degree right angle, but still had a certain slope.

I tied the bag to my body with a rope, and then in the rain and darkness, I used my hands to climb up the cliff by holding on to a short tree growing at the bottom.