Chapter 116: Negotiation

Deep within this military facility, cast from thick concrete and possessing the highest level of protection,

chaos had already broken out; squads of well-trained soldiers were rushing about, yet the faces beneath their helmets were somewhat panicked.

Even if they had not been to the front lines, they had some understanding of the terror of those Guaishou—in a word, that was absolutely not something humans could contend with!

The chaotic shouting faded away along with the sound of military boots, and in a corner, Lu Yue squeezed her way out.

In the distance, a burst of gunfire rang out.

Lu Yue shrank her neck, and just after taking a few steps, she bumped into a lone soldier!

"!" Lu Yue was startled and about to flee, but upon looking up, she found the soldier's face somewhat familiar.

"Eh? How did you get in?" Ding Mo walked out from the corner, holding his gun in a rather strange posture, and asked Lu Yue curiously.

"Ah—!" Lu Yue was overjoyed to see him and, without a word, pulled on his hand.

?

While Ding Mo was puzzled, he was soon led by her to a locked room.

The heavy iron door was stained with fresh blood, and 7 or 8 corpses lay on the ground; it seemed something bad had happened here.

"This is where they're holding my mom..." Lu Yue seemed frightened by this bloody scene, her voice stammering and her face pale.

But seeing this, Ding Mo suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu; he stared at the ground for a moment, then suddenly went to a corpse leaning against the wall, took out a ring of keys,

and then, under Lu Yue's gaze, opened the door and walked inside.

Seeing this, Lu Yue hurriedly followed Ding Mo inside.

The two walked in and soon saw a middle-aged woman sitting in front of an iron table.

"You two?" The middle-aged woman stood up in surprise, catching sight of Lu Yue behind Ding Mo at a glance.

"Yueyue? Why are you..."

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman could not help but look at Ding Mo:

"What happened? Why did you bring her here?"

"Mom!" Lu Yue hurriedly rushed up: "This is Ding Mo; I begged him to come and save you."

"What? Save me?" The middle-aged woman was stunned at first, then immediately pulled Lu Yue behind her in vigilance, saying to Ding Mo who was looking at her:

"Who are you? Why are you approaching my daughter!?"

"Mom! It's not like that!"

In the distance, another faint round of shouting rang out. Seeing this, Lu Yue hurriedly seized the time to explain the situation.

During this process, Ding Mo, seeing nothing to do, closed the door, crossed his arms, and leaned against the nearby wall to watch the two.

"……I see." At this moment, the middle-aged woman finally understood; she gave Ding Mo a complex look and said:

"But, even if you really can take us out safely, where can we go?"

Although this sentence was directed at Ding Mo, it seemed more like she was questioning herself.

Compared to her daughter's future, if she died, she died; even if they escaped now, they would mostly only face being wanted... Thinking of this, the middle-aged woman sat back down under Lu Yue's astonished gaze.

"I can't go anywhere." She slowly shook her head.

"Why!?" Lu Yue was a bit anxious:

"Are you going to leave me behind, just like Dad?"

"I..." The middle-aged woman, who had been righteous and confident, suddenly had her gaze flicker upon hearing this, and she fell silent.

Her child's father had passed away a long time ago, and only the mother and child had relied on each other to survive. Lu Yue had suffered a lot because of this since she was young, and this was also a permanent void in her heart.

She, herself, should not tear this wound open any wider... The middle-aged woman lowered her head.

However, just as she hesitated, Ding Mo's memory began to become chaotic again.

Who am I, where am I... what am I doing? Ding Mo frowned, turned around, and knocked his forehead against the wall.

It made a soft "thud" sound.

However, the mother and daughter, who were already arguing, did not notice this scene.

"I am Chu Chen... no, I am Ding Mo! No..."

Ding Mo slammed his head against the wall again, making a louder sound, but it was likewise drowned out by the arguing.

The pain caused him to tilt his neck back again! Like a twisted club, it gathered powerful kinetic energy!

But, in the end, he did not exert force to kill himself as he had before.

"I am... I am... Ding Mo!"

At a certain moment, after several bouts of fighting, Ding Mo's 'cognition' seemed to have gained the upper hand this time!

Clang!

But it was also at this moment that the iron door was suddenly opened!

"You stay outside." That person gave an order and then walked in.

The three people in the room looked toward the door at the same time, only to find that the person who entered was a soldier with a cold and stern face.

"……"

Especially the middle-aged woman; after seeing him, the hesitation on her face disappeared, and she sighed as if resigning herself to fate.

The soldier was the commander-in-chief of this army who had just rushed back from the front lines!

And at the same time, the commander also saw the three people in the room; his face showed some surprise, and he turned his head to look at Ding Mo, pointing at Lu Yue:

"How did she get in?"

He seemed to have mistaken Ding Mo for one of his subordinates?

At this time, Ding Mo, who had barely recovered his memory, heard this and sized him up, saying as he walked up:

"Oh, this..."

"What are you doing?" The commander-in-chief immediately sensed something was wrong; as his expression changed and he was about to do something, Ding Mo had already pressed a dagger against his throat.

"Don't move!" Ding Mo used his arm to restrain him, facing the other soldiers who had opened the door to investigate after hearing the commotion!

"Don't come in! Whoever dares to take another step forward, I will kill him!" Ding Mo suppressed the other 'cognitions' still wreaking havoc in his mind and shouted at the soldiers to back off.

After they closed the room door at Ding Mo's demand, the Commander-in-Chief finally glanced at Ding Mo:

"Young man, I advise you not to bring trouble upon yourself!"

"Ah—!" But no sooner had he finished speaking than Ding Mo stepped on his knee, breaking it.

The Commander-in-Chief let out a miserable scream and collapsed to the ground; there was a commotion outside, but in the end, no one dared to enter.

"Calling Command Center! Calling Command Center!" The Shizhang outside said with cold sweat on his forehead:

"The Chief has been taken hostage by the enemy, requesting support!"

By now, Ding Mo had already tied the Commander-in-Chief to a chair, with the mother and daughter standing to the side.

The middle-aged woman looked at this scene in shock and unease, seemingly unable to believe that Ding Mo would do such a thing!

"He is the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Military Region! According to the articles, he controls one-third of the nation's military forces; you, you doing this..." The middle-aged woman was somewhat incoherent, not knowing what to say.

At the same time, outside the iron door, there was a continuous sound of loudspeakers, seemingly trying to persuade Ding Mo to resolve this matter 'peacefully'.

Yet Ding Mo seemed not to hear it at all, throwing the indoor surveillance camera he had just dismantled onto the floor.

"He is right," the Commander-in-Chief took up the conversation instead; he looked at Ding Mo calmly and spoke:

"Right now, the outside is probably surrounded by tanks and armored vehicles, packed so tightly not even a drop of water could pass through. You cannot escape; you might as well surrender now, and I can still help you get a lighter sentence."

But Ding Mo was rubbing his temples, his brows furrowed without a moment's pause.

After such a long period of memory confusion just now, Ding Mo needed some time to figure out what the current situation was.

This was also the reason why he had remained silent just now.

By now, he had finally gained some clues, though the hidden danger in his brain had not been completely resolved.

However, it was enough to solve the immediate problem... Ding Mo sat down on the table with a thud, looking down at this "Commander-in-Chief" before him, and said:

"I have some things to ask you."

At the same time.

At the military facility, armored vehicles rushing back from the front lines had already formed a wall of steel, with countless eyes fixed on this place.

On an armored helicopter, several experienced hostage negotiation experts were rushing over at full speed!