“Oh!——”
Mao Pan's younger brothers cheered from the side and were about to use a sledgehammer to smash the warehouse door.
“L-Little Master…”
One of Mao Pan's companions suddenly trembled and said: “G-Ghost… there’s a ghost…”
“What the hell are you talking about ghosts?” Mao Pan, who was excited to watch his younger brothers smash the warehouse, turned back impatiently to look at his younger brother.
He saw him looking at the forest nearby with a look of terror.
Mao Pan turned his head and looked, instantly freezing on the spot.
His legs trembled uncontrollably, his arrogance gone.
His strange appearance made Dan Tuo, Shen Xing, and others who were being pressed by Mao Pan's younger brothers stunned.
Everyone looked over and were filled with doubt.
They saw hundreds of figures standing in the forest, their origins unknown.
These figures were wearing camouflage uniforms with camouflage paint on their faces.
They were different from the regular Federal Government Army or even the more elite Boni Army that they usually saw.
These people moved in unison, with strict discipline, their every action filled with a murderous aura.
They were clearly a highly trained special force.
By the time Mao Pan spotted them, the soldiers had already begun to move.
As if in a flash of lightning, in the blink of an eye, all of Mao Pan's younger brothers were subdued.
“Take them away!”
Shen Xing and Dan Tuo heard the leading officer say to his subordinates in Boni.
Then, several soldiers knocked Mao Pan unconscious and took him away.
On the other side, Zhou Bin, who had rushed over from the Xianglong Trading Company, also arrived at the scene.
When he arrived with his people, he saw this scene.
Dozens of Mao Pan's younger brothers were subdued in an instant.
This scene shocked Zhou Bin greatly.
Although most of Mao Pan's men were wood mill workers or local thugs.
However, the Second Sister of the Trading Company, worried about her son, had hired several elite bodyguards to follow him.
But Zhou Bin saw that these highly trained bodyguards were no match for those soldiers!
Bang! Bang!
Two shots rang out. Two of Mao Pan's younger brothers, who were hiding beside the warehouse, were about to sneak away, but were spotted instantly.
The soldiers did not hesitate, they fired directly.
However, there were no subsequent screams.
Because everyone else on the scene had been subdued by those soldiers.
The younger brothers of Mao Pan who had been holding Dan Tuo, Shen Xing, and others were nowhere to be found.
They were either captured or shot.
But even so, Dan Tuo, Shen Xing, and others only dared to crouch down, not daring to make a move.
The fighting ability displayed by these soldiers was simply too terrifying.
It made them afraid to move, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of Mao Pan's younger brothers who had been shot.
“Brother Tuo… what kind of troops are they? Are they from the Federal Government Army?”
Shen Xing nervously asked Dan Tuo in a low voice.
However, Dan Tuo was also puzzled and shook his head repeatedly. After a while, he said, “How could the Federal Government Army have such an elite force!”
But to the surprise of Dan Tuo, Shen Xing, and the others.
These soldiers did not attack them.
On the contrary, after subduing Mao Pan and his younger brothers.
These soldiers, as if they had come, quietly disappeared back into the forest with Mao Pan and the others.
At this time, Dan Tuo and Shen Xing looked at each other, and they had a guess about the origin of these soldiers.
Zhou Bin, who had witnessed all this, kept his hands clenched nervously.
“What do we do? The Young Master has been taken away! How do we explain to Chairman Chen?”
His subordinates anxiously asked Zhou Bin.
Zhou Bin had no intention of chasing after those soldiers to rescue Mao Pan;
He was anxious and said, “Go back to the Trading Company first! We can only tell the Chairman about this!”
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Maniu Town
With Ai Suo's defection, Uncle Cai began to take care of Daban's affairs.
Along the roads of Maniu Town, there were several good suppliers.
Such as Uncle Si, Sister Ma, and others.
Daban could buy goods from these places to fill the gap left by Ang Tong's side.
This was a solution to an urgent problem.
But now, Uncle Cai was no longer concerned about these matters.
He cared more about the deal at the border of Daqulin.
Daban invested all his assets in this deal, which was Uncle Cai's way of expressing his loyalty to Li Ding once again.
In Uncle Cai's view, only when this deal was successfully completed.
Could Li Ding see his loyalty clearly.
This matter seemed to be going smoothly.
Even Chairman Chen had begun to express his sincerity, and was going to come in person tomorrow to discuss it.
It seemed as if everything was going to be resolved smoothly.
But for some unknown reason, Uncle Cai felt a sense of uneasiness deep down in his heart.
He remembered the words Shen Xing had said when he returned from the Grinding Mountain.
What is yours will ultimately be yours, what is not yours, even if it is given to you, you cannot hold on to it.
Thinking of this, Uncle Cai felt a bit shaken: “Is this path, my path?”
At the same time, Uncle Cai's door was knocked on, and Li Ding's adjutant was outside: “Uncle Cai, the Commander said to invite you to have tea.”
“Oh, okay!”
Uncle Cai replied, got up and left his room.
After arriving at Li Ding's room, Uncle Cai saw Li Ding sitting cross-legged in the room.
After Li Ding had his adjutant prepare the tea, he pushed a cup of tea towards Uncle Cai and said: “Uncle Cai, you don’t seem to be as calm and composed as usual today.”
Uncle Cai smiled bitterly and picked up the teacup, replying: “Commander has sharp eyes, nothing can escape your observation.”
Li Ding picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then said: “Actually, I know what Uncle Cai is worried about.”
“I have never doubted Uncle Cai's loyalty.”
“I should have talked to Uncle Cai about this a long time ago, but Daban is located in the jurisdiction of the Federal Government Army after all. At that time, our Boni Army was not thinking of breaking with the Federal Government Army.”
“If I had talked to Uncle Cai about this back then, many things might not have gone so smoothly.”
Uncle Cai nodded and replied: “The Commander is thoughtful.”
“Actually, my feelings for the Boni Army are also very deep.”
“Commander may not know this, but you only came back these years. Back then, when I first wanted to handle the business of Bian Shui.”
“Many of the heads of these mountain forces looked down on me. It was only thanks to the General's help that Uncle Cai had his current name and some face.”
“I have always wanted to repay the Commander and the General.”
“We're family, no need for all that.” Li Ding patted Uncle Cai's hand and said, “What repayment and all that, in the future we're all our own people, don't say such things.”
“The Boni Army has also received a lot of help from Daban these years.”
“Without Daban's transportation, our Boni Army wouldn't be able to wear neat uniforms.”
“Weapons and ammunition would probably have problems sooner or later.”
The two were chatting about their past friendship.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open.
The adjutant walked over to Li Ding with a nervous expression and whispered a few words.
This was already a tense time;
Uncle Cai was frightened and thought something must have happened.
However, when he observed Li Ding's expression, trying to find some clues from Li Ding's demeanor.
Uncle Cai found that Li Ding didn't seem to have any surprise at all····