At the entrance of the electronics wholesale market.
Li Yu’s eyes were slightly serious as he asked earnestly, “Did you see anyone else when you came in just now?”
Lao Xie and Shang Xue'er, who had been outside, both said they hadn't seen anyone.
Hearing this, Li Yu didn't dwell on it. Regardless of whether there were people or not, the most pressing matter now was to return to the base.
They needed to hurry back while it wasn't snowing. Given what happened on the way here, Yang Tianlong was injured, and his arm was still swollen. His wound needed to be treated as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Li Yu directly said, “Everyone, be careful of your surroundings and observe the situation. Da Pao, Lao Xie, drive. Let's head back the way we came.”
“Okay.”
“Okay.”
The two vehicles, one in front of the other, slowly left the electronics wholesale market.
Just as everyone was driving downhill away from the electronics wholesale market, they discovered that the gate ahead was blocked by some things.
Originally, this gate had height and width restrictions.
But when they came before, Li Yu and his team had already removed the restrictions in this area.
Now, this passage was again filled with various debris, as well as some trees and stones.
Everyone leaned out of the windows to observe the surroundings, but still saw no one.
Da Pao turned his head to Li Yu and said, “Yu Ge, why don’t I get out and clear it up?
Our vehicle has a snow plow attachment on the front. While it wouldn't be a problem to just ram through, we'll still need it for plowing snow on the way back. If it gets crooked, it’ll be hard to repair.”
Li Yu looked around and said with a cold expression, “Don't get out. We don't know what the situation is right now. Let's wait and see.”
He then took out his walkie-talkie and said to Lao Xie in the vehicle behind, “You two don't get out either. Wait behind us.
Everyone get your firearms ready. Prepare for battle.”
After Li Yu finished speaking, he told Shang Xue'er and Yang Tianlong in the back to move aside, then opened the sunroof leading to the roof.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
After the sunroof opened, the cold air from outside blew directly in.
Li Yu put on his helmet and other gear, then climbed up.
However, his body wasn't fully exposed outside. He observed the surroundings and saw no one, but a faint sense of crisis arose in his heart.
This sense of crisis came from the gate ahead. The gate was piled high with cluttered and numerous debris.
Perhaps someone was hiding up ahead.
Li Yu thought for a moment, and an idea came to him. He then said to Da Pao below, “Drive a little closer to that gate, about ten meters should be enough.”
Da Pao didn't waste words and drove the vehicle forward a short distance, stopping right in front of the gate.
From a distance of about ten meters, the objects at the gate ahead could be seen more clearly.
The stones they had moved earlier, as well as the upright height-restriction iron poles, were all piled on top of the snow. If they wanted to pass, they would definitely have to get out of the vehicle to clear them.
Li Yu looked at the distance and had a rough estimate in his mind.
He took out a few grenades from his waist. He had not dared to use these things on the road before because traveling through the mountains, he was very afraid of causing an avalanche.
Moreover, even without using these things before, an avalanche had been triggered.
The current location was relatively flat.
Inside the vehicle, Yang Tianlong saw Li Yu's actions and instantly understood what he was going to do: “Xiao Yu. You’re going to blow it up?”
“Hmm. Let's try.”
Li Yu unhesitatingly pulled the pin of a grenade, waited for two seconds, and then forcefully threw it towards the gate about ten meters away.
Before it even exploded, Li Yu pulled out another grenade, followed suit, and threw two more over.
Boom~
Boom~
Boom~
Three loud bangs startled Lao Xie and the other person in the vehicle behind.
Immediately after, a series of wails came from the front.
“My leg, my leg.”
“So painful, my eyes, I’m blind, I’m blind.”
“Damn it, why did they just blow us up?”
Li Yu, in the vehicle, heard the sounds and a slight smile appeared on his lips: “Lao Lü, Da Pao, Li Hang, the four of us are getting out. Shang Xue'er, you take the steering wheel.”
After the four of them got out, they saw the gate ahead. Under the bombardment of three grenades, the debris was even more chaotic.
However, the middle section was cleared, and four or five people, covered in blood, were revealed next to the gate.
At the very front, two people were directly blown to death, and there were two steel knives next to them.
Seeing Li Yu and his team approaching, a few more people emerged from both sides. These people were not injured because they were farther from the gate.
At this moment, these people came out with lingering fear, looking at Li Yu and his team and saying:
“Boss Li, Lao Lü, we had no choice. We just wanted to join you. We finally caught up to you and were afraid you would just run away, so we resorted to this desperate measure.
We really have no ill intentions. Blocking the road was wrong of us, but we just wanted to find an opportunity to ask for your help.”
Li Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Were they acquaintances?
But the man in front, he didn't seem to have seen him in his memory. So he turned his head to Lao Lü: “Do you know him?”
Lao Lü took two steps forward and carefully looked at the man and the people next to him.
He finally recognized them; these people had changed too much!
Except for their height, their entire faces were emaciated beyond recognition, and their complexions were frozen a purplish-black.
He walked to Li Yu's side and whispered, “Just now I looked, they should also be from Liberation City. The leader used to be a small team leader of one of our material search teams, named Luo Hu.
When Liberation City dispersed, these people were the culprits, but in the end, we didn't see them because we were all scattered.”
Li Yu heard this and generally understood.
So it was those people from Liberation City back then. He also had a deep impression of Slanting Bangs from before.
To be honest, among those people from Liberation City at the time, besides Lao Lü and his group, he didn't think highly of any of the others.
The man leading the group on the other side saw Lao Lü whispering something in Li Yu’s ear, and with a fawning expression, he said:
“Lao Lü, we were all from Liberation City back then. Do you remember, I even spoke up for you before? Look, it’s so cold now. Can you see if we can also join Boss Li’s team?
Boss Li, we sincerely want to join your team. Actually, it wasn't my idea to block you just now; it was all Old Zhang's idea.”
Li Yu heard this and said, “Who is Old Zhang?”
Luo Hu directly pointed to a corpse lying on the ground and said, “It’s him. Boss Li blew him up just now. He deserved to die.”
Li Yu looked at the man's expression and resisted the urge to shoot him.
He looked at the debris ahead. The gate was currently blocked. If they wanted to leave, they would still have to clear it.
So Li Yu said, “You all clear the gate.”
Luo Hu said with some surprise, “If we clear it, will you let us join?”
Li Yu didn't speak, but simply aimed the firearm in his hand at them. Li Hang and Da Pao behind him saw his action and also aimed their firearms at the people in front.
Luo Hu quickly said, “We’ll clear it, we’ll clear it. Don't get excited, don't get excited.”
So he motioned to the remaining six or seven people to clear the items in front.
Some people were injured and quietly complained, “Brother Hu, if we clear this road, what if they don't take us with them?”
Luo Hu thought for a moment and said, “Lao Lü and Lao Xie are acquaintances. From Lao Lü's appearance, he seems to be highly valued by Boss Li.
We'll figure something out then. If Lao Lü can join, why can't we?
If it really doesn't work, we'll just be a little more humble. We’ll find an opportunity to turn things around after we join.”
Li Yu watched them muttering to themselves and didn't pay attention, as long as they cleared all the debris.
Meanwhile, Da Pao and Li Hang behind him exchanged glances, instantly understanding each other's concerns.
These people were not trustworthy, and they feared that Li Yu would actually take them in after the clearing was done.
Li Hang hesitated to speak, as if remembering something, then relaxed.
