Chapter 438

Liao Youzhi really didn't understand why Zhang Su had to cover the hostages' heads; he probably learned it from those TV shows from before. But since he had already verified their identities, it didn't matter. Seeing that Liu Yao didn't say anything more, he said: "We'll talk about the bodies of the three Little Eagle Society brothers later. Let's get the matter at hand done first!"

"Fine!"

Neither side had any objections, and the hostage exchange began. However, there was another problem.

On Tianmayu's side, Ju Wuying walked at the very end, escorting the hostages south. Wu Baokang, who was at the very front, wasn't wearing a hood and led the team.

On the opposite side, Liao Youzhi arranged for three members of the Guard to escort the twelve members of the Guardians of Civilization north.

"Wait!"

Seeing this, Zhao Dezhu immediately called a halt to the exchange, pointed at Liao Youzhi, and said loudly: "We handed over all the hostages, what do you mean by keeping Chairman Li? And why did we only send one beauty to escort the hostages, while you sent three big men? Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

"I know that everyone is equal in the face of life, but Li Zongkai is the leader of the Guardians of Civilization. How can a leader be mentioned in the same breath as ordinary members? This is too disrespectful to Chairman Li's status. After the hostage exchange is finished, I need to have a good talk with you about Li Zongkai's problem!"

Liao Youzhi pulled Li Zongkai to his side, draping an arm over his shoulder, appearing very easygoing. This was an important bargaining chip; he had to exchange it for something of higher value, like the tank in the field!

"As for the escort personnel... Xiao Liu, Da Zhi, you two don't go!" Liao Youzhi didn't insist on the escort personnel and immediately withdrew the two.

"You damn... Fine, I'll just wait and see what tricks you want to play!"

Zhao Dezhu had just opened his mouth to curse when he suddenly saw the last person in the hostage team giving him a hand signal with their bound hands. He hurriedly changed his words, thinking, you don't know, actually, we also kept one and didn't send him over.

The negotiation ended, and the hostage exchange continued.

Wu Baokang led the team forward. He not only knew what Liao Youzhi wanted to do, but he also knew Zhang Su's approximate plan for what was to come. His heart was incomparably complicated; it seemed that no matter which side won, it wouldn't be good for him, because what affected him wasn't just the result, but the process.

Rather than focusing on the struggle between the two sides, it was better to put his energy into himself. There were important people waiting for him at the camp. How to protect himself and then successfully return to the Le Gou Shopping Mall was the key! The other four hostages from the Survivor Alliance had different thoughts in their hearts, but they all had one demand: to survive first. Only after their lives were guaranteed could they be completely at ease.

And the other four members of the Apocalypse Group hated Liao Youzhi to the core. He called it the Northern Expansion Plan, but this was a damn thief ship from start to finish. Once they returned to their boss's side, they would definitely expose Liao Youzhi's conspiracy.

As for Fan Dahai, the Knight of Light who was swapped by Zhang Su and remained beside the Tianmayu members, he wasn't very panicked in his heart, because he had already received a promise that his life was temporarily saved. As for how things would develop, he was very curious but had no ability to intervene. He honestly hid in a van, exposing only his eyes to watch the fun.

On the Survivor Alliance side, Zhang Xin, standing in the crowd, was very nervous. He had a bad premonition; a voice in the dark told him that once the hostage exchange was over, it would probably be the time for a torrential downpour! On Gong Chengming's side, he had unknowingly stood together with the people from the First Vanguard Team. Looking at them, it seemed they were communicating something, which didn't attract anyone's attention. Almost everyone's attention was attracted by the two groups of hostages on the potholed road.

Yu Qing stood beside an SUV with a steel gun in her hand, nervously watching the hostage team coming from the opposite side. She knew very well where the bombs were buried. It wasn't that they would explode like landmines if you stepped on them, but because time was tight, they only had time to cover them up in a hurry, and she was afraid they would be discovered by the other side.

Fortunately, it was estimated that everyone was under great psychological pressure, and their eyes were fixed straight ahead; no one noticed the situation at their feet at all. Plus, there was plenty of all kinds of garbage on the ground, so it wasn't that easy to find the bombs.

It didn't take long to walk the hundred-meter potholed road, and soon the people from both sides met in the middle! "Brother Wu!"

The Guard member escorting the Guardians of Civilization saw Wu Baokang and greeted him with a serious expression. His relationship with the other side was neither cold nor hot, but in any case, he could be considered a direct superior. Seeing that the other side had become so haggard after just one night, one could imagine what kind of treatment he had received, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

Wu Baokang's mouth was tied, so it wasn't convenient for him to speak; he just nodded simply, which counted as a greeting.

"Keep walking!"

Seeing the teams from both sides stop, Ju Wuying urged them on.

"Where else are we going? Isn't the exchange happening right here?"

Guard member Luo Yongzhan frowned, his eyes fierce. He didn't give a good look just because Ju Wuying was a woman.

Ju Wuying didn't take Luo Yongzhan's ferocity seriously at all and said indifferently: "You send the people to our side, and I'll send the people to your side!" "What side, what side? Are you crazy? The exchange is right here. I warn you to hurry up, or I won't be polite!"

After saying this, Luo Yongzhan prepared to raise his gun.

"Ah, woo woo..."

Who would have thought that at this moment, Wu Baokang would make faces at Luo Yongzhan and shake his head. The meaning was very clear: don't be impulsive.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up!"

Liao Youzhi's voice rang out from the loudspeaker.

"Leader, the other side wants us to send the people to their side, and she will also send Brother Wu and the others over. What should we do?"

Since he couldn't make up his mind, Luo Yongzhan asked for instructions.

"So many tricks!"

Liao Youzhi felt that the people at Tianmayu were very fussy. He knew in his heart that the other side must have a reason for making such a request, but he couldn't figure it out for a while. He really didn't want to keep stalling, and seeing that the person escorting the hostages on the other side was a woman, he said impatiently.

"Fine, fine, fine, this is the last time, damn it. I warn you, don't make any more requests!"

Having received instructions, Luo Yongzhan hummed, gave Ju Wuying a white look, and then pushed the Guardians of Civilization members to continue walking forward. He was ten thousand times unwilling in his heart; when two armies were facing each other, who would be willing to go deep into the enemy camp? Ju Wuying didn't care about the other side's attitude at all and pointed to the front with a calm expression toward Wu Baokang, meaning: let's go.

A hundred-meter distance, even walking slowly, would only take a minute or so.

When Wu Baokang and the others approached the crowd, Liao Youzhi, Gong Chengming, Yang Xinci, and some people with a little status within the faction all walked up. Rescuing hostages—what a happy thing.

The situation on Tianmayu's side was about the same. Wu Daqiang and the others had been waiting at the very front for a long time. Seeing their companions walking over step by step, they felt relieved, but when they thought about their own boss still being in the other side's hands, they felt anxious again.

"Come, untie our heroic warriors!"

Liao Youzhi waved his hand, and the Guard members surrounding him walked up to the hostages one after another, preparing to rescue their companions.

"You've suffered."

Yang Xinci was even more anxious. He didn't let his subordinates busy themselves and went up to comfort his brothers himself.

However, just as the vast majority of the Guard members left Liao Youzhi's side and walked toward the hostages, a sudden change occurred.

"Ah..."

A miserable cry rang out from behind the crowd. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound in unison. It wasn't anything else; it was the box truck containing the fire-breathing zombie. Before they could understand what had happened, an even greater change occurred! "Don't move!"

Under the unbelievable gazes of everyone, Gong Chengming stepped forward, grabbed Liao Youzhi by the neck from behind, and at the same time, a pistol was firmly pressed against Liao Youzhi's head. He dragged him backward and pulled him into a group of First Vanguard Team members holding weapons!???!!! Now almost everyone, even on Tianmayu's side, was stunned by this scene.

"Holy crap, what's going on?" Zhao Dezhu stared at the opposite side, completely losing his aura.

(End of chapter)