Black Street, the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Division.
Lu Bin stood on a high hill on the edge of the mining area, holding binoculars and gazing at the city in the distance.
Clusters of flames rose up, and many buildings were bathed in the raging fire.
The Fourth Division's transport vehicles constantly traveled between the mining area and the division's headquarters, hauling away all the raw ore from the warehouses.
It is mostly iron, with a small amount of copper and nickel. Most surprisingly, the deposit also contains trace amounts of rare earth elements.
This is all money.
"Has the result of the thorough investigation been reported?" Lu Bin asked calmly.
"Not yet. We are currently taking inventory of supplies in more than a dozen communities, and there are still a few stubborn communities that are trying to resist us. Given the attitude of the gerbils, it is not advisable to touch them."
Lu Bin narrowed his eyes and sneered slightly, "I just received a tip from the First District Passage. Gerald went to the Little Garden. It seems he wanted to get leverage from the Conservative Party officials to deal with the military. Unfortunately... he probably failed."
"Even if we succeed, Li Shuai probably won't give in just because of Elder Jiang's influence, right?"
The speaker was Lu Bin's advisor.
Since Lu Bin took over as commander of the Fourth Division, he has experienced two major election periods. The orders he received were to remain inactive. As a pawn placed in the Black Street for monitoring and balancing purposes, the Fourth Division has never left the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Gerbil had tried to curry favor with him several times, even sending him many lavish gifts, but the effect was minimal. He could only barely maintain a peaceful coexistence with the Fourth Division, keeping to himself and his territory.
Lu Bin had long known that the security team had been thoroughly corrupted by the underworld.
Chen Xiong is just a radical party member on the surface, but in reality he's no different from a pig in the meat trade. He makes a fortune in the underworld by eating organs and smuggling slaves. Little does he know that the grizzly man has him under his control because of this, and can replace him at any time if he wants to.
"Military reform is imminent. The day the top official ascends the throne will be the day we all reap the rewards. Issue the order!" Lu Bin's tone suddenly turned serious. "The stubborn community intends to resist the implementation of the new law. By order of Commander Li, send troops to suppress them! Send the security team along as well. If Chen Xiong refuses, arrest him on the spot!"
The strategist accepted the order and left.
It's a foregone conclusion that the gerbils will lose in Zone 1.
Conservative Party elder statesman John will not change his established policy for the sake of a gerbil.
According to the intelligence that Lu Bin possesses, this is a gamble between the Conservative Party and the Radical Party.
When high-ranking officials wield the chess pieces, what right do the pieces have to speak?
At such a critical juncture, the gerbil overestimated itself.
Who does he think he is?
...
The Fourth Division, full of vigor and high spirits, launched a full-scale attack. Several stubborn communities were suppressed by the soldiers, and gunfire rang out continuously throughout the night.
Meanwhile, a community subordinate, bleeding from a head and in a panic, knocked on the basement door with four or five other disheveled wounded men.
"Something's happened! The boss's been shot dead!"
"The boss is dead!"
"Many of our brothers were killed by the soldiers!"
A chaotic, loud crash echoed throughout the basement, causing an uproar among everyone.
The prostitutes were pale and trembling uncontrollably, each one filled with utter terror. The remaining subordinates, upon hearing this, were even more shocked, as if the sky were about to collapse.
It was the middle of the night, and Qin Che, who was about to go back inside to start a simulation, frowned, walked over, grabbed the shoulders of the wounded, and asked, "What happened? Explain yourself!"
"We were on our way to the Fourth Division to demand our release when they suddenly received an order that not only did they refuse the boss's demands, but they were also to detain us there. The boss got furious and killed two soldiers on the spot, and then they...they..."
The wounded man's lips were trembling, and he stammered for a long time, almost swallowing the last part of his sentence.
"Did you see it with your own eyes?" Qin Che asked, frowning.
"We were all behind, we saw it clearly! Our leader was shot... shot in..." The wounded man pointed to his forehead, his face full of fear and terror.
The atmosphere in the basement suddenly plummeted to freezing point.
Many people gasped in shock, and several of Xue Lei's longtime lovers covered their mouths and collapsed to the ground.
The other subordinates lowered their heads and gritted their teeth, but they couldn't hide the fear in their eyes.
Xue Lei is dead.
The community's guardian has fallen.
They're doomed!
Waves of negative emotions swept across the scene.
Xiao Tao clung tightly to the back of Qin Che's clothes, her shock so intense it felt like it was stuck in her throat.
Qin Che secretly spat out a curse.
Damn it, Xue Lei died too suddenly. He shouldn't be that impulsive. But if he was forced to make someone as patient as him act desperately, it shows how brutal those soldiers were at the scene. They even dared to touch the gerbils. It seems they were determined.
The gerbils must be in Zone 1!
But his efforts... were thwarted!
This led to a chain reaction, causing the Fourth Division to become less wary of the Black Street and begin to act with impunity.
Now that they are in this basement, it is difficult for them to know what is happening in other communities.
But Qin Che thought that the dangers they would likely face were probably similar.
Something big is about to happen.
Knock knock knock!
Sudden!
The door was slammed shut again by a series of loud knocks.
Everyone shrank back, and emotions such as fear, panic, confusion, and despair began to spread wildly outward.
The knocking became increasingly chaotic.
The next second, people started banging on the gate!
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Each impact felt like a blow to the hearts of everyone in the basement.
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