My jacket was on the ground by the well, but I didn’t dare to go there to pick it up. 

The rest of my equipment was still with me, so it was fine to leave the jacket behind. We followed the traces all the way up to the mountain. 

The mountain was fenced with a heavy barbed wire net. There were several watchtowers, including soldiers patrolling with their guns. 

We thought about sneaking in from the back, but the searchlight from the watchtower spotted us. I heard a soldier yell, “Who’s there?! This is a military area. No unauthorized entry!” 

Before he could finish, three patrolling soldiers arrived with submachine guns in their hands. 

We reluctantly raised our hands above our heads.

I didn’t know what to do, but I saw Chuyi mouth something to me. At first, I thought he wanted to break through the encirclement, which scared me to death.

But when I turned around, I realized that I had misunderstood his intentions....