Is there no other choice?
Why do I have no choice?
I frowned, weighing the pros and cons of the matter.
Logically speaking, if I had their men on my side, the few of us could definitely leave safely. Even if he had a sniper rifle, he certainly wouldn't dare to act recklessly. So why did he say I had no choice?
Is it because of Zhang Zhihao?
I gripped the walkie-talkie and said, "I can let this fatso go, but only after we're safe."
"Can."
I was surprised; I had expected the other party to refuse, but they agreed so readily.
“Okay, we’re leaving now. I hope you won’t stop us, otherwise I don’t mind fighting you to the death,” I said.
"Sure, do you want me to give you a few more knives? I don't think you'll survive long outside unarmed."
I frowned. What did this guy mean? They were at each other's throats just now, and now he's giving us things? Could there be something fishy going on?
But he's right, we are indeed unarmed now. Although Fei Lichao stole a gun, what good is a gun?
“If you’re willing to give it, we’re willing to take it,” I said.
“Okay, go downstairs to the back door now, someone will be waiting for you there.” After saying that, the other party added, “Don’t worry that this is a trap. I’m not a treacherous person, and I can tell that you aren’t either. So, let’s be on good terms, as an apology for what happened earlier. Of course, if you’re scared, then there’s nothing I can do.”
Fei Lichao was furious when he heard this and wanted to grab the walkie-talkie and start cursing.
I said, "I hope what you're saying is the truth."
"It's definitely the truth."
After that, there was no response from the walkie-talkie, so I threatened Li Dacheng, that fat guy, to come downstairs.
Hu Fei pulled Peng Bo downstairs as well, while the others on the rooftop did not go down the stairs.
We went downstairs to the fourth floor, and I asked Jingjie to go find Zhang Zhihao. But when Jingjie knocked on the door, she found that Zhang Zhihao wasn't in the room. I remembered that he seemed to have something to do earlier and wasn't home.
We went straight downstairs, and in no time we were on the first floor.
But we didn't rush out.
Jingjie looked outside warily and asked, "Xiaonan, could it be a trap?"
I was also worried it might be a trap. I looked at the person next to me and said, "I don't know either. We can only take a gamble."
Hu Fei was getting agitated. "Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by taking a gamble like this? If you're so unsure, why don't we just go back?"
I turned to Hu Fei and asked, "Do you want to stay here?"
Hu Fei shook his head decisively: "I don't want to. This place doesn't look like a good place at all. It's better to go back to where we used to be."
"Let's take a gamble then," I said, and headed out the door with Li Dacheng on my shoulder.
In order to avoid attracting the attention of the people around us, I asked Li Dacheng to speed up and take us to the back door.
Because we took a back path, we quickly arrived near the back door. At that moment, I saw several people wearing bulletproof vests standing there, holding knives and guns tucked into their waistbands. They were clearly waiting for us.
"Let's go. It's a blessing in disguise. If things don't go well, we can always fight our way out," I said.
I pushed Li Dacheng straight out, Fei Lichao pulled Peng Bo along beside me, and Hu Fei and Sister Jing followed behind.
After we came out, a few people at the back door saw us.
They didn't raise their guns; one of them even greeted me: "Dr. Lu! Long time no see!"
I was stunned when I saw him. "Wang Hao!"
Wang Hao looked at me, then saw Li Dacheng, and said with some surprise, "Secretary Li, what brings you here?"
Li Dacheng looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Wang Hao said, "Did you come here personally to see Dr. Lu and the others off?"
Upon hearing this, Li Dacheng immediately nodded in agreement, "Ah, yes, yes, they're about to leave, so I came to see them off personally."
Wang Hao nodded, then looked at me and said, "Dr. Lu, I know about your situation. You're going to kill the people who kidnapped you, right? I've prepared everything for you. Here's a knife, a gun, and ammunition. We'll go with you and help you out."
The four of us looked at each other, bewildered as Wang Hao sincerely handed us the knife and gun.
I took a knife, picked up the walkie-talkie, and immediately asked, "What's going on? What kind of tricks are you trying to pull?"
To be honest, I'm a little skeptical of what's going on.
Ten minutes ago, we were locked in a tense standoff, even using sniper rifles, but now they're helping us kill people. What the hell?!
A moment later, a voice came from the walkie-talkie, "I didn't play any tricks, the truth is just as you see it. My men will help you kill your enemy."
"Why! What's your purpose! I don't believe you would help me for no reason!"
There's no such thing as a free lunch!
The other party said, "Okay, to be honest, when I first had Li Dacheng contact you, I didn't know your identity, so I didn't care about you. I didn't care whether you lived or died. But after I found out that you are a doctor and that you are friends with Xiao Zhang, my thoughts about you changed. I wanted to be friends with you, which is why this happened. I hope you don't mind. I sincerely wanted to be friends with you."
“I don’t believe it!” I said, frowning.
The other person chuckled, "Whether you believe it or not, I will definitely help you, consider it a favor. If you don't want it, you can refuse. And I can give you a promise: once your business is over, the gates of Jiangbei Community will always be open for you."
"Just because I'm a doctor and we're Zhang Zhihao's friends, is that why you did this?!" I asked, wanting to get to the bottom of it.
The other person said, "Yes, because of these two points. I know very well what kind of person Xiao Zhang is. Since you are his friends and he rushed to save you, it means that your character is trustworthy, otherwise Xiao Zhang wouldn't have done that. But the most important point is mainly because of your identity as a doctor! Our community is short of a doctor. If you are willing to stay, I will give you a lot of benefits."
I said, "I still can't believe you."
The other person seemed indifferent, saying, "Whatever."
The other party only said those two words, and then there was no further response.
I looked back at Fei Lichao and the others, and finally fixed my gaze on Wang Hao.
I gave Fei Lichao a look, and Fei Lichao quietly released Peng Bo.
Looking at Wang Hao and the four people behind him, I still couldn't believe that big shot.
However, if it's just the four of us going out to find Huo Cheng's team, it will probably be difficult to get revenge. But if we bring Wang Hao and the others along, there must be someone from that big shot's group among them.
What should I do?
(End of this chapter)
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