The driver looked at An An's worried face and began to hesitate.
Just then, he saw their car returning in the rearview mirror, suggesting the problem had been resolved.
Finally, under An An's pleading gaze, he nodded.
Granted permission, An An quickly opened the door and got out.
"Mom!" An An ran over, his worry and concern for his mother evident on his face.
Hearing An An's voice, Huo Rou's nerves immediately tensed.
She remembered the expression of the leader from before; they clearly had a contingency plan.
"An An, hurry back!" Huo Rou turned and shouted at An An. By then, An An was already behind her, just a step away.
At that moment, a small car suddenly drove in the opposite direction from ahead, at extreme speed. Its front was aimed directly at Huo Rou, about to collide.
"Captain Huo!" Zhao Wen was tying people up and was some distance from Huo Rou. Unable to rescue her in time, he yelled sharply at Huo Rou, as if his loud voice could make her escape the danger.
Huo Rou, with agile movements, grabbed An An and threw herself to the side.
The driver also steered his car head-on into the oncoming vehicle, using it to absorb some of the impact.
Bang—
After a loud crash, the opposing car was dented.
Huo Rou protected An An tightly in her arms. As she fell, she twisted her direction, rolling a few times to cushion the impact, and finally stopped.
"An An, are you okay?" After avoiding the danger, she first looked at An An.
An An was still shaken but nodded, comforting Huo Rou, "Mom, I'm fine. Did you get hurt? Tell me if you're uncomfortable!"
"An An should have stayed obediently in the car, then you wouldn't be causing trouble for Mom now."
He understood clearly that the person earlier had deliberately targeted him because he was someone his mother cared about, daring to aim a weapon at him so openly.
That person had also seemed to anticipate that his mother would block the attack for him.
Huo Rou shook her head gently, her eyes as tender as water. If her face hadn't turned pale so quickly, it might have been more convincing.
The person who shot the projectile had already been captured. He was abnormally frantic, cursing Huo Rou while clawing at his own body, struggling to tear at his skin with his fingernails.
"You wretched woman!"
"Let's see how you can laugh later!"
He watched Huo Rou smile at An An, and thinking about how he had been hit by the dart because of Huo Rou, he began to curse.
The poison on it was cultivated by country M for many years. When he obtained the weapon, he had already seen the reactions and fates of those poisoned.
It was precisely because he knew the terrifying nature of this substance that he desperately wanted to expel it from his body.
"Captain Huo, where are you injured? I have a military doctor with me, let him take a look!" Zhao Wen rushed over. After seeing the opponent's reaction, he also realized that this poison might be unusual. "Brother Zhou! Brother Zhou! Come over here quickly and take a look!"
Without waiting for Huo Rou's consent, he called out the military doctor's name. Brother Zhou, hearing his urgent call, knew that the situation must be serious. He grabbed his medical kit and ran towards them quickly.
Huo Rou felt the tearing and pain within her body. She tightly pursed her lips, her face growing paler.
"Mom..." An An's guilt deepened. He should have waited longer.
The military doctor examined Huo Rou, including the area where she was pricked.
Only with very precise instruments could a tiny trace be seen; the projectile was very hidden.
Besides that, there wasn't the slightest clue.
He took Huo Rou's blood for a rapid on-site analysis. After the instrument operations were complete, and to be safe, he also took Huo Rou's pulse.
Huo Rou recovered for a moment, adjusting to the pain in her body. She cleared her throat and said to An An, "It's okay. An An, you were worried about me, weren't you? Besides, when you got out of the car, there was no danger. Don't blame yourself or feel guilty. Mom will be fine."
After comforting An An, her eyes met Brother Zhou's, clearly conveying her request for him to conceal the situation from An An.
Brother Zhou glanced subtly at An An and nodded slightly.
Zhao Wen, who admired Huo Rou the most, impatiently pulled Brother Zhou aside. "What's the situation? Why does your expression look so grim?"