Even the hand holding the newspaper trembled slightly.
Gu Jianing’s expression immediately turned serious as she began to read intently.
The article detailed a large-scale explosion incident on Huansha Island.
This explosion was no accident—it was deliberate.
It described how, several months ago, a group of drug traffickers had fled to Huansha Island.
They had deliberately spread false information, claiming their trail led to a neighboring province.
While the authorities on Huansha Island let their guard down, the group lurked on the island like venomous snakes lying in wait.
This time, they hadn’t just brought drugs—they were also armed with guns and a significant number of explosives.
Then, they began their revenge.
Over half a month, they quietly planted bombs all across Huansha Island.
And in the end, they succeeded.
On that day, countless people on Huansha Island were plunged into panic and despair.
It took three months before the entire group was finally captured and confessed to their crimes.
After skimming the newspaper, Gu Jianing’s hands trembled faintly as she held it.
She recalled the drug traffickers Sheng Xinhao had mentioned to her not long ago.
Wasn’t this the exact same group featured in the newspaper’s front-page story?
Which meant these people were still hiding on Huansha Island.
And even worse—
The explosion!
Gu Jianing checked the date in the newspaper: the explosion had been set for midnight, between April 25th and 26th.
It was on a timer.
A terrible realization struck her. She immediately looked up at the calendar hanging on the wall.
The date—April 25th—was clearly displayed.
“Today is the 25th. That means the explosion is set for midnight tonight?”
It was already 5:00 PM. That left only seven hours until midnight.
Gu Jianing’s hands shook uncontrollably.
To be honest, she was panicking a little right now.
With just seven hours, and no knowledge of where the group was hiding—
Even the military base had no idea these criminals were still on Huansha Island.
Could they possibly locate all the hidden timed bombs scattered across the island in just seven hours?
Realizing the urgency of the situation, Gu Jianing didn’t hesitate any longer.
She immediately stood up, folded the newspaper, and tucked it into her pocket.
Then, she went to request leave.
She had to return to the military base at once—to find Sheng Zexi.
…
Meanwhile, at the Huansha Island military base.
Amber had personally watched as Hongying and Leiting left with Xingxing and Yueyue.
But half an hour after the children’s departure,
A little girl suddenly peeked her head through the door.
“Yueyue, Yueyue…” she called out.
Amber walked over, puzzled, and looked at the girl.
She recognized her—she was one of the children who often played with Xingxing and Yueyue.
Why was she here calling for Yueyue?
The little girl saw Amber and remembered that this was the dog Yueyue’s family kept.
Yueyue had once said the dog was very intelligent and could even understand human speech.
So the girl said to Amber, “Is Yueyue home? I came to play with her.”
Amber: Didn’t Xingxing and Yueyue go out to play with this girl?
The next second, Amber’s eyes widened in shock.
Wait—does that mean Xingxing and Yueyue aren’t with her?
Then where did they go?
Unable to hold back, Amber immediately dashed outside.
She ran to the usual spot where Xingxing and Yueyue played with the other children.
But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn’t find Xingxing or Yueyue—or even Hongying and Leiting.
Amber sniffed the air and realized the two children and two cubs had headed in the direction of the small woods.
She immediately ran after them.
And then…
She saw the dog hole.
The scent of the two children and two cubs lingered outside the hole.
At this moment, Amber understood everything.
Those two bold children had actually sneaked out of the military base through the dog hole!
What were they trying to do?!
Just then, Lijian came running toward her with a piece of paper in his mouth.
Amber couldn’t read, but she could smell the children’s scent on the paper.
Had those two left a note before running away from home?
Whatever the reason was, they had to be found and brought back immediately.
So Amber immediately dashed toward where Sheng Zexi was training.
…
“Commander Sheng, Commander Sheng! Your family’s Amber is looking for you—seems like something urgent!”
Sheng Zexi, who had been drilling soldiers, frowned.
Amber was here?
He knew how intelligent she was.
And since both he and Gu Jianing were busy with work and training, Amber was the one who usually kept an eye on the house and the two children.
Could it be… something had happened to Xingxing and Yueyue?
Sheng Zexi immediately halted the training session and stepped out.
For the first time, he saw Amber in such a frantic state—with a piece of paper in her mouth.
He quickly took it and read.
Looking at the childish handwriting, with many words replaced by pinyin, Sheng Zexi felt both exasperated and furious.
“Amber, did Xingxing and Yueyue sneak out of the military base?”
“They said they were going to buy Ningning a birthday present.”
“And they took Hongying and Leiting with them.”
At this moment, Sheng Zexi really wanted to give those two kids a good spanking.
Even if they wanted to buy their mom a birthday gift, they could have waited until he was free to take them!
But these two had gone behind his back without a word—acting first and reporting later.
Didn’t they know how worried they’d make everyone?
Sure, he knew the two were smart.
And he knew Ningning had given them some means of self-protection.
But they were barely over two years old!
Against a full-grown adult, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
At least they’d had the sense to take Hongying and Leiting with them. Sheng Zexi had full confidence in those two.
But still!
“I’ll go report first, then we’ll search for Xingxing and Yueyue together.”
Sheng Zexi turned back to the training grounds, then quickly returned.
“Can you track Xingxing and Yueyue’s scent?” he asked Amber.
Amber nodded.
“Good, let’s go.”
Just as Sheng Zexi was about to set off with Amber, Lijian, and Shandian to search for the children—
Amber suddenly froze, as if catching a new scent.
Then she started barking urgently ahead.
‘They’re back! They’re back! Yueyue and Hongying are back!’
Sheng Zexi couldn’t understand her, but soon, he saw Yueyue riding on Hongying’s back, rushing toward him.
The moment Yueyue saw her father, it was as if a lost child had finally found her anchor.
She slid down from Hongying’s back and ran toward Sheng Zexi on her short little legs.
Then she wrapped her arms around his leg, looking up at him with anxious, reddened eyes.
“Daddy, there are bad people! Go catch the bad people, quick!”
Sheng Zexi’s heart dropped.
“Yueyue, don’t panic. Tell Daddy what happened?”
“And where’s your brother and Leiting?”
Suppressing his urge to scold her for now, he focused on getting answers.
“Brother and Leiting… went after the bad guys…”
As Yueyue explained, Sheng Zexi finally understood the situation.
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