Chapter 216: Proposing Conditions

Lin Chen stepped on Lin Guodong's back, his gaze scanning Lin Xiaoxiao, who was unconscious on the ground,

then fell back onto Lin Guodong, his voice without a ripple. Rapid footsteps came from outside the door,

Li Wei rushed in with two team members, seeing the ice dregs and bloodstains all over the floor, his brows furrowing tightly: "Team Leader Lin, what happened?"

"Lin Guodong concealed the Iron Hand Group's coercion, Liu Mei tried to block,

it has already been dealt with." Lin Chen released his foot, lifting his chin toward the team members,

"Take Lin Xiaoxiao to the medical station, find a doctor to watch her, don't let her wake up and run around." Two team members immediately stepped forward, carefully picking up Lin Xiaoxiao, and left the room quickly.

Lin Guodong lay on the ground, a whimpering sound coming from his throat, turning his head to look at Lin Chen,

his eyes full of bloodshot veins!

"You killed Liu Mei,

I'm not finished with you!

" Li Wei stepped forward, lifting his foot and kicking him on the shoulder: "Shut up! If it weren't for you concealing it and not reporting,

could this kind of thing happen? The Starfire Group is not a charity hall; we don't tolerate you being two-faced!"

Lin Chen raised his hand to stop Li Wei, crouched down, and looked at Lin Guodong: "You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me right now,

but the rules of the Starfire Group cannot be broken; what you owe us, you must pay back." He took a folded piece of paper from his pocket and threw it in front of Lin Guodong, "This is the compensation list, look at it clearly."

Lin Guodong reached out tremblingly, picking up the list, his fingertips touching the paper surface,

the cold touch making him shiver. He braced himself on the ground to sit up, looking down at the handwriting on the list, each item like a heavy hammer smashing into his heart.

First item: hand over the detailed locations of all of Zhou Bao's hiding spots, including backup strongholds and hidden supply caches.

Second item: assist the Starfire Group in capturing Zhou Bao, follow commands throughout the process, and not have any concealment.

Third item: hand over all the benefits the Iron Hand Group previously promised him, including grain, medicine, and weapons; fourth item: after joining the Starfire Group logistics group, serve without pay for three years, follow all deployments for all actions, and not leave the safe zone without authorization.

"This is basically taking my life!

" Lin Guodong smashed the list onto the ground abruptly, roaring,

"Zhou Bao is ruthless; if I go to identify his hiding spots, he will kill me! Serving without pay for three years, how are Xiaoxiao and I supposed to live?"

"Whether you live or not depends on your choice." Lin Chen stood up, looking down at him,

"Either do what's on the list and save your and Xiaoxiao's lives, or end up like Liu Mei right now. Do you think you have a choice?"

Li Wei picked up the list from the ground, scanned it, and sneered at Lin Guodong: "Team Leader Lin has already been merciful enough; if it were me, I would have thrown you out to feed the zombies directly.

If you really didn't know Zhou Bao's hiding spots, Liu Mei wouldn't have ended up in this situation; don't play dumb here."

Lin Guodong sat slumped on the ground, his eyes unfocused. He knew Lin Chen was telling the truth;

the current him had no room to bargain at all. Liu Mei was dead,

Xiaoxiao was still at the medical station; if he didn't agree, Xiaoxiao wouldn't survive either. He raised his hand to wipe the tears and blood from his face, his voice hoarse: "I agree, but I have one request."

"Speak." Lin Chen's voice was still cold.

"I will help you capture Zhou Bao, but you must guarantee Xiaoxiao's safety, let her live stably in the safe zone, and not let others bully her." Lin Guodong stared into Lin Chen's eyes, fearing he would refuse.

"Fine." Lin Chen nodded, "As long as you do what's on the list, I will be responsible for Xiaoxiao's safety; she can go to school in the safe zone in the future, just like other children. But if you dare to play tricks, not only will you die, but Xiaoxiao will also be driven out of the safe zone."

Lin Guodong nodded heavily, picking up the list from the ground, clutching it tightly: "I know,

I will tell you everything I know; Zhou Bao has three hiding spots,

the abandoned warehouse in the west of the city is the main stronghold, there is also the unfinished building in the south of the city and the old water plant in the north of the city; he will take turns staying in these three places, with five personal bodyguards by his side, all carrying heavy weapons."

Lin Chen gave Li Wei a look, and Li Wei immediately took out a notebook and pen, starting to record: "Tell me in detail about the defense situation of each stronghold, and the bodyguards' work schedule."

Lin Guodong took a deep breath and began to explain slowly: "The defense of the abandoned warehouse in the west of the city is the strictest,

there are two guards at the entrance, changing shifts at eight o'clock at night; there is a secret door inside the warehouse leading to the alley in the back street; if Zhou Bao encounters danger, he will run from there.

The unfinished building in the south of the city has no guards, but there are traps inside, all tripwire mines and hidden arrows,

only Zhou Bao and his bodyguards know how to walk. The old water plant in the north of the city has only one guard, a cripple, but his marksmanship is very accurate; he usually hides in the window on the second floor, not easy to be discovered."

Li Wei recorded while occasionally lifting his head to ask about details, and Lin Guodong answered one by one, not daring to have any concealment. Lin Chen stood to the side, listening to his explanation, his eyes getting colder and colder. These strongholds of Zhou Bao,

the patrol team had checked before, but found no abnormalities; it seems Lin Guodong had concealed key information, otherwise, he wouldn't have let Zhou Bao remain at large for so long.

After Lin Guodong finished explaining all the information, Li Wei closed the notebook and nodded to Lin Chen: "It's all recorded, the information is very detailed, we can arrange manpower to check."

Lin Chen looked at Lin Guodong, his voice still without a ripple: "I'll give you one day to prepare,

tomorrow morning, go with our people to the abandoned warehouse in the west of the city; if you dare to play any tricks, you know the consequences."

Lin Guodong lowered his head, his voice weak: "I know, I won't play tricks, I just want to save Xiaoxiao's life."

Lin Chen didn't speak anymore, turned around, and walked toward the door. Li Wei looked at Lin Guodong,

snorted coldly, and followed Lin Chen out. In the room, only Lin Guodong remained; he looked at the ice dregs all over the floor, tears flowing again, but he didn't dare make any sound.

Walking to the door, Li Wei caught up with Lin Chen: "Team Leader Lin, is this compensation list too harsh?

Serving without pay for three years, for him, is no different from being in prison."

"It's not harsh; otherwise, it won't suppress those with ulterior motives." Lin Chen didn't stop his steps,

"The safe zone is not a place where you can come and go as you please; once you enter here, you must follow the rules here; if you violate the rules, you must pay the price."

The two walked to the entrance of the medical station, seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao had already woken up, sitting on the hospital bed,

staring blankly out the window. Lin Chen stopped his steps and said to Li Wei: "Arrange for someone to send Lin Xiaoxiao some food, and find a female team member to accompany her; don't let her stay alone."

"Fine, I'll arrange it right away." Li Wei nodded and turned to leave.

Lin Chen stood at the door, looking at Lin Xiaoxiao inside, his gaze softening for a moment, then returning to coldness. He turned and walked toward headquarters, the communicator in his hand suddenly ringing; it was from the logistics group: "Team Leader Lin, the supplies sent by the Iron Hand Group have been counted, all placed according to the quantity on the list; now we need you to come and sign to confirm."

Lin Chen said to the communicator: "I'll be there right away."