"It's too dangerous, I don't agree." Li Erniu rejected Ye Zi's suggestion without even thinking.

"There are nearly a hundred people from various countries, and about twenty wounded. How do you plan to get them out of here?" Ye Zi asked rhetorically.

“Who said they are all Chinese?” Li Erniu retorted.

Ye Zi raised an eyebrow and said:

"Why would we need to rescue them if they weren't Chinese?"

“They are criminals, and if conditions permit, they should be taken back for trial,” Li Erniu said, distressed.

Ye Zi frowned. This was originally a revenge operation, with rescuing people being just a side effect. She hadn't expected that catching criminals would also be involved.

Seeing Ye Zi's dissatisfaction, Li Erniu explained:

"I originally intended to capture a few leaders, but I guessed you didn't leave any survivors. I forgot to remind you earlier."

Ye Zi scratched his head, and the rotary machine gun swept across the area. Thousands of rounds were enough to take out thirty or forty people; it would be a miracle if anyone survived.

"So what do we do now? It's definitely not feasible to retreat with everyone. There are only twelve of you, and it's simply unrealistic for some of you to help me intercept reinforcements."

Even if I retreat with you, it won't work; we'll all be surrounded.

Li Erniu was in a dilemma, mainly because he really hadn't expected there to be so many people. He had originally estimated there would be only thirty or forty people, which was equivalent to the number of wounded, but unexpectedly there were more than double that.

Moreover, the information has just been submitted, and we are still waiting for further instructions on how to proceed.

Although the entire battle relied on Ye Zi's powerful firepower, it still took nearly twenty minutes. With the advance preparation for the retreat, they didn't have much time left, as the warlord's men were arriving soon.

Seeing Li Erniu's hesitation, Ye Zi turned and shouted at the rescued people:

"If you're not Chinese, come out here and get the hell out of here."

Dozens of people looked at each other in bewilderment, only the wounded had expressions of relief on their faces.

A young man mustered his courage and asked:

"Are you really letting us leave?"

"Nonsense, I only have a dozen or so people, and I can't even protect all the citizens. I also have to watch you all get lost."

I'm also afraid of being surrounded, so I'd better get out of here.

Upon hearing this, the young man took off running.

Just as Li Erniu was about to stop her, Ye Zi gave him a look that told him to shut up.

Seeing that Li Erniu did not object, about thirty more people stood up from the crowd and also ran away.

Three of the wounded also stood up, preparing to leave.

Ye Zi casually raised the machine gun and fired a burst at the fleeing people.

In less than ten seconds, about thirty people who had tried to escape were riddled with bullets.

Ye Zi spat and said:

"You idiots, did I ever promise not to kill you? You just ran too slowly. You hurt my people and you still want to run away? Are you out of your mind?"

Li Erniu said speechlessly:

"If we kill them all, we won't be able to explain ourselves when we get back."

Ye Zi smiled and said:

"I only hit his body; his head is mostly intact. You can just take a few pictures and take it back."

Li Erniu waved his hand and immediately led the team members to take photos.

Ye Zi continued:

"These injured people should be fine, but we still need to investigate. As for the others, they have definitely joined the fraud gang. Although some were forced to join, some must have joined voluntarily to make money from it."

It can be used to complete tasks and also as a laborer on the road, helping to carry stretchers and such.

Li Erniu nodded noncommittally; that was exactly what he had planned.

"Let's keep these doctors for now; they'll be able to get by when we get back."

Li Erniu rolled his eyes at Ye Zi and said:

“I’m the captain, you don’t need to teach me these things. Besides, all we need to do is bring the person back. We’ll hand them over and get paid in return. The rest is none of our business.”

The two didn't hide their conversation from the rescued people; in just a few words, they portrayed themselves as mercenaries.

Li Erniu wasn't stupid. Moreover, this was a common dialogue used by people from the Gates of Hell after a battle, when there were survivors. It was meant to give these people the illusion that they were mercenaries.

"You guys retreat first, I'll cover the rear," Ye Zi proposed the retreat plan again.

"No, one group will travel with you."

This is the maximum support Li Erniu can provide; any more and they'll run into problems.

"No need, it's more convenient to travel alone in the jungle."

“No, we must bring a group.” Li Erniu insisted.

Ye Zi grinned mischievously, then said:

"I hereby declare that I will take over the next battle. You retreat, and I will go and deal with the reinforcements."

Li Erniu's eyes widened instantly. It wasn't unheard of for special combatants to take over combat; Guo Yanqing, the Wu brothers, and Tu Fu had all done it.

Moreover, Tu Fu did this more than once.

But they all did this after participating in several operations; this was Ye Zi's first time participating in special operations.

Moreover, although they didn't say such things when the battle started, they did exactly that: a ten-minute barrage almost ended the entire battle.

Now they've openly declared they're taking over the battle.

In the beginning, Li Erniu's combat team could cooperate, but in this situation, Li Erniu has to do as Ye Zi said.

Did Sister Meng really allow Ye Zi to take over the battle so easily?

This time, Li Erniu was wrong. Ye Zi was participating in special operations for the first time, and the mission target should have been the easiest one. However, considering that Li Erniu's team was formed by drawing members from the original team from the Ghost Gate Pass, the difficulty of the target was increased considerably.

With the powerful firepower provided by the leaves, the mission objective was neither the most difficult nor the easiest.

Mengjie didn't think Yezi would have a chance to take over the battle.

No one expected that so many people would be rescued.

Even after eliminating the non-Chinese, there were still more than sixty people left, half of whom were wounded.

Although the industrial park could no longer be contacted, the warlord who acted as its protector still sent troops. He hoped to rescue the people if possible, but if he couldn't, he would still seek revenge.

Otherwise, who would bother setting up industrial parks in warlord territories in the future? Without industrial parks, how would warlords collect money? How would they expand their coffers and purchase weapons to expand their armies?

Ye Zi asked with a smile:

"Are there any other questions?"

"That's all, but are you sure you can do it?"

Ye Zi said irritably:

"How about we switch? You go and hold off the pursuers, and I'll lead them to retreat."

“Okay,” Li Erniu immediately agreed.

"You can do it my ass. With the few bullets you brought, you'll be easy prey once you've used them all."

After I've fired all my bullets, I can kill them in close combat.

"Get your people out of here right now!"

Li Erniu was speechless, but he did as Ye Zi said and called on those who had already joined the fraud gang to start carrying the stretcher.

The idle team members have collected enough water and food from the three small buildings.

Those who don't need to carry the stretcher are responsible for carrying the food and water.

Li Erniu also brought a laptop bag containing the names of the fraud gang's subordinates in China, intending to arrest them according to the list once he returned.

Then, dozens of people left the industrial park in a large group.

"Wait a minute, leave the terminal with me. You can find your way back. I don't have that ability."