Back in the temporary bedroom, Bai Jiu told Bai Shuang, "I angered the old man for a while, so he shouldn't run away anymore."

Bai Shuang gave him a thumbs up.

That night, everyone was tired and went to bed late; they fell asleep almost as soon as they lay down.

At 7 a.m., after everyone got up, Bai Shuang quickly packed up the things in the house. After washing up, she asked Bai Jiu to go next door and call Academician Wang to come over for breakfast.

Bai Jiu knocked on the door. "Wang Yuantu, Wang Yuantu, get up and eat."

Seeing no response from inside, Bai Jiu knocked on the door even louder.

"Old man, old man, cannon fodder old man."

"Hey old cannon fodder, you're not going to die before you even become cannon fodder, are you?"

门\"咔″开了，老头举手想揍他。

Bai Jiu quickly stepped aside, "Hey old cannon fodder, aren't you repaying kindness with enmity?"

I kindly invited you to dinner, and my young lady provided you with food and lodging. In the end, not only are you ungrateful, but you even want to beat me up?

Wang Yuantu: "What did you just say? Your young lady?"

Bai Jiu realized he had let something slip and said, "It's none of your business."

Academician Wang wondered, "Could the woman in the military camp who can be called 'Miss' be the daughter of that high-ranking official?"

Wang Yuantu came over, and Bai Shuang used a kettle to boil water on the firewood. She took out instant noodles from her bag, one bucket of instant noodles for each person. With outsiders present, she couldn't take anything else out.

Wang Yuantu: "I'm so sorry, I'm eating your life-saving food again."

Bai Shuang: "Eat it. The fact that we can give it to you means we can still afford it."

Bai Jiu: "You were just trying to beat me up?"

Bai Jiu was talking to the old man quite a bit, and Bai Shuang could hear it. "Bai Jiu, you can't call Academician Wang 'cannon fodder old man' anymore."

Bai Jiu: "Okay, I won't call you that anymore. From now on, I'll call you Old Man Cannon. If you're not satisfied, I'll add another character, 'Big Cannon Old Man.'"

Listen to that, how sophisticated and high-class it is.

"When the cannons roar, gold pours in; who knows, you might even become rich someday."

Bai Chang: "But the name you chose doesn't suit Academician Wang's physique?"

Bai Jiu glanced at Wang Yuantu's physique and said, "Or call him Little Cannon."

Bai Shuang suppressed a laugh, "Don't say anymore. Wang Yuantu knows you mean well, he appreciates it."

Wang Yuantu, ...

Joking aside, we can't be careless about serious matters.

After they finished eating, they used binoculars to carefully observe Yangling City, and Wang Yuantu also gave a detailed account of the gang's defenses.

"Look, there are six sentry posts around the building, one at the front and one at the back, guarded by men on the periphery. The remaining four, closer to the inside, are manned by his trusted confidants, all of whom are skilled in martial arts."

Bai Shuang: "Did they rob me?"

Wang Yuantu: "Yes, but not many. As far as we know, there is one at each of the sentry posts in front, behind, left, and right."

As for the others, I don't know, but that fat guy and that second brother must have something to protect them.

Bai Shuang: "Approximately how many people can they fight?"

Wang Yuantu: "I estimate there are forty or fifty."

There were also servants and women they had captured inside, probably forty or fifty people.

It was obvious that the place was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if a battle broke out, they would likely use the servants and women as hostages.

Bai Shuang looked at the building in the center of Yangling City, her delicate eyebrows furrowing. The surrounding area was water, and there was nowhere to hide near the tall building.

Seeing this situation, Bai Shuang had to consider acting within her means. To be honest, she came to Yangling only to add icing on the cake, not because she was starving or needed anything essential.

If she can't finish it, she'll choose to quit. She won't overestimate herself and her subordinates and risk their lives for those things.

As for the scientists and plant and animal seeds inside, they should certainly be saved, and those evil people should also be punished.

However, since it's not within her jurisdiction, she can report it to Lu Yu and have the army dispatched to resolve the issue.

"How many usable plants and animals do you have in your building?"

Academician Wang: "For plant seeds, those that can be preserved have not suffered much loss; they are almost all still intact."

The animals, however, have suffered heavy losses due to lack of feed.

Bai Shuang knew that those seeds were worth the risk; if she didn't go, she would miss this opportunity and never find them again.

"Which floor does the muscular man live on?"

Wang Yuantu: "Sixteenth floor."

Floors 20 to 24 are ours; floors 5 and below are water. Our servants usually live between floors 5 and 10; his henchmen live between floors 10 and 15; and he and a few close associates live between floors 16 and 20.

Bai Shuang looked at Bai Chang and the other man, "What do you two think our chances of winning are?"

Bai Jiu: "We are outnumbered, but our martial arts and firepower are superior to theirs. We should be about 70% confident of victory."

Bai Chang: "My estimate is similar to Bai Jiu's, about 70-80% certain."

Bai Shuang: "Should we create it ourselves, or report to Lu Yu?"

Bai Jiu and the other person still wanted to give it a try. Since they were already here, even if they couldn't succeed, Bai Shuang's abilities would be more than enough to protect the scientists and seeds. They could then report to the military.

Now that the decision to fight has been made, the preparations begin.

To minimize casualties, Bai Shuang decided to choose the office building closest to Yangling City, which was beyond the range of a submachine gun, so she could only use a sniper rifle.

Bai Shuang drew fire from here, allowing Bai Jiu and the others to sneak over and wait for an opportunity to enter the building.

As for Academician Wang...

Bai Jiu: "We're about to move out. You should hide first."

Wang Yuantu: "I want to be with you, I won't hide."

I want to personally watch those bastards suffer, I want to tear them to pieces, I want to…”

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