Upon hearing Niu Ping's words, Hou Qiang, who was standing to the side, burst out laughing.
"Hey Niu Ping, what the hell are you cowardly for! Just take down any small fry and be done with it! Why make such a fuss! You're a born coward!"
Then Hou Qiang turned to look at Lu Yuan.
"Little Lu! I'm not trying to be mean, but right here in our little corner of the world, nobody dares to disobey me! Listen to me, you won't go wrong! Today, let's go out and catch a few people red-handed!"
After saying that, Hou Qiang stretched his wrists, then grabbed his coat from the side and put it on.
"Let's go! Brothers, let's stretch our muscles. We haven't really exerted ourselves much just now. This time, let's show Xiao Lu our true strength! I'll go to logistics to get the guns in a bit, and when we see anyone who doesn't obey, we'll just take them down!"
The others looked at each other, somewhat at a loss. After glancing at Lu Yuan, they seemed to find that he didn't object, so they could only stand up, dust themselves off, and prepare to leave.
Lu Yuan remained seated, looking at Hou Qiang. He neither stopped him nor said he couldn't go. After thinking for a while, he finally spoke, "Alright! Since Hou Qiang has said so, let's go and see!"
Hou Qiang was overjoyed to see that Lu Yuan had also nodded in agreement.
"Brother, you're pretty good! You've got guts! You're lucky to have joined our Seventh Team! Follow me and I guarantee you'll make a name for yourself in this area! We brothers may not be the best, but we're reliable! As long as you're honest and straightforward, and follow Brother Hou, everyone will respect you!"
Upon hearing these words, Lu Yuan was so angry that he was speechless. For a moment, he wondered whether he was the captain or the other person was the captain, since the other person had made the decision for him before he had even given his orders.
Several people filed out, and Lu Yuan stood aside, watching Hou Qiang's back as he fell into deep thought.
Niu Ping could only sigh.
"Captain, Hou Qiang... he really doesn't give you any face!"
Lu Yuan smiled but didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say either. You might say that Hou Qiang wasn't very capable, but he was still able to lead this team. Although he didn't know exactly what made him strong, Lu Yuan was speechless at the people he was dealing with.
Moreover, this kind of person doesn't care about other people's attitudes and just tries to get close to them. They often go too far with their jokes and have no sense of propriety. They also don't care about other people's feelings when they do things, which Lu Yuan finds hard to accept.
What's most infuriating is that the other party treats his teammates like their underlings. They just casually call out to him when something happens at home, without even bothering to let him know. This makes Lu Yuan a little unhappy, but if he really gets angry with the other party, they'll definitely say that they're all brothers and he shouldn't take it so seriously, which would make him seem petty.
Then he continued with the same carefree and irresponsible personality, which left Lu Yuan feeling utterly exhausted.
After receiving his gun from the logistics department, the person on duty seemed about to say something when he saw Lu Yuan, but then swallowed his words, his eyes clearly revealing a hint of regret for Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan could only sigh. What could he do? He could only wait for the team members to become dissatisfied with him and turn against him. But it was uncertain whether he could continue to stay there after that.
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When they arrived at the main street where the inner and outer cities met, the cold wind was still howling, and the street was deserted. The group of people waited in a nearby deserted location.
This is the handover point, and the boundary between the two places is very clear. The houses in the outer city are dilapidated, and there are few lights on. Many homeless people just find a place to sleep and may never wake up again the next morning. On the other hand, in the inner city, you can see a brightly lit street.
There were sounds of cars whizzing by, and even food stalls in some alleys, as well as several entertainment venues with flashing neon lights. If you didn't know better, you would think this was a scene from a pre-apocalyptic town.
The group continued to search the area, but many people scattered upon seeing them, who were wearing garrison overcoats, and did not approach them at all.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yuan cursed inwardly. It seemed he would have to endure the cold for nothing tonight. He wanted to leave, but if he left now, his teammates would probably scold him. So he could only tighten his collar and continue waiting.
Seeing Lu Yuan's helpless expression, Niu Ping went over and took out the pack of cigarettes that Lu Yuan had given him yesterday from his pocket.
"Have one! There aren't many people around late at night, I'll get sleepy soon!"
Lu Yuan nodded, took the cigarette, lit it, and took two puffs. He immediately felt more energized.
Then Lu Yuan asked, "I'm not very familiar with the situation here. Do you think this group will come again in the middle of the night?"
After taking a drag of his cigarette, Niu Ping pondered for a moment and said, "They should be coming. These guys are all quite young, and they like to cause trouble when no one's watching them. They come back almost every night! It all depends on our luck today!"
Lu Yuan sighed: "It's so late, and we're still keeping watch here. Do they still dare to come here so openly? Aren't they afraid we'll arrest them?"
Niu Ping gave a wry smile: "Captain, don't take us too seriously. To these bastards in the inner city, we're just a bunch of dogs from above. They're not afraid of us catching them at all!"
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