Chapter 454 Two-in-One

"How about we discuss how to deal with the village chief's family? This is only a small part; San Yan and I can't pack all that stuff back. There's also a small box of money and tickets; I roughly estimate there's about seven or eight thousand in that box!"

"So much? Does Juxiang Brigade have so much stuff that a village chief could embezzle?" Jin Zicheng was genuinely surprised this time.

After he finished his apprenticeship with his master, he was taken away by his superior to join the army. It has been about seven or eight years now. He served as a conscript for two years on the battlefield. After leaving the battlefield, he joined the 917 and finally received a stipend, but he was reluctant to spend it.

I've worked hard to save up for so many years, and apart from being cheated by a few good friends occasionally, I haven't saved up this much money in total!

"Don't you find it strange? I inquired about the village chief's family at the market. Both of his sons married women from the county. One of his fathers-in-law was a junior cadre in the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative, and the other was a master craftsman in the transportation team of a state-owned factory."

The key point is that the village chief's two sons are not decent people at all. They are short and not good-looking; they are just ordinary people.

Before he got married, he was a notorious good-for-nothing in the village, earning only a few cents a month, less than the pig feed for other people's children.

Can these two people really win over two girls from the county town, both with good family backgrounds and formal jobs, just by relying on the village chief's wife's smooth talk and crude schemes?

Another point is, even if a minor official at a supply and marketing cooperative in a small county, an experienced driver from a state-owned factory's transportation team, and a village head colluded to embezzle this much, could they possibly have done so?

After Bai Nuo finished speaking, she and Jin Zicheng exchanged a glance and instantly understood the source of each other's suspicions.

"Let's go, let's meet up with Mengzi in the county first, and see what he's found out. If the village chief really did collude with his two in-laws to embezzle state property, we can just report it to the relevant departments. But if it's really as we suspect, then we'll probably have to have Old Pang send someone to bring military cargo to haul people away!"

"OK!"

Bai Nuo nodded, stood up, and walked directly towards the three people lying on the ground.

Jin Zicheng turned his head to look over and quickly rummaged through his military backpack.

“We brought rope…”

A series of "clicks" interrupted Jin Zicheng's words.

Bai Nuo bent down, reached out, and swiftly and decisively broke the limbs of the three men, then dislocated their jaws.

She was breaking the bones at the joints, using the broken bones to hold the tendons in place. Even if these three enemy agents could endure the pain, they couldn't break them back on their own. They would need to find an experienced traditional Chinese medicine orthopedic surgeon to help them recover.

Moreover, even if they were to straighten it out, the long-term blockage of the meridians would make it difficult to recover later.

This technique is difficult for most people to master because they can't accurately locate the tendons in the wrist. But Bai Nuo has mental power; with just a tiny, quick probe, she can easily find the tendons.

After doing all this, Bai Nuo stood up casually and looked at Jin Zicheng: "What did you just say?"

Jin Zicheng: "...It's nothing, just well done!"

This trick will save them a lot of rope!

Leave Three-Eyes and Spirit Hand to continue monitoring the village chief's family. If necessary, wait until daytime, when the village chief's family is out working, and have Spirit Hand thoroughly search the village chief's house.

This guy has inherited his family's master thief skills and is extremely good at finding things. No matter how well you hide them, he can always find them.

Bai Nuo was particularly envious, as she relied on her mental strength and the cheat code provided by the small system.

Ling Shou's ancestors were master thieves, the real kind. In ancient times, they would uphold justice and rob the rich to help the poor. The family had a complete set of master thieving techniques, and these techniques would evolve with the times.

Unfortunately, during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Japanese learned about this family from a traitor and kidnapped the grandmother, who was skilled in martial arts, to threaten them into stealing a list of underground party members, intending to wipe out all the heroes who fought for the country.

As a result, the whole family vowed never to become traitors. The grandmother tried every means to commit suicide in the Japanese prison. The grandfather hid his young grandson and the ancestral handbook in the home of a farmer they had rescued. Then, he took his son and daughter-in-law to rescue the people. After learning that his great-grandmother had committed suicide, the three of them, carrying explosives stolen from Guizi, each went in a different direction and blew up three Japanese armories, rescuing the soldiers who were trapped in the mountains by the Japanese and desperately resisting the enemy's advance.

The instructor and the young Pang were in that company. Later, the instructor made inquiries and finally brought the young Lingshou back.

Ling Shou truly lived up to his reputation as a descendant of master thieves. He honed his skills solely through the notebook left to him by his grandfather. When he grew up, his teacher gave him two choices: one was to arrange a job for him, let him get married, have children, and live a peaceful and smooth life.

Another option is... enlisting in the army.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Shou decided to join the army. His biggest dream in life was to go to the island nation and personally steal the head of a certain family member.

In fact, not a single member of the entire 917 Special Operations Team was without a blood feud with those people. Some of them had lost their parents or family members in that ten-year war, some had elders who were persecuted by the Japanese, and some had their entire families displaced because of that invasion.

They never forgot the hatred they carried, but secretly sought opportunities, without even telling their division commander or Commander Pang.

Jin Zicheng followed silently behind Bai Nuo. He had a premonition that with this little girl's arrival, their opportunity might come soon.

The group of seven quickly packed their things, carried the three enemy agents, and hurried down the mountain along the western path. After finding the hidden jeep, they quickly headed towards the county town.

"A-Tong, go to the county town and find Fang Meng to let him know."

"Yes, host!"

The little system responded, then disappeared into the space, flapping its small wings and speeding towards the county town.

The moment the small system flew out of the car, Jinzi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly turned around, his eyes sharp and filled with murderous intent. But... there was nothing outside the car except pitch black.

Bai Nuo: "..."

She said, "Never underestimate these soldiers who have actually been on the battlefield and fought against the enemy without fear of death, especially these talented individuals from 917."

Those individuals, even in the apocalypse, might not be able to defeat those with superpowers!

Jin Zicheng frowned slightly, rolled down the car window with unease, gripped the pistol in one hand, and cautiously peered out the window.

We still found nothing. Was it just our imagination?

But he clearly felt something flash by outside the car!