dognovel Chapter 84 Action
Chapter 84 Action
Li Chenglong led the group away. Wang Bing walked up to Li Chenglong and whispered, "Captain Li, do you think they might betray us? Should I go and lock them up?" Li Chenglong shook his head. "No need. They shouldn't betray us. Besides, they've seen my methods, and I left them quite a bit before I left. In this apocalyptic world, everyone lives for themselves. Unless they're completely incompetent, they should know what to do. And if we lock them up, the fact that the grain transport team didn't return today will definitely raise their suspicions. We need to hurry; we must take Jinlan City before tonight."
The group of nine left the grain transport convoy and walked less than 200 meters before entering the residential area. The buildings in the outer city's residential area were relatively orderly, but there was absolutely no sign of prosperity; it was deathly still. The streets were covered in filth and sewage, and the stench was unbearable. As soon as they arrived, a large group of ragged people surrounded them, mostly the elderly, the weak, and the disabled, with a few young people, but all were extremely thin. The crowd immediately said, "Sirs, please have mercy and give us some food!" "Sirs, we haven't eaten for days, please have pity on us!" The begging cries were incessant. Li Chenglong remained silent, but Wang Hai, seeing this, quickly had his men clear a path for them, barely allowing them to pass.
As Zhao Liying walked, she saw a brother and sister by the roadside. The boy was noticeably larger than his sister, though he looked only twelve or thirteen. The two siblings were barely alive, looking at them with pleading eyes. Zhao Liying couldn't bear it, so she went over and took out a few gold-wrapped chocolates from her pocket, placing them in the siblings' hands. Wang Hai was about to stop her, but Li Chenglong stopped him with a look. Zhao Liying approached, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "They are so pitiful, so I..." Wang Hai sighed, "I know you are kind-hearted, but please turn around and look." Before Zhao Liying could turn around, she heard crying and arguing. Several adults had already snatched the chocolates from the boy's hands, stuffing them into their mouths without even tearing off the wrappers. The boy was too weak from hunger to even cry, and the little girl in his arms could only move her eyes.
Zhao Liying clenched her fists in anger. Li Chenglong said, "Even if we give them all the food, it won't be enough for them. Saving one person is not as good as saving a group. We must overthrow Wu Xiaoyi's dictatorship as soon as possible so that more people won't suffer from hunger." Wang Hai looked at the scene before him and said, "Let's go. Liu Fu is probably still waiting for us." Seeing the siblings, Li Chenglong couldn't help but think of himself and Li Xue. As he left, he secretly said to Wang Bing, "Take them with you." Wang Bing, who had been silent until now, suddenly brightened up. He went over, pushed aside a man who was still searching the boy's body, and helped the boy up. After checking on the little girl, he carried her on his back and led the boy over.
The group walked for about twenty minutes and stopped in front of the back door of a relatively clean three-story building. Wang Hai knocked on the door with a secret signal, and after a short while, someone opened it. The man inside asked, "Are you Jin Bo's men?" Wang Hai replied, "We are here to find Liu Fu at Jin Bo's request." The man carefully examined them before letting them in. Li Chenglong and the others followed a waiter to the third floor, where a portly man was already waiting. Wang Hai exchanged the secret signal with Liu Fu, and then everyone sat down and began to exchange pleasantries.
Wang Hai told Liu Fu about Jin Bo and Li Chenglong's arrangements, and emphasized the importance of introducing Li Chenglong and the others. Liu Fu looked at Li Chenglong, Zhao Liying, and Wang Bing with surprise. Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Just take us to find that guy named Jin Hao, and you don't need to worry about anything else." Liu Fu glanced at the wall clock; it was only a little past seven in the morning. He said to everyone, "I usually deliver the money to Jin Hao around noon. There's still some time before noon, so why don't you all rest for a bit?" After saying that, Liu Fu went downstairs. Wang Hai also had some questions for Liu Fu, so he went downstairs with him. Li Chenglong looked at the brother and sister lying on the bed. The brother was alright, just hungry, but the sister was in bad shape; her breathing was weak, and she couldn't even drink the water he was given.
Zhao Liying looked at the girl: "Captain Li, this child is probably not going to make it." Wang Bing had already fed the boy some bread and water, and he was gradually recovering. Hearing Zhao Liying's words, he rolled off the bed and knelt on the ground: "Please, sirs, save my sister! I will serve you like a slave, even unto death!" The boy kowtowed repeatedly, his head bleeding. Wang Bing quickly helped the boy up: "Alright, get up first." Seeing this, Li Chenglong couldn't help but think of himself. He took out a spirit-energy persimmon from his storage space: "Wang Bing, force the juice of this persimmon into the girl's mouth. Even if she can't drink it, force it in. That might save her." Wang Bing quickly did as instructed. Five minutes later, the girl who had drunk the spirit-energy persimmon juice gradually regained her vitality, and her breathing slowly became steady. Seeing this astonishing scene, the boy immediately knelt down again, kowtowing repeatedly in gratitude. Li Chenglong directly helped him up: "A man's knees are worth gold; how can you easily kneel before someone? Just take good care of your sister."
Li Chenglong and his two companions sat together, discussing their next steps. Li Chenglong said, "As soon as you see Wu Xiaoyi, Wang Bing, immediately activate your special ability to kill him. Just kill him directly; no need to say anything more. After capturing their city lord's mansion, we'll send a signal for Zhao Rui and Jin Hai's men to attack from the outside, launching a pincer attack to seize their armory and army first. When you make your move, show no mercy to the enemy. Remember, we only have 60 days, and today is already the second day. Today, we must take control of the entire Jinlan City." Zhao Liying and Wang Bing nodded in agreement.
A moment later, Wang Hai came up and said, "Captain Li, according to Liu Fu, many of General Jin Zhan'ao's former subordinates and some former officials of Jinlan City have been imprisoned by Wu Xiaoyi. If we can release them, our plan will go much more smoothly." Li Chenglong was worried about not having enough people, so he readily agreed upon hearing this news: "Good, let those people take over the former subordinates and various departments. This will allow us to recapture Jinlan City more quickly."
It was 1 p.m. when Liu Fu, along with Li Chenglong and the other two, and Wang Hai, headed towards Jin Hao's mansion.