When Song Xian arrived at the mountain, he found the rope to pull the alarm bell according to the direction Li Ke gave him. Li Ke was taking a nap with the dogs in the underground room. She woke up after hearing the dogs barking.

Once he was sure it was the bell ringing, Li Ke got dressed and went up the wall. Standing on the high ground, he asked Song Xian what was going on.

Song Xian loudly recounted how Qiu Feng and the others had appeared in front of the restricted area, and what their purpose was.

Li Ke thought for a moment and said, "Arrange an empty room for them and let them rest for two hours. After two hours, we will discuss it and give them an answer. You can come here and wait then."

Song Xian left excitedly. He had heard from Brother Li that there was a high chance he would help. He also wanted to help Boss Qiu and his group, since although they were a bit fierce, they were still good people.

Li Ke didn't care what Song Xian thought. She was still sleepy. It was so hot, and she still had to find something to fight about. It was really annoying. She went back to the underground and took a nap.

When the alarm clock woke her up, it was already three in the afternoon. While washing up, she thought about how to handle her meeting with Qiu Feng. After thinking for a while, she couldn't come up with any ideas. She decided to wait until they met to figure it out.

Qiu Feng and the others were arranged by Song Xian to rest in the next room. He could feel the way they were looking at him, but Song Xian was determined not to answer any questions they asked. Fortunately, Qiu Feng and the others were quite sensible, or perhaps they were too tired, and they cooperated by going into the place he had arranged for them.

Li Ke had already seen Song Xian waiting below from the wall. She asked Song Xian to go down and bring Qiu Feng up alone, and then take him to the small meeting room in the adjacent storage room for a talk.

Song Xian brought people up from the mountain, and Li Ke entered the reception room of the storage room through the tunnel. The reception room was divided into two parts with a single-pane glass in the middle, but it did not affect the conversation between the two sides.

Qiu Feng and Song Xian walked in together, and Li Ke said in a deep voice, "Song Xian, go out and keep watch first."

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, Song Xian obediently replied "Yes" and then left.

On Li Ke's table were three voice changers that had already been tuned. She spoke into the middle microphone and asked the person opposite, "Are you Qiu Feng? I'm very disappointed in you that you've come to us for help again so soon."

Listening to the somewhat older voice on the other end of the line, Qiu Feng didn't even need to ponder the meaning of the words before he confirmed his earlier guess.

The last time they were able to escape successfully, it was thanks to the help of a mysterious young man. Ever since Hu Chong asked him about the wall, Qiu Feng had suspected that this young man was someone from inside the wall. Now, after hearing what the other person said, he was even more certain.

"We are incompetent and have no other choice. If we don't come up with a solution and let that boss develop his business, I don't know what they will do to this place," Qiu Feng said with some shame.

Li Ke paused for a moment, then changed her voice and asked, "Did you find out anything at the city shelter? What's going on with the people falling ill down there? Do you have any relevant information?"

Qiu Feng shook his head: "We realized something was wrong as soon as we entered the shelter, and then we started trying to find a way to avoid being captured by those people. All the brothers who stayed there were arrested, and we didn't know much about the specific situation."

Later, we encountered a group of people who were also trying to escape capture. Many of these people were infected with diseases. We heard that sick people in the shelter would be arrested and sent away.

I think this is also the boss's doing. The miracle drug this group was developing before was very strange; I suspect they're using these sick people for research again.

Li Ke changed her voice again: "How do you want us to help you? Do you have any plans?"

Qiu Feng: "I have seven brothers with me now. Based on my judgment, the brothers in my town should not have been evacuated yet. I want to cooperate with you to first take down the town below and the stronghold that is under construction, and then take the shelter. Of course, if we successfully take down the two strongholds below, my brothers and I can take down the shelter."

Li Ke switched to his second voice again: "Hmph! Cooperation? There are eight of you, your guns are almost out, and you have no food or water. What do you have to offer for cooperation? You really know how to talk big. We overestimated you back then."

Qiu Feng also felt ashamed, so he lowered his stance: "It's not cooperation, it's a plea for help. If you are willing to lend a hand, we brothers will follow your lead and obey your orders from now on."

Li Ke switched to his older voice and said, "We arranged for people to rescue you, originally just to help you become independent and strong, and not be controlled by evil forces. We never expected you to repay us in any way."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Feng felt even more ashamed. Before he could speak again, Li Ke changed to a third voice: "Our people have other missions to arrange and cannot provide assistance at the moment, but we can provide you with appropriate fire support. However, there are only eight of you. Do you have the confidence to turn the tide?"

Without hesitation, Qiu Feng said, "We can do it! Those people are unpopular. As long as we have enough firepower, we can also turn those ordinary people against us. Taking back the stronghold is not a difficult task."

"How much firepower do you need?" Li Ke asked in a second, somewhat cold tone.

Qiu Feng thought for a moment before speaking: "Sixteen pistols, five hundred rounds of ammunition, sixteen machine guns, and one thousand rounds of ammunition—that's enough. We can take the rest from the enemy after we defeat them."

Li Ke said in a pretentious manner, "Please sit down and wait a moment while we discuss it and then give you an answer."

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