Yunnan-Burma junction...
The dense woods covered up the sky above. It had just rained, and the air was filled with a damp and moldy smell.
The heavy tires of the military trucks ran over the mountain roads, causing the pools of water to splash about, and left deep marks on the roads.
Due to a landslide up front, the path had been sealed by fallen stones.
The truck driver cursed with a strong accent and jumped out of the car to assess the situation.
Not long after, he ran back and said to the few idiots behind the truck, "Fuck, the road is completely blocked. We can't advance from here. If we were to go around it, I'm afraid that we won't be able to reach Brother Sheng's place tonight! What should we do?"
A corner of the army green canvas flipped open, and a bearded idiot with fierce features appeared. He lamented loudly, "Bastard! Why does it have to be blocked at this time! The stock in this truck needs to catch the ride tomorrow to be transported. What good will it do if they're being out here? How do we take another route?"
The driver sighed and glanced at the people in the car.
"There's a forest path nearby that will lead us out of this canyon in six hours. However, if you bring these brats with you, I'm afraid that you won't be able to move fast. We need to get out of that forest before it turns dark. It'll be very dangerous otherwise!"
Being in the rainforest during nighttime was akin to watching a live broadcast of the animal world. The driver still wanted to live a few more years.
The bearded man turned around and saw a dozen huge dark eyes staring back at him. The little kids were looking around with fear in their eyes. The man sneered, "They don't move fast? Hmm, I'll leave those who don't move quickly in the forest and feed them to the wolves!"
The car was filled with kids in their teens. Their huge dark eyes were wide open, and they were trembling in fear.
"Go! One after the other!"
The bearded man ordered the teenagers to get out of the car and follow the driver's guidance. They walked down a small twisted path with Bearded Man Two, Bearded Man Three, and Bearded Man Four carrying their loaded guns...
It had just rained in the forest, so the path was much more slippery than what most of them had imagined. Moreover, the teenagers had been hungry for an entire day. Some of them simply could not move fast.
Someone was bound to slip or fall with every step they make.
After walking for more than an hour, they finally got onto the main road. A frail young boy in the team finally could not take it anymore. He fell into a puddle of water at the roadside.
He was extremely filthy, and his frail body was not only slender but also weak. Since his skin was very fair, he seemed frighteningly pale when he was this exhausted.
He laid motionless on the ground after he fell. It seemed like he was on the verge of dying.
The bearded man noticed that the entire team had stopped moving. The children gave their companion on the ground a pitiful and doubtful look.
"Fuck! You have the mood to ask for pity at this time? Why? Do you think that I would let you go just because you fell?"
The bearded man was fuming with rage and was about to hit the boy with his gunstock.
Bearded Man Two grabbed him and said, "There's no point in hitting him. This guy must be very hungry. Look how skinny he is. You'll kill him with just a few hits. Then you won't be able to sell him for even 10,000 yuan!"
"He's as skinny as a girl. How much can I hope to sell him for?"
"That's not necessarily true. If his kidneys, heart, and liver managed to match someone else's, we could sell them for a good price," Bearded Man Two said and smiled wickedly. He looked at the teenager lying on the ground and sighed. "Not to mention, this little guy looks pretty. It would be great if he was a girl. I could've given it a go..."
"Even brats can't stop you from having fun!" Bearded Man Three said with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other. It seemed like they were very interested in this suggestion. The few of them had been walking for an entire day and already had the urge to curse at someone.
Talking about this topic had made their sour mood earlier lightened up.
The teenager on the ground was trembling in fear when he heard their laughter and conversation. He tried to get up and walk towards his companion in the camp, but he fell again.
"You guys should stop talking. This little fella is evoking my desires..."
Bearded Man Two looked at the teenager who had turned into a mud monkey on the ground. Who knew where his "desire" was coming from...
'Damn it!'
The young man cursed in his heart, and his body started trembling uncontrollably. Bearded Man Two squatted down, grabbed his clothes, picked him up, and caressed his fair little face.
Suddenly, he picked the young boy up and smiled at the few of them. "I'll give it a go first, you guys can go ahead!"
The teenager who was on the man's back sensed the danger he was in.
Fuck, Bearded Man Two was into men!
It seemed like it was still unsafe after disguising as a boy!
"Let me go..."
He started crying and smacking Bearded Man Two's back with his little hands. Nonetheless, his attacks were as harmless as a mosquito bite, and it was not in the least terrifying.
The row of teenagers was frightened. One of the darker-skinned children was a little braver, so he rushed out and blocked Bearded Man Two with his thin body. He then shouted, "Let him go! What are you going to do?"
The dark-skinned boy's entire body was piercing cold. Even though he was weak, this child had looked so murderous until Bearded Man Two was truly shocked.
The man was very annoyed when he saw someone interrupting him.
He launched a kick but he did not expect the dark-skinned child to dodge it nimbly. On top of that, he made a counterattack and threw Bearded Man Two onto the ground.
Bearded Man Two lost his balance and fell. The young man on his back was thrown off his back.
The dark-skinned child suddenly rushed over, grabbed the faired-skinned boy, and together they ran towards the woods next to the tiny path with all their might.
The incident happened too suddenly and since the few idiots were already a distance away, they simply did not think that someone dared to escape under the threat of their loaded guns.
There were branches and vines growing on looming trees that stretched into the sky on both sides of the road all over the mountains. The two children ran into the woods and disappeared without a trace.
The young boy originally had no strength left in him, but the hope of escaping this nightmare had set off his potential to run. He did not know where it came from, but it was as if God had given his legs the strength to run away with the dark-skinned boy.
The idiots were furious and chased after them immediately. They raised their guns and launched a shot ahead of them as they ran.
The sound of the gunshot broke through the sky.
It alerted the group of people who was lurking at the side of the road.
"Report captain, the gunshot come from 11 o'clock southeast!"
Liu Tong reported to Jisoo in a low voice on the news that the scouting soldiers found.
They were lurking around here to help the drug investigation team to ambush a group of drug dealers.
Jisoo heard the report, thought for a moment and ordered in a low voice, "Get a few people to follow me. You'll stay here and continue the ambush, chief commander!"
The five of them ran in the direction of the gunshot along with Jisoo.
Jisoo's had been pretty excited ever since he moved from Yan State to the Sunni Triangle.
This was the place where a Special Forces soldier like him should be at.
The sound of the gunshot made him very excited!
The battlefield made him feel like he was alive and well!
This unexpected situation kept his mental state at a constant excited state!
He walked between the vines and felt there was an unidentified creature closing in on him. The vigilant man cleared his mind, listened to the footsteps, and gestured with his hand to everyone know not to shoot.
"It's a child!" Jisoo could tell from the footsteps that two people were stepping on the slippery road and they both weigh less than 45 kg.
Not long after, two young boys, one dark-skinned and one faired-skinned, popped out of the bushes at the side and plunged into Jisoo's arms...
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