Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Zhao Hu figured it out himself.

However, I couldn't reveal my identity as a researcher to my brothers, so I could only give them some instructions.

"Just do as Brother Fei says. Do you still want to make contributions? Do you still want to catch spies?"

Upon hearing this, several of the brothers couldn't help but mutter, "Captain, you're not trying to tell us that we can catch spies by pretending to be people from the cowshed, are you?"

"Don't kid us, when other people catch spies, they use real weapons. What are we doing here?!"

Several people looked at the clothes in your hands with disgust; they were dirty and smelly, and they simply didn't have the courage to wear them.

Zhao Hu glanced at them and was also somewhat disgusted; those clothes were really dirty and smelly.

But we can't go without them; the key to the mission lies with just a few people!

Knowing that they admired the Flying Eagles the most, Zhao Hu cleared his throat and said, "Okay, you guys listen to me, get dressed and disguised, and I'll have the Flying Eagles train you yourselves later!"

The brothers, who had been frowning and looking at the clothes in their hands with a bitter expression, all turned to look at Zhao Hu when they heard his words.

Then a burst of laughter erupted.

"Captain, are you obsessed with joining the Flying Eagles? You even want the Flying Eagles to train us? Don't be ridiculous. Do you think the Flying Eagles would come and train us rookies?"

That's the Flying Eagles, the most mysterious armed force, a super special forces team, which only top leaders can command.

Even the ordinary special forces team led by Company Commander Liu were unwilling to pay attention to these militiamen, so it was even less likely that the Flying Eagle Team would.

Zhao Hu shouldn't use this tactic to lure them in just because the Flying Eagles' captain is someone they admire.

The group didn't believe it at all, and some even thought that Zhao Hu was talking about them.

“We know you’re determined to join the Flying Eagles, so you’re putting in extra training every day.”

"But you haven't even passed the Flying Eagles' assessment, yet you dare to call yourself a member of the Flying Eagles. Be careful, the Flying Eagles might come and beat you up."

Zhao Hu felt as if his brother had stabbed him in the heart several times, and his face immediately hardened.

“I am a real member of the Flying Eagles. You don’t know me yet. I never lie.”

Zhao Hu's serious expression startled everyone. They couldn't help but scrutinize their captain to make sure he wasn't joking, and they were all dumbfounded.

No, could it be that their captain got the news from the minister that the Flying Eagles were coming to their area?

My God, are they really going to meet the Eagles?

If I could be personally trained by the Flying Eagles, I would do anything they asked.

The group was extremely excited.

They all admired heroes, just like Zhao Hu, but couldn't join the army for various reasons.

Some couples have parents who disagree with their marriage, or grandmothers who disagree with their marriage, or couples who have children and whose parents are making a huge fuss about it, or whose grandparents are afraid of their family line ending.

In short, they dreamed of joining the army, but they didn't have the opportunity.

However, they paid close attention to news from the military, especially from the Flying Eagles.

Every time I hear good news from the Flying Eagles, I feel excited for a long time.

They were about to meet their idol, and without saying a word, they put on the clothes and, to make it look realistic, even got themselves all dirty.

Without careful observation, its true nature is completely obscured.

"Captain, do I look convincing? It's a promise, we have to meet the Flying Eagles."

Zhao Hu patted his chest and assured everyone.

Fortunately, he was present when Xu Manman took her medals to see the minister; otherwise, he wouldn't have known that Fei Huainan was a member of the Flying Eagles team before he was injured.

Anyway, the position the minister initially assigned to Fei Ge was that of an instructor, and they were all under Fei Ge's training.

He simply informed his brothers of the news beforehand.

After the arrangements at the cowshed were completed, Zhao Hu left. The patrol team was also arranged, with four more garrison soldiers added to each group, while the patrol time and tasks remained unchanged.

Zhao Hu had arranged for someone he trusted to be in each team beforehand, so that they could notify him immediately if any problems arose.

At night, a cold wind howled. Xu Manman stayed at home, wearing only a sweater. There was a table on the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), and she sat on the kang to draw. Her hands and feet were not cold at all.

Thanks to the large amount of firewood she had collected beforehand, she wasn't afraid of it burning.

Xu Manman drew for a while, then looked up outside and saw that she didn't have a watch; Fei Huainan had taken his watch with him.

However, based on the speed at which she drew the sketches, we could estimate the approximate time.

Fei Huainan left at 6:30. She wrote two drafts in half an hour, so it's probably around 10 p.m. now.

I wonder when Fei Huainan will return.

As Xu Manman was thinking, she heard footsteps of varying depths coming from the courtyard.

She knew it was Fei Huainan who had returned.

Xu Manman neatly tidied up the drawings on the table. Fei Huainan came in, took off his coat, washed his hands, and went over to help her put away the small table.

Then he skillfully made the bed.

Fei Huainan's beds are always perfectly square, with straight, taut edges—a blessing for those with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.

Xu Manman was used to it. She put the sketch on the table and casually asked, "Won't something bad happen today?"

She roughly guessed that Fei Huainan was going to deal with enemy agents. Although she didn't know his specific actions, Fei Huainan always told her to be careful during this time.

He wasn't home, so he didn't want her to be alone at home.

During the day, I sent her to Aunt Lin's house next door.

When he returns, he will go to Aunt Lin's house to pick her up.

However, Xu Manman was still worried that the scenes in her dream would actually happen.

Perhaps because she had been thinking too much during the day, she dreamed again that night that spies had infiltrated the cowshed and killed everyone there, including Zhao Hu and his brothers.

She offered Fei Huainan a few cryptic reminders, unsure if they would be enough to avert this disaster.

If it can't be avoided, then it proves that fate is indeed unchangeable; it's just a matter of time.

She still couldn't escape the fate of having her throat slit by Fei Huainan in the end.

Xu Manman's voice unconsciously became a little heavy.

Fei Huainan keenly sensed that Xu Manman's mood was off. He looked at Xu Manman with his deep eyes for a while before reaching out and ruffling her hair: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. Nothing will happen tonight."

Liu Boyu had just arranged for patrols when the incident at the cowshed occurred. He was too suspicious. Based on his understanding of Liu Boyu, he should wait at least two days.

Xu Manman felt a sense of security inexplicably as she felt the broad, warm hand on her head.

She didn't say anything more and slept soundly through the night.

Fei Huainan did not go out the next day.

Han Shaohua braved the cold wind to arrive at Fei Huainan's doorstep, peeking furtively into the yard, only to find it deserted.

He didn't want to come, but Liu Boyu, for some unknown reason, forced him to come.

Han Shaohua thought, "Why not come? It's been a few days since I've seen Xu Manman, so it's good to come and see her."

But when he reached the door, Han Shaohua hesitated to move forward, remembering how he had embarrassed himself while chopping wood last time.