Thanks to the iron plate behind him, although Captain Lv was hit by the bullet,
the wound wasn't deep; it just lodged right next to the bone, causing extreme pain.
Captain Lv's hands trembled, nearly losing his grip on the steering wheel, but he clenched it tightly with sheer willpower.
Still, under the impact, the steering wheel veered and almost crashed into a roadside tree.
Yet, fortunately, he eventually steadied the steering wheel, sweat dripping down, the sweat stinging his eyes as it flowed.
Captain Lv swung his head side to side.
Beside him, Old Xie expressed his concern, "Captain, are you alright? Maybe I should drive."
Captain Lv glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that the car behind was sticking close, maintaining a distance of about ten meters, seemingly trying to track down the location of Director Li's base.
Captain Lv shook his head, his eyes fierce, "No need, contact them quickly. Can you reach Director Li and the others now?"
Old Xie frantically grabbed the walkie-talkie and started calling like mad.
This journey was exceptionally tough.
After firing another shot, the car behind stopped shooting, as if they were fishing.
But the constant threat of potential gunfire, the constant threat to their lives, greatly increased the stress on Captain Lv and Old Xie.
Less than a few minutes passed.
Finally, Li Yu's voice came through the walkie-talkie, "What's up?"
Upon hearing Li Yu's voice, Old Xie almost cried. In those few minutes just now, he had called almost 20 times, and finally, they got through. Excited, he spoke somewhat unclearly.
But he quickly calmed down, took a deep breath, and spoke very quickly and clearly, "Director Li, it's Old Xie. Captain Lv is driving towards your base now, about 10 minutes away. A group of people are following us. Those are the strangers we talked about before, around 8 people, with one or two guns."
Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this and then he responded, "Alright, we'll meet at the gas station."
He then threw the walkie-talkie aside, and rang the alert bell in the base. As the alarm sounded, the entire base went into Level Three alert status, and everyone, no matter what they were doing, had to arm themselves fully and defend the base.
Dapao and Yang Tianlong were quickest, grabbing submachine guns and running over. Yutong and several others followed.
By now, Li Yu had already gotten into a vehicle and drove it to the main gate, then stopped.
Yang Tianlong, Dapao, Li Hang, Li Tie, Li Gang, Third Uncle, and Yutong, seeing Li Yu's actions, quickly got into the vehicle.
Li Yu hadn't said what was happening, but everyone could instinctively get into the vehicle.
This was the team's unspoken understanding.
"Uncle, Second Uncle, Haoran, stay at the base and kill anyone who comes!"
He then drove off. The entire process took less than 3 minutes.
In the vehicle, Li Yu spoke succinctly, "Captain Lv is on his way here, followed by a group of people. We need to eliminate these people, no survivors. They have guns!"
He then looked down at his watch and added, "They should be here in about 5 minutes."
The vehicle sped up, powering towards the gas station with a roar.
The gas station was not far and took less than 3 minutes to reach.
Li Yu then parked the vehicle in the middle of the road, blocking it.
Then everyone got out, taking cover on both sides of the gas station.
He gave clear orders for the mission.
Everyone knew time was pressing and no one asked for details; they trusted Li Yu, sometimes just needed to listen to what he said. Afterwards, Li Yu would naturally explain things to them.
Li Yu made it very clear, "There are enemies. We must deal with them. We have guns, so no survivors—just kill indiscriminately."
Li Yu has always treated the people at the base with kindness and empathy, exhibiting great humanitarian concern. Therefore, his reputation among many at the base has always been that of a caring, kind-hearted person, honest and fair, never letting anyone suffer loss.
However, only those who followed Li Yu out had come to realize that he has a dual nature.
They had only now witnessed such a ruthless side of Li Yu, which made them treasure even more the time spent back at the base.
This stark contrast made them even more convinced by Li Yu. Knowing that Li Yu acted with the ultimate goal of protecting the people at the base, what reason did they have not to listen to him?
Everyone hid silently, making no sound at all.
Suddenly, a loud engine roar came from up ahead; it was a pickup truck, its doors flung open. Another vehicle followed closely.
Everyone held their breath.
The pickup truck did not head towards the armored vehicle but drove straight to the side of the gas station.
The pickup truck stopped.
Only then did the group see clearly the two people in the truck; Captain Lv tumbled out, with the truck's door already knocked off, nothing impeded his fall. At that moment, everyone saw a swath of scarlet on Captain Lv's back.
It seemed he had been shot.
Everyone remained still because the vehicle behind it was also approaching.
Li Yu saw the vehicle ahead, particularly noticing someone in the vehicle holding a gun; his eyes narrowed.
He thought to himself, could it be that Captain Lv was setting him up? But Captain Lv had no motive, unless he was coerced?
However, Captain Lv had just informed them, and he himself had been shot.
This once again confirmed that Captain Lv and his team were telling the truth.
Actually, Li Yu is someone not easily trusting of others. Although Second Uncle often accuses himself of suspecting others with the worst intentions, isn't Li Yu the same?
Whether Captain Lv and his team were telling the truth or not, it didn't matter.
What mattered was that there was a stranger around, and they had guns.
Friend or foe was unclear.
Li Yu never branded himself as a good person, even though many at the base thought of him as one.
Maybe he is a good person.
He's someone who sometimes does not think too much about good or evil, will erase others just to protect himself; that can also be considered good...
The next second, the vehicle behind stopped.
A group of people got out.
These people all looked fairly robust; their complexions were not pale or sallow.
Seeing this, Li Yu knew, their food was not plentiful, but they weren't severely lacking either.
The people got out of the vehicle, led by a man wearing a camouflage uniform: "Captain Lv, right? Why go to such lengths? This is all just a misunderstanding!"
The man's face showed an expression of deep distress, then he said, "You see, those people from the Government Building, really, we wouldn't do anything. Just need to tell us a few things, we've heard there's a big base here, and we just wanted to exchange some knowledge. You tell me, why resist?
You see, sigh, these are all misunderstandings. We didn't want to hurt you, didn't want it to end up ..."