So Lu Yuan opened the pliers wide and clamped the bullet in one go. Then, with a sudden burst of force, he pulled out a deformed bullet.

At this moment, Lin Qiang seemed to have suffered a severe injury. He spat out another mouthful of blood, let out a howl, and then fainted.

The middle-aged man immediately wanted to point his gun at Lu Yuan, but remembering that his actions had almost angered Lu Yuan, he could only sheepishly put his gun away.

This was Lu Yuan's first time doing this kind of work. Although he was only using his wrists, he felt like he had used up all his strength and was feeling weak. His hands were now covered in blood.

He casually grabbed a bed sheet from the side and wiped the blood off his hands, then stuffed the golden fruit from his pocket into Lin Qiang's mouth.

Because the other party kept clenching their teeth, Lu Yuan could only use all his strength to pry open the other party's mouth and then forcefully stuff the fruit into the other party's mouth.

Seeing that the other person's throat moved slightly, Lu Yuan immediately felt relieved. All that was left was to wait. Now, Lu Yuan could only sit silently to the side and watch Lin Qiang. Whether he could come back to life depended on the time.

The middle-aged man beside him looked flustered and stammered, wanting to ask something but not daring to, and could only anxiously look at Lin Qiang lying on the bed.

Time passed second by second. Lu Yuan examined the other person's wounds and found that the wounds, which had been bleeding continuously, were now slowly healing.

The fact that it healed meant that the fruit had worked, and Lu Yuan gained a deeper understanding of the fruit once again.

Not long after, Lin Qiang suddenly coughed softly, but the blood that was in his throat immediately spurted out again. The middle-aged man next to him quickly went over and wiped the blood from the corner of Lin Qiang's mouth with a towel.

His gaze at Lu Yuan conveyed a single message: If Lin Qiang dies, you won't survive either!

However, to the surprise of both of them, after Lin Qiang finished coughing, he suddenly opened his eyes slowly, looked at the ceiling in the room, and his lips opened and closed slightly as if he wanted to speak.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man's face immediately lit up with joy, but then he transformed into a look of utter despair, rushing to Lin Qiang's side, kneeling down beside him, tightly grasping his hand, and beginning to cry.

"Brother Lin! Don't die! You promised to lead us brothers to build our own base! You can't die!"

Lu Yuan was taken aback by what the other party said. Wasn't Lin Qiang supposed to have secrets about weapons? How come he also had his own base? Xia He hadn't told him about this!

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but curse inwardly again.

Lin Qiang coughed a few times, then swallowed hard and gently patted the middle-aged man on the back. The man was so startled that he almost tried to grab the bag, but when he saw it was Lin Qiang's hand, he burst into laughter through his tears.

"Stop wailing! I'm not dead! Cough cough! What the hell are you crying about, you grown man! Cough cough!"

Upon hearing Lin Qiang's words, the middle-aged man wiped away his tears and looked at Lin Qiang with a surprised expression.

"Brother Lin! You...you're all better?"

The other person nodded, then continued, "Young man... was it you who saved me?"

Lu Yuan shrugged and said, "I can't help it, I want to live too! Besides, he just promised me that if I save you, he'll let me and my brother go!"

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "You saved me, Lin Qiang, so you're my benefactor! Anyone who dares to disrespect you is disrespecting me, Lin Qiang! By the way, why did they arrest you?"

The middle-aged man then recounted the whole story. After listening, Lin Qiang looked at Lu Yuan with a hint of interest, but a helpless expression appeared on his face.

"Hey! Are you going to take me away again?"

Lu Yuan sighed and said, "Actually, I was forced into this! I didn't want to arrest you! Besides, I have no grudge against you! I was only thinking about my family!"

"By the way! What secret do you have? Why did the search team arrest you?" Lu Yuan continued to voice his questions, since what he knew now was completely different from what Xia He had told him.

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "Forget it! Telling you about this won't do you any good! It's best if you don't know!"

Lu Yuan stared wide-eyed at the other person. This line sounded so familiar! Was this some kind of TV drama?! How dare you say such trashy lines?!

"Ahem! It's alright, I'm not worried about anything anyway! Just tell me!"

Lin Qiang's expression froze. He hadn't expected Lu Yuan to be so curious, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of things.

The other party sighed and said, "Alright! I'll tell you then!"

The other party then gestured for the middle-aged man to help him up, and the middle-aged man did so, helping Lin Qiang to sit up against the headboard.

"Give me a cigarette!" Lin Qiang held up one finger to the middle-aged man.

Seeing that Lin Qiang had just recovered and there was still a pool of blood on his chest, the middle-aged man hesitated, realizing that offering him a cigarette at this moment might not be appropriate.

However, Lu Yuan took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to the other person.

Seeing Lu Yuan light a cigarette for Lin Qiang, the middle-aged man wanted to stop Lin Qiang, but then he heard Lin Qiang say to him, "Go find me some clothes! I want to have a good talk with this young man!"

The middle-aged man could only nod helplessly, turn around and leave the room, then close the door behind him.

Lin Qiang took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Actually, Xia He is lying to you! I'm actually a technician in Beijing! Oh! Right, a technician specializing in nuclear fusion technology!"

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