Bai Hongwei was brought before Mei Yanqing.

Looking at Bai Hongwei's dejected expression, Mei Yanqing said calmly:

"You think death can solve the problem? How naive! As long as your father hasn't been found, you'll still be of use. I won't let you die so easily."

Bai Hongwei was furious and spat, "Despicable scoundrel!"

A thin, long-faced guard was furious and wanted to teach Bai Hongwei a lesson.

The guard came from a poor family and hated high-ranking officials' sons like Bai Hongwei the most.

It wasn't that Bai Hongwei and his group did anything wrong, but rather that he disliked any child of a high-ranking official.

What they could never obtain even after a lifetime of hard work, Bai Hongwei, the son of a high-ranking official, could easily get with a snap of his fingers. They all have two shoulders and one head, so why should they get to do it?

Seeing the once unapproachable figure fall from grace, the guards felt a great sense of satisfaction. If they didn't kick a man when he was down, when would they?

Mei Yanqing stopped him, "The victor is king, the loser is villain, it has always been so. If you are willing to cooperate with me to find your father, I can consider giving you a relatively easy way to die."

Bai Hongwei gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Once defeated, saying anything more is nothing but self-humiliation.

The base wasn't very big, and the gunfire woke up the sleeping people. The timid ones closed their windows and doors, hiding inside as if they couldn't hear it.

The bold ones went from street to street, gathering information and seeking a chance to turn their lives around.

Most of the power in the base is in the hands of the Mei family, but the Mei family is not monolithic. Various powerful families have infiltrated each other, making it difficult to distinguish who is on whose side.

Therefore, they schemed against each other, exposed each other, accused each other, took advantage of the chaos, deliberately created trouble, the situation escalated, they resorted to knives and guns, conflicts continued, and bloodshed occurred one after another.

The entire base was in chaos, completely out of control. The Mei family deployed troops to suppress the unrest, but it was utterly ineffective.

Mei Yanqing, who thought he had everything under control, suddenly realized that he had oversimplified things.

Previously, the Bai family held the top position, followed closely by the Lin and Li families, while the Jin, Zhao, and Ding families banded together to contend with the Bai family.

Although the Ning family appears to be close to the Jin, Zhao, and Ding families, they are actually a separate entity. The Mei family outwardly maintains neutrality, but secretly they are led by the Bai family.

Now that the balance has been broken and the attitudes of various forces are ambiguous, one thing is certain: without the Bai family, none of the other major families would want the Mei family to become the second Bai family.

This chaos, ironically, presents the perfect opportunity to weaken the Mei family's power.

Mei Yanqing listened to his two subordinates report on the situation at the base, his face ashen.

Soldiers from two battalions of a certain regiment left their posts without permission and are now missing.

A large amount of military supplies have mysteriously disappeared from a certain military depot. Preliminary estimates suggest that the stolen equipment is enough to equip two regiments.

Worse still, more than 300 tons of gasoline and diesel fuel were lost from an oil depot, and a large amount of crude oil and chemical products also went missing.

A batch of new machine guns that had just rolled off the production line at a military factory, along with 1 million rounds of ammunition, were stolen.

The grain reserves were lost by the last man overnight.

The motor transport company colluded with the artillery battalion and, under the cover of the spearhead battalion, successfully transported away one-third of the various types of artillery.

Warships, speedboats, motorboats and other vessels of various sizes have been repeatedly fleeing, and the whereabouts of eight armed helicopters are unknown.

...

After listening to the report, Mei Yanqing's mind was filled with only one word—chaos!

Enraged to the extreme, he suddenly laughed. "Old Bai, Old Bai, how much of this chaos was your doing? I really underestimated you!"

While the powerful are busy vying for power and profit, the ordinary people are not idle either.

Feng Wei was caught in the middle and felt extremely conflicted.

Two days later, he drew his own conclusion from the various rumors flying around: Chief Mei was actually the mysterious person who met with Liu Bao'er.

What kind of good person could an adult be, who disguises himself as a child to sneak into the base?

The smell of blood he caught that day, and the subsequent disappearances of people from the base, all became a thorn in Feng Wei's side.

He was an extreme person to begin with, and the discovery of such an astonishing secret, yet no one to confide in, left him extremely frustrated.

Does the principle that there is no right or wrong in military disputes apply to the current situation of the base?

Is Chief Mei still the same Chief Mei? Is he trustworthy?

Bullets flew, smoke filled the air, buildings were destroyed, and casualties continued to rise. The once peaceful base was transformed into battlefields of all sizes.

Every gunshot jolted Feng Wei's nerves, reminding him that the base was heading towards collapse.

He felt helpless and confused, and suddenly lost his way.

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Xiao Hao shot the corpse in the head. His older siblings had warned him to use his supernatural abilities as little as possible when he was out. If that guy hadn't ambushed him, he wouldn't have used his mental power to kill him.

They killed someone, and then had to pretend it was a shooting... What a waste of bullets.

Blowing on the muzzle of a gun to cool it down is a move Xiao Hao recently learned from the soldiers. Many of them think it's really cool, but Xiao Hao worries that if he forgets to turn off the safety one day, he might accidentally...

That would be hilarious!

A young soldier ran excitedly towards Xiao Hao:

"Reporting to the company commander, we have captured a total of 4 machine guns, 2 sniper rifles, 8 pistols, 12 rocket launchers, 23 boxes of ammunition, 6 boxes of canned food, and we are currently counting the rice, flour, and cooking oil. We also have a lot of military uniforms, bedding, and leather boots. In addition, we have two motorcycles."

The young soldier's voice trembled with excitement.

Of all the spoils of war captured, this was the most lucrative.

Xiao Hao has been leading the team out for more than two weeks, and has fought several battles against scattered soldiers. He has gained something from each battle, and his prestige among the soldiers is rising day by day.

"Let's go take a look."

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