Under the moonlight

Chapter 162 Departure from the Armory

Chapter 162 Departure from the Armory

Saudi Arabia seemed convinced they would be the ultimate winners, so he didn't care about Xu Ao's presence and said directly to the mercenaries, "Our mission is about to end. Once dawn breaks, whoever is in charge of this city will be none of our business. We can then take our pay and live a carefree life." His words elicited cheers from the mercenaries. Looking at the anticipation and joy on their faces, Xu Ao felt disgusted and horrified. A group of bloodthirsty demons, indiscriminately slaughtering innocent people, could still show an expression of ease as if they were about to be liberated.

"But before that, we have one more mission to complete. Our friends are waiting for us at our armory. Brothers, let's set off now, bring them here, and in the final moments, use their blood to put an end to this mission. Let's go!"

After finishing speaking, Saudi Arabia turned to look at Xu Ao. He didn't care whether Xu Ao had heard their plan or not, nor was he afraid that Xu Ao might escape. In his mind, the city was practically a dead city, and they were about to leave. They didn't care about using slaughter to complete their final bloodthirsty feast at the last moment.

Xu Ao watched them leave, and the hall instantly returned to silence, leaving only a few men in the corner and dried, dark red blood on the floor.

Xu Ao lowered his head, recalling what had just happened. Could it really have been them? How would they know about the mercenaries' armory? No, it wasn't them. Jiang Ying was there; they wouldn't do such a thing. Then what was going on? Was it Wala and his men? Hmm, possibly, but what would they be doing at the armory? Fighting them head-on with guns drawn? But the enemy was mercenaries; in terms of both physical strength and combat ability, they were like eggs against rocks! Also, Saudi Arabia said to just wait until dawn. What would happen after dawn? Were they going to destroy this place?

Xu Ao pondered for a while, but couldn't come up with a solution. He endured the pain and dragged his numb, swollen, and insensitive left leg to the entrance of the hall. Sure enough, the group of people had clearly gone into a frenzy and hadn't left a single person behind.

Xu Ao turned to look at the men, sighed inwardly, and slowly walked over. Only when he was close to them did he smell the mixture of blood, urine, and excrement on them. He frowned slightly, a wave of grief washing over him. He slowly squatted down, as if afraid of upsetting them, and said softly, "You lot, do you still know who I am? I am Xu Ao, from the Chinese embassy."

They didn't react to Xu Ao's words at all, staring blankly at the floor as if in a daze. Xu Ao sighed heavily, his self-blame deepening.

"Do you want to go home, back to Country C? I'll take you back to Country C." Finally, these words seemed to awaken their scattered spirits. Finally, their eyes focused, and tears instantly welled up in their eyes. They looked at Xu Ao, not saying a word, but just nodding repeatedly, like children who had finally found their mother.

Seeing their slight agitation, Xu Ao quickly reassured them, "However, we'll have to wait a bit. I have two questions for you. Can you answer them?"

Hearing Xu Ao's words, the group nodded heavily. Xu Ao quickly asked, "Did they beat and abuse you? How long did it last? Where?"

“Right, right here, right here. They tied us up here after we came back from the embassy, ​​put ropes around our necks, and treated us like livestock. Starting yesterday, they received a phone call and began to abuse us. Our legs were broken by them.”

Xu Ao listened patiently to their story, and some guesses began to form in his mind. Could it be that the phone call had given them some information? Otherwise, why would they dare to take action? Saudi Arabia also said that they could leave after dawn. After dawn?

Xu Ao shook his head to clear his mind of the jumbled mess of thoughts, then asked, "Who were you planning to meet with here?" The question seemed to touch a raw nerve. "Who else could it be? It was a local I met here. Before the explosion, I chatted with him briefly at a bar, and we kept in touch a few more times afterward. When I learned about the plague outbreak here, I contacted him to ask if we could do some business. He agreed, saying that as long as I could bring medicine, I could make endless money. He said their government needed medicine, and he'd pay any price if I had it. And wouldn't I have been blinded by greed?"

"Don't you know this place has been sealed off by mercenaries? How dare you come here!"

"Sigh, you can't believe it, people value money over their lives. He said he had connections and that we just needed to avoid the mercenaries. He said the mercenaries were mainly targeting the government, so I believed him. After I arrived, I did manage to avoid the mercenaries by following the path he suggested, but I couldn't contact him. There were mercenaries guarding the shantytown, so we didn't dare go there. We also ran out of food, so I was just looking for something to eat when the mercenaries caught me."

Xu Ao watched them talking with snot and tears streaming down their faces, unsure of what to say. He could only sigh and say, "You've probably been targeted by mercenaries for a while now. They might be waiting for you to go to the shantytown, but you've been too scared to go. Okay, let's not talk about the past now. How are you feeling? Can you still stand up?"

After Xu Ao finished speaking, he looked at their legs. If he hadn't looked closely, he would have realized that they could no longer be called legs. Each person's legs were twisted in a different, bizarre way, like the legs of a pair of mannequins piled up randomly.

Xu Ao looked at the wounds all over their bodies, and when he tore open their shirts, his upper abdomen was covered in black and white bruises. Xu Ao couldn't bear to look anymore, so he lowered his head, his eyes reddened, and a tear fell onto the back of his clenched hand. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I should have stopped them from taking you away that day." His voice grew lower and lower as he spoke, and his head drooped even deeper. He clenched his hands and slammed them hard on the floor.

"No, no, it's not your fault, it's our fault. We overestimated ourselves, thinking that these mercenaries had nothing to do with us and wouldn't do anything to us. We underestimated them. They are simply, simply inhuman!"

Xu Ao raised his head, said nothing, and just nodded silently. People always have to pay the price for their mistakes. They have already paid the price, and he has also paid the price for his mistakes. Of course, those mercenaries also have to pay the price for their actions.