Chapter 1133 - 716: Jackals Arrive_3

"We didn’t do it on purpose, we’ve apologized, it should be fine."

"Dad, are you afraid of ghosts?"

"No, I’m not."

"But I’m a little scared." Xiao Yong said with fear after hearing his father express uncertainty about the existence of ghosts.

Xu Chengcai earnestly asked Xiao Yong, "Why are you scared?"

"Because I’m afraid, I’m afraid it will hurt me."

"Do you remember that time we saw that mother and daughter being dragged away by bad people?"

That time, Xu Chengcai had to both look after Xiao Yong and fight among a group of villains. Although he eliminated all the enemies, he accidentally injured his leg.

On top of having not eaten for a long time, his body was extremely weak while carrying Xiao Yong on the journey.

They happened upon a group of vicious people who were kidnapping a bunch of mothers and daughters.

He didn’t act because he had no means at that point.

"I remember." Xiao Yong’s mood suddenly became gloomy.

That time, his father taught him the principle that to help others, one must first assess whether one has the ability to do so.

Xiao Yong said he must achieve it. Seeing the seriousness in Xiao Yong’s expression, Xu Chengcai felt very ashamed and helpless.

It was after that Xu Chengcai began teaching Xiao Yong to learn knife skills.

"Are you afraid of bad people?" Xu Chengcai asked.

Xiao Yong was silent, recalling the sights of cannibalism.

His body trembled slightly.

"Afraid."

"Are you more afraid of bad people, or more afraid of ghosts?" Xu Chengcai patiently asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yong felt like his head was in a knot, pondering deeply.

Xu Chengcai didn’t rush him, allowing him to think slowly.

After a long time, Xiao Yong spoke, "It’s hard to choose, I’m afraid of both."

"What about good people?"

Xiao Yong immediately answered, "Of course I’m not afraid!"

"What about a good ghost then?"

"Uh... if it’s a good ghost, then it means he was a good person before, so he should be good too, then I won’t be afraid!"

Xu Chengcai chuckled, "See, ghosts and humans are essentially the same; as long as they are good, you won’t be afraid. If they’re bad, you’ll be afraid. Right?"

Xiao Yong suddenly realized and nodded, "Yes, yes. But I’m afraid of bad people and bad ghosts, what should I do?"

Xu Chengcai didn’t answer directly but said, "Remember that time, those bad people wanted to hurt us, what did I do?"

Xiao Yong exclaimed excitedly, "Dad was amazing, he directly took them down."

"Exactly. First, to fear bad ghosts and bad people, we need to have the strength to resist."

"Mm-hmm!" Xiao Yong nodded fervently, determined to work harder on the knife skills his father was teaching him.

"At that time, one of them scratched my leg, why were you brave enough to rush out and even stab someone’s waist with a dagger?"

Xiao Yong thought for a moment and said, "Because he hurt you, I was very angry, I was furious."

"When you rushed out, weren’t you afraid?" Xu Chengcai smiled.

"I, I was so angry at that moment, so worried about dad, that I forgot about being scared."

Xu Chengcai nodded, "So, to not fear bad ghosts and bad people, you need anger. When you’re angry, you forget about fear."

"Anger needs a fire in your heart; fight for the fire in your heart, for the people you care about, and then you won’t be afraid. Plus, having enough strength makes you confident and not afraid anymore."

"Those with fire in their hearts maintain anger, fear no bad person, bad ghost, and even won’t fear anything anymore."

Xiao Yong listened attentively, nodded with a semi-understanding expression.

Gently digesting what his father had said.

"Stay angry?" Xiao Yong murmured, asking.

"Yes, stay angry." Xu Chengcai remembered when he fought alongside Captain Ant, he was very "angry" then.

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The two continued walking forward.

Every two or three kilometers, Xu Chengcai would climb a mountain peak to find a spot and observe both sides of the highway.

After two hours.

They were less than a kilometer away from the Big Camphor Tree Base.

Xu Chengcai pricked up his ears, listening to the noises ahead.

It seemed like there were sounds of vehicles roaring and machinery operating.

Perhaps due to the forest’s obstruction, otherwise within a kilometer range, they should be audible.

Xu Chengcai’s eyes showed seriousness as he said to Xiao Yong, "We should be almost there."

"Dad, what did you hear, why can’t I hear anything?" Xiao Yong couldn’t hear anything other than the chirping of birds on the trees.

"It’s fine, learn slowly." Xu Chengcai said.

He wanted to scout ahead; with his physical condition, he was confident he could go alone without being discovered.

Thinking about it, looking at the current time, he was hesitant to leave Xiao Yong alone here.

When he was near the highway, he was only a dozen meters away, ready to run back at any time.

But now, being so close, he definitely needed to go and have a look.

He started checking the surroundings, found a suitable place, and hid their backpacks there, finally covering them with some weeds.

After doing all this, Xu Chengcai solemnly said to Xiao Yong, "No matter what happens later, you’re not allowed to speak, got it?"

Xiao Yong seriously nodded, closing his mouth.

Seeing this, Xu Chengcai, holding a short knife, with a dagger tied to his leg, and a telescope hanging around his neck.

He pulled Xiao Yong along, shifting in a zigzag pattern, towards the place where the sound was coming from.

Ten minutes later.

Xu Chengcai, not daring to get too close, lay in the woods, looking at the scene before him with some shock.

Less than 100 meters away, there were seven or eight people holding guns patrolling outside.

Inside, hundreds of people seemed to be building a wall at a construction site, with forklifts and transport vehicles shuttling back and forth.

Moreover, various building materials were being transported one truck after another to this place.

Xu Chengcai was shocked; he hadn’t expected so many people in such a remote place, seemingly building a wall that looked like a major project.

At this moment.

A sudden buzzing sound of a drone came from over their heads.

Bzzz—

In the duty room, Li Tie, as usual, was controlling the drone, rotating it around the construction site’s surroundings.

Just when he was about to return from the forest, he caught sight of two figures hiding behind bushes, five or six meters away from the construction site.

Li Tie immediately took out the walkie-talkie and called out to Luo, who was patrolling in the Third Outer City today, "Luo, Luo, two people found sneaking in the bushes at your 9 o’clock direction, take someone to check it out."

Luo was startled upon hearing this.

But he did not immediately turn around, instead of saying over the walkie-talkie, "Xiao Ding, Xiao Liu, Ma, you three, I say one, two, three, rush in that direction together."

One.

Two.

Three.

Charge."

Upon saying this, four fully armed people, holding guns and wearing bulletproof helmets, rushed like four arrows towards Xu Chengcai’s hiding place.

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On the other side.

Hearing the drone’s buzzing from the sky.

"Huh?" Xu Chengcai’s face changed dramatically.

Without any hesitation, he directly picked up Xiao Yong under his arm like a cheetah, and ran into the depths of the forest behind him.

However, upon seeing him flee in the duty room, Li Tie immediately controlled the drone to pursue them.

Bzzz—

The drone quickly reached above Xu Chengcai’s head, 15 meters high.

Xu Chengcai’s running speed was fast, even while carrying Xiao Yong.

Due to Xiao Yong’s young age, coupled with malnutrition, his weight was very light.

Xu Chengcai looked at the drone in the sky, in the blink of an eye, his hand moved.

A dagger appeared in his hand.

Just about to instinctively throw it, confident he could take it down.

But he suddenly hesitated, putting away the dagger while running.

Continuing to sprint into the dense forest.

Very fast, seemingly very familiar with the terrain of this place.

Xiao Yong only felt the wind whistling past his ears.

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