Chapter 197

In the meeting hall of the Iron Hand Group stronghold, Zhou Bao's roar almost blew off the roof.

He was clutching the compressed biscuit packaging bag that Lin Chen had asked the guard to bring to Lin Guodong, his knuckles turning white,

his eyes full of anger: "Lin Guodong has already been driven to the ruins, and the Starfire Group still dares to send them food!

Isn't this slapping our faces openly?

There must be a mole giving them tips, otherwise how would they know Lin Guodong's specific location!"

The dozen or so backbone members standing below all kept their heads down, no one daring to answer.

The member who was previously responsible for monitoring Lin Guodong was even trembling all over,

fearing that Zhou Bao would vent his anger on him. Zhou Bao paced back and forth, suddenly stopped,

his gaze sweeping over everyone: "From today on, everyone must accept questioning! No matter who it is, as long as you have had contact with the Starfire Group, or have passed messages to Lin Guodong, you must take the initiative to stand out!"

A backbone member said cautiously: "Leader, could it be Lin Hao who was driven away before?

He has a grudge against us, and might cooperate with the Starfire Group to provide them with information."

Zhou Bao frowned; he hadn't thought of this possibility, but Lin Hao had already been driven out of the stronghold and didn't have any information about the stronghold, so it was unlikely he would know Lin Guodong's specific location.

"Don't look for excuses!

" Zhou Bao slammed the table, "Now is not the time to shirk responsibility! I give you three days,

you must find the mole! If you can't find them, all of you will be punished!" After speaking,

he pointed at the member who was previously responsible for assigning the shed to Lin Guodong: "You, take two people to the ruins to watch Lin Guodong, and don't allow him to have contact with the Starfire Group people again; if I find out they have dealings again, you can end yourself!"

That member nodded hurriedly and left in a hurry with people. Zhou Bao said to the rest of the people: "You divide into three groups; one group checks the members who have had contact with the outside world recently,

one group checks the material entry and exit records, and one group goes to interrogate those who have been captured before; you must find the mole!" Everyone dared not delay and immediately acted separately.

That afternoon, a storm of "finding the mole" broke out in the stronghold. Members monitored each other,

some were suspected because they said one too many words, and some were taken away for interrogation because they had had work dealings with Lin Guodong before. The members responsible for interrogation used brutal methods, and many people were beaten until their noses were bruised and faces swollen, but they still didn't ask any useful information.

Lin Guodong watched the movements in the direction of the stronghold from the ruins, his heart full of unease.

Liu Mei handed him a piece of compressed biscuit: "Do you think Zhou Bao will really find the mole?

If they know that you have contact with the Starfire Group, will they take action against us?" Lin Guodong shook his head; he didn't know the answer either, and could only pray that this storm would pass quickly.

Early the next morning, the member responsible for monitoring Lin Guodong discovered that the Starfire Group guards had sent medicine to Lin Guodong again.

This news reached Zhou Bao's ears, and he completely exploded, gathering all the backbone members to the meeting hall,

holding a whip in his hand, pointing at everyone and cursing: "You are all trash! You can't even watch one person! The Starfire Group people have sent things to Lin Guodong time and time again, and you didn't even discover it!"

The whip fell on several backbone members, hurting them until they bared their teeth, but they dared not dodge.

Zhou Bao breathed heavily, staring at everyone and saying: "I'll give you one last chance!

Before sunset tomorrow,

if you still can't find the mole,

none of you will have it easy!

Either find the mole,

or you yourselves will be the mole and be punished!"

The backbone members looked at each other, their eyes full of fear. They knew that Zhou Bao meant what he said,

and if they couldn't find the mole tomorrow, they would definitely be severely punished. Someone whispered a suggestion.

"How about... we find a scapegoat?

Just grab someone and say they are the mole,

and get past the leader's hurdle first.

" Others nodded one after another; in this situation, no one was willing to bear the consequences themselves.

That night, several backbone members grabbed a member who was usually not very sociable,

fabricated "evidence" that he had contact with the Starfire Group, and sent it to Zhou Bao.

Zhou Bao looked at the so-called "evidence", and although he knew it might be fake, he still nodded: "Since the mole has been found, deal with it according to the rules; execute them publicly, and let everyone see the end of betraying the Iron Hand Group!"

That member was taken to the open space of the stronghold, and he kept shouting that he was wronged, but no one paid any attention.

The surrounding members watched this scene, and all understood what was going on in their hearts, but no one dared to stand out and speak—they were afraid they would become the next "scapegoat", and could only silently watch the innocent person being pushed to a dead end.