Seeing Chen Nanxing's eyes darting around a few times, Li Ke roughly knew that this woman was up to no good again, but she didn't care at all what new tricks she had up her sleeve.
Chen Nanxing's eyes met Li Ke's, and he quickly moved closer to her, whispering, "I was thinking about how to talk to the people over there so they wouldn't pursue the fact that only the two of us came back. They'll definitely suspect I betrayed them. You're lucky; you have the treasure to back you up. They'll have to be polite to you first, then take action. If I didn't plan for myself, my fate wouldn't be good. I still want to do more for you."
Li Ke naturally understood that Chen Nanxing's words had a hidden meaning. She looked at him questioningly: What do you want to do? Or how do you want me to cooperate with you?
Chen Nanxing moved closer to her, speaking cautiously: "You don't need to do anything else, just let me stay by your side."
It wasn't that Chen Nanxing was completely loyal to Li Ke, but rather that she weighed things in her mind and ultimately placed her bet on Li Ke.
If we're really talking about it, it's a small base with over a thousand people. Chen Nanxing isn't stupid, but her intuition tells her that Li Ke doesn't seem like the one who's going to lose.
Compared to R Country, which used her as a pawn, Li Ke, whose decisions on life and death were more unrestrained and decisive, made her more inclined to admire him.
Looking at Chen Nanxing, who was both flexible and resilient, Li Ke felt a deep empathy for her, even though she was a woman who deserved to die. However, whenever he saw how Chen Nanxing schemed to survive, Li Ke felt a similar empathy for her.
When Chen Nanxing saw Li Ke nod in agreement with a cold face, he felt happy and a smile appeared on his face. He relaxed for a moment and said a few more words.
"Sister Ke, I have high hopes for you. Those scumbags deserve to die, and you can kill them however you want. I just want to ask Sister Ke to grant me a small request. If I do something that deserves to die again, and you kill me, please let me die quickly. I'm very afraid of pain."
Li Ke pushed her aside, not wanting to listen to her nonsense anymore. Chen Nanxing still had a smile on her face, hoping to take the opportunity to cultivate their relationship and perhaps increase her chances of survival.
The ship stopped for about half an hour during a random inspection by personnel from the nuclear submarine. Li Ke heard the noise in his room but did not come in to check; he must have been fooled.
The supply ship continued its journey, reaching the seabed base an hour and a half later. Li Ke and Chen Nanxing then transferred to a submarine and entered the underwater base.
Apart from the different air pressure inside the base, it is not much different from the land. However, the base is shaped like a large cylindrical water tank with a strong steel texture.
Li Ke and his companion were escorted to an elevator, which descended and, after several turns, arrived at an empty room furnished with a simple table and chairs.
Chen Nanxing stood to the side, nervously loosening her collar. It was much stuffier down here than outside, and the temperature was also higher. She felt a bit hot. To be honest, this was her first time here.
Behind the two of them stood a ten-man squad, ten gun barrels pointed at them, their defenses extremely tight.
After waiting for about ten minutes, three men walked in one after another. The first one was a short, middle-aged man who looked at Li Ke with a scrutinizing gaze and an undisguised hostility.
The three men stared at Li Ke for a moment before turning to Chen Nanxing and asking, "Xue Ji, what about the others we sent out? Didn't you say you captured more than thirty people? Why are only the two of you back now?"
The leading man looked at Chen Nanxing with displeasure in his superior's tone. Chen Nanxing glanced at Li Ke before replying, "Those people were unruly. They secretly unlocked the prisoners' chains to have some fun, but they got killed instead. I saw that things weren't going well, so I asked Miss Li to come with me on a small boat to escape. When we ran away, their battle wasn't over yet, so they didn't send anyone to chase us."
The man stared at Chen Nanxing for a long time, as if trying to discern the truth or falsehood in her words. Seeing that Chen Nanxing remained expressionless, he frowned slightly and told her to go and rest first.
Chen Nanxing stood still: "Miss Li Ke asked me to stay by her side the whole time because I was the one who persuaded her to come and discuss cooperation, so she thinks I should keep up with the progress."
The man's brows relaxed slightly, and he finally looked at Li Ke with some interest: "Cooperation? I wonder what kind of cooperation Miss Li is looking for?"
Li Ke looked back and said, "Solar energy mines? I heard that solar energy mines have also been discovered in your mines. I want solar energy mines, and you want supplies. We can trade."
The man laughed loudly, his voice filled with contempt: "You are now our prisoner, and the supplies you have were purchased with the money stolen from us. Do you think we would agree to exchange our things for our things?"
Li Ke calmly replied, "Yes, because if you don't cooperate with me, you won't get anything."
The man stared at Li Ke with a cold smile, then suddenly waved his hand behind her. Sensing something was wrong, Li Ke quickly turned around, grabbed one of the men behind her, pulled him to her side, took his pistol, and fired a shot at each of the two men next to him. After the man in front of her took three bullets for her, she snapped his neck and threw the body aside.
In a second, he killed three people. With all the guns pointed at him, he had two guns in his hands, both with silencers. One gun was aimed at the other guards, and the other at the leader.
The dead guards all had their heads shot into, falling to the ground without even a scream. So far, the three gunshots that have been heard were all fired by the enemy.
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