Chapter 202

In the meeting hall of the Iron Hand Group stronghold, the candlelight flickered, reflecting the tense faces of Zhou Bao and several backbone members.

The Starfire Group's attack deadline had arrived, but the stronghold couldn't even gather decent defensive weapons,

and the food was only enough to support for two days; the members' thoughts of running away were becoming increasingly strong, and many people were already packing their luggage in private.

"Can't wait any longer!

If we wait any longer,

we will all die in the hands of the Starfire Group!

" A backbone member slammed the table, his voice carrying urgency, "They want compensation,

but we have nothing now; how about... how about handing over Lin Guodong's family!"

Zhou Bao frowned: "Hand them over? What's the use of handing them over? The Starfire Group wants supplies, not people."

Another backbone member hurriedly took over: "Leader, have you forgotten? The Starfire Group has been targeting Lin Guodong before,

and even spread rumors that he is a disaster star. We hand him over, and say that everything was stirred up by Lin Guodong,

that he colluded with outsiders to harm the Iron Hand Group, and then express that we are willing to cooperate with the Starfire Group to deal with him; maybe we can exchange for a chance to negotiate!"

This made Zhou Bao's heart move. He looked at the half-empty food bag on the table,

and remembered the appearance of the members outside complaining, gritted his teeth: "Let's do it!

Go and grab Lin Guodong's family back now, and send them to the entrance of the Starfire Group early tomorrow morning, and say we are willing to use him to exchange for peace talks, and let them stop firing first!"

Several backbone members stood up immediately and took guards to rush toward the ruins.

At this time, Lin Guodong was discussing with Liu Mei whether to take the initiative to go to the Starfire Group to admit his mistake and strive for a chance to stay,

when he suddenly heard footsteps outside; before he could react, the tent was violently lifted, and several guards rushed in, grabbing Lin Guodong by the collar.

"What are you doing?

Let go of me!

" Lin Guodong struggled, and Liu Mei held Lin Xiaoxiao and blocked in front of him, but was pushed away by the guards.

"Leader Zhou has an order, bring you back to the stronghold!" The guard's tone was cold,

and without allowing any explanation, they pressed the three of them and walked toward the stronghold. Lin Guodong's heart skipped a beat, and a kind of ominous premonition surged in his heart—he knew that Zhou Bao would never grab them back for no reason.

Returning to the stronghold, Lin Guodong's family was locked in the small room where prisoners were previously held.

The small room was dark and cold, with only one small window letting in weak light. Lin Xiaoxiao was so scared she cried,

Liu Mei held her tightly, and asked Lin Guodong in a low voice: "What do they want to do to us?

Are they trying to hand us over to the Starfire Group?" Lin Guodong didn't speak, just stared at the window, his heart full of despair—the thing he worried about most had happened after all.

Early the next morning, Zhou Bao personally took people and pressed Lin Guodong's family to the entrance of the Starfire Group headquarters.

Lin Chen and Li Wei heard the news and immediately rushed out. Zhou Bao saw Lin Chen,

and a stiff smile squeezed out on his face: "Team Leader Lin, the previous misunderstandings were all stirred up by Lin Guodong;

it was he who colluded with outsiders, leaked our information, and even implicated the Iron Hand Group to become what it is now. We hand him over to you to deal with; we only ask that you give a chance for peace talks, and don't attack our stronghold anymore."

Lin Guodong looked at Zhou Bao, so angry his whole body trembled: "You are talking nonsense! It was clearly your own poor management,

losing the resource points, and now you are pushing all the responsibility onto me! Are you still human?"

Zhou Bao, however, was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and said to Lin Chen: "I have already brought the people; deal with them however you want; as long as we can have peace talks, we are willing to accept any conditions."

Lin Chen looked at the tied-up Lin Guodong's family, and then looked at the sallow and thin Iron Hand Group members behind Zhou Bao,

whose eyes were dodging, and knew clearly in his heart that Zhou Bao wanted to sacrifice Lin Guodong to exchange for a chance of survival.

He didn't answer immediately, but said to the team members beside him: "Take Lin Guodong's family in first, watch them well, and don't let them get hurt." The team members stepped forward, untied the ropes of Lin Guodong's family, and brought them into the headquarters.

Zhou Bao watched Lin Guodong being taken away, his heart relaxed, and said to Lin Chen again: "Team Leader Lin,

we are sincerely wanting peace talks; as long as you are willing to stop firing, we are willing to hand over the remaining supplies,

and we will absolutely not go against the Starfire Group in the future." Lin Chen looked at Zhou Bao,

his eyes cold: "Peace talks are possible, but not by sacrificing others. You go back first;

tomorrow I will send people to your stronghold to talk about specific conditions; if you dare to play tricks, you will bear the consequences yourselves." Zhou Bao nodded hurriedly and left in a hurry, fearing that Lin Chen would change his mind.