Inside the Bell Tower, the group sat in a circle, the atmosphere heavy and stifling. Every face was etched with anxiety and exhaustion. Leitao furrowed his brows, listening to his team members discuss evacuation plans while his eyes traced the rough map of the county town on the ground, desperate to find a way out.
Lu Ming ran in, breathless and frantic. "Brother Leitao, it’s bad! A squad of Japanese soldiers is going door-to-door, searching this way. They’ll be at the Bell Tower any second!"
A ripple of tension surged through the group. Some members gripped their weapons so hard their knuckles turned white; others breathed in ragged, shallow gasps, their chests heaving. Fan Xiaoyu’s face went pale; she clutched the hand of a nearby female student, her body trembling slightly.
Chapter 231