Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 813: Chapter 798: Ambushed on the Road (10)

To everyone’s surprise, Huang Yong suddenly called a halt to the actions of the two people behind him. Facing Liu Fugui’s fierce gaze, he explained, "Sorry, General Liu, the brothers are risking their lives to ensure your safety, so unless Captain Xu releases the people first, nothing else is up for discussion."

"Huang Yong! Are you deliberately trying to embarrass me, Liu Fugui?" Liu Fugui felt he was in a difficult position now. It was apparent that Huang Yong was stubbornly determined to stick to his opinion; expecting him to act as Liu wanted seemed unrealistic.

But he couldn’t very well ask Xu Renjie to release him, as this would lead to a stalemate after having trouble explaining things clearly.

Instead, Huang Yong remained silent, staring intently at Old Xu, waiting to see his reaction.

Xu, in turn, showed no intention of backing down, looking directly at him with the same unwavering gaze, as if both sides were trying to use this method to make the other retreat.

The atmosphere that had just calmed down became increasingly tense.

What should I do? Liu Fugui felt unusually helpless. Just as he found himself in a dilemma, not knowing what to do, a weak voice sounded, "Old Xu, Old Xu..."

Following the voice, everyone’s eyes turned to Tang Xiaoquan, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Untie General Liu, this is a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding."

"I... I don’t believe it! Quan, are you deluded from kneeling too long?"

"Xiao Wang, say less and listen to Xiao Tang."

"You all..."

"Captain Xu, did you hear that? It’s your own man telling you to untie General Liu. If you didn’t hear it, I can have him come over and explain it to you more clearly." Huang Yong pointed in the direction of Tang Xiaoquan, indicating that Xu could handle it himself.

Old Xu cast an expressionless glance at Huang Yong and then shifted his gaze to Tang Xiaoquan. The latter, after two hours of kneeling, was practically unrecognizable. Even so, he still stubbornly shook his weak body, indicating to Old Xu not to overreact.

Through this series of dialogues, Old Xu realized that the earlier shooting incident was a misunderstanding, but for safety’s sake, he dared not make a rash conclusion.

After all, Liu Fugui had the hand-held radio in his possession for the past few hours, and he could have coordinated a pretext with Huang Yong and the others during that time.

However, the directive from Tang Xiaoquan dispelled his concerns. He believed this young man certainly had a plan, and he just needed to cooperate.

Old Xu quickly untied Liu Fugui, threw the rope to the ground, and said, "I’ve released Liu Fugui; now what about your promise?"

"Clap! Clap!" Huang Yong clapped twice. "Bring them up!"

"Yes, Brother Huang!" The subordinate had been waiting for this word from Huang Yong, caught between Liu and Huang’s demands. But Old Zhao and the others were not so easily brought forward.

Seeing the dilemma of his subordinates, Huang Yong’s anger surged. Liu Fugui, observing the situation, sensed something was amiss.

Old Zhao and the others must have been frozen stiff and unable to move. He worried the negotiations that had just eased might fall into deadlock again, and he hastily suggested, "Captain Xu, could we drive the transport vehicle over and carry Old Zhao and the others into it?"

Old Xu’s expression was quite grim. He ignored Liu Fugui’s question and silently returned to the car.

After the sound of an engine started, the transport vehicle was driven up to where Old Zhao and the others were kneeling. Before Old Xu could get out of the car, Liu Fugui ordered in a deep voice, "Hurry up and carry them into the car!"

"Yes, yes, General Liu!"

"Gently, slowly, don’t hurt them."

"General Liu, is your leg injury okay?" Taking advantage of a gap while personnel were carrying, Huang Yong approached Liu Fugui and asked with concern.

Liu Fugui was in a bad mood and turned his face away, snapping, "Let’s talk after we get back to the villa!"

"Return to the villa? General Liu? Return to the villa again?" As soon as Huang Yong spoke, he realized that Liu Fugui intended to go back for his precious son. Reflecting on how he hadn’t mentioned rescuing Liu Yunpeng during the earlier hostage exchange was precisely to avoid his leader having to bear this burden.

After all, they were not the same as before. Following this upheaval, it could be said they had returned to square one.

The very reason Huang Yong went to such lengths to rescue Liu Fugui was that he believed as long as he stuck with the latter, given Liu Fugui’s capabilities, they could one day regain everything they had lost and establish themselves in the chaotic world.

Therefore, to ensure Liu Fugui could open up and act without restraint, they needed to remove all the shackles that bound him. Liu Yunpeng was the most significant and first shackle to be discarded.

Liu Fugui had no idea that Huang Yong had such intricate thoughts running through his mind, but from his expression, Liu could see Yong’s doubts. So, despite his anger, Liu Fugui had to give a reasonable explanation to prevent them from changing their minds and refusing to follow him:

"In the past two days, I’ve communicated with Old Xu and his group at the villa. The people they mentioned, Yang Buwei’s group, are under Spring Xiu, and He Lei is with them too, meaning we share a common enemy. Moreover, we are currently weak and must rely on their strength to possibly deal with the combined forces of Spring and He Lei. Understand?"

Liu Fugui’s explanation was quite straightforward, and to avoid Old Xu and others overhearing their discussion, his tone was rather low. However, Huang Yong still understood it clearly.

So that’s it! It seems I had misjudged. The boss isn’t just returning to the villa for his son, and analyzing it this way, the benefits of going outweigh the drawbacks.

At least for now, having the villa as a base could save them the trouble of solving food and shelter issues. Yet, considering everything he’d done previously, how could he expect the people at the villa to accept him? Huang Yong scratched his head in frustration, "General Liu, that’s true, but I’m afraid I can’t go with you this time."

Of course, Liu Fugui understood what Huang Yong was worried about, and he didn’t have a good strategy for that. However, losing this effective subordinate would be a massive loss for him.

So he falsely assured Huang Yong passionately, "Don’t worry, it’s okay, as long as you insist it was all a big misunderstanding, they won’t do anything to you. Remember, we and they are like grasshoppers tied on one rope; they also need our strength to deal with potential attacks. So be friendly later, and it should be fine. Understood?"

Huang Yong nodded uncertainly and promptly put it into action, "Hey, you idiots, be careful not to injure our brothers while lifting them!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)