Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 364 - 143: If You Dare, Then Steal It!

Chapter 364: Chapter 143: If You Dare, Then Steal It!

Looking at the now-empty house, Guan Dongjiu’s expression was heavy as he said, "Don’t hesitate, move on to the next task point. We’ve already lost a medal, so we must take the next one."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, "No rest for anyone, let’s head out to the next target."

*

Yun Xiao dealt with criminals brutally and directly, and after a storm of Ice Needles, all the criminals were injured.

They quickly cleaned up the scene, seized the drugs, handed the criminals over to the police, and obtained a Silver Badge.

Afterward, she immediately rushed back to the previous location to start the hostage rescue.

*

Jing Haoran was the same as Gu Xiaoxi, by the time he got to the next drug lord’s stronghold, it had already been busted by someone else, with even bloodstains left behind, indicating that someone was injured in this capture operation.

"We’ve lost a badge!" Bai Yang said with heartache, regretting their late arrival.

"Don’t lose heart, let’s quickly cover all our designated task locations. Since we’ve lost the badges for capturing criminals, we can still rescue hostages," Jing Haoran immediately led his team toward another task point of their own.

They did not hesitate and completed tasks against the clock.

Compared to them, many others came up empty-handed.

After all, with more than twenty competing countries, the medals were limited.

...

The next afternoon, Gu Xiaoxi successfully regrouped with her teammates.

Although they also came up empty several times, she secured two Silver Badges and three Bronze Badges.

Jing Haoran and his team members secured one Silver Badge and one Bronze Badge.

Long Yi’s team got one Silver Badge and two Bronze Badges.

In total, that was four Silver Badges and six Bronze Badges.

Gu Xiaoxi collected the badges, feeling somewhat reassured. With most of them in her possession, she wasn’t afraid of being overtaken by anyone, and at this point, they were certainly in first place.

"I just saw that two teams have entered Dafen Country, we must also hurry with our intelligence. If they deliver it to Dafen Country before us, they might get a Gold Badge," Gu Xiaoxi said. Since there were Bronze Badges and Silver Badges, there had to be Gold Badges as well.

If someone else got a Gold, what good were all their Silver and Bronze!

With that said, everyone’s expression changed in unison.

Without hesitation, everyone took the intelligence and immediately entered Dafen Country.

The first area they entered was a dense forest, and beyond the forest lay a small city.

However, the city before them had become ruins, everywhere were remnants of explosions, with the church clock twisted and hanging awkwardly on its frame, and the walls riddled with holes and charred.

Gu Xiaoxi felt a profound sadness looking at it—they grew up in peacetime and had never seen a real war.

But now, finding themselves in the midst of it, they were completely shocked.

"It always feels unreal when you see it on TV! This little city must have had a population of over a hundred thousand, right?" Ji Xinyu exclaimed in shock, especially noting the orderly construction of houses and the well-equipped streets, which were now ruins after the conflict.

It suggested that the country had once been wealthy.

"Rich in crude oil, definitely rich, but not focused on military capabilities. Therefore, Superior, with its ambitions high, wanted to claim this land for itself. The war started three months ago. Due to the fierce resistance of the citizens, it was not so easy for Superior to conquer Dafen," Jing Haoran said. He knew more than the rest.

Three months earlier, they were starting their closed training and then went directly abroad to Xuan State, without much knowledge of the situation.

However, Jing Haoran came from a different kind of family, so he paid more attention to national affairs. The first thing he did after finishing training was to catch up on international news, which is how he knew about these events.

"Why doesn’t the International Alliance deal with this?" Gu Xiaoxi asked curiously. "If someone intervened, they could avert the war."

War only ever caused harm—to children, to families, to the economy.

"They don’t belong to the International Alliance! Naturally, no one will interfere that much! Of course, some countries might hope to see them both defeated and then reap the benefits like a fisherman, but it’s not certain. That’s a matter for those higher up, and we can’t predict it," Jing Haoran sighed. In this society, only when your own forces are strong and your technology is advanced will you not be looked down upon, and nobody will dare to target you.

So, this is why every year, everyone is scrambling to make a name for themselves in the various world military competitions.

If you can outperform other countries and place in the competition, it proves that your country is stronger and earns the respect of others.

"Our intelligence needs to be delivered to this location, so let’s hurry on our way!" Gu Xiaoxi pointed at the map, a place one thousand kilometers from where they were. They needed a vehicle because on foot it would take forever to get there.

But looking at the surroundings now, you couldn’t even find a mule, let alone a car.

With their hearts filled with tension and caution, they walked tens of kilometers forward, until it was night and the sky was completely dark.

The cities around them looked like ghost towns after the apocalypse, everywhere were ruins, and explosions had devastated this land beyond recognition.

"I’m so hungry! We’ve walked so far, and not only is there no food, but we haven’t even seen a wild fruit, let alone game," Baili Tao, tall and strong, was the first to become extremely hungry.

He felt that in the deep forests, even raw meat was available to eat, but in such a place, with wilderness all around, there was nothing.

They searched through many abandoned supermarkets, warehouses, and restaurants, and ended up pitifully finding only a few cans of cola.

By this time, the military dog was also extremely hungry.

"If this continues, not only will we fail to deliver the intelligence, we might even starve to death here," Ji Xinyu sighed.

At this moment, the moon was high in the sky, and the air grew even colder. Because they had come out with few clothes, the deep night felt especially cold.

"If you’re tired, rest here. Two of you come with me to look around. We still have to find some food no matter what!" Gu Xiaoxi looked at the sky, which was already very late. As they were in a country still in turmoil, they had no awareness of it and therefore had to be cautious everywhere.

Yun Xiao, Jing Haoran, and Ji Xinyu immediately followed Gu Xiaoxi and left.

No sooner had they gone than a team also caught up with them.

It was people from the Western State Country. In this mission, they had obtained a Silver Badge and two Bronze Badges.

Seeing Long Yi and the others resting at the original place, their eyes immediately took on a playful expression.

Then, the group found a place to rest not far from them.

Long Yi became instantly alert; these people glanced at them and walked away. They clearly didn’t take them seriously, and that cunning look seemed to be up to no good.

A while later, Long Yi and his people started a fire.

A tall man from the Western State Country approached them, smirking, "Hello! Just wondering, how many badges did you guys get?"

"Anyway, a lot. Why should we tell you!" Bai Yang hated people who looked down on them with disdain, yet approached with ulterior motives.

"Don’t be so agitated! Since we’ve met by fate, we’ve brought some beef jerky. How about we give some to you? Your military dog is hungry, eh!" Vilia offered with an amiable smile. But his deep-set eyes were full of schemes.

"No need. Our people have already gone to look for food," Long Yi decisively declined, unwilling to interact with any strangers.

"So your captain is that Gu Xiaoxi, right? She’s gone to find food? Well then, I’m prepared to make a deal with you!" Vilia’s smile grew even more radiant.

"We don’t make any deals!" Long Yi stood up immediately with his people, confronting them.

It was clear that these people had come to provoke them.

"Just hear me out! Why get so excited, trade my beef jerky for your badges and timer! Without food, you can’t complete your mission either. It’s better to make a deal. We are ranked seventh in West Zhou globally, and in the future, we can be allies. We’ll help develop your Liuli Country together," Vilia shamelessly proposed, which was nothing less than blatant robbery.

Chen Shuwen scoffed, "What you’re saying isn’t right. Give us your badges, and we’ll be the world’s first, and then we’ll take you West Zhou soaring with us."

Those words left Vilia speechless.

The man with thick eyebrows furrowed his brow, annoyance flashing in his eyes, "It’s a privilege for us to speak with you. If you don’t hand over the badges, don’t think about leaving today. Don’t assume we’re as foolish as those from the Southern State Country."

"If you’ve got the guts, come and take them!" Long Yi said in anger. This shameless group was even worse than those from the Southern State Country.

It was one thing to think of robbing their possessions, but to use beef jerky as a pretext was simply absurd!

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