Song Xian is now even more certain that Brother Li is a former soldier, and he also feels that Brother Li is a really good person who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Giving him such a question is obviously a way of letting him off easy.
But since it was an exam question, Song Xian got nervous and almost forgot his lines. Although he was a little rusty at the beginning, he gradually became more fluent later on.
Li Ke took Song Xian back to the temporary residence she had set up, and pointed to a container near the main road, saying, "You can stay there for now. The crazy patients down the mountain may have been infected with parasites, so you need to be careful. The container is coated with lime mud to prevent pests, so you need to take precautions when you go out."
Inside, I've prepared daily necessities, a motorcycle, and a hunting rifle for you. The motorcycle is to make it easier for you to come up the mountain to find me. Apart from that, you are not allowed to come down the mountain without my orders, nor are you allowed to let anyone else into the restricted area. Otherwise, you and everyone you bring in will die.
You can practice with the hunting rifle more. They've also provided you with two signal pistols and a replica shooting gun for practice. Be vigilant in the future, guarding the entrances and exits of restricted areas. If you spot any problems, you can fire a warning shot. If your skills improve and you perform well, we can get you even better equipment.”
After hearing this, Song Xian saluted Li Ke and said, "I guarantee to complete the mission and obey all orders."
Li Ke coughed and said, "No need to salute, just be casual. As long as you do your job well, we don't have many other requirements."
Song Xian chuckled, then asked, "Brother Li, am I the only one here?"
Li Ke: "Right now you're the only one. We'll bring in more suitable people later, take it slow. If you think someone is good, you can recommend them. But you can't go out and find people. If they're really interested, they'll come to you. Even if they do come to you, they'll have to be assessed. You can't reveal any other information to them, including my presence."
Under Li Ke's intensely imposing gaze, Song Xian quickly replied, "I understand. I won't do or say anything. I'll follow Brother Li's arrangements."
Li Ke nodded and handed him a flashlight: "Go back to your room and rest. If you need anything else, just let me know next time we meet. I'll try my best to meet any reasonable requests."
After thanking Brother Li with a flashlight in hand, Song Xian walked towards his room with great excitement. Brother Li had just mentioned that there was a hunting rifle and a motorcycle inside, and he was feeling a little unsteady on his feet.
Li Ke watched the residents of the first defense post return to their resting place, then rode a motorcycle out of a nearby cave and back up the mountain. Having not obtained any useful information from Song Xian, Li Ke felt that things were going wrong, at least in the area where she was.
Qiu Feng and his gang were indeed quite capable. Qiu Feng took a few brothers to the city shelter, and under normal circumstances, they would return in three days at most. But this time, a week had passed, and Niu Dazhuang still hadn't seen his boss return.
Similarly, after talking with Qiu Feng at the town entrance last time, Hu Chong went back to report the situation and did not reappear. The boss sent someone else to take over the stronghold above.
With Qiu Feng absent and infected patients appearing in the town, Niu Dazhuang had no time to deal with the stronghold and could only focus on stabilizing his own town.
After securing the town, Niu Dazhuang gathered all his brothers together: "Our boss has been down the mountain for a week now. We need to go and pick him up, but the town is now our stronghold, so we have to guard it. We need to split our men into two groups: one to guard the town, and the other to come down the mountain with me to pick up our boss."
Someone below responded, "Dazhuang, you've been arranging everything lately. You just pick the people; we'll just cooperate."
Niu Dazhuang knew that this group of people usually preferred to exert physical strength rather than use their brains, so he immediately divided them into two groups.
“If you have no other questions, just do as I say. Once the sun goes down, I’ll take the brothers out. Those of you who stay in town, do your best to protect it. If we don’t make it back, then you can decide what to do. If it’s time to run, then take your belongings and run. We can’t all be wiped out,” Niu Dazhuang said finally.
One of the brothers who stayed behind spoke up: "Don't say such discouraging things. We brothers have been through thick and thin together. What storms haven't we weathered? Big brother will definitely bring you all back safely."
Niu Dazhuang nodded and dismissed everyone to make their own preparations. One of the men walked up to Niu Dazhuang and said, "Dazhuang, one of my supervisors said that someone has gone missing. It's a man, and the people who lived with him said that he went out by himself last night and hasn't come back since."
Niu Dazhuang asked, "Have you searched the whole town?"
The man said, "We've searched everywhere, and the man is indeed missing. The foreman said he might have run away, but none of his belongings are missing."
Niu Dazhuang: "Tell the town's guards to be on high alert for the next few days. We'll talk about it when my brother and I get back. If they really run away, that's fine, just don't cause any other trouble."
Qiu Feng really messed up this time. He only brought four brothers with him when he went down the mountain. There are still ten of his brothers in the shelter. In addition, they also recruited a security team to develop their own strength.
As expected, everything should have been under their control, but an outbreak of disease occurred in the shelter, and because there were many people in the shelter, there were even more management problems.
Conditions are limited here, and sick people have to tough it out on their own. Most of them don't have the means to go to the medical clinic to buy medicine and treat their illnesses. This means that when someone falls ill, their family members don't know what to do. They can only tie the person up and gag them. If they don't have family members, the guards will arrest them, tie them up, and lock them up.
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