When Xiao Gengwu heard them ask him about bodyguards, he shook his head: "I don't know where they are either. I saw that the teacher looked flustered when he called us, so I knew something must have happened."
"I told them not to follow and to go find rescue, but we've been here for so long, why haven't they arrived yet? This is taking way too long!"
He Jiale said with some dissatisfaction, "Those people from the National Security Bureau are getting slower and slower. I'm going to report them when I get back!"
As they were talking, they suddenly heard several gunshots. He Jiale jumped up and exclaimed, "The rescue team must have arrived! We're saved! They even knew to come!"
He Jiale and Yao Tongxu both wanted to know what was happening outside, but the window was too high, and there was nothing to stand on, so even if they jumped, they couldn't see anything.
The two men pressed their faces against the door, but the door was very secure, and they couldn't see outside at all. He Jiale reached out to open the door, but Xiao Gengwu quickly stopped him.
"The situation outside is unclear right now, so let's wait and sit here. Let's not go out and cause trouble!"
He Jiale wanted to say he was just peeking and then closing the door, but thinking that bullets could fly in, he withdrew his hand: "Let's see how they react outside!"
Several hours passed in the darkness when suddenly a gurgling sound was heard, and then the sound seemed to be contagious, coming one after another.
The sound wasn't just heard by Xiao Gengwu and his two companions; everyone who was imprisoned heard the same sound, as if a switch had been flipped.
Someone asked, "Who are you? How did you get arrested?"
The three people turned around and saw a girl whose face was obscured. She was completely enveloped in darkness, except for her eyes, which were still bright. He Jiale's heart skipped a beat:
“The three of us are all students at the University of Washington. They asked us to come here to work, and when we refused, they came to arrest us! What about you? How long have you been here?”
The girl seemed very tired. She sat down and said, "I've been here for over a month. My dad and I came back from abroad together. My dad wanted to come back and serve our country."
"And what about your father?" He Jiale blurted out, and immediately regretted it. If this person's father were still alive, he would probably be in the same iron cage as her.
Now only the girl is in the iron cage. Either her father is dead, or he has been coerced into working up there. Either way, it is very disadvantageous for the girl!
The girl's eyes dimmed: "My father was forced to work up there so that I could live!"
Sure enough, He Jiale thought to himself, but he felt it was normal. Which parent could remain indifferent when their child was arrested? It was just common sense and ethics. He would speak up for her if he had the chance in the future.
Gunshots had stopped for a long time, probably because everyone had been arrested. The "bang bang" sound startled everyone; the soundproofing here seemed quite good.
He Jiale and Yao Tongxu were pressed against the door when they heard someone calling Xiao Gengwu's name. They excitedly tried to open the door, but Xiao Gengwu stopped them again, shouting, "What did you eat yesterday?"
These words made He Jiale and Yao Tongxu both look at Xiao Gengwu. Brother Xiao is so amazing that he even knows what the people in the security bureau ate yesterday.
Xiao Gengwu, having received no reply for a long time, stood in front of the door and said, "These are definitely not my bodyguards. They've come to take advantage of the situation!"
He Jiale was startled: "Is that even possible? That's terrifying!"
Sure enough, gunshots rang out again a moment later. After a while, there was another knock on the door. Xiao Gengwu asked the same question again, and the person replied, "Eat pea leaf pancakes!"
He Jiale saw Xiao Gengwu nod before he carefully opened the door. Three or four tall and upright men entered, and one of them saluted Xiao Gengwu.
"Comrade Xiao, thank you for your cooperation. We have learned a lot this time!"
Xiao Gengwu nodded: "I want to select the instruments confiscated today first!"
The three of them were speechless. Finally, one of them managed to say, "You can apply again when we get back. I'll have someone send you back now!"
Xiao Gengwu pointed at these people: "These are all people who have been arrested, as well as researchers from above. I hope you will investigate carefully, as many of them were tricked into coming here!"
"There are still corpses over there. Also, this guy said there are corpses in his backyard that he uses as fertilizer. Please go and dig them up too. They were all killed because they refused to serve him. They deserve our respect!"
This is a rather heavy topic. The country has been established for so many years, yet under the very nose of the leader, someone managed to find a loophole and bring in so many researchers.
If Xiao Gengwu hadn't woken them up, the three of them would have been lambs to the slaughter, and the country would have suffered unimaginable losses. It's truly terrifying!
Finding there was nothing to explain, Xiao Gengwu and his two companions got into the jeep. As soon as they arrived at the University of Washington building, they saw several people waiting anxiously downstairs.
As soon as Xiao Gengwu got out of the car, his parents rushed over, asking, "Are you alright? Are you alright? I was terrified when I heard the news!"
Xiao Gengwu quickly reassured the old man, "It's alright, you're not injured. Who told you that?"
When Yao Tongjia saw Xiao Gengwu surrounded by two elderly people, she came over and asked Yao Tongxu, "Are you alright?"
Yao Tongxu, her voice trembling with tears, cried out, "Something's happened, sis! I almost didn't see you again! It was terrifying! I saw a corpse today, and that smiling tiger shot the bodyguard in the head right in front of us!"
As soon as Yao Tongxu finished speaking, the two elderly people anxiously touched Xiao Gengwu's body: "Are you injured anywhere?"
Yao Tongjia's heart tightened: "Does anyone have any injuries? Let me take a look!"
He Jiale shook his head: "It's nothing, none of us were injured. We just felt a little sad seeing the terrible state of those people!"
They were all people who had never been on the battlefield, and their military training was all done in military camps. It was truly the first time they had faced death directly, and they didn't feel anything at that time.
Now I feel scared when I see my relatives. After the fear passes, I feel that those people are not worth it. Those who were arrested and beaten to death are all highly intelligent people.
But it's so unfair that they were arrested and even beaten to death. And the girl's father, because he worked for someone else, will probably face even more in the future.
Thinking of this, He Jiale stood up: "I'm going back to find my father. We can't let so many talented people be lost. Maybe those bastards did this on purpose!"
If you can get people to work for you, then squeeze every last bit of value out of them. If you can't get them to work, then kill them. Even if those who work for you are rescued later...
He'll definitely stick to it and say that they volunteered to help with the work, which will deprive them of the opportunity to show their talents. That's really vicious!
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