Li Ke sat at the cave entrance, took out an endoscope, and extended the camera into the cave. After a short while, he saw a corpse caught in a net and hanging in the air. In the distance, several human figures were pressed against the mountain wall. Before Li Ke could observe them carefully, a gunshot rang out from inside, and Li Ke's camera was destroyed.
This was a tough situation. Li Ke didn't retract the line; instead, he threw down twenty or thirty tear gas canisters and poison gas grenades, and then extended another camera to use thermal imaging to observe the situation below.
Even when attacked by these gas bombs, the people below remained cautious and did not make any loud noises. Li Ke could only hear some slight footsteps. In the synchronized video, she saw those people retreating rapidly, running deeper into the cave, and soon disappearing from sight.
Li Ke saw eight people, but she couldn't be sure how many accomplices were deeper in the cave they had entered. However, it was clear that the other side had set up a trap to lure her in, and Li Ke was the first to fall into it.
After blocking the entrance, Li Ke returned to the space and interrogated the remaining people, but he did not get any more information. These people did not know if there were any other exits, let alone what kind of ambush was set up below.
When we set off, the orders from above were: fight if we could win, run back if we couldn't win, and if we couldn't run back in time, we could hide in the defensive points that they had already established connections with.
As for the twenty women, Li Ke interrogated three of them. These women didn't even know that the stronghold was a natural cave. According to their confessions, they had also been captured. They were unconscious when they entered the stronghold and were kept locked up there. They obeyed these people only because they were given food and water.
They were taken to the defense point unconscious, and even though Li Ke tortured them, he couldn't get any more information. The confessions he forced out of the three women were not much different, so it seems that these women were not lying.
After putting on a bulletproof vest and a gas mask, and taking full protective measures, Li Ke stepped out of the space. He glanced at the heavy rain outside, hung a ring of bombs around his waist, threw a dozen smoke grenades, and then jumped down from the cave entrance.
At a height of just over two meters, after landing and bursting out of the fog, Li Ke arrived at the place where those people had disappeared earlier. It was a corner, and as soon as he entered the corner, several pistols were pointed at him at the same time. The other party was also wearing a gas mask.
"Put down your guns and give up resisting. We'll only take prisoners alive, we won't kill anyone," a voice came from the other side.
Li Ke glanced at the passage behind the other party, showing no intention of surrendering: "See the bomb hanging on my body? Now take me to see your boss, or we'll all die together!"
Li Ke followed them deeper into the passage. They walked along the winding path for about ten minutes, then descended another five or six meters. Along the way, they encountered some rooms with signs of human intervention, carved into the inner walls of the cave.
Upon entering the cave, Li Ke surveyed his surroundings. Not far away was a small pool of water, about a meter in diameter. The cave was quite spacious, and in the relatively flat and open area in front of him, they had built three rooms. At least Li Ke could only see three doors at the moment.
"You must be from the mountain. I've never seen such well-equipped men in Qiufeng's place. You guys are really skilled and daring to come alone. I'm both surprised and disappointed."
The voice came from behind the middle door. There were eight pistols pointed at Li Ke. She casually asked, "What's so surprising? What's so disappointing? Do you have the guts to come out? I'm already at your doorstep, there's no need to hide like this."
The other person chuckled, and the door between them was finally opened, revealing twelve people sitting or standing inside, their demeanor much more relaxed.
The speaker was a man sitting in the middle left: "What's surprising is that instead of Qiu Feng's people, the most mysterious people from the mountain made the first move. What's disappointing is that only one person came. It feels like we've been underestimated."
Li Ke then said coolly, "Is this all the people here? Then there's really no need for more people."
The other person stood up and took a few steps forward: "Looks like you're not afraid of death, just like the rest of us. If you're interested in cooperating, we can sit down and have a proper talk. But if you insist on opposing us to the end, why don't you detonate the bomb on your waist and see how many of us you can take with you?"
Li Ke walked to the side, found a stone step to sit down, and slowly said, "If you want people to cooperate with you, you naturally have to talk about what kind of cooperation it is first. If you can't reach an agreement, we can try to see who goes to the underworld first. That's not impossible."
The other person took a step forward, but remained inside the room, not too close to Li Ke: "What do you want? Please tell me directly what I'll give you before you're tempted to cooperate with us?"
Li Ke thought for a moment: "I want so many things, such as going back to before the disaster, living in the biggest and safest house, eating the best and most delicious food, living the most relaxed and safe life, and enjoying everything a happy life should have. Can you do all of these?"
Instead of mocking Li Ke's words, the other party replied seriously, "As long as you cooperate with us and the value you provide is worth it, it's not a difficult thing."
Li Ke didn't believe it: "Anyone can make empty promises. Right here in this underground cave full of dirt, you're making these promises to me. Do you think I should believe you?"
"As you probably already guessed, our current cave isn't our final base. This is just a place we're using to lure you in. Our immortality base is under construction. There, resources are plentiful. As long as you have the ability, you can enjoy good food and drink, and all sorts of luxuries without any problem." The other party revealed some information to Li Ke.
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