Chapter 211: Surveillance

As soon as dawn broke, the central square of the safe zone was already set up. Starfire Group members were scattered around the square,

weapons in hand, their gazes vigilantly scanning the people coming and going. Lin Chen stood by the negotiation table in the center of the square,

checking the recording equipment on the table—this was a tool specifically prepared to prevent the Iron Hand Group from reneging later.

"Team Leader Lin,

there's a situation with the Lin Guodong family.

" A team member ran over quickly and said in a low voice, "The Iron Hand Group sent five people, claiming they were 'escorting' them to the negotiation site; they are currently blocking the entrance to the temporary dormitory,

and won't let our people get close." Lin Chen frowned and immediately walked toward the dormitory, knowing clearly that this wasn't an escort—it was surveillance.

Walking to the dormitory entrance, he indeed saw five members wearing Iron Hand Group uniforms guarding the door.

Lin Guodong and Liu Mei stood inside the door, their faces ugly, while Lin Xiaoxiao hid behind Liu Mei,

clutching her hem tightly. "Move aside." Lin Chen said coldly to the Iron Hand Group members, the chill in his eyes making them subconsciously take half a step back.

"We are acting under Zhao Hu's orders

to escort the Lin Guodong family to the negotiation site; this is our mission, we cannot let you take them away."

The leader of the Iron Hand Group members said, trying to bolster his courage, while his hand quietly reached for the gun at his waist.

Lin Chen stepped forward and raised his hand to pin the other's wrist, the force so great that the man grimaced in pain: "The negotiation agreement is for the meeting of representatives from both sides;

it didn't say you were to come and 'escort' them. Now, either you leave, or I will make you stay here forever."

That member's face turned pale, struggling to break free, but Lin Chen pressed down even harder.

The other four members, seeing this, were just about to step forward to help when they were surrounded by the Starfire Group members who had rushed over,

their gun barrels pointed directly at them. "Don't make a move! We're leaving!" The leader finally gave in.

Lin Chen released his hand, watched them leave in a disheveled state, and then turned to look at the Lin Guodong family.

"They didn't give you any trouble, did they?" Lin Chen asked. Liu Mei shook her head,

her voice somewhat hoarse: "No, they just kept guarding the door, not letting us go out,

and not letting us contact the outside." Lin Guodong kept his head down, not saying a word, clearly still feeling guilty for hitting Liu Mei yesterday.

【System notification: Detected Iron Hand Group members gathering in an abandoned shop on the east side of the square, about ten people, carrying weapons, suspected of preparing to create chaos during the negotiation.】

Seeing the system notification, Lin Chen's heart sank, and he said to the team member beside him: "Take two people to the east side shop,

keep an eye on the people inside, and once they make any unusual moves, control them immediately; don't let them get close to the negotiation table."

The team member acknowledged the order and left. Lin Chen then said to the Lin Guodong family: "Let's go, it's time to go to the negotiation site. Remember, no matter what happens later, stay by my side, don't run around."

Just as they reached the entrance of the square, they saw Zhao Hu standing there with several key members of the Iron Hand Group,

his gaze falling on the Lin Guodong family, a sneer on his lips: "Lin Guodong, I didn't expect you to actually dare to come; aren't you afraid we'll do something to you and your pregnant wife?"

Liu Mei subconsciously protected her belly, her body trembling slightly. Lin Chen blocked them,

saying to Zhao Hu: "With me here, you won't be able to touch a single hair on them. Now, the negotiation can begin; don't waste time."

Zhao Hu snorted and turned to walk toward the negotiation table, Lin Chen following behind with the Lin Guodong family.

Walking to the table, just as Zhao Hu was about to sit down, he was blocked by Lin Chen: "First, confirm the list of compensation supplies;

if there are no problems, then we can talk about other things." He took out the list he had prepared in advance and placed it on the table,

"Five hundred kilograms of grain, two hundred boxes of antibiotics, ten machine guns; the quantity and specifications are all on there. You must deliver them in full today; not a single item can be missing."

Zhao Hu picked up the list, scanned it quickly, and his face turned ugly: "We can't scrape together this many supplies right now;

can we have a few days of grace?" Lin Chen shook his head: "We already promised to give you five days to prepare,

and it was you who said you could deliver today. Now saying you can't scrape it together—are you trying to renege?"

Zhao Hu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, when he saw Lin Guodong suddenly lift his head,

saying to him: "You aren't trying to negotiate at all; you're trying to take this opportunity to detain us and hold the Starfire Group hostage, aren't you?"

Zhao Hu's expression changed, and just as he was about to deny it, fighting sounds came from the east side of the square—the Iron Hand Group members who had been watched were trying to sneak around to the back of the negotiation table,

but were discovered by Starfire Group members, and the two sides started fighting. "It seems you really didn't have good intentions."

Lin Chen stood up, ice blades condensing in his hands, "Now, either hand over the supplies immediately, or don't blame us for being impolite."

Zhao Hu looked at the increasing number of Starfire Group members surrounding the square, knowing he had nowhere left to retreat,

and could only grit his teeth and say: "Fine, we'll hand them over! I'll have people send the supplies over right now!"

Lin Chen nodded and said to the team member beside him: "Go count the supplies, and after confirming there are no errors,

bring the list over for him to sign." The team member acknowledged the order and left. Lin Guodong looked at the scene before him, knowing clearly that if Lin Chen hadn't been here, his family would probably have fallen here today.