Chapter 318: You Damn Born‑to‑Kill Maniac

Damn, who the hell let you fire that gun!

The man holding a double‑barreled shotgun, after seeing no danger around, kicked the skinny guy, nearly making him stagger.

The skinny man, trembling, looked at the old man lying in a pool of blood and, still shaken, said, "I—I thought the police were coming, so I… so I fired."

He asked anxiously, "What do we do now?"

The man shoved the sawn‑short double‑barreled shotgun into his pack and said, "What else can we do? Hand over the gun, get out of here quickly! If anyone hears the gunshots and comes, none of us will get away!"

"Damn it, you were the one who said there was a way to get rich, to eat and drink well, so I risked my head to steal a gun, and now we're stuck hiding in the mountains eating dry rations every day!"

The skinny man wiped the cold sweat from his face: "Brother, I really didn't lie to you. Hao Ge and his crew pull off jobs in the south worth hundreds of millions. You were a militia before; following him will definitely get you ahead!"

"That'd be best. I've got no way out left. Let's go!"

"Wait!"

"What's wrong?"

"That woman… she's still… still alive!"

The skinny man, who had been meek moments ago, suddenly pointed his gun at the wailing woman lying on the ground.

"Don't, don't kill me. I… I have a child in my belly, don't kill me."

Hearing the woman's pleas, the three, including Lu Yang, hidden in the shadows all clenched their fists.

The old man deserved his fate, but the woman was innocent, especially since she was pregnant.

If this guy really fires, even at the risk of exposing himself, they still have to rescue the woman.

"You're crazy!"

The man beside him snatched the 56‑chong from his hand: "Can't you see the woman's big belly?"

The skinny man, agitated, said, "So what if she's pregnant? She saw our faces; she has to die! These women are lowborn, all kidnapped into the mountains, so this is a chance to free her."

The man shoved him hard and said, "You damn born‑to‑kill man, I'm here to make money, not to take lives!"

"Killing one is killing; killing two is still killing!"

"Then just kill me first; I've already seen your face!"

The tension stalled, and the pregnant woman fainted from blood loss and pain at that moment.

A flash of malice crossed the skinny man's eyes, but he instantly switched to a flattering smile.

"What joke is that? How could I possibly kill you? I still have to introduce you to Hao Ge."

"Hao Ge, to show sincerity, has arranged people to meet us. We must hurry to rendezvous with them. Move, move, move…"

After a few words of argument, the two left.

LiMin, worried about the woman's condition, could barely hold back.

Even Liu Ziqiang felt a restless urge to go check the woman's injuries, to prevent a life‑threatening situation.

But Lu Yang warned the two with his eyes, forbidding any movement, and kept a firm grip on their heads, not letting them leave.

About half a minute later, the man with the pack turned back, rummaged through the old man's body, and pulled out a small Ling‑Tong.

During the process, his gaze kept scanning the surroundings, terrifying Liu Ziqiang and LiMin so much that they dared not even take a breath.

When the others left, Lu Yang finally exhaled, slowly rose from the grass and said, "You can get up now."

LiMin cleared his throat: "Man, this guy's anti‑recon awareness is strong; he can't have been a soldier, can he?"

Liu Ziqiang, still shaken, said, "Even if he never served, he must have undergone anti‑recon training. Brother Lu, thanks to you, otherwise we'd have been shredded."

"Go up and take a look."

Lu Yang gestured, and the two immediately crawled forward in a prone posture.

When they reached the cave entrance, they found the old man had taken a volley to the front and was dead beyond death.

But the woman lying on the ground had only been hit in the arm; she fainted from blood loss and extreme shock.

"She… she bled a lot, a lot of blood…"

LiMin tried to wake the woman, and his hand became covered in blood.

That instantly gave him a dizzy, nauseous feeling, like wanting to vomit.

Liu Ziqiang, at this moment, also forced himself not to feel sick; although the old man deserved his death, seeing a face pocked like a honeycomb up close was still a strong visual shock.

Iron Foot, though excellent, still belongs to the regular forces category.

In peacetime, regular units have few combat missions; daily life focuses on training, assessments, and drills.

Thus, even a veteran like Liu Ziqiang still feels intense discomfort when seeing blood and corpses.

Honestly, Lu Yang's heart was pounding; not only was this his first time seeing a killing scene, but also his first real encounter with the terrifying side of firearms.

In a soldier's hands, a gun can protect the weak, safeguard civilians, and defend the nation; in a criminal's hands, it becomes a killing tool.

At close range, even a three‑year‑old who can pull the trigger can easily kill a group of adults.

Earlier, had he been a bit careless or careless, his position would have been exposed.

If the enemy's volley of bullets came, the three of them would at least be seriously wounded, if not killed.

"Calm down, calm down!"

Lu Yang steadied his mind by taking deep breaths.

Even though it was his first time facing such a scene, he still had to soothe the other two like a patriarch.

He also ordered them to tear strips of cloth from their clothes to make a simple hemostatic bandage for the woman.

Because of extreme tension, both LiMin and Liu Ziqiang's minds were blank, their hands clumsy.

Lu Yang still ripped open LiMin's short‑sleeved shirt and fashioned a triangular wrap over the wound on the woman's shoulder.

Battlefield first aid is taught in the New Recruit Company, and Lu Yang almost aced this item.

He never expected it would actually come in handy this time.

While bandaging the woman, a stream of fluid soaked the sole of Lu Yang's shoe.

She peed?

Liu Ziqiang and the other widened their eyes, staring at the puddle of fluid on the ground.

Lu Yang really wanted to crack their heads open and see what's inside.

That's damn called the water broke!

Huh? What do we do then, is she about to give birth? We don't know how to deliver either.

Make a phone call for help.

Right, right, right.

Liu Ziqiang quickly pulled a phone from his pocket, but the call wouldn't go through at all.

Damn it, there's no signal!

The three of them instantly wore grim faces; no wonder they transferred the woman to such a remote place!

In a place so rarely visited and without signal, it's truly a case of heaven not answering and the earth being unresponsive.

Just as the two were at a loss, not knowing what to do,

Lu Yang entered the cave and forcibly tore that broken door plank off.

You two, lift her with the door plank down the mountain to find help; move quickly, or it'll be one corpse and two deaths.

W‑what about you then?

Lu Yang turned his head and shouted toward the direction the two had left: "I have to follow those two."

Liu Ziqiang worried: "Too dangerous, the other side not only has a hunting rifle, but also a 56 assault rifle and a lot of ammunition; if you're discovered you'll die! The police may have already started searching the mountain, better let them handle it, they have many people?"

Lu Yang shook his head: "You saw the direction those two fled, it's not the road we came from at all."

"Don't worry, I'm just following from a distance, there won't be any danger; if I really sense something wrong I can turn back and run."

"You know my ability; as long as I want to run, no one can stop me, I won't be foolish enough to risk my life."

"When the phone gets signal again, I can report the approximate location and coordinate with the police to block ahead."

Although this plan sounds safe, in reality it's not safe at all.

Because both of them know clearly that among those two there's one who has military training.

If Lu Yang is discovered while tracking and the armed police can't arrive immediately, his situation will be extremely dangerous.

"Alright, stop being all motherly, I'm a Platoon Leader, now listen to my command!"

"Immediately split up and act, ensure the safety of the women and children!"

Having said that, Lu Yang chased after the direction the two had left.

Liu Ziqiang and LiMin looked at the pregnant woman lying on the door plank, their hearts deeply conflicted.

They worried about their comrades' safety, but the civilians before them were equally in mortal danger.

But in the end, they lifted the door plank one after another, carefully feeling their way down the mountain.

At dusk, a large contingent of military police arrived at the foot of Langlang Mountain's north side, red and blue lights merging into a sea.

The village party secretary stood on the hillside, watching the mass of armed military police below with loaded guns, and armored vehicles driving up the mountain, his face turning pale with fright.

"It's over, it's over, it's over; that runaway girl earlier couldn't really be some commander's daughter, could she?"