Chapter 106: Second Brother Arrested

“Third Brother, why are you back? Did you find enemy agents on the mountain? Were the gunshots last night from fighting enemy agents?

Did you catch them? Can you stay longer this time?” Lin Shulan came out of the house and asked a series of questions.

Shen Chuning also quickly wiped her tears, looking at the man expectantly.

Zhou Yubai’s deep eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at her, he said succinctly, “We caught some, others escaped into the deep mountains, I came back to get some things, I have to leave immediately.”

Hearing this, Shen Chuning forgot her own emotions.

She quickly said, “Brother Yubai, you go pack your things, I’ll cook something for you.”

Just listening to the gunshots last night, she knew that Zhou Yubai’s battle with the enemy agents was fierce, and they definitely didn’t have time to eat.

Zhou Yubai nodded and went into the house to pack.

Shen Chuning quickly went to the kitchen, other things took time to cook, she boiled a bowl of noodles and fried two fried eggs.

While cooking noodles and eggs, she boiled all the eggs in another pot, and took out the buns and steamed buns she had stored in the space for breakfast.

She packed them with the boiled eggs into a large bag.

Zhou Yubai ate a large bowl of noodles in a few bites, picked up his things and was about to leave.

Shen Chuning quickly handed him the prepared bag of food, “Brother Yubai, take these boiled eggs, buns, and steamed buns to eat with the soldiers.”

Zhou Yubai took the large bag of food, his eyes filled with more love and admiration.

He had always thought his wife was weak.

But actually, his wife was only seemingly timid and weak, but her inner strength and calmness were surprising.

And this little woman was even more thoughtful than he imagined.

“Wait for me to come back.” Zhou Yubai only said four words and strode away.

At this time, Lin Shulan asked in confusion, “Ningning, where did you get so many buns and steamed buns?”

Lin Shulan had been helping Shen Chuning make a fire.

But the firewood in the kitchen ran out.

While she went out to get firewood, she came back to see Shen Chuning not only boiling more than thirty eggs but also steaming buns and steamed buns.

Shen Chuning smiled embarrassedly, “Mother, I’m lazy, I’m too lazy to cook every day, so I steamed more buns and steamed buns, I can heat them up every morning, and sometimes I don’t want to cook dinner, I can just heat one up.”

Lin Shulan affectionately poked Shen Chuning’s forehead, “You, I asked you to eat with us, but you didn’t want to, you just eat like this?”

Shen Chuning chuckled and said coquettishly, “Mother, this isn’t bad, look, my buns and steamed buns are made of white flour, no coarse grains, and I have the malted milk and milk powder Brother Yubai brought me.

I eat very well.”

Lin Shulan thought so too.

Although Shen Chuning made a lot of buns and steamed buns to save trouble, she did eat well.

Not to mention her and the old man, probably no one in the whole production brigade dared to eat fine grains and meat every meal like Shen Chuning.

It didn’t matter, her son had a salary, and her daughter-in-law now had a formal job in the commune, earning a salary and grain subsidies every month.

Her daughter-in-law ate little, even if she ate fine grains and meat every meal, their salaries wouldn’t be enough.

“Mother, I’m going to work now!” Shen Chuning said to Lin Shulan and quickly rode her bicycle.

Zhou Yubai had returned and told them that the enemy agents, except for those eliminated, had escaped into the deep mountains and wouldn’t affect the villagers’ normal production and life.

The brigade’s broadcast was reporting the source of the gunshots last night and the discovery of the enemy agents.

Shen Chuning learned that ten days ago, militia members patrolling the mountain had found bullet marks on the trees.

They also found bullet casings.

Judging from the type of bullet casings, they weren’t from Chinese weapons, which meant the gun was from abroad.

Recently, not only had the militia strengthened patrols on the mountain, but the armed department had also sent people, and they had also requested support from the military.

To avoid causing panic among the people, the authorities had kept these actions secret and hadn’t made them public.

Last night, the militia, the armed department, and Zhou Yubai’s troops planned to encircle and annihilate the enemy agents hiding in the mountains.

But because a coward in the militia team was scared by the enemy agents’ gunfire, they gave the enemy agents an opening.

Some enemy agents rushed down the mountain, trying to take villagers hostage, while others escaped into the deep mountains.

The gunshots last night were from the soldiers blocking the enemy agents at the foot of the mountain to prevent them from entering the village.

After hearing the broadcast, Shen Chuning felt her breathing quicken, almost scared out of her wits.

The enemy agents had been active on the mountain for so long, and Second Brother had been on the mountain the night before last and last night, he didn’t encounter enemy agents, militia, armed department, or army personnel, he was incredibly lucky.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had a good time encountering any of them.

Encountering enemy agents, he would have been killed.

Encountering the militia, armed department, etc., during this special period, he would have been suspected of being an enemy agent, even if the truth was found out later, his hunting couldn’t escape the crime of undermining socialism.

Shen Chuning was going to the commune, but after hearing the broadcast, she was still uneasy and went to Shen’s house first.

Before reaching Shen’s house, she saw a crowd gathered at the gate.

He Hui was anxiously trying to squeeze in but couldn’t.

Shen Chuning quickly stopped her bicycle and walked forward, “Sister He Hui, what’s wrong? Why are so many people gathered at our house?”

Seeing Shen Chuning, He Hui was like seeing a savior, she quickly grabbed Shen Chuning, “Ningning, you’re back. Go in and take a look!

The militia and the armed department are here to arrest your second brother!”

Shen Chuning’s heart sank, she thought Second Brother was lucky to have gone up the mountain twice without encountering anyone.

It wasn’t that Second Brother was lucky, they just hadn’t had time to deal with him before.

Shen Chuning quickly asked people to make way.

When she squeezed into the crowd, the armed department members were already escorting Shen Zhengliang out of the yard.

The onlookers automatically made way, not daring to breathe.

“Second Brother…” Shen Chuning couldn’t help but call out.

Shen Zhengliang, who was being escorted, looked up at her, dejected, his eyes devoid of light.

Shen Chuning’s heart ached.

Shen Chuning wanted to go forward, but a militia member stopped her, “Comrade, don’t interfere with our work, otherwise, you’ll be treated as an accomplice!”