B5SB -Chapter 37 Escape

Brother Liang went out, and Gu Yihan slowly opened her eyes, just in time to see his back walking in the opposite direction.

She cried tears of joy—he had gone out, not to check the other cave.

Gu Yihan quickly sat up and, trembling, untied the bindings on her legs. She tried to get up in a hurry, but because she had been tied up for so long, her body was uncooperative and she fell back to the ground.

After a moment to catch her breath, she gradually adjusted to her body and stood up. She walked carefully and slowly, testing her movement. Once she could walk normally, her heart pounded as she ran to the other cave, only to find five children inside.

She frantically patted each child with her hands, whispering, “Wake up.” But none of them responded.

Immediately, she used a small knife to cut the bindings from their bodies.

She hung the cut ropes loosely where they had been tied, recreating a semblance of disguise.

Gu Yihan knew she couldn’t rescue them at the moment—this was all she could do.

Before leaving the cave, she turned back to look at the children one more time. Her nose ached, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

With a steely resolve, Gu Yihan carefully stepped out of the cave, sunlight stabbing her eyes painfully.

But she had no time to think. She heard noises in the bushes and, without hesitation, ran in the opposite direction.

She ran frantically, oblivious to the pain when branches scraped her arms.

The mountain was vast, and she couldn’t discern directions—north, south, east, or west. She ran blindly, guided only by instinct.

Focused solely on what was ahead, she slipped, fell, and tumbled uncontrollably down the slope.

She used her hands to protect her head, letting her body roll with momentum.

When her body finally stopped, she ignored the pain and continued running. She didn’t know how long she had been running—her breathing was labored, and her chest ached unbearably.

She felt like she couldn’t go on, but thinking of the children in the cave, she pressed on and eventually saw the path down the mountain.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Gu Yihan was utterly confused. She looked around—a desolate area, no village ahead or behind, no shops—she didn’t know which way to go.

Relying on sheer will, she started walking in one direction, staring at the endless road ahead.

Unable to contain herself, she collapsed on the road, crying bitterly. She had barely escaped, yet it seemed she couldn’t save the children.

“Beep, beep, beep,” she heard the horn of a car and ran toward the sound.

Soon, she saw a military jeep. Ignoring her own safety, Gu Yihan threw herself in front of it.

“Screech…” The sound of the jeep’s sudden brake rang harshly, but to Gu Yihan, it sounded sweetly satisfying.

The driver, Xiao Wu, turned to Deputy Commander Lu Huailin in the back, saying, “Commander, a woman is trying to stop the car.”

Gu Yihan had no time to wait and quickly ran to the rear door, banging on the window.

Crying and pounding, she shouted, “Help!”

Lu Huailin saw the desperate woman, her face streaked with tears, and felt a stir in his heart. He moved to open the car door.

“Commander, how could a woman be here in such a remote place? Could this be a trap?” Xiao Wu asked anxiously.

In the past, several kind-hearted soldiers had helped villagers, only to be forced into marriage by them.

Lu Huailin didn’t respond to Xiao Wu and opened the car door. Seeing the door open, Gu Yihan grabbed his hand: “Quick! Take me to the police! There are traffickers in the mountains with children!”

Summoning the last of her strength, she managed to finish speaking before her vision went black and she fainted.

Lu Huailin instinctively caught her and laid her in the back seat.

He ordered, “Xiao Wu, head to Kun City Police Station.”

Hearing Gu Yihan’s words, Xiao Wu immediately complied: “Yes, Commander,” and started the jeep toward the police station.

Upon arriving at the Kun City Police Station, Lu Huailin hurried to Director Fu’s office and explained the situation that Gu Yihan had described.

Director Fu took it seriously: “We received a report today. Several children have gone missing; these traffickers are getting brazen.”

He left his office and assigned personnel to search the Kun City mountainous area.

Returning to his office, he found Lu Huailin waiting. He patted him on the shoulder: “Xiao Lu, manpower here is limited. That mountain is huge; searching blindly wastes resources. Where is the person who reported this? Can they guide us?”

Lu Huailin recalled the pale little face in his arms: “She’s still unconscious… she can’t guide us.”

Director Fu looked puzzled: “Where is she?”

Lu Huailin said expressionlessly: “In my car. We didn’t have time to take her to the hospital yet; came straight here first.”

Director Fu looked him over: “Male? Serious condition? Should I send someone to the hospital?”

Thinking of the woman’s clothes torn by branches, Lu Huailin tensed: “She’s just exhausted. We’ll take her to the military hospital shortly.”

“Enough talk, I’m heading back to the unit.”

Director Fu glanced at Lu Huailin’s back: “Father-in-law wants my wife to introduce someone. Don’t forget the blind date next Sunday.”

Lu Huailin didn’t look back: “No need for your wife’s help.”

He opened the car door and instructed Xiao Wu: “Go to the military hospital.”

Xiao Wu looked at Gu Yihan in the back seat: “Understood.”

At the military hospital entrance, Lu Huailin carefully carried Gu Yihan inside to his old friend Shen Yujie.

Shen Yujie, seeing the rough-and-tumble man entering without knocking, holding someone in his arms, remarked, “Even our cold-faced ‘Yan Wang’ has a soft spot?”

Lu Huailin ignored him: “Set up a bed. She’s still unconscious.”

Hearing that it was a patient, Shen Yujie stopped joking, quickly arranged a bed, and began medical examinations.

After getting the results, he returned to the office. Looking at Lu Huailin, he said: “The girl has a large amount of sedatives in her system, multiple abrasions—likely from running through branches.”

“Her limbs are exhausted. She’ll need a few days of rest after waking. Other than that, no major issues.”

He handed the report to Lu Huailin, who took it: “I can’t read this. Giving it to me is useless.”

Shen Yujie was puzzled: “Judging from the residual drugs, she shouldn’t have regained consciousness so quickly.”

Lu Huailin looked at him as if he were a fool: “Ask me what? I don’t know her.”

Shen Yujie sized him up: “This isn’t like you. You don’t know her, yet you carry her gently? I think you have other intentions.”

Lu Huailin didn’t argue with his scatterbrained friend. He was already feeling… restless at the sight of a small girl, with baby fat on her face.

He never imagined that, in the near future, thinking about his thoughts today would be a total slap in the face.