Upon hearing Chen Zhe's words, the man with a fierce expression said...
"You want to go over there? If you want to go over there, you have to pay the toll. If you can't afford it, then get out of here and don't block our business!"
Ye Yunxi looked at the man in front of her, then at the checkpoint ahead. She figured that whoever set up the checkpoint here must have a base ahead.
They simply want to seize the supplies from the people at the base.
Fu Heng also noticed it, and before he could ask the man, Ye Yunxi stuck her head out and asked him.
"Brother, did you set up this checkpoint because there's a base ahead? Did the base order you to do this?"
The man was initially dissatisfied with what Chen Zhe had said, but now that he saw a pretty young woman asking him a question, he felt a little better and spoke up.
“You’re right, there is a base five kilometers ahead. As for whether the base ordered us to do it, I don’t think I need to tell you.”
Then the man saw two women looking out of the car window, and a wicked thought suddenly came to mind. He said to them...
"If you want to go to the base, you'll have to pay a toll, otherwise forget it. Or, little girls, you can stay here and keep the brothers company, and maybe we'll let you go!"
After the man finished speaking, he burst into laughter. Even his brothers behind him had wicked thoughts when they saw the appearance of Ye Yunxi and the other girls.
Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing were just curious and wanted to see what was going on outside, but before they could even see clearly, they were met with the man's foul language, which made them blush with anger, but they didn't know what to say.
Ye Yunxi frowned slightly when she heard the man say that, thinking that these men should not be allowed to live.
Since these guys are able to stay here, there must be a gang nearby, or it must be a private base.
It seems we have to take them all down, otherwise they'll continue to do evil and collect tolls.
When Chen Zhe and Zhang Haiyi heard that the man wanted to keep their woman, they were about to curse at him, but Ye Yunxi gave them a look that signaled them not to make any rash moves.
Ye Yunxi ignored the man's words, leaned back, and told Fu Heng what she had been thinking.
Fu Heng nodded in agreement. "Actually, when I saw them set up checkpoints here, I knew there were more than just a few of them. There must be accomplices, but we don't know how many."
Now that we're here, let's get rid of them, just in case they go out and beg for supplies from others.
"Alright, then let's go back with them and see where their stronghold is and how many people they have. We'll take care of them then."
When Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing saw Ye Yunxi stick her head back, they wanted to ask her what to do. However, after hearing what she said to Fu Heng, although they were a little confused, they still respected their decision.
Then Ye Yunxi looked at Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing and told them about the plan they had mentioned. They nodded in agreement.
The man watched as Ye Yunxi and the others poked their heads inside, and thinking they were discussing something, he asked them with a wicked grin.
"So? Have you reached an agreement? Do you want to hand over the supplies or leave the women behind?"
Chen Zhe stared intently at the man. If Sister Yunxi hadn't told them not to move, he would have really wanted to beat these scumbags to death.
Hearing what he said now, he was very angry, but luckily Zhang Haiyi stopped him.
Zhang Haiyi also wanted to kill the man in front of him, but he knew that Yunxi's telling them not to move meant they were discussing something, and he just needed to listen to them.
Fu Heng poked his head out and said, "We don't have much grain. If possible, we'd like to go with you to your lodgings and use your earnings as collateral for the journey. What do you say?"
The man was about to speak to refuse him when another man walked over from the other side and asked him a question.
What's going on?
The man who suddenly appeared had a mole on the corner of his mouth and a long scar on his face that stretched all the way to his chin. He glanced at Ye Yunxi and her group's RV, then at them.
Chen Zhe was still wondering where this man had come from, as he had his back to them the whole time and they couldn't see what he looked like.
When the man turned around, Chen Zhe was momentarily surprised upon seeing him, followed by a surge of inexplicable anger.
He found one of the people who killed his parents, and he was determined to avenge them. Just as he was about to pull out his gun to kill the man, Zhang Haiyi held him back tightly.
Fortunately, Zhang Haiyi noticed that something was wrong with Chen Zhe and pressed him down hard to prevent him from making any movements.
The man was puzzled, wondering why the man in the car had become inexplicably angry upon seeing him. He stopped looking at him and turned to face the man who had spoken earlier.
The man bowed to him and said respectfully.
"Second Master, these men want to pass through here. I told them they need to pay a toll of fifty catties of grain per person, but they can't afford it. One of the men in the cart said he wanted to come with us to our place and do some work for us in exchange for the toll. I was about to refuse when you came over."
The man called the second-in-command turned to look at Ye Yunxi and the others, and asked in a cold voice.
"Who was it that just said they wanted to work for us as collateral for our toll fees?"
Fu Heng looked at the man, whom they called the second-in-command; he should be able to agree to let them in.
He said with a smile, "It's me. We were on our way to the base ahead to visit relatives, but we didn't expect to be charged a toll here. We don't have enough food."
You're their second-in-command, right? How about this: you can send someone with us to the base up ahead. Once we find our relatives, we'll borrow some supplies for you.
Or, if that doesn't work, we can stay and help you with your tasks to offset the toll fees. How about that?
The man looked at Fu Heng coldly, and after hearing what he said, he found it somewhat amusing.
"Send someone to the base with you to ask for supplies? Since you know I'm the second-in-command, do you really think I'm easy to fool? If you don't have any supplies, then leave the RV and your valuables, and you can leave."
Fu Heng continued, “No, this car belongs to someone else, we have to return it. How about this, I can make weapons, I can make weapons for you, and we can use them to offset the toll, okay? But, don’t touch my friends.”
Taking the opportunity, Zhang Haiyi said, "I can also make weapons, and I can help you make them."
After hearing their words, the second-in-command realized that they didn't have many weapons. Although they had stolen some materials to make weapons, none of them knew how to make them, and even the guns they used were ordinary ones.
Moreover, they have a private base that always likes to go against them, and they will send people to harass them from time to time, which makes the boss very upset.
If, as these two men claim, they can really help them manufacture weapons, then they can take over the base that frequently oppresses them, make them their lackeys, and even seize all their supplies.
The second-in-command looked at Fu Heng and the others and said, "Then stay and help us manufacture weapons. If you do a good job, you'll be heroes. Then we'll let you go! But if you don't do a good job and you're just deceiving me, then you'll have to atone with your lives!"
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