Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1356: Eyes Turn Red First

Fortunately, Chiang Xiao wasn’t prone to motion sickness, otherwise it would have indeed been a challenge.

”Lady, I can only take you this far. Ahead, it’s off-limits. Didn’t you ask your brother to come pick you up?” The driver, an older man, stopped the car and looked at Chiang Xiao.

Chiang Xiao had paid two hundred yuan to hire his car to this place, where there were no public transportation lines. She used the excuse of coming to visit her brother. Once he knew she was the sister of a Border Defense Supervisor Guard, the uncle was quite courteous and enthusiastic, introducing her to the local customs and geography along the way.

”No, I wanted to...” give him a surprise.

She hadn’t finished her sentence when she saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance as a vehicle approached.

There wasn’t even a concrete road here—just dirt tracks that kicked up a lot of dust.

”It’s the Supervisor Guard’s car. Look at you, saying you didn’t ask your brother to come. Well, I’m relieved now. Otherwise, you’d have to walk half an hour from here to the outpost,” the driver chuckled.

Was it really that far away?

As Chiang Xiao got out of the car, she spotted Gong Xinhe jumping out of the approaching Jeep.

That’s right, Gong Xinhe was also stationed here.

Zhao Xin and Dai Gang had left with Tyrant Meng, while Gong Xinhe and the others had remained on watch.

Gong Xinhe ran towards Chiang Xiao, his eyes reddening even before he spoke.

”Sister-in-law...” His voice broke slightly.

Chiang Xiao glanced at him and turned to hand two hundred yuan to the driver, ”Uncle, thank you for your help. Be careful on your way back.”

”Eh, eh.” The driver looked at her doubtfully and drove off after turning the car around.

Wasn’t she here to see her brother? Why did this young man call her ”sister-in-law”? Could she be the Supervisor Guard’s wife? So young?

As soon as the driver left, Gong Xinhe spoke with distress, ”Sister-in-law, there’s still no word from Officer and the others! They won’t let us through! We all know what they’re thinking. Aren’t they just vying for the armory? Those bastards have been causing trouble just outside the border for so long, the neighboring troops have never managed to wipe them out. Now that they see we’ve done it, they want to come and take the spoils! We suspect they never really intended to search for Officer and the others but focused on finding the armory instead!”

Gong Xinhe expressed his sorrow and indignation.

Chiang Xiao had been anxious and worried the whole way, but upon truly arriving here, she managed to calm down.

Seeing Gong Xinhe, who had lost weight and darkened, with his forehead bandaged, she knew that their time here had been difficult.

She took off her backpack and pulled out a bottle of water to hand over, ”Drink this. Don’t worry, I will find Officer and Zhao Xin and the others.”

For some reason, when they heard her say that, it was as if they had found their backbone. Gong Xinhe nodded vigorously, made a sound of agreement, and took the bottle of water, gulping down half of it.

The water was sweet and refreshing.

After drinking it, Gong Xinhe felt revitalized.

”Sister-in-law, the driver is named Shao Yingqiang, a member of the local border defense unit. Can I give him some of the remaining water?” he asked.

That night when they had narrowly escaped with their lives from the flood in Jiguan Village, they had all drunk water provided by Chiang Xiao and knew it wasn’t ordinary. Later, Officer had told them that the water was a specially formulated potion by Chiang Xiao, designed to invigorate the mind and strengthen the body. That’s why Gong Xinhe thought they should share some with Shao Yingqiang.

”Of course,” Chiang Xiao replied, holding in high esteem and admiration for the border defense troops, she naturally wouldn’t begrudge them a bit of this water.

Shao Yingqiang’s lips were cracked, but upon drinking the water, he immediately perked up.