Chapter 221 Sincerity
"You let us arrive late to make it more difficult for us to complete the task and waste our time and manpower on the task! You don't want us to have too much success!"
Qin Yi looked at Ma Liu sharply, "This way, you can wait and see, take advantage of the situation, and maybe even find a way to determine Yan Zi's situation before we are prepared."
"Based on what that black guy said, you only know that something is wrong with Yan Zi, but you don't know the specific situation. You need to know Yan Zi's accurate information and Master Peng's specific attitude towards you to see which side's situation is more advantageous to you?"
"So, you brought us here and created trouble for us. This way, you have enough time to decide - should you choose Master Peng or us?"
"You still think you have a choice, right?!"
"Do you think you can even manipulate the situation? If Mr. Peng is determined to give up on you, you can use us to capture Mr. Peng and let Alan treat Yan Zi?"
"If there is still room for easing the situation on Lord Peng's side, you can take the news about our team and surrender to Lord Peng? Ask the experts on Lord Peng's side to continue to rescue Yan Zi?"
With every word Qin Yi spoke, Ma Liu's face turned paler and cold sweat kept pouring down his face.
"Have you ever thought that even if it comes to the last resort, exchanging the information or lives of so many of us for the safety of you and Yan Zi, it should be enough!"
Qin Yi sneered and said, "You only saw our team going deep into the tiger's mouth with you, but have you ever thought about whether we have already laid a trap in advance!"
"You may not have thought of this, but it doesn't mean that Mr. Peng didn't think of this either. Mr. Peng ran to this deep mountain forest and made such a elaborate plan just to avoid being seen and achieve his goal. But now you brought the police directly to him and wanted to negotiate terms with him——"
Qin Yi said word by word: "You think you two didn't die fast enough--"
Ma Liu finally collapsed to the ground, crying bitterly:
"No - no - it doesn't matter if I die! I don't want Yan Zi to die -"
She cried and got up again, hugged Qin Yi's legs and wailed:
"I was wrong! Captain Qin! I was wrong! Everything you said was right! I had some thoughts that I shouldn't have! I was just afraid! Afraid of what might happen! I didn't dare to gamble with Yan Zi! I haven't done anything yet! It's too late to do anything! I just beg you to save Yan Zi..."
Qin Yi stared at Ma Liu on the ground until his emotions gradually calmed down, then he said in a deep voice:
"To save Yan Zi, the only way is to cooperate with us unconditionally and without hiding anything! Don't make any unnecessary moves! Don't leave any hope for the best! Only if we gather all the pottery fragments as quickly as possible and get in touch with the core figures as soon as possible, can we save her."
"Otherwise, if the other party notices anything, we may be safe or not. Yan Zi's safety is in the hands of others."
Ma Liu sat on the ground with empty eyes for a while, then he got up from the ground and said:
"Captain Qin! I've figured it out! You're right! What Mr. Peng wants is the treasure, not my loyalty. There are many people around him who want to be loyal to him! Even if I deliver your information to him, he would rather kill someone by mistake than let me go! Yan Zi and I are just his tools, he can abandon us at any time!"
"We need to save Yan Zi! We can only rely on you!"
Ma Liu rubbed his face vigorously, raised his head and said:
"Except for some incisions and code words, I have nothing to hide from you, but I promise! I will fully cooperate with your actions in the future. I have some connections in other gangs, and I will try my best to help you find out the news! If you need me to do anything, just tell me!"
Seeing Ma Liu compromise, although his sincerity still needs to be further verified, at least his hidden thoughts were revealed and it gave him a wake-up call, which enabled him to see the situation clearly and not to take chances.
Qin Yi then called everyone together, held a small meeting, and then readjusted and rearranged the plan.
After daybreak, the team will split into two.
Li Song took Ma Liu, Zhao Xin, Chen Yunfeng, Cheng Gang and Rao Jiancheng to Qingshi Village.
After arriving at Qingshizhai, Cheng Gang and Rao Jiancheng will continue to Xiaoya Village, to find Lao Wan on behalf of "Yunan Zhou Yi" to formally receive the task and go through the procedures to avoid future troubles, and also verify whether the information given by Dazhi is true.
Ma Liu and his four companions stayed in Qingshi Village to accept the test and try to get the black pottery fragments as soon as possible. If everything went well, they would wait for Cheng Gang and his companions to return and head to Hubei Ridge.
Qin Yi took Su Tong, Lin Li and Zhou Jin directly to Mangpiling.
Before setting off, Qin Yi took out the map given by the elder of the Yazui Rock tribe and circulated it to everyone, asking everyone to remember the locations of the five villages.
It was not until then that everyone realized how great the "greatest sincerity" that the elder had mentioned was.
There are five villages and five pieces of pottery.
While others were still groping around in the ravine, they already knew the direction clearly.
Even if you are a few days late, you will not be at a disadvantage at all.
Su Tong couldn't help but think of Chunzhi. Although Chunzhi's love was blind and pathetic, and she harmed others and herself did not end up well, they were indeed treated with courtesy at first because they saved Chunzhi, and then they got the map as compensation because Chunzhi got into trouble, and inadvertently made up for the time that Ma Liu deliberately delayed.
I don’t know if Harue can survive the “Heavenly Sacrifice”.
Ma Liu changed his initial careless attitude and took the initiative to teach everyone some of the gang's internal "code words" and several common symbols.
Su Tong said to Ma Liu: "Master Liu, if time permits, you might as well go through the Qingshi Village checkpoints a few more times."
Ma Liu was puzzled, "Can't a village only produce one kind of pottery fragment?"
Su Tong said: "Keep a few extra pieces in case someone else has extra ones, we can exchange them!"
This kind of test may seem easier to accomplish through fighting and robbing, but in fact it is easier if everyone unites and plays to their strengths.
Qin Yi finally said to everyone solemnly:
"Now that everyone has made clear the mission, try to avoid conflicts and troubles with others during the operation, and complete the mission first. However, the environment we are in is special now. When you encounter troubles that cannot be avoided or when your safety is threatened, do not be lenient! Remember that you are now subordinates of Brother Yu Nan Yi, so there is no need to worry too much!"
"yes!"
At daybreak, the two teams set off in different directions.
The heavy snow that had fallen all night finally stopped, and the forest was covered with a thick layer of snow.
The light was much brighter than yesterday, but the danger was doubled.
Under this snow that seems as clean and crystal as a fairy tale world, you never know where you will step and fall into the crevice of the deep valley.
Lin Li led the way, Qin Yi assisted, Su Tong followed behind Qin Yi, following in his footsteps, and Zhou Jin was the rear guard.
The four-man team is much faster than before.
It was already dawn. During a break on the way, Su Tong asked:
"Brother Yi! If the news about the big mole yesterday is true, it will be very detrimental to our actions."
Qin Yi took a sip of water from the kettle and said:
"There is no smoke without fire. There are two possibilities. One is that someone really knows our news, although this possibility is not high. The other is that the comrades from Sichuan Province have revealed their whereabouts."
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