Lei Lao Hu's voice suddenly turned cold: "That mad dog Scorpion has everything under his control in Area B and Area C! I want a knife to chop off his claws and dig out his heart!"
Lei Lao Hu stared at Lu Shiyan with burning eyes: "And you, Lu Shiyan, your appearance made me see the prototype of this knife."
Sure enough, we have to use them to deal with scorpions?
Lu Shiyan's expression remained unchanged. "Commander Lei," he said slowly, "a knife is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can cut through thorns; if used poorly, it may hurt yourself."
"Besides," he changed the subject, his eyes sharp as a blade, "whether a knife is sharp or useful, it must be treated accordingly. If you want a knife to work for you without any reason, I'm afraid there is no such a cheap deal in the world."
The air became tense again.
Su Wan held her breath, her palms slightly sweating. Lu Shiyan was bargaining with Lei Lao Hu!
Lei Lao Hu's eyes sparkled, and instead of getting angry, he laughed again: "Hahahaha! Well said! Well said!"
"Besides fighting and killing, I like playing chess." Lei Lao Hu picked up a black "Shuai" and played with it between his fingertips. "This base is like a chess game. Everyone is a chess piece."
He placed the "General" piece heavily in the center of the chessboard, making a crisp "pop" sound.
"And I want to be the chess player!" He swept his eyes across the three people fiercely, "Scorpion is a piece of chaos on my chessboard, a piece that wants to jump out of the chessboard and even attack the chess player!"
"What I want you to do is to help me get rid of this poison." Lei Lao Hu picked up a red "cannon" and placed it in a delicate position, as if he was going to checkmate at the next moment. "Of course, the chess game is dangerous and unpredictable. If you can succeed, you will be a hero."
"If I fail..." He raised a cruel smile and gently pushed the black "Handsome" towards the muzzle of the "gun".
"If a chess piece is broken, it's broken. I will find another chess piece."
In the room, the smell of sandalwood mixed with the smell of blood became even stronger.
Lei Lao Hu's wine has not been served yet, but the bloody chess game has already been placed in front of Lu Shiyan.
To answer or not to answer?
"What if we refuse to cooperate?" Xiao Han asked directly.
Lei Lao Hu's smile suddenly disappeared: "Get out of the base! The storm is coming, and the fence-sitters will be the first to die!"
After the meeting, the three were sent back to their residence. As expected, Ah Mo and his companions were not there again. It was unknown what mission Lu Shiyan had sent them on.
Xiao Han leaned against the cold wall, "A ruthless madman, a shrewd and calculating hero. Whichever path you choose, it's not a smooth road, it's just walking on the edge of a knife."
"Lei Lao Hu values our fighting power and wants to use our sword to disrupt the situation or even deal with Scorpion. As for Scorpion, I'm afraid he would rather control us completely and turn us into the sharpest tool in his hand, or... destroy us directly."
"So, we just chose Lei Lao Hu?" Xiao Han raised his eyebrows, with a hint of inquiry in his tone.
Lu Shiyan's lips curled up. "On the surface, yes."
Su Wan immediately understood what he meant. "You mean, we superficially agree to cooperate with Lei Lao Hu as a stopgap measure to gain a foothold in the base."
"That's right." Lu Shiyan nodded, "We have to be cautious when trying to get the skin of a tiger. But at the moment, this seems to be our only choice. At least, Lei Lao Hu still needs our 'knife' and will not kill us for the time being."
“Gululu——”
A clear bowel sound suddenly sounded in the silence, breaking the stagnant air. Su Wan's cheeks quickly turned red, and she subconsciously pressed her lower abdomen. As soon as her highly tense mind relaxed, the ignored hunger surged like a tide.
Xiao Han raised his eyebrows, glanced at Su Wan, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a teasing way: "Hey, whose stomach is playing the empty city trick? It seems that no matter how big the decision is, you have to sacrifice your stomach first."
Su Wan glared at him a little embarrassedly, but did not refute. She was really hungry. "I didn't have a good dinner... I was called to Lei Lao Hu..." She muttered softly.
Indeed, Xiao Han was not full either. Lu Shiyan turned and went into the kitchen, and soon the aroma of food wafted out.
The food was quickly served on the only small table: a pot of meat stewed with mushrooms and a pot of rice, simple but steaming hot.
Xiao Han was the first to pick up the chopsticks and unceremoniously picked up a large piece of meat: "Eat first as a sign of respect."
Su Wan ate the rice in small bites, her stomach gradually warmed up, and her tense nerves also relaxed a little. She looked at Lu Shiyan, who was still eating calmly, as if he was not in a doomsday base full of dangers, but in a peaceful afternoon.
The meal ended in relative silence. After the short-lived satisfaction brought by the food passed, the reality of the problem resurfaced in people's minds.
Lu Shiyan put down his chopsticks, picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip, looking around at the two people calmly. He wiped the corners of his mouth and said in a steady and clear voice: "If Pan Yong comes again, we will clearly reply to him that we accept Lei Lao Hu's invitation and join his camp."
Su Wan nodded, her mouth full, her cheeks puffed up like a hamster hoarding food, and she responded indistinctly. After dinner, Lu Shiyan took Su Wan to practice shooting as usual.
The next morning, Pan Yong arrived.
"It's me, Pan Yong." The familiar and steady voice came from outside the door.
Lu Shiyan nodded slightly, and Xiao Han opened the door. Pan Yong was still in a neat uniform, looking a little tired, but his eyes were still sharp. Behind him stood four fully armed guards, each with a shiny gun on his waist.
"Lei Lao Hu is anxiously waiting for your reply." Pan Yong got straight to the point and asked, "How have you considered it?"
Lu Shiyan's face was calm, without a trace of emotion: "We have decided to accept Lei Lao Hu's invitation."
Pan Yong's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible sense of relief, and he nodded: "Very good."
He paused, his eyes quickly swept across Su Wan's abdomen, then turned to Lu Shiyan, lowered his voice a few notches, and gave an unquestionable commanding tone: "First mission, it's time to prove your sincerity in surrendering."
"Go ahead." Lu Shiyan seemed to have anticipated all this.
"In the west of the city, Scorpion has a secret base. On the surface, it's an abandoned canning factory, but in fact, it's where they store and modify weapons. It might even be... involved in some research on contraband."
Pan Yong spread out a simple map and pointed to a location marked by a red circle. "According to our latest intelligence, the defense there is tight, but tonight at midnight, they will secretly transport a batch of important supplies in, and the defense will be temporarily relaxed."
"Your mission," Pan Yong tapped the red circle with his fingertips, "sneak in, and after the supplies arrive, completely destroy it. I want to see that place turned into a sea of fire and ruins when the sun rises tomorrow."
After Pan Yong finished speaking, he took his men away.
Xiao Han whistled to break the silence: "A sea of fire and ruins, but he is quite arrogant. This old Lei really treats us as a master key."
Lu Shiyan picked up the simple map and gently rubbed the red circle with his fingertips.
"It works. He gets all the benefits."
"If we lose, we will just be cannon fodder exploring the way, and he will lose nothing."
Su Wan looked at Lu Shiyan, "We..."
"What should we do now?" Xiao Han also realized the seriousness of the problem, and the playfulness on his face completely disappeared. "Do you still want to go on this mission? What if this is a trap..."
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