"Me? Tian Zhiguang!"

"What?"

Qian Jin's voice carried a hint of shock and anger: "What right do you have to answer the phone? Who gave you that right?"

"Oh! I'm sorry, I'm now the leader of seven groups! I haven't told you about this yet! I'm officially informing you now! If there's anything I need to report in the future, I'll let you know!"

Qian Jin slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Nonsense! Tian Zhiguang! Stop right now! Hand over command of the team!"

"I'm sorry, I can't hand over command right now!"

"Am I the commander-in-chief or are you? Believe me or not, I'll kill you!"

"Hehe! Then come to the cave! I'll be waiting for you!"

The group leader and Chu Jialin, who were standing nearby, felt a surge of worry when they saw Lu Yuan talking to Qian Jin so arrogantly.

Chu Jialin whispered, "Old Tian, ​​don't provoke him! We still need his help!"

The group leader standing nearby nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Provoking him now will not do us any good! We still need to be careful!"

Lu Yuan waved his hand dismissively: "These incompetent teammates, they never intended for us to leave alive when they let us in!"

Chu Jialin was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Zhou Keke, who was standing nearby, said, "I've been working on the cement analysis report all this time. They've sealed the entrance, so there's no way to open it! It's a reinforced concrete structure inside! That means we're trapped here!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the temporarily selected group leaders nearby were filled with shock.

Lu Yuan nodded: "That's right! That's the result! So, we can't beg him anymore! We have to let him know that without us, they will also fail the mission! So, we're in the same boat now!"

Everyone fell silent after hearing Lu Yuan's words.

They came with the conviction that they would die, after all, they were desperate people who could only rely on this opportunity to give their families a better chance of survival.

But once inside, Lu Yuan gave them hope for survival, so now none of them wanted to die there.

Why die when you can live? We've all survived so long; no one wants to die so easily.

Chu Jialin raised her head, her eyes bloodshot as she looked at Lu Yuan.

"Old Tian, ​​the lives of so many of us are in your hands. Please, you must lead us back alive!"

Everyone else also expressed their feelings.

Lu Yuan glanced at everyone and nodded: "Don't worry, as long as you all listen to me, we'll all be able to leave here alive!"

After saying that, Lu Yuan glanced at the still-ringing phone and pressed the answer button.

At this moment, Qian Jin was as angry as a male lion, roaring into the phone.

However, the meaning expressed repeatedly is only those two things.

First, Lu Yuan was required to relinquish command. Second, Lu Yuan was to lead his men to patch up the loopholes in the second ant nest.

However, Lu Yuan simply said, "I'll tell you two things now. First, I will not relinquish command! Don't even think about it! Second, you'll have to fix the loopholes yourselves! I don't have time right now! That's all!"

After saying that, Lu Yuan hung up the phone and ignored the other party.

Then, Lu Yuan looked at the dense swarm of termites ahead and prepared to charge at the convoy.

"We don't have much time left! We only have four days. If we can't get back, we'll die here! So, we need to hurry!"

"Team leader, you lead the vanguard to eliminate the termites in front. Chu Jialin, you and your men will cover the rear! If the expert team and the team leaders cause any more trouble, just leave them there! Let them fend for themselves!"

"Okay! I'll take my men there right away!"

After saying that, the group leader left.

Chu Jialin glanced at Lu Yuan and said, "These experts are still useful to us!"

Lu Yuan sneered, "These guys who only talk the talk will only hinder our progress! We can't listen to their opinions! Not even a little bit!"

Chu Jialin sighed, then left with his men.

The convoy continued forward, and under Lu Yuan's command, the group moved much faster than before.

On the third day, they had already covered nearly 100 kilometers.

Meanwhile, in the command center outside the cave, Qian Jin angrily smashed the cup in his hand after hanging up the phone.

"Bastard! What a bastard! How dare he?"

An assistant quickly stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Commander Qian, what happened? The higher-ups are waiting to question you!"

"Questioning! Questioning! All you know is how to ask questions! How the hell am I supposed to know how to answer them?!"

Qian Jin's chest heaved up and down, his eyes blazing with anger.

"Tian Zhiguang! It's him again! That bastard! Why is he always haunting me! Damn it!"

At that moment, several bodyguards dressed in suits and wearing sunglasses walked in.

They immediately occupied several blind spots in the room, and then another man in a gray suit walked in.

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