Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 812: Chapter 797: Ambushed on the Road (9)

"They’re here!" Yao Ruyi jumped out of the car, immediately issuing a warning to Huang Yong. But even before he spoke, everyone by the car had clearly heard the hurried roar of the escort vehicle’s engine.

Old Zhao’s vacant gaze regained a hint of life. Instinctively, he turned his head towards the source of the noise, and though his movement was slow, his entire body was uncontrollably trembling.

Huang Yong observed Old Zhao’s embarrassing state and disdainfully ridiculed him, "C! What’s the excitement for? If Mr. Liu doesn’t show up later, you all, including that damn Xu, won’t leave here either!"

Liu Fugui would definitely be in the car, on this, Tang Xiaoquan had no doubt.

The condition was that the arrivals must be from the villa side; after all, many strange things happened these days, and it couldn’t be ruled out that another survivor group was passing through this place.

Yet, Tang Xiaoquan still hoped such a probability wouldn’t occur. Otherwise, in case of a conflict from a failure to communicate, he, Old Zhao, and Qiang would be the first ones to suffer.

The escort car gradually appeared on the horizon not far away, its white body revealing itself. The moment concerning their life or death was imminent.

Old Zhao seemed exceptionally calm. He had experienced too much life and death along the way, making him view his own life indifferently.

But the two brothers beside him were different; they were still young and had much of life’s journey to walk and savor. Dying just like this would truly be a shame.

So, he silently lowered his head, closed his eyes, and prayed, hoping that heaven could resolve this matter properly.

Huang Yong stood in the middle of the road, casually took out a cigarette, lit it for himself, and stared straight ahead as the white escort car came closer and closer, until it stopped steadily less than 20 meters in front of him.

This distance allowed both groups to clearly discern each other’s faces through sight. After confirming that it was indeed Xu Renjie who had arrived, Huang Yong snapped his fingers and ordered, "Bring everyone to me!"

Upon receiving the order, his subordinates immediately began to move, but Old Zhao and the others had been kneeling for two hours, rendering their lower halves numb, unable to stand up straight.

However, their inaction seemed to the subordinates like they were passively resisting and picking fights, inciting anger that resulted in a round of fierce slaps. The frail Wang Qiang wanted to resist a couple of times, but his weak limbs were powerless to offer any defense.

"Stop!" Old Xu had just gotten out of the car and hadn’t even steadied himself when he saw his three brothers being humiliated right in front of him, which he could not tolerate.

Without a word, he drew the gun from his waist and pointed it at Liu Fugui inside the car, shouting loudly, "Huang Yong, I’ve brought Liu Fugui for you as requested; quickly release my people, or don’t blame me."

That the other party had a gun was unexpected to Huang Yong; unconsciously, he took two steps back, but thinking it over, he was holding hostages and needn’t be afraid.

However, if his team continued their violence and ended up angering them, it was hardly guaranteed they wouldn’t lose their minds and overreact.

"Enough, stop!" Huang Yong raised his right hand and ordered in a deep voice.

The other side ceased their violent actions, and simultaneously, Old Xu commanded Liu Fugui, "Get out of the car!"

"Mr. Liu! Are you alright?" Right as Liu Fugui set one foot on the ground, Huang Yong immediately spoke concernedly, an expression that stirred sentiment.

Yet, as soon as Liu Fugui steadied himself, his face changed dramatically, turning towards Old Xu to question, "MD, Xu, are you treating my words as nonsense or something? What have you done to Mr. Liu? His leg..."

"Huang Yong!" Liu Fugui stopped Huang Yong’s speech upon opening his mouth, limping forward two steps, pointing at his bandaged injury and asking, "You’re asking me what’s wrong with this leg? Why don’t you ask Yao Ruyi behind you? I’d like to know, did you come to the villa to meet me just to greet me with guns? What do you want? My life? Huang Yong, I haven’t treated you poorly, even if you did collude with He Lei, I wouldn’t blame you, just pity you for associating with such people. You will regret it sooner or later. Also, this matter has nothing to do with Old Xu’s people; if you’re targeting me, come at me, leave these innocent individuals alone."

Liu Fugui’s sudden questioning left Huang Yong stunned; this was deliberately done by Liu Fugui, who, since being betrayed by He Lei, harbored distrust towards his subordinates.

Even though Huang Yong spoke nicely about rescuing him, who could guarantee that he wasn’t like He Lei, aiming to exact revenge?

Thus, he decided to strike first, caught Huang Yong off guard, observing his reaction to discern whether his intentions were genuine rescue or ulterior motives.

"Mr. Huang... Huang, you misunderstand, when I shot, honestly... honestly, it just..."

"Just shut up, you still have the gall to speak after what you did to Mr. Liu." Huang Yong glared, cutting off Yao Ruyi’s feeble attempt at explanation:

"Mr. Liu, this is really a misunderstanding, a real misunderstanding! Previously, Yao Ruyi risked his life to save Mr. Liu, and thanks to him and the appearance of two other brothers, I was able to escape amidst chaos. As for the night before, Mr. Liu, you really misjudged; we were following your instructions to head to the villa to meet you, but Yao Ruyi saw you being held hostage by Xu, combined with someone shooting arrows from above in a tense moment, ended up firing. Unfortunately, it missed the target but injured you, Mr. Liu."

"Oh? A misunderstanding? Do you know what a misunderstanding is?" Liu Fugui maintained an indifferent demeanor, but the few words he spoke exuded an oppressive aura that naturally evoked fear: "Captain Xu harbored me and Yunpeng during a crisis, regardless of the potential risk posed to the villa. But you just came and fired shots without a word. Huang Yong, you’ve been with me so many years, yet is this how you do things? What’s the mouth for? Not solely eating; if you don’t understand the situation, can’t you ask?"

"No, Mr. Liu, we truly thought at the time..."

"Don’t spout those useless words here, look at the mess you’ve made!" Liu Fugui pointed to Old Zhao and the others restrained on the ground by Huang Yong’s group, his voice shaking as he said, "Did I not make myself clear? I said to wait until I arrived at the scene to clarify things, but what are you doing? How am I supposed to explain to Captain Xu? Huh?"

"Well..."

"Untie them immediately!"

Before Huang Yong could speak, his subordinates and Yao Ruyi hurriedly began to untie Old Zhao and the others, their speed swift as lightning. When Huang Yong came out of shock to repeat the order, there was no rope left on their wrists.

"Help the three get on the escort vehicle!"

"Wait!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support motivates me immensely.)