After Fei Lichao got out of the car, he glanced at the other side of the road for a few moments and said, "Get the gun ready."

I pulled out my gun, released the safety, chambered a round, gripped it in my hand, and stared at the other side of the street, remaining vigilant at all times.

"I'll go wake them up." Fei Lichao turned and ran towards the tent, but just then, a figure suddenly emerged from the bushes behind us, holding a samurai sword. The moment he appeared, the samurai sword was held to Fei Lichao's neck.

Fei Lichao was clearly not expected that someone would run out from behind us, so he froze on the spot for a moment. He didn't seem flustered, but simply called out, "Xiaonan."

I turned around immediately after hearing the sound and saw this scene. My face changed drastically. At the same time, I heard a commotion on the other side of the road. I turned around again and saw seven or eight people with knives jump out from the other side of the road and run towards us.

I raised my gun to fire, but the guy with the katana said, "If you dare to fire, I'll cut your comrade down with one stroke."

"Xiaonan, ignore me, just shoot!" Fei Lichao said.

I raised my gun, but didn't pull the trigger. I knew what Fei Lichao meant; he wanted to fight the guy with the katana alone after I fired and caused chaos. In the past, I definitely would have done that, but now Fei Lichao had lost his left hand and wasn't fully recovered. If he fought back like that, he might very well die!

I didn't dare take the risk, so I didn't fire.

At that moment, the entire enemy force appeared around us. I roughly counted them; there were at least twenty people, and each of them was holding a knife, a shovel, or something else.

Because I was holding a gun, the other side dared not make any rash moves.

The man with the katana spoke again, "Put down the gun in your hand, or I'll kill him."

I turned and stared at the guy with the katana. Everyone around me was shining flashlights. I didn't put down my gun. Instead, I pulled out another gun from my waistband, pointed it directly at the guy with the katana, and said, "If you kill him, I'll shoot you and then kill all your people."

The man with the katana chuckled. "You're quite confident."

I stared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me what you want to do?"

The guy with the katana sneered, "We're all in this together, what do you think I want to do?"

I glanced at the gun in my hand and asked, "You want the gun I have?"

The man with the katana nodded. "That's right. Hand over all the weapons you have, and I'll let you go."

I said, "Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I only have these two guns, no other weapons."

The man with the katana shook his head and said, "Don't try to fool me. I won't believe your nonsense. If you know what's good for you, hand over all your guns and weapons. Otherwise, I'll chop off his other hand too, believe me or not."

I said, "I don't believe it. If you dared to make a move, you would have done it already. Why wait until now? Anyway, we have plenty of time now. How about we talk?"

The man with the katana sneered, but his eyes held a hint of anxiety. "What do you want to talk about? You don't mean to talk to me about life and ideals, do you?"

I raised an eyebrow and said, "You just said that we're all in this together, and it's better to have more friends than enemies. The world is so chaotic these days, it's not easy to survive. I don't think you want the people around you to die, do you?"

The man with the katana said, "You're trying to stall for time?"

I shook my head and said, "No, how much time can I buy? You've already surrounded all my men. Even if I wanted to call for backup, it would be too late. So, since we're currently in a standoff, if we were to fight now, you might die, and I might die. That would be a losing proposition, don't you think? It's better to sit down and talk things out, and then we can come up with a win-win solution so that no one dies. Wouldn't that be better?"

The man with the katana said, "You really talk a lot of nonsense. Fine, whatever you want to talk about, as long as you give me the weapon in the end, I don't care about anything else."

I chuckled and said, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Lu Xiaonan. What's yours?"

The man with the katana decisively said, "Fang Yuan."

I stared at Fang Yuan and said, "Fang Yuan, right? If you don't mind, how about we compromise? You release my men, and I'll give you a gun. Then you can leave, how about that?"

Fang Yuan, holding his katana, said, "I said I want everything. Don't give me that nonsense about only having two guns; I won't believe you. Just hand over all your weapons, and I'll let you go."

I said, "If you keep going like this, there's no point in talking. These things are about negotiation. What good will you get by forcing me like this? At worst, we'll just tear off the mask right now and see if your knife is faster than my bullet. You have twenty-one people in total, and my magazine is full, with eighteen bullets. Even if I can't hit every time, in the end, you'll still have a lot of dead men. Who do you think will suffer more then?"

"I don't think you're stupid, and don't forget, once you kill my people, I'll kill all of you. No matter how long it takes, none of you will live, understand? So don't think threatening me will work. We're all people who live on the edge, and we're prepared to die at any time."

Fang Yuan's expression stiffened, the murderous intent in his eyes became more pronounced, and the anxiety on his face was also evident.

I stared at him, without the slightest fear.

Come on if you dare! Let's fight it out and see who dies first.

Fang Yuan angrily retorted, "Don't think I wouldn't dare to kill someone!"

I shook my head and scoffed, "Then go ahead and kill! I'll watch you kill! After you're done, I'll shoot you dead. At that close range, you won't be able to dodge the bullet."

Fang Yuan was instantly caught in a dilemma.

My expression remained unchanged, but I breathed a sigh of relief. Fang Yuan was clearly not going to make any rash moves at the moment, which gave me a chance to wipe out all of them.

And don't forget, Sister Jing and Lu Yun are both inside the tent. They must have heard the commotion outside. Sister Jing also has a gun on her. She's in the tent and has the upper hand. She can act at any time if there's any noise outside.

I looked at Fang Yuan, waiting for his reaction.

If he dares to touch Fei Lichao, I will shoot him directly. In short, Fei Lichao cannot die!

(End of this chapter)