"Boss, you're going too far! You're making this a real charade. Aren't you afraid the brothers might accidentally kill you?"
“If you had that ability, you wouldn’t have been put here.”
The person lying on the bed turned to his side, aggravating the wounds on his shoulder and abdomen. He gasped and his brows furrowed deeply. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the captured Shi Di, who was now surrounded by a group of people, taking turns serving him.
"Boss, what do you think the Zhao family is trying to do? They're fighting amongst themselves, and doing it so fiercely. This can't be a normal drill, can it?"
"Chang San, a smart person knows what to ask and what not to ask. If you want to live a long life, keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, if you lose your life one day, it's your own fault."
"Yes, yes, I was just asking casually."
The man named Chang San was thin, but his eyes were very bright. Seeing that Shi Di seemed to be feeling unwell, he quickly went over to help him sit up and ordered his men to prepare medicine and food.
"Is everyone here?"
"Don't worry, I guarantee it won't delay anything important." Chang San's eyes darted around, and he said with a grin, "Boss, when we were surrounding them, we saw one of them who looked pretty good. If we catch him, we can have some fun with him?"
"I'd give you ten lives!"
Shi Di's stern rebuke startled Chang San.
"Hehe, I let it slip. Don't worry, boss, even if we catch them, you'll get to have a taste first."
"They can't move, remember that!"
"Yes, we will definitely not move, we will not move."
Turning his head, Chang San's face darkened for a moment before reverting to his usual jovial demeanor. He was originally a loan shark who had inadvertently offended a powerful figure and was being hunted down. He was rescued by Shi Di and became his subordinate. Shi Di would occasionally bring him men to do his bidding. These men were all bloodthirsty. A group of grown men together, with little entertainment, besides following Shi Di's orders to collect children, they would also bring back women. With a little manipulation, these women were all tamed and submissive.
He had privately sought out Shi Di to find out who they were working for, and Shi Di only told him it was the Zhao family. This time, it was actually the Zhao family who sent men to raid their stronghold. If they hadn't received prior warning, he and his brothers would likely have perished here. He didn't know what Shi Di was planning, but anyone would think twice before asking them to risk their lives for him. They had done quite a few things for him over the years, and any one of them, if exposed, would mean certain death. Now that his brothers had tasted the sweetness of success, who wouldn't value their life?
We were able to win today because we had more people and guns. If another tough opponent comes next time, the outcome may not be optimistic. We need to think of a way to save our lives.
"Boss, that short-haired girl seems to have a special relationship with you. When she saw you being captured by the brothers, she risked her life to save you. Could she be your girlfriend?"
"Chang San, has anyone ever told you that you talk too much? Why aren't you arranging the night watch? If we don't catch anyone and our hideout gets wiped out, you can go cry in the ground."
"I was just keeping you company so you wouldn't be bored, boss. Alright, since you don't like it, I'm leaving. Want women? We have plenty in our warehouse, including a few good-looking ones, specially prepared for you, boss..."
"roll!"
Feng Yulian was quite skilled. She threw a small stone to lure a guard over, then silently knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck, quickly stripped him of his clothes and put them on.
"Captain Zhao, shall we go in now?"
"No rush, bring me the clothes you took off."
Xiang Wan grimaced as she took off her tattered clothes and put on Feng Yulian's. They were about the same height, but Xiang Wan's figure wasn't as alluring as Feng Yulian's, and the clothes looked a bit loose around her chest.
"Let's find a place to rest first. If we can find some medicine, that would be even better."
"Why don't we go find those we rescued? They should have the medicine."
"Alright, lead the way!"
Feng Yulian got up to leave, but Xiang Wan stood still.
"Captain Zhao, why aren't you leaving?"
Xiang Wanchao gestured with her lip to the side.
"I forgot for a moment, I'll tie him up right now."
Feng Yulian searched around but found nothing to bind him. So she tore Xiang Wan's clothes into strips, tied them together to form a rope, tied the man to a tree, and then covered him with some branches.
"Feng Yulian, which department did you come from? Do you still have anyone at home?"
Upon hearing Xiang Wan's question, Feng Yulian was startled and turned around in surprise, saying, "Captain Zhao, I don't remember saying my real name when I reported for duty. Captain Zhao is indeed as capable as the rumors say."
"Tell me, I know everyone in the ten departments, except you."
"Oh, I'm not from the Zhao family. I took on this mission and came with you, Captain Zhao, for some reason."
"Do you know what to do if you encounter the enemy during a mission?"
Feng Yulian pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then said with some reluctance, "He can't do anything to us anymore, is there any need to kill him?"
"If he wakes up halfway through and sends people to ambush us, do you think we'll have a chance to escape again?"
Hmph, pretending to be saints. There are only two of them here; I wonder who they're trying to impress.
"I...I really..."
"If you don't want to kill him, stay here and guard him."
"Huh? Captain Zhao, you're injured. How are you going to go in alone?"
"You think of a way!"
Feng Yulian thought for a moment, then gagged the man tightly, dragged him to a shallow pit, and gave him a chop to the neck.
"That's good, let's go."
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