Just then, Xu Xinghe stabbed the man in black from behind with a gun.
The man in black froze, then immediately shouted, "I'm fine! Release these hostages right now!"
He doesn't want to die!
The soldiers here are the most soft-hearted; even if they capture prisoners, they won't use torture to extract confessions.
Moreover, given his position and extensive knowledge, the other party would certainly spare his life in order to extract information from him.
If they can keep delaying, they might be able to wait for rescue or find a chance to escape on their own.
In short, only by living can you possess everything.
Moreover, given the current situation, they have been completely exposed and have no way to escape.
Instead of engaging in a life-or-death struggle, it would be better to feign surrender first and then devise a long-term plan.
The spies, who were still in a standoff with the soldiers, turned to look at him upon hearing this, some of them showing resistance.
"Once we release the hostages, we'll have no way out; we can only wait to be captured!"
Before the man in black could explain, Xu Xinghe shoved the gun into his head again from behind, warning him in a low voice, "I don't care what method you come up with, you have to convince them to release the hostages, or I'll kill you right now!"
The man in black shuddered in fright and immediately raised his voice, "Do as I say, and I guarantee you'll be fine! Our great emperor will come to our rescue; it's only a matter of time!"
The spies looked at each other, hesitant.
They wanted to believe the man in black, but some of them were more concerned about their own lives and had no idea about the so-called rescue.
Meanwhile, in the opposing military unit, the captain had already noticed something amiss. He whispered to the person beside him, "Although this leader escaped, he was clearly brought back under duress. Strange, our reinforcements shouldn't have arrived yet, right? Who captured him?"
The main reason was that Xu Xinghe was petite, and she intentionally used the body of the man in black to cover herself, so she barely revealed anything, and no one else could see her at all.
Jiang Linchuan instantly had a guess in his mind.
He immediately grabbed the binoculars from the soldier next to him and looked carefully in that direction.
Through the lens, he could vaguely see a small section of the man's sleeve peeking out from behind him.
It was clearly a style that only women would wear, with delicate embroidery on the cuffs.
Jiang Linchuan took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Those are my men. What if something happens..."
He paused here, a hint of struggle flashing in his eyes.
What should he do if Xu Xinghe encounters danger?
Should we prioritize protecting the general public or protecting her?
The next second, he took a deep breath, "Protect our comrade with everything we can!"
He has selflessly done countless things for the country.
Let him be selfish just this once!
He will bear all the consequences!
Meanwhile, the man in black on the other side was still trying to persuade them, "Do you think you can escape by not surrendering? We're trapped like turtles in a jar!"
"Not necessarily!" a spy immediately retorted. "As long as we each hold one hostage and retreat little by little, they definitely won't dare to fire. We might be able to escape then!"
This immediately drew agreement from the other spies, who nodded in approval, finding the idea quite reliable.
The man in black's face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "You bunch of good-for-nothings, what do you know! Do you think it's just a few of them? More people will come, and then we'll be sitting ducks! If they really don't care about the lives of those villagers just to take us down, then we'll all be doomed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a clear, cold female voice rang out behind the man in black, "If you don't let these villagers go, I can shoot your leader dead first."
“You should know that your lives now depend on your boss. If he’s smart enough to tell us what we want, we’ll give you lenient punishment based on your crimes.”
“If you haven’t harmed anyone or done anything irreparable wrong, I can assure you that we will release you or give you a chance to reform through labor. Whatever you face is better than losing your life, and you know that we are merciful.”
After Xu Xinghe finished speaking, she waited quietly for their reply.
These so-called promises are nothing more than expedient measures to break the current deadlock.
She wasn't a formal military personnel at all, so her talk of leniency was completely meaningless.
What she wanted was never to keep her promise, but to make these spies believe her words and obediently release the hostages.
As long as the hostages are safe, no matter how much the remaining spies resist, they cannot defeat the military forces.
Upon hearing these words, the spies, who had been hesitant, showed obvious signs of wavering.
They looked at each other, their eyes filled with struggle.
On one side is the despair of fighting to the death, and on the other is the hope of surviving.
The scales began to tip gradually toward the latter.
Just then, the sound of synchronized footsteps came from outside the cave.
"Tap tap tap!"
The sound grew louder as it approached, steady and powerful.
Twenty minutes had passed exactly, and the follow-up soldiers arrived!
Immediately afterwards, a group of soldiers entered the cave in an orderly manner, quickly took up advantageous positions, and formed an encirclement with the previous group.
Seeing this, Xu Xinghe immediately raised his voice and shouted at the spies, "What are you waiting for? To surrender? To wait to die?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she shoved the gun hard into the man in black's back.
The man in black instantly understood and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "I surrender! We all surrender!"
The leaders have all surrendered, and now they are being attacked from both sides by the army, with all their escape routes cut off. The situation has become extremely bad.
The spies' psychological defenses completely collapsed, and soon one of them was the first to put down his gun.
Once there's a first one, there's a second, and a third.
Before long, all the spies put down their weapons, put their hands on their heads, and squatted on the ground.
Upon seeing this, the newly arrived soldiers immediately stepped forward in unison, preparing to take control of the surrendered spies.
Suddenly, a man crouching in the corner stood up abruptly, pulled a pistol from his pocket, pointed the muzzle directly at the man in black, and pulled the trigger without hesitation!
Since the other party is already a traitor, then let them die!
The man in black knows too many core secrets; we must not let him fall into the hands of the enemy!
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