Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 761 - 746: Visitors in the Snowy Night (Part 5)

"Meeting with Liu," Yao Ruyi answered honestly. But his answer clearly infuriated the person in the back seat.

"Meeting? Damn, did you really meet with Liu? Can’t you use your brain? If Liu comes out with people, it’s because he’s been taken hostage? Even if he was, couldn’t you negotiate and see if there’s room for discussion? But no, you just fired two shots without asking anything. It’s a wonder they didn’t shoot at you. Damn it, if it were me, I’d do the same."

Yao Ruyi was scolded to the point of being speechless, and now, recalling the earlier meeting with Liu Fugui, he realizes he acted hastily out of nervousness.

"You’re something, those two shots were satisfying for you, huh? Who knows if you hit Liu or not? Even if Liu wasn’t hurt, how’s he supposed to explain this to the people in the villa? I really admire your pig brain, you’re truly something special!"

The Black Shadow in the back continued berating Yao Ruyi non-stop, and Yao could only lower his head silently.

"What do we do now? Where do we go?" The heavy snow soon covered the car stalled in the middle of the road with a thick blanket; staying here is obviously not a solution.

But where in the vast world is their home? They initially hoped for a place to stay after meeting Liu Fugui, but now everything seems illusory. This left the driver confused.

"Here, take this!" The Black Shadow threw the hand-held radio into Yao Ruyi’s lap. "Quick, contact Liu."

"Contact Liu? Can we still reach him?" Yao Ruyi, at a loss for how to handle the mess, felt at a loss.

"What are you babbling about? You made the mess, you don’t expect us to clean it up, do you? Now, try to remedy the situation urgently, contact Liu, explain the situation to him clearly, no more reckless actions."

"Alright, Liu!" Zhang Zhicai had just finished applying the ointment for Liu Fugui, cautioning him while packing up the medical kit: "Try to rest in bed these days, minimize activities, and I’ll come over later to change the dressing for you. Avoid any secondary injury!"

Liu Fugui gently pulled down his pant leg and said gratefully, "Alright, comrade Xiao Zhang, I’ll follow your arrangements. Thank you so much for the help today, sorry for the trouble."

"Thank you!" After thanking Zhang, Liu Yunpeng turned to Liu Fugui and asked, "Dad, feeling any better? Still in pain?"

"Much better, son, your dad’s not someone who fusses. Plus, Comrade Xiao Zhang treated me again. Just a couple of days of rest and I’ll be fine."

Xu Renjie and Lin Junfu, after leaving the living room, didn’t head to the kitchen. They just instructed Ah Cheng to prepare the meal, and then returned to the surveillance room.

"Lin, what do you think about what just happened?" Being fired upon twice at such close range without any warning left even veteran Old Xu, accustomed to barracks life, deeply disturbed.

Moreover, this wasn’t a trivial matter, and it happened so suddenly that he needed to review the whole process to see if anything suspicious was missed.

Lin Junfu certainly understood Old Xu’s intentions, so all the way upstairs, he kept pondering: "Hmm, from the current situation, I think at least one thing is sure: Liu Fugui probably wasn’t with the attackers."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

Old Lin patted Bi Dahu in front of the monitor and said, "Dahu, replay the surveillance footage from earlier."

With a series of operations by Bi Dahu, the surveillance screen began recounting the thrilling scene. The images transitioned smoothly, and the moment Liu Fugui pushed Xu Renjie, Old Lin suddenly called out, "Stop!"

He then pressed the slow-motion button, pointing to the monitor, he said to Xu Renjie, "Old Xu, pay attention. When you both dodged, I had Xiao Hu shoot an arrow, and right after that, Yao Ruyi fired. But see, his gun was clearly aimed upwards. He likely was looking for the shooter. Based on this, it appears he wasn’t trying to kill us or Liu Fugui. His shooting was purely instinctive. After shooting, he retreated without seizing the golden opportunity to fire another shot at you."

"Could it be he intended to use the pretense of fleeing to lure us out in pursuit?" After all, the villa’s strong defenses caught Yang Buwei’s group off guard last time, so Old Xu was wary of them using a diversion tactic, luring them outside and setting up an ambush along the way for an attack.

Old Lin reset the video to normal speed, crossing his arms and continued, "I’ve considered whether this could be a play by Liu Fugui and the attackers, but Old Xu, think about it, if they wanted to lure us out, would they run for their lives like that?"

Following Old Lin’s finger, the surveillance showed Yao Ruyi bolting to the car, waving his arms as he ran, likely signaling those in the car to leave.

Once he got in, the car quickly reversed without pausing.

"And if Liu Fugui was involved, he’d strongly urge us to pursue. Given the old fox’s smarts, at such a crucial moment, persuading us wouldn’t be impossible, wouldn’t you agree?"

Old Lin’s words enlightened Old Xu, especially matched with irrefutable video evidence, it seemed that Liu Fugui indeed had no part in it. But if so then: "Old Lin, based on our analysis now, if Yao Ruyi’s group wasn’t after us, and Liu Fugui was unaware, could this have all been a blunder?"

"Haha!" Old Lin chuckled, leaning on the monitor to reset the display, he said: "Old Xu, this is the part I’m still puzzled about. I initially wanted to get some intel from Liu Fugui, but as you heard, he left no clues, it’s becoming more and more baffling."

The complicated situation left both Xu and Lin at a loss, and right then, Bi Dahu at the monitor spoke up: "Old Xu, Old Lin, since we’re unclear about Liu Fugui’s background, why not use a ruse to test him?"

"Test?" Both Xu and Lin turned their heads: "Dahu, what good idea do you have? Let’s hear it!"

"Well, I’m not an expert, but they do this on TV all the time. We have Liu Fugui’s radio, we could return it and then leak some bogus intel. If he’s indeed connected with the outsiders, he’d notify them immediately. That way, we could..."

"Hmm! Not a bad plan!" Old Xu nodded: "But what bogus intel should we spread?"

"Well," Bi Dahu scratched his head awkwardly, as his idea was just a fleeting thought, and when it came to actual execution, he was clueless: "Old Xu, sorry, I haven’t worked that out yet!"

Noticing a hint of embarrassment in Bi Dahu’s tone, Old Lin smiled and said: "No worries, we may not have the method yet, but at least Dahu, you pointed us in a direction. We’ll think it over, but keep it among the three of us for now. If leaked, it loses its original intent during execution later." (To be continued. If you enjoyed this story, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets or monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)