After the survivors had vented their grief, they returned the knife to Banxia and the others, and then knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.
Banxia and the others tried to stop one person but couldn't stop another, and finally could only say helplessly, "We have received your thanks, please get up, the ground is cold."
Wei San stepped forward, patted his chest, and promised, "From now on, my life belongs to you all!"
Lu Zhuocheng chimed in, "Me too!"
"And me..."
Once the two spoke, the others rushed to pledge their loyalty. Having avenged their great grudge, they needed to plan for their future. Their benefactors had ruddy complexions and strong physiques; it was clear they were quite capable. Following them was definitely the right thing to do!
"What would we do with your lives? If you can live well, then our effort to save you will not have been in vain."
Banxia refused; they had no intention of recruiting followers to build their own power base.
Wei San was puzzled as to why anyone would refuse power that was offered to them for free. He patiently explained, "The world is in chaos right now, and those with ability are trying to seize territory and become kings. You all possess special abilities and have no shortage of resources. With the support of your brothers and sisters, becoming a regional overlord is just around the corner!"
Banxia and the others: ...
Why would they give up a perfectly good life and instead act like mothers, dragging around a group of people who are starving and freezing, fighting and killing each other?
Also, have you forgotten that the official base has at least two or three hundred thousand soldiers? They must be crazy to take a dozen or so people and occupy the territory like kings!
Su Yao waved his hands frantically in refusal: "I'll decline!"
"you……"
Seeing that Wei San was still trying to persuade her, Banxia quickly changed the subject: "The identities of these two instigators are not simple. Their relatives have a lot of influence within the base. I suspect that someone inside the base knows about this."
Wei San was shocked: "What? These two are actually high-ranking officials in the base?"
He was betrayed by his subordinates and entered the laboratory. He had never been to the base and therefore did not know the identities of the two men.
The boy, who only had one leg left, seemed to remember something and said with trembling lips, "The white-haired old man is the father-in-law of Deputy Base Commander Ma, his other son-in-law is the assistant to the base commander, and his grandson and granddaughter are the commander and deputy commander of the Sakura Mercenary Group, respectively."
Another woman chimed in, "You're right. Besides, many people are saying in private that the base commander, Li Kongyuan, is in love with the deputy commander of the Sakura Mercenary Group."
Wei San's eyes turned bloodshot with rage: "So, the base's higher-ups are in cahoots with these scoundrels?"
“It’s not that bad,” Banxia shook her head, “but there are definitely a lot of traitors within. I suggest you go to another city as soon as possible to lay low and wait a few years until this matter has passed before coming back. Otherwise, unless you are determined to disfigure yourselves or never enter the base again and never appear in the open, you probably won’t survive if they find out!”
Wei San and the others fell silent instantly. They thought they had finally escaped, but they never expected that this world was full of quagmires and that there was no way to truly escape!
"But how easy is it to go to other cities? Not to mention anything else, we don't even have the most basic boat."
The entire city of A is now flooded, and it's impossible to move an inch without a boat.
Banxia and the others exchanged glances: "We have extra food, and we can provide you with food for half a month."
Anyway, these things were all collected from the warehouse below the lab, so I don't feel bad about it.
Wei San and the others were overjoyed and said, at a loss for words, "The boat is a necessity, so we won't refuse. Just give us enough food for three days. Once we leave City A, we'll have a way to find food."
Banxia shook her head: "What if there are people in the labs in the nearby cities? I suggest you go further away, to the southwest or northwest base."
Nanxing advised, "We just made a lot of noise by blowing up the building. I'm afraid the people inside the base are looking for the culprit. There's no time to lose, you'd better set off now!"
Wei San and the others were so moved that their eyes reddened. They clasped their hands in gratitude and said, "We are deeply grateful. If you ever need our help in the future, we will do anything, even risk our lives!"
"My name is Wei San."
"My name is Lu Zhuocheng."
"My name is..."
A group of people took turns announcing their names.
Watching Wei San and the others leave, Su Xiao couldn't help but yawn: "Are we resting here tonight?"
"That's fine," Banxia yawned as well. "Let's go to sleep first, and we'll talk about it when we wake up."
The three families each found an office and set up tents to rest.
The next day, instead of rushing to the base to look for the remaining cherry blossoms, the group acted as if nothing had happened and continued to set up their stall at the mall.
"Boss, you've finally arrived!"
"I thought you weren't coming!"
As soon as Banxia and her group appeared, people greeted them warmly.
Banxia asked in confusion, "Didn't we agree yesterday that we'd be open as usual today? Why are you asking this?"
"Hey boss, didn't you hear an explosion last night?"
"We heard it, and it scared us so much that we couldn't sleep all night. Now we have dark circles under our eyes."
"Boss, you don't know, something terrible has happened!" A well-informed person slapped his thigh and shouted, "The official deputy base commander's wife, father-in-law, and nephew were all wiped out last night!"
Banxia feigned ignorance: "The explosion site last night is opposite to the base location. Why would the deputy base commander's wife be there?"
“I know, I know,” another well-informed person offered to explain. “It is said that the deputy base commander’s wife suffers from neurasthenia and cannot stand noise, so she lives alone outside the base. Her father and nephew went to visit her last night.”
"Oh, I see!" Banxia nodded. "The transaction is about to begin, please line up."
Upon hearing this, everyone lost their appetite for chatting. They watched excitedly as Banxia and the others carried things out, while nervously checking the list in their hands, afraid of forgetting anything.
As usual, business was booming today. Banxia and her friends saw off the last customer and dragged their tired bodies out of the mall.
"What a sweet trouble!" Fang Yunyun's expression was very conflicted, with joy mixed with a hint of pain.
Banxia hugged Nanxing's arm and put most of her weight on him: "Let's work for two more days and then rest."
Although they had earned a lot of crystal cores in the past two days, they were also exhausted, and even the most energetic furry creatures showed signs of fatigue.
"Hands up!"
A group of heavily armed soldiers suddenly appeared and surrounded the group.
Banxia and the others had anticipated this, so they remained very calm.
Su Yao scoffed sarcastically, "Oh, so the authorities are starting to rob people now?"
Du Jia walked up from behind the soldiers, looking at them with a serious expression: "You must already know about the attack on the division commander's wife, and she has only had conflicts with a few of you in the past six months. I suspect this matter is related to you, so please come with me!"
Banxia pulled out a submachine gun from her spatial storage: "What if I say no?"
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