In the middle of the messy camp, Lin Nan was looking around frantically.
In the darkness of the night, the camp, which lacked lighting, was like a hell on earth. It was a messy scene, with Soul Reaper team members lying in pools of blood everywhere, their lives and deaths unknown.
Lin Nan walked around the camp and finally found Twenty Seats with his right hand cut off in a corner not far from the captain's temporary office.
Earlier tonight, he was the one who led the team to pick up Lin Nan and Ukitake at Hongyuan Haili's house, and then escorted Hongyuan Haili's family to the camp for refuge.
At this moment, he used the strips of cloth torn from his clothes to tightly bandage the wound on his right arm to stop the bleeding. His whole face was bloodless, and he was leaning on the wooden boxes behind him in a daze.
Hearing the footsteps of Lin Nan coming to his side, Twenty Xi opened his eyes feebly, took a look, and said weakly, "You're back..."
Lin Nan squatted beside him with some regret, looking at his wound that was still bleeding. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only nod lightly. "I'm back."
"Thank you for not coming back with me just now... Those weirdos are really powerful, ugh..." Twenty Xi turned his face to the other side and then back again, "Everyone I saw dead on the ground was killed by them in a surprise attack.
However, I have protected that family you asked me to bring back..."
Twenty Xi wanted to use his good left hand to support his body, but failed due to lack of strength. He could only helplessly stretch out his thumb and point behind him. "I hid them in the cellar where the food is stored in the camp. The entrance is behind me."
Lin Nan helped him sit up straight, revealing the two wooden boxes behind him. After removing the wooden boxes, a secret door hidden on the low wall was revealed.
"When I discovered the enemy attack, I happened to be taking them nearby, trying to find a temporary residence for his family of three.
Thanks to the quick response, they escaped. Otherwise, they would have died violently."
Twenty Xi finished speaking breathlessly, leaned his body against the wooden box next to him, and said to Lin Nan:
"Go, pick them up, and then find a suitable place to settle them first. The people in black don't know when they will leave and come back, and the camp has been damaged like this. It's a bit reluctant to protect their families here!"
Lin Nan's mood was heavier than the 20 chairs that could not lift his hands and feet. He stepped forward and gently opened the secret door in the cellar, leaned forward and walked in.
In the pitch-black cellar, only a small oil lamp in the distance opened a small opening in the boundless darkness.
Next to the oil lamp, the Hongyuan Haili family huddled together in fear. Hongyuan Haili kept shaking, but his arms still hugged his wife and daughter tightly.
"Maybe it was because they saw the brutal fighting on the ground just now that they were frightened like this." Lin Nan thought to himself. In order not to frighten them, he tried his best to say hello from a distance in a relaxed tone.
Since it was a dark night outside, the three of them did not notice when Lin Nan came in. His greeting still startled the three of them.
Hirohara Edelweiss's thin and suppressed cry suddenly came from Hongyuan Haili's arms.
Seeing this, Lin Nan quickly revealed his identity and at the same time released a No. 20 Hadō·Sky-Illuminating Orb.
After the soft white light filled the cellar, Lin Nan saw that the expressions of Hong Yuan Hai and his family were obviously relaxed.
What is more frightening than darkness and the unknown is being in the unknown darkness.
Seeing Lin Nan's face, Hongyuan Haili let out a long breath. "Thank God, I thought we wouldn't survive tonight! All of you Soul Reaper stationed outside are back. Does this prove that the ground is safe?"
Lin Nan shook his head. "It's not certain yet. But the defense of this camp is too weak now, and your family of three is not the safest here. I have to take you to another place to hide."
He subconsciously looked at the furnishings in the basement, a little hesitant to take the Hongyuan Haili family away again.
Since the men in black raided the camp this time, there was no attempt to rescue or kill Hong Yuanhai and his family. Does that mean that Hongyuan Haili has nothing to do with the men in black, but that he is just overthinking it?
So if I continue to lead them like this, will it be counterproductive and harm them instead?
Lin Nan I feel a little bit in a dilemma, but the top priority now is to find a suitable hiding place for Hong Yuanhai and his family.
But where to go? After much thought, he realized that if Hong Yuanhai really had nothing to do with the man in black, then his home would be the safest. Only at home would they feel the most secure.
Lin Nan asked Hong Yuanhai's family for their opinions, but received no objection. But he always felt a little embarrassed.
--That night, I took my whole family on a long journey, and was frightened by the fighting there, and then I sent them home as they were.
What is this? Oh, is there really something wrong with my premonition?
But the Hongyuanhai family had no complaints about Lin Nan. Little Ronghua even whispered to Lin Nan, "Uncle, thank you for taking us home!"
The little girl's tone and innocent smile made Lin Nan feel even more sorry: Such a cute child was almost frightened by the bloody scene because of me. I really deserve to die!
He found the nineteen people who had just returned to the camp together, borrowed two of Shunpo's better team members, and sent Hongyuan Haili home together.
When you came here, you asked people to run with you all the way back. Why should you speed up when you go back?
Half of this was done to make amends, and the other half was to leave early and return early in case the camp was attacked again.
The two borrowed team members were obviously a little dissatisfied with Lin Nan's extraneous involvement, but after seeing Lin Nan's iconic white hair and his face, they immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything.
I heard that he had just fought with those men in black tonight and survived. On this point, the two Soul Reaper had given up the idea of holding opposite opinions.
Two Soul Reaper were holding Hirohara Edelweiss mother and daughter together, while Lin Nan was carrying Hongyuan Haili. Several people used Shunpo and galloped away in the direction of Hongyuan Haijia.
"I must have made a mistake in judgment today. I thought you would get into trouble, so I messed with you all in vain. I'm sorry." Lin Nan apologized to Hongyuan Haili in a low voice.
Hongyuan Haili chuckled and said, "What's there to apologize for? After all, your original intention was to save the lives of my whole family!
And there has never been a kind-hearted person like you in Court Guard Squad. Even my daughter has said several times that your uncle Soul Reaper is very lovable."
Hongyuan Haili It is true that the whole family has a gentle and warm personality. Even if they encounter some injustice, this family can quickly convince themselves to stop paying attention to information that makes them uncomfortable.
Lin Nan smiled and sped up.
Not long after, several people arrived at Hongyuan Haili's home. However, the billowing smoke had completely engulfed the place.
The Hong Yuanhai family once again had expressions of disbelief on their faces. Looking at the house that was still smoking, everyone was silent for a long time.
Home is gone.
Lin Nan carefully analyzed the clues at the scene and the time required for the operation, and finally made a rough judgment that this should be another group of people.
At the same time that the 8th Division camp was raided, another group of people came to Hong Yuan Hai's home. Maybe they couldn't find anyone from Hong Yuan Hai's family, so they had to burn down his house to vent their anger.
The evidence of what else they had done has been swallowed up by the fire. But what they wanted to express was already very clear.
The eyes of this group of people are still fixed on Hongyuan Haili.
Hongyuan Haili was now standing in front of the ruined hut, his eyes shining with disbelief. With trembling hands, he picked up a ball of coke that was still hot from the ground.
This is where he achieved most of his scientific research achievements, and it is also where his daughter grew up from birth.
Lin Nan gently patted Hongyuan Haili on the shoulder. "It's too late to mourn. They are indeed targeting you. We are leaving this place now and find you a safe and hidden hiding place.
No matter what, let's set off first!"