“Take some gold with you, remember to act within your means, don't be greedy.”
Everyone put away their photos, and Jack instructed everyone to carry some gold as proof of their visit.
Thus, Ada and the others began to search for containers to store gold.
“Ada, are you sure you can carry out so much gold!?”
Lu Hao looked at Ada, who was laden with bags and bundles, her body bent under the weight, and furrowed his brows, shaking his head. “Not only will you have to climb through the ventilation shaft, but there is a long way to go outside, and I can't guarantee that the car we hid is not already discovered by the mercenaries. If we lose the car, we may have to walk back. So, are you really not going to lighten your load!?”
This was too greedy. Ada, with her small arms and thin legs, dared to carry over a hundred pounds of gold. She was practically risking her life for money.
“You have a point.”
Hearing Lu Hao's analysis, Ada, with a heavy heart, unloaded most of the gold, leaving only two small boxes.
“I'll go blow open the ventilation shaft!!”
Seeing that everyone had already taken their gold, Jack prepared to detonate the grenade at the ventilation shaft.
He looked at the ventilation shaft above, took a deep breath, and prayed silently that he wouldn't collapse the ventilation shaft.
Boom!!
As he pulled the rope, the grenade above instantly exploded. The entire top of the base shuddered, and yellow sand rained down through the ventilation shaft.
At the same time, a beam of sunlight descended from the sky, shining into the base.
Jack leaned out to take a look and found that the passage was open. His face lit up with joy, “It's open.”
Whew~
Everyone sighed in relief and cheered.
The ventilation shaft was open, meaning they could escape the base and avoid falling into the hands of the mercenaries.
Boom!!
Just then, another deafening explosion rang out, startling everyone.
Clearly, the mercenaries were also blasting urgently, eager to open the base gates and transport the gold.
“Jack, you lead the way, I have a machine gun. I'll stay behind.”
The situation was urgent. Lu Hao asked Jack, who knew the way, to lead the way, while he stayed behind. If the mercenaries charged in, his machine gun could delay their pursuit.
Otherwise, if they were blocked on the stairs of the ventilation shaft, they would be easily wiped out by the mercenaries' assault rifles.
“Lu Hao, be careful.”
Jack understood this as well. He gave Lu Hao a warning and then took the lead in climbing the stairs, leading the way.
The others followed close behind.
“Lu Hao…” Ilsa, full of worry, looked at Lu Hao who was at the rear, gritting her teeth, “You have to come back safe and sound.”
“Don't worry, they can't kill me.”
Lu Hao gave Ilsa a smile, then lifted his Minimi light machine gun and charged into the warehouse. Taking advantage of everyone's absence, he quickly collected the gold.
Seeing the glittering gold disappear before his eyes, he was overjoyed. He had planned for this day for so long, and now it had finally come to fruition.
More than two hundred tons of gold would soon be in his pocket.
As the saying goes: People without windfalls are not wealthy, horses without nighttime grass are not fat!
The ancients did not deceive me.
He was now a nouveau riche thanks to this windfall. He would be among the wealthiest people in the world.
Of course, to avoid exposure, he could not sell the gold in large quantities in the short term, so for now, he had to be an invisible tycoon.
He collected most of the gold, and soon his storage ring was full. He had to clear out some of the junk.
Lu Hao glanced at the tarp lying on the platform, thoughtfully.
He moved some empty boxes to the platform, carefully placed the three large missiles in his storage ring on top, covered them with the tarp, and then tied the tarp and the missiles together with ropes.
Anyone who pulled the tarp would pull the missiles down, causing them to roll onto the ground.
He didn't know if the missiles would explode, but he firmly believed that for the mercenaries, this would be a huge surprise.
He hoped they liked it.
Lu Hao smiled mischievously.
Then, he pushed over a wooden crate filled with gold bars to attract the attention of the mercenaries and delay their pursuit.
Boom!!
At that moment, an explosion came from the base gate again. At the same time, there was a cheer from the mercenaries.
After three blasts, they finally blew open the iron gate.
Followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps.
While Lu Hao made a time difference and entered the wind tunnel lab, climbing the stairs.
Most of the gold had already been collected by him, the scapegoat was in place, and he no longer needed to stay.
“Lu Hao, give me your hand!!”
When Lu Hao climbed to the exit, Jack reached out to pull him up with a joyous face. Lu Hao held his light machine gun and shot back, riddling the ventilation shaft with bullets to prevent the mercenaries from chasing after him.
“The mercenaries have already blown open the gate, they should be distracted by the gold now. Let's hurry back and find our off-road vehicle and leave.”
Ada and the others naturally had no objections. They carried the gold and cautiously returned to the abandoned town of the indigenous tribe, searching for their off-road vehicle.
…
“We're rich, we're rich.”
“Woohoo, we're rich.”
Just as Lu Hao left, two mercenaries rushed in, carrying AK47s. When they saw the glittering gold bars lying on the ground, their eyes lit up instantly, they rushed to pick them up, their faces full of excitement.
“There's really so much gold!!”
When the mercenary leader, Mark, entered the warehouse where the gold was stored with his pistol, he was overwhelmed by the amount of gold. He was instantly excited.
So much gold was enough for all of them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives, without having to worry about money.
They wouldn't have to be mercenaries anymore.
“Push me in, push me in quickly.”
“Mark, Mark, you idiot, hurry and tell someone to pull off the tarp on the platform.”
Seeing the gold they had longed for, Adolf was also very excited, but he knew that the wooden crates were only filled with small gold bars, and the large gold bricks were on the platform.
So, he quickly shouted for someone to pull off the tarp.
The mercenary leader, Mark, heard Adolf call him an idiot and his face immediately darkened. He had had enough of this guy who was constantly insulting him.
If it weren't for Adolf's help in finding the gold, he would have shot him dead long ago.
He suppressed his anger, planning to get rid of this guy once Adolf helped him find all the gold.
“Pull off the tarp.”
“Yes sir!”
At Mark's command, a subordinate immediately stepped onto the platform, grabbed the tarp, and pulled hard. The large missiles Lu Hao had placed were instantly precariously balanced on the wooden crate.
The next second, the three large missiles fell directly onto the wooden crate, clanging to the ground, and then rolled down from the platform, clanging against the ground as they rolled.
“Missiles!?”
The mercenaries were instantly stunned, they dared not breathe, afraid of provoking these three grumpy guys, causing them to explode and take their lives.
Clang! Clang! Clang!!
As the missiles struck the wall, all the mercenaries involuntarily shrank their necks, closed their eyes, and waited for death.
Fortunately, whether it was because the quality of these missiles was too strong or because they were old and dilapidated, the three large missiles did not explode in the end.
They were lucky to survive.