After three long days of travel, the uncle and nephew finally arrived near the Jinshi Pier.

They had been sleeping in the open air and were exhausted along the way, but they did not dare to stop for a moment. They finally found a warehouse that was temporarily unused, and the two of them quickly let the group of people out.

Then, they took out the antidote and gave it to the rescued people one by one. After doing all this, everyone hid temporarily in this simple warehouse.

Jiang Wenming looked at Jiang Wentao, who was worried, and Jiang Jijian, who was in tears, and comforted them softly, "Brother Wentao, Ji Jian, you guys stay here for now. I'll go out and look for a boat to take us back. Ji Bai is already waiting for us there. Once I find him, he'll come over to pick you up and leave this place together."

However, when Jiang Jijian heard Jiang Jibai's name, tears burst out like a flood.

He choked and asked, "Uncle, Ji Bai... is he really still alive? I'm so scared..."

Jiang Wenming touched Jiang Jijian's little head distressedly and answered firmly, "Silly child, don't cry! Ji Bai is of course still alive. If we hadn't met him by chance, we wouldn't have known that you were also captured here. It was because of him that we were able to rush to rescue you in time."

Jiang Wentao looked at his cousin and little niece in front of him with sad eyes, and the kind faces of his parents and the gentle smile of his wife involuntarily emerged in his mind.

The longing surged into his heart like a tide, causing his heart to ache and his eyes to turn red in an instant.

His voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Did you help bury my parents and my child's mother?"

Jiang Jiyun slowly raised his head, looked at his uncle, and couldn't help but sighed and said, "It was the guerrilla comrades who rushed over to take care of the aftermath and buried them. All the bodies were buried together at the end of the village."

Hearing this, Jiang Wentao's eyes became redder and he lowered his head heavily. After a moment of silence, he spoke: "You can go out and do your work without worry. I will stay here to watch over them. For those who don't listen to advice and insist on going out to risk their lives, we can't stop them even if we want to, so just let them go."

At this moment, Jiang Wenming, who had been standing aside without saying a word, suddenly turned cold and glanced sharply at the group of people huddled together.

He said coldly: "As the saying goes, good words cannot persuade a damned ghost. Since someone is determined to die and wants to die in a foreign land, we will naturally not stop him. Those who are willing to return to their hometown with us should wait here quietly. If you insist on leaving, then leave now!"

As soon as the words fell, responses came one after another from the crowd.

"No, we're definitely not going out!"

"I must follow you home!"

"I want to go home too!"

......

At this moment, about a hundred people stood up slowly and silently, and then ran out without hesitation.

Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming just watched this scene happen quietly and did not try to stop it.

After all, everyone has the right to make their own choices, and the departure of these people is obviously the path they decided to take after careful consideration.

"Uncle! Xiaoyun! Are you in there?"

Just as the hundred or so people ran out, a shout suddenly came from outside. The sound echoed in the empty warehouse and was particularly clear.

Hearing the shout, Jiang Wenming instantly became alert. He walked towards the door cautiously, wanting to find out what was going on.

When he walked to the door, he peeked out through the crack and saw a figure standing there with an excited look on his face. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhao Long. Moreover, not far behind Zhao Long was Xiang Xiuying.

Seeing that the visitor was a familiar face, Jiang Wenming relaxed a little. He opened the door and let Zhao Long and Xiang Xiuying in.

"Sister Xiang, how did you know we were coming? And how did you find this place?" When Jiang Jiyun saw Xiang Xiuying, he immediately ran over and hugged her tightly, his face full of joy and curiosity.

Xiang Xiuying smiled gently, patted Jiang Jiyun's back lightly, then loosened her arms and pulled her up together.

"You guys went to the dock for a while, but then suddenly disappeared. Fortunately, my men saw you. I thought that this warehouse was the only empty one nearby, and considering that you brought so many people, you would probably choose to hide here."

Zhao Long watched them arrive safely from afar, a happy smile on his face, and shouted loudly: "Just when we were about to set out to look for you, we suddenly saw a lot of people running out in a hurry. Seeing that they were so thin that they were just skin and bones, they looked almost the same as Ji Bai. We didn't think twice and rushed over here."

Jiang Wenming, who was standing nearby, frowned slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of caution. He asked them, "Have you found the boat? Can all these people be brought back?"

As he spoke, he cast his gaze towards the group of people squatting and shivering in the corner of the warehouse.

Zhao Long turned his head to look at the group of huddled figures and said, "Okay, don't waste any more time, everyone. Hurry up and stand up and follow me. While there are so many people on the dock, you should split into several groups and quietly hide in the cabin. Everyone should move quickly and make sure no one finds you."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenming couldn't help but ask, "So, can we just sail away tonight?"

Zhao Long stared at Jiang Wenming in astonishment, his mouth wide open. After a long while, he recovered and said, "What? We are leaving today? But...what about your other companions? Aren't they leaving with us?"

Jiang Wenming was secretly shocked, but he appeared very calm on the surface. He quickly made up an excuse to explain: "Alas, they have already left with those vital supplies. You know, those supplies are too important for us, so we have no choice but to split up into two groups."

Zhao Long and Xiang Xiuying thought about the pharmaceutical factory that was almost emptied and the arsenal over there. With so many medicines, weapons and ammunition, it was indeed not convenient to take these people with them, and someone had just abandoned his compatriots and ran away.

"Let's go. I'll take twenty people there first. You can bring another twenty people over in ten minutes. I'll meet you halfway." Zhao Long urged the people in the warehouse.

Jiang Jiyun was whispering to Xiang Xiuying, and found out that Xiang Xiuying and her crew's ship was still there, but this time they had no supplies to return with.

"Sister Xiang, has there been a large convoy delivering supplies in the past few days?"

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