r18novel Chapter 050 Finally, we have some leverage.
Chapter 050 Finally, we have some leverage.
Xu Ting is a very complex person.
She knew that her actions must have hurt Er'er.
But she also longed for her children to understand what she had done.
After all, from her perspective, she really had no selfish motives.
They don't even covet fame or fortune; they simply hope that human civilization can continue.
She didn't care about the world's opinion, but Er Er's words deeply hurt her.
"Take them back to the base." Meng Shisan didn't want to waste words with her, so he immediately ordered Xie Linbo to escort the person towards the base.
Just now, Baozi told him that Liu Jiajia was over there.
Upon learning this news, Meng Shisan really didn't want to delay any longer.
Liu Jiajia, that's the culprit who ruined Er'er's life, he'll definitely want to catch her if he gets the chance.
Moreover, this is Liu Jiaming's daughter. With her in his hands, he has the leverage to negotiate with Liu Jiaming.
Now, what he most wants to figure out is why these guys took Er'er away.
"What's going on? Weren't those bastards from the base here? Why did you retreat?" Yang Jiu jogged over and asked as he saw Meng Shisan return.
"It's a bit complicated. Tell everyone first to calm the children down. We'll sneak in from the side in a bit." Meng Shisan gave a few simple instructions and continued walking towards the base.
Seeing many ordinary people in the buffer zone looking at them curiously, they stopped and said loudly, "Don't panic, everyone. They're just some scum from the base trying to cause trouble. We just caught one and are sending him back."
"These guys, are they really going to haunt us?" Upon hearing him say that, everyone had their own opinions.
Meng Shisan didn't linger and immediately sent the person back.
"What's going on?" Upon returning to the base, Cao Er, who had noticed them, hurriedly came over.
After briefly explaining the situation, Cao Er immediately dragged Xu Ting away.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely keep an eye on him. You just go ahead."
Cao Er had the utmost contempt for Xu Ting's actions.
If someone can lay a hand on their own child, what kind of good person are they?
"Just keep an eye on her. If Xu Xin comes looking for you, don't stop her, just don't let them be alone together." Meng Shisan said, then looked at Entrance Number Four and asked, "Is there any news inside?"
Shaking his head, Cao Er said, "No movement."
"Where's Shen Mo?" After scanning the crowd again and not finding him, Meng Shisan asked another question.
"He went to inspect the other entrances," Cao Er said. "He said that although the other entrances were bombed, you never know what the people inside might do."
"We need to be careful," Meng Shisan agreed, and immediately said, "I'll leave that man to you. We'll go first; I'm really afraid those guys will get away."
After saying that, Meng Shisan, carrying Er'er, turned and left with Xie Linbo and the others.
Just as they stepped out of the base, they encountered Yang Jiu.
"The children have all been told what to do, and those guys have all headed north."
Thanks to the weapons we found yesterday, we're not exactly fully armed now, but we're confident we can fight a skirmish.
In the past, these people would clear land without weapons, but now that they all had families to support, they didn't dare to be careless.
No one expected that it would come in handy so quickly.
"Then we'll follow them." Meng Shisan said, then looked at Xie Linbo and said, "Your next task is to attract their attention and not let them realize our intentions."
If they find out that so many of us are missing, it might alert the enemy.
But I'm warning you beforehand, you might encounter danger. Those guys are probably equipped just as well as you are.
"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of danger at all!" Upon hearing this, Xie Linbo immediately perked up.
"Then, once you hear gunfire, provide support from the front," Meng Shisan continued, "Your mobility must be faster than ours. Remember, don't let anyone escape."
"No problem," Xie Linbo agreed immediately.
As a warmonger, he was only afraid of not having enough people to kill, but he was never afraid of how many people the enemy had.
Seeing his reaction, Meng Shisan said no more and immediately walked north along the base's city wall with Yang Jiu.
By the time they caught up with the others, dozens of men had already raised their guns and were ready for battle.
However, since everyone was a pioneer, their positions were quite spread out.
"Let's go." Meng Shisan immediately laughed, "This drizzle today has been a great help to us, otherwise the sandstorm stirred up by so many people would have given us away."
His words made everyone laugh, and they immediately headed towards their destination.
In order to avoid those guys' sight, they took a detour of nearly five miles.
It took nearly two hours for everyone to circle around to a position 500 meters behind Liu Jiajia and the others.
"Xie Linbo did a good job this time. He managed to attract their attention so they didn't even realize we had circled around behind them."
Hearing him say this, Yang Jiu laughed and said, "How could we possibly have discovered that everyone had retreated back to the buffer zone before heading north?"
With tens of thousands of people in the buffer zone, how can they keep an eye on them all?
But we're in a bit of trouble now. Once we cross this hill, we'll be practically face-to-face with them.
I just checked, and there are about eighty of them, with more than fifty fully armed.
If they were to fight face-to-face, the casualties would likely be considerable…
He said this not because he was afraid.
However, this was Meng Shisan's first time leading everyone on a mission, and if the casualties were too heavy, it would be a blow to Meng Shisan's prestige.
"It is indeed a problem." Meng Shisan nodded, looked around, and hesitated.
He hadn't expected it to turn out this way.
Given their location, an ambush would actually be the most suitable course of action.
He's not afraid of a head-on confrontation, but the others might actually die.
boom!
Just then, a gunshot rang out.
Meng Shisan suddenly looked up, picked up his binoculars and looked over, only to see Liu Jiajia and her group running towards them desperately.
The dozens of fully armed men immediately lay prone on the hill and entered combat mode.
"Xie Linbo has come?" Meng Shisan immediately thought of this possibility.
Having worked with Yan Zhiyu and the others for a few days, he knew that only Xie Linbo could do something like this.
"Kill them, fuck them!" Xie Linbo was already hot-blooded. He had just seen a guy stick his head out and stare at him with binoculars. With his temper, he didn't remember what Meng Shisan had said. He raised his gun and fired.
After saying that, he stepped on the gas and sped off.
Lu Ping and the others, who had been on high alert, were now furious.
"Damn it, that bastard is reckless again." Although that's what they said, almost everyone turned their cars around at the same time and rushed towards Liu Jiajia and the others.
They couldn't just stand by and watch Xie Linbo take that risk.
Even if Meng Shisan blames them afterward, they can't care.
"Everyone, provide covering fire!" At this moment, Xie Linyuan couldn't care less about anything else; his usual composure vanished completely.
"You watch over these little guys, I'm going to help," Yan Zhiyu said, then drove off in the base vehicle.
And in the distance.
When Meng Shisan and his group saw a large number of people coming towards them, they were all pleasantly surprised.
The guns were already cocked, and once these guys were caught, the rest of the men would be too afraid to act rashly.
Even at this point, those guys were still covering their retreat, which shows how strict the hierarchy was among them.
"Try not to kill anyone later, capture them alive first." Meng Shisan immediately gave the order, then put Er'er down from his arms and said softly, "You stay here and don't move, Daddy will go catch the bad guys."
Sometimes he felt helpless; this little girl was good in every way, but she was just too clingy.
"Er'er, go help Daddy catch the bad guys too!" Er'er said immediately as soon as she landed.
"It's very dangerous, Er'er, be good." Meng Shisan quickly comforted the little girl.
Er Er, however, took Meng Shisan's spare magazine from him and, under everyone's incredulous gaze, gently snapped it in half.
"Er'er is very powerful."
Everyone was speechless; their mouths were so big they could easily fit an egg inside.
Meng Shisan was also dumbfounded. He knew that Er Er was special, but he didn't expect her to be this special.
"How did you do that?"
"Just break it gently, it's very simple." Er'er said, crushing the two halves of the magazine in her hand into pieces. She really crushed them.
This caused quite a stir among the crowd.
The main thing is that Er'er's effortless manner clearly shows that she didn't exert any force...
"Thirteen, you've struck gold!" After a long while, Yang Jiu said, dumbfounded.
He was genuinely surprised.
It's no exaggeration to say that, based on the abilities Er Er has demonstrated, he could probably be strangled with one hand.
"Er'er said it herself, Er'er is very powerful and can protect Daddy." Er'er clapped her little hands and said proudly.
Meng Shisan didn't say anything at the moment. Indeed, if it came down to pure strength, he was no match for this little girl.
"Then I'll stay by Father's side for a while."
"Hmm," the little girl nodded seriously, and this time she didn't continue to lie on Meng Shisan. It was obvious that she actually knew everything.
On the other side, Liu Jiajia, panting heavily, supported herself with her legs and said, "No, what are we running for?"
How many of them are there?
"Why should we be afraid of them?"
For a moment, everyone looked at each other.
"Yeah, why are you running?"
The group took turns questioning each other.
"And why did you suddenly get up? And why are you looking through binoculars? Are you afraid they won't spot us?"
Some people looked at the young man who had initially tried to persuade Liu Jiajia, and they were speechless.
Upon hearing this, the young man scratched the back of his neck, looking equally surprised. After a long pause, he said, "I don't know either. I just wanted to see how they were doing."
"Forget it, forget it..." Seeing his attitude, Liu Jiajia waved her hand irritably and said, "If we go back and get chased by a bunch of stray dogs, what will people think of us?"
Remember, don't let anyone escape later. I don't want anyone remembering this terrible experience for me later.
"Let's fight our way back." Everyone nodded in agreement.
Seeing that they had stopped, Meng Shisan immediately sensed that something was wrong and raised his gun to fire a shot.
"Don't wait any longer, fire!"
Upon seeing this, everyone raised their guns and fired.
However, everyone tacitly avoided hitting vital points, mainly to incapacitate them.
Of course, at a distance of more than 100 meters, very few of them actually have such good marksmanship.
The burst of gunfire threw Liu Jiajia and the others into disarray, causing them to scramble to the ground for cover.
At the same time, they all took the sidearms from their waists and put them in their hands.
However, these guys were all equipped with sophisticated handguns, and it wasn't that they were being pretentious.
They had to reduce their load when clearing land, and carrying a pistol was only because of their special status. If they encountered a pioneer like Meng Shisan in the wilderness, they could easily kill him.
Even if they encounter field personnel from the base who are unaware of their presence, they won't be easily captured.
But now, even with weapons to bolster their courage, everyone is tense all over.
To be honest, they had been shouting loudly before, but this was the first time they had encountered something like this.
I was brave as I was, but I was also really nervous.
"Go! Capture them alive if possible. If you encounter any stubborn ones, kill them!" Meng Shisan didn't care about anything else and immediately raised his gun and rushed out.
While charging, he shouted, "Those who want to live, drop your weapons and lie down on the ground."
Today I'm only arresting Liu Jiajia; I don't care about the others.
"I am Liu Jiajia." Upon hearing Meng Shisan's words, Liu Jiajia nervously stood up and said, "Release them, and I will go with you!"
I know you're here because of that girl. Go find me; it has nothing to do with them.
When she saw Er'er, she knew that the person in front of her must be Meng Shisan.
He readily admitted it now, quite frankly.
"You're better than your father," Meng Shisan said with a smile.
He never expected that a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl would actually be single with him.
"You can't touch Jiajia!" Just then, Liu Jiajia's friends stood up one after another, pointing their guns at Meng Shisan and the others. Although they were very nervous and their hands were even trembling as they held the guns, none of them backed down.
"Put down your guns and you'll still have a chance to live." Meng Shisan shielded Er'er behind him and said coldly, "If you're so stubborn, I don't mind sending you on your way right now."
"We're all worthless lives. You can try fighting us."
At this point, Meng Shisan suddenly shouted, "Yang Jiu!"
In an instant, dozens of guns were pointed at them.
Seeing this, Liu Jiajia threw down her gun, spread her hands, and said, "I'll take responsibility for my own actions. The person you're looking for is me, it has nothing to do with them. I'll go with you, but you have to let them go."
"Jiajia!" everyone called out upon hearing this.
"Shut up, all of you," Liu Jiajia said. "He wouldn't dare kill me, don't worry."
As he spoke, he whispered to the people beside him, "You go first. Only after you're gone can you think of a way to save me, understand?"
Upon hearing her say this, everyone sighed and, one by one, threw their weapons to the ground with dejected expressions.
Everyone wore a look of resentment.
They haven't even had a proper confrontation yet, how did it turn out like this?
Upon seeing this, Meng Shisan smiled.
After fighting with Liu Jiaming and his group for so long, he finally has some bargaining chips to offer.
Having said that, Yang Jiu raised his hand and immediately ordered his men to rush forward.
Seeing dozens of people rushing over, Liu Jiajia's expression immediately changed. She looked at Meng Shisan with a sinister expression and asked in a ferocious tone, "Are you playing me?"