Seeing that Xu Lin was unhurt, Christopher finally let out the breath he had been holding in suspense. He let out a long sigh of relief, the worry in his eyes gradually fading away, and then spoke slowly: "Captain, after you left, we immediately hid according to plan. Back then, everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound, terrified of making the slightest noise and being discovered by the enemy. We just waited there quietly, as if time had frozen. Until we heard your gunfire break the silence of the forest, we knew the operation had begun. We watched as more and more enemies swarmed in your direction. We waited another few minutes, and after making sure there was no trace of the enemy around, we quickly ran toward the outside of the forest. Along the way, our hearts were in our throats, but fortunately, we didn't encounter any obstacles and proceeded smoothly toward the edge of the forest. We didn't encounter any enemies the whole way out of the forest, and after running a short distance outside, we spotted a patrol of cavalrymen. Thinking they might be French cavalry, we didn't dare to act rashly and hid once again." At this point, Christopher paused, taking slight, heavy breaths, evidently caused by his anxious search for Xu Lin in the forest just moments before. His chest heaved violently, his breathing was somewhat rapid, and fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead.
Listening to this, Xu Lin nodded slightly; this was pretty much what he had anticipated. Howev…
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