May everything go well for you

When they examined Da Kui's body, they found two bullet wounds in his head, one between his eyebrows and the other in his temple.

The other man had also been shot in the head.

Clearly, one of the shots to Da Kui's head had come from Gu Zheng, while the other two "underlings" had also carried out their task admirably.

"Good work!"

Gu Zheng told the two young men, "From the moment you fired those shots, you became fully qualified public security officers!"

Unable to contain their excitement, the two "underlings" snapped to attention and saluted Gu Zheng.

Then they both turned to Song Ning and gave her an equally earnest salute.

No one knew just how great a psychological hurdle they had overcome in those few minutes!

The bureau chief had told them to go with Captain Gu and get some experience...

This was their first case... yet this young woman had entrusted both the hostage's life and her own to them with absolute faith.

And in just a few short minutes, she had done everything she could to give them an opening-

Luring the two men out of the house, distracting them, using the flashlight beam to mark the targets, and getting Lan Ying to lower her head so her captor's head was exposed.

Their coordination had been seamless!

And Captain Gu had quietly stood behind them, ready to back them up!

Da Kui and his companion had been killed, but "Brother Da" still had not appeared.

Afterward, Song Ning and Lan Ying, who had calmed down, told Gu Zheng as much as they knew, hoping to provide more leads.

After hearing them out, Gu Zheng wasted no time and immediately revised the arrangements for the arrests.

By full daylight, two men dressed like itinerant peddlers arrived with another team to join Gu Zheng.

They had come from deeper in the mountains, bringing two young women reportedly rescued from a village there.

Da Kui and his companion had fled to this village to escape their pursuit. Not daring to enter the village rashly, they had wanted to find a house on the outskirts where they could rest. But Lan Ying had made a noise in her nervousness, and they had broken in, leading to the hostage incident.

After identifying those already in custody, they confirmed that every member of this trafficking ring except its leader, "Brother Da," had been arrested or killed.

After discussing the matter, Gu Zheng's group identified themselves as officers of the Anping City Public Security Bureau in Guizhou Province and searched the entire village, spread awareness and warnings, and carried out rescue work.

Around noon, Xiao Fang and Yu Zhen, the two "companions" who had previously been sold to this village, were also rescued.

There were other trafficked women in the village, but only one stepped forward voluntarily, willing to go home with the Comrade Public Security Officer. Most chose silence.

They had all had children, most of them more than one.

Before dawn the next day, Gu Zheng's team split into two.

Gu Zheng would take the arrested suspects and the rescued women out of the mountains, while the remaining team continued searching for "Brother Da" and working to inform and rescue the trafficked women.

A week later, when the rescued young women reached Shajiao Town outside the mountains, their number had grown to twelve.

All seven women from this latest trafficking incident had been rescued, along with five women abducted earlier whom they had freed along the way.

The Anping City Public Security Bureau sent vehicles to bring all the rescued women to An Ping.

They would verify each woman's identity and take a detailed statement.

This was painstaking, tedious work. Not every young woman could keep a clear head and remain emotionally stable. They often broke down crying midway through questioning and needed immediate reassurance or psychological intervention.

For these young women, being rescued was only another beginning.

Finding the courage to face life after being trafficked would be a long struggle.

As soon as she arrived at the public security bureau, Song Ning asked the officer handling their affairs to leave her statement and Lan Ying's until last.

She wanted to take Lan Ying to the hospital first.

After their long journey, the wounds on Lan Ying's face were dreadful to look at, with signs of inflammation and ulceration.

Her face had been injured when she tried to escape on the first night after being abducted and the traffickers caught her and brought her back.

Without timely treatment, and with the wounds repeatedly injured again, her condition had become very serious.

When Song Ning returned from the hospital to the guesthouse where they were staying temporarily, an attendant stopped her. "Comrade Song, someone came looking for you just now. You weren't here, so he left this bag for you!"

Song Ning looked inside the canvas bag and found several changes of women's clothing.

She quickly asked, "How long ago did the person who brought this leave?"

"Just now! If you go out right away, you might still catch him!"

Song Ning hurried out in the direction the attendant pointed.

In the distance, at the other end of the guesthouse, a jeep had just started up.

"Wait-please wait!"

Song Ning ran after it, waving.

Fortunately, the vehicle soon stopped, and a broad-shouldered, long-legged young man in a standard military uniform stepped out of the front passenger seat.

With his crew cut, handsome features, and straight-backed bearing, he was a remarkably good-looking man with an equally impressive physique.

Song Ning stared for a moment before speaking. "You... you're Gu Zheng?!"

Gu Zheng stood before her, his deep-set eyes fixed on her, smiling without a word.

Song Ning could not help remarking, "Honestly, if you'd looked like this while posing as Pan TuozI, you wouldn't have needed to trick anyone. The girls would have followed you willingly!"

Gu Zheng clicked his tongue and laughed. "Even looking like that, I still had a girl come knocking in the middle of the night, didn't I? Good thing I'm clearheaded, upright, and kind, or that girl would've had quite a mess on her hands!"

They both laughed.

Song Ning caught sight of the two bars and two stars on Gu Zheng's shoulders. She had never expected someone so young to have already reached deputy regimental rank.

Gu Zheng said, "I was just coming to say goodbye! I'm not a public security officer; I'm a soldier. My previous assignment overlapped a little with the Public Security Bureau's case, so I helped them out along the way. They'll handle the follow-up. I have to return to my unit!"

Song Ning nodded in understanding.

After arriving in An Ping, she had heard the Comrade Public Security Officer mention that "Pan TuozI" was an underworld figure several ranks above "Brother Da." He had been involved in a case the military was investigating and had already been arrested.

While wrapping up that case, Gu Zheng and his men had learned of "Brother Da's" crimes. They had simply headed into the mountains under Pan TuozI's identity and rescued the women as quickly as possible.

She had not seen Gu Zheng since reaching Shajiao Town and had assumed they had already left.

His coming specifically to say goodbye, and bringing her clothes as well, surprised and pleased her.

Gu Zheng glanced at his watch, then continued, "We haven't known each other long, but there's something I'd like to say. You're quick-witted, perceptive, and brave. If you get the chance, consider a career in the military. Don't waste your talent!"

Song Ning was a little surprised. What direction she should take in life... she genuinely had not considered that yet. For now, she was taking things one step at a time.

"Boss-"

Someone in the jeep behind him began calling for Gu Zheng...

Gu Zheng glanced back, then held out his hand to Song Ning.

"Comrade Song Ning, I have to go! May everything go well for you from now on! Goodbye!"

Song Ning shook his hand and thanked him again, then watched them leave.

Her gratitude was sincere!

Not only because he had rescued her from the mountains, but also for those changes of clothes.

The public security officers had provided their group of "rescued women" with free room and board, along with toiletries.

Even the clothes she was wearing now were old ones donated by the Comrade Public Security Officer's families.

For a government department, they had already been exceptionally thoughtful and considerate.

But her only change of clothes was still the outfit the body's original owner had worn. After all the hiding and running along the way, it was almost impossible to wash clean anymore.

She had never expected Gu Zheng to think of that.

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