Xiao Han spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, glanced at Mo Lei who was almost fainting from fright, then raised his head and laughed, his laughter full of self-mockery and disdain.
"Lei Lao Hu, did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? I, Xiao Han, am nothing! Lu Shiyan is a cruel and ruthless guy. For the sake of the energy stone, he wouldn't even blink an eye even if ten or eight others were killed, not to mention me!"
He grinned, showing his bloody teeth.
"Besides, even if I die here today, it's because I'm inferior to him in skills! What's the big deal about a teammate dying in the apocalypse? Do you expect a guy like him to exchange with you for a 'scumbag' like us? You're dreaming about marrying a wife - wishful thinking!"
"That's hard to say!" Lei Lao Hu didn't believe all of Xiao Han's lies. He laughed grimly and said, "Tell Lu Shiyan a message. Tell him to come to the A area square with the energy stone to see me within half a day! Otherwise, I will chop off this brat's hand first, and then cut off your tongue! I want to see if Lu Shiyan is really so heartless!"
Lei Lao Hu raised his foot and stepped heavily on Xiao Han's fingers.
"Ah!" Xiao Han groaned, veins bulging on his forehead.
Lei Lao Hu looked down at him: "Or, should I start with you first?"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Su Wan and A'mo were waiting in a hidden underground passage. The sound of explosions was faint, making Su Wan restless.
"Amo, do you think...will Lu Shiyan and Xiao Han be in trouble?" Su Wan's voice trembled slightly.
Ah Mo had no expression on his face, but his eyes were extremely firm: "The captain has his own arrangements. We just need to wait."
Su Wan knew Ah Mo's character, so it was useless to ask. She could only put her hands on her bulging belly, "Baby, I hope nothing happens to your dad..." she muttered to herself.
Suddenly, the communicator on Ah Mo's waist vibrated slightly. He quickly answered the call, and after listening to a few words, his face changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Su Wan immediately became nervous.
Ah Mo was silent for a moment, then looked at Su Wan and said in a low voice: "The captain is fine. But... Xiao Han and Xiao Lei were captured by Lei Lao Hu."
Su Wan was struck by lightning and her face turned pale instantly.
"How...how could this happen?" Her voice was dry and hoarse, filled with disbelief and panic, "Where is Lu Shiyan? Wasn't he going...to close the net? How could Lei Lao Hu..."
Ah Mo's face remained expressionless, but his eyes were extremely serious: "Lei Lao Hu used Xiao Han and Xiao Lei's lives to force the captain to hand over something."
"Something? What?"
What is it that Lu Shiyan is trying so hard to get, even at the cost of causing such a huge chaos?
Ah Mo was silent. Before the operation, Lu Shiyan only told him to protect Su Wan and told him several backup evacuation points and emergency contact information.
Su Wan looked at Ah Mo's tightly pursed lips, knowing that she would not get anything out of him even if she asked any more questions. She suddenly recalled what he said that night.
'The more dangerous the place, the more likely it is to hide what we want.'
"For example, the strength and capital to allow you and your child to survive in this apocalyptic world."
…
She understood! She understood everything!
All of Lu Shiyan's abnormal behavior before, his infiltration of Lei Lao Hu's forces, and his efforts to create chaos at all costs... turned out to be all for this thing! And this thing was for her and the child in her belly!
The plots in those apocalyptic novels, where the heroine becomes pregnant and the fetus absorbs the mother's energy, causing the mother to become weak or even die, exploded in her mind again. She had been worried about this and couldn't sleep at night.
Could it be that Lu Shiyan also knew about this? That's why he...
An indescribable warmth mixed with bitterness instantly surged into her heart, making her eyes hot. That man, cold and ruthless, regarded human life as worthless, but for her and the child, he set up such a shocking situation.
He never said this to her, he just did it silently.
"So... that's how it is..." Su Wan murmured to herself, with a hint of tears in her voice.
She finally understood why in the original novel, Xiao Han had almost no presence, as if he had disappeared in the middle of the story. It turned out that he had died in the turmoil at the Central Base.
And all this was because of this unexpected variable because of her. Because of the child in her belly, Lu Shiyan was able to advance his plan and also changed the fate of many people.
If it wasn't for getting the energy stone for her, Lu Shiyan might not have turned against Lei Lao Hu so quickly, and Xiao Han wouldn't have either...
"No! Xiao Han will be fine! Absolutely not!" Su Wan raised her head suddenly. She couldn't let Xiao Han die because of her!
Su Wan grabbed Ah Mo's arm, "Ah Mo, what should we do now? Where is Lu Shiyan?"
A'Mo said: "The captain asked us to wait in a safe place, he will take care of it."
"Deal with it? How is he going to deal with it? Lei Lao Hu has Xiao Han and Xiao Lei as hostages!" Su Wan said anxiously, "It's too dangerous for him to go alone!"
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down: "No, I can't just wait. Ah Mo, take me to find Lu Shiyan. Maybe... I can help."
Ah Mo frowned: "Miss Su, the captain ordered..."
"I know his order was for my own good!" Su Wan interrupted him, "But the situation is different now! Xiao Han was arrested because of us!"
"I can't just watch him get into trouble! Besides, the thing Lei Lao Hu wants is in Lu Shiyan's hands now, right?"
Amer nodded.
"If Lu Shiyan hands over the things, won't all his previous efforts be in vain? Lei Lao Hu will not let them go easily..."
Su Wan touched her lower abdomen, "So, we can't give away things! We must also save people!"
She looked at Ah Mo and said word by word: "I can't become a burden to Lu Shiyan, and I can't let him give up saving Xiao Han because of me!"
A'mo looked at Su Wan silently, and saw the same determination in her eyes as in Lu Shiyan.
"Okay." A'mo finally nodded, "I know a backup contact point where the captain might go. Let's go there and wait for him."
…
Area A Square.
The atmosphere was solemn and tense.
Lei Laohu sat on a temporary armchair, his face gloomy enough to drip water. Behind him stood a row of his cronies holding weapons, full of murderous intent.
In the center of the square, Xiao Han and Xiao Lei were kneeling on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.
There was a hint of mocking smile on Xiao Han's lips, but his eyes were fixed on Lei Lao Hu, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
Xiaolei was so scared that he was shaking all over and didn't even dare to cry out loud.
Lei Lao Hu's men were lying in ambush on the rooftops of the surrounding buildings and in the alleys, forming a dragnet.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the agreed half-day limit was about to arrive.
Lei Lao Hu's patience was almost exhausted. He glanced at the sky and snorted coldly: "Lu Shiyan, it seems that you don't care about your brother's life!"
He winked at his men: "Prepare for execution! Start with the little one first!"
Two ferocious thugs walked towards Xiao Lei with a grin and raised their machetes.
Xiao Lei looked at the gleaming blade, closed his eyes in fear, and screamed in despair.
At this critical moment, a cold voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present:
"Lei Lao Hu, your appetite is a bit too big."
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