Chapter 151 - 143: Two Middle-aged Men
With Third Uncle and Uncle arriving at the armory, Third Uncle promptly picked up a Type 95 automatic rifle and swiftly dismantled it in no time.
Third Uncle inspected the rifle and said, "I don't want to use the micro-rush, I'll use this."
He then noticed combat uniforms on the wall and put one on, found two handguns nearby and set them up, and then took a dagger from the wall.
He nodded, and as he turned around, he thought he saw something out of the corner of his eye, hurried forward a few steps, and opened a half-open box—melon hand grenades!
Third Uncle was somewhat surprised and took three or four, saying, "You still have these things, I didn't see you bring them out before."
Li Yu coughed and looked at Third Uncle fully armed, especially seeing him taking hand grenades, feeling a bit nervous inside: "After all, these are also quite rare, haven't really used them before."
"Haha, you kid, I'll help you use them," Third Uncle said cheerfully.
On the other side, Uncle was also selecting firearms. Unlike Third Uncle, Uncle chose micro-rushes and was fully armored, well protected.
Both registered the items they took from the armory. After registration, Li Yu sent them out. In the armory, everything taken by anyone needed to be registered, including strategically key items which were also strictly controlled.
Third Uncle and Uncle drove a car and slowly left the base.
Li Yu stood on the base's surrounding wall, watching Third Uncle and Uncle leave for the first time.
Third Uncle, he could never fully read him, especially when Third Uncle took so many bullets and even hand grenades, it felt like he was not going out to scout but to fight a war.
He shook his head, Third Uncle always had his reasons, better to be prepared than to find out there aren't enough bullets when danger arrives, that would be deadly. Being prepared was good.
In the car, Uncle was driving, and the vehicle steadily moved along the road. Uncle glanced at Li Yu's Third Uncle and felt that after leaving the base, his whole demeanor had changed, like an unsheathed sword, dangerously sharp; and like a fierce wild wolf, lurking ferociously.
At this moment, Third Uncle was observing everything outside the car, and Uncle could feel his gaze.
So he proactively started talking: "Uncle, recently Li Yu and the others have been under a lot of pressure. We, as elders, should take some responsibility."
Uncle nodded, "I think so too. Let's be careful when we get to the County."
Third Uncle hmm-ed, as if thinking of something, then spoke again: "Let's have a drink sometime."
"Sure," Uncle smiled slightly.
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Back at the base, Li Yu returned to the confinement room where Brother Mao was.
Brother Mao hadn't had much to eat for several days and was now weak from hunger.
Hearing footsteps, he frantically shouted, "I was wrong, I'll talk, I'll tell everything." His voice was miserable and hoarse, his lips whitened and flaking.
Li Yu didn't speak and slowly approached and squatted down.
Silently watching Brother Mao.
Although Brother Mao's eyes were covered, he could clearly feel a gaze sharp as a knife staring intensely at him.
It made his whole body shiver, and he shuddered unknowingly. The less he knew about the person, the more an unknown fear gripped him.
Suddenly, tears streamed from Brother Mao's eyes, falling down his cheeks through the face cover and onto the ground.
Li Yu, seeing him cry, was somewhat surprised; a grown man in tears.
It seemed he was indeed distressed, heh.
Li Yu helped him remove the blindfold. Brother Mao's eyes opened, stung by the light, causing even more tears, stimulated by the brightness.
"Boss, I've told you everything I wanted to before, I really didn't hold anything back, I really didn't want to offend you guys, it was our first meeting last time, I really did not want to come, it was ordered by our boss. If I'd known this was how you operate, I definitely wouldn't have come."
Brother Mao rushed through his words, his mouth dry.
Seeing this, Li Yu gave him some water.
Brother Mao, seeing the water, stretched his neck and drank eagerly.
A whole cup went down like that. Even without food, he could last a while longer; but without water, that would have been serious.
Then, Brother Mao spoke again: "About the numbers of the Salvation Army, I really do not know, because we always perform tasks outside, transport supplies, and each time we return, some teams are absent, I really can't give an accurate number, I can't just make up a number to fool you."
"Please, can you give me some food? To be honest, I'm also a good person. My previous actions were forced upon me. Our leader ordered me to act that way. I did it all to survive. Please. I, I, I want to join you."
"After dealing with you guys, I feel you are good people, and I think I am too, can you take me with you?" Brother Mao's survival instinct was strong, his face full of longing, his eyes sincerely looking at Li Yu.
Li Yu watched Brother Mao, his facial expression unchanging from the start, then spoke softly, "Who said I was a good person? Just stay put. Think about anything else you haven't mentioned. Three days, if you don't have new information for me in three days, prepare to become fertilizer."
After saying that, Li Yu put the blindfold back on, and then checked the ropes binding Brother Mao's hands and feet again. After tightening them, he left the confinement room constructed of iron bars and locked the door.
Many people wondered why it was necessary to lock such iron bars and then bind Brother Mao's limbs and cover his eyes.
There's also a heavy iron door outside the bars.
With such tight confinement, escaping would be nearly impossible.
For Li Yu, what he liked to do was nip any danger in the bud. Having seen many movies, often because of inadequate binding or guarding, enemies would escape.
This, Li Yu would not allow to happen.
Li Yu left through the great iron door, stretched lazily, and suddenly didn't know what to do next.
The Salvation Army was a problem, but problems needed to be solved slowly. Plus, Uncle and Third Uncle had already gone to monitor, they just needed to wait for news, then it was off to eliminate them!
Li Yu noted the pleasant sunshine and got in the mood for a stroll in the garden, just to clear his mind.