It was just dawn in the inner city of Chizhou Fort.
The medical center was overcrowded. Yesterday, Li Junwei was defeated and brought back many wounded soldiers, almost filling up this small medical center.
At this time, the corridors of the medical center were filled with beds. Some of the less seriously injured were still sleeping, but some of the more seriously injured were awakened by the pain and made suppressed groans in the corridors.
At the nurses' station, several nurses had been working all night and were already exhausted. They all fell asleep on the table.
Suddenly, there was a sound of dense footsteps in the corridor, and then someone shouted: "Get up, get up."
Several nurses opened their bloodshot eyes and looked at the officer in front of them. The tall, middle-aged officer knocked on the table impatiently and said, "Give me a list of all the wounded, quickly!"
The nurses did not dare to delay and quickly took out several notebooks filled with the names of all the injured and the extent of their injuries.
The officer called a few people over and distributed the list: "Except for those who are seriously injured and unable to get out of bed. Take all the others away!"
When several nurses heard this, they hurriedly shouted, "Sir, this won't do. They still need to be observed."
"No need, I said it!" said the middle-aged officer in an unquestionable manner.
He waved his hand and the soldiers dispersed, rushing to every floor, every corridor, and every ward of the medical center.
Suddenly, the entire medical center was in chaos.
Before eight o'clock in the morning, the open space beside the lake was crowded with people. One or two hundred civilians were woken up from the factory dormitories by soldiers early in the morning, brought out of their homes and gathered here.
They whispered to each other, speculating on the reasons why they were gathered together. Not long after, trucks drove into the open space, and wounded soldiers wrapped in bandages were driven out of the trucks.
"You go there!"
A middle-aged officer pointed at the empty space next to the civilians and shouted.
The wounded soldiers came here reluctantly, whispering to each other, but they didn't know why they were brought here.
After a while, the radio sounded: "Listen carefully, according to the order of the city lord, today, we need everyone to work together to do something."
"We will break you up later and organize you into fifteen teams. You will leave the fortress from different directions and go to nearby fortresses to ask for help. Tell other fortresses about our situation here and ask them to send troops to support us."
Immediately, a civilian wearing glasses shouted, "Ask for help? Shouldn't the army be responsible for this?"
"Shut up. The fortress is in danger right now. There's no difference between the army and civilians. Just do what I'm told to do. If you disobey, you'll be punished by military law!"
The civilian immediately cried out, "This is unfair. We are not soldiers. Why should we go for help? We were defeated outside the fort yesterday. I heard that there is an army of monsters outside the fort, eyeing our Chizhou Fort. Isn't this pushing us out to die?"
"Drag him out here and flog him ten times, immediately!
When two soldiers rushed in, they dragged the man with glasses out, tied his hands tightly and hung him up, and an officer held a whip and beat him again and again.
The man's screams echoed in the open space, and the men's faces changed drastically, while the women shrank back in fear.
The broadcast continued: "Did you see that
This is the consequence of disobeying orders. Don't worry, the monster army outside will not kill civilians, so the city lord asked you to ask for help and let you take on this important task. "
"You must trust the city lord and the fortress. Besides, the fortress has sheltered you, fed you, and clothed you. Now that the fortress is in trouble, isn't it possible that everyone should stick together?"
"Only by uniting together can we overcome this difficulty. Don't worry, as long as we make it through this, the fortress and the city lord will not treat you unfairly."
At this time, a wounded soldier raised his hand and said, "Sir, we are not civilians."
"Yes, you are not civilians, but you are injured and pose no threat. As long as you are not carrying weapons, those monsters will not embarrass you. Therefore, you are absolutely safe."
The wounded soldier shook his head and said, "Who can guarantee that those monsters will never hurt us?"
"Moreover, according to military regulations, soldiers with injuries have the right to rest..."
"That is under normal circumstances, but now is an extraordinary period, and the rules in military regulations are not suitable for the current situation. I hope you can understand and overcome all difficulties to bring the news of the siege of the fortress to other fortresses."
The broadcast continued, "Yes, we cannot guarantee that you will not be harmed. But don't forget that you are soldiers and warriors. You should have a spirit of adventure. Moreover, now that you will be separated from the civilians and separated into 15 teams, the probability of being attacked is only one in 15, and the danger has been greatly reduced."
"Okay, we don't have much time left. We will divide you into groups now. Please cooperate. I don't want to hear anyone dissenting. Otherwise, you will be subject to military law!"
Regardless of whether the civilians and wounded soldiers were willing or not, under the muzzles of the Star Element rifles, they had no choice but to obey the arrangements and were divided into more than a dozen teams. Each team had between 25 and 30 people, and each team was assigned a magnetic vehicle for transportation, but it was not a war vehicle, but a truck used to transport people and goods.
Escorted by military tanks, the trucks drove out of the fortress and headed into the wilderness in different directions.
He took in all the convoys with his eyes, and then he chuckled: "Your city lord has put a lot of effort into this."
Sitting in a magnetic energy car, Tianyang withdrew his gaze with a smile on his lips.
Wei Qingning smiled bitterly and sighed: "If he wasn't so crazy and didn't care about the consequences, we wouldn't do this."
As he spoke, the old man started the car, drove on the streets of the inner city, and finally came to a quiet courtyard.
"Is this the residence of Lin Zhengnan's secretary? Do you have the confidence to convince her?" Tianyang glanced at the two-story building outside.
Wei Qingning nodded and said, "Don't worry, General Li has already convinced her. If anything happens, Jun Wei and I will bear all the consequences."
"Okay. I believe you."
Tianyang opened the car door and walked to the door under the guidance of Wei Qingning. He knocked on the door and it opened. Li Junwei, whose arm was still bandaged, looked up and stepped aside: "Come in."
Tianyang followed the old man into the living room, where a young woman was pacing back and forth. When she heard the footsteps, she felt relieved and calmed down.
"Ms. Yuewei, everyone in Chizhou Castle will be grateful for your efforts." Wei Qingning said with a smile.
Lin Zhengnan's secretary, a woman named Yue Wei, looked at Tian Yang and said, "Afterwards, you must promise that Lin Zhengnan will
Nan will disappear. Otherwise, I would rather do nothing.”
Tian Yang looked into her eyes and said word by word: "I promise, Lin Zhengnan will die."
His tone was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. Wei Qingning and Li Junwei felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, and then both smiled bitterly.
Yue Wei then nodded and said, "General Li has already explained the situation to me. On the day of the dinner, Lin Zhengnan did ask me to collect Mr. Su's saliva."
"Lin Zhengnan poured what he had collected into a small bottle with golden patterns on it."
Tian Yang was perked up when he heard this: "Do you know where the bottle is?"
"I know. It's in the secret room in the office. There are many traps installed in that secret room. If someone who doesn't know breaks in, it will easily alert Lin Zhengnan."
Li Junwei nodded and said, "Old Wei and I will try to lure Lin Zhengnan away. Miss Yuewei, please take him in and get the item."
He glanced at Tianyang.
Yue Wei said in embarrassment: "I'm afraid that won't work. If I bring him in, it will arouse suspicion."
Tian Yang said calmly: "It doesn't matter, I have a way to get in by myself, and I will meet you in the city lord's office then."
Seeing this, Wei Qingning nodded and said, "There is no time to lose. Let's split up into two groups and start the action."
So Wei Qingning and Li Junwei left first. A moment later, Yue Wei and Tian Yang took a car together and headed to the City Lord's Mansion.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. Yue Wei parked the car in a relatively secluded place and said, "I can only take you here. You..."
When she looked back, Tianyang, who was sitting in the back, had disappeared without her knowing.
Yue Wei was stunned for a second or two before she drove the car into the parking lot of the City Lord's Mansion. She got out of the car, took the elevator, and when she arrived near the office, she saw Lin Zhengnan, Wei Qingning, and Li Junwei coming out.
I don’t know what Wei Qingning said to Lin Zhengnan, but the city lord was all smiles. Seeing Yue Wei, he said, “Old Wei and I will go away for a while. Please make me a pot of tea and come back later. I want to drink it with Old Wei and the others.”
"Okay, City Lord." Yue Wei smiled and nodded, her expression the same as usual.
After watching the three people leave, Yue Wei walked quickly into the city lord's office. She found a remote control in a cabinet and pressed several directions to pause the monitoring equipment in the office.
Then she walked to a bookcase and pushed the fourth book from the second row. The ground behind Lin Zhengnan's seat shrank, revealing a dark gap.
"So the secret room is down there."
The sudden sound startled Yue Wei. She turned around and saw Tian Yang appear behind her. At this time, he was wearing a set of ancient warrior armor and looking towards the entrance of the secret room.
Yue Wei calmed herself down and nodded, "Wait here for a moment. I'll suspend the mechanism below."
She squatted down, opened a panel next to her, and typed something on a screen. Soon, the lights in the secret room came on.
"alright."
The secretary stood up again and walked down quickly. Tianyang followed behind her to prevent any accidents.
When he arrived at the secret room, Tianyang found that it was well ventilated and filled with display cabinets. Yuewei walked quickly to one of them and opened it, but she said "huh".
"The bottle is gone!"