Chapter 552: Indeed, we cannot startle the snake, lest he act rashly when cornered

That's what was said, but only each person knows what they truly think.

As if they had conspired, no one mentioned the technical skills competition in four days' time to Zhang Haizhen when they returned to the dormitory that evening.

They just kept listening to Zhang Haizhen slander the deputy company commander's fiancée, and everyone politely went along with her words, only to turn around with faces like they had constipation, each secretly mocking her as a fool.

When Fu Yan Cheng reached the mountaintop, he saw from afar that the man had gone up the mountain.

Fortunately, he was very familiar with this mountain range; judging by the direction of the man's movement, he roughly guessed where she was heading.

He waited right on the man's inevitable path before he descended, and only after getting a close look at the man's face did he hide in time.

Afterwards, he followed the man at a distance, neither too close nor too far, all the way into Baixu Village at the foot of the mountain.

He watched the man walk into a courtyard and never come out again.

He temporarily found a few children, spent one dime, and only then learned from their mouths that a film crew had arrived in the village a few days ago, and it was heard they would stay in the village for a while.

After making inquiries clear, Fu Yan Cheng used his agility to climb onto the roof from the back wall of that courtyard; only after confirming that the man was indeed with the film crew did he hurriedly leave.

He needed to stop Ma Wuliang, who was coming to reinforce, as quickly as possible; he feared making a big commotion would startle the man and cause him to act rashly. This matter must be reported to see how the superiors would deploy.

Fortunately, his movements were fast enough; not long after he left, the man inside the house came out of the courtyard, looked around and found nothing suspicious, then had someone bring a ladder over to confirm there was nothing unusual on the roof before coming down.

Ma Wuliang, leading his men, had just crossed the mountain ridge and was preparing to descend along the marks when he saw Fu Yan Cheng approaching the mountain from a distance.

He quickly raised his hand to signal the few who followed him to hide on the spot, then rushed alone to the mid-slope: "Deputy Company Commander."

Fu Yan Cheng glanced back, signaling him to return by the original route: "I'll explain later."

His speed was not slow; he returned to the unit quickly, while Ma Wuliang continued to lead a platoon in patrols around the perimeter of the unit and on the mountain in the afternoon.

After hearing Fu Yan Cheng's report, Regiment Commander Kong Lingchuan asked: "Are you certain that person is the 'Flying Eagle' who escaped before?"

Fu Yan Cheng said very seriously: "This cannot be confirmed one hundred percent; last time he likely also altered his appearance. My opinion is that we should not startle the snake for now; it is best to send someone to monitor him for a few days."

Regiment Commander Kong nodded slightly: "Indeed, we cannot startle the snake, lest he act rashly when cornered."

After speaking, he looked at Fu Yan Cheng: "The entire film crew over there probably has many people; if we casually grab one as a hostage, it will cause trouble later."

Let's go to Division Commander Zheng's place.

The two went to the division headquarters together again.

After hearing their report, Division Commander Zheng, upon hearing it was Baixu Village, said: "I have an idea; tomorrow Baixu Village will receive a batch of educated youth. We can just have two of our people mix in."

"That's a good idea. Since they are all strangers anyway, no one knows anyone, so there's no fear of being exposed."

Thus, the matter was settled. Division Commander Zheng made a phone call, and the Ding Zhiqing Office on the other end naturally cooperated very well.

Fu Yan Cheng selected two alert new recruits from his own company and sent them to the Ding Zhiqing Office, then dispatched a team to the perimeter of Baixu Village to comprehensively monitor the movements of the film crew.

After the arrangements were made, he was just about to drink some water when he remembered that Liu Chuxue was still in the dormitory.

He ran back in a panic, hurriedly opened the dormitory door, but found no one there.

At a glance, he saw the note left on the table: "I am leaving. No explanation needed. I understand. Focus on your work. I only wish you safety!"