Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 743 - 729

Hu Xiaodong’s response was naturally within Old Xu’s expectations. He hadn’t held much hope for the Archery Team, and now, hearing the affirmation from the other side, he was finally convinced to give up on this matter: "I understand, Xiao Hu, do your best. Over!"

"Hua Biao, you come down now and assist Xiao Hu with the sniping work. Over!"

"Captain, what about the lookout for security? Over!"

In this situation, there was no need for a lookout. Being able to see clearly within 20 meters ahead was already good enough. Although he could think this way mentally, he couldn’t say it aloud: "I’ll handle this, you go assist Xiao Hu. Over!"

"Yes, Captain! Over!"

"Dad, why has there been no movement from the people in the villa for so long?" Liu Yunpeng turned his face towards Liu Fugui beside him, who was staring ahead intently, with similar doubts in his mind.

If what Old Xu and the others said was true, then their attitude and vigilance towards facing an enemy were too lacking, right? Even if you don’t set up observation posts along the way, at least you should have some barricades, otherwise letting the enemy drive straight in like this is too...

"Yunpeng, be careful! Stop the car quickly!"

Liu Fugui shouted urgently, the wrinkles on his forehead suddenly visible, and Liu Yunpeng was waiting for his reply with his head turned, and his mind went blank when he was shouted at suddenly, it was already a miracle that he was able to keep hold of the steering wheel.

As the danger was about to happen, Liu Fugui acted smartly in panic and pulled up the hand brake, narrowly stopping the car.

The huge inertia from braking made the two of them, who hadn’t fastened their seatbelts, intimately come into contact with the car’s dashboard. Liu Fugui ignored the aching in his forehead and quickly helped his son up, concerned: "Yunpeng, are you alright? Did you hit anywhere?"

Liu Yunpeng touched his somewhat swollen head, having bumped himself badly just now: "Dad, what happened just now, why did you react so strongly, scared me to death!"

"Look!" Liu Fugui pointed in front of the car with a serious face, and Liu Yunpeng followed suit, gasping in shock.

"Oh my God! Such a big wooden stake, it’s like they’re trying to kill someone!" Thinking about almost hitting the big wooden stake made Liu Yunpeng’s heart palpitate.

However, after briefly stabilizing his emotions, Liu Fugui instead put on a smile: "Looks like Old Xu didn’t lie to me, they indeed encountered bandits! Haha, this makes things easier!"

"Dad, what are you mumbling about?" Liu Yunpeng asked somewhat bewildered, hearing his dad mumble softly.

"Haha, nothing, nothing, Yunpeng, it seems we all have to walk over now!"

"Oh, okay, let’s get down then."

Liu Fugui stopped his son, who was ready to open the car door, and instructed: "No, Yunpeng, you wait in the car, watch for Dad’s signal, come over when I call you. Got it?"

"But why? Is there danger?" Liu Yunpeng asked, puzzled.

"There might not be any danger, but just in case, you stay in the car, keep it started, and if anything happens, we can retreat quickly." Liu Fugui spoke while trying to peer ahead to get a clear view of the situation inside the villa. Unfortunately, the overlapping snow curtain only allowed him to see the outline of the villa, and he couldn’t make out anything else.

"Oh, I understand, but Dad, if there’s danger, you must retreat quickly!"

"Don’t worry, Yunpeng, Dad won’t be in danger, besides, Dad wouldn’t leave you alone in this chaotic world!" Liu Fugui joked as he opened the car door and went out.

"Old Xu, someone is crossing our barriers! Over!"

"Got it!" Old Xu saw the same scene from the rooftop without Bi Dahu’s reminder: "Can you see the situation behind his vehicle? Over!"

Bi Dahu got up and tried hard to look at the surveillance for a long time, finally giving up: "It’s a Passat, but the car windows are covered in snow, can’t make out the situation inside. Over!"

"Understood! Over!"

"Old Xu, did you notice who came? I think he looks like Liu Fugui! Over!" Hu Xiaodong felt it looked familiar ever since the person got out and approached the villa.

It wasn’t that he recognized the person’s appearance, but the gestures and stature were very similar to that middle-aged man he’d seen before, so he borrowed Old Liu’s binoculars to confirm, and it further made him believe the person should be Liu Fugui.

"Liu Fugui?" This name appearing at this moment naturally surprised Xu Renjie. He quickly picked up his binoculars for confirmation, and after scrutinizing, he instinctively replied: "It really is that guy!"

"Old Xu, how do you see this? Why would that old fox be coming to us at this time? Over!"

Yes, why would this middle-aged man risk such heavy snowfall and drive to this little temple late at night? What’s his purpose? If it’s merely to discuss deals, communicating via handheld radio would suffice.

Or sending subordinates would be fine, but why would he come personally? These questions made Old Xu somewhat question his judgment. Is the person downstairs really Liu Fugui?

"Xiao Hu, you guys don’t act rashly, currently it can’t be confirmed if this person is Liu Fugui, I’ll go check first. Over!" After speaking, Xu Renjie quietly crouched down and retreated indoors.

Liu Fugui easily crossed the barrier built by the camphor trees. He patted the snow marks off his knees with a smile, gestured reassuringly to his son in the car, then strode towards the villa’s front entrance.

WOW, truly, it’s both surprising and shocking when looking at it. Just now, focusing on crossing the obstacle, Liu Fugui hadn’t had the chance to glance at the villa. Now approaching it, he was genuinely taken aback—was this still the elegant and understated leisure vacation spot he used to know?

This was simply a scrap collection site without any beauty. Oh my, what have they done around the iron gate, creating a complete hedgehog design.

Liu Fugui shook his head, a bit helpless, but then he smiled, somewhat understanding why those bandits were repelled.

"That Xu guy isn’t called a soldier for nothing, treating my home as a battlefield." Liu Fugui took another casual look around, increasingly appreciating the obstacle setup, seemingly lacking beauty but cleverly designed. He was determined to find a way to have them keep him here.

He believed with this layout and Old Xu’s battle-hardened team around, he could think of ways to deal with Spring Xiu’s gang’s attack.

Of course, the primary prerequisite was to persuade the other side to accommodate him and find ways to involve them in this tumultuous situation.

In the surveillance room, the atmosphere was heavy. On the grayish monitor, a man in a red down jacket roamed around the villa, sneaking glances. Due to the down jacket’s hood, Old Xu and others couldn’t determine the person’s true appearance.

Watching the strange behavior, Bi Dahu worriedly asked: "Old Xu, should we act now? Is this guy checking our internal traps?"

Xu Renjie stared at the monitor, not responding.

If the person was from the gang, planning revenge, sending one person to wander near the villa wouldn’t bring valuable information. If they needed intelligence, they would have gathered it from long-distance reconnaissance by now.

On the contrary, doing so fails to achieve surprise and might even cost a subordinate’s life.

Old Xu thought: A competent commander would never engage in such thankless, almost idiotic behavior. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)