Chapter 126 The Stowaways
Night fell quickly, and nothing happened outside.
Gu Yanxu and his father cooked dinner together.
In their family, the men do the cooking, while Bai Jiyang and the others chat with Grandpa Gu and his mother.
Bai Tang came out of the bedroom during this meal.
With a worried look, Gu's mother asked, "Tangtang, are you alright?"
Bai Tang's face regained some color: "I've been lying down for a day, and I feel much better. I feel so hungry I could eat a whole cow."
"Hahahaha, that's good, being able to eat is a blessing."
"Granddaughter-in-law, wait a moment. The father and son will finish cooking dinner soon. Come and sit for a while."
Bai Tang sat down, and after a short while, she heard Gu Yanxu calling for someone from the kitchen:
"Xiao Yang and Lin Fan have come to serve the dishes."
Upon hearing the sound, the two got up and went to the kitchen to get the food.
When Gu Yanxu saw Bai Tang come out, he specially brought her a bowl of millet porridge with a lot of brown sugar in it.
Bai Tang found it extremely sweet when she drank it.
While Bai Tang was eating her porridge, Gu Yanxu said from the side:
"This afternoon, Captain Chen sent someone to check the back mountain."
Bai Tang asked, "How was it?"
Gu Yanxu continued, "Now that we've confirmed everything is burned clean, we can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being."
"That's fine then."
After dinner, the whole family took a stroll in the two courtyards to digest their food.
However, Bai Tang soon went back to her room to rest.
Grandpa Gu and the others went back to their rooms to rest not long afterward.
Even though the sun isn't out at night, the temperature is still quite high.
At four o'clock in the morning, when everyone at the base was fast asleep.
The base's alarm suddenly went off, waking Bai Tang and the others.
Immediately afterwards, a message came over the base's loudspeaker:
"Outsiders have forcibly entered the base through the river. Please be aware, all residents."
Four people were arrested on the spot, while two others escaped.
If you encounter a stranger, do not act rashly; please contact a member of the base patrol team immediately.
Such a loud announcement within the base also gives the criminals who enter the base an opportunity.
Hopefully they will come forward on their own, rather than be arrested. If they are arrested, they will face the death penalty.
Their forced entry into the base, whatever their reasons, has seriously affected the base's security, and the base will not let it go unchecked.
The base patrol first discovered the anomaly in the river and then apprehended four individuals.
However, two people ran fast enough to allow them to escape.
So they sounded the alarm to alert everyone at the base.
Before dawn, the base leadership immediately increased patrols.
To prevent the two people who were missed from doing anything that could harm the people in the base.
Meanwhile, Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu were at home saying, "I knew something was going to happen to the river over there sooner or later."
Gu Yanxu comforted Bai Tang: "It's okay, the base will hold up the sky if it falls."
It's not dawn yet, do you want to rest a little longer?
Bai Tang shook her head and said, "I can't sleep anymore. Let's get dressed and get up. I heard Grandpa and the others get up."
Gu Yanxu got up, dressed, and came out, only to find that they were all awake.
Gu Yanxu went out and turned on the lights in the yard so that it would be easier for Grandpa Gu and the others to come over.
Once everyone was inside, Gu Yanxu turned off the lights in the yard.
The lights were turned on in the living room, and the family gathered to talk. Bai Tang said:
"I'd better not run into them. I'm like a bomb right now, ready to explode at any moment."
Bai Jiyang jokingly added, "Maybe it really will run into our neighborhood."
Gu Yanxu instructed his grandfather and parents: "Be careful until those two people are caught. Don't go out if you can avoid it."
Grandpa Gu said, "Don't underestimate me. I'm in great health now. Taking on two people at once is no problem at all."
Bai Tang looked at her grandfather and said, "I know you're in good health, Grandpa. I'll get you another gun later, that will be even more powerful."
Grandpa Gu, full of energy, said, "That's great!"
If I happen to encounter them, I'll show them why the flowers are so red.
Lin Fan quickly said, "Grandpa, the use of such lethal weapons is not allowed in our base. Please be careful."
Grandpa Gu pursed his lips and said, "Alright then, I'll keep it for self-defense."
As they were talking, Bai Tang took out a gun for Grandpa Gu and told him to keep it for self-defense.
Just then, Bai Tang and the others heard rustling sounds coming from outside.
Lin Zhou walked to the doorway and listened for a moment; it seemed the sound was coming from the front door.
Lin Fan and Bai Jiyang whispered excitedly, "Could it be those two who ran away?"
Bai Tang said, "Maybe, come on, I'll give each of you a stun gun."
Several men, carrying stun guns, tiptoed to the vicinity of the door.
They clearly heard the voices outside the door; they were the voices of two unfamiliar men.
A man said in a low voice, "You're so stupid, third brother. It took you forever to open that broken lock."
If we don't open it soon, we'll be discovered before dawn. Hurry!
At this moment, another man lowered his voice and said:
"Don't rush me, Second Brother's lock is really hard to open."
I've never seen this type before; it's fucking hard to drive.
"Are you even capable of doing this? What if someone finds out soon?"
The man called "Third Brother" deliberately put his things down and said to his second brother:
"If you're so good, then you do it! All you do is say I can't do it."
The second brother seemed to punch the third brother: "If I could untie this, what would I need you for?"
"Hurry up, if we don't find somewhere to go in soon, the patrol will find us sooner or later."
The third brother said, "Second brother, this yard is so big, what if a lot of people live here?"
The second brother said, "Are you stupid? What are we holding in our hands?"
"Gun, what are you afraid of? Stop dawdling and get to work."
Bai Tang and the others listened quietly to the conversation between the two people behind the door.
Bai Tang was certain when she heard that the two men had guns.
These two are the ones who ran away; they don't need to be polite with them in a moment.
The two people outside had no idea they were about to enter a wolf's den.
The second brother was still urging the third brother to hurry up when Bai Tang gently patted Gu Yanxu's arm.
Gu Yanxu understood Bai Tang's meaning. He walked over quietly and opened the door.
Their doors and locks are all the latest model; it would be strange if those two petty thieves outside could open them.
The two people outside heard a "click" sound and assumed that they had opened the lock.
The two were so excited they almost shouted, but then they covered each other's mouths with their hands.
The second brother gestured to the third brother to push the door open first, and the third brother opened a small crack to look through.
Bai Tang and the others hid in a row in the shade by the door.
The third brother didn't see Bai Tang and the others when he pushed open the door.
The third brother whispered, "Second brother, let's go in. There are a lot of cars in this yard. We're going to make a fortune."
The second brother also cautiously peeked into the yard.
The two pushed the door open a little more and stepped into the courtyard.
Before they could take two steps, Bai Tang and his group used stun guns to knock them unconscious from behind.