Chapter 208

When Lin Chen chased to the back door of the factory, Zhou Bao was nowhere to be seen, and only a few scattered Iron Hand Group members were pressed to the ground by Starfire team members.

"Stop chasing, clean up the battlefield first, and confirm the situation of the wounded." Li Wei ran over,

handed Lin Chen a bottle of water, "Zhou Bao won't run far; we have already notified the surrounding patrol teams to block the intersections,

and he will be caught sooner or later." Lin Chen nodded, put away the ice blade,

and began to count the spoils—several boxes of unopened canned food, two damaged machine guns, and a simple map of the Iron Hand Group stronghold.

That afternoon, Commander Zhang held a meeting at the headquarters to discuss subsequent response plans.

"Zhou Bao wasn't caught, and the remaining Iron Hand Group members are still wandering; the matter of peace talks cannot be shelved.

" Commander Zhang pointed at the center square of the safe zone on the map, "This is a neutral zone,

with survivors gathered around, and there is monitoring equipment; setting the negotiation location here,

can not only ensure the safety of both sides, but also let survivors supervise, avoiding Zhou Bao playing tricks again."

Lin Chen echoed: "This location is suitable; we can arrange guards around the square in advance,

to prevent people from making trouble." After the meeting, Lin Chen had the team members pass the news that "the negotiation location is set at the center square of the safe zone" to the remaining Iron Hand Group members, requiring them to reply within three days.

【System Prompt: Negotiation location information has been recorded, safe zone map annotation has been updated; do you need to detect safety hazards around the square in advance?】

Lin Chen responded in his mind: "Detect, focus on checking whether there are explosives or ambush points." A few minutes later, the system fed back.

【There are two unidentified personnel staying in the abandoned shop on the east side of the square, and there are traces of being turned over at the sewer entrance on the west side; suggest sending people to verify.】

Lin Chen immediately arranged for team members to go and investigate, and found that the people in the shop were nearby survivors who just came to pick up waste, and the sewer entrance was turned over by stray cats, with no abnormalities.

Early the next morning, Lin Chen just arrived at the square to check the layout,

when he saw Lin Guodong running over in a panic, his face pale: "Lin Chen, you hurry and go see Liu Mei, she... she had an accident!" Lin Chen's heart tightened, and he followed Lin Guodong to the temporary dormitory. Pushing open the door, he only saw Liu Mei sitting on the edge of the bed, her eyes red and swollen, and several photos scattered on the ground—in the photos, Liu Mei was hugging a strange man in the ruins, and there was another one of her holding a pregnancy test sheet.

"What is going on?" Lin Chen picked up the photos and looked at Liu Mei. Liu Mei covered her face and cried: "It's... it's someone I met at the Iron Hand Group stronghold before; he said he would take us away, and I was confused for a moment... now I'm pregnant, but he ran away." Lin Guodong stood on the side, his fists clenched tight, his back molars almost crushed. But he couldn't say a word, his eyes full of pain and anger.

【System Prompt: Detected Liu Mei's emotions fluctuating violently, heart rate too fast, suggest providing medical assistance; at the same time detected the man in the photo is former Iron Hand Group member Zhang Hao, currently has left the safe zone and is heading toward the west of the city.】

Lin Chen looked at the system prompt and said to Lin Guodong: "Calm down first; now is not the time to lose your temper.

Liu Mei needs to go to the medical station for an examination; you can discuss the matter of the child slowly later." Lin Guodong took a deep breath, helped Liu Mei up: "Go for an examination first; other things, we'll talk about later."

The three of them just walked out of the dormitory when they saw several Iron Hand Group members standing not far away,

and the leader was Zhou Bao's deputy, Zhao Hu: "Lin Chen, our leader agrees to negotiate at the center square,

but requires Lin Guodong's family to be present, otherwise no talk." Lin Chen frowned: "Negotiation is a matter between the Starfire Group and the Iron Hand Group; Lin Guodong's family doesn't need to participate."

Zhao Hu sneered: "This is our condition; if you don't agree, forget it; anyway, you can't catch Leader Zhou, and dragging it out is no good for anyone."

Lin Chen looked at Lin Guodong and Liu Mei beside him, and remembered the situation of the remaining Iron Hand Group forces detected by the system,

and finally nodded: "Okay, but you must ensure their safety; if anyone dares to move them at the negotiation scene,

we will immediately terminate the negotiation and attack comprehensively." Zhao Hu nodded: "Don't worry, we just want them to be a witness and won't hurt them."

That night, Lin Chen arranged for team members to deploy guards around the center square,

and the medical station also sent two medical personnel to stand by. Xia Nuan found Lin Chen,

and handed over a negotiation plan: "This is the response plan I organized;

you take a look; if Zhou Bao makes excessive demands again, deal with it according to the steps above."

Lin Chen took the plan, his heart warmed: "Thank you; with you here, I feel much more at ease." 【System Prompt: Negotiation plan content has been synchronized to the tactical analysis module; if there is a clause dispute during the negotiation, response suggestions can be provided in real-time.】 Lin Chen responded in his mind: "Got it; remind me if there is a situation tomorrow."