"No...no...I'll talk, I'll talk."

"Li Laosi said that if there are three of us, we're likely to be arrested all at once. So we'll split into two groups, with each person taking some with them. Even if we get caught, we'll only be locked up for a few days."

"Locked up for a few days? Ha?" Old Qiu sneered, without answering his question.

But he knew he had most likely been tricked; he never expected the big fish to head towards the main road.

"Be honest, the person you're working with this time is probably a spy. If you don't want to die, don't even think about running away."

"Wh...what?" Wang Wang's eyes widened. This news was even more outrageous than the bullet wound in his thigh.

"Otherwise, why do you think I dared to fire directly?" Old Qiu glanced at him.

He fired the gun simply to send a message.

On the other side.

Li Laosi and Zhao Wu also heard the gunshots and were both stunned for a moment.

"This...this means we're using weapons?" Zhao Wu's voice trembled slightly.

There are ruthless Buddhist monks, but they are rare. Their ruthlessness is usually superficial; in this era, they simply steal. If caught, they might stab you in the back and run. That's all. They never bother to check what happened to the person they stabbed. After stabbing someone, they'll just move on to another place and continue being Buddhist monks.

They'd rather stay as far away from those who directly use weapons as possible.

Li Laosi's expression darkened: "No, I have to go back and check."

Zhao Wu grabbed Li Laosi: "Are you crazy! You're going back after we've already started fighting?!"

"Never mind that. Wang Wang saved my life, I have to go back and check on him, so you don't need to come back with me. We might be in big trouble this time. Listen to me, try to run as far inside as possible, don't come out, and hide your things."

"No... what trouble did we get into?!" Zhao Wu panicked. "We only stole a few things, and we didn't stab anyone."

"Do you remember Liu Hang from a while ago?"

"Deputy factory director, what's wrong?" Zhao Wu was not quite sure.

"They should have been arrested. We all know what they were doing, but no one arrested them. I guess they've been waiting for some accomplices these past few days."

Zhao Wu's eyes were bloodshot; he knew what kind of thing that was: "Why didn't you say so sooner? If we got involved in that, how many lives would we be willing to pay!"

"Alright!" Li Laosi roared, "Did I think so? It's been over a month, how would I know they're still investigating? They probably think we're Liu Hang's gang."

"Then...then let's go out now and turn ourselves in, yes, just turn ourselves in..."

"Confess? Confess? What a load of crap. Liu Hang and his gang probably haven't confessed. When we get arrested, they'll pin all the blame on us."

"How could this be...aren't there still trials to be held..."

"Interrogate him for a second. They can't get anything out of Liu Hang. The higher-ups will definitely blame us, and they'll need a scapegoat. We'll be that scapegoat! If we go out and turn ourselves in now, they'll just give us a bullet. Then they'll say we did it. Even if we die, they'll be fine."

"Then...what should we do..."

Zhao Wu's mind was in turmoil.

He had completely lost his analytical skills. He wouldn't think about why Li Laosi knew so much, or why Li Laosi had come to such a conclusion. He simply felt that what Li Laosi said made sense. He didn't even doubt how a lowly worker like him knew why Liu Hang had been arrested more than a month ago.

“I’ll go back and check on things. At least I need to confirm Wang Wang’s condition. That way, I can at least do right by his mother. As for you…” Li Laosi paused here.

"Tell me, what am I supposed to do?!"

Li Laosi pulled a pistol from his pocket.

Zhao Wu took two steps back: "What do you want to do?"

"If I wanted to do something, I would have killed you long ago." Li Laosi roared in a low voice, "Take this and find a place to hide. If you really can't do anything and get caught, you can choose to surrender and let them kill you, or resist. You have a chance. It's your own life, and you have the right to decide what to do with it."

"No, what about you then!"

"I've told you so many times, I have to go find Wang Wang. That's it." Li Laosi didn't waste any more words with him and turned around to go back the way he came.

Zhao Wu stood there in a daze, but he didn't remain there for long. After a while, he gritted his teeth, released the safety from the weapon in his hand, picked up what he was holding, and walked into the mountains! His eyes were filled with ferocity; if others didn't want to live, they wouldn't be allowed to obediently go and die!

Li Laosi noticed Zhao Wu's departing figure behind him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

On his way back, he made a turn and entered a small path. He knew there was a path down the mountain, and halfway down the mountain, there was a small cave. He planned to go there first and then walk out when it got light.

Not long after Zhang Wu looked at the marks left by Grandpa Qiu, he heard a gunshot.

"Captain, there's gunfire over there."

"Don't rush." ​​Zhang Wu waited a moment, and only one shot was fired, which meant that the situation was under control. He waved his hand: "You and I, go along this path to find Uncle Qiu. The rest of you, follow me."

"Yes, Captain!"

Outside, Wang Shouren looked at Director Wu with suspicion.

"You just came like this, old man? Where are the soldiers? You didn't even bring them? What if they escape?"

"Don't worry, there are roadblocks along the way. There are only a few roads leading out of here, and these are isolated mountains that you can't get out. Logically speaking, it's time to take action today."

Do you know when they're going to make their move?

"Hey, after dealing with them for a while, I figured it out. This group is probably from over there (I won't go into details)."

"You can even tell which side it is."

"Hey, there are only a few types of spies in our area. The first type is the ones over there. Before, they would give money to those over there when they needed it. Later, their finances went downhill, so they started giving titles like major general, lieutenant general, and general, as if they were free. Later on, those people stopped trusting them. But they only know one thing: sabotage, sabotage our production."

“In previous years, there were many of these destructive guys, and most of them were caught. Plus, there was no more funding over there, so they went into hiding. They each made their own money, and many of them even planned to stay here permanently. These kinds of people are the most troublesome.” Director Wu sighed and lit a cigarette for himself.

"How exactly is it troublesome?" Wang Shouren asked curiously, as he had never heard anyone mention it before. He had encountered spies once before, but he had never investigated them in depth.