Chapter 238: A Van Carrying a Pregnant Woman
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Behind the bushes, Wang Ye peered at the car as it exited the village.
He could discern that it was just a small car.
However, what disappointed Wang Ye was the lack of any response from his system as the vehicle drew nearer.
“Is he truly from the same hometown, or is this his maiden mission?” Wang Ye couldn’t help but speculate.
Yet, there was no time for such musings now.
The car was nearly upon them.
“Halt!”
“Halt!”
Approximately 20 meters to the right, two soldiers had sprinted to the road and extended their hands to signal the car to stop.
The tactical flashlight mounted beneath their barrels was already switched on.
In this moment, Wang Ye swiftly rose to his feet, his gaze fixed on the van that had come to a halt before him.
“My fellow countrymen, I apologize. We’re on a mission, conducting a routine inspection!” Kang Hua approached the driver’s window, sporting a friendly smile.
He was the leader of Wang Ye’s six-person team for the night.
Wang Ye remained silent at this juncture. Kang Hua was handling the situation, so it wasn’t his place to speak.
He occupied the front passenger seat but made no movement.
Per the plan, he would only open the van’s door after Kang Hua had finished communicating with them.
“Why are you stopping us? My wife is about to give birth.” The driver, a young man in his twenties, was accompanied by an elderly man in the passenger seat.
“My daughter-in-law’s water broke. We need to get to the hospital!” he added.
Both of them spoke the local dialect of Xi Guang, particularly the old man. It was evident that he wasn’t a scout or even a soldier. After all, if he were a soldier, he would hold a higher rank by his age, possibly a division-level officer or even a sergeant major.
“AAHHHHH!” At this point, a cry emanated from the rear of the car.
“I have some medical knowledge. Let me check your pulse!” Wang Ye addressed the elderly man in the passenger seat. Without waiting for their consent, he reached out and opened the rear door.
In reality, he possessed no significant medical skills; he merely inspected the rear of the vehicle.
On the other side, Kang Hua was equally taken aback. He had indeed been prepared to allow them to pass.
Of course, they would still report to the company commander and tail the car.
Childbirth could not be delayed at this point, but upon reaching the hospital, the woman had to be admitted for delivery, and the others had to undergo scrutiny.
At this critical juncture, everyone was exceedingly vigilant. Superiors had even issued orders that if they encountered a funeral procession in the mountains, they were to personally witness the casket being interred.
How could they simply allow them to proceed without further scrutiny?
Upon hearing Wang Ye’s words, the driver immediately responded, “Yes, yes, yes. This soldier of mine has inherited Chinese medicine from his ancestors. He can take my pulse!”
Kang Hua continued with a bit of nonsense, and the rest of the team gathered around as well.
It would be best if they could verify the situation now.
Wang Ye opened the rear door.
Inside, there were two more individuals. Wang Ye took out his tactical flashlight from the muzzle and directed its beam inside.
A pregnant young woman was reclining on the seat, with another young woman by her side, offering comfort.
“Can you deliver a baby? Don’t cause any trouble!” the man in the driver’s seat exclaimed angrily.
The elderly man also voiced his displeasure, saying, “Don’t obstruct us. You can examine, but you can’t stop my daughter-in-law from giving birth!”
“Alright, alright, alright, Uncle, 1 apologize,” Wang Ye responded as he reached out to close the car door, all while continuing to apologize. He hadn’t actually taken the woman’s pulse; he had simply used the flashlight to survey the car’s interior. His objective was to check the situation behind them.
“Kaka!” The old van accelerated away and departed in front of the group.
“Yes, four individuals. They are potential suspects. The driver is a possible suspect!” Kang Hua reported over the radio.
Although the car appeared ordinary, Kang Hua had his doubts. They claimed to be heading to the hospital, which meant they would have to pass by the regiment headquarters. While they wouldn’t go through the main gate, the nearest road was still three to four kilometers away.
Kang Hua remained suspicious, and he hadn’t conducted a thorough examination. Even if the vehicle was seemingly normal, Kang Hua didn’t dare to assert there was no issue.
If, in the end, it turned out to be a false alarm, so be it. However, if there was indeed a problem and this person escaped, Kang Hua would inevitably bear the blame.
Hence, he needed to arrange for someone to tail the van.
“Did you notice anything unusual?” Kang Hua inquired again after delivering his report, his gaze shifting to Wang Ye and the others.
“No, perhaps they’re all from the same hometown,” a first-class soldier offered.
Wang Ye pondered for a moment before speaking, “Instructor, 1 have a feeling something’s off. When I shone my flashlight on the woman in the back just now, she didn’t even turn around to look at me. Although the situation inside is unique, this goes against the reaction of a normal person.”
He continued, “Additionally, I observed their hands. Despite being bound together, they don’t seem as delicate as a woman’s.”
“Are you certain?” Kang Hua fixed his gaze on Wang Ye.
Wang Ye replied, “I’m not entirely certain. After all, some women may have larger hands.” Since the system hadn’t provided any information, Wang Ye couldn’t be completely sure. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have closed the door so casually.
Kang Hua decided, “I’ll inform the company commander.”
He didn’t say anything further and immediately called in on the radio. Initially, he only intended for the company commander to arrange for two individuals to inspect the car. However, with Wang Ye’s revelation, two individuals wouldn’t be sufficient.
“This vehicle is tailing us!”
The village was small, and the van passed through it, emerging on the other side. They spotted a car parked at the roadside, and as they drove by, the off-road vehicle trailing behind them continued to follow.
Inside the van, the young man in the driver’s seat glanced nervously at the rearview mirror and turned to face the occupants.
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It’s alright, there will definitely be one. Don’t be anxious,” a man’s voice reassured from the rear.
“Hehe, how thrilling. Your training is quite entertaining!” chuckled the elderly man seated in the front passenger seat.
“Hehe, Uncle Fang, you’ll have to thank us later. You won’t need to stop later. We’ll find a spot. It’s almost time. You two slow down, and the two of us can just jump out of the vehicle,” another man’s voice came from the rear of the car.
Indeed, Wang Ye’s observation was accurate. The two women in the back, including the supposed pregnant woman, were not women at all.
Uncle Fang did indeed have a pregnant woman in his family, but she was only eight months pregnant. As for the man driving the vehicle, he wasn’t a scout; he was Uncle Fang’s son.
After all, driving was a bit of a hassle. If they really had to check, their ID card, driving license, and other information would naturally be true.
As for the two scouts, they simply disguised themselves as a woman, and one was pregnant at that.
Would you have the nerve to check?
This was the Scout’s routine. It wasn’t very brilliant, but it was very useful.
A car following them was well within their calculations.
But this didn’t matter.
When they got out of the car, they were about to reach a place not far from the Iron Bones Heroes. They would find a corner where there was no one around. They would slow down the car and avoid the sight of the car that was following them.
As for how the car would react when they arrived at the hospital and realized that the pregnant woman was gone, they didn’t care.
At that time, they might have already joined the Iron Bones Hero Regiment…
Even if he didn’t get in, he could find a place to hide.
In any case, they were already very close.
They had to eat one bite at a time. They were already very satisfied to be able to travel ten to twenty kilometers in one step.
“Hmm? No, there’s a car in front!”
In the van, the atmosphere was originally very relaxed. However, after driving for less than two minutes, the expression of the man in the driver’s seat changed.
There were two more SUVs in front of them. One was parked horizontally on the road, blocking the road. There was another parked on the other side of the road.
“What’s going on?”
The two scouts in the car also became nervous.
“Don’t panic. They might be setting up a trap here. Let’s act according to the plan!”
The plan was naturally to continue pretending to be a pregnant woman who was about to give birth.
“What’s wrong with you guys? Why are you blocking the roads everywhere? My wife is about to give birth!”
As soon as the van stopped, the man in the driver’s seat shouted in a local dialect.
“Fellow villager, is there a pregnant woman in your car?
Alright, we’ll help you clear the way. We’ll be taking action these few days. If you don’t let us send you, it’ll be very inconvenient for you.”
Wu Jianfeng put on an act. After saluting, he turned around and shouted, “Hurry up and open the way for our fellow countrymen.”
At this moment, in the van, even though the two scouts had thick foundation on their faces, one could still see their ugly expressions.
The situation had taken a turn for the worse. Had they been discovered?
“What’s happening? They’re tailing us!” The driver was growing increasingly anxious.
Indeed, the off-road vehicle in front of them maintained a distance of about ten meters. If they slowed down, it slowed down. If they accelerated, so did the vehicle in front.
And at their rear, two off-road vehicles were almost pressing up against the back of their van.
“They must have sensed something. Fuck, they shouldn’t have noticed so soon!” One of the scouts who wasn’t disguised as a pregnant woman cursed under his breath.
He thought back to the moment when Wang Ye had opened the car door and looked inside. He didn’t believe he had exposed himself during that brief interaction.
“What do we do now?” The middle-aged man in the passenger seat asked.
“Uncle, step on it for now. Then, slow down later. We’ll jump out of the car. Find a spot nearby,” one of the scouts replied.
Inside the car, both of them began to shed the female clothing that hindered their movements.
They had no weapons, laser receivers, or smoke grenades. Their infiltration had failed, but surrendering wasn’t in the spirit of a Scout.
They were gambling on the hope that they could escape into the jungle before their pursuers could react, even though the odds were slim.
Half an hour later, they leaped out of the van at a bend in the road. The vehicle in front of them braked, and its horn blared.
“Alright, stop running. You’ve been caught!” It was true; they had failed.
In theory, if they were indeed enemies, the machine guns mounted on the front and rear of the off-road vehicles would have opened fire the moment they exited the van.