Without a doubt, Chen Yu already knew that these children must have been injured by his "militia" soldiers.
Perhaps there was some misunderstanding, and these children were just accidentally injured, but no matter what, others were hurt after all, weren't they?
Therefore, Chen Yu maintained a very humble attitude.
Upon hearing Chen Yu's words, Li Hongling snorted coldly: "Of course I know it's a misunderstanding. Otherwise, do you think you'd still be standing here talking to me?"
"Hehe." Chen Yu chuckled awkwardly.
"Sir, what's going on?" Lin Lele asked in a low voice, looking bewildered.
Li Hongling waved her hand, and a "militia" soldier was brought forward, bound hand and foot by several children.
Then, Li Hongling gestured to a child to hand the pistol in his hand to Lin Lele.
“You said you wanted to avenge these children? Now, I’ll give you that chance.” Li Hongling stiffly raised an arm, pointed at the “militia” soldier being brought forward, and said coldly, “Kill him!”
Lin Lele was dumbfounded. Even if she wasn't very smart, she could guess what had happened.
"General, Secretary Lin." The militiaman looked ashamed.
"What exactly happened? How could you do this to these children?" Chen Yu asked in a deep voice.
“General, we don’t know either. Last night, we were so focused on eliminating those brutal demons in Guangping City that we didn’t think about anything else. Plus, it was too dark and we couldn’t see clearly, so…” The militiaman lowered his head as he spoke, “But after we discovered their situation, we immediately stopped firing and organized the treatment of the wounded.”
"Who would have thought they would be so uncivilized, taking advantage of our sympathy to launch a sneak attack on us..."
"Foolish!" Chen Yu roared. "What did I tell you last night? Don't act rashly. Find out the facts before you act. How many innocent children have you killed? And now you're turning around and blaming the victims! Your behavior is a disgrace to my 'Tianyu Base'!"
"General, we didn't. We stopped firing after only a few shots because we realized something was wrong. None of them died. On the contrary, several of our brothers were killed by them!" the militiaman quickly explained.
Chen Yu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He glanced at Li Hongling cautiously and saw that she did not refute him.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression remained stern.
"You deserved it!" Chen Yu reprimanded. "Your actions were extremely irresponsible, almost causing a disaster. War is not child's play. Every action must be carefully considered to ensure that innocent people are not harmed, especially since they are children. If something had really happened, could you live with yourselves?"
The militiamen lowered their heads and remained silent upon hearing this; they were indeed in the wrong.
Seeing this, Chen Yu put on a gentle smile and said to Li Hongling, "Miss, you see, my men originally came to Guangping City with the good intention of helping you eliminate the cannibalistic bandits, but I didn't expect such a misunderstanding to occur. I know these children are innocent; they shouldn't have been involved in this conflict. On behalf of 'Tianyu Base,' I express my deepest apologies to you and these children. Rest assured, we will take full responsibility for them, arrange medical treatment as quickly as possible, and ensure that their physical and mental well-being is properly cared for and they recover."
“Look, some of my brothers are injured, and a few have even died. Compared to us, you haven’t suffered any losses. How about we just leave it at that?” Chen Yu asked tentatively.
"We were perfectly fine in Guangping City when we were attacked by your people for no reason and almost lost our lives. Now you say it's a misunderstanding and that's it, and that's the end of it?" Li Hongling sneered. "How dare you say we didn't suffer any losses? Do you want us to take responsibility for the invaders who were killed under your command?"
"This..." Chen Yu was speechless for a moment. He realized that his words were indeed inappropriate and that he had not fully considered the other party's position and feelings.
“Young lady, we came here with good intentions to eliminate bandits. Now that those cannibalistic bandits have been wiped out, you will be safer in the future, won’t you?” Chen Yu tried to explain their original intentions and contributions from another perspective, hoping to ease the tense atmosphere.
"If those people were waiting for you to wipe them out, these children would have all died long ago!" Li Hongling said mercilessly, pointing her finger at Chen Yu's nose, "Fool, you're being used as a pawn without even realizing it!"
"Pfft~" Lin Lele couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She had been with Chen Yu for so long, and this was the first time she had ever seen him so embarrassed, being publicly called a "fool" without even retaliating.
Several pairs of unfriendly eyes turned to Lin Lele, and an awkward and tense atmosphere filled the air.
Lin Lele realized she had lost her composure, quickly covered her mouth, took a deep breath, and resumed her serious expression.
"Do you know who those 'refugees' you encountered last night were?" Li Hongling continued. "They are the real demons! You actually let them incite you to attack us; you're incredibly stupid!"
Since his side had indeed suffered a loss, Chen Yu was not angry in the face of Li Hongling's accusations.
But the other party kept pointing at his nose and calling him an idiot, which made Chen Yu a little unhappy.
He couldn't help but retort, "I didn't use the children as shields or act as their 'leader.' They're all innocent and naive, yet you made them carry guns to protect you. To be honest, I look down on you!"
“You…” Li Hongling was speechless for a moment, choked by Chen Yu’s sudden counterattack. Her eyes widened.
The air around them froze again, and everyone waited for Li Hongling's reaction.
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