There were already many mutated fish on the beach, and some were hiding in the mud. These people quickly learned which places were easier to catch them. With Li Ke's cookies as an incentive, they were highly motivated and couldn't stop picking up fish.
When the boy came over to hand in his task, he glanced at Li Ke several times. Li Ke saw that he had collected a hundred more, so he took out five cookies and gave them to him. The boy took the cookies, but still didn't leave.
Li Ke understood the look in his eyes that made him want to speak, and asked him, "What do you want to say?"
The boy then spoke up, cautiously asking, "Can you help us? There are many older sisters and younger sisters in the base who can help you catch fish. You're so skilled and have a gun, please save us. We'll all make you our leader, and we'll do whatever you ask us to do, as long as we get biscuits. We'll catch as many fish as we want."
Li Ke asked doubtfully, "All of them? You can represent all of them? How old are you? What's your name?"
The little boy nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, that's what they all think. I'm fifteen years old, my name is Qiu Ling, and in two years, I can be your wife."
Li Ke was taken aback: "You're a girl? Really fifteen years old?"
Qiu Ling replied with certainty, "I am a girl, I am really fifteen years old, and I can prove it to you right now."
After saying that, Qiu Ling was about to take off her clothes, but Li Ke quickly stopped her: "Don't take them off. I believe you. Tell me about your base so I can find out if I can help you."
There were other people nearby who had come to complete their tasks, and they deliberately slowed down their movements to listen to Li Ke and Qiu Ling's conversation. One of the women sensed a softening in Li Ke's tone and immediately knelt down in front of him, pleading, "Brother, please, you must save us! Those people are inhuman! My daughter is only thirteen years old. They've had her captive for two months, and we don't even know if she's alive or dead. I'm alive now just to see my daughter one more time; otherwise, I won't die in peace!"
Li Ke leaned back slightly, then immediately came to her senses and said coldly, "Shut up! I don't like listening to people crying and wailing. Send a few men to bring those five men over and make them kneel down, then tell me calmly."
Qiu Ling immediately accepted the order: "I'll go, I'll take some men and bring them here."
The woman kneeling in front of Li Ke covered her mouth after hearing Li Ke's reprimand, trying to stifle her sobs. Another woman squatted down beside her and began to explain their base to Li Ke.
The base is called Tianhe Base, and it has three leaders: the first leader Wang Tan, the second leader Zhan Xiong, and the third leader Wang Hu. Wang Tan and Wang Hu are brothers.
The three leaders all had guns and were originally two separate factions. Later, Wang Tan and Wang Hu's men captured one of Zhan Xiong's lovers. The two sides became acquainted through conflict and eventually joined forces to take over territory and commit crimes.
Anyone who enters their territory, regardless of gender, will be arrested. Men will be forced to work as laborers under them, but if they perform well, they can join their ranks.
Women who were good-looking were bullied in all sorts of ways, while those who were not good-looking, sick, or old were forced to work. If they died, their bodies were taken out to be fed to the dogs. They also kept five large wolfhounds to guard the gate.
What's most despicable is that they don't even spare the children, both boys and girls, but once the children are separated from their parents, no one knows where they go. These parents can only hold onto an unknown hope and wait for news of their children.
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